he was the underdog all day long so you agree with that. >> there is a difference between underdog and underperforming. he may be an underdog because he is doing terribly. >> do you know what it looks like to me, they want to lower the expectations. >> of course, they do. like third great kick ball. he likes the idea of being the underdog. wants to do the same playbook that got him into the white house to begin with. can't say i have every advantage and i said if the economy is not improved then throw me out. that will not get him anything and he can't run on his record either. he has to have the tom hanks vote with the little documentary. >> yes, they are playing the underdog. they, they are lowering expectations and i recommend hope and change for their slogan. >> this time around? >> maybe we will find some hope. >> the fact of the matter is mitt romney will start to answer some tough questions about how is he going to balance the budget he keeps talking about. >> you keep calling the republicans the punc munchkins. >> i stopped doing that three months ago when danny got mad at me f

i think the president is quite comfortable being the underdog. i think he's happy to run this race from -- as if he were behind the whole time. i think it's going to be a close election. >> does it work in your interest if it goes to a brokered convention? >> having been through the nominating process last time, republicans are going to go through theirs. i think what you're seeing from all three candidates is they're not electricity fieing anybody, not getting anybody excited because many of the topics they're talking about are not what voters are really interested in. the economic policies that they're espousing, huge tax cuts for the wealthy. we've tried that form lachlt people understand we don't want to go back to the mess and the problems that got us into this. >> with the economic recovery looking like it's gaining some traction, even from the federal reserve saying that, that the president should be doing better. why isn't he doing better in terms of public opinion polls when the republicans are killing each other? >> look, i think, charl

usually coaches like to play the underdog part, not pitino. the things a little reverse psychology will help level against kentucky. -- louisville against kentucky. >> i really have not used it this week mainly because i want my team to have confidence that they can play with kentucky. i think at this level, if you take the underdog mentality, then i think they feel they do not belong and it works against you. >> they ought to keep coming in for loyola's basketball coach. he is the man of the year. it recognizes those who achieve success not only on the basketball court, but coaches and display integrity. stay with us. tom >> once again, the winning numbers. 46-23-38-4-2, and the amigable is 23. good luck. >> i cannot believe they mailed the check to your house. >> they will not be a mailing that check to your house. >> excuse me. >> you are still sitting here. 58 degrees tomorrow. showers in the area. morning thunder. partly cloudy on the first day of april and then a couple of showers in the evening. sunshine monday and storms again late tue

here at maryland -- loyola, rather, love the underdogs.am is headed to the big dance. the last time they had this chance, 18 years ago. >> we're cinderella. we're dancing, dancing. we got our cinderella shoes on. >> reporter: this is pure excitement. students from loyola university maryland are headed to pittsburgh. en route to root for their basketball team. tonight, it has a chance at the dance. >> when is loyola ever going to make it again? who knows? it's been since 1994 that they made it last. >> reporter: it's a small road to the tournament. loyola is facing a huge powerhouse, number 2 seed, buckeyes. but even though there is a david and goliath matchup, there is faith. >> i'm going to be rooting. i've said my prayers. now i'm going to be doing my cheering. >> reporter: father brian lanain is the university's president. he says the buzz on campus is so strong, the university used a lottery to select the lucky students who will get tickets tonight. >> is one of our roommates. he couldn't make it. so we thought we would bring him in sp

i think at this level, if you take the underdog mentality, then i think they feel northeast don't belong -- belong, and it works against you. >> and the honors keep running in for jimmy patsos. he picked up the skip proser man of the year award. skip prosser recognizes those in college basketball that achieve success not only as coaches on the basketball court but also coaches that display moral integrity off the courlt as well. i'm gerry sandusky. hope your weekend is off to a fantastic start. >> all right. you didn't win the mega-millions? >> no. but we still have the weather to look forward to. today we might pick up a shower. we pick it up again sunday night and into early monday, pre-dawn monday. tuesday afternoon, some thunderstorms. temperatures in general at or above normal. as we head into april, this warm trend continues. >> thank you, john. and thank you for joining us. we'll see you back on the air tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. >> have a good day. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

. >> the greyhound said that a great season, they are still a huge underdogs in tonight's match up with a high estate. anything is -- ohio state. >> but anything is possible. >> it is one of the great events. >> loyal fans think that way, too. >> they are the underdogs, but they are doing really good this season. >> if they played defense, they might have a chance. >> shortly after 3:00, three buses showed up that will carry 150 students to pittsburgh for tonight's game. even this tall fellow is going. >> this is steve. >> biggest loyola fan. >> since 1994. this is a good experience for us. >> once in a lifetime for us. >> for the students you are going to the game, they will be able to see the game in pittsburgh, they will be able to watch it on campus on big screen tvs. >> pete gilbert has courtside seats. you can take a look at his pictures from pittsburgh on our website. >> we have all heard of mystery meat. how about pink slime? >> the usda is cracking down on hamburgers in schools. >> michael phelps is homeless. ok, not really. his condo is up for sale. >> graphic new campaign for

. >> reporter: the terps find themselves in an underdog role leading up to the matchup with texas a&m. the reason being, the aggies are the reigning national champs. haven't they earned the right to be the favorite? a number two seed, not to mention a top 20 team all season long. >> and there are a lot of people who don't have face faith in us and i think the pressure is on them. >> reporter: the terps have two team mottos, fight to the finish and 12 strong. that is a belief system and got them to the sweet 16. >> we're not just a one- dimensional team and we have multiple scorers and some other players key go to and so, i know going there we're going to come on out. >> and that is what we need and to know strong. i believe everyone in the locker room bought into that. >> reporter: 12 strong this sunday versus texas a&m at noon. >>> we have to take a quick break. when we come back, tiger woods is moving and grooving at the arnold palmer invitational. high and low lights coming up.  buy one spectrum by lg, and get one free ? with verizon 4g lte and a 4.5" true hd display, it's great f

. >> ohio and the underdogs prevail. plus, michigan state is the first number one to be planned out at the ncaa tournament. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> and the weekend forecast is all about going bye, bye. that's a look at your weekend forecast. you're watching early today. >> very good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is early today. in sports, moving on to the elite eight as march madness marches on. here's a look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning, grab a pen and check your bracket. louisville gave number one mississippi state a pick. >> george felt like a man among boys. finishing with seven blocks. they simply smothered the tournament's best shooting team. defense led to offense on the other team. louisville pulled off the upset. number one syracuse survived the bracket. 14 from beyond the arc. but when he needed it most, they came up short. and syracuse escaped 64-63. up next, they won a sea saw battle. they came roaring back and took the lead. but the duo

. >> ohio and the underdogs prevail. plus, michigan state is the first number one to be planned out at the ncaa tournament. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> and the weekend forecast is all about going bye, bye. that's a look at your weekend forecast. that's a look at your weekend forecast. you're watching early today. buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? new bounty. the clean picker upper. >> very good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is early today. in sports, moving on to the elite eight as march madness marches on. here's a look at all of your sports headli

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to be the underdog because there's no expectations. and you go out there and you play baseball. >> reporter: now, among the o's relievers, darren o'day, pat michick, and troy patnam have pulled out. >>> nfl owners are meeting in florida this week. today, the league and the players union ratified an agreement that punishes the washington redskins and dallas cowboys for those teams violating the league salary cap. the redskins will lose $36 million in cap spending. dallas has assessed a $10 million penalty. the league also announced the season will kick off with the super bowl new york champion giants, playing host to the cowboys. the season opener set for september 5th. that's a wednesday night. that's a switch from the usual thursday night opener. because the president is speaking at the democratic national convention on the 6th. >>> suspended saints coach, sean payton speaks publicly for the first time today. he addressed his one-season- long penalty. incentive money for knocking out or injuring opposing players. payton is taking the

santorum is the underdog. he's ineligible because he filed paper work too late. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate will be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> i do care about the unemployment rate. it bothers me. >> reporter: santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. but i'm saying my candidacy doesn't hinge on whether the unemployment rate goes up or down. >> reporter: but it's the numbers that mitt romney hopes to solidify him for a win. >> a loss in illinois or a narrow win by romney will certainly give a lot of doubts about the strength of his candidacy. >> reporter: no question romney has pulled ahead at least in terms of the official delegate count. nbc's latest tally 443. >>> elsewhere nbc news retained the republican party proposed new budget which will be unveiled later today. in at any time gop will propose massive tax reform by consolidating the six current tax be brackets into just two, 10% and 25%. it would also repeal the a

so i'm going with the underdog of harvard today but who i have to take it all is ideal. they had a great season last year was 12 and 29 to 25 1/8 to cody seller quite a kid. quite a family. i played right into your strength. >>> union all but indiana very good. >>> and now at talking points. still impress american help. >>> take indiana very dead. there was an injury. >>> was an academic academics issue for one of the syracuse guys some much to jeff loris this man eric had a great show and the good luck to indiana. in the rest of the group. >>> onto basketball now. the n.c.a.a. tournament is already over four your california golden bears then looked at in the warmups that was about it. south florida killed these guys. it was downhill from the get go. the bulls stingy defense as good as advertised. the only about 13 points in the first half sadly for cal fans usf won 65 to 54. coverage begins at 9:00 this morning and be sure to sign up for the practicality can win some great prizes, laptop tablets all kinds of goodies check out. >>> is 653 and via scary moments after an a

loyola knows its the underdog...but thee also know there's a chance.ann jimmy patsos got n a-list phone call reminding hii that tonight. &3 coming up in less than 30.... that man, coach patsos will be in studio...breaking down the mmdness and those buckeyes. that's later in sports unlimited, jennifer. and ww had another day of fantasttc weatter phief meteorologist vytas rrid &pis here to tell us if we can expect this great weather too continue as we head back to school and work tomorrow. 3ytas??- i can tell you that he is an american soldier and that he was acting alone." alone."a shooting rampage kills dozens in afghanistan. the outrage from the ccuntry's president... and added strain this puts on the relatiooship between the u-s nd afghanistan. a devastating anniversary.how japan is maaking one year earthquake and tsunami....andd the shocking number offpeople still homeless. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, an

you like the underdog. >> i do. >> not quite the underdog though. a good team. all right.fter that game, the early game, then the late game is the battle of two number twos, state and kansas. >>> in the high school ranks today the local powerhouse montrose christian taking on mount vernon at the espn invitation alg. justin anderson and michael carrera, a lot of emotion. take another look. carrera with 22 points and 14 rebounds. they trailed by three. late in the fourth mount vernon down by one. check out the inbound pass. nice. looking sharp. he takes care of the rest. mount vernon takes the lead. montrose christian has a chance now. down three with ten seconds. justin anderson just a bit short. but he has one more chance right here. last ditch. last ditch effort. going to have to come from half court. anderson again. oh, off the back -- they win 50-47 and montrose christian 50-47[ male announcer ]stian this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... ev

loyola is a big underdog. this is their first trip to the tournament in almost two decades.say they're up for the challenge. and the lady turps are excited as they set their sights on a national title. they found out the championship quest starts saturday with a game against another local team -- navy. we'll have the latest coming up in sports. >> oh, boy. a lot of teams to root for. >>> trapped with the trash. a woman survives a frightening incident. >> what i went through was nightmare. >> the important item she was reaching for when she got stuck. >>> looks like spring is here to stay. i have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. ,, @@"h mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. >>> it's 58 degrees and cloudy. the complete forecast is coming up. lo

as for romney, one of his staffers says he is the underdog in mississippi and alabama. today he talked about his dad and what kind of work he did growing up in mexico. >> he could take a handful of nails, stick them in his mouth, and then spit them out forward so he could bang up that drywall kind of stuff called it lath back then as fast as it could be. he never graduated from college. poor. but he believed in america. >> 40 delegates are up for grabs here in kansas and rick santorum, shep, is favored. >> shepard: alicia acuna live in wichita. thanks. a crazy seen at the dallas-fort worth airport today. did you hear about this? passengers wrestle ago flight attendant into a seat after that attendant went on 15 minute tirade how the plane is going to crash talking 9/11 and all kinds of stuff. it happened while the jet was still on the tarmac. that flight attendant got on the pa system and went off about the safety of the plane. passengers were a bit freaked out some reportedly crying. another saying to use the intercom to beg the pilots return to the terminal. >> her sp

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the regular season means playing the underdog. they have plenty of experience to draw on. >> we love the fact that we're going to raleigh. we have been down there enough. a lot of great success. the most important thing is our fans can travel, easy for everyone to drive down there and support the team. >> you never know about new pitchers until the scores count. all sides -- signs are positive. and 11-1 win over the twins. picking up the action. driving one strike away, center field. it will drop in there. winding up with a triple. a lead they will expand. a big day. batting from the left side. this thing is gone. a two run home run. five-one orioles. the twins were held to four hits. striking at chris parmelee. he has not shown up yet. that decision helped . manning to denver. and tebow to the jets. a close look at the draft- eligible players. watch this pass. he launches it and it flies 75 yards in the air. this is perfect. believe me this will not affect the status in next month's draft. training for tim tebow. just teachers. l

santorum is the underdog, ineligible for ten of today's 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. on monday, santorum tried to redefine the key issue in this race. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> "do care about the unemployment rate. it does bother me. i want to get people back to work. >> reporter: then santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. i want it to go down. i'm saying my candidacy doesn't hinge on whether it goes up or down. >> reporter: but it's today's numbers, the illinois vote, that romney's team will hope will solidify him as a front-runner. analysts say he needs a win. a big one. >> a loss in illinois or even a narrow win by romney will certainly seed a lot of doubts about the strength of his candidacy. >> reporter: but right now it looks like romney is going into this one with an advantage by our count, the official nbc count of delegates, romney has 443 to santorum's 184. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> nbc ne

they are mainly becoming cultural but now the ninth- grade underdog is training harder to win, motivated by lin. >> it makes their dreams more realistic. >> and jeremy lin has helped these kids take his shot at their dreams. >> it makes me think bigger and have bigger dreams. if you work hard, maybe you will come pushed out. >> and lin inspires education minded parents to tell their kids that they can do harbor and hoops. >> you can do both. play sports and get the great education. and hopefully because of jeremy lin, all of the kids will see that. >> on and off the court, many players and their families say they all scored lin-sanity. >> can home cooking help his old team ? oppression of getting things rolling in the park 12 turns. we will to cut off next. it's getting crowded at toyota's #1 for everyone sales event. why? 'cause people know toyota's the best. toyota has the most fuel-efficient and longest lasting vehicles of any full-line automaker. plus, every new toyota comes with the peace-of-mind of toyota care, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. so from camr

ohio state advances and the underdog gators prevail. plus, michigan state is the first number one seed to be slammed out of the ncaa tournament. your early morning sports headlines are ahead. >>> weekend forecast is all about the warm weather. that's coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> very good morning to you. just waking up, this is "early today." in sports four college basketball teams have moved on to the so-called elite eight as march madness matches on. here's nbc's fred roggin with another look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. grab a pen and check your brackets because the number one seed in the tournament is done. happened in the west, louisville gave michigan state fits. the spartans couldn't get anything going. jang swatted everything that came his way. the kid from senegal finished with seven blocks. louisville smothered the best shooting team. defense led to offense on the other end. rick pitino never lost a sweet 16 game and wasn't about to. >>> up six at the half. wisconsin rallied with a barrage o

i think he's been the underdog. he was down 30 points a month ago.d very well win it in mississippi. i think people would be astounded to see him do that. >> what about all this y'all crap of his? is it gonna work? go down there and pander. >> you know, look, eat a little catfish and grits, he called them cheesy grits or whatever. >> but it is cheese grits. not cheesy grits. >> they may have had it on the menu. i don't know. ordinarily, you say cheese grits. >> what's that place in new orleans? >> mothers. they don't serve cheesy grits at mothers. >> if he would eat a po'boy, he would be a better candidate. >> people in the south may think president obama is a muslim, but they know that governor romney is a mormon. it makes them uncomfortable. they feel it's sort of a cult. he can say cheesy grits and y'all all he wants, but that's the basic problem. >> why don't they tell that to pollsters? the polls are showing them even. the governor of alabama, here he is yesterday on fox tv. he said he didn't endorse anybody, but he voted for santorum today. he

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spaying and neutering is the key. 99 percent of human fatalities involve an underdog. those who do not neuter their dogs, the dogs are usually on the end of a chain or abuse and they're getting harder break in life than the golden retriever is. whatever statistics cc you need to take into consideration news at the other end of a leash >> in the care center are the apples? >> they're primarily pit bulls. the next is chihuahua. >> there are a lot of them. aren't there more animals or even more dog specifically who have been relinquished not only by family or owner who is willing but because they are being foreclosed on or they need to move or out of state and they cannot necessarily take the bet >> it absolutely has increased the number and 36% of bonds in shelters are purebreds. the reality is that is a big part of the problem but when i was at animal care control, i went undercover for four months and when i was there are primarily saw people dumping dogs you were going to have medical issues that they did not want to pay for. i saw a couple donned an elderly parent of

they are heavy underdogs against the turps, but these champs are motivated to pull off an upset. >> weave to win. we have to win to keep playing, so i guess that's the motivation right there -- to win, to keep playing. >> now, maryland plans to keep playing all the way to the final four, heavily favored over navy. navy pays a visit to the stadium. goal of the night, navy's pat tiernan will get his feet inside, watch him go over the shoulder. nimble with the no-look. we'll get another look at it. tiernan's was the first of five straight navy goals. final score 10-6. ncaa tournament gets in full stride tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> coming up, looking for love with a unique twist. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,an is offering the ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a florist offers up an unusual reward. willing to pay a thousand dollars to the person who introduces him to his future wife. he's looking for someone over 50 who's willing to retire in san diego. he has a few quirks, but he thinks he'd make a pretty good husband, and lots of flowers. >> we'll be right back. letterman is coming up with cee-lo green. cee-lo green. >

for underdog in thanks. >> it's not just rap. this video is seven minutes long.t's from the students at a high school in new york city. it was put together by this guy, eric kan, the senior class president. and this video has appearances by the captain of the baseball team, teachers the guys from the robotics team. the girls' basketball team co captains. people just giving testimonials as to why jeremy lin should come to their graduation and be the speaker. when i was in high school, had some pretty impressive high schools, pretty renowned, conan o'brien has been a speaker, former president clinton, lucy lu. now they want jeremy lin. why? we have eric kan joining us "right this minute" via skype. why jeremy lin? >> as soon as he stepped on the court, there was a complete uproar. people were coming in with the jeremy lin jersey, everyone was telling me we should invite him and as senior class president, i said do you want jeremy lin, i'll give you jeremy lin. >> why are you drawn to him? >> the school is 70% asian, everyone can identify with him, he's a harvard gr

for 16 years, she's been working with the underdogs of rich hong kong.he helps them apply for apartments in the city's limited social housing. the old factory space is dirty. sanitary conditions are deplorable. one floor of this building has been split into 38 tenements with a level squeezed inbetween. each tenant pays from 130 to 250 euros a month, netting the landlord a minimum of 5- thousand, and as much as 9- thousand euros each month. 56-year-old lee oi lin suffers from asthma. her staple meal: powdered soup. it's cheap and she doesn't need a stove. she used to work as a nurse, but an injury forced her to quit. now she makes due on her monthly 300 -euro welfare check. she's been here for 4 years. >> we all keep our door closed. we don't talk to each other. we also share one toilet, which i don't like. sometimes there are quarrels. it's a complicated place, especially for a single woman. there's always something for me to worry about. >> the next morning, social worker sze takes lee oi lin and others by bus into the city center -- to a protest. they'

rick santorum, the underdog, strong underdog in this contest. his campaign is doing well, but they've had some slip-ups over the past 48 hours. how well does he need to do tonight to really stay in this game with the momentum that he has gathered all the way through? >> hey there, thomas. well, it's all about momentum for this campaign. when you are fighting a grassroots effort like they are, momentum brings victories. victories bring cash, and that's what they'll need in this campaign going forward. that's probably why we're in gettysburg and not in illinois today. they don't probably think they can win here. the late polls show he is down double digits in illinois, and we don't know what he will say tonight tonight, but it's also the land of the lincoln. i can point out that there's a race in louisiana. they hope to rebound there perhaps and get a victory there. it's probably more important than today's victory for romney perhaps is on april 3rd we have three races. d.c., maryland, and wisconsin. santorum's campaign is probably weapons inspect

. >> they're the underdogs, you're the big favorite and georgetown is usually a favorite in something like this. do you worry about that or no? >> no. we know they're a good team and we have to come hard to play. >> how is the team feeling, coach, they seem loose? >> how do you feel? >> good. [ laughter ] >> one not so casual observer will be big john thompson. the father of georgetown coach and on to the course and to a national championship. went to a couple of final fours and knows a thing or two of the ncaa tournament. seating now does not mean much. big stars would not fail out for four years as they did when he comes and that makes anybody beatable on any given night. tough news for georgetown. still, the coach thinks his son's team will beat belmont n. columbus, dave feldman, fox 5 sports. >>> the wizards will have a new look after today before the trade deadline this afternoon. the wiz were involved in a three-team trade. mcgee and another are headed to the nuggets. nick young is headed to the l.a. clipper in exchange for nane, brian cook, and a future second- round pick. no f

you look at the underdogs, new orleans were the underdogs, had to come back.he guy who couldn't pass, marcus, the guy drafted in the seventh round. >> nobody's suggesting what they did isn't egregious. i think it would be better served at least in my opinion as a sports fan fine the heck out of them more than they are. fine the heck out of them. use the money for good causes, whatever. hit them in the pocketbook, right? what is suspending him for a year going to do? >> well, i guess it's to say there's accountability. that there's accountability there. but this never makes sense from a financial perspective. never makes sense. these guys are making $100,000 a game and they're offering $1,500 bounties? how does that make sense at all? >> what are the implications for the players here? which players have the most to lose? >> jonathan, the saints play who are is a star linebacker, he's the one who actually called out $10,000. and if he's suspended for a significant period of time, this can have an impact on the team, which i really legitimately do think has an im

. >>> president obama's campaign manager is playing the underdog card.n app e-mail to supporters titled why the race is closer than you think. jim mess ina writes, we're looking at a race that will be tighter than you think. we can underestimate someone like romney showing he will spend and say anything to win. nbc's correspondent kristin welker joins me now. what more do we know about the strategy by the campaign? >> hi there, chris. remember, president obama called himself an underdog a few months ago. the strategy seems to be to make sure that the president's supporters don't take his reelection for granted. there are really a couple of reasons why. first of all, we've seen the president's approval ratings decline according to the latest abc news poll. romney beats president obama. that's something that messina references in that e-mail. that's in part due to the high price in gas and the other part is dollars and cents, chris. super pacs. if you look at the numbers from 2011, republican leaning super pacs far outraised democratic leading super pacs.

they are books that take a stand in the traditional way all have taken a stand for the underdog, forthe minorities have been oppressed by the majority, so i began to think he's not recognized as a leftist and perhaps his influence in a sort of surreptitious three of american thinking might be the key for a lot of american radicals like woody guthrie for a sample, who would think about as being a leftist but in fact i think he was clearly a very important part of the left in his time in the 40's and 40's and had an important impact sometimes indirectly on american thinking. so that is the theme of the book they change as the subtitle has not by instituting the nationalization of the industry, not by having workers in control of the factories, not by having a radical third-party chezem strengthening and lasting power, but how to change the attitudes of americans and think about rights, how to think about social tolerance, how we think about what is just in american life so that is the argument of the book. >> when you think about the american left today when it did emerge and what kind

santorum's the underdog ineligible for 10 of 54 g delegates because of paperwork. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate's going to be. it doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> i do care about the unemployment rate. it does bother me. i want to get people back to work. >> then santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. i want it to go down, but i'm saying my candidacy doesn't hinge on whether it goes up and down. >> but it's today's number, the illinois vote that romney hopes to solidify him as a front-runner. he needs a win, a big one. >> a loss in illinois or even a narrow win by romney will certainly seed a lot of doubts about the strength of his candidacy. >> for now, nbc's latest tally puts romney in the lead, the initial count 443 for romney, 184 for santorum. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> 4:50 right now. the bay area's jeremy lin still triggering lin-sanity with business. >>> and new worries can recollect concerning the olympic games. >>> 580 looks smooth right here through the pass. much calmer than yes