ron kristy, is this a distraction?wants to get away from the jobs report and away from the lousy economic data so now he's going into tax cuts and class warfare? >> this is absolutely a distraction. the american people were disheartened to see the terrible jobs report friday. 80,000 jobs created in the last month won't get it done when we have 156,000 people entering the work force every month. the president came out with the plan. he's playing to the base but he knows this is not going to pass the house of representatives where revenue must originate. he knows it won't pass the senate where you have a number of senators saying we should have a tax holiday for those making up to a million dollars it's class warfare and politics. >> i'm not sure. mark penn, i want to ask you about this business about a distraction. changing the message which is what your friends greenburg and doug shoen and james carville said. the wall street journal is reporting that senator harry reid said there will be a vote on obama's tax proposal

kristy. >>> it is a big day at the maryland zoo in baltimore. thanks to cbs echo media elephant insurance services and wjz tv. some new energy-efficient lighting has been installed. rons more on a brighter day for giraffes at the zoo. >> everyone loves the giraffes at the maryland zoo. they're 16 feet tall. but their home is nearly 50 feet old. he told me a makeover is under way. >> we put about $150,000 in the giraffe house a year ago. but we didn't have enough money to address some of the lighting issues that we've had. [ applause ] >> reporter: that's changed with the cutting of a green ribbon, celebrating the installation of new energy- efficient l.e.d. lighting. >> this is providing better illumination, providing a better living situation for the giraffe, and it's saving the zoo money. >> reporter: the public-private partnership includes wjz, elephant insurance, and cbs ecomedia. >> we're investing all the time, trying to attract customers. and we can take a piece of that and give it back to the community. and this particular is giving it back to the maryland zoo. >> how are you doing, bud? >> with 18-inch tongues. they eat a lot. >> on a daily basis, he receive