i am dylan ratigan at the ohio state university. home of the buckeyes. we'll get to our main focus in just a moment here at ohio state. first, we can't take our eyes off the auction 2012 gop debate edition. so take a brief listen to an edition of what we'll call "let's get santorum." >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> you questioned the credentials, but this week senator santorum. you have a label that calls him fake. why? >> because he's a fake. >> you know, i supported no child left behind. i supported it. it was against the principles i believe in. sometimes you take one for the team. politics is a team sport, folks. >> well, full coverage of the side show that is the gop debate with the mega panel. karen, susan, and jimmy all here in our next segment. first, more than 6,000 undergrads are set to walk out of this campus this spring. despite all the finals and papers and all nighters and student debt they borrowed, one of the biggest factors in determining their first job and even where and

among the most pleasant and rewarding tasks i have at the ohio state university is the privilege of working with john and annie glenn. i should really refer to annie as professor glenn because she's an adjunct faculty member in our department of speech and hearing sciences. indeed she delivered the keynote address at that department's annual john black symposium 18 months ago. as i think many of you know, annie has been honored nationally for her work on communicative disorders and for her life-long efforts on behalf of children, the elderly and the handicapped. annie, we at ohio state are blessed to be able to call you one of our very own. the other half of this remarkable couple is of course tonight's distinguished speaker. all of you are well aware of just how highly the american people regard senator glenn. he is deservedly recognized as one of our nation's foremost public servants. indeed, for ten of millions of americans, he is quintessential american hero. so you can imagine the special pride we in ohio have for this native son of the buckeye state. how appropriate it was that the se

during a dinner at the john glenn school of public affairs and the college of engineering at the ohio state university. mark kelly will speak at tonight's events. it is really liked their sleep. >> federer bylines recommend teenagers get about nine hours a night. more sleep might hurt your teenagers grades. >> conventional wisdom said a teenager gets more sleep will probably get better grades. we decided to ask the experts. >> i need a lot of sleep. >> i get about nine or 10 hours of sleep. >> they only average about -- >> 6 or 7. >> i get about six or seven hours of sleep. >> that is the optimum amount of sleep a teenager should get. >> seven hours is fine. that makes them feel better about their teenagers sleep patterns. >> really? that is kind of shocking for me. >> i think my experience is seeing sleep deprived students who have their heads on their desks and the need some cold water on their face. >> study looked at over 1700 students. some students say there would like more sleep. >> i feel i performed worse when i get more sleep because i get lazy. but when i am tired, i feel like doing somethi

the united states senate, contributing 24 years of service to the senate from the state of ohio, from 1975 until 1999. in 1998, the john glenn institute for public service and public policy at ohio state university was created, and senator glenn became an adjunct professor at ohio state school of public policy and management. then in 2006, the john glenn institute merged with the school of public policy and management to form the john glenn school of public affairs at the ohio state university, which prepares future generations of public servants. i've had the privilege of co-teaching four classes at the glenn school prior to coming to the senate, and i still have the honor of serving on the board of advisors of the glenn school, along with senator glenn and his incredible wife annie. she has been a tremendous partner for senator glenn through all of these experiences we have been talking about tonight. senator glenn's achievements have paved the way for future generations to follow in his footsteps by continuing to make the united states a global leader in science, technology and education. so on the 50th anniversary, we commend senator john glenn on the historic and successful 1962 flight abov

the money men behind them there's no reason to get out. let's look ahead to super tuesday. more than 400 delegates up for grab among them georgia, ohio, tennessee, oklahoma. the biggest battleground state ohio. the latest university of cincinnati poll, rick santorum leads ohio. that's 11 points up on romney. gingrich in third followed by ron paul. how does super tuesday shape up? conventional wisdom says it doesn't look very good for mitt romney when he goes state by state? >> that's right. there are a lot of states that did go either romney or santorum. ohio is our tie breaker. that's why both campaigns tell us that they're going to be heavy economics, jobs message last night. we heard rick santorum talking about revitalizing manufacturing. we didn't hear anything else from him about social issues. his campaign tells us they're looking into the questions. he will back away from what he said in the past. he's not pushing them because ohio, very hard hit by the jobs problem. in the exit poll last night we saw why the jobs question, the economy is so big in the new york, d.c. bubble. often we don't feel it, but amazingly one in three voters in michigan said that they knew somebody, had somebody in their family or t

he marked the anniversary at ohio state university, talking with astronauts aboard the international space station. he remembered that his pioneering day he said was the best day of his life and a big moment for america too. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: precisely 50 years ago this morning, a man in a silver suit put america's confidence back on track. >> god speed, john glenn. >> reporter: what john glenn did on february 20th, 1962, his triple circum navigation of the globe, it was just what the nation needed and just at the moment he did it. because the soviet union had already put two men up there who had circled the earth 18 times between them. almost mocking us in how they celebrated, back when we measured everything in terms of whether we were beating the communists. but now glenn was up there watching sunrise after sunset as he circled at 17,000 miles an hour. >> i feel fine. turning around. oh, the view is tremendous. >> reporter: his heartbeat audible and calm. and it was that day that we realized down here that we just might catch up after all. 'cause he helped us

. >> a couple guys were working on their it'sy bitsy spider routine from the comedy group sketch empire on ohio state university's you see they're lowering the spider down, scaring people, ha-ha-ha, everyone is smiling and laughing. except one guy who got pranked wasn't too happy. [ bleep ]. >> hey. sorry, man. not funny. >> mad. then he notices the camera. >> hey, come here. come here. dude, that's not right. come here. >> you come here. >> no. take it off. delete it. >> nope. >> i will call the columbus police department right now. >> guy is visibly upset and then he leaves all of his stuff here and confronts the guy behind the camera. >> you invaded my private space. dude, is this some kind of project for a class? who is your professor? you don't know who your professor is? >> this goes on for a while before the guy eventually says -- >> you're obviously young punks. >> my question to you guys is, did this guy react in the wrong way or is this guy justified for being mad? >> he made the situation worse by getting all up in their face instead of just saying hey, you know, what you don't have my permission to us

glenn marked the moment at a forum on nasa's future which was held at ohio state university. during the forum glenn spoke to the crew of the international space station. >> i'd just like to say we know you have an awful lot on your plate for the next couple of days and we're delighted just to -- [ inaudible ] >> some rousing birthday cheers for george washington at his mount vernon estate on president's day 2012. thousands of people gathered for a wreath laying ceremony at what was billed as a surprise birthday party. visitors got a behind-the- scenes look at the washington kitchen through a new exhibit. >> they all look so good for 280 years old. >>> the city of alexandria celebrated washington's birthday with a traditional president's day parade. it started at south fairfax street in old town. among those taking part, former governor george allen and his wife susan. the event in alexandria is the largest parade in the country celebrating george washington's birthday. >>> late night talk show host returns to the air after a sudden absence. >>> fans mourning whitney houston ca

the earth. tonight he'll be honored during a celebration banquet at ohio state university where captain mark kelly, the commander of the space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission, will speak. >>> happy birthday to singer rihanna who turns 24 years old. happy birthday. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. a live report on the university of virginia lacrosse murder trial as jury deliberations are set to begin this week. >>> also maroon 5 front man adam levine will be live in studio with a preview of his coaching skills on nbc's hit show "the voice." now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the university of kentucky next week. we're going to visit, i guess, the wildcats. and then the buckeyes at ohio state. ch is a different -- >> jimmy: giant school. >> and one question, what is your experiment? it is not who are you? it is not what do you do? it's not who do you know? the question for every student in america, and really every person in america should be and is, i think, for this time in our history, "what is your experiment?" and if you don't have one, whose experiment are you helping out with and why? and that has to really become, i think, the central point of our social identification, in all seriousness -- in order for us to actually resolve a lot of the things we're dealing with, and things like this. >> jimmy: you brought something with you, which is a cool invention i've never seen, and it's made by some kid in austin. >> it's mad by -- so i was in austin, texas, last week. take a look at this bad boy. oh, yeah. austin's totally awesome. i mean, it's great. it's out of control. but so anyway, i was sitting there. i was talking with a group of young sort of entrepreneurs and what

glenn, who is now 90 years old and looks great, marked the occasion at ohio state university yesterdayace flight. >> the ophthalmologists were literally concerned at that time that your eyes might change shape and you might -- your vision might change enough you couldn't seen even see the instrument panel enough to make an emergency re-entry if you had to. >> what an american icon. nasa actually surprised glenn with a live connection to the international space station. he joked with the astronauts up there and marveled at how much technology has improved since way back in the '60s. >>> staying in space, another former astronaut in the news. mark kelly, the husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords. kelly has signed a deal with simon & schuster to write a children's book about a mouse. it's going to be called "mousetronaut." a partially true story. it's due to hit shelves in october. he collaborated with giffords on her memoir last year. so maybe the mouse will go up to the moon and eat the blue cheese moon. right? because it's made out of cheese. no. >>> and here's your tuesday fo

the earth. now 90 years of age glen marked anniversary at ohio state university chatting by video link with theurrent astronauts aboard the international space station. here's john. >>reporter: 50 years ago this morning a man in a silver suit put america confidence back on track. >> god speed john glen. >>reporter: when what did he on february 20th, 1962 triple circumstance um navigation of the globe what the nation needed and just at the moment he did it. because the soviet union had already put 2 men up there who circled the earth 18 times between them. almost mocking us and how they celebrated back when we measured everything in terms of whether we were beating the communist. but now glen was up there. watching sunrise after sunset as he circle 17,000 miles an hour. >> i feel in fine. capsule turning around. oh, that view is tremendous. >>reporter: heart beat audible and calm. >> there we goyshtion it was that day that we realize down here that we just might catch up after all. because he helped us believe in tomorrow. having just been there himself. john donovan, abc news washington. >> ama

the ratesfy high. we have ohio best politician is with us today. he's the president of ohio state university. you got to stand up and take a wave. where the heck are you? there he is. [applause] >> gordon said if we can go to a single prime contractor we can cut the cost of building my new hospital by 25%. 124 years we did it. we don't do it anymore. now we're down to a single prime and who's going to benefit? the public, students, families through lower tuition, lower costs? thanks, gordon, for what you did and for the other presidents that were strong enough to do this. economic development, 1962-1963 jim rhodes created the department of development. it worked fine for a while but it's become slow, bureaucratic, outdated, atrophied. i want to thank you -- and you know tom sawyer is out here and i called him the other day as we moved the contract through the controlling board, tom was there when we first brought up jobs ohio. we had some bipartisan support, not overwhelming, obviously, but we thought that if we could create an entity that could move at the speed of the marketplace and not the

the pontifical college, joseph efinem, established in 1888. franklin university, established in 1902. the mount caramel college of nursing in 1903. the ohio dominican university, established in 1911, the year my father was born. and the columbus state community college, established one of ohio's great part of the -- the great group of community colleges that were visiting the capitol today -- there are many people from those colleges -- established in 19763. columbus is home to some of nation's earliest schools for americans living with disabilities. the ohio school for the deaf was established in 1829. many graduates of that school have gone on to gallaudet university, located in washington, founded during the civil war by abraham lincoln, the most outstanding school of its kind in the country. the ohio school for the blind was established in 1837. 2011, ohio's columbus's library system was name the best in the united states, as the recipient of the national medal for museum and library service. columbus prospered in the post-civil war era through new banks, expanded railroad networks, extended discreetcar service in the city's first waterworks system. manufacturers from horse and buggy manufacturers to steel and brewers made colu

the entire group to what is going inhere. that information has been coming from our location here in ohio state university feeding back to thezing all of the data through the evening, wolf, keeping track of precisely what thes are saying and just as importantly how strongly they feel that way, and as you said, wolf, big deal state here for what is happening not only for the republicans, but for the overall races that can be decisive state, and tracking the movements throughout the evening to see what people have to say and passing them right on the you there, wolf. >> and quickly, tom, these are not necessarily undecided republicans. some of them have made up their mind and some of them are romney supporters and santorum supporters and is that right? >> no sh, no. these are undecided voters and some of them may be leaning one way or another, but let me ask quickly. any of you leaning toward mitt romney you think? one in the back. toward rick santorum? little bit, but by and large, still undecided. this is the whole point here, these are the folks up for grabs, and these are the folks that the candidates really want the reach

. >> our creepy story of the day according to a new study by research aerts ohio state university. they put people suffering from arachno phobia in a room, had them walk up to a tank with a tarantula inside and move it around with a probe. once the spider was out of sight volunteers were asked to draw a line representing its size. ooh look at the fur on that thing. those were the greatest fear -- with the greatest fears tended to over estimate how large the spiders really were. >> that's a large spider. >> that's a big one. it's filling up the screen. people exaggerate though. it's that big! >> that's creepy. >> a little creepy. >>> when we come back on news 4 at 4:00 that television news anchor talks about her serious anchor talks about her serious injuries while being bitten achoo! [ male announcer ] but when she used tissues, she went crazy wild. tissue after tissue, she always took a ton. until mom explained with puffs ultra soft & strong, you only need one. two times stronger than the leading value brand, they always win this test. soft non-lotion pillows, they're sure to impre

the american criminal justice system such as it is. i'd like to bring in michelle alexander, law professor at ohio state university and author of a fantasticow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness." good morning, michelle. >> good morning. >> michelle, this is a fantastic book. i hope people read it. one of the things i think that's interesting in the book is you talk about your own experience of coming to recognize what the system was doing and what we are in the midst of. as someone who came to that realization, before we get into the details of what the system looks like and what it does to people, to talk about this political question of how do we go about creating the conditions under which this becomes a political issue, the way that we bridge the gap that right now means that it's consigned to the margins and communities that are experiencing the criminal justice system and it's not on the campaign trail in iowa. >> well, i think it is a huge challenge to put this near the top of the agenda. when prisons are out of sight, out of mind, and so many of the mainstream voters who hold so much influence in elections aren't dir

the educational deals. the university in tennessee offered 10% off which dropped the sticker price by $4600. grace college in indiana offers an accelerated three-year degree that saves mony. columbus state community college in central ohio gives students 24 years and up $3500 in scholarship money over two years. in colorado, the state's online school offers tuition locks. but what if the school that you had your heart set on isn't running a sale? the educational consultant and college admissions strategies said negotiate a discount. >> it's got to be done in a subtle and polite way but you can negotiate. >> treat it like you would a job. note the accomplishments and areas you excel in. you may be able to negotiate more with the schools not at the top have the rankings in the areas you excel. explain what your background will add to the school f you have one offer from one school, use it to politely negotiate a better deal with another school and see if a tuition break will get you where you to go after college. >> you want to ask what the discount is getting you and what the program or degree will get you. >> he said the discount is getting him on the academic path that he's already dreamed of. >> something i was thinki

the start of another extraordinary week. an exciting one. 30 million jobs going to america's youth had this week. we stop at ohio state, university of chicago, but it starts day after tomorrow at the university of kentucky with the wildca wildcats. it's become clear that washington is nowhere near prepared to deliver the action we're going to need on 30 million jobs. it's rather everywhere else in america that has already woken up and smelling the coffee. northern california for one. austin, texas, another place that's all over this. unfortunately, we need washington for the big issues like taxes and trade. not to mention bank reform. we want to keep the conversation, however, going across the board. beginning in kentucky. so ahead of our trip, we have our own personal tour guide on the waves, cultures, and peculiarities of the show. congressman john yar moth joins us. what's our staff need to know? how can we arrive in kentucky in a fashion that's not only respectful, but celebratory of what your great state represents in this country. >> you ought to take a couple stops on the kentucky bourbon trail. there are a couple near lex

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the companies. and the university. michigan and ohio, we have statewide agreements with the university in those states. the state of ohio, one of the members of the administration said that we are going to do this and i lost a bet because we will have it done by may. michigan did it in 90 days. we negotiated a 85% with the boilerplate that happens but still there are things that have to happen beyond that. i don't think that it went far enough. it is further than any other state we have done business with. it does not have things in it that create jobs, -- it does not have things in it. this is not about getting more revenue, this is about business engagement. i am very pleased, we are residents of ohio. that is a good step of the right direction. today's reality is that it is hard for startups to knock on the right door and big companies. it is hard for big companies to see all lead is out there. last year, my department had over 4400 and solicited ideas. we believe innovation is a democracy. we will take good ideas from wherever they come from. i don't want to have to see and talk to anyone associated

the last to react. >> i believe that. >> meanwhile you are embarking on a 30 million jobs tour. you are taking your show to three college campuses this week -- kentucky, ohio state and university ofwildcats, buckeyes and the phoenix. >> why 30 million? >> the number is derived from the u-6 number. the underemployed, those getting one or two hours a week along with the unemployed. if you look at the people in america that don't have work by that measure it's 30 million people. our goal with this whole tour going back to when we launched it in january is to reframe the conversation around the scale. we need 30 million jobs. i know i can't do it. i would be defiant to anyone who suggested they could. as a result we have to all start oh talk about what are the systems, the flows of money. trade deficit, tax reform, bank reform. things that affect trillions of dollars. you can't have this sort of prosperity that we are this close to. my whole thing is every problem is a job. this is my best example. knicks needed a point guard, jeremy lin got a job. >> he'll probably keep it, too. you say the debt is no longer the point. it's too big to be managed. >> yes. >> you have to focus on econ

the american criminal justice system such as it is. i'd like to bring in michelle alexander, law professor at ohio state university and author of a fantasticncarceration in the age of colorblindness." good morning, michelle. >> good morning. >> michelle, this is a fantastic book. i hope people read it. one of the things i think that's interesting in the book is you talk about your own experience of coming to recognize what the system was doing and what we are in the midst of. as someone who came to that realization, before we get into the details of what the system looks like and what it does to people, to talk about this political question of how do we go about creating the conditions under which this becomes a political issue, the way that we bridge the gap that right now means that it's consigned to the margins and communities that are experiencing the criminal justice system and it's not on the campaign trail in iowa. >> well, i think it is a huge challenge to put this near the top of the agenda. when prisons are out of sight, out of mind, and so many of the mainstream voters who hold so much influence in elections aren't directly affe

ohio -- nixon mentioned this -- we have statewide agreements. we have a state university system in those states. ohio -- it was interesting. one of the members of the administration said we are going to do this. i lost a bet because i said we would have it done by may. -- he said "in -- he said they would have been done by may. i said two years. michigan did it in 90 days. we negotiated a 85% of the boilerplate, but there are still things that have to happen beyond that. i didn't -- i do not think it went far enough. it does not go far enough because it does not have things in it that says if you create jobs in our state or if this does create jobs, you are going to get preferred licensing rights. we still have to negotiate those kinds of things. did i mention that is what we already have in the u.k., singapore, and things like that? this is not about more revenue, it is about more business engagement. i am very pleased. i am not being critical, that is a good step in the right direction, but it need to go further. connecting start-ups with potential partners, including large enterprise? it is hard for startups to knock on the right

he was president of the university of maryland for about nine years i think it was and did a great job a great job that we promoted him to ohio state. i thought i'd get some boos from this crowd on that. the host director of the air an space museum, general jack daley who i knew in the marine corps, nasa days and now here at the museum, i don't think what his problem was. he got so excited about the olympics, he tried to play 20-year-old again. i know that's a painful thing to have happen, your ak kim lease tendon go out. 40th anniversary. hard to believe. the other factors were brought home to me a short time ago when i got a letter from a young man 9 years of age in illinois. i won't give you his exact name. this is an actual letter, it's not something i made up. it said, dear mr. glenn, i'm andrew, i won't give his last name. it's 9 years, i'm in third grade at lions school. i wish you could come. just recently i had to do a biography, and picked you. when i had to do my presentation, i made a poster and dressed like an astronaut. i have a question for what it was like to be shot at in a plane, what are you working for now. this

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ohio, carolina and virginia. in those states the president is tied with mitt romney 44 percent each. si rick santorum beats obama. very good news. director of universityter for politics, author of the book "the people's money." first of all, scott, you think the republican polls are going to change after last night's debate? >> i don't know that the structure of the race changes all that much from the beginning it has been a story of republican reluctance to erase mitt romney. that didn't change match. rick santorum didn't have a great night. the untold story is while republicans have been reluctant to embrace mitt romney for all of the reasons you were talking the lack of leadership they are not embracing anybody else either. >> you are saying it will be more sustained when your poll comes out tomorrow in michigan and arizona which states vote next tuesday you are going to see santorum leading? you think that didn't change last night? >> i don't think we are going to see a change like we saw the wild swings in south carolina or florida. but in michigan it has been a close race. it wouldn't surprise me to see governor romney ahead. >> you see it the s