it is the sarasota of europe. if you are a scandinavian where health care is expensive your government will pay you to be a medical tourist and spain. in japan there are whole medical expeditions' that cut to the philippines for things that require long-term recuperation or something like that. you can get transplants and other countries. if you are refugees from the socialized medicine -- a system of socialized medicine that you feel is not serving you. i think this is an interesting export. so, i don't know that it will ever compare to the kind of medical complex and will grow up in our communities where people are aging, but for certain procedures that require longer care where it pays to have a patient lower-cost health care environment, i think you will see it. americans may be less prone to do that than europeans and asians. >> what do you say about cities like new york? i mean, they are almost their own country in no way. cities like london and paris and new york that have an identity? how do you see them?

. >>> well, some people will go to great lengths, or heights, to get attention. 250 feet above sarasotane, a circus performer stole the show after trying to jump rope, he opted to just walk bleendfolded on a revolving wheel to drum up business for his new show. this stunt was executed without a safety met or harness. >>> traveling can be brutal, but for one flight attendant it was life-changing. aboard a flight to barcelona, it was business as usual for vera. that is, until her boyfriend of four years made a surprise appearance over the many flight pa system. she was taken back, but she took him up on the offer giving passengers something to cheer about. >> do you mablg how awkward that would have been. you are stuck there for about two hours just sitting next to each other if you say no. you got to say yes. >> this is your captain speaking. we would like to keep the boyfriend and girlfriend separated. >> exactly. get a room. >>> well, time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. connecticut senator joe lieberman is expected to announce that

the performance was a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming season of the sarasota circus. exactly where he has stayed. >> the story of how the congresswoman and the astronaut met and fell in love is something right off the big screen. but as diane sawyer reports, even hollywood cannot have come up with this romantic tale. >> reporter: when that astronaut met gabrielle giffords, he was married and she was with somebody else, too. a year later they saw each other again at the second conference and in between he had gotten a divorce. and did she really give you dating advice after your divorce? >> yes, she did. i'd call her on the phone. >> reporter: was there a moment you knew? >> well, she wanted to go and visit the state penitentiary in florence, arizona. >> reporter: almost too romantic. >> too romantic, isn't it? you just can't -- >> reporter: cliche of romance. she had a political position and opposition to the death penalty but wanted to test her opinion firsthand. >> that was our first date, visiting death row. >> reporter: was it love at second sight? >> i think at t

greg, democratic line, sarasota, florida. caller: it was interesting to see the pop and circumstance. the real issue today is 50 million americans are unemployed and our jobs are being shipped abroad there. the largest computer research center in the world is china. we just want to know, why is the media moot on this subject? why are we talking more about foreign policy and what is for dinner than why our jobs are being shipped to china and the tax breaks being given to huge corporations? also, ge sense business over to china? why are we getting these jobs in america? if he could respond, i would appreciate that. host: we will get a response when we come back. let's listen in to what president obama has to say. >> members of the chinese delegation, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. on behalf of the american people, will come to the united states. -- welcome to the united states. -- welcome to the united states. three decades ago, on a january day like this, another american president stood here and

host: sarasota, florida. a lot of troughs. let us try michigan. -- drop offs. let us try michigan.aller: do with talking about a challenge with a primary from the left. there is not pretty much going to be a substantial challenge from the left. i think a dark horse candidate could be if sarah palin does not run. i think the younger gop is caring for 2016. he is under 40. what are your thoughts on the gop contenders? guest: a lot of people are getting ready to run. it is hard to see how any of them is an obvious choice. they have the managerial group and then the populace such as sarah palin if she decides to run. paul was asking people for their predictions in 2011. mine is we cannot predict what is going to happen, especially for the race for the republican nomination. if the economy improves, it will be hard to defeat obama. the unemployment rate in particular. i do not think it will get too much walworth than 8% before the next election. without a strong republican that can take him on and make that case, the tea party is the moderate. host: explain the dynamic. democrats still

of course the obvious choice is saraso sarasota, florida. they have over 35 miles of sandy beaches.o obvious choice is greensboro, georgia. it's about 70 miles east of atlanta. it is in the heart of georgia's lake country. and they have a new retirement community called dell web, it just opened, so if you're looking for boating and fishing, those are the things you'll enjoy. the weather is decent enough in georgia. it's not florida weather but it is nice weather. >> you talk about it just basically offers everything, kind of again like at your finger tip. >> if is an active retirement community. again we talk about the seniors looking for those active options. so again you have those outdoor active tiffs and you are closer to a big city if you do want traveling and have food and dining and outdoor options. >> before we let you go, if you are starting to think about retirement, what's the first thing you should be thinking about right now? >> some seniors are putting off their retirement, the economy has hit them like other people, but think about places where you enjoy, places where

let's go to sarasota, florida. democratic line. caller: good morning, how are you doing? host: i think the state of the union matters, but i will -- i was watching the news last night and he is not going to deliver anything on the immigration issue. it seems like not even the president or congress cares either way. enforcing the borders and doing something about the people already here. it is kind of sad because the know how many people will be watching the state of the union that are illegal? it is sad to know the president is not going to say anything about the topic. host: are you going to watch tonight? caller: to be honest, no, because that is a solution that matters to our community and if he is not going to say anything about that, why. host: here is a side of the state of the union speech you do not get to see on television -- hanover, maryland. republican line. does the state of union matter? caller: good morning. i think it will be interesting to see what promises he is going to make that he will be measured against. a lot of citizens are looking at. unfortunate

he says -- host: sarasota, florida. joe on the line for independents. what do you think?ler: how come we are not taxing companies from other countries that sent their products here -- taxing them more, instead of raising our taxes? they tax us higher than we tax them. host: are talking about tariffs? caller: exactly. we are getting products from them for extremely cheap. to make up for that, we are raising our taxes to make up the difference. how come the game is not fair? politicians do not talk about that. donald trump even talks about that. the products we are getting, they are not getting tax tie enough. when we send something over there, the taxes are extremely high. how come politicians do not talk about that? that is why our jobs are leaving. they can make something for pennies on the dollar, compared to less. -- pennies on the dollar compared to us. host: orleans. surehirley on the line for democrats. caller: they should stop the legal wars and bring our troops home. they should also tax the corporations who have their headquarters in the islands. why should they

someone that's been in business himself for 35 years, i can tell you it's not florida i represent, sarasota and florida, against alabama, mississippi competing for business, the fact of the matter that we're competing around the world and one of our biggest competitors today, by far, the 8 un00-pound gorilla is china. i've done business overseas as well. i think about this and the fact we haven't touched the tax code in a material way since 1986, i think it's appropriate we have these discussions today because i personally believe what makes america special and great is free enterprise. so let me jump over to mr. mcdonald quickly, to you, when you talk in terms of the business roundtable, the fact of the matter is, and i was a c corporation and moved to an s and now i have a bunch of l.l.c.'s my family runs. but the bottom line is half the tax revenue i understand is through pass-through entities. so when you look at lowering the tax rate or discussion of tax rate for corporations, what are you going to do about all those employers who have 500 employees, 50 employees that are l.l.c.'s, i h