poor willard just can't shake his image problems.l tv interview and finds himself dodging questions about the new mansion he is building in california. >> the story out now that there is an elevator for your cars in the house you are building in la jolla? are you too rich to relate? >> you no he, we don't divide america based upon success and wealth and other dimensions of that nature. we are one nation under god. >> willard, even has to defend his infamous decision to strap his dog, shamus, to the roof of his car. >> we got two questions, most often, first about shamus. which as you know, is out there forever. would do you it again? >> certainly not with the intention of -- >> you you said it is the most wounding thing ofç campaign so far. >> the dog loved it. >> the dog got sick, right? >> once. we travel all the time. he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> shamus had the runs. some words to pondener this election. joining me now is bob strum democratic strategist and professor at ncu and cynthia tucker, pul

the titanic in but willard has tried this before.of a closed factory in pennsylvania and blamed it's failure on president obama. >> this particular plant didn't close -- didn't are anything to do with president obama's policies or even the economic condition of the country. this was actually part of a r venture capitalist firm, they closed and condensed only plants. >> a new poll shows president obama winning a head-to-head imagine with romney 49 to 43. joining me now are two guests, thanks to both of you for joining me. >> thanks, reverend. >> erin, does romney think he can blame obama for a factory that closed during the term of president bush ? >> his point is is ththat a lot the factors are not come back fast enough. he is saying if i am president, we'll' more factories come back more quickly. >> jackie, do you think he wants to auk about this in said ber national lost 1700 jobs, american pad and paper, 358 jobs lost. i mean, i really wouldn't bring up the factory closing if i was wi willard. >> i agree, all they can say is it's

no. >> wow, willard can't even get michael steel.ur time tonight. >>> high drama in north carolina courtroom. day two of the john edwards trial. his former aid on the stand with some explosive claims. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. >>> folks, i want to take a minute to correct the record about something i said on the show last night. we were talking about president bush's economic policies. and i said the public debt grew $5 billion when he was in office. that's not quite right. and it wasn't quite fair to president bush. i left off a few zeroes. the debt actually exploded by nearly $5 trillion during the bush presidency. trillion with a t. so you see, president bush deserves way more credit for destroying the economy. and let's give credit where credit is due. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense

tonight's lead, willard mitt romney, you can't handle the youth. young voters have always been the dee winning the white house. but it was president obama who showed us just how important this group was. he got a new generation excited about politics. and in return, young voters went for him by an overwhelming margin. they were key to his success. and he's aiming for repeat performance. president leads romney by 26 points with young voters. but enthusiasm is not what it was this 2008. back then, 63% of young voters add big interest in the election. this time around, 45% have the same interest. president obama is looking to reenergize that base. so today he did what he does best. he spoke to students about the message of fairness, that has defined his presidency. >> i just want everybody here to understand that this is not -- i didn't just read about this. i didn't just get a policy briefing on this. michelle and i, we've been in your shoes. like i said, we didn't come from wealthy families. so when we graduated from college and law school, we had a

bush, you will love it under willard romney.ecretary describing the economic platform for 2012. >> it's less government spending, lowering taxes so small businesses can grow and employ more people. we understand that the private sector is the engine of the economy. not the government. >> now, how different is that concept from what was -- what were the policy ls of the bush administration. >> i think it's just updated. >> the bush policies updated, what could go wrong? we all know the answer. under bush, debt exploded, the stock index collapsed 40%, and 4.4 million jobs were lost in bush's last year in office alone. check out this chart showing the bleeding jobs and the turn around under president obama. the red bars show job loss under bush. the blue bars show job growth. the republican plan just wants to update those plans, mr. president, what's your take? >> here is the news, we tried this for eight years before i took office. at the beginning of the last decade, the wealthiest americans got tax cuts. they were able to find t

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here is the hilarious willard part.t before the michigan primary, back when the trees were the right height, he wrote in an op-ed that would president obama's intervention, things there would be better. if you thought that was funny, now he wants to take credit for the auto bailout success. i'm serious, here is his top campaign advisor this weekend. >> his position is what obama followed. the only success president obama had was because he followed mitt romney's advice. how is letting detroit go bankrupt the same as not letting detroit go bankrupt. in november, here is what willard said. >> my view with regards to the bailout by president bush or president obama, it was the wrong way to go. do you think we wouldn't catch the lemon you're trying to sell us? nice try willard, but we got you. does any mother ever feel like their kids are adults? i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that

but for willard, the damage has been done.m won the iowa caucus, romney had an unfavorbility rating of 34%. but over this long bruising primary, romney's unfavorbility rating skyrocketed up to 50%. voters now think president obama is friendlier and more likeable than willard by a huge margin, of 39 points. santorum's success in the primary also helped push romney further and further to the right. >> planned parenthood, we will get rid of that. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> anyone with questions about the distribution of wealth and power is envious, is it about jealousy or fairness? >> you know, i think it's about envy. i think it's about class warfare. >> joining me now is maria teresa kamur, director of voto latino and msnbc contributor. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> does santorum dropping out mean willard will break the etch-a-sketch and tone down the rhetoric? >> i think he will try to pivot. the problem is that the republican primary has taken so long, i

only 27% feel the same way about willard. have seen them try this before. >> he is the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready tç lead? >> i'm john mccain and i approve this message. >> we all know how that worked out, carl rove is growing concerned. his first projection race has president obama running way ahead. this week rove has obama getting 220 votes, and romney with 93 votes. he has millions to spend, but this ad was a major swing and miss. joining me now is richard wolf, he is author of "revival" and michael steele, an msnbc analyst and former rnc chairman. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> let me ask you a question, did rove's attack backfire? >> it didn't work in 2008, and in 2008 they had a much better prospect for that kind of ad. you're talking about a freshman senator. his resumÉ running for president was pretty thin. so what you have now is a president, they are famous, they do go on tv and they do have cool things like air force one, but really questioning his ability to do

i guess it's time to find a more quiet room, willard. .cpike here, a reporter for real clear politics, thank you for joining and coming on the show tonight. steve, let me start with you. what do you make of these comments? >> this really plays tight for romney. he is particularly vulnerable for how politicians go, he is unusually driven by calculation. there is no core to this guy. and this is is the anecdote that can be repeated and brought up through the rest of the campaign. every time he questions a liability of president obama, this is the sort of thing that can be brought up and hurt him. and this speaks to the nature of the campaign romney wants to run. he is designed to be the generic candidate. the guy that's vague and gets buy into ufs. he let the election hinge on the desire of the public to get balm out of office, and do as little as they can to keep them from swaying on those terms. >> romney was short on specifics in many areas. he said "i'm going to take a lot of departments in washington, and agencies, and combine them. som

together for your future. ♪ is willard is trying real hard to keep us in the dark about what he doesith all his money, what is he hiding? that's next. ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ...stream, stream, stream... ♪ whenever i want you, all i have to do is... ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing xfinity streampix. stream your favorite movies and full seasons of shows instantly on any screen. find out more online. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation." mitt romney is facing new questions about his vast personal wealth. questions that go straight to the heart of his candidacy. the "washington post" says he is avoiding revealing the nature of his investments. one says "his approach turns the whole purpose of the ethics statute on it's ear." remember we're talking about an enormous fortune. he is valued up to $250 million. but we have almost no idea about exactly what he owns, what companies he supports, or what conflicts of interest there might be. and president obama's campaign is not about to let that slide. the president wrote on his twitter account "what's riding hidin

that's right, folks, willard mittç romney and george w. bus are one in the same.the whole campaign is built on returning us to the same broken down policies of the bush presidency. he just is betting on american people to have short-term memory. but vice president biden was out reminding us today -- >> governor romney, i think, is counting on collective amnesia of the american people. americans know, americans know, that we can't go back to the future. back to a foreign policy that would have america go it alone. shout to the world you're with us or against us. lash out first and ask questions later. >> lash out first, ask the hard questions later? that was the basis of the bush foreign policy. wage and entire war based on weapons of mass destruction, ask questions later. today, niep years later, willard is trying to take america back to those days. 17 of romney's foreign policy advisors are from the bush administration. 17. and today, he proudly touted the endorsement of another. security advisor steven hadley. that's what we have to watch. it's not just foreign

we have a packed show ahead including bad news for willard romney, the right wing trying to make voter fraud into a real issue, and the passing of mike wallace, a great journalist who profiled me. he was tough but fair. we'll get to all of that but we start tonight with a major development in the trayvon martin case. angela cory says he will not bring the case before a grand jury. the grand jury is supposed to meet for the first time tomorrow. corey's office said that from the moment she was assigned she knew she may not need a grand jury. folks. this is big news. let's be very clear. there's now just one person in the world with the power to arrest george zimmerman and that's angela corey. the world is watching and waiting. since this news broke, the questions have been swirling. what does it mean? will there be an arrest? what if there is no arrest. joining me now, one of the attorneys for the martin family. attorney natalie jackson. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, sir. >> let me ask you first, what is your response to today's announcement from the special prosecutor?

sounds like he's saying that willard is out of touch.him to lose. friends like chris christie, who says, quote, he will be much more ready to run in 2016 for president. and romney's former rival rick perry who says he will examine a run in 2016 himself. >> i love this country. as long as my health stays good which it is and my family is supportive, i'm certainly going to give it a good çexamination >> you know things are bad when your own party is making fun of you. listen to what republican congressman louie said earlier this week. >> if you're not sure about wanting to support mitt romney, whether you're liberal, very conservative, you ought to be excited because he's been on your side at one time or another. >> well, don't worry, willard, cheer up. everybody's talkinging about you. you might just not like what they are saying. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right

willard, you and i must use a different dictionary, because you don't stop unfairness by giving handouts to the rich. you don't help urban children by making cuts to the department of education. you don't help grandparents by ending medicare as we know it, and you don't help people on food stamps by taking them away. why the change in rhetoric? maybe you have seen the new nbc poll too. 71% of people are more likely to vote for someone that says this country is better off when everyone gets a fair shot. it's a powerful message, all the more powerful when you actuallyly mean actually mean it. >> this is personal. we can't price out folks that are trying to succeed for themselves but help the country succeed. we can't price the middle class out of a college education. we can't do it. >> joining me now are two men who know what the fight for fairness is all about and have demonstrated that in their work, congressman, jim mcdermott. thank you for being with me tonight. congressman, let me start with you. what's your take on midromney's newfound concern for fairness as he sees it? >> you know,

steven willard jr.months in prison for the robbery while robert mccallie gets 12 years for the dairyland bank robbery and for robbing another bank in the area. >> it's not until afterwards the shakes start coming and you really realize the gravity of the situation you're in. >> since the incident, warden peery's dash cam video has been used as a training tool for other patrolmen. >> now when i sit back and i'm reviewing it in a training situation and with other folks, i have mixed feelings. i understand that those decisions had to be made and it had to end up the way it did because of frenzer's actions. but it still doesn't take away the fact that there is sorrow there. you had to take another person's life. >>> coming up, a police precinct ambushed. when "caught on camera: shots fired" continues. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ]

is it any surprise willard has issues with women voters?ning me now is senator barbara boxer, democrat from california. and a tireless crusade forewor woman's rights. what do these new women polls on romney tell you? >> well, they it he will knee women get it, that women are tuned in. and if do i nothing else for will this election, it's to make sure that they tune in even more. when you look at what republicans are doing to women's health, to equal in the workplace, just goes on and on. they're hurting women. now, you have mitt romney saying he wants to, quote, get rid of, unquote, planned part hood. he wants to get rid of planned part hood that serves 3 million americans and gives will them basic health care, prevention, breast screening, other independent could kinds of canc screeni screenings. it hurts, that type of policy. there's no less than 30 bills introduced by republicans in the house. all of them by republicans that would restrict women's health including listen to will this, they want to outlaw the birth control pill and invitr

oh, willard?ank god for the land around it and the water. how nice. captiva island, can't beat it. happy birthday from smucker's. louis tognoli from fayetteville, arkansas. he loves taking pictures of wild animals in his yard. he's got a squirrel and got one of those little things there that you can't believe. unbelievable. ava smith, take a look at her from carmichael, california. 100 years old today. enjoys playing all kinds of games, but more so the piano and working on crossword puzzles. that's good for the old mind. i need that myself. willie, i love willie boy. come here, willie. willie ransom. he is from north south carolina. 100 years old today, loves spending time with his family and still enjoys his garden very much. that's good. i love that. gardening is great. we have irene colucci from hempstead, new york. 100 today. irene is an excellent cook, and her family is excellent eaters. so the combination is fabulous. and take a look at charlie bell of ramer, alabama. charlie is a proud worl

chapter of links, a nonprofit organization of african-american women hosted a fabulous high tea at the willard intercontinental hotel on saturday, april 7. i was the mrs. of ceremonies for that event. everybody had hats on. go to jchayward.com and get more information. >> finger sandwiches, the whole nine yards? >> the whole thing. i had a hat that came out to here. >>> come back and visit us at 5:00. have a great day. >>> bye-bye.

. >> jessie willard says even if taxpayers are filing for an extension they need to estimate and pay what they owe. >> here is an extension of getting return filed late without a penalty, but it is not an extension of time to pay. >> there were a number of taxpayer protesters today, tax dollars to pay before and this one in front of the open main postal workers spoke out against cuts. >> the postmaster general has decided a good close over 3700 post offices nationwide which will effect over 200,000 plus employees. >> now, this post office closes at 10:00 tonight in you want to take up to the last minute the airport station post office is open until midnight. we're live. ktvu channel 2 news. >> tax for today employees processed tax refunds. don says about 11 million californiaians who filed their taxes by tonight's deadline. he calls it the most critical time of the year for state revenue. visit ktvu.com there you'll find a complete section under the business tab including tax strategies that can save you money. coverage of last weekend's tragedy at sea that claimed the lives of five

as you know, the republican presidential nomination is all but sown up by now presumptive nominee willard scott hittington romnisauru is, s so now it is time for the gop to rally behind its candidate am i take to you footage with conversations with gop congressman panel shot apparently using insta gram's new video filter, '70s fbi undercover sting, which myspace apparently just bought for 2k800 million. anyhow, here is their response to the question are you excited about mitt romney. >> i'm actually excited. i have to the endorsed any candidate. i'm excited that the process is over. >> the excitement will come from getting barack obama out of the white house. >> if you are's not sure about wanting to support mitt romney, whether you are liberal, whether you're very conservative, you ought to be excited. because he's been on your side at one time or another. (laughter) >> jon: that, good one, representative blur face smudgeenstein. so they're coming along slowly to romney. this is why people hate cell phoenix i just want to point this occupant you cannot in this world any more [bleep] talk

why wouldn't willard mitt man of the people romney come in, clean house and release the lot.he problem? >> well, there is a small issue about how little tax he's paid. you know, they say that he's done everything that is required of him and it's true. what is required of a presidential candidate is almost nothing. he could actually follow his father's model here. his father did set the standard in terms of releasing previous years. and it is interesting, watching this first engagement between the two campaigns. head to head here. because the romney campaign's effort is to say this is all a side show. it is really not a side show when you have been so difficult to pries this information out before. taxes are not a small issue. not personally, not in term of the budget or the deficit. they have to come one a better excuse than to say the other side is worse somehow. >> this is clearly part of a strategy that they've had all along. willard, the recently converted conservative now transforming into mitt the every man moderate. a nail spitting blue jeans wearing, muscle cars lovin

. >> imagine willard doing that.ctive gop candidate by any means. but willard could learn a thing or two from sarah when it comes to connecting with people. joining me once again is catherine cryer, wearing a different hat now, this time as a winning journalist, also author of "patriot acts." thanks for staying with us. what can the gop learn from sarah palin? >> something she has been teaching since she was the vp designee with john mccain, and that is that charisma is very important. on the campaign trail. certainly as politics has become part of the media age for decades now. we understand that personality and charisma is very, very important. and she's got it -- she's got it by the bucketful. >> on the political side, matt lauer said to her, should the party choose a more seasoned politician, and conservative. and she said no matter who they choose, they're going to get clobbered by the media. >> well, that's the standard. i mean, the media is always a target. you know, no one who was, you know, sitting behind th

residents celebrated the day with a breakfast at the willard hotel. our local leaders say it is important to remember this day in d.c. history. >> clearly full voting rights, clearly we need all residents freed here in the district of columbia to give us a vote, give us equal opportunity like every other jurisdiction in america. but i think today is really about those men and women who came from africa, who were stolen from africa, got here, stayed here, and continued to do such great work building this great city. >> the holiday will be marked by a parade, a concert and fireworks later tonight. >>> the government begins its second attempt to convict hall of fame pitcher roger clemens of perjury today. the judge threw the case out last july when the prosecutor showed the jurors inadmissible evidence. daniel nottingham is at the courthouse with the latest information. >> reporter: roger clemens' second perjury trial begins with jury selection today. the hall of fame pitcher is accused of lying to congress in 2008 when he said he never used performance

she is in a chair yacht and the chair yacht is holding a simon willard clock, which was installed there about 1815, if i remember correctly. the members of congress, when they look up to see what time it is in their moment, their morning or their afternoon, they see cleo writing in her big book, her book of history, to remind them, these members of congress, these representatives of the people, that they're not just being judged by their own time, in other words, the time of the clock, but they're being judged for all time by history. now, washington, jefferson, adams, as can also be said for their owe potential ents, british, the loyalists, those who were convinced they were the true patriots, they had an education which gave them that perspective. it's very wonderfulfully ex pressed in the play "cato," which was the most popular play of the day. in the play there is a line, we can't gardenity success, but we can do something better -- we can deserve it. what that is saying is the outcome is not in our hands. there are too many other factors involved, including the hand of providence o

man: this 10-inch water main in willard park is 73 years old. man: at wssc, we're having a year of record -- a ramp up slope of water main breaks that soon is going to reach exponential. man: the damage has been done. and this is the culprit. brunhart: today, 25% of our 5,500 miles of underground water pipes has reached the end of useful life. by the year 2020, 85% will have reached the end of useful life. woman: what to do? wssc is working on that costly problem right now. brunhart: it's not only true here, but it's true throughout our nation. narrator: across the united states, cities and towns are facing the challenge of aging and outdated drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. it's a national problem. but it needs to be approached system by system. allbee: let's frame the systems in terms of the proper context. we have around 16,000 wastewater systems. we don't have a single wastewater system -- we have 16,000 of them. we have about 54,000 drinking water systems. narrator: issues facing new york city are very different fr

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. >> you can tell i didn't write it, it's only willard for me. >> only willard for you. an entirely different sort of campai campaign. >> isn't that interesting, how they say that about the spouse. they said that about elizabeth edward, a number of debates. >> let's have a spousal debate. ann against michelle. >> michelle -- >> every single political race, willard "mitt" romney has run, lost women by double digits. if won't married. >> do you think women have some sort of sympathy, because people feel sorry because they are with whoever? and they get the sympathy vote. >> i love that. >> we like ann. so sorry you have to be married to mitt. minnesota proposed voter i.d. amendment to the state substitution. >> this is the end runaround a governor who vetoed the voter i.d. law, and now an amendment to the constitution. >> this is a big, big story. i think this governor should be given credit. voter i.d. laws have been proven to be something that is absolutely regressive. and they are trying to do an end run. not gotten the kind of attention it should get. other states will