enough. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz tells "meet the press" why they're asking him to resign. >> we're asking him to be circumspect, do the right thing, reach the conclusion that he needed to step back and step down on his own and as of yesterday when that didn't happen it was important to weigh in. >> nbc's mike viqueira is live at the white house for us. good sunday morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> do you think the calls down are universally held by democrats on capitol hill? >> reporter: universally held and coordinated yesterday. a couple of things brought this to the fore, critical mass yesterday. first of all the allegation representative weiner in addition to everything else we've seen and talked about over the last ten days, had inappropriate contact with the teenager in delaware. it turned up nothing, the investigation is over. yesterday the leaders including debbie wasserman schultz, the new chairwoman of the dnc, former speaker nancy pelosi, chris van holland, top assistant to the leader, jim clyburn, steny hoyer on television again this morning, minority whip, all of them calling at the same time for representative weiner to step down. yes it came to light later in the day representative weiner would ask for a "leave of absence" from the house of representatives to get undefined treatment, the house of representatives is coming back after a week's recess, and a lot of awkward questions were going to be distracting from the agenda because everybody was going to be asked all of the members of the democratic congress what they felt about weiner. nobody wanted to be put on the spot. to a large extent the leaders decided to come forward and give political cover. this morning on "meet the press" debbie wasserman schultz was there with her counterpart reines preiiebus. >> seems the only job that. was interested in saving was anthony weiner >> what he is saying doesn't pass the straight face test from the chair of a party none of whose leaders called for senator vitter, who actually broke the law to resign, who was still serving in office. >> senator vitter is a five-year-old story. chris lee how long did he last, about 30 seconds. senator ensign resigned within six weeks of me becoming chair. i'm not defending these guys. the fact of the matter is we have big issues to tackle here in this country. >> so larry craig, on down the line, mark foley, anthony weiner, a million stories in the naked congress, not funny to the people affected by this, by the inappropriate behavior offended many of his constituents. the latest poll we've had and certainly the anecdotal evidence, the man on the street interviews in his district and brooklyn and parts of queens he has the majority of support from his constituents. the question is will he be leaving congress voluntarily or will there have to be an ethics investigation which requires a lengthy procedure, alex? for the time being he seems to be holding on firmly to that seat. alex? >> you know, any way you look at it, it's a mess. i don't know what more to say than that. thank you so much, mike viqueira at the white house. new reaction from his constituents in new york this weekend. mike was alluding to that. some support him and others say he needs to go. >> i personally believe that his personal life should not be mixed with politics. so it wouldn't affect my vote whatsoever. >> i think if he's able to do his job well his personal life should be exclusive from his political. >> i think everybody around here is really disappointed that he lied. you can forgive somebody's misactions but you got to stand up and say what you did and be honest. >> weiner says he is seeking treatment to become a better husband and a healthier person. police in oklahoma are investigating a shocking murder case, a pregnant woman allegedly killed her husband simply because he was trying to leave her. jeff rossen is here with more on the shocking story. good morning, jeff. >> police in tulsa, oklahoma, figured out what happened pretty fast. investigators say the pregnant wife did not deny it, that she pushed her husband out of their window. inside their 17th floor apartment, police say this perfect looking couple was fighting. joshua hilbirling married amber a year ago. there were domestic tis puts. he was a former high school football star in the air force trying to leave his wife. amber flew into a violent rage and pushed her husband out of the window. he landed on a parking garage and died. >> i was sitting out smoking a cigarette, here looking right at, staring at -- i'm looking right at it and he it, the glass broke and he fell down. >> police in tulsa, oklahoma, arrest d the wife, amber. investigators say she admitted this was no accident. >> there was some sort of argument, it was brief, and then the crashing of the window, and then the gentleman fell out the window. >> reporter: according to police, joshua and amber had been violent before. in one fight joshua claimed his wife busted his head with a lamp, requiring stitches. just last month he filed a protective order against amber but the case was later dismissed when neither of them showed up in court. in outside expert says pregnancy may have played a role here. >> what we're looking at here is perhaps the perfect storm for a homicide. you have a very young couple. the girl is 19 years old. they have a history of domestic violence. she's six or seven months pregnant, and then allegedly he says he's going to leave her. >> reporter: but amler hilberling's lawyer says joshuas athe axwresor. telling msnbc "we have seen no evidence of any criminal behavior by amber. amber is a grieving teenage mother." she's charged with first-degree murder and free on $250,000 bond. amber's lawyer goes on to say that joshua is much bigger than amber is and has evidence showing the things, alex, that he has done to her, they claim and will present it in court when the time comes. >> shocking story, thank you so. jeff rossen. the al qaeda mastermind behind the embassy bombings in behalf ka, faisal abdul mohammed was killed this weekend. his killings were nearly accident accidental. >> this is a case where we got lucky in all the right ways. he is a dangerous individual. he has american blood on his hands. he was responsible for the east african attacks. he was a top priority for years. he remains so today. his death is a very good thing in the fight against al qaeda. >> there were celebrations in somalia and kenya over the death of mohammed. heavy fighting in libya, where the pro-gadhafi town of misrata has taken a bloody toll. the closest engagement to the libyan capital is in zawiya, 30 miles or so west where there are reports of fighting in the streets for a second day now. the international monetary fund says it is investigating a major cyber attack designed to steal sensitive information. experts say a nation state was likely behind the targeted attack. the imf overseas the global financial system. and it's just the latest bad news for the organization which is still without a leader after the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn. strauss-kahn charged with sexually attacking a hotel maid in new york city. we're getting a break from the heat that brought record highs to over 200 cities last week. we give you a live look at a cloudy times square where the rain cooled down things significantly. we get a check of the sunday forecast from ray stagich. good morning. >> good morning, alex. and more thunderstorms, more rain going in the missouri river basin. we are going to see a lessening of the severe weather threat. here over ten years, the average number of tornadoes per month and starting to get into the decline now into june. june can be an active month but the severe weather threat today really not all that large, isolated tornadoes, eastern half of the carolinas, maybe into new york state stronger storms, pennsylvania, out to the midwest and upper midwest. stronger storms come in. store stories were the jet stream cutting the nation in half. cooler weather and much cooler after record highs in the east and out across the lake states, last week looks like it will stay cool through monday and hot down toward the south and on tuesday, cool to the north, temperatures ten degrees below average, not a good day for niagara falls tuesday and chilly and heat across parts of the south. wet weather today, this is what we'll see, areas of scattered showers parts of the east, and the front comes through and mid section through missouri, showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, locally heavy downpours and wet weather not into florida. this is an area, too, becoming very dry and looks like no rain in the forecast miami the next couple of days. new pictures of congresswoman gabrielle giffords have been posted on her facebook page, they are the first photos released since she was shot in the head during a mass shooting in tucson, arizona, in january. both show the smiling congresswoman outside. at the same time one of giffords' aides say she could be released as early as this month. following her release she would have months of outpatient rehab. so far no date has been set officially for the congresswoman's release. we're going to take a break here but still ahead for you the big apple may be a bit pricey but how does new york rank on the list of the world's most expensive cities? also coming up, making headlines around the globe for becoming a new guinness world record holder, why he and his family are beaming with pride. it may be a social insecurity, a new report spells out why you may have to hold down a j-o-b well into your golden years. like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a 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you can better talk to your rheumatologist about protecting your joints. this is it, it is breathtaking in a bad way. >> look at that, disintegratinging, devastating to the car, the first hour into the 24 hours of he willmance, this happened yesterday to one driver when he lost control of his car, that crash sent the debris there flying and that left fans running for cover and look at the guys in the crew pit, they were shocked but despite the scary looking accident, look at that, the driver managed to walk away. he was taken to the hospital, just as a precaution. pretty incredible. with the unemployment rate stuck at 9.1%, americans reeling from high gas prices look for republicans atom row's debate in new hampshire to appeal to voters' pocketbooks. the latest "washington post"/abc news poll shows 59% of americans disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy. >> the facts are the facts and we can't get away from that and barack obama is defenseless to the truth and what's going on in the american economy. when you ask americans whether or not they're better off today than three or four years ago they say no. >> a.b., good morning. >> good morning, alex. >> 2012 we have the numbers show improvements in the economy compared to at its worst. if people are not feeling it, does it matter? >> it does. i think that if the election were held today, it would be pretty bad for president obama and you cited those poll numbers, strong majority of americans worry about the way he's.5vóq handling the economy don't approve of his policies because they don't think they're working. the may job numbers were terrible. we can expect more of that spike in unemployment, as people unemployed re-enter the system and try to look for something in the job market. if as president obama hopes there's a bump in the road, alex, next summer in 2012 there are incremental but sturdy signs of improvement and recovery, fragile though it may be, everything is going in the right direction, the trajectory is favorable, then i think actually that's a big fight between becoming president and a republican criticizing his economic policies, considering president obama took office when we were in the worst economic crisis for most of us in our lifetimes and there might be a new normal as americans look to the next 20 years of the economy knowing that the housing market is not likely to come back, et cetera, but surely right now the numbers where they are and that steep drop in hiring last month, people are very worried, gas prices are very high and right now, when you see that debate tomorrow night and you see the debates to come in the summer, that's what the republicans are going to hammer them on and they won't be successful until the numbers are different >> here is what debbie wasser m man schultz has to say. >> it is disingenuous for reines to say jobs are the priority. >> your reaction to that? a.b.? >> that is in the eye of the beholder. the republicans would say trying to tackle our debt and deficit control is the number one priority for bringing certainty to business and will spur hiring and certainty to the markets and that will help the economy. they are looking at many ways to streamline regulations and ways to look at exploration of drilling. they may not talk -- they might talk about debt and deficit reduction but all of their policies, driven toward job creation. the democrats make a good point there's often more talk about cutting government programs that help people in a time of a tough recession instead of actually finding ways to create jobs but it depends which party you're in. >> speaking of the party we have seven top republicans who are going to debate in new hampshire tomorrow. what do you think we should look for in the early matchup? >> these early debates are not usually contentious. i think everyone will bash the president. they will stay focused on the committee. they're not likely to stay on foreign policy too much considering that the president just succeeded in managing to take out osama bin laden. there is going to be a lot of talk about how health care is also destroying the committee, the health care reform law just passed and talking about the needs to address our energy crisis so i think they'll try to stick to those themes, the economy, jobs, health care reform, the mandate that's really squishing pressuring small business that will eventually depress hiring and high gas prices. i don't think you'll see a lot of separation between the candidates as this is early yet and they're trying to introduce themselves to voters and be articulate. they don't want to get tripped up in a big fight this early in the game. >> how much time do you think anthony weiner has left? >> well it's interesting. the democratic leaders were hoping anthony weiner will pack it in before they return on monday, and he did not choosing to run off to a clinic somewhere he thinks he's buying himself some time but the leadership is frustrated. it just makes it last longer. he is not enjoying a lot of goodwill among his colleagues because of the reputation he's earned in the past, and when this happened. more revelations come out and he doubles down about being adamant about staying they're very frustrated and i think that they'll continue to impress upon the fact that he should leave and i don't know how much fight he has left in him but he's in real trouble. >> no doubt. a.b. stoddard thank you. >> thank you. coming up today's list of number ones but first if you like many others found google's tribute-to-tribute, google has a page tribute to it and you'll find song's played on the guitar, this rendition to "stairway to heaven." 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>> reporter: we've gone through a substantial chunk and i got to say so far the consensus seems to be there are no bombshells, no gotchas, if sarah palin is thinking of running for president there's nothing we've seen so far that will interfere with her plans but that said, there is a really interesting glimpse of what you might call the evolution of sarah palin, from the reformer who was committed to taking on the oil companies and whose constant theme was transparency to the sarah palin of today who is hostile to the press, who doesn't share her, doesn't seen share her schedule with the news media, and i brought along some of these e-mails i think we've got them that show this pretty graphically. there's one in january of 2007 early on in her administration a report that she had told she wasn't going to allow her cabinet members to talk to the press and sarah palin sends out an e-mail saying absolutely not, "the goal is for the public to be able to trust that our administration is transparent and trustworthy. i've asked you all share your opinions, speak freely to the press, public, legislator, one another, i have faith we're on the right path, going on a new direction with freedom and information sharing." another one later that year, november 2007, a report about whether she's going to make public the name of applicants for a key public position on gas lines and she case "we will always air on the side of more transparency, not less." my favorite, from january of 2008, when she first is getting on the national scene and wants to get her name out there, even asks is it possible to get hooked up with someone from the mccain campaign, there's talk about would she talk at the republican convention and she says, and this is really interesting, "if i'm asked to speak at any convention, i only will if i get to put together a candid, blunt change your ways gop speech that demands changes in leadership where folks are going to bail, that's sarah palin the reformer" that's how she was known back then but as i say, as you go through the e-mails, you begin to see a very different sarah palin. >> do you categorize the e-mails, michael, making her more or less likeable or more or less understood? >> i think that certainly you look at those early e-mails and the commitment to transparency, openness, it does have a lot of appeal. it makes her seem very real, but what changes? what turns her around, and it's the criticism from bloggers, the swipes at her family, and they really seem to throw her off her game, and she becomes increasingly enraged, especially about leaks. now that's no -- she's perhaps not all that different from a lot of politicians, but there's a couple that really show this, here's one from, in 2008 where somebody is leaked to a political blogger information about a meeting that her aides had with alaska congressional delegation in washington, and she's furious about this. she says, "joe" one of her aides, "please find out everything you have on this. it's unacceptable, please find out who leaked because it must and will stop." a very different tone from those earlier e-mails about openness in government, talk to the press, let it all hang out. >> yes, sense of frustration there certainly in her e-mails. michael isikoff thanks from juneau. the dnc is reacting from anthony weiner's decision to seek treatment in the wake of his twitter scandal instead of resigning. >> at the end of the day a member of congress makes their own decision and that's certainly up to anthony weiner. we have made clear he needs to resign and focus on getting his own personal issues in order. >> karen finney is an msnbc political analyst and ron christie republican strategist. karen categorize how democrats are desperate to get weiner out. >> the statement from debbie wasserman schultz and leader pelosi and others, many in congress believe this is too much of a distraction and eager to get back, a lot of us who felt like we watched way too much of the story to getting back to talking about the issues. you saw the preemptive attempt to put the pressure on him. it's my sense those statements were made knowing that his intention was to try to seek help and then come back out. >> okay, let's talk about his ability to be effective, ron. when someone's facing a scandal like this, can they do the job in people say this is personal life versus his professional life but the reality is seems like these are intertwined now. >> i think you're right, alex. i spent eight years works as a staffer on capitol hill. they're going to committee assignments, voting on the floor. if you have a member who is ostracized by colleagues, constituents are humiliated in the home district, or a lot of them are, i don't see how he can represent the best interest is of his constituents when he has to deal with the side show. he brings discredits to the best interest is of new york and the best interest is of congress he should go. >> karen i understand you know his well. were you interns together way back when? >> no, she was an intern in the white house in then first lady hillary clinton's office when i was working for hillary. >> you know her. tell me how you think she's weathering all of this. >> i think she and anthony and their family are weathering it just as anybody would. this is clearly a hard time and i think that's part of why you've seen while people have been critical there is a level of compassion that i think is absolutely appropriate here. who among us hasn't screwed up and not to this degree but a lot of the people out there last week pointing fingers should probably have cut their mouths shut. they have their own skeletons in their closet. there's a lot of compassion to be had in this situation and hopefully as a family they'll be able to heal and come together and deal with this. if anthony can get help, that would be a great outcome in all of this and again it's up to the people in his district to determine whether or not they think he can be effective. ron raises important points but again you know, senator vitter is still a sitting member after breaking the law, so you never know what it happen in these instances. >> everybody wishes that he and his wife can repair things. they have a baby on the way, so much at stake and you know, you wish the man well that way. get your life together. that said from both of you i want to know what you think is worse, is it the deeds or is it the coverup? just give it to me straight both of you. you can go first karen. >> coverup. what makes me furious about that, why, today in this day and age men in particular have not figured out the coverup is what kills you. lesson from david letterman. you know, that i have no sympathy for. that was just stupid. >> ron? >> sister finney is right on that one. always the coverup. do you think they're not going to find out? what are you doing with your camera phone, man? for god sakes. >> yeah, i know i have no more to say. >> enough said. >> thank you both so much. >> take care. >> thanks. with no arrest or solid information on the whereabouts of lauren speirer, "america's most wanted" tries to bring in new leads. i spoke with clint van zandt on the latest on the case. >> it's the things tv movies are made out of, predator, don't kidnap someone and hold them long-term. people say what about elizabeth smart and jaycee dugard in california? those are both good examples and those are things, alex, parents cling to. they want to think of cases like that. >> lauren speirer was last seen walking home alone near the indiana campus at 4:30 a.m. doctors in misrata say heavy shelling from pro-gadhafi forces has taken quite a bloody toll. nbc agency stephanie gosk is live in tripoli. good morning, what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, alex. this violence just 30 miles west of tripoli in the town of zawiyah is concerning. we're hearing two versions out of that city. the government version and the rebel version. the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. we can't get there ourselves to verify either story. the government is saying this is a small band of armed rebels they've immediately surrounded and taken control of, whereas the rebels say that this is a start to something much larger. either way this is a very important city for two reasons. one it's an oil port. it is a gateway for libya, and two, it is on the main road from tripoli to tunisia, and this is one of the only ways they're getting food, water and medicine. alex? >> stephanie gosk thank you for the brief update from tripoli. you have one week to find something really special for your dear old dad. in just a moment with the help of today's moms we'll provide you great gift ideas for father's day. there they are. toys and all. you'll see what you have in store for us on "msnbc sunday." as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. 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>> first of all, given the increased life expectsies we have, the average american lives to 78.2 years. you can aonly play so much golf. there's a certain economic reality that maybe some of us will be working longer because obviously the markets have not gone entirely in our favor at the tail end of the baby boom. some people have done quite well at the front end. those of us picking up the rear may have to look at a ligslight longer work force. i hate to borrow an expression from john edwards. at the moment there does appear to be two americas. there's a group of individuals. 9.1% means we still have over 90% of the population in the work force, employed. those doing well are doing very well. those doing badly are doing very badly. we have this remarkable split between people tied to the construction industry, large portions of manufacture ing. they're having a difficult time transitioning into new industries that might find them gainful employment. until that problem is solved, we have some structural issues and we have some market-related and financial issues that have yet to be resolved. >> of course, a lot of the reason people are having to work, barring what you said about the 13 years on the couch potentially and playing too much golf, a lot of them really can't afford to stop working because their 401(k)s are down, you've got the dow down again this week ending below 12,000. how much is that playing into it and people's 401(k)s not sustaining the way they anticipated they would? >> remember the household net worth since the market has doubled since the lows in 2009 has actually rebounded quite smartly. if real estate were ever to start advancing again that would also add to the positive side of the household ledger and would ease some of these burdens that americans have. >> is that going to happen? >> it will eventually. remember, this is the biggest real estate shock that we've seen, in fact now bigger than the great depression. so it's going to take some time. but there are portions of the economy that are quite strong. if you have skills in the technology world, in financial services, in health care, there's a good opportunity there to move in and extend your work life. i just think the demographic realities, 11 years ago people were talking about retiring at age 55 because things were going so great. >> i remember that. >> now we're talking about working into our 80s because things don't look quite as good. i think the truth is probably somewhere in between. there still will be social security. there will still be some form of medicare when that age rolls around. i don't think it's quite as dire an outlook as expected. if you just turned 50 as i did and you're in reasonably good health, your expected to live to 81. now, that's -- that's a long time to be retired. i think most people would rather work and be productive than do very little. the economic realities not notwithstanding. >> i want you to be working when you're 81. me, not so much. a face old and haggard, get her off the screen! >> this is not a face for television. >> good-bye to all of you. have yourselves a great weekend. i'm alex witt. stay with us. we'll have more updates in about a half an hour or so. ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. we don't just make a taillight... ..we make a sculpture. we don't just make a sunroof... ..we make the heavens wide. we don't just make a crossover... ..we make a statement. the cadillac srx. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu.