tamron hall also reported there had been a strong showing among activists.all predictable in nevada? >> yeah, it really was. what may be the unpredictable part is, i think since florida, romney has started to get some of these people and conservatives who might have gone for newt to get behind him. you're seeing that in the entrance polls. romney has won pretty much every single group, the only groups he hasn't won i think are the very lowest income groups and the youngest voters who went to paul. >> laura miers. >> very much so, going to the entrance myers, do you attribute that to a favorability factor, that they want to win this thing? >> very much so. this look at the quality of the candidates and romney won 74% of those people that make that their top quality in candidate. >> laura myers, thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> laura myers' report is not official and the sources have not been confirmed but final thoughts from two great guests, karen finney and michael steele. i'm going to drop a bomb on the conversation. i talked previously how i tho

tamron hall in our studios. standing by with that. tamron, good evening. >> good evening. our nbc news exit poll finds mitt romney dominated newt gingrich amongst most voter groups in florida, quite a reversal to what happened in south carolina. in south carolina, he got equal votes with men and women as he easily beat mitt romney in that primary. but take a look, romney is wallops gingrich among women, with a 22% lead over gingrich, and romney has a five-point edge over gingrich among men. and another big factor, electability swung back in mitt romney's favor in florida. take a look. tonight, romney is winning voters who think the ability to beat president obama is most important by 25 points. in south carolina, gingrich won that group by 14 points. so much better performance among women, and being seen as the most electable were among the keys to romney's victory tonight, brian. >> tamron, hall, looking at the exit poll numbers tonight, thanks. >>> our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd here in our new york studios with us. in our washingto

♪ amen, omen >>> hi everyone, i'm tamron hall. you can call it mud slinging in michigan.one on forever. can mitt romney win his home state or will he suffer a huli

♪ amen, omen >>> hi everyone, i'm tamron hall. you can call it mud slinging in michigan.one on forever. can mitt romney win his home state or will he suffer a humiliating defeat tonight. people have been voting all day. polls close at 9:00 p.m. eastern time.

i'm tamron hall.n "news nation," carolyn maloney and another female member of congress abruptly leave a hearing on the contraception policy of the administration. they were furious, get this, because there were no women being called as witnesses to this issue about women. >> we've been denied the right to have a witness -- >> the gentle lady -- >> i want to have the right to a make a parliamentary inquiry. >> we'll have the latest on exactly what was happening there. committee chair darrell issa's response to this as well, and more reaction. it's a big one. >>> plus, "the huffington post's" amanda turkel will join the "news nation" to talk to me about her explosive article on "the huffington post" about how some lawmakers are playing politics with legislation that's supposed to protect women who are victims of domestic violence. we'll see you in 15. >>> and president obama continues to campaign, swinging through california today, taking his populist message of increasing taxes on the wealthy on the ro

only from at&t. ♪ >>> hi, im i'm tamron hall.itical poker and the pit boss of the gop is donald trump. the day started this trump could endorse gingrich but a twist came after the endorsement would go to romney. when gingrich was asked if he expected trump's endorsement, he said no. when asked if he expected him to support mitt romney, he said who knows.

even those people who voted for romney today. >> tamron hall, thank you for that. those are the key numbers. the 14%. 38% still looking for mr. own mrs. right to come along. how does romney identify that problem and deal with it? >> romney has got to figure out a positive message that appeals to conservative voters. >> how does he win their heart? >> if i had an answer i would work for the romney campaign. but he's not trying to appeal to their heads or their hearts. you see his stump speeches and they are idea free exercises. there's nothing there. he's very good at attacking. he can win by attacking. but in the end in a party that's riveted the way the party is and a party where he needs the conservative enthusiasm if he's the nominee, he must come up with some kind of a big idea that gets conservatives. there's a larger number than with him now. >> john is right. there's no conservative idea or vision that animates this. >> why doesn't he have the 9-9-9? >> that's a very good question. he needs something that people can identify with as a core conservative idea.

i'm tamron hall. we're following new developments.ill be held later this week. authorities found prescription bills bottle in her suite. however, a short time ago, the coroner denied several reports on the cause of her death. >> i had a conversation with the family at the hotel. at no time did i discuss

tamron hall is here with the voice of the voters. >> hey there, michael. good to see you.s conducted our entrance poll with more than 1500 nevada republicans, as they entered their party caucuses today. we found a distinct tea party presence, a greater share of the caucus goers are tea party supporters than we have seen in any other republican contests this year. 74% of those in the caucuses today say they support the tea party. that compares to just about two thirds of voters in florida and south carolina primaries, and in the iowa caucuses. now, take a look. nevada has the highest unemployment rate as we know, in the nation, 12.6%, also the highest rate of home forclosures, so it's little surprise that's the top concern for those we spoke with today. 54% said it's the issue that mattered most to their vote. also note 33% picked the federal budget deficit as the top issue. focusing again on the tea party among caucus-goers that say they strongly support the movement, 46% noted the economy is the issue that mattered most. 38% noted the deficit as the top issue. among caucu

. ♪ hi, everyone, i'm tamron hall, coming up on "newsnation," the idea was to have go big to announce's this picture that is getting buzz, the challenge for romney's team was to make it look like he was speaking to a nearly empty ford field. if he was trying project momentum and he is the inevitable nominee, was this a fail? and santorum picking up support from of all place places, repub women, despite his view on contraception, were his critics wrong? >> as peter alexander tweeted out that picture, we saw that. romney sticking to his trees and cars talking points. this just came in moments ago from the speech. >> this feels good, being back in michigan, the trees are the right height. the streets are just right. i like the fact that most of the cars that i see are detroit made automobiles. >> a couple of cadillacs, actually. there's this. and now to a new approach toward watergate, take a look back. this is john chancellor, anchoring nbc nightly news back in august of 1974, august 9th. >> at 11:35 this morning a letter was delivered and this is a replica of it. it said, i hear by res

. >>> i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following big breaking news right now. an about face and stunning apology from the susan g. komen foundation. they said we want to apologize to the american public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives. we will amend the criteria to make sure disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive and nature and not political. in a statement, planned parent hood responded by saying we are grateful they have clarified its grant making criteria and we look forward to continuing our partnership with komen partners and volunteers. the komen foundation saw the light. >> the decision by the susan g. komen foundation to reverse their decision about planned parenthood just goes to show you when women speak out, women win. women's health has a big victory this morning. >> joining me now lisa myers. you were one of the first on this story reporting details from both sides. like i know, many people wondering how long it would take for the foundation to change its course a

. >>> everyone i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following rmitt romney's challenge to portray himself as the candidate. that's the stadium that seats about 70,000 people high pressure his campaign had an elaborate set up on the 30-yard line that made for an odd photo op. a crowd of people with him on the field but the stands completely empty. right after laying out his plan to help people suffering, he had this odd comment regarding his wife and her number of cars. >> i like the fact that most of the cars i see are detroit made automobiles. i drive a mustang and a vhevy pick up truck. ann drives a couple of cadillacs. i use to drive a dodge truck. i had all three covered. >> let's bring in the panel. stephen, you're new to our team. i know they weren't expected 70,000 people at the football stadium, but that is a heck of a photo op. why not have it at the economic club where rick santorum had his event. obviously they picked this location to go big, but they maybe should have gone home. >> it didn't work out th

. >>> i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following the pressure some catholic leaders are putting on the white house to change its position. there are new signs today that it's open to some type of compromise with one of president's re-election advisors saying the administration is trying to strike a balance to a woman's right to preventive care and freedoms. religious institutions like hospitals or colleges must provide contraceptive coverage. timothy dolan who is president of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops said this is out rageous. >> never before have the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscious. >> catholics voted for the candidate who won in 2008. 53% of catholics voted for president obama. in 2010, 54% voted republican. joining me now is senior obama campaign advisor, anita dunn. >> thank you for having me on today. >> it would appear the numbers are your honor side when you look at the number of

>>> i'm tamron hall. we have a live picture from arizona where rick santorum is rallying his supporters. santorum is trailing mitt romney by double digits in that state. we know it's momentum in michigan that is fueling santorum's campaign. it's also his willingness to not become down on social issues in the midst of an economic tender box that is making santorum more than a passing threat to mitt romney. in fact, former white house press secretary said he's ready to say santorum could gain the gop nomination even with comments like this. >> he went to reverend wright's church for 20 years. you can question what kind of theology reverend wright has. it's a christian church. he says he goes to a christian church now. >> joining me now is andrew rafferty. we know the story the talked a lot about it during the primary four years ago. it's the deeper message he is sending to people. >> that's right. in arizona, this afternoon, we're hearing him start his speech talking about how he was an outsider in washingt

i'm tamron hall. a way out for the white house.e to what president obama is calling a common sense solution to the raging battle of a contraception that put the president at odds with the catholic church and some one his own party. the president is changing course saying religionly affiliated institutions who object to providing birth control coverage will not be required to provide or pay for it. rather the insurance companies will pay for it directly. the president acknowledged how it turned into political football. >> i understand how some folks want to treat this as another political wedge issue, but it shouldn't be. religious liberty will be protected and a law that provides preventive care will not discriminate against women.ç >> joining me live from the white house is kristen welker. the president saying this should not have been presented as a wedge issue. you have some point out who say this never should have gotten to this point. we starte

craig melvin is in for tamron hall.our hour, we're going to continue following that breaking news on the deadly school shooting in ohio. one student has been killed. we're learning any details about who the gunman may have been targeting. >>> president obama is being asked to tap the oil reserves to bring down the cost of gas. will it work? president obama hitting back after rick santorum calls him a snob for wanting everyone to go to college. what the president said today. all that and lots more straight ahead. my employees are like family. and, i want people that work for me to feel that they're sharing in my success. we purchase as much as we can on the american express open gold card. so we can accumulate as many points as possible. i pass on these points to my employees to go on trips with their families. when my employees are happy, my customers are happy. vo: earn points for the things you're already buying. call 1-800-now-open to find out how the gold card can serve your business. with less chronic osteoarthriti

i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following developing news out of afghanistan. two u.s. soldiers were shot and killed by a man wearing an afghan army uniform. the attack in eastern afghanistan happened outside the american base bringing angry protests of the burning, unintentional burning, of the coran. we're told it could grow larger tomorrow. today, also, president obama sent a letter to afghan president for the burning of the koran. we are joined live from the afghan city capitol. first of all, let's start off with what we know regarding those soldiers. >> reporter: we know the demonstration gout of o hand. hundreds were storming a base being egged on by religious leaders on mega phones telling them to take over that force. u.s. forces trying to protect the base alongside afghan soldiers. according to to a police official at the scene, he says that u.s. forces fired on the crowd of afghans that were trying to overrun the base. the afghan soldier got angry blaming them for the protest to begin

meet me in the coffee aisle. >>> i'm tamron hall.owing developing news right now. two democratic congresswomen walked out of a heating hearing over the obama administration's contraception mandate and whether it crosses the line between church and state. this hearing was called by republican congressman darrell issa who said they wanted to vet the most knowledgeable people on the issue. that set off

i'm tamron hall.t been 24 hours since mitt romney's big victory in florida, and he's already on the ropes after making comments about the very poor. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, aisle fix it. >> so romney's now trying to clarify his comments that he's not very concerned bd the very poor, but the dye has been cast, according to some, and this may paint him as a person who is out of touch. we'll have romney's latest words on this what some are calling a gaffe. >>> plus, police release new information on tv legend and show host don cornelius. police say what happened at cornelius's home. that's coming up on "newsnation." >>> the other elections of the night, what came through, money. romney was also the winner in super pac donations. pro-romney pacs raised more than $31 million. wheel pro-gingrich pacs raised only $2.1 million. but that group got off to a very late state. joining me now is michael isikoff. you've been going through all the numb

. >>> hey there, i'm tamron hall. we're following breaking news this hour. terrifying rash of tornadoes across the midwest taking the lives of at least seven people. more than 100 others are injured. you're looking at some of the latest images out of missouri, illinois, kentucky, as well as kansas. now, the devastation has been particularly brutal in illinois and missouri. in harrisburg, illinois, six deaths were reported after a storm leveled much of the small town of about 9,000 residents. more than 300 homes and businesses now lay in ruin. in branson, missouri, much of the town is without power right now. roofs were ripped off hotels and the city's famous music theaters seriously damaged from tuesday night into wednesday morning. tornadoes were reported across eight separate states. nbc's ron blome joins me now from branson, missouri. what's the latest on the ground there? >> well, this is where a lot of this tornado outbreak began last night about 1:30 in the morning. sirens were going off and officials credit that with the low injury toll. only 2 injuri

i'm tamron hall. p.m., we are live after two american soldiers are killed and an apparent retaliation of the unintentional burning of korans on a u.s. base. nbc's jim miklaszewski joins us. and also what president obama said in a letter to the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai. and republicans including newt gingrich trying to go after the president over gas prices. in our next hour, president obama will be speaking live from miami where he will address the anxiety some people are having over these rising prices. >>> the birth control controversy continued on capitol hill today, where democrats staged what they called a hearing, even though it had no legislative purpose, no republican members invited. that was the point. democratic women were shut out of the republicans' hearing on contraception last week, you'll recall. today's only witness was the georgetown law student who was shut out of last week's all-male panel. and here's our exclusive first look at the cover of the national journal's spe

i'm tamron hall. "news nation" is following what's next after romney's rejection and santorum's stunning sweep. voters in missouri, minnesota and colorado pickpicked santoru. romney's team said the losses wouldn't hurt the campaign and even called the missouri primary a beauty contest. wa also was noted was romney's attempt to sell a more personal side of his life. >> my father never graduated from college. he apprenticed as a lath and plaster carpenter. he actually could take a handful of nails, stick them in his mouth and then spit them out pointy end forward. >> joining me now nbc deputy political director mark murray. i hate to try to read body language or things like that. you can't help but look behind mitt romney at that crowd. some of the people are smiling like is this a joke. other people kind of seem confused, as well. where was he going with this story. >> well, tamron, a lot of this is to create a narrative about mitt romney. over the last several months, he's had one very consistent mess

tamron hall is at the news desk for natalie. good morning. >> good morning. nuclear inspectors from the uniteded nations are in tehran pushing for talks with iranian officials. this as the u.s. and britain urge israel not to attack iran. nbc's stephanie gosk is in tel aviv, israel, with more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. mixed messages keep coming out of tehran. you have the iaea resuming discussions about iran's nuclear program but at the same time the government said it will ban all oil exports to france and britain. this is a preemptive strike after europe's decision to ban imports from iran starting july 1. there is new pressure put on the israeli government not to attack iran's nuclear facilities. you had the joint chief of staff martin dempsey telling cnn over the weekend it would not be prudent and it would destabilize the region and you had the british foreign minister saying sanctions and political, diplomatic pressure have to be given a chance to work. today on the ground in israel tom donaldan will be meeting with the defense

tamron hall is with us. litical director, chief white house correspondent chuck todd, and in our washington bureau, the moderator of "meet the press" david gregory. tamron, let's begin with you. we already know a few things looking at the exit poll data from florida. >> absolutely. a couple of things to note, 38% of people today over the age of 65, that's more older people than we've seen in any of the contests here. not a big surprise, we're talking about florida, a popular place for retirees. one other note, 15% are latino. that's the largest number of nonwhite voters that we've seen in these contests. but as things change, things stay the same. i'm pointing that out because of the top issue, the economy. we sue that in the three other contests. the top quality that voters are looking for is someone who can beat barack obama. electability, that number is 45%. the more things change, the more they honestly stay the same. >> absolutely. david gregory, before we get to the only real floridian in our discussion

let's go to tamron hall with some numbers. >> reporter: chris, we have two groups of people that we're watching for tonight. a greater share of the caucusgoers are tea party supporters than we have seen this year. look at this number. 74% of today's caucusgoers say they support the tea parties. that compares to two-thirds of voters in the florida and south carolina primaries and in the iowa caucuses. of course, nevada is the first state in this year's republican contest. mitt romney is mormon. an interesting thing we want to highlight. more mormons than nonmormons will emphasize the importance of moral character. 32% for mormons and 15% for nonmormons. >> thanks, tamron. anthony terrell is in minnesota joined by ron paul. >> chris, i'm joined by dr. ron paul. dr. paul, early numbers coming in expected to get 25%. four years ago you got 14%. how is the increase going? >> i think it's doing well and hopefully we get a little bit more than the 25 t remains to be seen. but i think it reflects the momentum of the freedom movement, especially in the last four years. it's certainly built -- s

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tamron hall is wearing red. have a great weekend. >>> we know how important women's health is.th the komen reversal. you look beautiful in your red. i'm sorry to say the patriots are going to win. >> i thought you were a texas girl. what's going on? >> i'll explain later. we have following big breaking news in the fear battle over women's health. one headline refers to it as komen sense. they have caved to the pressure apologizing now saying it will not pull funding from planned parenthood. we'll get the latest reaction. that includes new words from n nancy pelosi. >>> what leon panetta told a soldier when asked if an attack is imminent. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree ♪ ♪ side by side, one, two, three ♪ ♪ count the birds in the big old tree ♪ ♪ la la la [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree side by side ♪ but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the charming outfits

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my colleague tamron hall has a look what's next. >> great to see you. lunch rick santorum go there?ves are urging him to stay away from his recent comments on religion and stick to the economy and jobs. santorum says he won't be silenced because he can defends everything he says, but will he go there tonight during the debate? that's one of the questions in our preview. plus politico's roger simon describes the republican presidential field as "not just weak but barren." roger calls the gop the party of "would have, could have, should have." he'll join me live next on "news nation." i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have 6 grams of sugars. with 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] new glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes sin

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