>> we can expect robert gibbs to tee up the president's goals. one would expect that robert gibbs would not want to box and the president on anything, let the meeting happened, and then try to get everybody a reality. there has been so much discussion about the general mcchrystal's public call for more troops. he says he needs them sooner rather than later. there has been a lot of discretion in military circles whether or not it was okay for him to be so critical in public. some suggest it would have been better to give that advice privately and then allow the commander in chief to make his decision. secretary gates said he believes whatever decision president obama mix, those in the military will salute and follow orders. martha: nothing is accidental in the president's schedule. moments ago he spoke to top counterterrorism officials. what was his message there? >> he was speaking to the national counterterrorism center just outside washington, d.c., talking about the threat that al qaeda still poses. maybe they do not get all the credit that th

robert gibbs to say. he has a job. people are really, really hurting. >> not only are there 15 million hurting, but we have got another 6 million -- i was looking at the numbers -- another 6 million who had just given up looking. we need a supply-side tax cut. ronald reagan did it. it worked. john f. kennedy did it. it worked. barack obama would have a huge increase in his public opinion polls if he did a tax cut right now. greta: steve, thank you. were we alighted too? as special inspector that oversees the tarp funds issued a report -- were we lied to? a special inspector that oversees the tarp funds issued a report. >> well, he said we were misled. it sounds like a lion. what he is saying is that secretary paulson, -- it sounds like lying. they were saying the banks were healthy when, in fact, they knew many of them or not. greta: so when paulson said they were healthy, he knew they were not healthy. >> the inspector general did not say "lie." they are being polite. greta: yes, they are being polite, b

i think they're probably pleased so far and we'll get a readout from robert gibbs about how officials feel about the talks how they have gone so far in geneva. >> we'll get a read out here off camera and interesting, savannah, the iranians are having a briefing in that big room. the iranians have been on camera and the americans are taking a very low-key approach to this. they don't want to be validating this, i think, until they see whether or not it's real. thanks, savannah guthrie, we look forward to what gibbs says. we know you'll be there. >>> coming up we'll talk to geoff morrell on developments on all of this and particularly afghanistan. where does the review of the u.s. policy stand. first, let's go to david albright, one of the top experts on all things nuclear in the world. david, you know what was going on here and what the stakes were but what could turn out to be the most interesting development is that iran has agreed to a proposal that ahmadinejad first discussed with a briefing at the "washington post" about a week ago where iranian low grade, low enriched uranium wou

>> well, i -- i take what robert gibbs said and say there were different ways to leave.u can characterize it as doing less. you can characterize it as moving off the counterinsurgency into counterterrorism. i suspect that using various reasons, one being the -- president karzai's election and the narco trade continuing and all of that as a way of saying we are not going to do anything that supports this government or the narcotics trade. and -- but it is not going to be the full complement of troops that general mcchrystal is asking for. >> let me ask you about chicago and the olympics, because one of the things that he has not accomplished is bringing the olympics to chicago. and it is really -- the question is how did they get it so wrong? how were they so off on the vote counting? >> you know, if you can't count those votes what, votes can you count, going all the way to be rebuffed, i was sure it was wired because why would you go? i -- i can't give you an answer, andrea, on that one. it makes no sense to me, except maybe to meet general mcchrystal along the way. >>

robert gibbs said today that craig is still advising the president about guantanomo bay, and that the administration is making progress on closing it. >> the clock is also ticking on healthcare reform, but that's about the only thing that's moving right now. chief political correspondent carl carl cameron reports on the lack of progress and the abundance of rhetoric. >> with the fifth and final bill still stuck in committee and no word on its cost, congressional republicans attack. >> we know that the bill they send to the senate noor will cut -- they send to the senate floor will cut seniors medicare by half a trillion dollars. we know it will raise taxes on virtually everyone. we know it will limit the healthcare choices americans now enjoy. >> but a comprehensive analysis by the congressional budget office is not yet being done for lack of detailed, quote, legislative language to study from the senate finance committee. instead, democrats have provided the c.b.o. only with, quote, conceptual language without in depth specifics, so the non-partisan analysts doing only a preliminary

robert gibbs said today that pulling out of the war in afghanistan is not a viable option. steve centanni reports the growing problems there were brutally illustrated this weekend. >> >> they greatly outnumbered the u.s. troops and they came under heavy fire at their remote outpost. taliban and foreign leaders fired from a mob and nearby hillsides, killing eight americans in a unit that was soon to be withdrawn but reportedly couldn't move for lack of transport helicopters. which illustrates the current argument over resources in afghanistan. >> you simply can't have an outpost strategy that relies on maintaining these small platoon-sized fire bases in vulnerable areas unless you have the enablers, and that means transport helicopters, aerial drones, and sufficient fire power to protect them. >> the new violence comes as the white house privately debates the way forward in afghanistan and a tough commander there, general mccrystal, campaigns for more resources. white house spokesman robert gibbs was asked if president obama questioned mcchrystal about his public statements

to prosperity but you can't see it in the jobs' number which is is why at the briefing today, robert gibbs said it may be time for new steps. >> the economic team is certainly looking at and working on anyway, that we can create more jobs. i don't have any news on that today. >> that means they are thinking about it and here's why. look at these numbers, 9.8% unemployment right now and they say it's going to 10.5% by next june wayne total of 9 million jobs lost in this recession over the last two years and the political affects are clear. americans say jobs are their top priority for washington to tackle and jobs are the prison ch through which they'll judge how effective president obama's plan is. so the challenge for the administration between now and the state of the yun down, or perhaps earlier if they feel the pressure to announce sooner, how can they design a package that they feel like they can afford without driving up the deficit and will work? is it going to be cosmetic or one with a lot of bite? that's something that the economic team will be working on and we're watching it. >>

robert gibbs told reporters that the president agreed that the drawn-out review of the war is a helpful process. >>> it back in our area, the temperatures are dropping. chief meteorologist the hillas on your side with a first look of what we can expect for tomorrow morning. >> is pretty good news from the weather center. >> we're going to be in good shape. it has been a comfortable night. temperatures slowly going through the 60's. let's tell you about what is happening on the weather right now with the forecast as we had through the next -- let's go to storms can. maybe does get a little brain cramp there it shows you a couple little lines of showers moving through the area. in between times, there will be sunshine tomorrow and warm temperatures. a possibility of showers, but generally not a bad weekend forecast. will get the timing of it in a couple of minutes. >>> new questions surrounding the maryland senator and the money lankester her campaign. they're reporting that she placed a $42 million in earmarked grants into a defense spending bill. $10.5 million have gone the three compan

white house press secretary robert gibbs want to go there, and talk to employees and thank them for they have done to keep america safe. but the big news out of the white house tomorrow is on the topics of afghanistan. in the afternoon, the president has a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers were both houses of congress, including chairs and ranking members of key committees, like armed services, appropriations, a few others. the idea is to walk these members of congress through where the president and national security team are in this strategic review. they have held a few meetings, they're going to have another on wednesday and friday. the idea is to share their thoughts with the members of congress, get some of their opinions. you can expect there to be a lot of opinions from these congressional leaders. and, of course, congress would have to sign off on any new funding proposals for that war evident. so the idea tomorrow is a big meeting with them, and we'll be watching closely. and finally, on capitol hill, people will be watching the senate finance committee, expected to vote soon

>> it was made by robert gibbs, the white house press secretary. a lot more fun to make that call than the one that came last week from copenhagen, to say the olympics weren't going to chicago. the president was surprised. but as yunji said, humbled by the honor. this really did catch them blindside, the white house. i talked to two key white house aides who got the word earlier this morning. both thought they were being punk'd. it's not april 1st is it? there will likely be a paper statement from the president, emphasizing how much work there is going forward. but on a serious note, white house aides do believe this will strengthen the president's hand, both at home and abroad. >> and i want to ask about that. a lot of key decisions being made ahead. it was -- specifically, what do you think the calculation. how does this factor in around the world, when you make a decision on the middle east? on afghanistan? >> it's almost as if this was an act of encouragement by the nobel prize committee. and there will be a lot of criticism for the committee f

that's from white house spokesman robert gibbs. president obama met with his national security team about that yesterday. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has said that the situation isn't getting any better and he's expected to request more troops. the national security team meets again about it next week. >>> actor john travolta says ex-torsists weex extorti extortionists were going to tell the media he was somehow responsible for his son's death. two people are charged with trying to extort $25 million from him in the bahamas. the case revolves around documents travolta signed after his son jett died earlier this year. in cross examination yesterday, the actor said that the defendants never contacted or threatened him directly. they pleaded not guilty. >>> a second, weaker quake hit near the samoan islands overnight but did not trigger warnings of more waves thank goodness. the u.s. sent two military cargo planes loaded with supplies to help people recover from tuesday's deadly tsunami. take a look here. this is american sa

that's from white house spokesman robert gibbs. president obama met with his national security team about that yesterday. the top u.s. koomder in afghanistan has said the situation isn't getting any better. and he is expected to request more troops. the national security team meets again about it next week. >>> john travolta says extortionists were going to tell the media he was somehow responsible for his son's death. two people are charged with trying to extort $25 million from the actor in the bahamas. the case revolves around documents travolta signed after his son jett died earlier this year. in cross-examination yesterday, the actor said the defendants never contacted or threatened him directly. they pleaded not guilty. >>> one game back had the nfl, michael vick back with nike? larry smith has the latest details on this. >> good morning. i was shock pd when i heard this. months out of prison on dogfighting charges, not only resumed his nfl career but also his career as a spokesman. vick's people and nike are mum about the de

we have reaction from robert gibbs from the president, right? >> yes, i believe we do. be coming from air force one. you probably have it on your e- mail. what i'm going to ask you to do is give me that information while our tell our viewers what the senior white house adviser said on fox about an hour ago, which is the politics of the international olympic committee are very difficult. he told me afterwards they are probably more difficult than the politics of chicago, which is saying something. he also said that the president has no regrets, and what has become evidence of the white house is that the president made this trip along with the press lady, who was already scheduled to go because the chicago committee down the stretch was very deeply anxious about their big falling short. they thought maybe if the president came, that might push them closer to open a victory. looks like that cake with long break, and chicago really have -- never had a chance. the white house jump in. it appears under some significant lobbying is not pressure, advice for the chicago olympic

that is easy for robert gibbs to say. a few of the unemployment numbers, it is so distressed. >> not only 15 million unemployed, but another 6 million who have just given up working. they are not even looking for jobs. ronald reagan did a tax cut. john f. kennedy did. it worked. barack obama can have a huge increase in his public opinion polls of you do a tax cut. greta: thank you. did the government lied to us about the bailout of banks last fall? they just issued a report. what does it say? to be delighted to? >> they are saying we were misled. and greta: that is a polite way to save by it. >> secretary paulson told us the nine banks who got the initial bailout for healthy. he knew that many of them were not healthy. greta: so when paulson said they were healthy, he knew they were not healthy. it sounds like a lie to me. >> the inspector general did not say why. he said misled. they are being polite. greta: there so many people hurting. a i am not soft on the government employees to mislead as opposed to life. i call an

. >> real quickly, robert gibbs an david axelrod both mentioned specifically the politics of the internationallympic committee upon return or on their way back. that's a bad idea. talk about looking like sour grapes, you talk about the political process, it's too political? bret: congratulations to rio. the economy, 263,000 americans lost jobs in september. the unemployment rate is 9.8%. 26-year high. the president was out saying the stimulus package is working. >> well, i'm not sure you send the vice president out to make that argument. it's not going to be effective. what matters -- it matters now to the people who are unemployed, obviously, and what matters politically is what the unemployment numbers look like at the end of next spring and next summer f they turn around, i think he can be -- he won't be harmed by this in the way that republicans think he will be now. >> let me page back on steve's point. it was incon grewous to have the vice president out there. i understand why they did it, because the president was in the air, but the president has been lead cheerleader number one for th

at today's briefing, robert gibbs was asked directly if the president is lobbying to get votes for thelic option, and he fell back on what is now an all too familiar phrase. he says the president is working for choice and competition. the salient fact is when the senate finance committee, which is still working on its health- care bill, did not include a public option, the president praised it. the bottom-line is what ever you can get through the senate is what you will support because it moves the process forward. shepard: the doctors there with you today on the president's side, but that is not to say every >> doctor is > that is right. all the doctors here in the rose garden are definitely for the president's approach to medical care reform. of the doctors who are here today, four of them are very definitely in favor of the proposal and are working during the campaign in a political way to get the president's health care reform passed. they are either part of doctors for obama from the presidential campaign, or doctors for america, which the a grass-roots political organization form

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 some of the actual truths to what is being said on some of these occasions. sean: now, the truth, robert, is that jennings admitted he was aware of a sexual relationship between a high school sophomore who now claims he was 16 at the time and an older man. it was jennings who originally said the boy was 15 and jennings admits he did nothing wrong. now, this weekend a "washington times" editorial slammed the white house for turning a blind eye to the jennings saga and also uncovered a 1997 speech jennings gave in which he said, quote, one of the people that's always inspired me is harry hay. he was a long time gay rights advocate and was a big supporter of the north american man-boy love association or the group nambla and said, quote, in a speech, if the parents and friends

secretary robert gibbs called the president a little before 6:00 a.m. eastern. that's about an hour after the announcement happened. he woke the president up, he told him he won, and he said the president was humbled to be selected by the nobel committee. we're expecting a statement from the white house later this morning. of course we'll have it right here for you. >>> a young man paid tribute to his late father by matching his dad's impressive record on the football field. rafer weigel. who we talking about here? >> we're talking about a very impressive young man from johnstown, pennsylvania. it was such an emotional day for him. his name is josh seidel. he tied rushing yards in a game with six in their win over ridgeland. here's the thing, that record was set by his late father, dave, who died in 1981 after a long battle with brain cancer. unfortunately, dave couldn't see it but josh credits his teammates and feels like he had a little help from above. >>> it's u.s. against the world in the pga president's cup, so there's president george w. bush in a coin to

. >> lenny, we've heard from republicans criticism about the pace of this, robert gibbs responding tocriticism from congressman eric ca inform tor about the pace of the strategy. i want to get your thoughts on the other side of this. >> i don't recall congressman kasm ntor saying that when david mckiernan's request said on the desk of the previous commander in chief, i don't remember him going to a nop on television saying that that commander in chief was endangering the lives of men and women in afghanistan. >> lenny, what do you think of the pace? is the president taking his time? is that appropriate? >> it's appropriate to the degree that all americans get a sense from this white house that there is an urgency there and i think there are some questions about delays on the part of this president, considering that mccrystal's recommendations have been well known for some time. so, look, here is where americans can agree. one, the situation in afghanistan is worsening. two, americans don't want a decision at a time of war to be made by politicians worried about re-elections. the quest

press secretary robert gibbs says it's clear the united states cannot simply withdraw from the countryswine flu vaccinations began today in three states as the government opened a massive effort to immunize the nation, and new details in the alleged plot to extort money from late night host david letterman. investigators say the cbs producer arrested used pages from the diary of one of the female staffers with whom the host allegedly once had a relationship. glenn beck returns in a moment but first bret baier is live at the supreme court with a preview of "special report." hi, bret. >> hi, pat patti ann. the first day of the new session with a new justice. we will break down the new cases the justices will hear and the new dynamic in the courtroom. join me at the top of the hour for "special report" live from the supreme court, but now back to glenn beck. glenn: on thursday, i want to you join me for a special show, an hour-long special on the swine flu. i'm not going to give you my opinion on the swine flu. i don't think anybody but your doctor should give you their opinion on the swi

remarks about 11:00 yesterday morning after being surprised at 5:00 or 6:00 he was woken up by robert gibbs, the press secretary and told he was now a nobel peace prize laureate. many say this throws into stark contrast. he begins winning the nobel peace prize and ends the day having a three-hour meeting about the war in afghanistan. many have criticized the president, but the president did say, i began to say, said this was a largely aspirational prize. things he'd been talking about in terms of nuclear non-proliferation, ridding the world of nuclear weapons which he said would probably not occur in his lifetime. climate change he mentioned specifically. that initiative mired in the senate. it lacks the support and votes to pass the senate. that's very much in doubt and a big climate change summit coming up in copenhagen and we're learning it's quite possible the president will attend that conference on climate change in copenhagen, at the same time, because the oslo, norway, on december 10th to accept the nobel peace prize. >> no small challenges right there. from the white house, mike, t

meanwhile, white house press secretary robert gibbs said today that walking away from the war in afghanistannot an option. he added it may take the administration weeks to decide whether to send more troops to the front line to take another pass. the man police say shot a secret peephole video of the espn reporter aaron andrews naked in a hotel room and posted it online was in a chicago courtroom today. a judge there freed michael david barrett on bail and ordered him to wear ankle bracelet. the judge also barred him from using the internet until his trial. on this day in 1947 then president truman sat in front of a tv camera at the white house and delivered the first presidential speech that was televised. at the time few americans even owned one of those television boxes. the number literally only in the thousands. president truman understood there was potential there and hit the airwaves to ask americans to put back on green consumption. the reason many in war torn europe were on the brink of starvation. from then on all of the president's speeches were televised. in 1949, he became the f

apparently robert gibbs told reporters that president obama heard that chicago had not made it while he was watching on television aboard air force one. so you can imagine how disappointed and frustrating the rest of that trip must have been. and while it is frustrating for the chicago crowd, exhilarating an hour later. >> chicago's loss is certainly rio's gain. residents in bras little clearly elated by the decision. nearly 50,000 people in fact were cheering big time when the announcement was made. the win for rio means south america will finally get a chance to host the olympic games. rio beat out the finalist madrid in the last round of voting by the ioc. and now from rio de janeiro, he has been there all day covering this event. and a good afternoon to you, our time there. how are people reacting? what are they saying about the decision? >> reporter: it was a huge, huge win for rio de janeiro. obviously, i was on the beach in front of the press riser as they made the announcement. the crowd went absolutely wild. it was a scene of cheers and tears as well. people very emotional.

white house spokesperson robert gibbs said the president has no plans for a second economic stimulusiversal pictures named adam foeg elson as the new chairman. langley has been named co-chairman. >>> that's cnbc.com news now, first in business worldwide. i'm bertha coombs. >>> live picture of the new york stock exchange. monday afternoon on wall street. we enter the final stretch. a nice little rally under way. highs of the day, financials lead the way upwards. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. pretty good market activity as we kick off the week after weakness at the beginning of the fourth quarter last week. gold man sachs today, part of the reason raising its outlook

robert gibbs said they're weighing all the options.r time on this decision. gibbs said that pulling all troops out of afghanistan, leaving afghanistan, is not one of the options. >> all right. gentlemen, got to play this sound bite for you quickly. here's lindsey graham yesterday talking about iran. i want your reaction. >> if the sanctions fail and iran's going down the road to get a nuclear weapon, every sunni-arab state would want a nuclear weapon. israel would be more imperiled. the world would change for the worst. if we use military action against iran we should not only go after their nuclear facilities, we should destroy their ability to make conditional war. no planes that can fly and no ships that can float. >> well, lindsey graham looked pretty normal there, but if it had been the audio, i thought he would have been drinking before that interview. michael medved? >> lindsey graham is an honorable person who served our united states in the -- >> he's talking world war iii, man. >> he is not. he's talking about hoping diplomac

in one half-hour, the white house briefing with white house spokesman robert gibbs, including afghanistan. after that, house debate on a bill about the hate crimes debate. and then, a hearing on a fannie mae and freddie mac. -- on fannie mae and freddie mac. on "washington journal," tomorrow morning, we will look at the role of the white house economic adviser. our guest is from "the new yorker." there is the former head of the congressional budget office. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. our special look at the supreme court continues on c-span with a variety of perspectives on the high court, including attorneys that have argued before the justices. interviews with all of the justices air tomorrow, saturday, and sunday. today, we talk to two attorneys who argued several cases before the court, including an appellate attorney who clerked for chief justice william rehnquist. drew days and maureen mahoney. >> mr. roberts, we will hear from yunel. >> mr. g justice, and if it will please the court, after punishing him with two years in prison and a $

. >> by the way, congratulations to your colleague down there, robert gibbs, the press secretary. i was so impressed this saturday to see that he drove down to richmond for jody powell's memorial service, his predecessor. that's a lot of class there. by the way, chuck, when does the white house see the most important deadline for them to achieve political success. is it on the eve of 2012, or on the eve of 2010? >> you know what? i think they believe at the end of the day it's on the eve of 2012. i can't tell you how many people have reminded me, older democrats that are connected to this administration who sit there and say, hey, we're in the same position reagan was in in late '81 and '82, so maybe the mid terms in 2010 will look like '28, that year the republicans took a beating. and all of a sudden sun in america again in '83, '84. so that's what white houses worry about. they worry about the every four year. they certainly don't want -- you know, they don't want to lose a lot of seats in 2010, but i think they think it's inevitable they're going to lose some, particularly in

we know the president has been conducting a series of meetings with his security team, and robert gibbsant to get their take now. trace: it is the first monday in october which means the supremes are back in session. shannon bream is outside the supreme court. >> it has been a busy day-to- day, on the first day of this new term. inside, they have a full docket today. they are dealing with everything from dog fighting to gun- control. it will be a busy one for new justice sonia sotomayor. trace: in a new high-tech counter-terrorism plan unveiled designed to protect the financial center. laura ingle is with us. >> $24 million concern in value of one of cameras and upgraded computer systems to monitor those cameras, and that is exactly what the city of new york will beoing with the department of homeland security money. not only will the system be upgraded and lower manhattan, but it will be expanded to midtown, where there will be more presence around things like grand central and times square. trace: thank you. martha: hard to believe it was one year ago, but that fet kicked off the t.a.

he met with the general one hour on air force one according to the white house press secretary robert gibbsk that for those critics who argue the president is taking time out of his duties as commander in chief for this concern, i think the efforts on behalf of the white house and president obama really puts those issues to rest. >> all right. good to have you both. thank you. >> thanks a lot, monica. >>> we are keeping a close eye on daley plaza there in chicago where hundreds, not thousands, have gathered. they are all awaiting the decision. it's going down right now in copenhagen, denmark where they decide who will host the 2016 summer olympic games. many are rooting for chicago and fans all over the world rooting for other cities as well. we are having the countdown right now and following it in our control booth and expect an announcement coming up shortly. we'll let you know. we'll be right back. when we spend a billion dollars a day buying foreign oil... we don't just waste our money... we put our economy in the hands of hostile nations. we let big oil make record profits... while we

at the white house the daily briefing apparently is under way and somebody asked spokesperson robert gibbsarently about our john harwood's column in today's "new york times" saying that the administration was working on new stimulus strategies that might include a tax break of some kind and other things to try to stimulate job growth in this economy, and the white house is saying there are no plans for a second economic stimulus program. that's all we know at this point, but john wasn't exactly saying there would be a second stimulus program. >> exactly. >> they were just looking at measures to try to increase jobs, including some tax breaks. >> tax breaks meaning collecting less. it would not be stimulus, but it would be stimulative. it's a great idea. >> we'll continue to split hairs here. >> also straight ahead, a court date for two former bear stearns hedge fund managers. we'll go to federal court in brooklyn. >> also charlie gaspari rino returns with more on ken lewis and the push to find a successor.  >>> take a look at shares of goldman sax up goldman sachs. up

that's from white house spokesman robert gibbs. president obama met with his national security team about this issue yesterday. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has said the situation is not getting any better and he's expected to request yet more troops. the national security team meets again about this issue next week. >>> a small plane crashed into indiana with f-16s trailing behind him. nor rad says that air traffic controllers called the military after they lost communication with the pilot. it says the f-16s caught up with the single-engine plane but the pilot was unresponsive. one person is dead, presumably the pilot. the identity has not been confirmed. >>> richest folks across the country getting poorer. money expert jen westhoven takes a look at the list. richest people in the u.s. and how much money they lost. >> they're still pretty rich. >> they're not doing too bad. >> yeah. but you know, so many people when you've got that much money keep a lot of it in the stock market, which really had a hard time. forbes seni

i think the most that i have learned in this debate, i heard it from robert gibbs, and first time the say there are 1,300 private health care insurance companies. why don't we, in this bill, tear down all of these barriers, from state to state. so we can have -- if you want a public option, you get your public option, but we get companies that can compete for our business. >> we should do that, but it's not enough. there is an antitrust exemption for insurance. we should get rid of it. that doesn't go through finance committee. and senator leahy introduced a bill possible. and even with an antitrust exemption, do we have a whole lot of oil companies competing, and do we have any big industry, food companies competing. >> yeah, senator, we have more than one. >> fair enough. >> even if we go from having one in alabama to 10 in alabama, they have to compete for my business, and that means and i both know that prices will -- >> well, one thing we have to agree on is we have to get the costs down. it's going up, up, up, up. why? very simple. because we are not paying for it. my doctor say

robert gibbs was the victim, took years and years before that really came out fully. you had such a sense it was wrong what was going on, yet you lost -- all the press said, all the polls said she was the worst woman in the world. she wasn't a mother -- all that business. >> it's like some people have the image in the public. we have to take a break. we'll be back with my guests in a sec. don't go away. >>> okay. we're back with my panel. let me ask you something about the kids. you know? should kids go -- who are in the middle of a divorce, gary, this is for you, too, gary newman our shrink at large here. the kids should go to some kind of counseling i think during the period when everybody's crazy. we talked about how you're distract the and can't pay attention. so don't you think it should be mandatory that the family should go through some kind of family therapy? >> the kids didn't choose it. they're forced to deal with the ramifications of it. they're splitting two households, going back and forth. >> they're experiencing the depression and loss and abandonment.

. >>> white house spokesman robert gibbs says changes to the military strategy in afghanistan will notde for a couple of weeks. president obama met with his national security team about this yesterday. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has said the situation is not getting any better and he may request more troops. the national security team meets again next week on the same subject. >>> we're getting word of progress from talks between iran and world powers in geneva. a lot is at stake. the foreign policy chief says iran agreed to cooperate fully and immediately with the u.n. nuclear agency. he didn't explain exactly what that means. he also says iran plans to invite u.n. inspectors to a uranium enrichment facility soon which is the facility that iran admitted a couple days ago that it was secretly building south of tehran. a u.s. official held a rare meeting with his iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the general ev geneva talks and another meeting is in the works before the end of the month. >>> the h1n1 vaccine is ready to go. that doesn't mean folks don't have plenty of q

president secretary robert gibbs added that the president may take weeks to make a decision but said pulling out is not an option. president obama hosted a group of bipartisan congressional leaders at the white house today to discuss plans about the war and will meet twice this week with the top national security advisors,. >>> the nation's biggest trade association the u.s. commerce. has been leading the change. a position so unpopular that several of the biggest members resigned from the board. apple is the biggest company to quit the chamber followed by a move by nike, and johnso johnso& johnson and the san jose chamber of commerce. the chamber said it has been misunderstood and opposites the legislation passed in the house but not comprehensive climate policy. >>> gay activities hoped that they could count on president obama's participation on the national march. instead he has agreed to be the keynote speaker the night before the event. the organizers had hoped the president would use the event to layout plans to act on discrimination and undo the millitary don't ask don't tell

. >> what else press secretary robert gibbs speaking aboard air force one.r bid by the u.s. at the security council to get tough economic sanctions against iran. but the russians and chinese who have veto power voted against sanctions, because both enjoy close economic ties with iran. one thing i learned from watching the show before my segment. dave briggs enjoys close ties with the interns on the show. that can't be healthy. >> caught on tape, james. we have the video to prove it. >> well, i know where to draw the line. that is clear. there's no letterman escapades here, james. >> thank you. >> thanks, james. >> we have someone just weigh in on our bet and say that you need to dress up as a super hero that you would hate that. >> right, whereas clayton does that nightly. that's not going to work for him. >> your p j's are spider-man. >> and they're footsie. in the meantime, here are the headlines this hour, the battle in afghanistan has left eight u.s. soldiers dead overnight and as many as seven afghan troops were also killed in an attack in eastern afgha

the white house spokesman robert gibbs said the president is disappointed at chicago missing the bid but not sorry he went to denmark to make his pitch. on his way back from his trip to denmark, president obama met with general stanley mcchrystal for about 25 minutes today. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan had been in london but flew to copenhagen to meet with his commander-in-chief. today's chat follow a three-hour meeting at the white house. the president and his national security team are considering the u.s. strategy in afghanistan, including sending more troops there. >>> we're talking money now. the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 26 years. it inched up to 9.8% last month. the last time we saw jobless numbers this high was back in 1983 in july when unemployment hit 10.1%. >>> lawmakers worked until after midnight on a health care compromise bill. around 2:00 a.m. eastern, the senate chair max baucus said work had been completed on all parts of the legislation. now, democrats, they made last-minute change to ease the bill's impact on working class families.