let me ask you what i asked wendell potter, is there a better argue for single payer than this because the white house is acting like this data dump is a victory for them. maybe if they're trying to sell single payer or public option to help get it passed but at this point, obamacare doesn't address this. >> what the white house is pointing out is you can see how the costs are getting so high. but i have to agree with you look, single payer is not only more rational, you've heard me say this too many times. it is inevitable. i don't care if you like it. i don't care if you hate it. get used to it! it's going to be the only possible system in the not-too-distant future. >> john: rick ungar you will be with us after the break for the rest of the show. >> i will. >> john: there is another pricing inequity you may have noticed between college students and banks and we'll bring you that and another reason to love senator liz warren right after the break. >> john: today's thing of the day is today's final resting place of the day. the body of tamerlan tsarnaev, the boston marathon bombing su

wendell is live at the white house. the numbers are better, wendell. it's a fast ball. they're not perfect. >> you're right, shep. both sides stray was good word but the other side should let g of the steering wheel. so more investments and roads and bridges high speed rail says the administration. >> we still need to improve our infrastructure. that will put more construction workes back to work. it will rates our competitiveness in the future. >> republicans see the glass is half empty in part they blame obamacare. >> mott what a robust recovery should look leaky believe the own healthcare isopterring paychecks because of the rules and regulations -- >> actually the healthcare sector is produce something of the most jobs but republicans say obamacare is keeping small businesses from expanding as much as they could, especially those near the 50 worker level where more responsibilities kick in. >> shepard: no doubt a lot of people, especially at the lower end of the income chain, are hurting in a big way because of sequester, but not in all the areas that had previously

wendell goler is there tonight amid all this secrecy.y says the president is focusing right on his agenda. >> well, shep, no siege mentality here but also no questions in today's briefing on the things the white house would like to talk about. like immigration reform job creation, budget deal. and yesterday with prime minister david cammeron, benghazi, the irs subpoena and the irs and the subpoena of a.p. phone records were all the american reporter wanted to ask mr. obama about. today's briefing occurred before the irs inspector general's report came out and spokesman jay carney says the president was troubled by news reports on the irs but he didn't want to get specific. >> concerned by every report he sees on this. you can believe is he concerned by that that is why he looks forward to finding out what the ig report says. and then deciding what next steps need to be taken and who needs to take them. >> carney said mr. obama first heard about the justice department subpoenaing a.p. phone records yesterday. he said there is no way the p

>> shepard: wendell goler on the north lawn. wendell got wet out there in the rose garden at the news conference today. luckily the commander and chief the u.s. marines were ready for action. >> while we got a couple of marines will look good next to us just because i want -- i have got a change of suits but i don't know about our prime minister. [ applause ] there we good. that's good. you guys i'm sorry about that. >> couldn't be helped. military officials say against the rules for male marines in uniform to carry umbrellas unless they are providing cover for the boss. women marines can carry umbrellas but only in their left hand so they can still salute. we learned today that the u.s. government released hundreds of detainees with criminal records into this country. the department of homeland security confirms customs officials set free thousands of detainees earlier this year because of looming budget cuts. and in a letter to two senators, d.h.s., department of homeland security now acknowledges many of them had criminal his

>> bret: wendell goler, thank you. jim angle pointing that out in a piece yesterday. the house version of the senate's gang of eight has come up with its own addition of immigration reform. the plan reportedly will be tougher on illegal immigrants have and have a longer path to citizenship than the senate measure. but both put illegal immigrants who are in the military or brought here as children on a quicker track. >>> the congressional budget office says president obama's latest spending plan would increase the deficit for this fiscal year by $29 billion and for fiscal year 2014, by $115 billion. that's compared to the most recent estimates based on current law. the cbo says the obama plan would decrease the cumulative deficit over the next ten years by $1.1 trillion. environmental groups say proposed new rules for drilling on public land are a total capitulation to the energy industry. the obama administration has announced new guidelines for reporting chemical use in fracking which also uses water and sand to extract greater amounts of natural gas. industry advoca

wendell goler live outside the white house.endell, you might say this is the worst timing possible foren because it's likely to help republicans trying to repeal obama care but a different timing may actually be good for sarah hall ingraham who is the woman who once ran the irs tax exempt office that's accused of singling out tea party groups for extra scrutiny. turns out ms. ingraham went over to her obama care position the one she now holds in 2010 six months before the tea party crack down was discovered by the person who replaced her in her new job. she will be responsible for making sure working people buy insurance and are provided with government subsidies if they can't provide it. still republicans don't like the idea offer putting her in that post she provided horrendous public service under her watch and now she is going to do the same thing under obama care. swell. this is a perfect example of why we need tax reform. >> actually, republicans don't want anyone in that most. house voted yesterday for the 37th time to r

wendell goler live at the white house. wendell? >> well, shep, it's not surprising heads rolled over. this house speaker john boehner signaled he would accept nothing less. the white house still hasn't decided if they should take action in anyone involved in the justice department subpoena of a.p. phone records. president talked to reporters after a meeting with treasury secretary jack lew and announced that lu -- lew had taken action. >> secretary lu took the first step accepting the resignation of the irs. given the situation surrounding this audit it's important to institute new leadership that can help instill confidence going forward. >> acting commissioner stephan miller released a statement of his own that said, in part, quote: there is a strong and immediate need to restore public trust in the nation's tax agencies. as i wrap up my time at the irs, i will be focused on an orderly transition. the officials had initially blamed mid level officers in charge of the irs tax exempt status program which is based in cincinnati. rep

wendell is live with the news at the white house.focus in this scandal is an old target, actually, for republicans. it's the president's healthcare law. right? >> well, greg, the woman who used the untoe run the tax exempt division of the internal revenue service is in charge ofç implementing the tax provisionss of the for aable care act, making sure people who are working either purchase health insurance and providing subsidies for those who can afford it. her name is sara hall-ingram. >> she provided horrendous customer service under her watch now she is going to do the same implementing obamacare. swell. this is the perfect -- this is a perfect example of why we need tax reform. >> said to limit the power of the internal revenue service you have to reduce the complexity of the tax code to take them out of it. >> the democrats defended the healthcare law. >> they did defend obamacare, and insisted the republicans were wrong claiming the medical records would be available tow irs. ingram was name to the post by steven miller stick m

wendell is live at the white house. the president seemed to suggest fewer americans really understand the sacrifices of our service members. right? >> trace, that's a sad consequence of some good things. an end to the war in iraq, fewer casualties in afghanistan out in that afghans are taking more responsibility, and to remind people that the sacrifices continue mr. obama told the stories of three service men and women buried in arlington in the past two months. >> today we remember their service. today just steps from where these brave americans lie in eternal peace, we declare as a proud and grateful nation that their sacrifice will never be forgotten. >> no president loses soothe of these sacrifices in part because of regular meetings with wounded warriors and the families of the fallen. >> the president said next year will be the last memorial day with u.s. combat troops in afghanistan but some republicans not happy with that. >> they'll say the end date encourages the taliban to wait us out. they would rather the w

wendell is outside the white house now but was inside the briefing.interesting. >> i was there shep. not much of president's agenda on display. immigration reform, budget deficit deal, another attempt at gun control. up in of that has been talk about since last week and all but a handful of questions today were about the app and the irs subjecting tea party groups to scrutiny. the president says if the irs officials acted inappropriately, they should be held ant credible. and on the phone records, he says mr. bober bober believes reporters should have unfettered access even as the government protects its secrets. >> believe it's possible to strike that balance and at the same time subpoena the phone records? >> i can't comment on the specific reports you cite. i can say the president does believe that the balance should be sought and can be found but it is a balance and, therefore, something that we need to constantly work at. >> the obama administration has launched six prosecutions for leaking classified information, which is more than all previous

wendell, thank you so much. see you later. bill: what do they call it on sunday when you do all five shows? hitting for the cycle? martha: incredible. great stuff on "fox news sunday". bill: sure was. as many questions there are answers yet again today. not only is the white house defending a irs official, she was actually promoted. what she is in charge of now and how that could affect obamacare. we'll fill you in on that. martha: she is convicted of stabbing her ex-boyfriend 20 seven times before slitting his throat and shooting him in the head. brutal crime no matter how you look at it. we will find out today most likely whether or not jodi arias will live or die. plus this. >> that was it. >> boy, that thing is huge. bill: those voices are storm chasers. they're driving toward the storm, toward the tornado as many around them scrambled for shelter. we'll talk to one of them based on what they saw sunday. straight ahead. new honey bunches of oats greek yogurt and whole grain. here we go. honey cornflakes and chunks of greek

wendell goler live at the white house for us.resident obama found upside to having to remind americans about the sacrifices being made in their name in afghanistan. >> well, you are right, jon, for one, u.s. casualties are as low as they have been in six or 8 years with afghans taking more responsibility for their own security and with u.s. troops out of iraq. more people trust the president will promise more troops home from afghanistan next year even if they don't agree with the strategy. three servicemen and women ba buried in arlington in just the past two months. he said the sacrifices still being made are very real. >> america stands at a crossroads. but even as we turn a page on a decade of conflict, even as we look forward let us never forget as we gather here today that our nation is still at war. >> on this day he said we remember our sacred obligation to those who laid down their lives so we could live ours. jon? >> jon: this speech today came just a few days after president obama laid out exit strategy for the war on

white house senior foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler has tonight's update. >> reporter: after 70 to 80,000 casualties and hundreds of thousands of refugees, u.s. officials fear that syrian civil war threatens more than the people of that country. al-assad's most powerful ally, russia, is not willing to do him go if this leaves syria leaderless, but fighters appear to target more than the rebels. >> it has a profoundly negative impact on the balance of interests and the stability of the region and it does put israel at risk. >> reporter: the russian defense missiles could threaten aircraft landing at tel aviv. a source is quoted as warning delivery could be speeded up if nato set up a no-fly zone. arizona senator james who just visited seer -- john mccain who just visited syria supported a no-fly zone in the past. president obama does not. with difference dids in nato over how to respond to the syrian crisis, neither the president or the secretary-general mentioned it after oval office talks. the european union has cleared the way to provide weapons to the rebels, although most

>> bret: wendell goler live on north lawn.hank you. >>> mortgage giant fannie mae will pay a dividend of $59 billion to the treasury department next month after its most profitable quarter in history. fannie took advantage of an accounting move allowing the company to decrease its tax liability. stocks finished the day in the red today. the dow lost 22 and a half points. the s&p 500 dropped 6. the nasdaq is down 4. >>> just as secretary of state john kerry seemed to be making head way with russia on an effort to end fighting in syria, a leaked report reveals a potential game-changer. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live in the pentagon tonight. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. secretary of state john kerry left moscow, confronted with leaked reports that israel had warned the u.s. that the russians were preparing to deliver batteries of sa-300 eapt aircraft missiles which are sophisticated enough to intercept manned aircraft and guided missiles, a game-changer should the syrians on th obta

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. >> the vote came as a huge win for wendel baker and his son. >> it makes scouting safer for the youth and boys they can say who they are. they don't have to worry about getting kicked out. >> the bakers supported the resolution since fall when the openly gay scout was rejected in a bid to become an eagle scout. 15-year-old matias thinks the decision is good for all scouts. >> one value is kindness, being fair. and to everybody. and now, we can do that. effectively. >> we quit the boy scouts. >> this parent says the inclusion means her family sout. >> we don't feel that that program would be the right one for our family anymore. our troop voted and we'll be all pulling out. >> i didn't sign up to be a sex counselor. >> scout master bruce macintosh says he will bow out if the organization becomes something different interest what it's been and insist that's it has nothing to do with homophobia. >> scouting is a program for children. we're focusing attention on the sexual orientation and sexual preferences of children. >> macintosh is deciding whether he will pull out. others decided the

>> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you.he president is calling for full accountability in the irs scandal. mike emanuel has new information about additional items. someone may have to be accountable for. >> a time line obtained by fox news reveals the irs examined more than groups with tea party or patriot in their name. a leader of a tea party group wants to know who is behind it. >> i don't know whether it came from the top or the or not. no way a couple of low level employees out of cincinnati, ohio, had this much influence and would effect so many groups across the country. literally it was coast to coast. >> pro israel group called z street filed for tax exempt status in december of 2009 and then its legal counsel received odd questions in the spring of 2010. >> the irs agent assigned to our file told her that we were delayed because the irs had to give special scrutiny to organizations connected to israel. >> in june 2011 the internal revenue service began looking at organizations focused on government spending, debt

wendell is live at the white house. president obama found an up side to having to remind americans about the sacrifices being made in their name in afghanistan. >> well, you are right, john. for one, u.s. casualties are as low as they have been in six or eight years with afghans taking more responsibility for their own security. and with u.s. troops out of iraq, more people trust the president will deliver on his president to bring combat troop% home from afghanistan by the end of next year, even if some don't agree with that strategy. president obama told the stories of three u.s. military men and women buried there after giving their lives in afghanistan the past two months, and he said the sacrifices still being made are very real. >> america stands at a crossroads. but even as we turn a page on a decade of conflict, even as we look forward, let us never forget, as we gather here today, that our nation is still at war. >> on this day he said we remember our sacred obligation to those who laid down their lives so we c

what about gitmo, wendell?>> reporter: we expect the president will reaffirm his commitment to close the facility, but it's hard to see how he'll deliver. more than half the 86 detainees who have been cleared to return to their home conditions -- or home countries are from yemen. he signed an order that basically blocks anyone from going back there after the so-called underwear bomber tried to blow up a jet liner at christmas, 2009. that still leaves about a hundred of the hardest cases. >> the ones that are left are the most difficult ones. they're the worst of the worst. they're the ones that either we couldn't find any place to send them, or the people in those countries would have let them go, or the people in those countries might not have handled them in the kind of humane way that we believe prisoners should be handled. >> reporter: you can add to that a bipartisan majority of congress is still keeping the administration from trying and jailing the gitmo detainees inside this country. jenna? jenna: we're

wendell goler is live at the white house with more on this.dell, the president focused though on women today. >> well, you are right, harris. not just because mother's day is this weekend. turns out women make most family healthcare decisions and they can also influence their adult children. the health exchanges set to offer coverage in october of this year. need to sign up 2.7 million healthy 18 to 35-year-olds by next march in order to have a big enough pool to also be able to cover the elderly and people with preexisting conditions who are expected to join. focused on president obama's benefits to women. >> women have access to prepreventative care like checkups and mammograms and cancer screening catch preventible illness on the front end, that provision has already helped more than 70 million americans with private insurance. that's already happening. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell on the other hand says obama care will lead to higher costs, more red tape and regulations and force some women off the insurance plans they alrea

wendell goler is live at the white house.et's start with today's hearing. >> everybody has condemned the actions of the i.r.s., but republicans and democrats disagree about whether they were politically motivated or poorly thought out. while republicans accuse the administration of targeting political foes the outgoing i.r.s. commissioner denied that and the treasury department inspector general mcchrystal said his investigation did find. republicans are astonished, they are concerned the i.r.s. will gather medical information. democrats tried to discount that. >> the i.r.s. can't access your medical files. is that true mr. miller? >> correct, sir. >> they cannot find out your private medical information. >> that's correct, sir. >> their job in obama care is simply to collect paid financial information on which a determination is made as to whether somebody can get a subsidy for their premiums, is that correct? >> with you are covered and over what period is what we would be getting. >> steven miller is the outgoing acting co

wendell?n, as you noted at the top of the hour, press secretary jay carney wouldn't talk about the latest charges. in fact, he couldn't say whether president obama had been briefed by his counter terrorism advisor who has kept him regularly updated since the explosions. he did address critics who said mr. obama was hasty to conclude the tsarnaev brothers were self-radicalized though none of the three people arrested today is believed to have known beforehand that the attack was coming. here is a little bit of what carney had to say. >> even if we posit that it may seem at this point, basissed on the information that has been gathered and produced and reported on, that it looks as though these might have been self-radicalized individuals. you know, that's supposition that has to be proven through the investigation. >> the president said yesterday the fbi and department of homeland security both did what they were supposed to be doing. he said local law enforcement officials performed an exempla

uma: all right, wendell. standing by at the white house. thank you for that update.t news conference, we look at the three scandals putting the white house in damage control mode right now, either the benghazi talking points, irs misconduct, justice department seizures of the associated press' records. bret baier joins us, anchor of "special report," chris wallace anchor of fox news sunday. chris, how would you assess the president's and the white house's handling of this situation so far? i mean, three scandals, you know, it hasn't been a great week. >> no, it's been a bad week. in fact, somebody in the white house called it hell week. but they were trying desperately to get out ahead of those scandals yesterday after taking a lot of incoming in the previous days this week. the president, of course, about 6:17 last night making the statement that, basically, he had fired the irs commissioner. in addition, there was a document dump late in the afternoon. the white house releasing a hundred pages of e-mails about the talking points on benghazi. and then in a kind of i

wendell goler, thank you.: new warnings on computer security, our national security as federal officials say cyber attacks aimed at u.s. companies are on the rise. not just any attacks. apparently the goal of these attacks is not just spying or stealing our intellectual property, instead it is sabotage, sabotage of our vital computer networks tied to our most critical infrastructure. our next guest has vast experience in cybersecurity. he is the former chief information for the u.s. intelligence community and president of the meyer rose group. so, general, this is a big report in the "new york times" and "the new york times" quoting two unnamed senior officials say that the targets of these latest hackings have been some major energy companies but they don't know who's behind the hackings. who do you think, who would you look at first in this situation? >> well i think the usual cast of characters are the same. whether you're talking about hacking or you're talking about other elements of working against the u

civil war veterans, supreme court justice oliver wendell holmes once said, "every year in the springsymphony of flowers and love and life there comes a pause. through the silence we hear the lonely pipe of death. every memorial day, america is reminded of these selfless individuals, america's quiet heroes. we also think of america's new generation of defenders, protecting our interests in every corner of the globe, preserving our freedoms and our way of life. they worked for a more peaceful and hopeful world. as general macarthur said, "the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." the memories of american heroes. . arlington and around america have kept alive our families and communities. this memorial day we honor those families who are heroes left behind. the honor them in appreciation for the sacrifices they have endured. we also honor the perseverance and resilience of our military families today, for they are dealing with all the challenges of life. america thanks you. all of on this sacred day as we recall

wendell goler is live at the white house for us.r the report jon, for some people this is the i believe if start of somber but it is a somber day for the president and many americans who lost loved ones in this nation's wars. the president and the first lady began the day with breakfast with some of them. they are known as gold star families so named since world war ii, so named by a family who lost two sons in the war. the president will speak from the memorial amphitheater from arlington, adjacent to the tomb of the unknowns where the president will place a wreath moments from now. in his saturday address, president obama spoke of the people we're honor today. >> they are heroes each and everyone. they gave america the most precious thing they have, the last full measure of devotion and because they did we are who we are today, a free and prosperous nation, the greatest in the orlando. >> reporter: meanwhile as the u.s. wind down the war in afghanistan mr. obama is also signaled a turn from what he characterized as a perpetual war

. >> reporter: we were with scout master of the troop, wendel baker, when he heard the news he believed it was the start of a change. >> there seems to be new openness, last year when they reaffirmed this, it was a secret committee and announcement. >> reporter: his 15-year-old son, a boy scout, says he was ready to quit when his neighbor, ryan was kicked out for being gay. >> we didn't think it was fair, even pierce didn't think it was fair. >> reporter: most scouts start young at cub scout level, but the numbers are smaller, in 2011, the numbers had dropped by more than 25% to more than half a million. the boy scouts leader says it is because of a 2000 supreme court decision, reaffirming their right to ban the scout leaders. >> a lot of people left scouting because the boy scouts took this policy. >> reporter: a policy that they say is teaching boy scouts all the wrong things. >> if my boys were to go take a job, and use the leadership principles that boy scouts are teaching today about discrimination, they would be fired in california. our laws don't allow you to discriminate that wa

>> and finally, wendell, the president, i think, surprised a lot of people, ourselves included. he brought up the controversy over the feds keeping tabs on journalists. tell us about that. >> he said leakers must be held accountable for their promise not give away classified information because that threatens lives. the president said he is also troubled that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable and asks eric holder to do a review. >> thank you very much. >> turning from washington, dc, ambassador john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor, and kaitlin joins us. nice to have you both. ambassador, let me start with you. on the subject of gitmo, he is once again demanding that the prison be closed, asking congress to do it. he is asking to designate a site in the u.s. to hold military tribunals for gitmo detainees as well. now, ambassador, congress resoundingly said no to both before. how is it going to be any different now? >> well, i don't think it will be any different. i think the dominant

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a civil war veteran supreme court justice oliver wendell homs said, every year in the spring at the height pause, through the silence, we hear the lonely pipe of death. every memorial day, america is remind of these selfless individuals, america's quiet heros. we also think of america's new generation of defenders, protecting the nation's interest in every corner of the globe, preserving our freedoms and our way of life. they work for a more peaceful and hopeful world. as general douglas macar chur said, a soldier of all prays for peace, for he must area deepest scars of war. america's heros laid to rest here at arlington and at american cemeterys around the world are kept alive by families and communities across our great lan. this memorial day, we honor those families who are heros left behind. we honor them in appreciation for the sacrifices they have endured. we also honor the perseverance and the resilience of our military families today for they are dealing with all of the challenges of life. america thanks you. all of us in positions of trust and responsibility must always make deci

wendell no need to tell the president.o need. >> shep, jay carney says out who counsel katherine roemer made the call and it's her job to make the call. chev did it because the report wasn't final and there wasn't anything the president 0 could do about the allegations until they were final. carney says she told senior others individualors. >> she newell the subject of the investigation and the nature of some of the potential findings about but we did not have a copy of the draft report. we did not know the details or scope or motivation surrounding the misconduct, and we did not know who was responsible. most importantly, the report was not filed until very much subject to change. >> carney says there was no indication the inappropriate treatment of tea party groups was politically motivated, to the there were news reports from tea party groups claim degree lay from the tax exempt status that the white house aware or. >> how are the republicans respond '. >> marco rubio launched an online petition drive to make irs abuse

wendell is at the white house. what is the white house saying about these israeli strikes?ks here won't confirm the israeli attack but they do defend israel's right to defend itself. what we're hearing privately is that the israelis destroyed a shipment of fairly sophisticated missiles headed for hezbollah. more sew fess tick indicated rained down on northern israel from lebanon for years. the concern is these new weapons could reach much further into israel with more precision. >> israel certainly has the right to be concerned about the transfer of weapons to hezbollah. and that has been a concern of israel's for a long time. the transfer of sophisticated of terrorist organizations like hezbollah is certainly a concern and a threat to israel. >> missiles thought to have been made by iran in january, israel destroyed a convoy of russian made antiaircraft missiles in syria that were also debt continued -- believed to be debt citizen for hezbollah, shepard. >> shepard: that's the possession of the house. what about republicans? >> arizona senator john mccain says all this sho

>> shepard: wendell, at that same news conference the president accused republicans of staging political circus over the attack at the u.s. outpost in benghazi. the attacks that happened on september the 11th of last year killed the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. a state department official sean smith and two former navy seals tyrone woods and glen doherty. the president says lawmakers should focus on improving security for american diplomats around the world instead of so-called talking points, u.n. ambassador susan rice used on the five sunday talk shows five days after the attacks. government emails show the obama administration changed those talking points for political reasons there suspect more to this and we have leif report coming up inside fox report. the u.s. government has been keeping tabs on journalists at the associated press. a move that news organization's chief calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion. one that raises all sorts of questions about our government and freedom of the press. according to the a.p., the justice department admitted on friday it had

wendell goler was at the briefing and is outside the white house now. what did jay carney say about the president's response to this ap controversy? >> well, we understand the president could not have alerted the press because he didn't know about it. jay carney said it is entirely appropriate, that criminal investigations be independent of any white house. he says the president, attorney general holder talk about policy, but not investigations, which is why the president says he found out about the ap phone records subpoenas from news reports. >> in a case like this when according again to the attorney general that this is an investigation that has to do with an egregious leak of classified information, it would be doubly inappropriate for other components of the administration to cross that line and to communicate with the justice department about that ongoing investigation. >> mr. obama has been accused of a failure of leadership for finding out from news reports about a number of issues, not just the ap phone subpoenas, but the irs scandal and even

well, to paraphrase wendell berry, cooking is an agricultural act. know, what you decide to cook, whether you decide to cook hasen enormous bearing all the way along the food chain. back to the land. the reason we still havized our agriculture to the extent we did is because we had industrialized our eating. the fast food industry basically revolutionized farming all the way back to what we grow and how we grow it. and this new renaissance going on of small farms that you see at the farmer's markets is really supported by people who are cooking. i mean, you know, what's for sale at the farmer's market? raw ingredients by and large. >> brown: new renaissance, but at the same time the availability of so much that allows us to get away without dealing with that. >> well, we have -- there's no question that our food economy has changed dramatically in the last sevel decades so that half of the money spent on food in america is going to food that's cooked outside your home. being prepared by food service, restaurants, home meal replacements in the superma

going back, i remember wendell ford from kentucky. frustrated. you're governor, you can snap your fingers. stuff happens. in the senate you could beat your head against the wall. >> now it seems worse than ever. >> absolutely. >> whether it's mark warner in virginia. >> right. sort of reforming. i'd be against getting rid of the filibuster, but take it back to where it used to be. where if somebody wants to filibuster, let's see how big your bladder is. you know, let's see how much -- how hard and determined you are about this. you know, get rid of the hold. that used to be professional courtesy. now it's a political tactic. >> there's some revamping of the rules. maybe some revamping of the election process. >> and some soul searching by voters. >> we will end there. we will end on the bladder comment. as always, charlie cook, thank you, sir. >> thank you. >>> and we've got a special feature on our website today. daily run down's list of the top ten senate races most likely to flip control in 2014. check it out. rundown.msnbc.com. it's such a te

wendell willkie is a perfect example of that. you have a presidential candidate who is willing to support his opponent's policy because in his heart he thinks it is right. he thinks it is important for the country. and is willing to say that and then after he loses is willing to say he is my president. we will support him. we don't really have that around and that is very disturbing. to get back to your point, it was just as bad or worse back then. gives us hope that maybe something can be resurrected out of this thing we are going through. any more questions? yes? >> given lindbergh's fear of getting into the public and the press, what combination of factors drove him to be one of the leaders against the war? >> u.s. really good questions. that is a really good question. charles lindbergh, one of the things about charles lindbergh he was always, whenever he took a position he always thought he was right. there was never any doubt in charles lindbergh's mind about what he should be doing or thinking. .. >> i think it was the bigg

didn't have any problem getting its nonprofit status approved the point as and i don't quote oliver wendellolmes very often i think he was a terrible american but he said the point of the law is that you can come as close to it as you want without going over it and if they did that then that's that's their right to do it and the scandal here is that they were selected and others were not for special attention k. isn't the scandal here or the the laws as the you must that to be a five one c four these are the groups that can do a lot being they must be exclusively organized for social welfare and the same principle early in their in their in force melissa and karl rove added his own nuanced principly means fifty one percent i think what you're seeing. we have a master when it comes to trying to enforce these rules and these laws. what we see is that you know it's not really a good idea to go after your ideological opponents with the i.r.s. but we also saw a huge outgrowth of conservative groups a lot of them which weren't doing things exactly about the board and they weren't. totally followi

civil war veterans, supreme court justice oliver wendell holmes once said, "every year in the springheight of the symphony of flowers and love and life there comes a pause. through the silence we hear the lonely pipe of death. every memorial day, america is reminded of these selfless individuals, america's quiet heroes. we also think of america's new generation of defenders, protecting our interests in every corner of the globe, preserving our freedoms and our way of life. they worked for a more peaceful and hopeful world. as general macarthur said, "the soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." the memories of american heroes. arlington and around america have kept alive our families and communities. this memorial day we honor those families who are heroes left behind. the honor them in appreciation for the sacrifices they have endured. we also honor the perseverance and resilience of our military families today, for they are dealing with all the challenges of life. america thanks you. all of us in positions o

>> wendell goler at the white house. for catering. >> can't have a charm offensive if you're alone. michelle, are you surprised the a.p., new york times and other organizations aren't going to the off the record, let's hug it out meeting. >> yeah. i think this is the a defining moment for the most transparent administration in u.s. history ever. finally, so many of the erstwhile lap dogs in the main stream media are throwing off the kabuki theater costumes, stomping on them and refusing to play along in this theater. well, better late than never, as i always say. >> indeed. >> it's not surprising media organizations would feel this way. what's he going to say to them? if he can't report it, what i'm thinking is whoever goes to the meeting if anything is leaked out all the other news organizations can write about it because they weren't there to take the pledge that it was off the record. >> yes. of course the farce here of the corrupt justice department investigating himself, having an off the record meeting to discuss t

martha: wendell goler joins us live from the white house. >> reporter: we hear about drone strikes whichwn sharply since peaking in 2010. he has sent to congress the policy standards under which this country takes action. he will also defend drone strikes as being necessary, legal and just. we know four americans have been killed in drone strikes in afghanistan and yemen. two were targeted members of the al qaeda, the other two were in the prong place at the wrong time. the. >> i recognize in our democracy no one should take my word for it that we are doing things the right way. so in the months ahead i'll continue to engage congress to insure that only that our targeting, detention and targeting of terrorists remains consistent with our laws and system of checks and balances. but our efforts are even more transparent to the american people and the world. >> reporter: he will talk about his effort to close the facility at guantanamo bay where half the detainees are cleared to be sent back to their countries and more than half are on hunger strikes. martha: there has been a lot of controv

senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler is live with that story. saying? >> reporter: heather the white house won't confirm the israeli air strikes which apparently occurred on sunday, aides traveling with the president to a commencement address at ohio state university yesterday defended the israeli's rights to help defend themeses. these are thought to be fairly sophisticated missiles, perhaps proceed jivedded by iran and as you say destined for hezbollah. josh earnest told reporters, the israelis are justifiably concerned about the threat posed by hezbollah obtaining these advanced weapon systems. israel as a sovereign government has the right to i can ta the actions they feel are necessary to protect their people. as the violence in syria's civil war intensifies the pressure is on mr. obama for more aggressive u.s. involvement. his national security team said to be coming together around the idea of providing weapons to rebels, despite concerns that al-qaida-related extremists may wind up with some of them. even that is not enough for arizona s

civil war veterans, supreme court justice oliver wendell holmes once said, "every year in the springers and love and life there comes a pause. through the silence we hear the lonely pipe of death. every memorial day, america is reminded of these selfless individuals, america's quiet heroes. we also think of america's new generation of defenders, protecting our interests in every corner of the globe, preserving our freedoms and our way of life. they worked for a more peaceful and hopeful world. as general macarthur said, "the soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." the memories of american heroes. arlington and around america have kept alive our families and communities. this memorial day we honor those families who are heroes left behind. the honor them in appreciation for the sacrifices they have endured. we also honor the perseverance and resilience of our military families today, for they are dealing with all the challenges of life. america thanks you. all of us in positions of trust and responsibility mus

wendell is from dallas. you get the last word. the federal background check is there. the key word is universal background check. there is so much more that needs to be checked, your mental capacity, your residence. everybody keeps working things wrong. that is where the definition goes wrong. school records on your background check, banking records, records that have nothing to do with it. this, buy, trade, or sell. this is where it went wrong. it goes against private sales. host: thank you to everybody who called and in this first 45 minutes on the gun store. when we come back we'll talk to linda feldmann, white house correspondent for christian about president and his second term agenda. later on it is jeffrey white from the washington institute for near east policy. in the meantime, some news from c-span radio. >> we are going to tell you who is going to be on the sending network tv talk shows. we replay those programs beginning noon eastern on c-span radio. at noon, and dc's meet the press, david gregory will speak with guests including senate judiciary committee