from the white house, carol browner and activist and actor sam waterston. i'm andrea mitchell reporting from washington. the president just blocks from the new york stock exchange warns that changes are coming whether or not wall street is on board. john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent and is on location there, and cnbc's steve leaseman both joining us. first to you, john. the speech, your impression of it. was he tough on wall street, not tough enough? what do you think of the political tone that came out of the speech today? >> i think the tone, and rhea, reflected the evolution of the political debate in washington. you know, when the president gave his weekly radio address last weekend, he was very tough on wall street and republicans talking about cynical and deceptive arguments that were being made. today there was more conciliation in his remarks. we talked afterwards to a prom negligent hedge fund manager who said, yeah, he spanked us a little bit but not all that much and tried to bring people together. interestingly, he closed his

tomorrow, environmentalist and costar of nbc's "law and order" sam waterston joining us to talk aboutcumentary "future earth, addicted to power" which he narrates. [ crowd cheering ] [ male announcer ] competition... it pushes us to work harder. to be better. to win. but sometimes even rivals realize they share a common goal. america's beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing beverage calories by 88%. together with schools, we're helping kids make more balanced choices every day. ♪ >>> what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours? joining us now chris cillizza "the washington post" national political reporter and author of "the fix" and our own luke russert on the hill is now confirming breaking news out of the house ethics committee. chris? >> yeah, you know, this is relatively big news, andrea. eric masser the former democratic congressman from new york who resigned amid lots and lots and lots of allegations about inappropriate actions with staff is now going to be investigated formally by the house ethics committee. he is