Nbc nationalist Correspondent Peter joining me now where were expecting the greek Prime Minister to pull up, so well watch that. First of all, all the confusion. We see the president there in the doorway of the portico to the west wing entrance as the car pulls up, and were going to see the greek Prime Minister. Greece, of course, has been in financial turmoil. It has been part of the European Union crisis financially and economically and is also right in the region where migration has been a crisis, peter. So as we see him arriving, there will be an oval office meeting, a quick Photo Opportunity, later another Photo Opportunity in the cabinet room as they have an expanded lunch. Then theres going to be a News Conference. But lets go to the News Conference that you were a big part of yesterday, because this was the president trying to pretend there was no problem with mitch mcconnell, but importantly, youve got new reporting on the whole issue of
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james lankford is releasing his annual look at government spending. it includes almost $474 billion in what the senator and many of his colleagues consider wasteful and inefficient use of your tax dollars. highlighted in this year s report, the irs rehiring more than a hundred people previously terminated due to conduct or performance issues. in the pentagon unable to track down more than a billion dollars in equipment purchased for iraqi security forces. $7 billion, that s how much you and your fellow americans are expected to spend just today shopping online. it s cyber monday. we will take you to an amazon fulfillment center. that sounds promising. when we come back. yup. getting kinda close to my ride. wow. now, that s how you make a first impression. they re going to love you. that s ford, america s best-selling brand.
of the rich, the 1 percenters, as he called the very wealthy, are not going to get. do i want to find something that stimulates the economy and gives us something on a more regular basis? we talked to ivanka last night. she s concerned, we re all concerned about that. the average worker is having a hard time surviving raising a family, taking care of a family, paying their bills. today i voted against a budget for one reason and one reason only. the budget that the republican legislature, the senate, put before us had first of all $474 billion to. this was the cut in the line
ahead, 477 for what? the lopsided prisoner exchange between israelis and palestinians taking place overnight. hamas calls is a great day. some israelis say the price for a captured soldier is just too high. a live report just ahead. and i m christine romans, getting congress to pass the jobs bill piece by piece. some say the president s trip is more about one job. saving his own. now president obama is responding on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning to you. it is tuesday, october 18th. welcome to american morning. a little chill in the air here in new york, but not where carol is. out in the desert, carol costello is getting ready for politics in the desert. joining us live this morning, good morning, carol. oh, good morning. you know the best thing about las vegas right at this moment? gambling? besides that. it s 3:00 in the morning here, and there s a starbucks open. at a casino. i m loving it. and there are people
wednesday october 12th. american officials are outraged and say iran will pay. this texas used car salesman is the unlikely suspect in an alleged assassination plot backed by iran. the u.s. claims that mons orr arbab arbabsiar was going to kill the ambassador of the united states. saying ar baubs yea wanted to blow up a restaurant killing the diplomat and potentially many americans right along with him. officials gathered in washington and gathered the diplomatic corps at the state department to ensure them they are safe. the obama administration is also deciding how to respond to iran. it s an outrage that violated one of the fundamental premises of which nations deal and that is the sanctity and safety of their diplomats. this is really over the top. they have to be held accountable. the u.s. linking the alleged plot to the elite quds force that is part of iran s revolutionary gad, but it is far from clear if quds was acting on its own or from top iranian leaders. iran