were okay because the doctors were prescribing them to me. if the doctors are giving it to me, i m going to take it. woodruff: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: our lead story tonight: bedlam erupted in the heart of washington, with a chaotic car chase and shooting that ended before stunned tourists, lawmakers and congressional staffers. there were unconfirmed reports that the lone suspect was killed. a police officer wa
we were able to get out at that time because the incident had just occurred and then we went outside to try and find out what was going on. we know now this started at the white house and this chase went up constitution avenue about a mile away, ended up at the capitol before the gunfire erupted or at least that s the gunfire that killed this woman. do you have any sense of what the timeline was other than that? because by the time it got to you, this was well under way. not much except that we know it all happened very quickly. this was a high-speed chase so the latency between leaving the white house and arriving here on the capitol grounds with the chase, i m speculating a bit, gwen, but it could not have been very long. when you watch the video as i know you have it s a high speed chase, about two miles down pennsylvania avenue, a little bit less from 15th and pennsylvania at the white house to the capitol grounds a few feet from where i m standing. so on the order
with us on set, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. i thought you were going to try and get out early. i was. yeah? i was. but here i am. the good news never ends. i m not sure how that happened. usually you just leave. msnbc political an vis and vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, richard wolffe is with us. hello, richard. good morning. how are you? and we have the chairman of deutsche incorporated. now you perked up. now it just happened. are you serious? really? did you just say that? there was a whole body language thing that happened. or it was just some bad tacos from last night. right. it was definitely not body language for you, donny. oh, my god! wow! wow! great stuff. have you seen just+++1dt what s the latest on his knee? well, it was a major operation. it was a reconstruction of his knee, but dr. andrews indicated that he was hopeful that he would be able to participate in the 2013 season. we ll see. i don t know.
i ll see you back here in 30 minutes. your bottom line starts right now. thanks, randi and victor. see you at the top of the hour. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. forget the golden globes, disregard the oscars. one script is being written right now in washington that everyone can t wait to see. and you you are the only critic that matters. obama s economy, the sequel, crafting a legacy. you remember the original. the president inherits the worst economy since the great depression. billions in bailouts save the auto industry and stabilize wall street. where are the jobs? but the star of this show has his enemies, millions of americans turn to the tea party. their mission? stop this president from making fundamental changes, changes they see permanently damaging the u.s. economy. gridlock follows. and the 112th congress passes the fewest bills in 40 years. but in the end, its congressional approval that plunges, now standing at just 14%. the president insist
the legislate season meansns for new priorities in marylaland and virginia. we have three spspeciaguests. joining us today, , annie lowrey, bruce depuyt, and peter morici. wewelcome to youou all. bruc want to start with yoyou. you headed to annapolis. all the othther reporters waited in line as you i introduced interviewed vernor o maey. we want t to hear a little bit about that ininterview. things that he had to say about the economy. what was your overall take o the interview with governor o o malley? he is trying to have it both ways. hehe is trying to raise his national profile in a number of ways, but he i is also tryiying to do it in n a way that makes it clear that his main focus is governing the state of maryland. e economics back a sarah palin? you do not expect a sarah palin? he is going t to remn chief execute of the state of maryland for the remainder o of his s term there is relief that the worst of the pain and the state of maryland seems to be over. h