the -- in massachusetts, no. ichael was outraged mostly about the state telling him, well, you can afford this. he was saying that the state has no business what is and isn't affordable to him. however, the auto insurance, health insurance issue, it seems to me that that's more of a national talking point related to the obama push than it is here in massachusetts. in massachusetts, most people are -- maybe they resign to it because it's now six years in the making that we've had this. they are also just really concerned about the ever-increasing costs of health care, and that shows up with insurance premiums, of course, so they are happy to see some kind of movement. a lot of discussion about whether it works, whether we can afford this, but we're not hearing much about the auto insurance, health insurance debate, at least here in massachusetts. >> host: christine mcconville, a quick question, although it's a big question, do it quickly and get two main points. on twitter, they ask what are the differences or simi

he dumped the people of massachusetts. a man anyone should trust. -- the second he got elected, he changed his whole focus to run for the presidency. he's like a chicken with his head cut off even regarding health care. he's a joke. please don't vote for this man. he's a horrible. he is a disaster. what he did to us was disgraceful. he lied to the people of massachusetts. host: sounds like you are relatively pleased with the health care plan? caller: absolutely, and he had very little to do with it. host: tell us more about how instrumental governor romney was. you said he was the governor. but what were the negotiations and conversations that happened leading up to the passage of health-care law in massachusetts? was he?olved guest: i don't know. i know there was a lot of bipartisan efforts. ted kennedy did play a huge role. health insurers have a voice. different public policy groups, academics. i could not speak to how involved romney was. host: john is an independent caller in new york. caller: the first thing caller:

here he is, the united states senator from massachusetts, scott brown. >> the man who introduced scott brown at his victory party was his dear friend and political ally mitt romney. these days if you went by massachusetts politics, if you only had massachusetts media fed into your home, you'd have no idea that the same guy was running for president. today was the second debate between scott brown and elizabeth warren. two things you'll remember in the first debate. the first the vee mans he attacked elizabeth warren on the basis of race in the first debate saying he could tell by looking at the law professor that she wasn't really native american. that was followed up by two scott brown tv ads attacking elizabeth warren on the basis of race. it was also followed by a bunch of scott brown staffers mocking native americans with fake war whoops and tomahawk chops. tonight he addressed the same controversy and kept arguing that race is relevant and a decision the voters have to make. he still did not apologize for staffers making fun of native americans even though the cherokee tribe chief

the governor of massachusetts has run up more debt than all the governors in the history of massachusetts combined going back to the days of the pilgrims. i do believe that that is the kind of policy that we want. the question went to the heart of the matter. tom, you lost the question -- why would we changed? we have changed since 1980. we have interest rates down. we have inflation down. people are working again. america is held in respect of again around the world. but we will build on that change. and as we made those changes of lower interest rates and lower inflation, the governor massachusetts fought us every step of the way. we are proud of the record of accomplishment and the opportunities and the hope of millions of americans, hope and opportunity of these americans is because of the policies that we have had for the last eight years and we want to build on that and change it for even the better. >> you actively supported the invasion of grenada to rescue mental students and rescue -- rescue medical students and rescue an island nation from a dictator. why not go after the drug

massachusetts. he's not just pulling up the ladder behind him, it's pulling it up in massachusetts as well, potentially it puts it at risk potentially. it's a question of whether the taxpayers in massachusetts are ultimately willing to bear the cost of this plan. they may or may not be but it puts it at risk. >> we talk a lot in this election about what romney's plan will do to medicare beneficiaries, but what happens to medicaid beneficiaries? you cut medicaid by 600 or 700 billion, what happens to the people who rely on medicaid, the poor or children or elderly disabled across the country. >> i just put together some numbers on this in a report and i find that in the year 2022 while the affordable care act will lead to 33 million more americans having health care coverage, romney's plan would leave to roughly 18 to 20 million not having coverage. so this is a huge hit to the possibilities for insurance coverage in america. >> 50 million americans. jonathan gruber, thank you very much as always for being here. >> you bet. happy to be here. >> up next, the amazing steve martin gets political. .at the b

the safety director of the massachusetts department of health said certainly necc was not operating as far as the fwags has seen so far in accordance with the massachusetts licensing regulation. that's because massachusetts law says compounding pharmacies which mix custom made medicines pevery patient for each dose it sends out. necc shipped the tainted steroid out to medical facilities in bulk without these prescriptions. cbs news called the necc for a response. the company did not immediately respond. government health officials acknowledge there's a regulatory gap when it comes compounding pharmacies. for instance massachusetts does not have the authority to track how many vials of a drug are produc produced. at the federal level the food and drug administration does not have clear authority to examine records in a compounding pharmacy. fda is seeking more authority. this pharmacist served on a panel setting regulations. >> who is minding the store in terms of regulation? >> the fda has worked very hard over the last several years to try from mull gate regulations, to clearly define

>> both candidates -- >> the massachusetts women caucus approached both candid e candidates before the election and take the pledge. governor romney willingly took the pledge. he has always promoted women in the work place. he was pleased to do this. and he appointed me to be the liaison to make sure this got done. it did get done. he used sources both from his private sector years also people on the transition and also the massachusetts women's political caucus. >> i want to you about the contraception issue and blunt amendment. this is what governor romney said last night at the debate. >> i just note that i don't believe that bureaucrats in washington should tell someone whether they can use contraceptives or not or employers whether they can have contraceptive care or not. every women in america should have access to contraceptives and the president's statement of my policy is completely and totally wrong. >> however, governor romney last february repeatedly asked did his staff, that he did support the blunt amendment. the blunt amendment -- after initially saying he didn't. he sai

madeleine biondolillo, the safety director of the massachusetts department was not operating as far as the investigation has seen so far in accordance with the massachusetts licensing regulation. that is because massachusetts law says compounding pharmacies, which mix custom-made medicines, must have a prescription for every patient for each dose they send out. it appears necc shipped the tainted violation of steroid to medical facilities in bulk without these prescriptions. >> today, government health officials acknowledge there is a regulatory gap when it comes to compounding pharmacies. for instance, massachusetts does not have the authority to track how many violation of a drug are produced at the federal level, the food and drug administration does not have clear authority to examine records in a compounding pharmacy. the f.d.a. is seeking more authority. pharmacist eric kastango served on a panel creating federal safety standards for the compounding pharmacy industry. who is minding the store in terms of regulation? >> the f.d.a. has worked very hard over the last several years t

that's what the people of massachusetts want to talk about. and that's what i think they ought to hear about. >> i think about 10 or 15 minutes in, romney began to realize this was not the easy exercise he thought it was going to be. >> narrator: then romney faltered. the issue was health care. >> i have a plan. i have a position paper on health care. i'm happy to show it to you, senator, any time you'd like. >> mr. romney, it isn't a question of showing me your paper. it's a question of showing all of the people in here that are watching this program the paper. they ought to have an opportunity to know. what is the cost of your program? >> i don't have a cost of my program. >> you don't have a cost? >> no, i'm sorry, i don't have... >> what would be the impact of that on the budget? >> well, the impact, i do not know the specific number. >> so you don't have a cost. >> the impact of that on the budget, senator kennedy. and i think it's a wonderful idea to take it through, piece by piece, and... >> that's what you do as a legislator. that's exa

i worked in the massachusetts -- let me tell you something, there are 8 republicans in the state of massachusetts, just to breathe as an executive -- stop distorting the truth and deceiving the voter. >> you can yell all you want and i guess that's the way you think you would score point, the problems of mitt romney's so-called five-point plan has no substance behindp it whatsoever. kitaug being about energy independence and tax cuts and balancing the budget, but if you don't give you specifics about it, to back his case up, there is no way in the world, the arithmetic adds up for him. he can say that, but if you have independent people saying there is nothing backing up his statistics, you can spin all you want -- >> the math is -- >> the math is going to add up when we close the loopholes -- >> which ones? name one! name one. >> julie, you are attacking me. understand something, julie, to work across party lierngs it's hard to tout the loopholes because mitt romney knows he has to negotiate with the democrats and his own party. julie, you are touting falsehoods, if we close the loopholes and dr

he's no longer the most popular in massachusetts? meone more popular is an attorney general named martha coakley. scott brown, if he loses this race and tries the governor, good chance the opony net is martha coakley. it could be ended by the woman. >> for people not from massachusetts, he beat her in 2010. >> right. she could have the last laugh still. >> it's not mitt romney the most popular politician in massachusetts? i'm surprised by that. i'm the lone nonbase stater at the table, so i will leave the hard analysis to you three. there was a moment that really annoyed me last night. let's take a look. >> does bobby valentine deserve another year, or should he be fired? >> you know, i had such hopes for bobby valentine. i'm still just in wounded mode on that one. >> stick around. should he be given another chance or be fired? this is the back page of the boston herald we're talking about tomorrow morning. you have to commit. >> then i give him another year. >> give him another year. >> senator. >> i remember in the beginning of the

the board cuts. that is what will hurt us in massachusetts. that is what will hurt us in our military bases and the investments we make in research and development. we need to get more revenue on the table and get serious about reshaping our military budget. it is no longer about a big standing army. it is about making the investments that we need in the future. cyber security, research and development, and the c5. >> that is all the time we have. we have no time for questions. closing statements. a coin toss determined mr. brown will be first. one minute and 30 seconds. >> thank you. thank you for the folks who are watching. thank you for your support and endorsement, mayor. i want to say, aside from my marriage of 26 years and the birth of my kids come up being at your senator is the greatest honor i could ever have. there are many challenges here. after the tornado, i was here. i am continuing to work with the mayor and his team to get reimbursements to fight to make sure we can get springfield and the surrounding areas back on their feet. a

before the debate the massachusetts governor and current wisconsin congressman trailed the president and vice president 43-48. they were down 5. now they are up one. the lead is even larger with critical independent voters. romney ryan were down 4 to romney biden but now they were up 12 with 44 percent with democratic side 32 percent. another key number are the voters were unsure they want somebody else. that number shot up 6 points after the debate. the debates have the potential to move the needle quite a bit. with four weeks to go joe biden has been prepping for his in delaware with chris van holland playing ryan. the president handicapped tonight's big show down. >> joe just needs to be joe. congressman ryan is a smart and effective seeker but his ideas are the wrong ones. >> ryan has a chance to let voters decide for themselves. he had ted olsen as a stand in. he is trying to shine the spos spotlight on to someone who won't be on the stage tonight, president obama. >> what i am excited about we get to offer the american people a very clear choice. joe biden has been on these big

the disability council. and by theymca's of massachusetts -- the ymca's of massachusetts. the most of the people that need help the most. that is my view of government. that's what government should be doing. my older sister lives in a group home built by a federal housing grant. she's also a medicaid in the depends on that to live. i want to be the congressman who attacks the programs protects those programswho and try to help people. >> richard tisei says he would support the exact party that says there is no role for government, the one making sure the attract everything that tends to be done. the ones who want to see medicare wither on the vine. going to congress will not change that radical majority. it is not the case the democrats did the government to do everything to review what college to be affordable and success -- affordable and accessible. that is what i worked on. >> every face on mount rushmore is a fair fight candidate. be understood it does not have to be just two parties. the conversation emphasized the important part of the process. there's not a convers

the first one, probably the front runner, is a combination case of massachusetts nurses the department of human services. -- massachusetts vs. the department of human services. the equal protection clause violates the defense of mayor jack -- or the defense of marriage at-the people protection clause because there is no rational basis for it does not pass scrutiny. the idea of which level of scrutiny it must pass is a question. but they are happy to argue both. this case is interesting because justice kagen was involved at the district court level during her confirmation level where it came out. her office had been involved in the internal discussion of the strategy of the case, so she will be recused in that case. that would make a real wrinkle in the case. the district found that the first circuit also found that the defense of marriage act was unconstitutional. they ruled on able protection clause and ended up creating a new level of scrutiny. it is a heightened but not officially heightened scrutiny which would be the source of some concern by the supreme court, figuring out which

take you to the massachusetts were the minutemen have struggled.hen the police walked into this everyone was shocked, thinking here we go again. look at the head coach. they opened up a warrant, moved ford and did know what to expect. they got their warrants but instead they opened it and it scholarship for a couple of walks onto the done e field and in the classroom. [applause] you don't get better than that. massachusetts is at 0 and 7. all of his teammates and responded. more baseball tomorrow. after one year as manager, the marlins, a newi and for hockey fans, movingrsday deadline is 82-game season in the balance that no meetings in for there scheduled rest of this week. >> how about your red sox? .> espn talking about rg3 man: to some people, social securis is just a number. but to me, it's money that i earned. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn

>> that is a problem. >> by the way, on scalia, in a state like massachusetts, the conservative justice there not very popular with some of the base folks there. not only has the massachusetts senate race become one of the most competitive in the country, it's sparked fireworks outside the debate hall. kelli o'donnell is in massachusetts. kelly, take me into the spin room. take me into the crowd. we saw what happened on air wp what happened behind the scenes? >> reporter: we were approaching here, we kept saying is this debate traffic, because it was jammed. that was clue number one. close to the arena, there were literally thousands of people who were outside here with signs for both warren and brown. there were a lot of loud voices. part of that, of course, is the union movement was certainly out in force for warren. the brown people knew that and so they brought their folks out. you don't see that at many debates. it was bigger than the crowds we typically see at a presidential debate. that gives you a sense of how much this matters. inside there were 5,000 people seated to watch it

the former massachusetts governor will criticize the president's, quote, passive leadership in the middle east saying, "i know the president hopes for a safer, freer, and a more prosperous middle east allied with the united states. i share this hope, but hope is not a strategy. we cannot support our friends and defeat our enemies in the middle east when our words are not backed up by deeds." today president obama will wrap up a two-day fund-raising trip in california. yesterday he spoke at a fund-raising concert with performances by john bon jovi and katy perry. and he attended a fund-raising dinner. >>> virginia's u.s. senate candidates will hold their second debate today. republican george allen and democrat tim kaine will square off in richmond. a recent wall street journal/marist poll shows tim kaine pulling ahead. david gregory moderated the debate last month. >>> today a warning that china's two leading technology firms pose a major security concern to the u.s. there's a live look at the capitol. after a year long investigation, the panel is warning the government, as well as privat

nearly 700 people received the steroid shots made at the massachusetts pharmacy and outpatient medical center in roanoke and cristiansburg. the clinics are still working to contact everyone who received that shot. >>> in the meantime, massachusetts health investigators found unsanitary conditions inside the pharmacy linked to the outbreak that includes visible black specks of fungus in the steroids. 23 people have died, more than 300 people nationwide have been infected. the governor is ordering surprise inspections of the state's compounding pharmacies at least once a year to try to stop something like this from happening again. >>> a women is still in the hospital this morning after leading virginia and maryland police on a high speed chase. 27-year-old angela cubbold was driving at least 90 miles an hour on interstate 66. officers tried to stop her, but she kept going all the way to the naval support facility in bethesda. she was chewing on a bar of soap while driving. there she and a security officer opened fire at each other. neither was hit. the chase was eventually ended when co

it's along the massachusetts border. massachusetts is the stated that governor romney led.it is a very interesting area. many of the people from nashua work in massachusetts. host: who are the voters in this area? guest: new hampshire has traditionally libertarian streak. our motto is live free or die. it is a tossup location. the voters, i think they are voting for the person they think is going to lead this country the next four years. some people will say new hampshire has a summer home of governor romney and the state next door, massachusetts, where he was governor. i think that is less of a factor. i think the people of new hampshire can see beyond that and are voting for the person they think is best for the 50 states. host: tell us about the history of new hampshire being a swing state. guest: traditionally, new hampshire was very solidly republican for many years. recently, i think it is sort of the clinton 1992 phenomenon that has changed that. he one the state twice. in 2000 it went to george w. bush. kerrey., john care the president got a nine point victory in 20

massachusetts lab. theedse started a crimin >>> 23 people have died because of the meningitis outbreak connected to the massachusetts lab. the feds started an investigation after investigators described the lab as a mess. they found dirty floor and leaky border. it didn't adequately sterlize medication. they also shipped drugs before they were tested for contamination. >> any tcc staff shipped for orders, before receiving the results. >> and officials also claim the company broke state law by shipping their products by bulk. new evidence show there are complaints of the issue dating back to 1999. more than 17,000 vials of the tainted steroid were sent to clinics in 23 states. >>> for the little girl you're about to meet, simple injury could have met the difference between life and death. cbs 5 sharon tells us, how singing became her sanctuary. >> i want to know the time-- >> and she's a youtube sensation. 10-year-old music video has racked more than a quarter million hits in two weeks. >> i'm very surprised

massachusetts also is the state that elected mitt romney as their governor. ot happy with what they got. so now another former governor of massachusetts michael dukakis had more criticism. >> when he left the state at the end of just one term, he couldn't possibly have been reelected. the states infrastructure was a wreck. that's the only way you can describe it, rusting bridges pothole roads couldn't get anything done, and everybody knows that if you can't build and maintain a first rate transportation infrastructure, you can't create jobs, so the romney record in massachusetts was frankly pathetic. >> who's right? well, let's show you the numbers and find out. where did moss moss rank? you know this is my favorite number, 47 out of the 50 in job creation during romney's term. that is disastrous. third from the bottom! how do you brag about that? >> well, when you dive into the numbers, it gets worse for mitt romney. do you know how many jobbed were added at a time when the nation was adding many jobs? just 31,000 jobs in massachusetts in four years. that's l