it's clearly hard to imagine anyone having steve king on purpose. i mean, free birth control...applause] free birth control will wipe out the american race. that's what wiped out the dinosaurs. a bowl of free condoms. so i don't know how the t-rex got them on. [applause] [laughter] folks, i'm angry. folks, this plan is not just the end of humanity. it is the end of decency. as explained by outraged blonde fox lady. >> why in the world would you encourage your daughters and your granddaughters and whoever else comes behind you to have unrestricted, unlimited sex any time, anywhere? >> stephen: yeah. why? because hickory smoked lady and i know that if we give your daughters and granddaughters access to birth control, they will instantly turn into wanton hard lets with an insatiable sexual appetite because you know women are always on the edge of nymphomaniacal. they'll pick up a prescription and bone the pharmacist, the stock boy and everybody in line for the bus. why? because the birth control is paid for by the government. [applause] and the spray tan victim is just beginning to

next a visit from congressman steve king.er howard dean campaign manager joe trippi. campaign manager joe trippi. straight ahead. motorcycles, boats, even rv's. nobody knows where he got his love for racing. all we know is, it started early. casey mears, driver of the number thirteen geico toyota camry. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. >> sean: the party continues from the site of the iowa state fair in des moines. somebody spent a lot of time here over the years congressman steve king joins me with fox news contributor joe trippi. this is the greatest thing i've ever had it is called a porkchop on a stick. this is cheesecake on a stick. here you go trippi. tar massieu on a stick. -- tiramisu on a stick, you like that? >> i'm licking my lips. it has been a a long day. >> he wants to sing for his food? >> you want to sing too? >> sean: here we have the straw poll coming up tomorrow. we are all going to be there. any predictions? >> it is going to be tough. there are two, three different candidates wh

next a visit from congressman steve king.ormer howard dean campaign manager joe trippi. straight ahead. hillips' colon hh probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with the strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. you had me at "probiotic." you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. >> sean: the party continues from the site of the iowa state fair in des moines. somebody spent a lot of time here over the years congressman steve king joins me with fox news contributor joe trippi. this is the greatest thing i've ever had it is called a porkchop on a stick. this is cheesecake on a stick. here you go trippi. tar massieu on a stick. -- tiramisu on a stick, you like that? >> i'm licking my lips. it has been a a long day. >> he wants to sing for his food? >> you

although steve king was there he had nice things to say about another candidate. >> yeah. about his predictions for the straw poll he said ron paul has been overlooked for the press citing that he's been in iowa campaigning for more than four years and has a grassroots organization that's so important for events like a straw poll to get people there to vote. he said ron paul would be the candidate others would measure themselves against. >> interesting. give me a read on how confidence the pawlenty campaign is now. what's the tener of things behind the scenes? >> ron paul has a lot of grassroots organization. but the pawlenty campaign has a lot going on behind the scenes. sarah huckabee sanders helped her dad win the caucuses last time around, is running their iowa operations. they feel they have organization unlike any other candidate to get people to vote, and show what they call forward progress. >> nbc's andrew rafferty in des moines. thank you. we'll check in with the bachmann campaign. jay any novogrod's report next hour. >>> up next, new reaction to the credit downg

it was a great period at the end of the exchange they had. >> republican steve king from western iowa. a new district there. >> including ames. >> including ames. this is now your district. >> it is all about go cyclones now. >> is that why you are wearing the red? >> fortunate accident today. >> thank you. >>> as you know, we are expecting the straw poll results shortly. we'll bring that to you live as soon as it happens. as you can see, lots of hints about what turnout means today in the special primetime edition of "the daily rundown" live from ames, iowa, on iowa state campus university. in honor of my late grandfather, go cyclones. we'll be right back. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. [ kate ] can't believe i have high blood pressure. what's that thing? another medication. ♪ i really should have taken my shoes off before i got weighed. [ female announcer ] you've got a lot on your mind

the move as has iowa congressman steve king worried too. >> preventing babies from being born is not. that's not constructive to culture and civilization. if we get our birthrate down below our replacement rate, we are a dying civilization. >> personally i think the end of our civilization will come when men like steve king get to make choices about women's health. finally bill o'reilly thinks this new rule will somehow hurt the economy. >> the federal government it ordering the health insurance companies to pay for all breast-feeding stuff, all female birth control stuff, all preventative measures for doctors for a ladies that go in, what do you think that's going to do? that's going to effect hiring even more. >> from a fiscal point of view, you would think these people would access more support for birth control since it cost taxpayers up to $11 billion. as it is, the right wing uses bogus economic and faulty logic for their women's health. >>> ahead, new trouble for rick perry's big prayer rally tomorrow. one of his coordinators called the democratic party, quote, an invisible ne

steve king ston, "bbc news," new york. >> north carolina has given south koreans 72 hours to leave the resort at mount kungon. the resort used to be a symbol of cooperation between the two countries and a key sort of currency for pong i don't think. for more on this, we're joined from the south korean capital of seoul by our correspondent lucy williamsson. tell us what is the latest and have south koreans already left the resort? >> as you said, north korea on monday morning gave nows that south korean assets would be able to be removed anymore from that tourist resort, and it gave three days for south korea's personnel to leave. that takes us up to thursday morning. i haven't had any concrete reports yet of south koreans crossing back into south korea. but the word we're getting from the government here is that they're not expecting south koreans to stay beyond that thursday morning. no reason to put themselves at risk, they say. but they are looking for a way out of it. according to south korea, that is not a legal move. according to north korea, it is, because they say they consider

many of the tea party backed lawmakers did not ultimately support the proposal, iowa republican steve kings a member of the house tea party caucus, and is one of them. good morning, mr. king. >> good morning. alisyn: how much credit does the tea party take for what is ultimately in this bill? >> you know, i listened to the dialogue all across the airwaves over the last couple of days, and i think they are getting it about right. there is a strong, strong tread from the tea party, that goes up through this constitutional conservatives here in congress and, i saw the numbers of republicans that would vote no on the boehner bill, shrink down to 22, in the vote last friday but they grew again in scores, that voted against it last night, so, i think that says that there is a strong message there, and it doesn't mean they will not break from the hard tea party line but there is a solid core here in the house and especially, i'm impressed with the senate, fewer numbers over there, of course but there is a solid core in the senate and, any kind of movement will start small and grow and it is a gro

steve king and illinois congressman adam kingsinger. >> great to be here.l was generous with his time last night and explained this, congressman king. he is saying in fact it couldn't happen. speaker baish was saying the same thing as well. is that your take on this that there can't be tax increases but it won't happen? >> technically it can. their analysis of the political analysis that it won't happen. it won't happen because the alternative minimum tax and bush taxes are set to expire at the end of year that chris about $3.5 trillion increase and any tax increases they would add in to come up $1.5 trillion in saving would have to eclipse that number and it would be impossible to do that. that is the calculus and the other side is the president is deciding to veto that would end the tax brackets. >> they are telling their side today, harry ride and president obama is going to raise taxes. what is fascinating to me is that the cbo scoring, because the bush tax cuts expire 2013. they are scoring the budgets to assume that this will be the largest tax increa

attacking steve king, attacking paul ryan. the problem they are funded by move on.org.alf million of george soros money goes to moveon.org. they develop the tactics -- >> bob: what does karl rove do? >> eric: this is an issue and if they are guilty for attacking someone who doesn't deserve to be attacked, he better hire you. >> kimberly: i don't see this as a frivolous suit. there is merit to the claim. it doesn't matter they get here. the media put it out here. we talk about people and they know about it. the guy lost the election. there are more of the lawsuits going forward. >> monica: don't both sides use negative ads because they work, greg and they're effective? remember bob dole once said stop lying about my record. isn't it up to the candidate to fight back? >> greg: i wonder, bob will probably yell at me. i don't think they work. i've never been influenced by campaign ad. they're boring and amateurish and silly, hand fisted and full of p.c. >> bob: i won't yell at you but the ads cross the boundary from your record which were legitimate to take on with the pers

steve king who has been a part of a few straww poles himself. it and stay with us. ♪ >> mike: we are back. congressman teave king is not only a congressman from iowa he is a rock star in this state and a go to guy. people want your advice and every candidate wants your endorsement . have you endorsed anyone in the race? >> i am going to get past labor day and we have an event in south carolina. this certainly has impact today. >> mike: you have been in iowa all of your life and seen straw polls. why should someone living outside of iowa care. >> it is linked to the first nation caucus. you know mike, it is retail politics and a measure of a person's character and authtesity and the issues in the agenda and stamina and all things that embody a great president. if we lose the first in the nation caucus. the person with deep pockets would buy media image and we would not be able to see them unless they had a lot of money. >> mike: chip is the campaign manager from my campaign and i know him. >> we didn't win, governor. >> mike: we did win the caucu

bachman, palin, steve king from iowa, louis goman. these people are for real. >> that's your list of powerful -- >> it is. it happens to be. >> well, i think that -- i disagree with that. but let me eye am looking at it from a national -- but look, i gave them credit for bringing this issue up to the forefront. and approximatet worked. but most of them voted against it in the house, the tea party people -- >> because it changed. >> in the mid-term election, the tea party did scare republicans. but they left three empty senate seats. we would never have won nevada, delaware or colorado, if not for the thakt fact they nominated tea party candidates. people believe the tea party is off to the way far right. but they are beginning to get the identity of the republican party. >> but changing american politics, moving it to the right. >> remember, the tea party didn't grow out of a reaction to obama and the democrats, but it has become that. it grew out of a reaction to the fact that the republican establishment has been such big government

taken to task for saying "completely" but the fiscal conservatives, michele bachmann, gomeer and steve kingd it's a bad deal. they predicted this. >> andrea: i don't think you can single-handedly point to the debt deal or tea party. that's not what we're seeing across wall street. but if you look at europe, this is the same thing happening here. it's straight across the euro zone where they had the housing crisis and debt crisis. you see in greece, the government took up 40% of the greek economy. it became so huge, unsustainable now they can't save themselves. this is across the continent. it's the same road we're going down here. credit the tea party for at least trying to stop it. >> greg: they were the ones in the clip shouting "stop." yet, they were getting blamed. bob, if i remember correctly you said the tea party was going to cause the stock market to plunge. >> bob: it did. >> greg: we got a phony deal to stop the debt ceiling crisis and it's plunging more. >> eric: i'm not sure it was you but someone said if we don't sign the debt deal the house will go up in flames. >> bob: it was

steve king from iowa. louie gomert from texas. run for his money in the senate they're for real. >> bob: that is your list of powerful -- >> eric: it is. >> bob: we may disagree with that. i look at it from a national -- look, i gave them credit for bringing this issue up to the forefront. it worked. although most of them voted against it. keep that in mind yesterday in the house. tea party people. in the off-career election. >> because it changed. >> eric: in the mid-term election, what the tea party did, it scared republicans. >> bob: they left you with three empty senate seats. we would never have won nevada, delaware or colorado if it hadn't been for the fact they nominated tea party candidates. the polling shows one thing. people believe the tea party is off to the way far right but they are getting the identity of the republican party. that is the danger. >> eric: changing miles per hour politics, moving it to the right. yes or no? >> monica: of course. the tea party didn't grow out of a reaction to obama and the democrats,

you're running against steve king the incumbent republican. >> i am. >> democrats are also being vilifiedeth parties in all the polls. how do you run for congress when people are fed up with washington, this debt ceiling debate has dragged the whole constitution of congress down? >> i think that people in washington might take a lesson from the people in the small towns in iowa. when you live in a small town as i have my entire life, you have to get along. you teach people's childrens. you sit next to them in church, you come together in the same room. in my hometown there are two u.s. highways that intersect and people come to those that intersection and there's no stoplight. you have to stop and look people in the eye. i think that we need to lower our voices and raise our sights. i want to run as a problem solver. someone who knows how to get into a room and collaborate. i think that's how you run. people are -- they may be fed up with washington. they want people to get into a room and get things done. we understand that in iowa because we're common sense people. and they expect when

he said that rick santorum said in his tent that he intends to sign iowa congressman steve king's pledgehe would repeal president obama's decisions if he were made president. coming up, david gregory here, offering his analysis, plus a preview of david's interview tomorrow morning with the lady of the hour. michele bachmann. ry important t. perdue perfect portions is great on busy nights. five chicken breasts individually wrapped, so you can use what you want and put the rest in the refrigerator. and the best part is it only takes 10 minutes. it's my go-to meal. that's me with the blow dryer and the flat iron until i see smoke. so pantene said, "breakage and split ends? no problem." they gave me this pantene called breakage to strength. [ female announcer ] the keratin protection pro-v system helps prevent then repair split ends. zero fear of breakage, 100% more strength. no regrets, just health. i'm not giving up the heat. [ female announcer ] the breakage to strength system from pantene. >>> welcome back to this special saturday live edition of "andrea mitchell reports." i'm in ames, i

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that is iowa congressman steve king. he is not running.ere because he is a congressman from iowa. we are wait for ex-minnesota governor tim pawlenty to begin his straw poll speech. that should begin in about five minutes. this is potentially a pivotal day for him. he has poured loads of cash into his straw poll and it's important for him. >> the ames straw poll, it's going to have a lot to say about who the candidates are who are going to be going forward as the president of the united states. and we need you to come by even for an hour or less. >> andrew rafferty is the nbc news campaign embed with the pawlenty campaign who is joining me now, as you can see, from ames. tell me a little bit about his ames operation and his strategy. >> yeah, well, in moments you're going to see a sea of green shirts. they're standing off to my left right now. they're going to come into this coliseum for when governor pawlenty speaks. i was walking in with them. they were chanting his name. it was a level of buzz that i have not seen at any other campaign s

and there's no one that embodyies the spirit and principle more than our congressman, congressman steve kinguse] ♪ >> thank you. thank you all very, very, very much. you're a great crowd tie. you ever a big crowd today, and there's still cars coming in the platte. -- in the parking lot. it looks about like iowa state, iowa instead of the straw poll. you're sending a message to america. that message is we have a first chance to be able to give a boost to some candidates and give a recommendation to the rest of the country. this matters the first in the nation straw po. if the straw poll is effective and it is, you ever making it effective today, that means the caucus will also be effective. if we ever lost first in the nation a caucus, then it would be down to every man and every woman wouldn't have the opportunity to be president of the united states again. it was the person with the deepest pockets. the campaign that could paint a shaking their hand and -- this is important. when i was a young boy, i remember asking my father, dad, could you be president? and he looked at me and said, i sup

and there's no one that embodyies the spirit and principle more than our congressman, congressman steve kingpplause] ♪ >> thank you. thank you all very, very, very much. you're a great crowd tie. you ever a big crowd today, and there's still cars coming in the platte. -- in the parking lot. it looks about like iowa state, iowa instead of the straw poll. you're sending a message to america. that message is we have a first chance to be able to give a boost to some candidates and give a recommendation to the rest of the country. this matters the first in the nation straw po. if the straw poll is effective and it is, you ever making it effective today, that means the caucus will also be effective. if we ever lost first in the nation a caucus, then it would be down to every man and every woman wouldn't have the opportunity to be president of the united states again. it was the person with the deepest pockets. the campaign that could paint a shaking their hand and -- this is important. when i was a young boy, i remember asking my father, dad, could you be president? and he looked at me and said, i

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steve large reporting. >>> the royal mascot of burger king is being dethroned. >> the struggling fast food change is kicking its creepy mascot and it is going to air a new commercial next week. doesn't have any dialogue. simply features the signs and sounds of fresh veggies being prepared. burger king wants to get rid of whacky characters and instead focus on its food. >>> a bay area coach gets a contract extension through 2022. and one of these days the giants will snap out of their funk. but that day will not be today. the minute is next. ussion and had to scratch pablo sandoval from the lineup with a sore shoulder... mark >>> the giants placed catcher eli whiteside on the disabled list with a concussion and had to scratch pablo sandoval from the lineup with a sore shoulder. mark, start the clock. with all the injuries the giants were left with a lineup with only one guy hitting above .250. so much for an easy series with the astros who by the way have the worst record in baseball. ryan vogelsong allows five runs in seven innings and the giants get shut out for the second night in a row. houston wins 6-0.

. >> you are watching congressman steve king just a moment ago as he spoke to reporters. what is the political temperature of i went in particular -- of iowans? >> the political temperature is pretty heated. people are definitely more interested than what they were three months ago. right now the temperature among candidates and the crowd is much higher. people are really excited. >> the debate last night is now history. what kind of reaction do you think the candidates are getting one day after their two-hour questions in ames? >> usually you get one really big story line. this has what -- has been more like three story lines going on. i think people are paying attention to ron paul, thinking he is going to do really well in the straw poll tomorrow. he is separate -- separating himself from the other pack of republicans. the story between governor tim pawlenty and the other candidates, the heated exchanges that went on last night. he this is there and did his thing. he did not take the bait. >> two questions i have to ask you, the same day the iowa straw poll is taking p

king a. silicon valley giant calls it quits. stevesays he can no longer do the job. >> we have team coverage tonight. linda yee on the announcement that sent shock waves through the tech world and what it means for the company and consumers. we begin tonight with kit at apple headquarters in cupertino. >> reporter: the resignation letter went public at 3:30. steve jobs said he can no longer fulfill the duties as ceo. here at apple's campus, the news went viral and all the employees knew within the minutes it was long awaited, long expected, but a shock nonetheless. the apple employees that were talking at the company's headquarters had nothing but nice things to say. >> he's a good guy. a good boss. a very good company. >> oh, wish him the best. he deserves it. >> steve jobs was last seen in public back in june. coming back briefly from medical leave looking thin and gaunt. he didn't seem to miss a beat. no other ceo is aligned with a company's brand quite like jobs which begs the question, is apple still apple without steve? >> you d

you, beanbag chairs, for answering the question, "what would it be like to sit on king kong's balls?" [ laughter ] >> steveht! [ laughter ] i tivo this and play it for breakfast for them. i bring it to mass with me on sunday. [ laughter ] and this what you --" >> jimmy: why would you do that? >> steve: "well, i have a tiny dvd player." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why aren't you listening to the mass? >> steve: "well, he's boring. [ laughter ] father jim isn't as good as father sanchez." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he is much better. >> steve: yeah. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you -- cheerios and spaghettios, for being twin siblings that chose different career paths. [ laughter ] there you go, everybody. those are my "thank you notes." [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with horatio sanz. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the new blackberry playbook. ♪ together we'll stand, divided we'll fall... ♪ [ male announcer ] it connects to your blackberry smartphone, using blackberry bridge. ♪ ...get on the ball and work together ♪ [ male announcer ] so you can enjoy the best of your phone, on your playbook. ♪ let

king jr.. a man and a man -- a-men and a- men. >> thank you very much. steveis a member of the board of the martin luther king memorial foundation. >> on behalf of the board of directors of the march in the third king memorial foundation, welcome. as i watched the today show this morning, they reported on the words that the merriam-webster dictionary people had added to the dictionary, like fist bump and bromance. bromance is the word that best describes our relationship with gary johnson. sunday, when you visit the memorial, we hope you will see the definition of breathtaking. although we see dr. martin luther king as a person who spoke for people of color, i see him as someone who spoke for everyone. i was only 8 years old when i stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and heard him speak. all of us, including this kid from brooklyn, have been molded by the teachings of dr. martin luther king. the dream is among us, hope for something better. the great among us seized the opportunity to take the actions necessary to make their dreams and the dreams of oth

king. good morning to you. >> hi, steve. >> great to have you, dr. king. only a great day when they dedicate this for your family but great day for america. >> and actually, i'll be there with my mother and my aunt christine and my mother naomi and dexter and martin and bernice. it was just a wonderful time. >> and i mentioned a moment ago that there are going to be apparently over a dozen inspirational quotes on the walls there of what your uncle said. and this is important because for -- we were just talking about what kids these days know about. for a generation of americans, they weren't alive when martin luther king was here. this will tell them what he's all about. >> absolutely. there's one thing he said that young people could relate to. he said we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish as fools. a lot of times young people feel they have so much to do and get it right later. that's a good message for today. >> it will be down in washington, d.c. and washington is very political these days. i want to play for you a soundbite

king jr. amen and amen. >> thank you very much. stevey is a member of the board of the martin luther king memorial foundation. >> on behalf of the board of directors of the martin luther king memorial foundation, welcome. as i watched the today show this morning, they reported on the words that the merriam- webster dictionary people had added to the dictionary, like fist bump and bromance. bromance is the word that best describes our relationship with gary johnson. -- harry johnson. sunday, when you visit the memorial, we hope you will see the definition of breathtaking. although we see dr. martin luther king as a person who spoke for people of color, i see him as someone who spoke for everyone. i was only 8 years old when i stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and heard him speak. all of us, including this kid from brooklyn, have been molded by the teachings of dr. martin luther king. the dream is among us, hope for something better. the great among us seized the opportunity to take the actions necessary to make their dreams and t

king. >> and i'm ken. a silicon valley giant is calling it quits. nobody bigger than this guy, steve jobs stepped down as ceo of apple, saying he can no longer do the job. we have team coverage on the announcement that sent shock waves through the tech world. linda yee spoke with apple customers. we begin with kit in cupertino. >> steve jobs said he could no longer fulfill the duties and expectations as ceo. the news went viral and within minutes all of the employees knew. it was long awaited. long expected, but a shock nonetheless. the apple employees that were talking at the company's headquarters had nothing but nice things to say. >> he's a good guy, good boss. a good company. >> oh, wishing the best everything in life. >> steve jobs was last seen in public in june, coming back briefly from medical leave. but he didn't seem to miss a beat. no other ceo is aligned with their company's brand quite like jobs, which begs the question, is apple still apple without steve? >> you don't find another one of him. that is like lightning in a bottle. you must now bring together a team that c

king she'd come in. he asked her once, you had sex with steve wozniak? just as plain and clear and larry believe it. it's totally made up. >> invented? you must set the record straight. so you and kathy just good friends, yeah? >> very good friends. i admire her so much. and it was such an accident that we got together. people were actually sending me links to sites that said we were dating. i didn't know who she was. i had never heard of her. i don't watch television. i've heard of patty griffin, the folk singer. so eventually she called up and apologized. later she called up and said, you're going to take me to the emmys. okay. yeah. >> she is fabulous. let's get back to steve jobs for a moment. because i have asked you now about this ruthless streak. i don't think anyone can be as successful as him without having that streak. did he have it? does he have it? >> it isn't like your ruthless or you're not ruthless. everybody has a mix tu. there are times in our life when we're ruthless. there are things that might upset me and i'm ruthless. most of the time i'm very peaceful and outgoing. steve has

king. the mind behind one of the world's most powerful companies is resigning. late this afternoon, steve jobs stepped down as the ceo of apple effective immediately. kiet do is at apple headquarters in cupertino where the news is sending shockwaves through silicon valley and the world. >> reporter: the few employees who talked with us off camera said it was sad and they didn't find out through company email. they found out by watching media reports so it gives you some idea how secretive this company is. a couple of pr guys greeted us but didn't want to talk on camera and referred us to the company press release. this is video of jobs' last appearance in june. because of his appearance, stock prices dropped. tim cook the company's coo is now the ceo. jobs has also been elected to the chairman of the board. he released a resignation letter saying, i have always said if there ever came a day when i could no longer meet my duties and expectations as apple ceo i will be the first to let you know. unfortunately, that day has come. i hereby resign and ceo of apple. i would like to serve if the

king incident . -- dinner. also we'll get an update on libya and talk to steve forbes about the economy.tes. see what political reporters are saying and track the latest campaign contributions with c-span's website for campaign 2012. easy to use. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter fees, updates from the campaigns, candidate bios. all at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> the official dedication to have martin luther king jr. memorial this weekend. a number of events are scheduled this week to look at the legacy of dr. king. coming up, we'll hear from former secretary of state madeleine albright and musician stevie wonder. this is hosted by the m.l.k. national memorial foundation project. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our mistress of ceremonies for this evening, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of msnbc's andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell. [applause] >> good evening. good evening and welcome to this very, very special occasion. for all of you who have moved from the building museum and created this beautiful space here, with less tha

king is off. we begin with breaking news about a man whose name is familiar to anyone, with a mac, an ipad, an iphone or any apple product. just moments ago cnn confirmed that steve jobs has resigned as apple's ceo, its chief operation officer tim cook is taking over. our poppy harlow of cnnmoney join us now with the very latest details. poppy, at the crux of this, this may be a sad story about a man who is too ill to carry on, we don't know, because we have been told that he will still have a big function in the company, but what can you tell us about this and what it may mean for the apple brand? >> absolutely, candy. it's important to note that the letter that steve jobs just issued to the apple board of directors and the apple community, that is who he sent it to, it's very short, and he said, i hereby resign as ceo of apple. and he said i would like to serve as the board sees fit as chairman of the board, director and -- as chairman of the board, so he's saying that he would like to stay on. clearly if you read through the lines, there are concerns about what does this mean for steve jobs' health. you remember he was diagnosed with cancer a while ago, that h