i was, enjoyed it last sunday the program for the gentleman use a and the lady of the united states michelle obama. for mrs. barbara marshall. the woman he used to be -- and she made a service to her community to feed the homeless who are coming from the war and found themselves on the street. 15 years. our supervisor, guess what? i come with a good idea. great supervisor, if each one of you decided to build a house in your district to help the veteran, then we are never going to see homeless. supervisor, do not be scared. i do not like to be shared. i give you a chance to be sure of. but on one condition. prove it that you can do something before you leave. building a house for the people in your district to help the veteran people. we do not need to waste the money for the drug dealer, for the drug addict. you know that, and i know that, but i give you a chance, and you have a chance to do something else before you leave your office to go to the sheriff's office. i wish you good luck, and a promise to support you and be beside you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supe

in that ball cap behind those sunglasses is the first lady of the united states, michelle obama shoppingay at target, the one in alexandria, virginia. she spent about half an hour in the store pushing her own cart but apparently the only person who recognized her was the cashier. we don't know why but we just can't get enough of those pictures of another fixture on the washington scene: the washington monument. today we got a view from the top 550 feet above the ground. four engineers are using ropes and harnesses to explore every stone. last month's earthquake opened numerous cracks on the inside and the outside, but the park service tells us that the monument remains structurally sound. his company has never laid off a worker. what the c.e.o. of jetblue says it will take to get companies to start hiring again. that's next. and with it comes some aches and pains and one way to relieve them all is to go right to the advil®. i have become increasingly amazed at regis's endurance. it's scary sometimes what he accomplishes in a day. well i'd rather not have time for pain but unfortunately i

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["hail to the chief" plays] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama, accompanied by battle of honor recipient, sergeant dakota meyer. >> if you would, please. with me. almighty god, we pause to the knowledge year grace, which has brought us to this momentous day. we confirmed by the ceremony that in accordance with your divine guidance, are forbearers established a nation rooted in the ideal of court and virtue. we now yielded to your direction for this country, even as we bestow its highest honors when sergeant dakota meyer, who sacrificed to defend its most cherished values. here are gratitude for honing his character through the love and support of his family, as well as countless mentors and friends. no of our thankfulness for emboldening this marine's spirit so that when called on to preserve the safety and dignity of his comrades, he was able to find it within himself to demonstrate the valor and and rapidity of his character. god revealed that day that we are exceedingly grateful. we ask that you touch his humble spirit, that he would know as t

>> it gives me a great honor to introduce the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. [ cheersking with the first lady? >> you know what's funny? we were all so nervous. but she immediately has this ability to make you feel relaxed and calm. i was sort of stunned. and she's wearing low-top converse. i'm like, no way. i have to say, dealing with her, you don't realize how big of a deal it is. she'll have a conversation. and over the corner of your shoulder, you realize there's a guy with a rifle just in case. by the way, don't make any loud noises or sudden moves. i'm like, that's sort of what i do. i was walking really slowly. it was incredible. >> you said before we went on air, she's cool. >> she really is. she's genuine. she's real. and she just enjoys conversation. she is really engaged. >> well, you, cool, as well. and again, for nine seasons, "extreme makeover: home edition" has been changing people's lives. they get started again sunday, 7:00 eastern, right here on abc. special two-hour premiere. ty, thank you. >>> sam will take us on a tour of paradise. come on back. >>

. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states along with michelle obama. accompanied by dakota meyer. >> if you would, please pray with me. oh, mighty god, we pause to recognize your grace. we confirm in this ceremony that in accordance with your divine guidance our forebearers establish aid nation rooted in the ideas of curnl and virtue. we yield to your direction for this country even after you bestow its highest honor on sergeant dadothe cota m depsh on officer dakota meyer. god, here our gratitude for your honing sergeant meyer's character through your countenance as well as countless mentors and friends. when called upon to preserve the safety and dignity of his camrades he was able to demonstrate the valor of his character. god, for his courage revealed that day, this nation is exceedingly grateful. as this is draped around his neck, you encircle him with the depth of your love. acknowledging not only him, but those marines and sailors who were so much a part of his actions on that fateful day. speak to him in the privacy of his heart and assure him

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. >>> you are looking at pictures of the president of the united states and first lady michelle obamat shanksville at the memorial there. talk about your pastoral scene, it gives you a sense of how far away. we had two cities attacked and then here where that was that horrendous fight in the cockpit that went down in rural shanksville, pennsylvania. >> president obama and michelle obama were here at the world trade site earlier this morning along with former president bush and his wife, laura, and their daughters. they'll also go to pentagon with first lady michelle obama for a commemoration ceremony there. survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks tell remarkable stories about finding their way to safety. michael hayden looks inside the world trade center but never saw neigh because he's blind and got out with the help of his guide dog. he told the story to cnn's alina cho. >> reporter: the images are sered in our collective memory. for michael hingson, 9/11 was not about what he saw but what he heard. blind since birth, he was working on the 78th floor of the north tower when 18 floors a

obama. michelle bachmann pulling fourth in this field. >> as president of the united states i won't rest until i repeal obama care. >> reporter: ron paul is polling third, a libertarian. >> we don't need the government running our lives. >> reporter: but jobs was the focus. >> who on this stage can get america working because we know for a fact the resident of the white house cannot. >> reporter: perry is to the right of romney, and he is fiery. >> maybe it's time to have some provocative language in this country. >> reporter: perry questioned social security. >> you cannot keep the status quo in place and not call it anything other than a ponzi scheme. >> our nominee has to be someone who isn't committed to abolishing social security, but is committed to saving social security. >> reporter: a feisty struggle for a shot at the president. >> whoever the nominee is, we are all for defeating barack obama. >> reporter: two more republican debates follow in the next two weeks. steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> and in washington tonight president obama will present his economic proposal to

. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama, accompanied by battle of honor recipient, sergeant dakota meyer. ♪ >> if you would, please. pray

there you are seeing the president of the united states and the first lady, michelle obama on this 9/e delivering remarks here at ground zero, again, being a part of the ceremony on this day, ten years after the 9/11 attacks. as we stay with this picture of the president this morning, give you an idea of how the rest of this morning will go, ceremonies will take place here at ground zero. ceremonies happening in shanksville, pennsylvania, as well as in washington, d.c. the president as committed to being at them all. he will start here in new york but then he will make his way over to shanksville, pennsylvania. shanksville, of course, is where united flight 93, everyone so familiar with that story, of those 40 passengers and crew who made sure that plane didn't make it to its intended target. had it not been for those folks on that plane, who knows what would have happened in washington, d.c. the president will remember them all here at ground zero, of course, so much focus here and for good reason. 2,753 people were killed here at ground zero on september 11th. another 184 killed in

. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michele obamaompanied by a medal of honor recipient sgt dakota myreyers. [hail to the chief] ♪ >> if you would, please pray with me. almighty god, we pause to the acknowledge your grace which has brought us to this momentous day. we confirm that by this ceremony, and in accordance with your divine guidance, our forbearers established a nation rooted in the ideals of courage and virtue. we now look to your direction for this country even as we bestow its highest honors on sgt dakota meyers who sacrificed himself to cherished values. through love and support of his family as well as countless mentors and friends. know of our thankfulness for emboldening his spirit so that when called on to preserve the safety and dignity of his comrades, he was able to find it within himself to demonstrate the valor and intricately -- intrepiditiy of his character. this nation is, indeed, exceedingly grateful. we ask that you would touch his humble spirit, that he would know that as the highest award is draped around

are running polls now and you can guess what michelle obama said and they're all like all this for the terrible flagger down with the flag of the united states and it's like i don't think she said what you could it was like coming time and i'm hungry i mean you have no idea where that damn flag really quickly we have our last story so american apparel held the contest because they've been criticized for having skinny models so they wanted to plus size models of the girl one but she really did it all as a ploy and then she had her friend take pictures of her like eating waffles and nasty chicken and now they've stripped every title and those are the pictures kind of like what you did when you say. but i mean i don't know i think she should have i think americans should go on with that they're supposed to be this like countercultural cool hip thing and they kicked her to the side we have now they've given themselves away they're like you with a waffle you're fired. exploiting someone that's their thing good for them there's still their clothes as often as i can but there's sticking to what they know best exploiting people i think they went ahe

. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and this is michelle obama, accompaniedmedal of honor recipient sgt dakota meyer. ♪ >> if you would, please pray with me. oh, my god, we pause to a acknowledge your grace which has brought us to this momentous day. we confirmed by this ceremony that come in accordance with your divine guidance, and established a nation rooted in the ideals of courage and virtues. we now yield your direction for this country even as we bestow its highest honors on sgt dakota meyer who himself sacrificed to defend its most cherished values. god, here are gratitude for hounding sgt myers character. no of our thankfulness for emboldening this marine's spirit so that, when called on to preserve the safety of his comrades, he was able to find it within himself to demonstrate the valor and into petty of his character. god, for his selflessness revealed that day, this nation is indeed exceedingly grateful. we ask now that you would touch his humble spirit, that he would know that, as the nation's highest award is draped around his neck, you encircl

united states of america, barack obama. [applause] hello, everybody. hello, new york. i am in a new york state of mind. [applause] thank you. thank you. what do you think about michelle obama? [applause] she's not bad. everybody, please have a seat. do you notice how she is getting cuter? [laughter] she is a remarkable. it is the reason i have remarkable kids and i have improved my gene pool. [laughter] and it is true that this is the closest we get to date. i'm going to have to fix that and about 14 months. is wonderful to see all of you. thank you for being here tonight. there are couple of people want to make sure to acknowledge. first of all, the remarkable alicia keys. [applause] one of the finest public servants in the country, cory booker. [applause] the outstanding former mayor of new york city, david duncan. [applause] the new york city public advocate, bill defazio, and my dear friend, the dnc treasurer. [applause] the truth is, this is not my idea of a date night. usually our dates don't end with me being before 400 of our closest friends. but is wonderful to be here and i am here because i need your help. i need your help just like i needed your help in 2

michele bachmann who gave a key note address. she focused her attention on president obama. >> since barack obama has been president of the united states the dollar has lost 12% of its value because we need a sound dollar in this country don't we? >> a new field poll shows only 6% of california republicans prefer michele bachmann as the presidential nominee. >>> gay rights activists opposed to mike mibachukeep took -- michele bachmann took a different approach. 50 people stage ag flash mob set to like a prayer. >>> some employees at the state capitol are being warned their personal information might be in the hands of hackers. the legislative council office says hackers breached the server last month containing information for more than 50 people who work for the assembly. the council's office will not say how many lawmakers were effected. >>> prosecutors want the man accused in the tucson shooting rampage to spend 8 more months. his evaluation periodsu ends a week from monday. layoffu -- he faces 49 charges. >>> police in new york are looking for a fugitive soldier who escaped military cust aid. a man hunt is underway near fort drum.

united nations. where all eyes right now are on this year's general assembly. president obama and the first lady, michele bachmann, expected to arrive in new york only minutes from now. at issue for the united states and much of the world this week, a showdown over the middle east. the palestinian authority president vowing to submit a formal application for statehood to the united nation's security council. it could have serious implications for the u.s. relationships with iz real and the arab world. much more on this part of the story coming up. >>> let's get to the president's plan it slash trillions of dollars through the national debt. a plan he says will do the right thing. >> either we ask the wealthiest americanes it pay their fair share of taxes or asking seniors to pay more thor medicare. we can't afford do both. either we gut education and medical research or we've got to reform the tax code so that most profitable corporations have to give up took loop holes that others don't get. we can't afford to do both. this is not class warfare. it's math. >> the president is proposing roughly $3 trillion in savings which includes $1.5 trillion in new taxes primarily on the wealthiest americans.

obama wants to create a socialist republic in the united states. and that is hot rhetoric that we've heard from some kan candis on the trail, such michele bachmann, rickry, for all of the rhetoric he has used, for instance on ben bernanke, he hasn't used the socialism charge since becoming a presidential candidate they they used it in his book "fed up" and several times while governor. it's also worth noting that rick santorum, this is his 19th trip to the state since 2009. he'll be here tomorrow. other senators come in for the jim demint forum. >> thank you so much, ali. don't forget for all of you, see the full field of republican presidential contenders squaring off in the nbc news politico event wednesday here on msnbc. >>> as students return to class at indiana university one remains missing. lauren disappeared. with each passing day her family's holding out hope she will be found. john yang reports. >> reporter: indiana university's new school year begins with an old question -- what happened to lauren speier? the 20-year-old fashion student was last seen walking back to her offcampus apartment at about 4:30 in the morning, after a night hoof pa

> michele bachmann mocked the president about the timing of his speech at a stop in des moines, iowa this afternoon. >> how they can destroy the united states of america. it isn't just president obama. senior citizens. my mom's 80, my step dad's 87. thank you. >> you see, the liberals wanted the president to go big on a jobs package. i mean, real big. moving the date will make liberals furious in some corners of the country. but you know what, this president has nothing to hide. he has a track record. 17 months of private sector jobs being added to the economy. a stimulus package that no republican signed on to. well, a couple in the senate. the automobile industry has been saved. republicans were against that. here are the job numbers when it comes to the automobile industry as well. they add in there. july has the largest jump in demand for cars in eight years. see, all of this is bad numbers for the republicans because it makes the president look good. the president of the united states has made some pretty tough decisions. what to do with the automobile loan. what to do with the stimulus package. what to do with health care. and all along the republicans have fought him. today

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michele bachmann's political career has been attacked by anecdotes. she's never been constrained by facts and the problem when she said president obama is bringing tyranny and slavery to the united statesays meant to be bomb-throwing insinainsidear statements, but it's entirely in character with her political career. >> if she would have said this before introducing the president, maybe throwing in sobs, maybe she wofuld have bee invited to sit in the box in the jobs address. >> what happened to the 20-second buzzer beater? >> you can take it off mine next time. >> playing by the rules. >> uh-huh, there you go, dana never playing by the rules. have a great weekend, guys. >> thank you. >> all right. >>> coming up, or, actually, let's turn to libya, shall we, and talk about the hunt for the hunt for deposed dictator moammar gadhafi, he's out of sight but not out of mind, they want him in custody, some of him and his family have fled to niger. the gun battles are reported near bani walid and his hometown of sirte. libya's rebels are claiming victory in al barack, claiming victory, and let's go to ben wedeman, he and his crew are the only international journalists in the area in the countr

michele bauchmann campaigned inside an iowa meat locker, inspecting slices of beef, slicing a little rib-eye, and scolding the president of the united states with hanging meat as a backdrop. >> i call on president obamang struck some as odd, but it was a second to sarah palin's infamous thanksgiving turkey grinder. >> at number two, billionaire brawl. a couple of russian tycoons got into a heated television debate this week over the global economic crisis. the champion, a media mogul worth $3 billion. the challenger, a property developer worth a measly $1 billion. billionaires ready, fight. man, what we wouldn't give in this country to watch warren buffett and bill gates slap each other on pay per view. and the number one story of the week -- >> then it's only right that we ask everyone to pay their fair share. >> president obama presented an economic plan this week whose proposals for taxing the rich did not sit well with republicans. >> class warfare, chris, may make for good politics, but it makes for rotten economics. >> when you pick one area of the economy and say we're going to tax those people because most people are not those people, that's class warfare. >> the president said the other day