And i got my hero back. Purina cat chow healthy weight. Good morning, everybody. Breaking news from wall street, the dow is nearly 150 points up, an alltime high. Staying above record levels. On the strength of strong economic numbers from china is a jump in the european retail sales market. Were going to keep a close eye on those numbers all day long. Hi, everybody. Im Thomas Roberts. Upping the ante. One day after releasing their plan to keep the government up and running, republicans are blasting the president and democrats in the senate with just three weeks to go until the next big deadline. Both chambers with congress will be working on rival stopgap measures. Is in the senate, democrats will be working on their proposal to keep the funds flowing until the fall. In the house, truls committee will take up the 982 billion plan introduced by republicans yesterday. House Speaker John Boehner saying this in the last hour. The house, our goal is to cut spending. Its not to shut down the government. Thats why were going to move this cr this week and we would hope that the senate would take this bill off and move it quickly. The president on friday agreed that theres no reason to get into some debate about shutting down the government. 7e f we dont believe as democratn that we should let a sensible mindless blunt guillotine decide where we make reductions in our budgets to extract savings to reduce our deficits. We believe we can do this in a smart way. So new poll numbers out today from gallop showed the president s approval has taken a hit since those sweeping across the board cuts known as the sequester kicked in on friday. His approval has dropped 46 , below the 50 number and the president s disapproval number also at 46 . Thats the highest weve seen the number since nov;zytn clearly from the evidence of the gallop poll that was out about the president s rating, i think that clearly people are tired of the political gain. Meanwhile, the president getting some serious tough love from new jerseys straight talking governor, Chris Christie who is blasting obama for his, quote, failure of leadership. I dont have the first idea of what theyre doing down there. So i dont understand it. I dont understand why they havent fixed it already. Real leadership would get this fixed. You get everybody in the room and you fit fix it, not kwaulg a meeting two hours before the thing is going to hit to have a photo open in the driveway at the white house. Thats not real leadership. Joining me to talk more about this democratic congressman adam schiff of california. Its good to have you with me. Lets begin by talking about the realities of where we are in this march madness, the calendar face for everybody they need to look at is march 27th. That is when cash starts to dry up completely. If we look at what came out of the house with the new gop bill that i referenced off the top of the show, it seems to be showing a softening of the sequester, shifting 10 billion to pentagon operations, accounting for 2 billion for embassy security, extending federal Employee Salary freezes. Is this something that you can get on board with . No, not the way the house is drafting at this point. I do expect it will be changed in the smeet. Basically what the speaker wanted the speaker got and that is we now have an austerity budget and thats going to be, i think, a killer to the economy, to job growth. What the house gop is now suggesting in terms of keeping the governments open is theyll provide some flexibility for the pentagon, but they dont want to provide the flexibility for any other part of the budget. Why be indiscriminant in these cuts to education, to health care, to research, to other Vital Program thats were going to provide flexibility for the Defense Department and we should provide flexibility in every other department. But frankly, i think the whole sequester in this whole aus tirty budget is a real mistake and ought to be done away with and we ought to move to a balanced program. As we look at wall street and we put up this graphic, so everybody can watch what were watching, seeing the dow up 150 points, opening the a alltime highs today, thats wall street. Main street is a completely different picture where we have blue collar Everyday Americans herg our elected officials rattling off fear about pink slips going out. How can you justify in your colleagues justify people in america fearing losing their job when its the simplicity of doing your own job will save it theres no way to justify whats going on here in congress. Its been deeply frustrating that we dont have a negotiating partner. One side got what they wanted with the sequester which is were going to have very deep across the board cuts. That is not the position i take. Its not the position the president takes. We think we ought to reduce the debt in a thoughtful way that includes new revenues, about that doesnt cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. This is crazy. The economy is finally poised to recover and we just keep getting in the way. So believe me, i can understand frustration around the country, but that frustration really has to be visited upon those who are the bar to progress. And here, its those that are unwilling to camp mize, that are unwilling to do nothing but austerity that wont provide a balanced program which is what the voters said they wanted just in november. So it is deeply frustrating and i can certainly understand where the American People are coming from on this. As we know with second term administration, the president has a short window to get things done before the legacy starts. So a lot of americans would like to see something done with a grand bargain that would forecast the future for a tenyear span, if possible. We know the dead lock and how it exists in washington, theyre talking about what a lot of people nbc know. He wants those in his party to do well but it is nota of his particularly at this point. Can the president take back the house with the way things are going right now . Obviously, people on the right, the gopers are fearing the fact that they could be primaried if they were to go ahead with any type of deal right now to raise revenue. Isnt it the same problem for democrats who are worried that they wont be able to take the house back because they cant deal with our debt . Well, the bigger problem right now is within the gop. And we see that because we see the gop frankly at war with itself. We dont see this in the Democratic Party right now. And what it is Tea Party Wing that wants to cut at any cost. It is giving the republican brand a brand that stands for nothing but cutting, nothing but austerity and frankly, putting job growth as a secondary priority. I think it will cost them dearly in 2014. But frankly, im not interested in waiting until 2014 when American Families are hurting right now and people are looking for jobs. Yet i think its a real price and id love to be in the majority again. But i dont want to have to go through another year and a half of this kind of manmade economic crisis when we can have a frankly, a more thoughtful reasonable bipartisan plan that would get americans working again, that would get our growth up to 3 , 4 , 5 instead of an anemic 1 or 2 . And that means the difference between potentially hundreds of thousands, millions of americans working or not working. And that really is what is at stake and i hope that would be the highest priority rather than the political repercussions in 2015. Congressman, thank you for your time today. We would like to say good morning to april ryan, White House Correspondent for american urban radio, former democratic governor of pen opinion ed rendell, and republican strategist chip saltsman. Good morning to all three of you. Governor, i want to start with you. As we look at what the temperature of america is right now, theres a new cbs poll saying the blame to reach failure by march 1st, house gop 38 , president obama and democrats, 33 . Both 19 . How much down the wire are we going watch this game played without some type of deal . In you said knit your question to the congressman. You said it properly. We need to get serious on both sides and stop kicking the can down the road and do the what they call the grand bargain. We need to put in place cuts and revenue that will not only take care of our debt crisis for the next ten years, but as importantly, for the second ten years. And its very, very important. And i will say this, although ive been critical on occasion of the president for not leading. The proposal the president put on the table included things like changed cpi for entitlements. Now, thats a very difficult sell for the president to his base to democrats in congress. But hes willing to make thattest if he gets in return reasonable revenue. And by the way, hes not moving the bar on revenue. If you recall before the fiscal cliff, he called for 1. 2 trillion in new revenue. He got 600 billion at the fiscal cliff. We need another 600 billion to go along with another billion or a little bit more than a billion in cuts. So i think the president has put a reasonable proposal on the table. He has to make that clear to the American People. But he has to make clear to the American People that he wants to settle this, put the debt problem behind us for the next decade, decade and a half. It would be nice to be able to put this to rest. But do americans really understand what the sequester means. We get back to the phrasing of all this and is take6 l÷ a0÷bp the poll proving where the sequester affect you in the cuts . 53 of americans say yes. 39 say no. Listen to Chris Christie as he was talking about what washington, d. C. Is like these days and his total ignorance to it. It seems to me it should be pretty easy to fix. Well real leadership would get this fixed. You get everybody in the room and you fix it. And he was saying before he just doesnt know what the heck is going on in washington, d. C. Chip, for those outside the beltway, is it just that easy to say, get into a room and get this done . I mean, all of us, if we were at our jobs and were not doing whats expected of get canned pretty easily and people would expect us to do the projects that are ahead of us. Yeah. Why isnt it that easy in d. C. . Im pretty sure id get fired. Thomas, nobody would fire you. Thats not that crazy. But i think what happens is this is a problem most people dont get. They dont understand how it can be a fight of 85 billion over a 2. 2 trillion deficit which were spending another trillion in deficit railroad already. They dont understand, why cant you fix this . When you get into washington, its a different deal. Thats what the frustration is with the American People where you cant get two sides in a room and say how are we going to do this . And the bottom line here is real simple. I think governor rendell hit on it. The republicans feel like they gave in on revenue last year. They got tax increases, but zero spending cuts. But theyre not willing to negotiate on revenue any more. They want to go after spending cuts first. And i think thats where the starting point is and its hard to start when you know where both sides dont want to give. April, when we look at using europe as an example, that came up briefly with congressman shipp, and weve seen the experiences theyve gone through with the hasty budget cuts thing it was going to be a way to bring them back, slashing, spending, raising taxes, britain, spain, portugal, italy, theyve all seen their debt burdens rise and most economists would say now is not the time to cut. So why wasnt republicans at least take part of that message into the calculation that revenue is a balanced approach . You have to remember, what the republicans are dealing with and the democrats are dealing with is Party Politics and both sides are coming together, facing each other, looking at each other and waiting for the next person to blink. Unfortunately, the American Public, middle class, middle income persons are the ones that are suffering right now. And you have to remember this. The cuts are inevitable either way, whether its a grand bargain or a sequestration. There is no win here. It has to be done. Its a matter of when and theyre theyre going to do it. The cuts will hurt inevitably. Going back to an issue about putting them in the room, what did the president said, he cant do the jedi mind melt meld last week and he cant force them to stay. You have a lot of pride, a lot of politics and whatever else is hovering around. Last year we saw greece. Were worrying about what is happening here. Unfortunately were hearing a lot of departments talking to their staff saying, look, its just going happen and we may furlough you one day a week, what have you. Were hearing that all around d. C. Right now. Airport, i want to keep ow track but with a different topic. Jeb bush and the week is out. They say, quote, that he is a bush and thats going to be a problem. This is in reference to the fact that over the last 24 hours hes been in the news cycle with his new book with people making the second lagz of this is a start to talk about 2016. They say thats go the going to away problem. Its not an insurmountable problem, but that the American Public is wary to the tax brand. Do you think there is a problem with the bush brand . I think there is. The bush faux family, two president s came out of that fem. A 41st president and the 43rd president. You have the son jeb bush who is aspiring to be a president poeg possibly with his new book. You but you have to remember, george w. Bush, the republican matter danced himself from him at the convention because these blame him, as well, for the problem with the current economic situation. Jeb bush has a mighty hill to climb. Governor rendell, your take . I think jeb bush will be, of course, somewhat hammered by the bush name. But i think hell be considered on his own merits. Hes a problem solver, someone who has shown the ability to work both sides. And i think a little less confrontational than governor christie. I think over the long run he might prove to be a very attractive candidate. But, again, you cant avoid making the tough decisions. On his immigration plan, he ducked the path to citizenship and thats key. There arent going to be democratic votes granting immigration bill without a clear path to citizenship. So we have to figure out whats workable, what we give. We do border security, strong in return for a reasonable path to citizenship. Thats the type of leadership that jeb bush is capable of. I think in the end hell be considered on his own merits. Jeb, quickly, it seems like hes playing catchup because the book was going to the printer before the Republican Party moved so fast on their immigration thoughts. So its kind of dated now. It is. This todays world, its dated if its a week old. As much as theyre moving right now. And jeb bush, i agree hell be judged on his own merits, but he cant change his last name. It helps, it hurts, but hes got mark arubio thats got off to a fast start. Im not sure that was such a fast start considering the response to the state of the union. But we can argue about that at another time. If i had a bottle of water, i would cheer you. Im going to take a tip of water for you a three of us. Thank you all so much and were looking at the markets up 154 points. Banner tuesday. Up next for everybody, framed, the escort in the doe minudomin republic is now changing her story. A winter storm is in the midwest. Well tell you exactly where its heading. Then president obamas poll numbers, is he being unfairly blamed for the sequester or is it right . Hi im terry. Im phyllis. Im maria, and i have diabetic nerve pain. I felt like my feet were going to sleep. It was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. 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Well, you know, the allegations about him being engaged with under age prostitutes and participating in sex parties while vacationing with his wealthy donors certainly brought a lot of unpleasant questions and certainly a lot upon senator manendez. Yesterday we learned through Court Documents of the doe minute can republic that at least two people that participated in making a tape said that they were hoodwinked into doing it and never thought that they were one woman said she never thought she was being videotaped and a man who arranged for them these women to make the tape said he was also duped by another lawyer in the doe minudominican republic who r told him she needed to make it for a divorce case and is its been intriguing. Meanwhile, the website that first ran with the story posted two interviews of two women claiming to have been part of the story. However, the site, theyve been asked about this say they stand by their reporting saying that the prostitute in the post story does not appear to be the one of the women that we interviewed in 2012. In addition, the attorney for the d. C. s sources say that the posts allegations are fabricated and that the affidavit is false. How do you respond to what theyre accusing of you . Well, you know, at the post, we try to focus on documents and is interviews with people kek name and identify with great surety. And we reported what the what the individual said in affidavit submitted in the court of law. Now, could this be inaccurate information about what they served in their affidavit . Yes. We quote fbi affidavits in which they give the reasons why theyre the daily caller, if i understand what theyre reporting this morning, says that they dont believe this is a woman because its not the same name as the woman that was the name that was given to them and that the age is different, that the woman that they talked to said she was 24, not 23. The fbi says it found no evidence to back up the allegations against the senator. Thanks for your reporting and thanks for joining us. Thank you. Absolutely. Coming next, the living role of gun violence, why nonfatal shootings often leave the most lingering imprints. Plus, not one but possibly two more sinkholes pop up in florida. Details ahead in the news now. First, well bring you todays producer pacific, braus to us by seven burn. This isnt your typical interview. Meal la kumis find the link on any pain page. Im a conservative investor. But that doesnt mean i dont want to make money. I love making money. 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It requires the government to keep current Staffing Levels at Detention Centers for undocumented immigrants and boosts staffing by 10 billion and funds the government through september 30th. Last hour, House Democrats called the sequester cuts sensible. Now were seeing the cut, cut, cut, and were here to say theres a better way. Theres a balanced way. Steve, its good to have you. As weve been talking about through this hour, theres a new poll from cbs finding more americans blame republicans for the sequester over president obama and the democrats. In the first hour of the show, i had an opportunity to speak with congressman schiff, a democrat from california who has problems with the plan drafted by house republicans. Take a listen. What the house gop is now suggesting in terms of keeping the government open is that theyll provide some flexibility from the pentagon in these cuts but they dont want to provide flexibility for any other part of the budget. That doesnt make any sense. Why be incripple nant to these cuts to education, to research, to other Vital Programs . Sir, how do you react to that criticism . Can you justify where you are able to give more incripple nant funds to the pentagon and defense and like the congressman says, make these big hatchet cuts to other programs, entitlement programs . Well, i think we all agree that theres a better way to prioritize the spending reductions, no doubt. But i spent 28 years in the private sector. Its not uncommon when youre in business to find ways to find a 5 reduction in spending. The challenge we face back here in washington is the reckless spending and the last of the will to do any reductions in spending. Theres no doubt theres a better way to reduce spending but we have to start somewhere here. The legislation moving forward will provide some additional flexibility so we dont compromise national security, fbi, wire files and so forth so that we have the essential Services Covered as we keep the government running. Sir, how do you justify . Weve been watching this morning, too, the dow jones up by 147 points right now, so were seeing a banner day on wall street. But meanwhile, were hearing from our elected leaders the blue collar every day mrerns are going to lose their jobs because of the sequester and economists have said look at europe and the austerity measures that went into place for europe by huge spending cuts at a time when they needed to continue investing in a fragile economy. So dont you fear that pushing it to the edge might put us in the same way as portugal and spain . Some lets remember here and frame the size of these reductions. Were talking about a 5 reduction at the moment. These are drastic cuts and i think the challenge you face is that rather than looking at the issue and looking at ways to find a bipartisan way to more effectively do spending, we have a president , we have people out there campaigning rather than coming back and talking about policy, finding ways to reduce spending in a responsible manner. But im a dad of four kids and, you know, our kids have learned they have to spend within their means. And we have to ensure the government does the same thing. And so these arent outrageous cuts. Were talking about 5 . And i think its about time that the federal government starts to behave more like every day average americans, everyday small businesses. When we look at what house budget chairman paul ryan has been saying, that hes going to be rolling out his budget next week for everybody, politico is saying hes considering applying his medicaid change to americans at age 56. Previously those 55 and older were exempt from that plan. Wa is your take on that . Would you be able to support this change . Well, we have to take a look at the specifics of that when it finally comes out. But i have two grandmothers who both live on medicare. We have two goals in terms of reforming medicare. One is ensure we dont stop to seniors and keeping the promise we make to Seniors Today. But we have to look at our kids and grandkids is and say if we dont reform these systems, this important safe net wont be there when its time for their retirement. So we need to have an adult conversation here in washington about how we reform these important safety nets, protecting Seniors Today but looking to the next generation because the failure to reform these systems by the medicares trustee on a mission, theyre bankrupt in 12 years. Its the responsible thing to do right now to reform these systems so theyre there when the next generation retires. Congressman steve dane, sir, thanks for making time for me. I appreciate it. Thanks, thomas b with thanks for your time. So lets get on the dig right now with ezra cline, a columnist for the Washington Post and bloomberg. Ezra, you are listening to the congressman there. Lets talk about what the house wands to do, what they proposed and show our viewers, its 10. 4 million by cutting from other accounts, it allows u. S. Border and protection to keep its staffing and beds for detainees and it provides 2 billion more for diplomatic security. This isnt normally the kind of plan the conservatives would go for. And when we talk about that kind of spending. So whats the strategy behind there, bill . Its a pattern and what republicans are doing after the election is fascinating. Right after the election, you had a Real Movement in the Republican Party where people said, we went too far in becoming the party of spending cuts. House majority leader eric cantor gave a speech trying to move republicans to bid off of solely focusing on deficit reduction. Bob beby jindahl moved. To talk about this bill today, it is looking at government funding levels that are, i believe, around 55 billion less than we are currently doing and are 33 billion below the last republican budget, the last paul ryan budget. You mentioned a moment ago congressman paul ryans next budget is expected to balance the budget in ten years as opposed to 2040. That will require going deeper into medicare and changing for people over age 55. The new set of spending cuts are significantly harsher. All right. Lets look at that, because those who are protected thunder bill and those who are not and what the house gop wants to do the bill does not restore the 789 million cut to the program under the ed department. It extends the twoyear pay freeze for federal workers and it requires the post office to deliver mail on saturdays. So it doesnt seem like the republicans have learned much from the elections, especially since there was a sweeping mandate from americans that most were okay with trying to figure out the act with the revenue. Cutting loopholes. I mean, obviously, thats been true. Theres been no Real Movement on the anti budget. But the republican view is they permitted democrats to raise taxes by about 600 billion. Which notes with less with boehner, he was around 800 billion. Theyve committed tight move forward on the house floor, they now dont ever to v triez taxes again and its now about more spending cuts. So far weve passed about 800 trillion in spending cuts and another 600 billion in tax increases. The 1. 8 trillion came to 2011. Apparently weve passed more spending cuts than we have tax increases and yet for republicans, they feel that having made this quite small concession, for examplely, on taxes and not even one that they voted for. Boehner simply let it come to the house floor. 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Com. My next guest said coverage is some of the greatest social t tremain lee. I want to read an except from the piece you wrote about broken bodies in mind. You wrote about the young girl who survived a shooting ryann brown. She doesnt remember much from the night she was shot. Just a shadowy figure creeping up alongside the car that she and is a couple friends were sitting in. She w woke in the hospital. She couldnt walk, chew, swallow or move the right side of her body. She count support her head and the thoughts of it were slow anded. She didnt die. She is trying to cope with life on the other side of this. Why did you want to examine her story . I think sometimes its so easy to focus on the homicide rate, the valley that cities pull together, but beyond those numbers, there are victims who survive and theyre forever changed physically, emotionally. The people in those forces that we never hear about. But living k just as difficult. Al kyle is another young man you wrote about. We dont all make it to a coffin. We dont where it almost appears as if it would almost be easier for them because of the burden that they face. Surviving sometimes, especially for people like wardell, youll never walk again. Learning to adapt the your physical world around you and with the scars in your body, its horrifying. When we think about the coverage that youve done, its not just limited to the vikt manies. Spoken to crime experts, whats their take away, their perception of gun violence in the country . Obviously, this is all part of the fields that theyre in, but their take away and the amount that they see. A therapist will tell you that sometimes the victim will become the victimizers. Where there isnt from the very beginning of safety. Sometimes theres violence inside the home, sometimes its violence outside the home. Others will say there needs to be more police in the communities to help kind of dissuade some of the young foets folks who might engage in some sort of violent acts. But theres a breakdown systemically, institutionally. And chicago is ground zero. Were taking a close look at ground zero, but its happening in chicago, in new orleans, in cities all across this country. Im not sure if we have our finger on exactly what the route is. Its not just law enforcement. Its not just holz around guns, but its altogether. And i think thats wa people are struggling with. Hopefully they can continue talking about this. Msnbc. Coms trymaine lee. Thank you again. Sotak two more years on the bench for the oldest Supreme Court justice. Ruth gader ginsburg saying shes going to stay two more years, health permitting. She is now 79 and is now in her 20th year. The polls are open in los angeles where the race to replace the mayor is looking more and more like a free for all. 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The commander in chief will travel to bethesda, maryland, where he will visit with troops that have been hurt in afghanistan and other combat zones, and all this is happening as military advocates launch a major social Media Movement to raise awareness about the physical and emotional battles that these Wounded Warriors face as they recover here at home. Spearheading that endeavor, my next guest, bill white, the former president of the intrepid Fallen Heroes fund. You are a good man doing good work. Lets talk about what is going on. Todays awaerns, its a social media campaign. I know all this was born out of your time being with the president at the intrepid, but what is the campaigns mission to get people to understand . Yeah. Well, its very important that we have actually a National Crisis right now. These returning war heroes are suffering severe cases of post Traumatic Stress and tbi, which is traumatic brain injury. You know, theres a suicide a day in the u. S. Military, and we just have to stop as a nation to think as the president is visiting walter reed, what can we do to help support those families that literally have been crippled by these very difficult Mental Health crisis issues. We are launching a campaign called make it visible because when i look at Thomas Roberts i say he looks pretty good, but he might have traumatic brain injury. He might not be able to remember the names of his own children, for god sakes, and thats really a very serious issue when you get in these positions where you have been blown up by an ied, it rattle your brain to the point where that happens. Do most vets feel invisible when they come home . Especially those that have lost blood for this country and are dealing with the other side of war and having to face the very real consequences. Yes. Its very true. Make it visible. Org actually brings these unseen wounds to the forefront, and it also allows us to show how you can help us build treatment centers. Were actually in the middle of 100 million campaign. We raised almost 30 million to date. 100 of every penny will go to build nine centers around the country. The next one were building is at nashville at fort campbell, kentucky, and this campaign actually when you go on the website, make it visible. Org, you can click on and see how a member of the armed forces is suffering from tbi and post Traumatic Stress, and you can help today because we really need people to help. Todays big push is social media, correct . Yes. You guys i know you are out front on this normally like meeting great people that you can get interested, but this is a new and direct way that you can get to everybodys smartphones and i phones through twitter and facebook. Thats right. This Amazing Agency t3, the think tank, donated probono this entire campaign. We have celebrities like Mark Wahlberg and dana white from the ufc. Im sure Thomas Roberts will be tweeting this because as the son of a veteran you know how important it is that we thank our troops every day and that every penny that goes to this important effort will go to build these centers. We can build them all in a year if we had all the money today. Is the goal 100 million . Is that correct auto the website . The goal is 100 million. The intrepid fallern heroes fund is ambitious. You know, we raised over 180 million these last couple of years to help the families of the troops that were killed or wounded, but as you said, you know, you look at some guy who has no legs or no arm or thats been wounded, people go up to that person and say thank you for your service. Someone who has maybe even a more severe traumatic brain injury never gets thanked, and theyre the ones that are suffering in silence. You know, there is a navy seal command this year just took his own life because he felt he had nowhere to go. This is a place where we can go now to help our troops today and to help them to get their lives back. Great to see you. Thanks so much. Well send everybody a twitter and facebook. Thats going to wrap things up for me today. Thanks for joining me. Well see you back here tomorrow, 11 00 a. M. Eastern. Senator chris murphy, congressman sandra levin and former cia operative valerie plame. Now with alex wagner coming up for the next hour. Hey, thomas. Were talking bazooka joe, american hero. Is joe biden the administrations secret weapon . Karen finney, martin, sam, and Jacob Weisberg will look into how the vice helps or hurts president obama in the second term. Plus, jeb bush is putting out all the signals that he is in for 2016. Where does his back and forth on citizenship leave republicans on immigration . Bestselling author David Baldacci will join us for a History Lesson and debate whether or not we suffer from american amnesia. 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