our white house correspondent savannah guthrie has more from the north lawn tonight. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. the president wanted to emphasize this milestone, acknowledging the work isn't done, yet he said it is time to turn the page. he also wanted to highlight what the white house considers a campaign promise fulfilled. >> i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. >> reporter: the president has been visiting with troops today, and earlier this week at walter reid near washington, he's been visibly moved by those visits. tonight he took the time to thank the troops for their sacrifice. >> at every turn, america's men and women in uniform have served with courage and resolve. as commander in chief i am very proud their service. like all americans, i am awed by their sacrifice, and by the sacrifices of their families. >> reporter: the president addressed the political divisions over going to the war in iraq in the first plac

our white house correspondent savannah guthrie also visiting the home office here in new york tonight. savannah, it was interesting. he's back to campaign kind of cadence and mentioning john boehner a lot in the house of representatives. >> right, john boehner who, of course, is the house republican leader and the man many think will become speaker of the house were the republicans to get control of the house again. you're right. he was mentioned eight times in the speech. the choice of cleveland, no accident. it's boehner's home state. he gave a speech there on the economy two weeks ago telling the world the president should fire his entire economic team. today the president really counterpunched. this is a white house looking to sharpen the attack and make it more specific and make boehner the face of the republican party. it's one thing to run against a general idea. it's another to have an opponent and that is clearly where the white house is going with this. >> all right. savannah guthrie, good to have you here. thanks. >>> the city of detroit did not need what happened there las

our white house correspondent savannah guthrie here in new york covering the president tonight. savannah, good evening. >> as you say, on foreign policy today was the main event. the president addressed the full u.n. assembly, a speech that covered the terrain of u.s. foreign policy, but it was striking how much time he devoted to the issue of middle east peace. making clear he's willing to put it on the line for an issue that's bedeviled so many of his predecessors. at the u.n. today, the president leaned hard on world leaders to finally achieve a long elusive goal in the middle east. >> we all have a choice to make. each of us must choose the path of peace. >> reporter: but at the very moment the president was laying out his foreign policy goals, his political opponents were rolling out their domestic agenda. >> americans across this country are outraged and so are we. >> reporter: at a hardware store in sterling, virginia, outside of washington, house republicans unveiled their plan to change washington. >> stop, stop out of control spending and actually reduce the size of our

our white house correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us with more on this to start us off. >> reporter: as is customary in washington, when he sat down to testify, he went off script and into his comedy routine. and not everyone is laughing tonight. on capitol hill today, more evidence of why some americans think washington is a joke. the comedian stephen colbert, was billed as an expert witness on farm labor. and testified in character. >> congresswoman asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i'm happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important complicated issue, and i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. >> one congressman asked him to leave. >> you run your show, we run the committee. but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and s

nbc's white house correspondent savannah guthrie is back this morning with a new look at president obama'sorkplace. savannah, good morning. >> good morning to you, ann. you know, most presidents do redecorate their offices when they are inaugurated. president obama decided to wait a little while. at first, he said he liked the way president bush had it decorated. but now it seems it's time for a change. >> good evening. >> reporter: on tuesday night, it wasn't just what president obama said that got noticed, but where he said it, an oval office that just got a makeover. while the president and first family were away vacationing on martha's vineyard, workers were putting in new wallpaper, a pair of new sofas, two chairs reupholstered in carmel leather, new brightly colored lamps and a coffee table, and the centerpiece of the famously oval room, a carpet with famous quotes of the president from teddy roosevelt and martin luther king. >> during our discussions -- >> reporter: new presidents traditionally redecorate their office to make them their own. >> we want you to see the new rug. it's a

way that they don't believe any party is going to make a difference. >> reporter: for "toda savannah guthrie nbc news, new york. >> for more we turn to john harwood, chieforrespondent for cnbc. you can't make ts stuff up. i don't know where to start. let's start with the anger out there. are people just ang in general and does thatot make this election somewhat unpredictable? >> well, it does. we have had a volatile season all year lo, but so much of it stems from the economy. when you've got nearly 10% of the american people out of work, 15 million americans looking for jobsthat is a recipe for frustration, for loong at washington and saying, you're not solvinging my problems, you're not making my life better. is the life of my kids going to be better than mine? people are pessimistic about the economy. that's a rough thing for incumbents to endure. you hosted the town hall this week witthe president. we heard a little bit, but there was more than one person who stood up and said supporter of the presidt who express some disappointment that heasn't taken us where they thought he would take

savannah guthrie reports. >> reporter: on capitol hill friday, more evidence of why some americans think washington is a joke. the comedian stephen colbert was billed as an expert witness on farm labor and testified in character. >> congresswoman loffgrin asked me to use my vast experience as a migrant farm worker. i'm happy to draw attention to this issue and i hope my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. >> reporter: one congressman asked him to leave. >> you run your show. we run the committee. but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes, though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi saw no problem. >> he's an american. if he has a point of view he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. >> reporter: republicans said colbert mocked the process. >> if

savannah guthrie is in washington, d.c. for us. when you look at it, you see the stark contrast, but you know the president has to put everything on the table to close that enthusiasm gap that we're talking so much about, that we're seeing between republican likely voters and democratic likely voters. >> no question about it. the white house hopes everyone looks at that rally that we saw at the university of wisconsin yesterday and says, what enthusiasm gap? he was still able to pack tens of thousands into an arena. the only issue is can he pack them into the polls? will they actually show up? these are folks who, of course, supported the president in 2008. they call them obama surge voters. the dnc is sending $50 million to try to get out this vote because in some of these key races, those young people, the ones that voted for the first time in 2008, could make the difference. and even today in des moines, iowa, as you said, the president hosting kind of a more intimate affair in somebody's backyard. he talked about that generatio

i'm savannah guthrie. >> is it really only wednesday? is it really finally hump day? i'm chuck todd. and later, the academy award-winning filmmaker debe hyped at kwn inconvenient truth" and now "waiting for superman" will also be on the show. let's get to the rundown. we'll start with those new poll numbers. five weeks from election day. our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows a little bit of a silver lining for democrats. when asked who they independent power come january, republicans still come out on top but their lead has shrunk to nine points. was 49/40 in august and now just three points, 46/43. still a lot to be concerned about here for anyone currently in office. mark murray is nbc's deputy political director. the big picture, the overall landscape hasn't changed. let's start with the first number. why is the republican lead now only three when it was nine a month ago? >> well, chuck, the biggest change has to do with the fact that african-americans and latinos are more enthusiastic about voting in the midterms, which has bumped up the democratic num

. >>> all right, savannah guthrie, always, great reporting, good to see you, thank you so much. >> you too, norah. >> join savannah and chuck todd or known add chavannah -- sorry, savannah. only on msnbc. >> coming up, the new health care law takes effect today. so why is there so much confusion about what's actually in the bill? we're going to help sort it out for you. >>> sarah palin tweeting again, talking. what she's saying now about president obama. >>> and throwing their hat in the 2012 presidential race. what gives? the founder of facebook making a lot of new friends in new jersey with a big donation. this is andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. shazam! h2...o! hydrolicious! magic bananas! it's the first one click faucet filter that removes 99% of lead and microbial cysts. adios contaminos! ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from t

our white house correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us in new york. because the president is at the u.n. in new york, what's going on at this days long gathering? >> this is his second meeting at the u.n. general assembly and he'll give a status report on u.s. foreign policy tomorrow with a real emphasis on what the u.s. is trying to do with these direct talks in the middle east. >> and about this book that came out, what's been the reaction considering they invited this journalist in, cooperated from the traveling white house? >> it's fascinating. on the one hand, it's probably bad or at least awkward for some individuals inside the white house because of the infighting that andrea describes. as far as the larger narrative, frankly the white house is embracing it. they think this shows a president who is in command, somebody who went through a deliberate process, leaned hard on the military saying we need an exit strategy. and they make no apologies for considering the politics, all of it recognizing in their view you have to have america behind the

we begin with white house correspondent savannah guthrie. >> reporter: there are those technical measures that economists talk about, then there is the reality on the ground. today, the president got a dose of the latter. >> thank you very much. thank you, guys. >> reporter: as the economic experts today were putting an official end date on the recession, at a cnbc sponsored town hall, the president was getting an earful from americans still reeling for it. >> i voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. i'm one of those people, and i'm waiting, sir. i'm waiting. i don't feel it yet. >> i really want to know is the american dream dead for me? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the president, forced to acknowledge again, the primary economic indicator for most americans isn't budging. >> i can describe what's happening to the economy overall, but if you're out of work right now, the only thing you're going to be hearing is when do i get a job? >> reporter: the national bureau of economic research announced today the recession technically e

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm chuck todd. let's get to the rundown. welcome to a special edition.ocus, of course, education nation. nbc and msnbc launched a big week of events highlighting the deteriorating state of our public schools. and our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll, a c or worse and a quarter of people giving public schools a "a" or "b." a majority of folks, 65% are willing to pay higher dwal taxes to directly improve american schools. >> money alone won't get it done n. aex collusive interview with matt

we get details now from our white house correspondent savannah guthrie on the north lawn tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. with election day less than two months away and his party facing the prospect of a blowout in the mid-terms, the president was anxious to talk about efforts to improve the economy and put pressure on republicans for not offering better ideas. he spent a fair bit of time trying to quiet a cultural storm over islam in america. on the eve of the anniversary of 9/11, the president found himself trying to lower the national temperature, making an impassioned plea for religious tolerance. >> we have to make sure that we don't start turning on each other. i will do everything that i can as long as i'm president of the united states, to remind the american people that we are one nation under god. we may call that god different names, but we remain one nation. >> reporter: nine years after the terrorist attacks, anti-muslim sentiment is seeing a resurgence. a florida pastor's threat to burn the koran this weekend led to protests in afghani

it was an interesting white house briefing today as you and savannah guthrie have been reporting. tomorrow is a big day for the president and for rahm emanuel, right? >> reporter: he is. rahm emanuel is going to be getting something that a whole bunch of former chiefs of staffs have never gotten before, that is a very public sendoff. they'll have a serny in the east room at 11:05. it was originally supposed to be in the rose garden. but it looks like they're preparing for bad weather. as we've been reporting all day as well. and it's potentially an acting role in the job. don't assume he's only there for the short term. he's somebody that has been with the president longer than any other person in the white house short of david axelrod, who had a political consulting relationship with candidate obama then for the senate. he has been with him consistently all the way through the presidential campaign. there's been a deputy chief now. if you look up the words respected and reserved in the white house, this is pete rous. he's respected and revered by many. and he's somebody that won'

we'll get the morning's headlines out of the white house with savannah guthrie and architect of "no childeorge miller joins us. what else needs to be done to save america's failing school system. first, a check on the forecast. dominica. >> good morning. rain up and down the southeast in new england, heavy downpours on tap today. no airport delays so far but i think we will start to see that as we head through the rest of the afternoon. also, could see some thunderstorms. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go nation

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm chuck todd. by the way, yesterday was the last day of summer, so why not have reports about the last day of summers. we're about 40 plus days to election day. we're going to begin with another palace intrigue story. that's the bob woodward book. the news is already started to leak out thanks to the "new york times" finding the book in it. in it, some of the battles within the obama administration over the war. vick, it looks like woodward is creating characterable moments about things that have leaked out. >> that's a good way to put it. bob woodward has done it again, you guys. appare apparently, a lot of west wing china got broken. you remember those three-hour strategy sessions in the basement of the west wing last fall. apparently now, it was an administration at odds with it. at one point, the president is characterized, boiling over with frustration at the military. he felt they were trying to box him in so that 40,000 more troops that had been requested by mcchrystal and backed up by gener

savannah guthrie, how does the white house try to get a message through this reality? think it's hard for this white house to trumpet its achievements because so many people are facing a reality on the ground that's totally inconsistent with that. that's the real challenge. this whole issue that joe brings up about -- it's not that this recession is so vicious and it has cut across -- you can talk people who lost their jobs who are college educated and went to law school. however, joe makes a good point. wall street's profits are great. but apparently corporations don't feel like they can hire. so those kinds of issues that i think makes the white house and democrats feel like they've got a solid argument on this whole question of extending the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. they think the facts are on their side. and one thing they really say is, look, how can republicans be talking about fiscal rectitude and worry about deficit spending when, to extent the bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000 would cost $700 billion which is about what the stimul

our own savannah guthrie reported that friday could be the day when rahm emanuel decides to throw his hat in the ring to run for chicago mayor. a lot of speculation. most of it centered around a temporary replacement until after the elections. gentleman named pete rouse is often mentioned. we don't know, richard, exactly how it is going to play out. we don't know whether rahm emanuel will make that announcement on friday, but right now a very strong possibility that he will. >> mike viqueira, thank you very much in new mexico for us. >>> to one of the stories we're following all this week. one of the critical issues facing the public education today. the growing number of students who quit school even before graduating. a child drops out of school every 11 seconds. that's right. five kids will drop out of school in the united states before we finish reading this guest introduction. a quarter of u.s. students do not graduate from high schools. the class of 2009 dropouts will cost the united states $335 billion in lost wages, taxes and productivit productivity. today on msnbc, two of th

white house correspondent is a savannah guthrie joins us now. what is the key impact by rahm leaving and being replaced by pete rouse? >> reporter: it's a real culture shift at the white house. rahm emanuel is a larger than life figure, somebody well known. this is going to be a real difference in style. piece rouse has been with president obama since back in his senate days. he's in old washington hand, been around forforever. he keeps a lower profile, not one of these guys you'll see out at washington parties. doesn't maintain close relationships with washington reporters. i would use the word a beloved figure inside the white house. he's something of a calm erin influence. i'm told by people who have worked with him over the years that he's somebody who has been very strategic and very smart about recruiting top talents. it's kind of a who's who of names in democratic circles. people he's recruited to work for him and anita dun being one of them. he's somebody who has a lot of xperps. he's probably going to be brought in as an acting chief of

i'm savannah guthrie live in washington. andrea mitchell is on assignment in iran, where she had the rare opportunity to sit down one-on-one with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> savannah, as you know, iran's president will be heading to new york for the u.n. general assembly next week. but when i asked him about growing support for sanctions against iran, and criticism of his nuclear program, he showed no sign of compromise. why is iran not letting the experienced inspectors who know this weapons area so well, why is iran not letting these inspectors in? >> translator: if the iaea does everything according to the law, if they are going to go beyond the law, it is not acceptable to us. i am going to ask a question to you. we were one of the allies of the united states or the west. would we be treated the same way by the agency? >> the iaea -- >> translator: the iaea, yes. >> the iaea treats -- >> translator: please, please, let me finish. the iaea visit or inspect nuclear facilities or provide any report from those i

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm chuck todd. we'll start in tehran with the developing story. sarah shourd was released from iranian custody. not quite free filling out paperwork. andrea mitchell broke the story and she has the latest on the ground in tehran. andrea, take it away. >> reporter: well, chuck and savannah, this is obviously emotional. it's an up and down crazy kind of story. sarah shourd has been released. the iranian government announced that now. we don't know first of all whether bail is being paid. there are a lot of reports that bail is being paid and there are reports that we cannot confirm that some gulf nations may be involved. some u.s. allies who have very close relationships here. we don't know if money is being transferred but it is not u.s. government money and the paperwork still being done. the swiss ambassador downstairs below me waiting for her arrival here. so we are expecting her any minute but things happen in a very slow methodical and sometimes difficult to understand way. it's iranian time. the good news is that sarah shourd is released and

a really good point that i heard savannah guthrie say on "daily rundown."y pick an insider like donilin or somebody like that, they might as well do that. no point in putting someone who is in interim that obama knows just to oppose somebody who is already inside the white house. >> dominico, thank you so much. we'll talk again soon. >>> back to the breaking news coming to us from the university of texas in austin where it is still on campuses lockdown right nu. according to the wires a gunman wearing a ski mask opened fire today inside the university of texas library there and then fatally shot himself. the reason why the campuseses is on lockdown is that police believe there is a second possible suspect on campus. they are holding a news conference and we will get information on the developments coming to us out of austin. ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ every day, it's getting faster ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolv

savannah guthrie reported it could come as early as friday, and that all signs are pointing that he wouldl bid. it's not a done deal. due to family considerations, emanuel hasn't completely made up his mind yet. most are oermting und ioperatin asujs assumption that he will run for mayor of chicago. >> let's look at the outsiders first. >> this is people who are outsiders, but very well known to washington, d.c. you have tom daschle, the former senate leader who isn't certainly working the white house, but knows all the types of players. there's also clinton's former chief of staff in the 1990s. another, john podesta and then leon panetta. he's a former clinton chief of staff. they may want to tap someone who certainly knows what the job is and also knows a thing or two about dealing with republicans in charge of congress if that turns out to be the case after november. >> how concerned is the white house from the things being said with needing someone who is not as divisive. it's more than that he's wearing sho many hathats. >> well, the republicans may dispute that. >> exactly. but a lot

. >> savannah guthrie is live for us at the white house.controversy regarding the president giving his message, as other presidents have done to student this is year. the white house decided to send out the script early so schools could decide whether or not to share this with the kids out there. >> reporter: that's right. and whether this is the reason for it or not, who knows.

. >> savannah guthrie live at the white house. thank you. >>> an update on american sarah shourd. she's out of the iranian prison and speaking now for the very first time. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all of the governments, all of the people that have been involved, and i especially particularly want to address president ahmadinejad and all the iranian officials, really just the leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> andrea mitchell has confirmed she was charged with espionage. president obama released a statement saying i am very pleased that sarah shourd has been released by the iranian government and will soon be united with her family. nbc news tehran bureau chief has more detail ls. i was giving a note that sarah shourd has been met by her mother in oman. >> reporter: that's right, tamron. an end of an agonizing weekend of uncertainty for sarah shourd. we don't know what is going to happen with shane bauer and josh fattal. they said it would be reviewed in two months time. they may still have to face trial, or they may be gi

i'm savannah guthrie. let's get right to the rundown. we're going to start with that breaking news out of afghanistan. nine americans were killed in a helicopter crash overnight, making this the deadliest year for western force so far as. nbc's john yang is live in kabul with the latest. john, good morning. what happened here? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this was the worst helicopter crash in about four years for u.s. troops. nine troops dead. this happened in zabul province, which is in the south-southeastern section of afghanistan. an area where the taliban controls much of the territory and where coalition forces have been stepping up their attempts to push the taliban out. we are told this crash happened about 4:00 this morning, local time. the military says that there were no reports of enemy fire. that the crash is still under investigation. now, despite the fact that there were no reports of enemy fire, the taliban has called news organizations, including a call here at nbc news in kabul, to claim responsibility for the a

i'm savannah guthrie. >> i have to say dodgers thing is a thing i am most focused on as a dodger fan. i'm chuck todd. start in new york where iranian president ahmadinejad claimed that parts of the u.s. government somehow orchestrated the 9/11 attacks. watch. >> translator: some segments within the u.s. government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining american economy and it scripts on the middle east in order to save the zionist regime. >> that prompted the american delegation to walk out, and then the british delegation and several from the european union. of course, he's in new york covering the united nations. so, what sparked this? this is nine years later. came, frankly, out of nowhere. i mean, we're used to him saying crazy stuff, but 9/11? >> that's right, chuck. it was a real surprise for him to say this. we thought he was going to go on about the nuclear, talk about how he's being browbeaten by the ie zr iaea. when he got to the states he said he was open to talks with the u.s. to resolve this issue. this is certainly going to close the door to any future talks. i

>> that was savannah guthrie reporting. also in election news, this could be the week we learn if the president's chief of staff, rahm emanuel moves on to run for mayor of chicago. he's expressed interest in the position in the past. >>> a georgia megachurcheader accused of luring young me into homosexual relationships says he's ready to take that case to court. bishop eddie long made his first public statents about the allegations to his congregation yestery morning. lawsuits by four men claim long offered to lavish gifts including rs, cash, and travel in exchange for sex. the bishop didn't deny those accusations but said he would ot try this case in the media. >> i've been accused. i'm under attack. i feel like david against goliath. but i've got five rock, and i haven't thrown one yet. >> bishop lg is marriedith four children. he has also been atrong opponent of home sexuality in the past. >>> right now the gulf oil disaster is theocus of a hearing on capitol hill. the federal panel is investigating how well the governme

and with murkowski, there was hint she may support -- >> this morning with savannah guthrie on "morning joe" asked mitch mcconnell if republicans are rejecting his picks for office. let's listen. >> seven of the establishment republican picks, candidates you got behind in primaries, have gone down to defeat, including in your home state of kentucky. so, do you feel like the republican party is rebuking your and the establishment picks? >> well, look, the primaries -- the voters in the primaries get to decide who the nominees are. there was one state, utah, where the primary voters didn't get a chance to decide. it was done by convention. but you know, those things sort themselves out and we'll get behind the nominees of the party. the real elections are not in primaries or conventions. they are in november and as i said, i'm optimistic i'm going to be the leader of a larger group than i am now. >> what a survivor if there ever was one. mitch mcconnell has had his head buried in a gopher hole for a year and a half. he's coming out -- he'll probably get a wreath for that, but he didn't wa

she's savannah guthrie. >>> let's get to the rundown. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel expected to step down as soon as tomorrow. and widely expected to take his place, at least for now, senior adviser pete roust. someone very much respected and beloved in ds the white house. >> and don't assume this idea the interim is somehow going to be. there's a lot of talk that if he will agree to stick around, he very much could be the chief of staff all the way through the rest of the term. and if he does not want to do it, it might be another person. ron plain is the other name you hear. as for rahm emanuel, as soon as he is legally not an employee of the federal government, they have the website ready to go. they are turning on, he may -- there will be a presence on the campaign, according to some sources i've talked to, beginning on saturday. the website, though, actually, the light switch could go on friday, if they can. it's all ready to go. the one caveat on all of this is that emanuel and the entire chicago team, very sensitive to t

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i'm savannah guthrie. let's get right to the rundown. a political earthquake in delaware. the candidate out of nowhere, christine o'donnell, knocks off the longtime republican politician everyone thought would win the nomination and the seat. did republicans just kiss their chances of a senate takeover good-bye? nbc's capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell, is live in wilmington, where the story is today. kelly, i don't even know what to say. it sounds like this was a race that republicans were counting on, thinking this seat was locked, and now everything's changed. >> reporter: well, as we've met before on mornings after a big tea party upset, i am seeing personally a pattern. when we're on the ground, talking to candidates, mike castle and his supporters, christine o'donnell, her family, her volunteer and supporters, we've spent time with both. and you could see a difference. castle's people had respect and appreciation for his long service here, but around o'donnell, there was a fiery level of attention and enthusiasm. not just about her, but about a chance to sen

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they go after what -- here he is with savannah guthrie, our colleague, asking congressman isa what he'll if he gets subpoena power, which he can dig into anything he wants to dig into to bring down this administration. let's listen. >> some people said you're the man, the white house most fears. is that fair? and what do they have to fear? >> every administration, once they become the administration, become somewhat imperial and not just on behalf of, you know, people working in the white house. but it spreads into the cabinet positions. suddenly, every problem they inharlt i inher inherited, they want to blame the predecessor but they don't want you looking to see if the change will work, whether it is a chafrpg can you believe in. he promised change. he promised transparency. now he has cabinet officers saying, you know, please, i doan want to respond to this. let me just handle it. >> well that, was a long way around. that wasn't the most perfect bite of his commitment. i heard him many times say i'm going to use the subpoena power and nail these guys. on issues whether joe was promis

i'm savannah guthrie. good morning, everyone. let's get right to the rundown. at the top for us what some are calling the new sheriff on wall street. after months of speculation and rumors, the president will make it official today naming elizabeth warren to help start up the new powerful consumer bureau. she's the darling of the left, but conservatives were ready to fight her nomination tooth and nail. the president is moving to effectively sidestep the senate with the way he is handling this announcement. mike is live on the white house north lawn. so she's going to be temporarily advising the president. explain, this mike. >> reporter: well, she could serve conceivably about midway into 2012. that's the way this is set up in the law if you look at the language involved here. you're right, if they make it official today, savannah, kind of, she's being appointed in this advisory role to sidestep the senate confirmation process that would have been problematic. she's essentially walking in the side door of this house that she herself created, her own brainchild

i'm savannah guthrie. let's get to the rundown. at the top for us, the top love message out of the white house. first vice president biden telling progressives, stop whining. now the president in a new interview out this morning says it is inexcusable and irresponsible for them to sit out the midterms. in "rolling stone" the president says there may be complaints about us not having gotten certain things done, not fast enough, not making certain legislative compromises but he goes on to say if people want to take their ball and go home, that tells me folks weren't serious in the first place. in the meantime, the vice president on with lawrence o'donnell last night explained those whiner comments. >> there's some on the democratic base, not the core of it, that are angry because we didn't get every single thing they want. it's time to just buck up here, understand that we can make things better. continue to move forward. >> the president, meanwhile, on the road today. this evening he'll try to capture the old campaign magic at a col

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