night. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. does brit hume think the obama administration is in retreat? he joins us now from washington. what say you, mr. hume? >> i think the administration is in retreat. and i think the key thing to do is not to watch so much what he says but watch what he does. this retreat and this movement, which i think he will make gradually, to the center will not be announced. it will not be -- it will not be forecast by him. but i think as he confronts each issue as it comes to him he will realize that the only tenable position will require him to shift ground and you will see him do it. as you pointed out in the talking points memo on extension of the bush tax rates the so-called bush tax cuts, you saw that they're making peace with reality as well on the whereabouts and timing of the ksm trial. so those are two examples. >> bill: all right. but we're not exactly sure that president obama is in going to go for the extension of the tax