a lot of people ask me if i do. >> valerie typically knows brokers as voices over the phone. most property she sees only in pictures. >> hello. >> hi. >> nice to see you. >> wow. >> she's worked for years with brett miles and reed price, but only met them when we asked to see only of the properties she's written copy for. like this million dollar chelsea apartment. >> basically, the way we do things is i send her an e-mail, need copy. in capitals. because of course we're on a race to get the copy written about the apartment as it's listed. >> why can't you write it yourself? >> i'm not a professional copyrighter. i think valerie has a -- it's an art form to be able to take bullet points and turn them into more or less of a small story about an apartment. >> at least she can see what she's writing about here. >> i think it's actually closer to 2,400 square feet. >> broker lawrence tests her imagination with this loft in lower manhattan. right now it's got an asking price of $3.7 million. >> how would you describe this? >> enjoy from your master suite, all the contemporary luxu

enter valerie whose words can help to turnn ordinary property into a once in a lifetime gem. it's not purple prose. it's property poetry. as vicki mabry reports for our series "realty check". >> enjoy living in your own private paradise, set amid a gore use oasis of lush greenery. flowering trees and a secluded wooded stream running right outside your door. >> if you're salivating because that sounds like your dream home, then valerie has done your her job. >> you will enjoy splashing on cool places. >> does it read like a romance novel? >> it kind of does. we poured it on a bit for this house, but it's worth it. >> she's been called the property poet. because what she writes are mouth watering descriptions of real estate. >> a spectacular eat-in chef's kitchen with two islands and a separate family sitting area with a gas fireplace and garden-likeambience. >> just like in fashion, it has trends, features to be highlighted or down played. what are some of the buzz words, the catch phrases in real estate? >> well, y know, it's always been state of the art. impeccable, immacula

. >> that's why you have the press conference and valerie jarrett fanning out across the media. i don't think the issue is whether or not someone gets done. everyone, including judd gregg coming up, will say something has to get done. the question is does the president emerge from this intact? does his authority enhanced by it or does he seem weakened? it's washington testing and probing and saying is this guy, does he still have the juice? does he still have the public authority and the confidence to get what he wants or are we going to get what we want? >> i want to bring chuck todd, who is live at the white house, in to talk about that. chuck, we talk so much about whether or not if the president doesn't get this through or if he gets something relative small through, will he be weakened politically. what about the flip side? what about all of the angst or worry if the president gets something for that is affordable and he brings down some costs? could he not come out of this stronger? is that an additional possibility we should be talking about? >> well, no. i think the chal

he was not the source of the leak of valerie plame's name. he serve the president, the vice president, and the nation with distinction for many years. he deserved a presidential pardon. he deserved a presidential pardon. he deserved it and didn't get it. usually in politics, you have to do a little reading between the lines. what does it mean by that? what's the context here? in this case, no interpretation needed. libby deserved a pardon, bush wouldn't give it to him. bush is wrong. love dick cheney. whether or not president bush or a bush loyalist returns fire and turns this exchange of fire into a full-blown political war remains to be seen, but it is now quite clear that dick cheney's role in our politics now, the mission of the most prominent republican in the country is to defend, for lack of a better construct, the cheney legacy. the legacy he's defended against democrats, republicans, and the other president in the cheney administration. take the issue of guantanamo, for example. this is president bush's take on guantanamo in june of

brokeners say valerie has turned it into an art form. >> what valerie adds to it is her descriptionsave an incredibly strong narrative flow starting with exactly what's really appealing with the property and just takes the customer through the whole thing as if the customer's there. >> i use valerie because valerie can do a much better job in talking about the house and having her tell a story. >> reporter: she started writing marketing stories for corporations until one of new york's biggest real estate firms hired her to write property bios. >> reporter: i have to ask you, do you live and breathe real estate? it says so in your bio. >> reporter: with home sales lagging, prices dropping and what few buyers there are exercising their right to be picky, brokers are keen to find something what makes their listing stand out from the rest. valerie, they say, not on writes magical pros, she also gives their listings an edge. . >> i'm a general copy righter who got into a specialation of real estate. >> she knocks out bios and hope descriptions at the rate of one every hour or half hour. >

scooter libby was asked several times -- did dick cheney tell you to talk about valerie plame? and he said, i don't recall. he said that several times. so it's -- there's no doubt that scooter was protecting his boss -- and his boss' boss. >> evidence at the trial showed that cheney told libby she's cia -- his wife is cia and you can talk to reporters about that? >> no, the evidence showed that he told libby -- he was the one who told libby even though libby was working hard to find out himself that valerie plame -- not only working for the cia, cheney found out for george tenet that she worked for the director of operations which proved more likely that she had covert status but couldn't prove it and told libby he could talk to reporters ability joe wilson and the national intelligence estimate. it's not clear whether he told scooter libby to talk about valerie plame. >> as we try to assess the political impact of this. what you know about cheney or what you've reported about this, is there anyone in the republican party he would see as influential right now. if anyone came to

there are all kinds of things valerie was explaining. don't worry. she's in charge. so she will organize this. i just want to give a few remarks at the outset and then we will save most of the time for questions. first, it's wonderful to be here. i'm looking forward to answering questions about what is one of the most important issues facing american families, american businesses, and the american government. before i begin, i want to say a few words about where we are as a nation. and where we need to go. we are living through extraordinary times. i don't need to tell you that. this generation of americans, our generation has been called to confront challenges of a magnitude that we have not seen in decades, perhaps unlike anything we have seen in recent history. challenges that you generations of americans are asked to face. in a daddition to the immediate threats, we have two wars going on at a deep recession, our economy has also been weakened by problems that have plagued us for decades. the rising cost of health care, the state of our schools, the continuing de

leaking valerie wilson's name was a possible federal offense. scooter libby had to worry about his role in that and had to worry about what dick cheney's role in that was, too. wasn't just covering up a political act. it was covering up a possible crime. so he took one not for the team. he took one for his leader, being cheney, not bush, and i think cheney is being somewhat of a standup guy. i think he's delusional when he says scooter libby was an is innocent person. he was trying to protect the guy. >> when sean penn shows up playing joe wilson in the movies, i think the public will know who the good guy is. >> hollywood gets the last word. >> they do, don't they? let me ask you about any other story coming out of this. besides scooter's guilt and all that. >> a little one, not as important or interesting as this. but this does reflect a difference of views after the presidency this. fight that takes place in the final 72 hours, 36 hours, does reflect how they are going to behave and perform after -- >> how they differ. bush comes back to do t

join me in giving a great northern virginia welcome to valerie jarrett. [applause] >> thank you, governor, and good afternoon, everybody. we are happy to have the altar and president obama's health care reform -- have you all here at president obama's health care reform ceremony. i want to thank the people from northern virginia community college. we have students administrators and faculty and staff. thank you all for being here. we thank you for your participation. also, all those here from the annandale community that has been very hard hit by the health care crisis that we face here in america. as health care reform moves through congress, is very important to president obama that we take the time to engage the american people. we want to engage them and hear the questions, engage them and have the president had an opportunity to answer the questions. in addition to the people we have here today, we are also live streaming this session over the internet. we want to make sure that everybody has a chance to kind of get in action and participate. we will

if i am not mistaken, the way this is going to work, valerie, you are the traffic cop? >> thank you very much, mr. president. in my opening remarks, mr. president, i mentioned when you released your youtube video over the weekend, we received literally hundreds of video questions from all across the country. your staff looked through all those questions and have selected a cross section that represents a broad cross section of the kinds of questions that came up. i want to emphasize that the president has nonseen the questions a-- ahead of time, absolutely not. we are going to begin with a video questions, mr. president if you will look he at the screen. >> all right. >> hi. my name is steve white. i am in spring valley, new york, and my question to the president is why are we consider a health care plan which maintains the private insurance companies with their high overhead costs instead of a single payer plan which would eliminate the high overhead cost, saving the american taxpayer hundreds of billions of dollars while covering everyone in our country? thank you? >>

it is valerie jarrett. is david axelrod.ty -- it is david axelrod. they did it so the hospital could make more money. >> when we went to chicago, we talked to folks to find out. they also they are not for this. in fact, a 12-year-old child was mauled by episcopal -- by a pit bull. the mother was not happy with the health care. they drove one our way to get surgery. sean: there is an audacity here by the obamas. "we want everyone covered," blah, blah, blah, and her salary went up significantly at this very hospital when he became a senator. >> the people we talked to are unhappy. sean: a great report. ainsley earhardt, thank you. that is all the time we have left. thank you for being with ahs. tomorrow, our normal time, 9:00 p.m. eastern -- thank you for being with us. it is a "hannity" special toow

if you tell the president of the united states, i'm not involved in this valerie plame leak and thencome out and say to the public and then it turns out you are, which is exactly what happened with karl rove, it's not prosecutable, but again it's wrong. and so karl rove now makes his living as a pundit, a so-called truth teller, his own truth. if it turns out this evidence indicates he's not a guy to be trusted, that should have some impact, too. >> what do we know now. as reporters you have written the best book on it, the role that rove and libby, the chief of staff to the former vice president, all those guys, played in terms of the big role in american history. the tough way in which they prosecuted the war, made the case for the war and then punished those who brought it into question. >> that's the ultimate legacy of the entire bush crowd is the war in iraq and all the mistakes that were made. and misrepresentations -- >> it looks like we're finally going to be pulling out of there pretty soon. >> there's no question that rove was not an architect of the war itself. he was the

it is a working valerie where only a select artists are awarded space. >> it is big.i like to do lots of different things. they have walls that are dedicated to different material. >> the rent is more affordable to artists. the application process is very competitive. it is built up a reputation of the last few years. >> we are opening it internationally. our applications have increased greatly. >> it allows us to have a space like this and an opportunity to make work. >> i was here 20 years ago. >> before this man, this is his second time around at the studio. the average stay is about two years. you can visit the gallery and visit all of the work during a special exhibition that runs through august 1. it is not the only way you can enjoy art escape. to find out more places you can go, log onto our web site at wbaltv.com. >> for more information on to our web site at wbaltv.com. here is a look at at our next hour. >>> we will tell you how many seros say -- zeros came out of their bank account. >>> will take a look at some emmy nominees. >>> the incredible round-trip

it is valerie jarrett. is david axelrod.they went into the churches and community -- it is david axelrod. they did it so the hospital could make more money. >> when we went to chicago, we talked to folks to find out. they also they are not for this. in fact, a 12-year-old child was mauled by episcopal -- by a pit bull. the mother was not happy with the health care. they drove one our way to get surgery. sean: there is an audacity here by the obamas. "we want everyone covered," blah, blah, blah, and her salary went up significantly at this very hospital when he became a senator. >> the people we talked to are unhappy. sean: a great report. ainsley earhardt, thank you. that is all the time we have left. thank you for being with ahs. tomorrow, our normal time, 9:00 p.m. eastern -- thank you for being with us. it is a "hannity" special tomorrow

and the investigation about who first revealed that valerie plame was a c.i.a. undercover agent. a c.i.a. found that libby on tructed justice and lied under oath. president bush repeatedly dodged a question about his pardon. >> i felt the punishment was severe. so i made a decision that would commute his punishment. a serious fine and probation. as to the future, i rule nothing in and nothing out. chris: so why did bush refe to go further and issue a pardon? time magazine had a advisor, i'm sure president bush felt there was a coverup. >> bush felt scooter libby bunt remorseful. that was important to bush. bush did an own investigating. he did an own investigating. decided that he lied to the grand jury. he felt that was completely unacceptable. and they laid that on there on purpose. and finally as this source suggested, i think there was some concern that perhaps whatever they question they would probe, they really weren't sure if they were protecting each other. chris: they were both part of the coverup. >> this is maybe the most important partnership. this is the only time we

talking to people in the west wing, we can tell you what valerie jarrett does. she came from chicago with the obamas and her role as keeper of the flame. she knows, according to hillary rosen, a good friend of hers, what the president promised, why he did it, and what mrs. obama's priorities are. an invaluable role. she doesn't have anything she has to do. a pretty good job. >> somebody -- >> i like her. >> that we know on this show very well recommended to the white house you've got to bring somebody close to you, that you trust, somebody who is going to keep you real. and that's what she does. and anybody that's met her knows she's a wonderful person. no airs. these people really are when you meet them they are chicago people. you get a feeling the axelrods and valerie and everybody else, they are here because they have to be here. >> right. >> they are not of washington, d.c. and i like that. i like that they want to get home and see their families. that they don't want to go around to cocktail parties every night. i may not agree with them politically on a l

exposure is of the level we see with the torture issue, for instance, or his role in the outing of valerie plame, a covert cia agent. in this case it's very likely that cheney and addington, who were very deep in this program, secured the appropriate paperwork. they got national intelligence, they got president bush to sign off. that would be perfect cover for him and would address any potential criminal exposure he would have. >> doesn't that cry out for what they did in the valerie plame case, where they appointed a special prosecutor? never mind what congress does with committees that are investigating. isn't there a burden on eric holder the attorney general to go ahead and name a special prosecutor to review some of those issues? >> exactly. i think that's one of the reasons we see blair suggesting that there was no need to brief here. there's great concern in the intelligence community now about the prospect of more intrusion, particularly a special prosecutor. there's one already acting, looking at the destruction of tapes, of torture sessions that went on. there's a likelihood as "

the itemized deductions that people making over $250,000 a year, people like myself -- used to be valerie was making that, but now she is working for it is federal government, so she wouldn't be affected by this. [laughter] capping those itemized deductions, and we can raise enough money to may for a good high quality health care reform proposal that will provide health care security for everybody. as i said before, many of you may be satisfied with your health care now. what you've got to do is project, if current trends continue, are you still going to be happy with your health care five years from now? will you have health care five years from now? a lot of people here, if you change jobs right now, but you've got a preexisting condition, and just about anything these days can be called a preexisting condition. you may have trouble signing up for health care the next time around just because you changed a job. set aside the situation where you lose a job. one of the things that we did in the recovery act was to help people with cobra. everybody knows what cobra is. that is a program th

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now, if i am not mistaken, the way this is going to work, valerie, you are going to be in charge -- you a traffic cop. >> i am going to be in charge. thank you very much, mr. president. in my opening remarks, i mentioned that when you released your youtube video over the weekend, we received hundreds of questions all across the country. your staff have selected a cross section that represents, a broad section of the questions that came up. i want to emphasize that the president has not seen the questions ahead of time. absolutely not. we are going to begin with a video question, mr. president, if you look at the screen. >> all right. >> hi, i am in new york, my question for the president is why are we considering a health care plan which maintains the private insurance companies with their high overhead costs, instead of a single payer plan which would eliminate the high overhead costs, saving the american taxpayer hundreds of billions of dollars while covering every one in the country? thank you. >> well, it is a terrific question. i'm not sure everybody could hear it, but the gist of

if i'm not mistaken, valerie will be in charge of directing -- you are traffic cop. >> thank you very much. i mentioned that you release your you to the video over the weekend. we received hundreds of questions from all across the country. they have been -- we have selected a cross-section that has been represented. i want to emphasize the president has not seen the questions ahead of time. absolutely not. we are going to begin with the big deal question. >> all right. >> my name is steve. i am in spring valley. my question is, why are we considering a health care plan which maintains the private insurance companies instead of a single payer plan which would eliminate the overhead costs, saving the american taxpayer hundreds of billions of dollars while covering everyone? t is a terrific question. i'm not sure if everybody could hear it, but the gist of the question is why have we not been looking at a single payer plan as the way to go? as many of you know, in many countries, most industrialized advanced countries, they have some version of what is called a single payer plan. what th

if i'm not mistaken, valerie, you are going to be in charge of directing -- you're traffic cop. >> in charge. thank you very much, mr. president. so in my opening remarks, mr. president, i mentioned that when you released your youtube video over the weekend, we received literally hundreds of video questions from all across country. your staff looked through all of those question and selected a cross section that represents a broad cross section about the kinds of question that came up. i want to emphasize that the president has not seen the questions ahead of time. absolutely not. so we're going to begin with the video question, mr. president. look at the screen. >> all right. >> hi. my name is steve white. my question is, why are we considering a health care plan which maintains the private insurance companies instead of a single payer plan which would eliminate the high overhead cost saving the american taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars while covering everyone in our country? thank you. question. i'm not sure if everybody could hear it, but the gist of the question is why ha

itemized deductions that people make -- making over $250,000 per year, people like myself, it used to be valerie was mcmahon but she is working for the federal government, now. [laughter] she would not be affected by this. capping of itemized deductions, we can raise enough money to pay for a good high-quality health care reform proposal that will provide health care security for everybody. as i said before, many of you may be satisfied with your health care now. you have to project if you will be happy with your health care five years from now. will you have health care five years from now? many people here, if you change jobs now, and you have a pre- existing condition, and just let anything can recall that, you have trouble signing up for health care the next time around because you changed a job. set aside the situation where you lose a job. one of the things we did in the recovery act was to help people. the problem is that premiums are so high that most people, when you lose your job, you cannot afford it. the last thing you can afford as $1,000 or $59 in premiums. we subsidized their heal

part of that effort to push back included identifying valerie plame as wilson's husband. and that is documented in notes that fitzgerald found in the vice president's office and in libby's office. so that organized push by several people is now very well known. so his investigation wanted uncovered that this was going on on a broader level, then continued to try and find what the original genesis of it was. was it only armitage who had done it on his own or was armitage acting as part of a larger, more organized effort, perhaps directed from the highest levels of the white house? this is what fitzgerald said in the testimony. so that was always fitzgerald' justification for continuing after he found out that armitage himself had been the direct leak for novak. why did we continue covering it in the media and why did the prosecutor continue going? this really was a case as the prosecutor described it of potential criminal acts. there's a law against the disclosure of a covert case officer's identity. and that this was something that had gone on at the high yefl levels of t

we've got valerie in pennsylvania. good evening, valerie. you're on the air. >> caller: hi. they're kind of talking about what i was saying. michael jackson to have >> what's the back story there, melanie? do we know? first of all, how it came to be that he was the biological father according to your sources. and what was the exact relationship between dr. klein and debbie rowe? >> well, it was -- debbie was artificially inseminated. we know that. we also of course know that the time. even in the weeks up to his death he was still visiting him twice a week at his doctor's offices. as far as debbie and arnold having any sort of romantic liaison, that's not something that we were aware of. >> all right. let's go to anita, who's in kansas tonight. good evening, nita. >> caller: yes. i think michael jackson is the father, sir, because he has been with them all of his life, basically. and his name is on the birth certificate. >> okay, nita. and let's go to alexis neely on that issue. so in the eyes of the law michael jackson is the father and there's no doubt about that. no one c

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. >> the obama administration actually said valerie to investigate. the highest official to oversee before a group. there was a speaker calling the jews observance of dozen -- of the holocaust. >> who has been covering this gammon -- covering this thurman and has it gotten much government hamas -- much attention? >> we are seeing mainstream organizations and the demonstration. >> thank you for this update. sometimes i cannot believe what i am hearing, but i believe it. plenty more coming up. will obama's plan to nationalize our health-care system actually bankrupt the number? we are going to cut some numbers. later, we have jesse ventura end sara pailin. we hope you stay tuned for this nasty political brawl. laura: are americans beginning to revolt against obama care. a new poll shows that 50% are opposed to the health care reform while 42% approve it. and when the services the plan will increase the cost for most taxpayers and not save money. >> we do not see the fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of federal health s

. >> working mom valerie admits to texting dozens of times while behind the wheel. >> are feel that i have to stay in touch with my office -- i feel that i have to stay in touch with my office, the school, the camps. need to know what is going on. >> texting motorists can get what is called inattention blindness. >> you can get so distracted the you do not see things in front of you. obviously, when you're driving your car, that is a serious situation. >> i guess i was on two 70 and a car had stopped and i had to swerve into the next lane it could have been disastrous. >> as of october 1, it is illegal here it in the state of maryland. >> thank you, susanna. despite the report, there is encouraging reports. fatal crashes in virginia dropped between 2007 and 2008. last year among the was the lowest number since 1996. 33% of the fatalities were alcohol-related. you can watch our emmy award winning show above staying alive while driving. >> it turns that your pharmacy could be switching or drugs without you knowing about it and also without your doctor's consent. it is perfectly legal in

. >> valerie recalls her first time.er husband's idea. >> i had promised him that i would come in, take off my clothes and lie down and read my book. pretty soon i was standing in the pool, that was the end of it. >> they know the life-style is not for everyone, but it peaks the mind. >> most people are curious. >> regular are campers often get asked unusual questions. >> what exactly do you do there? do you play strange games? >> no strange games just conversation. >> it was so good when i directed the chorus, because i had something to do with my hands. >> oh, deer. >> with plenty of good food. and laughs shared among friends. the bonds they have built are the bases for longevity. >> it is like a small town, or a small community. >> pine tree is the oldest continuous camp of its kind in america. celebrating 75 years this month, in birthday suits, of course. >> i think people look better naked than in bathing suits. >> never an awkward moment here. >> because it is family. >> it is home. >> a home away from home where h

. >> you are a valerie bertinelli type now. you shed a lot of weight. how did you do it?o swim now because someone told me, you know, if you want to lose weight go swimming. i have never been swimming. and that's because it's never been more than a half an hour since i last ate. [ laughter ] >> you get cramps, yeah. >> that's an oldie, but a good one. >> i figured that whole thing out finally. i realized that it was crap, right? i mean your parents tell you you can't go swimming for an hour. it's because they don't want to watch you in the pool. >> my mother used to tell me stuff that was all b.s. >> yeah. >> like hugs are better than drugs. [ laughter ] my mother used to yell that out to me -- hugs are better than drugs? but i believe everything that my mother said until the first time i got high at a party and i thought wow this is way better than when my mother hugs me. what else has that crazy broad been lying to me about? am i not the handsomest boy in jersey? >> you are. >> i am from new jersey. let me put it to you this way, hugs are not better than drugs i can pro

. >> yeah, she's like kirstie allie and i'm like valerie bertinelli. did you see her on "oprah"?ah. >> wasn't that insane where she was prenetcally playing with her hair? it's hard to freak oprah out. >> well, she has been getting freaking out lately. >> ever since tom cruise and the couch jumping? >> yeah, that set her off. >> well, kirstie alley has been paid millions by jenny, but -- you know, have you called jenny yet, no, i don't think she took your call, kirstie. she's got a lot of money and then gained the weight back. how do i get that gig? >> you know, you have to start eating -- >> some paris hilton lasagna. >> there you go. "kathy griffin, my life on the d-list" airs mondays at 10:00 p.m. on bravo. more with kathy griffin right after this. and ben harper and relentless7 coming up after this. ( music, engine revving ) wow, sweet minivan! ( revs engine ) ha ha! whoo! ( thunderclap ) that's a minivané to you! ♪ it's raining! with the great taste of a mcdonald's mccafé mocha, a better day is possible. freshly ground espresso, real steamed milk, and decadent chocolate. go a

we'll have a personal conversation with valerie jarrett in a couple of months.essure on iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki when the two leaders meet today. we'll talk to richard engel about that. >>> on wall street investors reacting to the latest batch of corporate earnings showing certain sectors still feeling pain but does the silicon valley have answers to make this stick? we have a power-packed lineup today. senior white house adviser valerie jarrett and republican senator judd gregg and others will join me this hour. plus, entrepreneur and investor adrian mcclain how silicon valley could lead us on the road to recovery. >>> first, fast forward to the top stories this hour. tough talk from secretary of state hillary clinton on iran. speaking in thailand she reiterated iran's nuclear agenda was unacceptable. >> iran needs to understand that its pursuit of nuclear weapons will not advance its security or achieve its goals of enhancing its power, both regionally and globally. >> secretary clinton added iran crossing could spark an arms race in the region. >>>

and finally, yesterday, valerie bertinelli ran and completed her first half marathon.eanwhile, kirstie alley completed her first half of a bison. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots. come on. ♪ >> jimmy: all right. welcome, welcome. happy monday, everybody. so excited about tonight's show. it's going to be a good one. i can feel it. the always hysterical will arnett is coming on in just a bit. [ cheers and applause ] he's so funny. i love him. from tv's hottest show "entourage," the gorgeous emmanuelle chriqui is with us. [ cheers and applause ] she's awesome. she's fun, too. and tonight's musical guest is an absolute legend. tom jones is here, performing with the roots. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be great. yeah, exactly. as all you know, you guys know, the new iphone came out a few weeks ago. anyone out there have an iphone? [ cheers ] so fun. the best part about an iphone is all the apps or applications. these little programs that you can put right on to your iphone. they do all

classified information, even though rove and cheney were at the center of leaking the covert operative valerie plame's identity. alberto gonzalez also not denying mr. panetta's story, but claiming he can't talk about it because it's classified. circumspect now after the bush justice had found out that he had handled highly classified documents. but fourth, miss cheney, and most obscenely, you kept us safe for eight years? you let 3,000 people die. your father delayed his first long-requested meeting about al qaeda, wait until september 10th. your president told the cia agent who tried to warn him about al qaeda on august 6th that he was just covering his ass, you know, lying. let's bring in msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson, also pulitzer prize winning columnist of "the washington post." eugene, good evening. >> evening, keith. >> the right wing is now saying the cia is lying when it lied because the cia never lies? >> this is like one of those logic puzzles. you know, i am lying now, but you can't be lying, you must be telling the truth. it's a ridiculous position, i think, that is bei

for more on that, joining me now is senior adviser valerie jaret, a long-time confidant of the presidentis is a big press conference and the president is going to make a big pitch for his case. tell us about that. >> the president always looks forward to these prime time press conferences. it gives him a chance to speak directly to the american people. the issue of health care is one that he feels very passionately about. he's been working hard on it. we've made a lot more progress than we've made over the last ten years. we're close. i think it's important with all of the swirl for him to take a step back and really explain to everybody why this is so important and why it's important that we pass it now. >> has the president considered asking the congress to stay through august to get this deal done? >> you know, it hasn't come to that yet. as you know, this is a work in progress. we've been meeting around the clock. serve working hard and i think he's optimistic that we can get there. i think it's premature to ask congress to stay later. we're taking it one day at a time. >> core democ

stories from star jones, valerie bert nellie and marie osmond.irst, meredith viera haze look at what's coming up next on "today." >> good morning. coming up on a monday morning on "today," we'll have the latest on that u.s. soldier captured by the taliban in afghanistan. we are live from p.f.c. bowe bergdahl's hometown. then dramatic video of the daring rescue of a family trapped inside their burning s.u. vmpletd. we'll show it to you. also ahead, the woman held hostage and terrorized by her ex-husband for 12 hours breaks her silence. she'll join us for her first television interview since the ordeal. and is paula abdul about to leave "american idol?" we get started right here on "today." >> 6:54. 62 degrees on tv hill. >> just ahead, another look at weather and traffic together before you start your day. stay with us. >> how's it looking on this monday? >> we have a new problem coming in. an overturned vehicle reported in the area of long green pike and heights road. a downed tree block green spring valley. five minutes southbound 95 from the 89