it's time to ask yourself if you've become too skeptical. this is something i always like to do on a down day. i look at how the media's covered this auto industry with the cash for clunkers program or the housing industry with the $8,000 tax credit for buying a home. that one goes away in november. and what do i hear over and over again? i hear what is known as the pull-through argument. where everybody just assumes that these programs are stealing future sales. and, therefore, are worthless. cannot do any good at all. i've reached some conclusions. i think we've gone from being reasonable skeptical, which is good after a bear market. recently skeptical about the possibility that demand is being stolen from the future to a whole other level. i think we've now become impossible to convince otherwise no matter what. in other words, many of us have our heads in the sands. we're impervious to anything that could be good. we don't want to hear, we do not want to hear anything good. right now anytime a stimulus program with any sorts, what are th

you're not being skeptical. you're being impossible. impossible to convince that these programs are anything but books that don't stimulus demand in our worst time. because we say they distort in what we would otherwise be seeing, which is of course the incredible downturn in business. we've got to -- i learned the word in knowledge, you're a nihilist. neilism is the party line or maybe you took the russian lit course. you believe in nothing with this. all right, so maybe those are a little over the head there. how about this one, you're smeagle. a nation of smeegle, i'm not listen. and especially if it's good you have missed 3,000 dow points going with the old smeege. the idea that there might be a whole nonstolen from cohort of people that actually bought cars because they the other car's worth $4,000 bucks and got 3 gs. gas-guzzling clunkers that came back to life is regarded as the height of the pollyanna thinking but assumption that no one will buy a house without the $8,000 credit, that's gospel. doesn't seem to matter that decemb

i heard a lot of skepticism about the entire plan, skepticism from democrat mark warner, skepticism from democrat evan bayh. skepticism from democrat ron widen, skepticism from susan collins, republican. and of course tougher skepticism from lamar alexander and judd gregg. betsy, how do you read this? is this going to be as easy or at least as promising as john harwood is suggesting? >> well, of course, the president has to calm the fears of two groups of americans. one is seniors. he's already admitted to them that this legislation will be paid for by a $500 billion cut in future medicare spending over the next decade, about a 10% cut when 30% more people will be in the program. those numbers just don't add up. and seniors are worried about fewer hip replacements, et cetera. and he also has to calm the fears of americans who already have health plans they like. because the legislation says they will have to move into what's called a qualified plan. and the health choices commissioner yet to be appointed will decide what that covers, how much it will cost, how much people will have to pa

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. >> are you skeptical about more troops, about sending more troops? >> well, can i just say this? i have to exercise skepticism any time i send a single young man or woman in uniform into harm's way because i'm the one who is answerable to their parents if they don't come home, so i have to ask some very hard questions any time i send our troops in. the question that i'm asking right now is to our military, to general mcchrystal, to general petraeus to all our national security apparatus is whether it's troops who are already there or any troop request in the future, how does this advance america's national security interests? how does it make sure that al qaeda and its extremist allies cannot attack the united states homeland, our allies, our troops who are based in europe? that's the question that i'm constantly asking because that's the primary threat that we went there to deal with, and if -- if supporting the afghan national government and building capacity for their army and securing certain provinces advances that central artery skwi, then we'll move forward, but if it does

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i want to help this president do the things we need to do, stand up to a skeptical public. and i understand why people are skeptical, but i'll be one republican standing by this president and we will not do to him what they did to bush. this is not obama's war in afghanistan, this is america's war, and there's a way to win it according to our commanders. we're going to need more resources to do it. and i want to help this president, because our national security interests are as ever much at stake today as they were in the election. >> david, i said early in the year that if the president listened to our commanders on the ground and to our diplomats, that i'd be there by his side. and i supported his strategy in iraq. i've supported his strategy in afghanistan. but it's pretty clear, based on what i heard this morning, that the president's changing the goals here. all he talked about was going after al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan. what happened to the statement earlier this year when the president said we cannot allow the taliban and al qaeda to have a safe haven from

i am definitely a skeptic. actually, my mom convinced me. and i have activia every morning for breakfast. activia definitely helped with my occasional irregularity. activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks when eaten every day. chances are someone you trust can recommend activia. take the activia challenge. it works or your money back! ♪ activia! >> couric: in his interview with bob schieffer today, president obama took note of the passion stirred up by the debate over health care. we've seen it at down meetings and during the protest last weekend in washington. our senior political correspondent jeff greenfield looks tonight at hue who the protestors are and what is bringing them up. >> reporter: most of those there would have called themselves patriots. that "don't tread on me" flag was an early symbol of the american revolution who argued that their government today is betraying pra traditional principles. steve butler, a physician from indiana, was handing out copies of the constitution. >> if you

always be skeptical. but if you're unwilling to believe anything positive, that makes you a plain old mule. you're not going to find any money in the market if you think like that. shu put your no one bonds. the bottom line, the lesson of arrogance is simple. you can't shut yourself off from everybody. things can get better. you won't profit from the improvement unless you're willing to listen to the people predicting it. >>> all night i've been talking about my mistakes. mistakes i've made in 2009 and trying to atone for. but i'm not the only one who has things to atone for. on this day, i want to call on others to atone with us. because while i've admittedly made previous mistakes at times, none of my screw-ups can hurt you the way that say how about the s.e.c. screw-ups can. tonight i'm calling the s.e.c. to atonal for a host of mistakes by getting off its duff and doing its job. that means punishing the bad guys and making the playing field level for regular investors like you. i expected more from th

so it seems, i might be seen as more skeptical, i'm no more skeptical than i was. >> i don't see how it can work in a national plan in the current form that the president's presenting. >> reporter: in oklahoma, insurance agent john gumerson said something must be done, just not what the president outlined. >> well, president obama is a very smooth speaker, and i thought he can be very persuasive. he is a wonderful orator, i'll give you that. i used to be in the insurance business and i don't think all those stories about insurance companies are true, but beside the point, i feel that the public option, i think people would rather not have the government involved in health insurance. >> reporter: as much as people discussed the president's policies, many also talked about the tone of the evening. >> i will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan to-- than to improve it. ( cheers and applause ) i won't stand by while the >> i also really like how he called the republicans out on a few things. he looked directly at them, and sa

no wonder they are skeptical of it. of the things that we have done is take some of the risks that were in the system and now transferred them to the dollar. >> correct. >> long-term, what does that mean for the united states, and for investors? >> it means the weaker dollar right now. the dollar's down 35% since 2001. it doesn't mean it can't go lower. we're borrowing a lot of money. we're printing a lot of money. we're about to raise taxes on all a host of things. this is a bad prescription for the dollar.. so i would expect the dollar to continue to work its way lower. however, we have very high interest rates, the highest since 1985, that's helping to break that fall. i don't think there's going to be a collapse. >> michelle, i know you wanted to ask a question of howard. >> absolutely. if that's your view of the dollar and interest rates, what are you doing with people's money? are you more exposed to companies that are exposed overseas because of a falling dollar? >> yes, exactly, michelle. i would suggest that in

they're very skeptical about their government. they're impatient with how s,owly the aid development has come. there's a lot of inflation. they find it difficult to pay their rent. so... >> sherr: they're just trying to get by, is what you're saying? >> right. and just to turn it around, i mean, one way of putting it, i don't know whether this is helpful-- but if you're an afghan villager, you sit in your village, maybe in southern afghanistan, and one day the taliban turn up. and you probably don't like them very much, because they're young, fanatical men, banging on about religion. but you might give them a cup of tea, they go away. next day, maybe some canadian soldiers turn up. maybe they search your house. that makes you a little bit uncomfortable, but you give them a cup of tea, they go away. the next day, the afghan police turn up. they may not be wearing uniforms, they're waving guns around, they may be rude to your daughter. you give them a cup of tea, they go away. basically, you want these people, by and large, to go aw

robert gates is skeptical of a light footprint. >> if you walk away, the situation there won't deteriorate. i think it's unrealistic. >> reporter: to be clear, nobody here is advocating a total withdrawal from afghanistan. aids say we can expect a strategy from the president in a matter of weeks, not months. some criticize the president for delaying. they say that endangers american troops. >> savannah guthrie, thanks. >>> in economic news, a bombshell in the autoindustry. roger pen ski is a big name. he was supposed to save gm struggling saturn brand. he was going to buy out the brand from gm. apparently, it's fallen through. phil le beau is with us with more on this. it was a bit of a surprise. >> reporter: a bit of a surprise since we expected them to finalize a purchase of stat urn. the deal fell apart late today. gm said they are going to wind down saturn brand, eliminate it all together. it will happen by the end of 2010. if you own a saturn, general motors will still take care of you. they started the brand in 1990. after 20 years, general motors decided it's the end of the road for

me skeptics oppose the radal action st. our economy is already rting. now you are telling us essions are falling, s let's relax, t job is done. the climate changeminister utterly jects that. >> it urgent we get this agreement. every month that es by, more corporate its em that will heat up the planet, ha a devaating effect. >> tomorrow, at united nations, buthe american and chinese president will be under tense pressure to lead bexample. the two big polluters with to make a stark copywrits compromise >> stay with us, if you can hr it still, iflite is a state funeral to six of its soldiers killed in afghanistan last we. a blic inquiry is under way into the death of an iri man. wyers for t man's irreonsibly for his death lies with the highestevels of government. an iocent man killed in itish custody. he had 93 separate injuries iniry heard that head been screami please leave me alone, i am going to die. who was responsible? date the lawyer for himsaid this inot just about beatings or a few bad appl. there is something rotten in t whole barrel the abe and

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some skeptics oppose the radical action st. our economy is already hurting. now you are telling us emissions are falling, so let's relax, the job is done. the climate change minister utterly rejects that. >> it is urgent we get this agreement. every month that goes by, more corporate its emit that will heat up the planet, have a devastating effect. >> tomorrow, at united nations, but the american and chinese president will be under intense pressure to lead by example. the two big polluters with to make a stark copywriters -- compromises. >> stay with us, if you can hear it still, if elite is a state funeral to six of its soldiers killed in afghanistan last week. a public inquiry is under way into the death of an iraqi man. lawyers for the man's irresponsibly for his death lies with the highest levels of government. >> an innocent man killed in british custody. he had 93 separate injuries. inquiry heard that he had been screaming please leave me alone, i am going to die. who was responsible? to date the lawyer for him said this is not just about beatings or a

i am definitely a skeptic. actually, my mom convinced me.ve activia every morning for breakfast. activia definitely helped with my occasional irregularity. activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks when eaten every day. chances are someone you trust can recommend activia. take the activia challenge. it works or your money back! ♪ activia! >> couric: finally tonight, a woman gets into a cab and a driver takes her somewhere she never could have dreamed. here's steve hartman with tonight's "assignment america." >> reporter: although phoenix cab driver tom chappell insist he is always knows where he's going... >> i don't ever get lost. >> reporter: ...he has been known to miss a turn or two. >> oh, man, what did i do? >> reporter: such was the case we road with him. >> i got to talking and forgot to take the 101. >> reporter: and such was the case a few months ago,ing the day he went to the home of rita van loenen. >> i was running 30 minutes late when i finally picked her up and she was not a happy camper.

skeptical is one of them. the other is secure. i isn't 21,000 troops to afghanistan to secure the elections. that's a very minor thing. the elections are over, or maybe they're not. because of the afghan winner. the run-off, if there's one. third, he said to you, his aim is narrow the finish. but general mcchrystal is trying to broaden it to protect population. >> that's the dilemma. the president has a narrow goal stopping al qaeda but a very broad mission. he fired his previous adviser to get mcchrystal in there. >> i think republicans will support him in that. i tell you, i think this is definitional for president obama. the fact he campaigned that afghanistan is a strategic imperative for the united states. if he reverses that and backs away from that, i think that will be a huge mistake. >> waes too time line and tries to buy some time and doesn't immediately add more troops? >> i think, if you listen to the commanders in the field, that's not going to result in doing what needs to be done to be successful there. i think that

the vice president is a skeptical voice on whether re trips are necessaryin terms of the timing of the tros, the size of it, wheth the 17,000 ready added over their nee more time to see if they can act change before we send mor in. it is a veryomplex debate. mccystal this week came out after the repo was leaked d he tried t make point thahe was giving hisosition, bluny, clearly but it was a pure military positi. the president has a lot of other things to consider. >> the other thi about this reportis when i said you could read it two ways, he ss in the report that militarily, if you d not put significant number of more troops in, you will fail. t he does t say that if yo do, we will been win. no feignower has ever succeeded in th pre i am not saying we cannot, but it is very dicey, very costly, a we may havelready missed the wdow three four years ago. th president has to fire out whether is is worth wagering a good al of h presidency on deposi. >> he has also got to consider the position he put himse in. mcchrystal is his person out there. he repced the command, most lily on the recomm

the vice president is a skeptical voice on whether more troops are necessary, in terms of the timing of those trips, the size of it, whether the 17,000 that have already been added to the troops over there need more time to see if they can effect change before we send more in. it is a very complex debate. mcchrystal this week came out after the report was leaked and he tried to make the point that he was giving his position bluntly, clearly, but it was a pure military position. the president has a lot of other things to consider. >> the other thing about this report is what i said you could read it two ways, he says in that report that militarily, if you do not put more troops in, significant number of more troops in, we will fail. but he does not say that if you do, we will wind. no foreign power has ever succeeded in this -- i am not saying we cannot, but it is a very dicey, very costly, and we may have already missed the window three or four years ago. the president has to figure out whether this is worth wagering a good deal of his presidency on. >> he has got to also consider th

. >> i think that the skeptical response would be to say something like the following. he famously said that he should not wish to be ruled by a bevy of gardens -- guardians. granted that you must be right that when it comes to the interpretation of some particular language that one has to look to the intense -- and the intense. perhaps their implicit intent, what they would have wanted had they been present. that is with the story of the pulte helps to exemplify. but, says the skeptic, that does not mean that institutionally it should be the judges who do that on a regular basis. it may be that it is for other institutions in this society to of comparable opportunities to speak about what the framers may have wanted or what a reasonable person might have intended. that was -- that is what leads hand in his lectures to come out against the judicial discovery of rights that are implicit somehow in the structure or even in the unspoken language of our own bill of rights. i think it is institutional. judges are not the ones to do this. he did the sometimes. no one would cl

with skepticism and mistrust. >>he called on members to embrae a new era of engagement and a shared responsibility for addressing challenges like nuclear proliferation, climate change, and the global economy. >> this cannot be america's endeavour. >> political analysts say the speech was clearly meant to distinguish president obama from former president bush. >> he spoke to the united nations in a confrontational way, president obama came to them challenging them to come behind american leadership and to support them to solve global problems. >> other analysts say the president failed to establish clear priorities for other nations to follow. >> i thought he was trying to tell the other member states what they wanted to hear. >> thursday, the president shares the meaning -- shares the meeting with the security council. the white house says the u.s. is aiming for tougher new sanctions against iran over its nuclear program and is hoping to convince russia to support the move. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forec

vice president biden, general jim jones and chief of staff rahm emanuel are said to be skeptical of that proposal. with biden pushing a narrower foe kur on counterterrorism, just al qaeda, with likely fewer troops. others in the room have yet to decide. among the questions they're debating -- does providing security for afghanistan against the taliban make sense if most of al qaeda is in pakistan? does the taliban pose a threat to the u.s.? if not, need they be defeated? does nation-building in afghanistan make sense if it's not clear that nation can be built? and -- >> if we take the risk of failing in afghanistan, what happens then to pakistan? >> reporter: a book being devoured right now in the west wing is "lessons in disaster," about the build-up to vietnam, written by gordon goldstein. >> the number one lesson in disaster for the president is a lesson kennedy learned in 1961, counselors advise but presidents decide. >> reporter: presidents decide meaning president obama should be prepared to say no to his commanders. the next meeting will be one week from today, charlie. >> jake ta

for people who can't afford to buy insurance, but he'll also try to convince millions of deeply skeptical americans who already have insurance that they, too, will be better off. an argument he previewed in his speech on labor day. >> i see reform where we bring stability and security to folks who have insurance today. >> reporter: he'll strongly defend the controversial public option, hoping to win over the 100 or so liberal democrats threatening to vote no if it's not included. but he'll also say he's still open to compromise. why? >> the public option cannot pass the senate. >> reporter: after months of negotiations with a small bipartisan group of senators, a clearly frustrated senator baucus today said he'll move ahead with his compromise plan with or without republican support. that plan includes nonprofit insurance cooperatives instead of a public option, a requirement that all americans buy insurance, and penalties of up to $3,800 per family for those who don't buy it. the president will also offer olive branches to republicans, including a new proposal to cut down on lawsuits aga

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saying what it's ready to do reflects just that skepticism. they all remember kyoto in 1997. vice president gore, remember, flew there. he actually broke the law, jim, and helped get the kyoto deal. he endorsed it. the u.s. senate never ratified it even when bill clinton was president and president bush walked away from it altogether. whether it's that difference of opinion with the europeans or a difference of opinion over who is going to step up and commit more money to help the poorer countries adjust and adapt, the underlying feeling among many delegates in this hall is we know president obama has a different level of commitment to this goal, but we are not sure that the u.s. political system will actually deliver. >> suarez: between them, china and the united states account for about 40% of the world's emissions. but what about the other big pollutors that are there in new york this week, russia, japan, western europe? are the big industrial countries any closer to an agreement this week? >> warner: it is too early to say. this is the end of the day. as you know, ray, th

skeptical to say the least.maybe for the rich, not for those of us with disabilities living paycheck by paycheck. so ali, the skemtism obviously is out there. is there an area, a part of the country. >> yep. >> -- that's going to see or feel how i do want to put this, will see some of the benefits or see some of the -- >> yeah. >> -- to ben bernanke's points the recession is over? >> -- the investment thing doesn't matter because anybody can invest in anything. in terms of houses, the places the hardest hit in many cases are bottoming out. you might start to see improvements in places like ohio. and when it comes to jobs, it's not the geographical area as much as the type of jobs. the only jobs we are expected to gain over the course of the next year are going to be in health care, education and government jobs. everything else and most states are likely to see losses overall. in fact, texas about the only state, texas d.c. and maryland the only places that won't see losses overall according to some studies >> y

and add to that here in washington, leading democrats have voiced increasing skepticism about sending more troops. public opinion polling is showing a softening in american support for the war effort. some of our european allies are becoming increasingly squeamish about continuing their troop commitment. so when you take all of this together from the perch in the white house, it certainly looks like things have fundamentally changed and maybe this is the moment, they say, for us to really fundamentally look hard at what our approach is there and maybe reexamine that in a big way. >> rose: the "new yorker" magazine has an article, lead article that called "point man on afghanistan." richard holbrooke began his clear from vietnam. can he now help the united states avoid the mistakes of the war in afghanistan. by george packer. where is ambassador or special representative holbrook on this? >> that's a good question and that was just an excellent piece by george packer. you know, ambassador holbrook has been at the forefront of crafting a strategy to get more american civilians out to af

we're in the skeptical camp. we're not ready to endorse by any means an increase in the number of troops. but we're not ready to call for a pullout until we let him make his case. >> reporter: marjorie, let me stay with you on this next round looking at opinion polls which as ray suarez told news that piece, or showing lessening support, does that surprise you? what do you see happening? can you tell what is going on where you are? >> yeah, it duct surprise me at all. i think there are a number of factors in play, internal and external. first of all, we're a country that has been at war on two fronts at least for eight years in iraq and afghanistan. and people are tired. there's a war fat agency. in afghanistan in particular even though you could argue it was underfunded or understaffed, there aren't really measures of success yet. we can't claim any successes or big successes for those eight years on the military front right now. we could initially when in 2001 when we went in and the taliban was pretty quickly

>> rural night to be skeptical.try has thrown a lot of money around this town for a long time. even though they went through the period last fall who thought everything changed, guys weren't going to be able to throw their weight around, the surviving players, the ones that made it through this seems to still have some juice and ability to make donation and have their voices heard on capitol hill. the question is whether the elected officials who are on these coast and the obama administration are going to have the muscle to push some things through that are not going to be soç popular with the big banks and that comes down to you know, when does health care get done? when does that oxygen get -- right now, health care taking up a lot of oxygen in the political system. there will there be the urgency? some people skeptical there will be. >> looking at some of the big banks and things that might not be so popular, for sure, clawbacks that is where they get big salaries, big bonuses, for instance, citigroup plans to

some doctors are skeptical. they believe the fetuses are developing at different rate. she disputes this saying she wasn't prepared for twins, let alone babies with different birthdays. >> i was very, very shocking, very shock, for there to be two and then for there appear to be at that point in time two different age, the very first ultrasound it was surreal. >> okay get this, she is due to give birth to the girl first in december and then the boy in january. the doctors have planned a c-section to deliver them both. doctors will then conduct tests to determine if they are fraternal twins or just growing at different rates. >>> it's estimated almost two-thirds of americans currently use medicines, 32 million are taking two or three meds a day. taking your pills may seem simple enough but many of us take them the wrong way. in "get healthy for life" getting the most out of your meds, dr. jackie is here to help us out. dr. jackie, start with some pills. some pills do not mix with high, fat foods. what's the problem there. >> reporter: when the fda does a test they come u

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he needed to win over at least a few republicans, not to mention a skeptical public. >> we need these changes. >> reporter: mary scott and marge brewer are two old friends who try not to talk politics. like much of the country, they're divided over healthcare. >> you're willing to pay more for healthcare. >> i am willing. >> and you think it's going to be a budget buster. >> i think it is. right. especially for small business people. >> reporter: that healthcare debate even managed to boil over during president obama's speech. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> gop congressman joe wilson shouted "you lie "at the president. republicans urged him to apologize. and he did. >> i'm very grateful that the white house in talking with them, they indicated that they appreciated the call. >> reporter: but while wilson may have apologized for how heacked, he and -- he acted, he and other conservatives are still vowing to fight the president's proposals. in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> president obama invited a baltimore

. >> reporter: but chief justice john roberts was skeptical of the law noting it could also give theection commission the power. >> we don't put our first amendment rights in the hands of sec bureaucrats. jan crawford greenberg, abc news, the supreme court. >> italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is still insisting that most italians like him just the way he is. berlusconi has been in the spotlight accused of affairs with young women which ultimately led his wife to file for divorce. he now faces a far more powerful critic. gloria riviera reports. >> reporter: one would be forgiven for thinking italy's prime minister believes sexiness is next to godliness. the hair plugs, mrsic surgery, the models appointed to his cabinet, all silvio berlusconi has long defended. but now his holiness himself, pope benedict, may have had enough. the final straw -- when a former escort released audiotapes of two nights with mr. berlusconi. on one he allegedly says i'm going to take a shower, will you wait for me in the big bed? just weeks earlier the prime minister sparked a media storm when he att

naturally, skeptics don't trust those assertions so president obama was forced to offer assure and of his own. >> to prove i'm serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promise don't materialize. >> that's all but certain unless the bills now on the terrible are drastically changed and the adjustments would be felt by everyone. >> increases in premiums and copayments, automatic reductions in benefits, automatic increases in revenues. there is a fairly limited universe of things you can do. >> congress has imposed such automatic cutbacks in federal spending many times before, but can't always live up to its better intentions. >> sounds great in principle. in practice, it is like the fellow who wakes up in the morning after a bender and pledges to walk past the pub the next night. >> an apt analogy, because in the past when lawmakers came up against mandatory spending limits, they simply waived them and spent the money anyway. the question tonight is, will healthcare be any different? bret: they can keep wa

it is a stark change from george bush, a skeptic of world treaties. outside the un, thousands demonstrated against iraq and a job -- the iranian president who defended his reelection. he called its glorious. pittsburg police expect more protests. in washington, reporting for wbal tv 11 news. >> coming up, not by a long shot. we will show you a group of students that privy that anything is possible by making the world's longest basketball shot. >> there are cutbacks in seasonal workers. we will have details coming up. >> no volume-related delays on the morning commute but a problem spots. we will tell you a♪ (announcer) "new simply cookies from pillsbury. simply wholesome ingredients and nothing more." how do you decide between crunchy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? old el paso. hard n soft tacos. true genius. mexican style. get 50 percent off beautiful and... ...affordable fall style at jcpenney stores open early saturday with doorbusters. save 50 percent on all worthington, st. john's bay, and nicole by nicole miller. save 50 percent on all

the president needs to sell a skeptical public on his plans and needs to win republican support. even the latest draft, put together by a bi-partisan group of senators is not getting backing from the gop majority. >> i don't think there's any chance that these big government health care proposals are going to pass either the house or the senate. >> the president's already made 157 speeches and done 66 television appearances all aimed at selling his health care reform plans. at his upcoming talk show rounds, some say it could be overkill. >> if the president is on all the time, if it's all obama all the time, then probably people are going to tune out some of the message. >> reporter: but top white house aids insist the president is the best salesman for his number one priority. now, they're backing him up with the first lady, michelle obama is expected to help the president pitch the plan with a softer touch. at this point mrs. obama has an approval rating higher than her husband. it's around 70%. top administration officials hope that combined with her background as a hospital e

leaders were skeptical of the plan. >> president obama is trying to keep the momentum going. >> we've talked the issue to death. the time for talk is winding town. >> reporter: hours after laying out specifics in the plan, the president renew his call for lawmakers to act now. >> over the last 12 months, the ranks of the uninsured swell by 6 million people. >> reporter: in his speech last night, president obama reached across the isle to republicans supporting ideas like reforming medical malpractice laws. >> it's time to start over, focused on lowering the cost of health care. >> the republicans weigh their proposals in the air. one gop congressman went a step further. >> the reform i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> he shouted you lie during the president's remarks. wilson later apologized saying he let his emotions get the best of him. one say he never seen anything like wilson's out burst. >> a baltimore woman was able to see the president's speech in person. she has a chronic health condition that attacks her major organs, she has health

some critics are skeptical about these numbers saying that they are skewed.. and that the housing market may *not be repairing itself the way it needs to. it's going to be just like cash for clunkers.. a rush of buyers and then going to stop and its going to look like auto sales.. that went back to previous levels.. the same thing is going to happen on the homeowner side as well. the irs says 1.4 million people have claimed the homebuyer tax credit... meanwhile.. the federal reserve is in the process of buying more than one trillion dollars worth of mortgage backed securities - to help create demand for the securitization of home loans. mortgage experts say once all the government intervention comes to an end... potential buyers may dry up and it could cause home prices to fall.. the other headwind... will come from the glut of foreclosures that continue to come onto the market. 1.2 million home loans are at least 90 days delinquent... on top of that, 1.5 million homes are now in the foreclosure process... those numbers according to the wall street journal. an

to intransigent republicans, reinforcement for wavering democrats, and even a few specifics for skepticalsident hoped to resuscitate plans for an overhaul of the medical system. and when we spoke with him on friday at the white house he seemed confident that he had succeeded. before you made this speech there was a sense-- clearly in the press and among people in washington-- that this program was in trouble. do you think you changed some minds? do you think you picked up some votes this week? >> obama: well, here... here's a conversation i had with one of my advisors early on in this process. he said, "i've been in this town a long time. i think this is the year we're gonna get health care done. but i guarantee you this will be pronounced dead at least four or five times before we finally get a bill passed." >> kroft: you're not getting much support from the republicans and... and you've got some problems with people in your own party. do you have enough votes to get a health care bill passed right now? >> obama: i believe that we will have enough votes to pass not just any health care b

you travel to some of the latino and african-american communities that skepticism is of a very, veryferent and much smaller order. they see this as a positive thing if it creates some of the jobs that are being talked about. >> what are the republicans up to? is it smart politics for them to criticize president obama or is it stupid? >> to quote you two guys, no way. i don't think it is particularly smart. boehner's point of view is fodder. heading to copenhagen you can't get on the phone and talk to john boehner or senator baucus of the finance committee about what is going on with health care. chicago is part of the united states. helping out chicago should be part of the president's job along with helping out john boehner in his district. >> jim, those who say the president owed it to chicago a lot of those big names, mayor dailey and others helped his career and it was time to pay back chicago. what is that argument? >> well, i think it is a complicated argument. i don't think barack obama owes mayor daley a whole lot. he got elected united states senator almost in spite of the m

i'm just a skeptic so i don't necessarily believe