out west, we ll see cool conditions on the coast but very warm from phoenix to salt lake city. the heat rules as the tropics remain quiet. back to you. bill karins, thanks for that. are americans getting healthy? you might think so since there s a drop in the number of insured people going to the doctor. but could this just be the result of pocketbooks in poor condition? that s ahead. also coming up congress considers making online gambling legal. is this just an easy way for the government to make a buck? you re watching msnbc saturday. i have a personal interest in ensuring that we get this job done right. i m keith seilhan. i m in charge of bp s clean up on the gulf coast. bp s taken full responsibility for the clean up, and that includes keeping you informed. over 25,000 people are included in the clean up operation. our crews are cleaning the gulf beaches 24/7. we re going to be here as long as it takes to make this right. waking up with morning pain can drain the energy
trial rather than face charges made by an ethics subcommittee. waters husband owns stock in a bank and he once served on the board. the ethics committee did not comment on the matter friday. the president is assuring americans the economy is moving in the right direction despite new report this week that suggest the recovery is slowing down. nbc s mike viqueira is at the white house. reporter: good morning. we had the president touring car factories yesterday. he said the $60 billion auto industry bailout, that s working. where is the evidence of that? reporter: it s fascinating, the president trying to turn lemon on the lemonade. that s not an a reflection of the product in detroit. the t.a.r.p., he spent $60 billion on the auto company bailout. that was a year ago. the criticism has been unrelenting since then. we should not have bailed out
something the president emphasized to the democrat faithful. molly henneberg is live with more on this. reporter: hi! it was more red meat to a blue state crowd the democratic national committee s winter meeting in washington. the president said he would not give up on health care reform, specifically health insurance reform. the president: i m not going to walk away from the american people. i m not going to walk away on this challenge. i m not going to walk away on any challenge. we re moving forward! reporter: the president has said jobs are his top priority this year urged congress to pass legislation creating a fund, a small business lending fund to use bailout money paid back to the government by big banks, to encourage more lending. the president: yesterday we learned the unemployment rate has dropped below 10% pore the first time since summer. it is still high. too many americans still can t find work.
controversy at another carnival in the capital rio de janeiro. the decision to have a 7-year-old girl lead a samba parade as the drum corp queen is causing a stir. the spot normally reserved for grown woman. the girl s father saying she has the talent to hold the position that s a wrap on had fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. julie: growing budget, mounting deficit and double digit unemployment. we polled americans to see how they are feeling about the white house s new fiscal plans and whether they think the worst of this economic downturn is behind us. the president: i think it is important to understand we won t be able to bring down this deficit overnight, given the recovery is still taking hold. and families across the country still need help. president obama defending his 3.8 trillion dollar budget he sent to congress. assuring americans whose
controversy at another carnival in the capital rio de janeiro. the decision to have a 7-year-old girl lead a samba parade as the drum corp queen is causing a stir. the spot normally reserved for grown woman. the girl s father saying she has the talent to hold the position that s a wrap on had fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. julie: growing budget, mounting deficit and double digit unemployment. we polled americans to see how they are feeling about the white house s new fiscal plans and whether they think the worst of this economic downturn is behind us. the president: i think it is important to understand we won t be able to bring down this deficit overnight, given the recovery is still taking hold. and families across the country still need help. president obama defending his 3.8 trillion dollar budget he sent to congress. assuring americans whose spending plan puts the nation