. ♪ bruce springsteen and the e street band!> jimmy: bruce stringsteen is here tonight. oh, my goodness. last time they were here -- you get the e. street band in a building like this size, it's an intimate show. these are seats that people -- we had lines around the block. everyone is dying for tickets for this show. and it is packed with people who just want to see him. and he comes out to this tiny stage. we have 180 seats or something here. the last time they were here, the e. street band, they get together, they put a dent in the stage. they blew the roof off this place. they rocked so hard. we measured it. the stage is an inch lower -- >> steve: are you serious? >> jimmy: than it was -- yeah. than it was before they came. they rocked that hard. they are absolutely insane. get ready, it is a great show and it's a great record. [ cheers and applause ] out today. hey, guys. it's time to take the stories making headlines today. and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for pros and cons. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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that puts springsteen ahead of elvis presley with the most number ones on that chart. >> springsteenr three on the all-time billboard's list behind jay-z and the beatles. >>> the perils of texting while walking are well known. remember this woman who fell head long into a fountain at a pennsylvania mall while tapping away on her phone? >> now a new australian study -- unbelievable. now a new study finds it's impossible to text and walk in a straight line. the first time they've actually looked at the body in motion and say people who text and walk are less likely to look at their surroundings or keep their balance. >> i am definitely guilty of that. >>> it is national pie day, so which pies will sell like hotcakes today? according to this convenient pie chart provided by schwann's of mrs. smith's pie. >> apple is 47%. >> pumpkin, a close second. cherry came in fourth behind chocolate cream, next apple crumb and good old -- that southern favorite, pecan. blueberry finished behind lemon meringue and key lime and beach. >> i have pumpkin right now. >> which is my favorite. >> want to sh

we start with bruce springsteen showing the king who's boss. >> springsteen's latest album, "high hopess debuted at the top of the billboard 200, making it his 11th album to hit number one, and that puts springsteen ahead of elvis presley with the most number ones on that chart. >> springsteen is now number three on the all-time billboard's 200 list behind jay-z and the beatles. >>> the perils of texting while walking are well known. remember this woman who fell head long into a fountain at a pennsylvania mall while tapping away on her phone? >> yeah. now a new australian study -- check that out. unbelievable. i'm sorry. i'm distracted. now a new study finds it's virtually impossible to text and walk in a straight line. it's the first time researchers have actually looked at the body in motion and say people who text and walk are less likely to look at their surroundings or keep their balance. >> i am definitely guilty of that. >>> all right. it is national pie day, so which pies will sell like hotcakes today? according to this convenient pie chart provided by schwann's, the makers of m

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springsteen's wife posted this. son sam graduated from monmouth county fire academy tonight," #proud, #ourfamilyhero. no small task. he had to complete 188 hours of rescue training before graduating last week. springsteen is known for his countless charity works and fund-raising performances and even brought along sam to this 2008 rally for president obama. he is an avid supporter of firefighters for years penning a song dedicated to 9/11 first responders called "into the fire." ♪ into the fire >> reporter: but always most important to springsteen is family. in 1991 he married his backup singer patty and raised his children in new jersey. evan who graduated from boston college last year, jessica a nationally ranked equestrian enrolled at duke and sam. referred to as the rock star of the working class springsteen once joked with robin roberts about his kids not listening to the messages of his music. >> they all have their own heroes and their own things they listen to and i'm roundly and well ridiculed at home. >> r

springsteen doesn't have to be important, quote/unquote, to be good.re's the "screen door slams." it's a small moment, a personal moment that became important because it seemed to connect to listeners. i still think about it when i'm listening to it and driving in the car. springsteen doesn't need to be important to be good. he just needs to be himself. >> all right. christopher john farley, thank you so much. we'll see you soon. that's it for "the lead." i know turn you over to mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, hillary clinton may have a hitting problem in iowa amid new revelations regarding benghazi and problems with her foreign policy record. bumps on the road on the way to 2016. stand by. >>> and a new clue in the mystery of the airliner that landed at the wrong airport. turns out the pilots had some company in the cockpit. >>> and nfl head injuries. why a judge will not propose a settlement for former players. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with stunning new revelations about the attack on the

bruce springsteen showe spring g archive. seger charged up the occupy wall streeters in did yo zuccotti pa. he believed in the power of song, but more importantly he believed in the power of community to stand up for what is right and against what is wrong and make america the america he knew it could be. according to a new nbc news wall street journal poll. six in ten americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction. >> it's notable at 2011 at the age of 92 he didn't just show up at occupy wall street event. he led a march through the city streets. i think he went the better part of 30 blocks with thousands of people gathering around him. so this is a guy who is very electric, and his moment did not pass during his life. >> you started your own record label in part as a critique of how the business works in the united states. are artists willing to be as political as other eras in our history? >> well, i imagine it comes in and out of fashion, like anything, being political. but oh well, you know, i don't think th

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jimmy fallon joined by bruce springsteen who happens to be chris christie's idol. performed a christie themed parody of "born to run". ♪ jammed with drivers with no place left to go ♪ ♪ and the press conference went on and on ♪ ♪ it was longer than one of my own damn shows ♪ ♪ someday governor i don't know when this will all end ♪ ♪ but until then you're killing the working man whose stuck in the traffic jam ♪ ♪ i got to take a leak >> that's what i was thinking. that is going to be around for a while. chris christie may be known for thick skin but this must have cut deep. he has made no secret for his love for bruce springsteen which borders on infatuation. let's hope that doesn't put him over the edge last night. >>> everyone knows elected officials take a lot of heat online. if you read the comments section you know how nasty the critics can be. something all public figures learn to endure. a few made light of the mean tweets in a series of dramatic readings. >> i saw david vitter in >> i saw david vitter in starbucks this morning, hash tag loser. >> chris murph

for the record i thought fallon was more springsteen than springsteen.on the left if you haven't figured that out. governor and springsteen have a long complicated relationship. they became friends. i don't know about that one. we'll see. bill: kind of like they wrote it backstage when they walked out there. martha: thanks, guys we'll see you on the radio coming up. "happening now" starts right now. bye-bye. jenna: today's top headlines and brand new stories you will see here first. jon: another day, another delay for obamacare. who is the getting the extension and why. >>> new reaction to the report that the nsa uses secret technology to spy on computers around the world, even those not connected to the internet. >>> plus a drug put at justin bieber's home? what police turned up and the legal trouble the beebs could be facing. it is all "happening now." jon: and we begin on this wednesday with a new detail for obamacare. hello, i'm jon scott. jenna: hopeou

some of the biggest names in music, including bruce springsteen paid tribute to his talent.died in new york of natural cautions. and just months after his wife who he married in 1941 passed away. allen fisher, al jazeera. how would you describe pete's contribution to american culture? >> well, he is tight up there with woody guthrie, in bringing conscience to popular american music. he sang about civil rights. he sang about peace, and he sang about cleaning up the environment, and those are elements that are of the best in american music. >> what surprised me what surprised me is that he was 94, the songs are just as fresh today as they were ever in the 50's. not of course that i remember them in the 50's, but i was told about them. basically his belief is in the power of community, would that be a fair summary? >> yeah, and his stamina was remarkable. he risked two albums in 2011, he performed at occupy wall street. he in 2012, he appeared on the cold bear report. which has regions of young viewers. so he not only stayed -- he not only kept performing he stays relevant and

tribute. >> three years later, seeger and springsteen teamed up at president obama's inauguration. ♪is my land ♪ >> decades ago, pete seeger settled on 17 acres along the hudson river and adopted the waterway and its cleanliness as a cause. when his friends filled madison square garden for his 90th birthday, his impact was made clear. ♪ this land was made for you and me ♪ >> pete seeger's wife died last year just days before their 70th wedding anniversary. already today there was a move afoot to affix his name to that massive new tappan zee bridge north of new york city, spanning across his beloved hudson river. pete seeger gone at the age of 94. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we're on capitol hill in washington tonight, where we'll be coming back on the air, 9:00, 8:00 central with the president's state of the union address. for now, from washington, good night. >>> tonight we witness an american tradition. >> mr. speaker. >> the president before congress and the nation. but after his toughest year in office and a

bruce springsteen's son, sam, a 20-year-old new jersey firefighter.training last week. and his mom, patty, posted this picture with #proud. #ourfamilyhero. springsteen honored 9/11 firefighters with his anthem, "into the fire." ♪ may you look at that love >>> and coming up next, right here, we bring you the latest on our story about the deaf football star about to go to the super bowl. and now, his two, biggest fans. >> go, seahawks. >> they wrote to tell him he's their hero because he makes them >> they wrote to tell him he's their hero because he makes them think they can do anything, too. legs, for crossing. feet...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections a

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from bob dylan, to bruce springsteen. pete seeger, his words, his banjo. take up a hammer for civil rights and justice. abc's john donvan, now, on the man who put music to america's conscious. >> reporter: watch what pete seeger did here two years ago. where just for a moment, he stopped singing, mid-chorus. ♪ to everything turn, turn >> reporter: knowing, the words would get sung by everybody else. for the better part of a century, that was one of his goals, whether singing other people's compositions, like dylan's "a hard rain's a-gonna fall." ♪ did you see my blue-eyed son what did you see, my darling ♪ ♪ young one ♪ if i had a hammer >> reporter: or his own, "if i had a hammer," which peter, paul and mary made famous. ♪ i got a hammer and i got a bell ♪ ♪ to everything >> reporter: or "turn, turn, turn," which was a huge hit for the byrds. ♪ a time for love >> reporter: the goal was to get everybody else up and singing. so, it was a natural, that he delivered to the civil rights movement, a song he collected from the labor movement and reworked, "we sh

where is bruce standing up for him. >> and let me start with springsteen.fallon did a great job, and who knew that he had such chops? i think this is more hurtful to chris christie than any other. he brags being to all of these concerts and can sing along famously. on "the tonight show," he sang a duet. it is his idol and it is very, very, from chris christie's point of view, this is the most savage critiquable. >> i disagree, i found it follow up, and entertaining, he was complimenting him, saying i have been to 30 of his concerts. you're one of my most favorite musicians. i found -- comical. >> i believe they're happy he has fallen on his face. >> this one has to hurt hae crid at the relief concert, and he wrote his favorite song, jimmy fallon played it. it is good they didn't play thunder road, that would have been too much for him. >> i take my kids, they play tennis tournaments, i take them around the country and watch them play. half the parents are great, the other half are nuts. these issues of sports parents has become a big deal. a lot of them are

because that's his idol, bruce springsteen. no i sent him a twitter dm, hey, we're going to do this song about you tonight. and he said, immediately, thanks for the heads up, i appreciate that. and i was like, i just could tell he was going to be bummed. but the silver lining is bruce springsteen wrote a song about you. [ applause ] >> steve: it's a win/win. >> jimmy: i don't know if he's seen it yet. it's monday, we've got fun shows coming up. this week bill gates is coming here this week. kevin nealon, jonah hill, and mitt romney is going be here this week. it will be super fun. so, you don't want to miss that. [ laughter ] but, tonight we have from the ifc mini series "the spoils of babylon," the lovely jessica alba is in the house! [ cheers and applause ] always great. always great. we're going to catch up, we're going to play a new game called "double turtle neck ping-pong." [ laughter ] plus, this guy's one of the best radio hosts out there, we're going to talk to him about this sunday's grammy awards and play a music tri

bruce springsteen owns hundreds of acres of land but pays little tax because a an organic farmer works his land his pourneigors pay more. >> i don't get anybody trying to lower taxes but bonn jovi and springsteen publicly supporting for obama holding rallies but then cry tax cuts for their riches and they robbed of poverty programs and a social contract with america being destroyed the middle-class is harmed but then you rob those anti-poverty programs by calling yourself a former? that is the hypocrisy that is frustrating to see why i ote the book calling of these people on their duplicity. john: one final example some of the activists are so eager to promote anti- capitalist they glamorize people like bill ears -- bill ayers they killed people and bombed buildings and obama held a fund-raiser in bill ayers living room so robert redfor came out with a movie based on the weather underground that the terrorists are on the run. >> we'd never be trade any of us all these years. >> i saw an interview with him about this movie he is behind it wanted to% it was the good thing. what kind of s

springsteen shows.cert 130 times. that's a lot of midnight power drives. chris christie knows the real boss from the imposter. see if you do. ♪ i can't hear you! ♪ governor let me in ♪ i want to be your friend there will be no partisan divisions ♪ ♪ let me wrap your legs around your mighty rims and relieve your stressful conditions ♪ ♪ you have wall street masters stuck cheek to cheek ♪ ♪ with blue collar truckers and man i really got to take a leak ♪ ♪ but i can't, i'm stuck in governor chris christie's new jersey traffic jam ♪ ♪ highways jammed with drivers with noplace left to go ♪ ♪ and the press conference went on and on ♪ ♪ it was longer than one of my old damn shows ♪ ♪ some day governor i don't know when ♪ ♪ till then you're killing the working man ♪ ♪ who is stuck in the governor chris christie new jersey traffic jam ♪ >> bruce springsteen got them and jimmy fallon, gloria borger as quickly as we watched that. we want to know we have that awesome wig. let me ask you this. do you think that coul

christie loves springsteen and that must have cut him to the quick. >> when i saw springsteen do andsomebody a wise man once told me you will never get on the right side of an idealogue if you have a different philosophy. and christie tried. he tried because he loves the boss. but. >> i jews view it as two guys doing a great -- that's the comedian in me. >> it was a bit. >> he was remarkable, christie. >> iran nuke deal that's weighing in this month and you say? >> well, here is my theory on this. if barack obama continues to willingly advocate american power, you know all those summits that start with a g? i would say we are out of the g 4s now. he is probably on his way through 7. he gets down to g 20. he doesn't have to leave the house anymore. he can send pugs that ken zi biden over. john kerry saw that you can imperil israel like yasser arafat did and win a nobel peace prize. that's what he is angling for. he is using the back door arafat method here. when you boil this all down now billy, we are giving money to people who wish us dead. now, i know it's a modicum. what's a good

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gritting the teeth move that springsteen does.is. you got that right. the agenda next hour for a chris christie wanting to change the subject, but new jersey has anything but moved on from this. more subpoenas are coming. we'll give you a look at what's ahead. a land mark ruling in deep blue oklahoma, as well, in favor of same-sex marriage there, but weddings cannot happen, not yet. we'll tell you why and talk to one of the couples who sued to bring this on. >>> and another one bites the dust. this morning, another democratic congressman here is calling it quits and why are so many dems leaving the house and what does it mean for the party? all that straight ahead ff you. . [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® we're gonna be late. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh are we early? [ male announcer ] commute your way with the bold, all-new nissan rogue.

bruce springsteen owns hundreds of acres of land but pays little tax because a an organic farmer works his land his pour neighbors pay more. >> i don't get anybody trying to lower taxes but bonn jovi and springsteen publicly supporting for obama holding raies but then cry tax cuts for their riches and they robbed of poverty programs and a social contract with america being destroyed the middle-class is harmed but then you rob those anti-poverty programs by calling yourself a forme that is the hypocrisy that is frustrating to se why i wrote the book calling of these people on their duplicity. john: one final example some of the activists are so eager to promote anti- catalist they glamorize people like bill ears -- bill ayers they killed people and bombed buildings and obama held a fund-raiser in bill ayers living room so robert redford came out with a movie based on the weather underground that the terrorists are on the run. >> we'd never be trade any of us all these years. >> i saw an interview with him about this movie he is behind it wanted to% it was the good thing. what kind of st

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bruce springsteen owns hundred of acres of land, but pays little tax on it because, an organic farmer his land. his poor neighbors pay more. >> i'm not against any one trying to lower their tax burden. if you are bon jovi an bruce springsteen and publicly support president obama and campaigned for him and held rallies for him but have decried tax cuts for the rich, and have said oh they're robbing these poverty programs and the social contract with america is being destroyed, middle-class is harmed. then you go and rob these very anti-poverty programs by calling yourself a farmer. come on. that is the type of hypocrisy that is frustrating to see and, why i wrote the book, and are calling out these people on, on their duplicity. >> one final example, some of the activist lefts are eager to promote capitalists they glamourize the weather underground, killed people and bombed buildings. years later president obama held a fund raiser in his living room. sure enough, robert redford came out with a movie based on the weather underground. in this clip, the terrorists are on the run. >> i don

there's also a class on bruce springsteen lyrics.ews anchor famous for a bad first day at work is teaching a media class at a school in manhattan. watch this. >> [ bleep ]. >> good evening, you may have seen our new -- a.j. will join the team as my co-anchor. >> it still gets me. he's now a media instructor and on the panel. pete dominick, a comedian, uh-oh, sirius xm radio host. they make up the panel today. good to see you, gentleman. >> aj, my goodness, that was your first day on the job. now you're teaching media class. >> it's renner international. we're teaching actually what not to do. they are interested in the broadcast area and i'm just giving them the tools of the trade. >> so pete -- >> i don't like this, and i'll tell you why. first of all i've done standup comedy for years and i've never gotten own letterman. aj was on letterman. if i knew all you had to do was curse on national television it would enhance your career. which is why on your program i'm going to say every terrible word i can. i'm jealous of aj. >> what do

in 2009, pete and bruce springsteen performed "this land is your land" on the steps of the lincoln memorialugural conference for barack obama. pete seeger joined us just four months ago. we will play highlights from that interview later. first, i want to turn to pete seeger in 2004 1 he joined us in our firehouse studio. i asked him about his parents and her philosophy of raising him. >> my father said, let peter enjoy himself and we'll see what happens. he knew i liked music. mother just let instruments all around the house so i could bang on a pn or organ or squeezebox or pennywhistle or an autoharp and at age seven i was given a ukulele. joined the jazz band. a few years later, my father took me to a square dance. i'll -- square dance festival. i realize there was a wealth of music in my country that you never heard on the radio. old time music, my brother called it. it was all over the place, depending on where you are, you could hear different kinds of old-time music. and i still feel that i like to see people not forget the old songs at the same time they're making up new songs. >> do

. >> that was bruce springsteen up there with jimmy fallon. >> bruce springsteen is chris christie'so. >> we hugged. he told me it was official we are friends. i told the president today that the hug was great and when we got home, there was a lot of weeping because of the hug and the president's wife said, i was the one doing the weeping. >> mockery is a key element in a scandal becoming so crippling they cannot recover from it. howard dean was forced to abandon his presidential ambitions because of a mike that was turned up a bit too high. the question surrounding chris christie and his office are far more serious. many political observers wondering, is chris christie toast? a set is headed for this weekend headed to fund-raisers for governor rick scott across the state? will they buy what christie is selling. can he survive this? it got us thinking about what is survivable and not. gary hart, considered a front-runner, 1978. a political career undone with a daliance with donna rice. a week before he dropped out of the race, he addressed questions of marital infidelity with nbc new

. >>> good news for bruce springsteen fans -- we got off that one quickly -- he and e street band began a tribute to nelson mandela. 30 years ago springsteen and his band were part of artists united against apartheid. last night's sold out show ended with, of course, "born in the usa." what a cool experience. >> cool to see him in south africa. he was very instrumental. and starting that anti-apartheid movement with artists. there he is. >> first time in south africa. very cool. stay with us. we'll be right back. . we'll be right back. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. movement. ♪ ♪ sunny day >> brings back such great memories. sesame street these days is teaching kids more than just their a, b, cs. >> the whole muppets crew is on a mission to teach kids the virtues of eating the colors of the rainbow. >> reporter: cookie monster? how about veggie monster? >> you still got to eat your veggies if you want to be health and and strong ♪ >> reporter: famous sesame street characters may be trading in their favorite snacks for healthier options, hoping young viewers will follow in the foo

bruce springsteen is governor chris christie's hero. >> we hugged, he told me it's official we're friendsesident today actually that the hug was gate, and when we got home, there was a lot of weeping because of the hug. i was the one doing the weeping. >> mockery is crippling just ask howard dean who was forced to abandon his presidential reservations because of a mic that was turned up a bit too high. many political observers are wondering is chris christie toast. a test of that is set for this weekend. he headed to florida for governor rick scott across the state with high dollar donors, will they buy what christie is selling? can he survive this? it got us thinking about what is survivable and what is not. gary hart, considered a front-runner, wasn't even a month into his quest for the presidency, he had to end his campaign, a political career undone by what the new york times calls a dalliance for the 29-year-old model/actress. a week before he dropped out of the race he addressed questions of marital infidelity. >> it's standard for being well known in this country, whatever professi

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on his show yesterday, rush limbaugh called springsteen a low-rent character.se are fighting words from the rush belt. and all over twitter today, it's from the earliest days of christie's political career. this time it's about keeping a bridge open. a 1984 article from christie's days at the university of delaware couldn't be more ironic considering what we know now. its headline reads "bridge to be open for graduation." it's about christie, who is then the president of the student congress at delaware announcing that plan construction over a major thoroughfare, route 896 would not affect traffic during commencement. >>> here is a bit of news from hollywood that might have been overshadowed by today's oscar announcements. mega producer harvey weinstein revealed he has plans to take on the national rifle association, the nra with a new film on the gun issue. yesterday weinstein described what he has in mind, and he is talking big-time. >> i don't think we need guns in this country. and i hate it, and i think that the nra is a disaster area. and i'm going to act

. ♪ well we made a promise >> there are three boss in state of new jersey -- bruce springste springsteenolks in washington, d.c. should tune their tvs in. >> -- and governor chris christie. he's enormously popular. he's considered the front run fer the presidential nominee in 2016 and he became a national political star because of his tell it like it is take no prisoner brashness. >> you know, some may go down tonight, but it ain't going to be jobs, sweetheart. >> going to get thrown in jail, idiot. >> i'm governor, could you just shut up for a second. >> he built his reputation not only on tough talk, but also on representing a fresh alternative to the old corrupt style of new jersey politics as dramatized in "the sopranos" and "american hustle." >> should always take a favor over money. >> but tonight, chris christie is embroiled in a scandal so potentially damaging that it forced him to launch an extraordinary day-long contrition mission. >> i am embarrassed is and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. >> this scandal has its roots in, of all thing, a traffic jam

a self-described springsteen fanatic who has attended more than 100 concerts.is jam? >> without a doubt, we will cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to ensure that this breach of trust does not happen again. >>> and workaround. we are moments away from the president's speech in north carolina, where president obama promises to kick off a revived push on his domestic agenda, with or without the help of congress. >> he said today in his tab net meeting i've got a pen and i've got a phone. >> and a telephone. you've got that right. the president is going to pick up the phone and he's also going to sign executive orders that he can do within his power that don't necessarily require congressional action. >>> hi, everyone. good afternoon. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president obama is going to be speaking momentarily from north carolina about jobs and the economy. but we'll take a moment first while we wait to talk politi

campaign, and certainly this has all the trappings of a campaign event right down to the bruce springsteenfrom the speakers as president obama works the rope line here at this lanham, maryland costco. 500 golf balls the president says he's about to go buy. before that, making a pitch to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 a centerpiece of last night's state of the union address. that, of course, is what the president is doing. campaigning for the legislative agenda that he put forward in that address. some of the things that he put forward to specifically address the imbalance, the inequities between rich and poor, the income distribution in this country. he will be in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, as he said after this. he's flying there to talk about another aspect of that agenda, of course, del, and that's so-called starter savings accounts. half of all americans tonight have savings account and trying to encourage them to save that way and rebalance the income maldistribution. could be a break-through year for america the president says. there's always a caveat of that when this white house.

complete with bruce springsteen. the issues today in atlanta and maryland, raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, a proposal that he has tried to put forward. he has tried to go around congress, and leading up to the state of the union, he has a pen and a phone, and he's going to use them, but there's only a limited impact that he can have without congress, and that's what he's trying to do through he's public events and through the bully pulpit to try to get them to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. at a costco in maryland, this could be a breakthrough year, but nobody should have to raise a family in poverty. and it's a theme that he struck today. he's on to pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and just later this afternoon, he's going to be talking about another element to the state of the union, a mra, a saves account for those who don't have employer-based savings plans, where they're trying to do something under the larger theme of erasing or alleviating income inequality in this country. so the president pus