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our white house correspondent savannah guthrie with more. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this week brings a key test for the president and plans to reform wall street. once again in the senate all republicans are lined up in opposition. gearing up for his next big battle, the president will travel to new york city thursday to pitch financial reform in the shadow of wall street. but today the white house spokesman denied the government's fraud case against financial giant goldman sachs was timed to provide political advantage. >> the s.e.c. is, by law, an independent agency. what it does, it does not coordinate with the white house. >> reporter: still democrats seized on the news. a google search of the terms s.e.c. and goldman sachs yields a paid advertisement for barackobama.com and today senate democrats pressed their plan in the face of uniformed opposition. >> this comes down to a basic question, whose side are you on? >> reporter: the democrats' proposal would create a new consumer protection agency, require g

our white house correspondent savannah guthrie with us tonight with more on that angle. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. the president was on air force one when justice stevens' letter arrived here at the white house. the white house council actually called him in the air to tell him about it. the president said today he will move quickly to name a replacement. aides say that could mean a matter of weeks. returning to the white house from overseas, the president called justice stevens at his home in florida, then gave reporters a kind of job description for the person he will pick to replace him. >> an independent mind, a record of excellence and integrity, a fierce dedication to the rule of law and a keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives of the american people. >> reporter: senior officials say the president is also looking for a strong leader on the court to provide a counterbalance to its charismatic conservatives. >> judge sonia sotomayor of the great state of new york. >> reporter: in the course of last year's nomination process, the president persona

savannah. >> anne thompson for us in rome.watching this. >> sorry, chuck. >> this holiest of weekends we shall see what the pope says at some point this week. health care, the economy, national security, we've got the top ten issues the candidates can't stop talking about coming up in today's decision "2010." plus a year after his rescue from pirates, captain richard philips is talking about his five-day ordeal and what life has been like since his return. >> it is a special day in geek dom. the eve of the release of apple's new ipad. but will it live up to the i hype? we talk live with a man who has already taken it for a test i drive. >> first a look at the president's i schedule. you're watching -- that was a chuck-like joke i must made. you're watching the daily rundown on msnbc. >> the daily rundown. we'll be back. vo: at walmart, you can get all the best easter candy for 20 percent less than leading national retailers. which means more candy... more places to hide it... and of course, more fun finding it. easter costs le

savannah guthrie is still here. robert e. >> thank you, frank. >> bart stupak, congressman from michigan, has he announced yet. >> he's going to announce at 12:30 today. we're going to report he's going to retire. >> that he's going to retire from congress. the lack of civility so apparent to so many people in the country when it comes to anything in washington, do you think this played any kind of a role in his decision. >> i'm sure it had to. there had been a lot of speculation the strain he was under in the health care battle and being that crucial vote on the abortion question had really taken a toll on him. a lot of people in congress, it's not that much fun. >> you're getting death threats and nasty messages which his office released audio of them. it is painful to listen to. members on all sides of this issue have received messages like that. what do you make of it, norah? is it that he's tired of the lack of civility as barnicle puts it or perhaps he's facing a tougher re-election because of his health care vote? >> h

it was a case of an atomic weapons whistleblower at savannah. roger wentzel and he blew the whistle on illegal drug use and major safety issues in the construction of atomic weapons. he was the first national whistleblower at an atomic weapons site concerning safety. what we learned very quickly was that the law for atomic safety excluded the weapons industry so he had no rights. but he had an extremely interesting story and a lot of credibility. so we took it to the journalists at the "washington post" and she ran a really good story about his case. it was on page three. excellent story. we were not going to win anything but the contractor overreacted and fired his number one witness. so the firing of the witness then became a page one story in the "washington post" and then continued coverage because of how outrageous the contractor reacted to the story. so then the journalist confronted the secretary of energy at a press conference about what the secretary of energy was doing, which triggered an inspector general investigation that ordered --

savannah guthrie at nationals park has the absolute best job and savannah and chuck every day at 9:00. >>> and speaking of things that are coming up for the president, supreme court justice john paul stevens hinting he may require, possibly announcing his decision this month. how would that departure, the nominee of president gerald ford, affect divisions in the court. pete williams joining us now. pete, justice stevens holds a unique place in the court, obviously. almost 90 years old. but how much of a major figure is he in the court in terms of the divisions? does he lead the liberal minority on the court and how would any replacement affect that division? >> before i get to that, i have to note that justice stevens threw out, is a person who has thrown out the first pitch before at white sox games. he just did it a year or so ago and you know, you could look at the tape and compare his pitch with president obama's. i'll leave that up to you. >> and one other fact about justice stevens, he, at age 12, watched babe ruth hit that home run where he pointed to the stands and that's part

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>> reporter: well, good morning, savannah. you know, the waters are starting to recede, but the problems certainly remain in the state of rhode island. we have water-covered roads and also river flooding that is compromising structures. behind me, one of them. we're in coventry, and this is a bridge there that is -- they're thinking it could go at any time, basically. they're saying the water rushing toward it has already crumbled the foundation underneath. while it doesn't look that significant, the impact downstream could mean flooding to 200 or so homes as well as compromising two additional dams. they are doing everything they can to keep that water back, but they fully expect this bridge not to make it. widespread issues still throughout the region. the sewer system is quite a mess. a lot of the pumps have stopped working, and the main sewage treatment plant was flooded, so that is now back up and running. and i-95, sections of that major thoroughfare still under water as we speak so, traffic around the state a real mess

savannah, he will not stop asking for money, is he? >> oh, i don't know about that. i think that the dnc will continue with its lavish fund-raising. ip don't think anything in this proposal that would put an end to that so i wouldn't expect that to go away anytime no. both parties feed at that trough as you know. >> i know that they do. take a look at what the president will say. here's what the president told you that there's no connection between his push for financial reform earn the timing of the s.e.c.'s -- no, this is responding to the charge from the republicans' side in the hill especially that he sort of went into cahoots with the s.e.c. and said let's score some political points in going after goldman sachs. let's listen to his response. >> i gave a speech about financial regulatory reform in 2007 before our current crisis, in 2008 before we fully knew what this crisis was going to be. we released financial reform as a package over a year ago. and so we're not johnny come lately to this thing. we've been pushing this hard throughout and the s.e.c. is an ent

loves joe and mika. >> we love savannah. >> i know when she sees savannah on tv, she's very proud.e a good relationship. >> exactly. >> you should tell that person to lighten up just a little bit. >> we like the e-mails. maybe just lighten up. pat buchanan, thanks a lot for being with us this morning. when we come back, and pat, have a great easter. >> yes, pat, have a very good easter, pat buchanan. >> i agree with you, gayle. >> special mommy hug to you. have a great easter. >> pat buchanan has risen. >> he has risen. >> oh, my. that's enough for pat. the march jobs report is due out any minute now. we'll have those numbers for you as they come out right here on "morning joe." i've been growing algae for 35 years. most people try to get rid of algae, and we're trying to grow it. the algae are very beautiful. they come in blue or red, golden, green. algae could be converted into biofuels... that we could someday run our cars on. in using algae to form biofuels, we're not competing with the food supply. and they absorb co2, so they help solve the greenhouse problem, as well. we're

and i know savannah guthrie, we've got savannah guthrie at the white house. >> yeah. >> she'll round. >> let's bring in savannah guthrie at the white house. what's that, savannah? i'm sorry. >> reporter: no. why are you guys doing a show sunday morning? that is crazy. >> tell me about it. >> it's a wrap-up of the white house correspondents dinner. chris, you told me that she's going to -- she's going to be on the show? >> yeah, i just assume if we're doing a show from the white house, she'd be there, right? >> white house correspondent. >> reporter: you won't even need me because you'll be here. you're all square. there's not even any room. do you know how small this space is? really, there's not room for three. >> just come from whatever party you're at. >> it is a question of logistics. told chris last night she could not come on sunday morning because she's going to still be partying. >> reporter: exactly. >> but i guess you'll party all the way through the night at this thing? i am too old. >> savannah, what are you wearing to the dinner? >> i'm wearing a tux, thanks for asking.

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. >> savannah, that still is overhanging all of the president's efforts as he tries to refocus on the economy and get people to understand what he and the administration feels they have really accomplished here? >> reporter: yeah, it's so striking when we just had the health care reform discusstion, and now moving to this issue, and they are still trying to explain and sell a couple huge policies. why the bailout of wall street was necessary? trying to explain, sure, it benefitted wall street but benefitted the rest of the country because wall street did not collapse and unleash all kinds of forces that would have been devastating to main street as well. and then it was interesting what john harwood said, they will be able to change minds on some of the benefits that go into affect, for example, kids under 26 now being able to stay on their parents' insurance, but the main concern people have it seems from the poll something the huge costs of health insurance reform, and, look, that's something that they cannot get away from. they discuss almost a trillion-dollar price tag. they can p

. >>> my colleague savannah guthrie will sit down with an interview with the first lady.on "the daily rundown" with chuck todd and savannah only on msnbc news. >>> continue to follow breaking news in winter spring, florida. any moment now we're expecting to get our first glimpse of the 11-year-old nadia bloom, the 11-year-old girl who has asperger's syndrome. she was found alive after being missing several days. she was found by a volunteer from her search volunteering in this difficult search. we're expecting to see her. she's in the woods. paramedics have been caring for her since she was found. relatively speaking they say she's in good condition. we're expecting to hear from officials to update us on this case. when all that happens we'll bring it to you live right here on msnbc. 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. ♪ >>> you can now listen to m

time "the daily rundown" chuck and savannah. >> it's just politics. raw bair knuckle politics. the kind of stuff that americans are so sick of it, they want to throw up. >> ah, politics. but whose fault is it? the first wall street reform test vote goes down to defeat. >>> and washington's other favorite ritual, corporate honchos from goldman sachs called to the carpet on capitol hill today. good morning. it's april 27th, 2010. i'm savannah guthrie. chuck is traveling with the president to the midwest. we'll be back tomorrow. at the top for us that, made for washington hearing, and it is expected to be a heated one for goldman sachs on capitol hill today. in just an hour from now, seven current and former executives from the wall street giant goldman sachs will come before a senate panel anxious to assign some blame for the financial crisis. let's get to nbc's kelly o'donnell on the hill for thus morning. okay, kelly. what can we expect? >> this will build like any good drama with three different panels where they break up these seven witnesses building toward the current chief

and theris anxty at a savannah, georgia, jobs fair. michelle rankin has been out of work for two years. >> i'll take just about anything. >> reporter: economists were impressed. >> numbers were better than we were expecting. we were expecting about 150,000. however, we were expecting a bigger boost from the census jobs and that wasn't the case. a lot came from private employment. nothing bad about that. >> reporter: back in north carolina at an expanding high-tech battery plant, the president was an optimist. >> what we can see here in this plant is that the worst of the storm is over. brighter days are still ahead. >> reporter: now, brian, republican criticism was not surprisingly muted with the biggest complaint being, guess what? this job growth isn't fast enough. >> chuck todd starting us off on a friday night at the white house. thanks. we want to turn to a guy we turn to a lot on these questions, cnbc senior economics reporter steve liesman. how about a reality check? when we come on the air and give the headline, 162,000 new job

this is a jobs fair in savannah. millions of americans are still working. republicans say democrats set back the recovery with their work when on health care and push for financial health care reform. >> there is some uncertainty there that citizens are not going to do what we want them to do, which is create more jobs. >> but they are doing more. the president says it is because of what he is doing. that is a preview of the political fight over the economy. we will see more during the november election. wbal tv. >> the official -- the decision to brings lost to anne arundel county is going back to the ballot box. the petition -- to bring slots to anne arundel account is going back to the ballot box. one person gave his frank opinion on the entire issue. >> i think we all would of been better off if we had limited these slots locations to those that were adjacent to race tracks. >> the baltimore company has sued the board of elections climate overlook fraud in the petition drive. one person -- they are waiting for a decision by a court or voters. >> a distr

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nbc's white house correspondent savannah guthrie joins us. savannah, good morning.hat has been accomplished there so far? >> well, natalie, this summit is all about stopping nuclear terrorism but the president is using the opportunity to rally world leaders around sanctions against iran. arriving one after the other, presidents, prime ministers, and top officials from 46 countries, here to commit to keeping nuclear weapons material, like highly enriched uranium, out of the hands of terrorists. >> the evidence is strong. the track record is demonstrated, and we know that al qaeda continues to pursue these materials. >> reporter: since sunday, the president has been doing back-to-back meetings with world leaders. a closely watched meeting on monday with the chinese president, hu jintao, yielded some progress on iran with the chinese agreeing to work with the u.s. on sanctions. and the white house touted the decision by the former soviet republic of ukraine to send all of its nuclear foul oknenuclear country by 2012. >> this is something the united states has tried to

and i am just talking to a member of congress over here from savannah,rgia. it. that seems like the ride in answer to me. from savannah, georgia, [cheering] >> thank you, i want to welcome you back to washington dc. these rallies are doing a great job because i promise you without this kind of a grass-roots movement the healthcare bill would have been far worse and it would have been a lot of the land far earlier except for you sending a message. and we watered it down but they didn't get the message completely. .. tomorrow and what usually happens the day after the rally cleaves it is broken property. the property has disappeared. but that is never the case. [cheering] i can promise you we willever see that story on network tv. i just talked to a friend of mine who is a liberal and he said don't these people realize 95% of you got a tax cut under the federal plan that president obama? and i am saying if you believe that then you believe the health care bill was going to give you better health care. and if you believe that you believe that the stimulus bill c

and i am just talking to a member of congress over here from savannah, georgia.. that seems like the ride in answer to me. from savannah,@@@@ @ @ @ @ tomorrow and what usually happens the day after the rally cleaves it is broken property. the property has disappeared. but that is never the case. [cheering] i can promise you we willever see that story on network tv. i just talked to a friend of mine who is a liberal and he said don't these people realize 95% of you got a tax cut under the federal plan that president obama? and i am saying if you believe that then you believe the health care bill was going to give you better health care. and if you believe that you believe that the stimulus bill created more jobs. and if you believe that, then you believe that other countries can sign the nuclear treaty are going to abide by it. and if president obama himself believes that, why doesn't he just walk outside and go down the street and tell you how good his stimulus bill was? [cheering] i have a feeling he will not show up with demand tax simplification. and you know,

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm chuck todd. we're diagnose to start with financial reform.the president's financial reform plan, or will someone fold? nbc capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us. and kelly, i can't help but see the quotes from olympia snowe and bob corker, republican senators from maine and tennessee respectively, both hinting they may not be there for a filibuster vote. >> well, isn't it interesting the tea leaves are able to be read this morning and it leads exactly there, to maine, perhaps susan collins, as well, and to tennessee. one of the things we think could be cast along the side of the trail is that $50 billion fund that originally democrats wanted. it would be used to under wind big banks that would fail in the future to keep the whole system from coming apart. and it would be funded by large financial institutions. republicans didn't like that idea. and said that it would ultimately be passed down to the consumer. they saw that as a problem. so that point of opposition seems to be melting because the white house ha

and i am just talking to a member of congress over here from savannah, georgia.untry back. don't ask someone else to do it. that seems like the ride in answer to me. from savannah, georgia, [cheering] >> thank you, i want to welcome you back to washington dc. these rallies are doing a great job because i promise you without this kind of a grass-roots movement the healthcare bill would have been far worse and it would have been a lot of the land far earlier except for you sending a message. and we watered it down but they didn't get the message completely. .. i spent a lot of time with tea party people. i have to tell you. this is probably the fifth or sixth time that i have spoken at t party rallies since this began. i have gone to a lot of rallies in washington d.c.. menu you will be home tomorrow. would you -- many of you will be home tomorrow. what usually happens is that there's trash and broken property and property that has to fit -- that has disappeared. but that never happens with the tea party movement. >i can tell you that we will never see that story o

. >> we have a tweed from savannah. have you ever considered writing a book focused on modern feminism or the lgbt movement? >> it goes to the organization for women. the problem is with modern feminism it was institutionalized and organizations that were leftists. modern feminism is not a leftist notion. it is an american notion. it is the guide yet all of us should be able to live the lives that best suit us so writing a book on the modern feminist movement. if there is one it would be in american history effort. if you see it ranging from the suffrage movement certainly to the beginning of the modern feminist institutionalized movement or even in her last book noted in fact she was in just a tired housewife, she was a member of the communist party and decided to move things in that fashion and i think that a lot of history is being misrepresented by certain left-wing institutions and i write about that both in the new thought police and the death of right and wrong but again and as i guess part of my conservatism is