but the obama administration largely snubbed feingold by deciding to not send anyone to testify. white house spokesman robert gibbs went a step further. >> i would assume that congress and senator feingold have more weighty topics to gapel with than something like this. >> i think that's unfortunate. it is also a bit ironic since one of the concerns that has been raised about these officials is that they will somehow thwart congressional oversight of the executive branch. >> you may ver remember that van jones, the greens czar had to resign because he signed a petition suggesting that the bush administration was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. other czars have drawn criticism. school safety czar kevin jen something is under fire because he admitted in 1988 when he was a high school teacher, he failed to alert authorities when a 15-year-old boy told him he was involved in a sexual relationship with an older man. one member of the house believed jennings would not have his current job if czars were required to face senate confirmation hearings. >> i think it would be hard for mem

time'máñ untilu know the mechanisms are american electoral system and so on paralyze the obama administrationr other elections, other people come and so on by that time iran is already a nuclear power and it is too late for anything to do anything about i in the meantime, while the tkpwoerpb shuns continue, of course there -- negotiations continue, of course there is no possibility of anybody attack iranian nuclear center. president obama has asked congress not to pass a bill banning the sale of gasoline to iran. so iran is protecting against military action against it and sanctions with these talks. these talks of course president obama says cannot go on indefinitely. but iran doesn't want them indefinitely, iran wants them for the next 18 months to two years. not indefinitely, that would be enough. at this pace the talks will last that long. >> paul: we'll be following them every step of the way. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> paul: when we come back. president obama thinks you should pay a penalty if you don't have health insurance. whatever you do,xd please don't call it a tax

he really has been seen as connected with this obama administration and he suffered as a result and strugglinget his message that some sort of different democrat. >> paul: what about the tax issue? democratic governors raced taxes twice at least in the last eight years, democrats multiple times this decade, new jersey has some of the highest tax burdens in the country, is that making ail comeback, taxes? >> it should in new jersey 41% of voters say taxes are the not popular. republican candidate kristi has done a miserable job he. >> paul: put away a lot of bad guys running on that anti-corruption record. you are saying he's not running on substance? >> there's no details yet the independent candidate, 12% in the polls has a plan which on the surface looks like it is going to cut taxes. cristy doesn't have a response it to yet. in virginia i think there's a problem he has said i will raise tacks to pay for transportation projects. mcdonald's response is sell the state's liquor stores inside that is popular. >> paul: i guess maybe in virginia -- >> they drink a lot. the white house involved dee

>> before the obama administration took office, late last year fhfa in conjunction with treasury and really with hope now, a group of some of the largest mortgage lenders and servicers in the country developed a stream line modification plan. what we collectively faced, the gses and many of these mortgage servicers for their own mortgage books as well as for mortgages that were in private label securities faced this incredible increase in delinquent mortgages and the challenge of how to mitigate the losses from those mortgages. and so what we first tried to do last fall with the stream line modification program was to come up with a national program that servicers could implement regardless of whose mortgage it was, a consistent framework for engaging in a massive scale loan modification program. that was set at what could be done voluntarily at that time of a payment rate of 38% of a home own others monthly income. the obama administration looked at the results of the stream line program with us, with the gses and with the industry and we all collectively concluded that more needed

but we're talking about things like that, the peaceful right. >> well, i think, again, the obama administration has been working hard to set out this idea they're willing to engage. they set aside the pre-condition for u.s. participation in the talks. they come without the baggage of the bush administration which actually had made this reversal and changed u.s. policy to embrace the idea of an iranian civil nuclear capability. so the obama administration came in with a certain leaning forward mentality and posture given that the president had already sent several communications to the government of the islamic republic. but the mood over the past few weeks has been a very negative one. there's been pressure building, a lot of talk of sanctions and it wasn't clear, as ambassador dobbins suggested, whether the iranians would come in and simply be rekals trant, simply as they have in the past used this meeting as an opportunity for diatribe. so i think the obama administration obviously has gotten something right about this balance between pressure and opportunity offering to the iranians. >> well

lot of cronyism in chicago and a lot of obama's buddies were going to make out the an >> i think unemployment is a variable here. i worked in the reagan administrationemployment went to almost 11% his approval rating went into the low 30s. obama is at 50, one reason is according to the media research center coverage of president reagan's unemployment 1982 versus obama's unemployment in 2009 is 13-1 more negative for reagan back then. mrc, dan gainer even cheeky enough to track down charlie gibson's coverage of unemployment going so high back 27 years ago and comparing it to what gibson did then he was at the white house now obviously anchor at abc news in 1982 it was all bad news for reagan. in 2009 it was all good news for obama, mostly good news. >> here's the problem he who lives by the media dies by the media. advance policy or persuade the public of something the president doesn't have a plan for afghanistan he has to think about it for the next however long. he doesn't have a health care plan in a congressional plan or several versions of it. he didn't have a plan to bring olympics to chicago other than the force of his personality, which work

i think he would resign, and that would be a crisis for the obama administration.ret: steve, in london, he also was asked what about speaking out as much as he has, and so forthrightly and openly about all of this in public, and he said "i haven't been told differently, but sometime i might get crushed later." joking, but it is pretty remarkable for a general to have not breathed even behind closed doors to the senate armed services committee, the house armed services committee and be on "60 minutes" and some foreign policy center in london. >> absolutely. the right answer if you are the white house and you are frustrated is tell him not to say it anymore. ask him to step back. the incorrect response is to leak, to trash him on the front page of "the washington post", or to otherwise take shots at him. i think charles is exactly right about whether he would resign. i think it is entirely likely that he would not stay and preside over a war that he thinks or knows will fail, and i've talked to people who are close to him and have worked with him in the past and they

if johning on corzine lose as race, it's a major embarrassment for the obama administration. en though it's local, it's national, as well. obama can't lose. >> thanks so much. >>> new this morning, eight u.s. troops are dead after militant attackses in afghanistan. two afghan forces were also killed. it took place near the pakistan border. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. it was one of the deadliest days for u.s. troops in afghanistan. >>> and on "meet the press" this morning, an exclusive look into the possible future of the afghanistan war. moderator david gregory talked to susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., and he asked if the afghanistan war is a, quote, war of necessary, as the president has said, why would he not immediately granlts the wishes of the commanders there? here's the response. >> we have put in place 21,000 additional troops. they are still completing their deployment. we have increased the number of civilians and we've increased the financial resources to to afghanistan and pakistan substantially. the president has commander i

that seems to be rubbing some in the obama administration the wrong way.l security adviser james jones suggesting that the general needs to keep quiet. >> i think it is better for it military advice to come up through the chain of command. i think general mcchrystal and the others in the chain of command will present the president with not just one option. jon: now to a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation. also joining us is andy johnson, former senate intelligence committee director. he has 26 years of national security experience in congress. andy, what about the remarks that general mcchrystal made? out of line in your view? >> general mcchrystal is definitely the right person for the job. when the president announced the strategy, he knew that new leadership was going to be necessary. general mcchrystal did exactly what he was supposed to do. prepare a report, conside. right now, we have a collaborative process to consider that. if i was general mcchrystal, what i have gone before the press last thursday? probably not. the focus should be

by the way, it is the obama administration. they are not wanting to go too much further. distraction about what is really going on with pakistan, try to decouple afghanistan and pakistan -- trying to decouple afghanistan and pakistan. sean: every credible poll shows that americans are against obama care. are they trying to intimidate? what is the strategy here? >> the fact that the fact checking is so appalling, what does that say a but other news networks? -- what does that say about other news networks? why do they not go after msnbc? sean: because he has got his head so far -- because he gets a thrill up his leg every time the president speaks. he is an extension of the white house press office. >> let me try to be a little bit fair and balanced, which i think is the expression of this network. the opinion programs on fox at night, which is what they are, just as they are on msnbc, opinion programs, more liberal, who are supposed to be just that, and i have no problem with that -- more liberal, are supposed to be just that, and i have no problem with that. there are a

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two justice department officials say the obama administration will announce today it's going to stop going after patients who use medical marijuana as long as it's legal in their state. now, the same goes for their supplier. sources say the justice department has decided it has more important things to worry about. >>> a third person has now died after spending time in a sweat lodge in arizona. the 49-year-old woman had been in a coma. the sheriff said that the sauna-like structure was covered with tarps and blankets and used for spiritual cleansing. it was at a retreat run by setting help author james arthur ray. he says he has hired his own investigators to find out what happened. >>> justice sonia sotomayor is sharing dirt on her experiences the day she became a member of the supreme court. she told her alumni that her nomination process was so tightly scripted that what she wore to the acceptance ceremony was chosen for her. she was told to bring five suits and one would be recommended. >>> football player and soon-to-be dad was stabbed to death on campus. rafer has the latest th

at the time, they seem to be letting the obama administration and allies try the diplomatic card, but nothing is off the table. for the israelis, it will be difficult to know what netanyahu and his cabinet are thinking about because they have no interest in sharing that with any of us at this time. their strongest card is making sure that iran does not know what israel is thinking. shepard: judith, good to see you. thank you very much. meanwhile, big news on the israeli shelter -- soldier captured in june of 2006. hamas released the first video of the soldier as proof he is alive. he appears healthy and smiles often. he also sends love to his family. he says but his captors are treating him well. he also bred -- he also read part of a newspaper to show that the video is recent. hamas has released this as part of a deal with the israeli government. as a its part, israel released 14 palestinian female prisoners. the israeli surgeon was captured during a cross-border raid several weeks ago. before today's video, the only proof of life was an audiotape and three letters to his parents. th

the obama administration will announce today will going to stop going after patients who use medical marijuana as long as it's legal in their state. the same goes for their suppliers. sources say the justice department decided that it has more important things to worry about. >>> new this morning, a u.s. soldier was killed yesterday in a car accident in northern iraq. military officials say that two other troops were injured. the crash is under investigation. 4,350 military personnel have died in iraq since the war started six years ago. >>> justice sotomayor is sharing behind the scenes dirt about experiences the day she became a member of the supreme court. as a reunion this weekend she told fail oh yale law school alumni her nomination process was so tightly scripted what she wore to her acceptance ceremony was chosen for her. she was told to bring five students and one would are recommended. >>> a connecticut football player and soon to be dad was stabbed to death on campus. here's rafer with more on that story. what a shame. >> a very sad story. police still looking for the susp

this is seen as a defeat for the president obama and his administration. made it a personal effort to woo the olympics for chicago. unprecedented move president obama flew to copen hague ton make his case personally to the olympic committee, but the president also seemed to take a shot at the u.s. and previous administration while he was overseas. >> we are putting the full force of the white house and the state department to make sure that not only is this a successful games but that visitors from all around the world feel welcome and i think that over the last several years sometimes that fundamental truth about the united states has been lost. one the legacies i think of this olympic games in chicago would be a restoration of that understanding of what the united states is all about. and the united states' recognition of how we are linked to the world. juan: joining us now to san diego fox news political analyst karl rove. karl, thanks for coming. in let me just quickly ask you, karl. he gets rejected on on the same day that he was there making the pitc

obama sell to the public, he sells to his staff and his cabinet. he's very effective. >> where were we at this point in the bush administration in the first term? very quiet. >> anybody with stories of massive conflict, please call bob woodward. but i think obama has been brilliant to offload it on to the congress. >> the democratic congress is tearing itself apart. chris: thanks for a great roundtable. that's the show. thanks for watching. see you here next week.

leaving afghanistan is not an option, this comes on the heels of the fierce debate over the obama administration's strategy in that war zone. are more troops needed to, in fact, win the war? in less than an hour, president obama will meet with secretary of defense robert gates, the first of two meetings this week on the direction of the war. despite the divide, even within the administration what to do next in afghanistan, secretary gates says the military will do whatever president obama decides. he also says that the president's war strategy advisers need to keep their advice private. >> imperative that all of us taking part in these deliberation, civilians and military alike, provide our best advice to the president candidly but privately and speaking of the department of defense, once the commander in chief makes his decisions, we will salute and execute those decisions faithfully and to the best of our ability. >> secretary gates' comments come after the commander in afghanistan, general mcchrystal, said the u.s. is in danger of failing if more troops aren't sent to the war zone. mcchrystal a

. >> republicans blame at the obama administration and democrats. >> at the plan did not perform as the administration had predicted. >> they credited cash for clunkers for helping move the economy forward. the unemployment numbers do not include the half a million out of work americans to give up the job search altogether. that has led to a looming problem for the deficit. an older americans have given up finding a job and are filing for social security even sooner than expected. reporting live, abc news. >> the news of the unemployment rate had stopped falling. they closed down 22, rebounding from earlier in the day. nasdaq ended the day nine points down. >>> maryland businesses will pay for unemployment insurance taxes. the state's unemployment fund dropped drastically in the last year. the balance was nearly $900 million a year. last month, the fund had $341 million. they'll have to pay a minimum rate of $187 per employee. the highest rate of business owner would have to pay for employee will be allowed in hundred $47. >>> despite a plea from the president, the first lady, and oprah

funding and the so-called czars in the obama administration. you'll see a make or break moment on the public option. this was defeated in the senate finance committee. you are going to have a floor vote in the senate. you have some democratic senators saying they won't support a bill without the public option. others saying no, way, it's a deal breaking for us. you're going to have a lot of votes and a lot of time on the senate floor. you'll have the posters we love seeing from the senate floor as well. >> we're going to switch to the olympics. the president's trip to copenhagen didn't help the bid. what did it do to the president's image here at home? >> it's not great. him going and making this last minute effort, then them losing in the first round, it's a disappointment for everybody. it's not what's going to be in the history books for president obama. his statement friday saying our olympians are going to compete and we wish rio all that luck. that's what he needed to say. it's not great. it doesn't help him. in the long run, it's not goi

the obama administration plans to tackle the problem of school violence head-on. >> i came here not out of sadness but with hope and compassion for our children. i came here because i believe in chicago's capacity to deal with this openly, honestly and directly. this is my home. this is the city i grew up in. where i played ball. i tutored children at church on the south side basement. my friends are here. my family is here. i learned everything i know in these communities and in these schools. i learned about character. this is a city that never gives up when it is challenged. this is a city that always unites in the face of adversity. a city that produced great leaders and thinkers, a great mayor and america's first black and men and women shaping the future and giving real meaning to the words courage, strength and pride. chicago won't be defined by this incident but rather by our response to it. >> arne duncan was the chicago school superintendent. the violent death captured on cell phone video. four teens charged in his death and police are searching for more suspects. >>> today is

you know, forcing function, but a range of options that the president could consider. >> the obama administration says it's reviewing u.s. strategy in afghanistan. >>> president obama is bringing in reinforcements to help him push for health care reform. doctors and nurses. the president says they support plans to overhaul the system, because they're the ones who know the system best. >> i want to thank every single doctor who is here, and i especially want to thank you for agreeing to fan out across the country and make the case about why this reform effort is so desperately needed. you are the people who know this system best. you are the experts. nobody has more credibility with the american people on this issue than you do. and so if you're willing to speak out strongly on behalf of the things you care about and what you see each and every day as you're serving patients all across the country, i'm confident we are going to get health reform passed this year. >> the president is telling congress the country has heard all the arguments about health care reform. now he says it's time to get the

sean: coming up, one senator says the obama administration is still funneling money to acorn after all that's been discovered, is this even we have the details on that and we have the details on that and i heard about him from all the other girls. we were working at the same company. and she was something else. announcer: take care of each other, and your health. with nature made cholestoff. cholestoff helps lower ldl cholesterol, the bad kind, naturally, by using the same types of phytonutrients found in nuts, grains, fruits, and vegetables. he makes me laugh. he still does, but it's nice. announcer: learn how to lower your cholesterol, naturally, at cholestoff.com. nature made. fuel your greatness. sean: tonight in "hannity's america" despite growing concern over the school czar kevin jennings, the white house is refusing to comment on the controversy, instead robert gibbs decided to criticize media outlets like fox news for bringing the scandal to light. let's take a look. >> i think it's a shame to watch what they do, i think it's a shame -- i hope as people watch they'll match up

the obama administration continues to negotiate the strategy in afghanistan. the white house is debating the idea of scaling back troops while military leaders are arguing that they need more in order to secure the country. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, army general stanley mcchrystal has asked for up to 40,000 more troops. >>> military families were hoping to get the president's attention way unique candlelight display on the ellipse this weekend in clear view of the white house. more than 800 empty combat boots stood at attention symbolizing the 800-plus soldiers killed in afghanistan since the start of the war eight years ago. the families are protesting the war and calling for change in afghanistan. >>> new this more than, a have you to attack american forces and their pakistani count are parts from the new leader of the taliban in pakistan. >>> new numbers are showing that ought niche the united states is much mother common than originallythought. >>> a win for the redskins 16- 13. but you probably won't hear fans celebrating the sunday showdown

the rising death toll is putting pressure on the obama administration. here's joel brown reporting on the president's tough choices. >> reporter: u.s. and afghan forces moved quickly to seal off insurgent strongholds in eastern afghanistan this morning after hundreds of militants launched a series of deadly attacks over the weekend. 8 u.s. troops were killed. another u.s. soldier was killed this morning in southern afghanistan. the death cast a shadow over a series of meetings happening at the white house this weekend. the top advisors are scheduled to get together twice to review their options in afghanistan. right now, they have three choices. keeping the current strategy, scaling back, or granting top commander's requests for more troops. >> we will tear apart and look at the input. the president should be presented with options, not just one. >> reporter: if president obama decides to send more troops into afghanistan, he will face political opposition here at home. they are marching to the white house with a clear message, bring u.s. forces home now

the obama administration predicts unemployment will average 9.8% next year, bound to fuel debate about whether government aid has worked or should keep coming. >> the time is 5:27, 54 degrees. coming up next half hour -- >> baltimore police looking for rape suspect who brutalized his victim. details ahead. >> a presidential bid for the olympics, details ahead. >> a massive storm system is brewing on a doppler. i will let you know a timetable for how it will affect us by the weekend coming up. >> for most of the major roadways are looking good. one accident on 97. we will update you on and check we will update you on and check on >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> on mindy basara. it's friday. we are wearing our callers today. >--

the reagan white house in unemployment stories were negative and only 7% mentioned in the obama administration in 2009 were negative. >> and i know a lot of your research involved going to the library of congress, watching all these old broadcasts and telling us the newspapers. what are some of the examples you saw? >> the most telling and and a lot have heard about this is that charles gibson was actually a white house capitol hill correspondent back in 1982 and we found video of him reporting on 9.4% unemployment under president ronald reagan and he said -- he was very negative. he said all the numbers are bad. and then he proceeded to quote two democratic congressmen attacking president ronald reagan, including one attack that actually called the president wicked. >> wow! that's a strong word. >> that's a very strong word. not one you hear often in the news media today. but then we saw this year under obama when the unemployment rate hit 9.4%, again -- actually hit it twice this year, obama was treated very differently and charles gibson actually talked about that report and he was very pos

. >> as the obama administration considers the strategy in afghanistan, a state department official there resigned in protest of the war. and he's been getting a lot of support for his decision. hoh said he was leaving because, quote, i fail to see the value or worth of continued u.s. casualties or expenditures of resources in support of the afghanistan government in what is truly a 35-year-old civil war. hoh talked to fa reed zacaria about what it's like on the ground in afghanistan. >> the top military brass have all supported the military request. do you think on the ground there's a different feeling? >> oh, yes. yes, there is. on the ground, the perspective is, what is the strategic value of what we're doing here? why are we doing it? what are we getting out of it? it's not going to defeat al qaeda. take the two goals and defeat al qaeda because of the nuclear weapons and the relations with india and islamabad, 60,000 troops taking 50, 60 dead in this country a month and how many wounded and killing afghans as well, it doesn't accomplish the goals. >> why doesn't it defeat al qae qae

administration. he had some advice for obama.a look. >> i want to make what i hope will be a friendly suggestion to president obama in his white house. and it is this. don't create an enemies list. >> doesn't everybody have an enemies list? every administration, the nixon administration is notorious for it. but i'm sure clinton had one. everybody's got one, right? >> yeah. >> right. >> go ahead, peter. >> first of all, i always find it no oh fence to mr. alexander, but i find it hard to take seriously advice from a man whose first name sounds like a spanish verb. lamar? >> lamar. >> lamar. you remember when he ran for president, his campaign slogan was lamar, which sounded like an order. everybody, lamar! that's beside the point. >> or dancing on "dancing with the stars." >> that is exactly the point. >> we forget nixon didn't just have an enemy's list. nextson used the irs, the fbi, a hired band of criminals and thieves to actually attack physically sometimes his enemies. >> let me tell you some of the people on his list. edward

. >>> in a setback for the obama administration, yesterday the house voted to block a plan to move terrorism suspects from the detention facility at guantanamo bay to the u.s. the white house had hoped to empty that facility by january 2010 and have those detainees face charges in american courtrooms. >>> in indonesia, rescuers continue to search the rubble left behind by the 7.6 earthquake. the united nations puts the estimated death toll at 1,100. >>> and the history of human origins may soon be rewritten. that's what the recent discovery of a new fossil. scientists unveiled a nearly complete 4.4 million-year-old fossil dubbed artie. it's lived so well before the famous 3.2 million-year-old lucy, which until now was the earliest known skeleton belonging to a human ancestor. >>> the dow opens at 9,509 after plunging 203 points on thursday. the s&p, that fell as well, 27 points. the nasdaq, that dropped 64 points. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei sank 246 points, while in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 5 # 9 points. >>> mostly disappointing economic d

i think the obama administration looked at this and had one of two approaches. the first was let's try to unwind them and regulate the shadow banking system. they decided that would be too hard to do. what they decided to do in the interim and maybe permanently is to add a layer of regulation that deals with too big to fail institutions while putting in measure that is might be disincentives, might be jacked up a little bit, such as higher risked capital, increased oversight, and perhaps a systemic risk insurance fund that would be used for systemic risk costs basically. >> you can have high-risk capital and high requirements, high capital requirements, you can have more regulation, but in the end if a firm makes bad decisions, it should be allowed to fail. we shouldn't be bailing out these large banks -- >> we have -- >> i think we're talking about resolution authority versus bankruptcy and the fact is that it's very clear we can't allow these senior bondholders because of the spillover in systemic risk effects, they can't be allowed to just default on the obli

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i think the problem with the obama administration, the democratic party, robert reich, they did have an '80s. they had two 70s and went right to the 90s. they missed the supply side revolution. they have not come to grips that tax cuts worked. they have an ideological blind spot. they're not going to consider broad base tax cuts. they want to get past this recession and raise taxes dramatically. so they're not even looking at tax cuts. they're looking at tax increases. >> tax increases, robert reich? >> let me just say that stimulus did have a lot of tax cuts in it. >> good point. >> and, james, i agree with you up to a certain point. i think that tax cuts can be a stimulus. i think middle class tax cuts and small business tax cuts can be helpful to stimulate the economy. there could be a range of possibilities here. republicans and democrats could get -- >> but if we're going into the next year as i think we are with double digit unemployment, we're going to see a lot of republicans join with democrats to stimulate the economy, certainly with midterm elections coming up. >> jimmy p.

so the obama administration under very much fire from their opposition and republican party and fromheir critics and obviously nervous democrats facing rehaeks next year. i think it would be good for them to pivot in the coming months if they can get this health care bill off the table, get it passed and move on to try to focus on jobs. it is the main number one concern and i think even though job loss has slowed, i think those numbers are not going to turn around for a while, they need to convince the public they're doing all they can to reverse it. >> okay, have a great sunday. thank you. >>> in a moment, zombies rules the movie box office, but why? you're watching msnbc sunday. we'll take a look. the sea salts of the world vary in color, taste, and intensity. now campbell's has found one that tops them all. it's naturally flavorful. adding it helps us use less salt than before in campbell's tomato soup. that famous, familiar flavor, as delicious as ever. now with less salt. thanks to a very special sea salt. ♪ so many, many reasons ♪ it's so m'm! m'm! good! ♪ >>> this weekend, it

economs writer robert kuttner says he is talki to the obama administration about mor pport for state and local governments; hundredof biions of dollars in additial stimulus spending; ana tax credit for new job creation. kuttner thinks the administration shod aim to bring unemployment down 8% next yeaand 6% or 7% in 2011. >>hat would be acceptable. i think anythi else than that- - anhing worse than that is wasting humalives, wasting economic resources, and e government can do bett, the governnt ought to do better. >> reporter: the polits may be clrer than the economics. there'bipartisan agreement that hh unemployment tends to make voters very unhappy wh pele in office. darren gersh, ightly business report," washington. >> susie: and vestors are very unhappy with bank america. the stock ll 4% today on concns about who will head b. of a. now thatenneth lewis is stepping dow that leadership vacuum is st one of many hurdles coronting the bankingiant. erika mill explains. >> reporter: no matterho sits in the corr office of bank of america, the chaenges loom large. y.u. professor karen bnne

the obama administration thinks these talks were a good first step. as joe brown reports, iran needs to do a lot more to calm the world fears about their nuclear ambitions. >> four hours of negotiations in geneva, when a promise from iran to fully open its secret nuclear program to international inspectors, including this just revealed site in the mountains. president obama sounded pleased, but skeptical. >> we exfect to see swift action. >> with fears growing that iran is getting closer to completing a nuclear weapon. the u.s. and five other world powers pushed iran to reveal everything about its nuclear program. just days before the talks began, iran test fired long range missiles, capable of reaching israel, parts of europe, and u.s. military bases in the middle east. >> these talks are the first negotiations between iran and the u.s. in thirty years and they will serve as a test of president obama's new foreign policy strategy of directly negotiating with hostile nations. >> we are committed to serious negotiations, but we are not interested in ta

one more story the obama administration is in the middle of a heated feud with fox news. predictably glen beck brought the feud to a whole new and ridiculous level. listen to this. >> okay. before we discuss this, can i just point out that calling the president a racist isn't a tough question. it's not even a question, you idiot. it's a declarative, okay. i'm back with my panel. >> he is a mental patient this guy. he is out of his mind. >> isn't he trivializing the holocaust a little? >> a little. >> when he brought the jews into in. >> why do we get brought into -- you're not jewish. sarah you're jewish. >> i don't want to be involved with glenn beck. >> we always get dragged into everything. i'm sick of it. >> it's horrifying and shouldn't be taken that lightly. he says when they are done with fox news and he compares it with the holocaust, the holocaust is just a word. 6 million people were gassed to death. how dare he say that? how dare he make that reference. >> but he's -- let's just try to see what the point is at least. >> the point is that he can say whatever he

. >> the obama administration insists the economy is recovering and that jobs will eventually begin building back up. >> it is a lagging indicator, but they have to start turning around pretty soon or it will affect the election of 2010. >> mounting pressure for the president and his party, who have to create jobs or risk losing their road. the president says he has additional options for creating jobs but is not saying whether the stimulus plan is one of them. >>> financial shortfalls are impacting maryland as well. it seems even places designed to help seniors to arrive are on shaky financial ground. in northeast baltimore, barry simms is live at in the newsroom with more on the challenges. >> the senior center is a vibrant, vital part, but financial cutbacks may cancel or activities who forced the seniors to use the facility. for years, senior citizens in northeast baltimore knew they could in fault -- enjoyed the harford senior center. >> the seniors have always claimed this facility as their run. this is their home. >> now they may lose it. >> something had to be done. >> it is set to c

last january, top obama administration economists predicted that if congress were to pass a stimulus bill, the unemployment rate would not exceed 8%. congress did enact the obama bill but, unfortunately, as we see once again, the stimulus plan did not perform as the administration had predicted. nevertheless, we are all looking for encouraging signs that the economy, while contracting is decelerating that contraction. financial market conditions seem to be improving. stock prices are up and job losses at least are slowing. however, personal consumption remains anemic and business and residential investment continue to fall. these factors contribute to a very weak and stressed labor market. like others, i'm hopeful that the current recession may have run its course. given the normal lag time between monetary actions and the appearance of their effects in the rest of the economy, the federal reserve's injection of $1.3 trillion in the financial markets between september and december of last year should boost real economic growth during second half of this year. however, liquidity injec

obama. one, he has made the most news of his administration so far around his international agenda the last week. what's your sense of how he is handling the challenges you have just laid out on t international front? >> well, i think his ability, it was, i'm sure it was accidental in the sense that they were together at the united nations and later at the g-20 with the leaders from france and germany and the like and that united front on against iran i think projects a very strong message of multilateralism and hopefully very aggressive and sanctions if the iranians don't comply. so with regard to that particular challenge that he's confronted with now, so far so good. the meeting is amazing. they're going to meet today in geneva and the iranians other greed to -- agreed to talk about nuclear issues but not about their nuclear aspirations or capabilities. with respect to iran, strong multilateral leadership, it's a chance to answer the question he asked in the primary campaign, who do you want answering the phone at tk in -- 2:00 in the morning. unfortunately it rang now. tavis: and your t

eric kantor claims the obama administration is endargeing the lives of u.s. troops by not deciding quickly on a new strategy. the president is said to be moving quickly on recommendations. among those is the push for additional troops. make -- breaking us from from independence nearby ere where another powerful earthquake struck a little more than an hour ago. it hit the island of issue mat a, about 18 -- sumatra about 180 miles from an earthquake that struck earlier today. the devastation speaks for itself. the 8.3 magnitude earthquake was so close to the chain of islands it came with virtually no warning. waves, some more than 15 feet high, left a path of dru,. >> its came up and left a huge muddy river of trees and boulders and cars and boats. >> dozens upon dozens of families from the islands to southern california grieved for those who are gone. >> just because it's an older generation uncles and aunts couldn't get out on time. they're gone. they're gone. >> what wasn't washed out to sea is now barely recognizable. this was once an island resort. >> the

. >> one more story, the obama administration is in the middle of a heated feud with fox news, predictably glenn beck brought the feud to a whole new and ridiculous level. listen to this. >> when they're done with fox and you decide to speak out on something, the old "first they came for the jews and i wasn't jewish" when they're done with fox and talk radio, do you really think they're going to leave you alone if you want to ask a tough question? >> okay, before we discuss this, can i point out that calling the president a racist is not a tough question, it's not a question, you idiot. ite's a declarative. >> he's a mental patient. he's out of his mind. >> isn't he trivializing the holocaust a little bit? he's bringing the jews in to this. >> why do we get brought in to it. sara, you're jewish, aren't you? >> i am. you don't need to be involved. >> why drag the jews in it -- >> we get dragged into everything. i'm sick of it. >> it's horrifying. it shouldn't be taken that lightly. he says when they're done with fox news. he compares wit the holocaust. the holocaust is just a word. 6 millio

. >> susie: do you think that the obama administration had anything to do with lewis' departure? >> well, to the degree that they controlhe s. e. c., the answerould be yes. but i'm not sure it's at the top of the agenda. >> susie: all right. who will be lewis' reacement? could yosee it a beingrom the outsid or somebody inside the bank? >> well, the t people ihink uld be in top position uld be brian moynihan, who is the head of e retail bank, and the rson that i like the best is barbara desoures,. >> so you think i will be an insir? >> i belve. so it would be against the tradition d culture of this companto take one from the outside. >> susie: what abo sally kraucheck who just got a big bver at ban of america? >> he's not i the running because she's n a bank of america peon and she h no history at the comny. >> susie: at do you think will be the nullone job of the new c.e.o.? >> you've got to control the loan losses that are in the company. i think that the acquisitions of merrill and countrywide despite what peoe think, were huge successes for e compy, they befited the bank. the