cuts for those making up to $250,000 a year for only a year. the president really has been on this push, the narrative from the campaign has been one of helping the middle class or those trying to get into middle class. by doing this the president is drawing a contrast between those that he says need the most help and are suffering in this down economy compared to those he says his opponent is pushing for and that s those wealthy americans. the president will be out there pushing this theme in iowa, virginia and also some private citizens and state and local officials will also be what the campaign calls amplifying the message in key battleground states like new hampshire, florida, are colorado, and nevada. remember, two years ago in 2010 when the president agreed to a two-year extension of the tax cuts. at the time the president had been pushing that he wanted it to be extended only for those making up to $250,000. but, of course, he did it in order to get the deal done. rep
fraud or to keep minorities from voting? the slogan is believe in america and it should be business in bermuda. that s what mitt romney s all about. offshore and out of sight. a new vanity fair article explores mitt romney s buried treasure in bermuda. millions of dollars. so how much of his wealth is tucked away on an island? we ll talk to the investigative reporter who broke this story. wow, boom. thunder and lightning. the rangers manager saying he thought he was dead. and next time you drive past your corner gas station, check out how much the price has shot up. what s behind it and if those prices will at this point to skyrocket. newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. happy, happy monday. i m carol costello. we begin with your money and your vote. this morning president obama is focusing on both. he ll call on congress to pass a one-year extension of the bush-era tack cuts. here is the key. he wants the cuts only for families earning less than $250,
thank you and have a great day. you, too. ? sports check out this acrobatic base running. ben rivera of the minnesota twins motoring across second base and all of a sudden he does a summer salt. he righted himself and safely scooted to third for a triple. at the british open a raising amusing way of stretching. first he squatted and then he did a little twist to loosen the knees. jimenez did so with such style and grace and all the way with a cigar in his mouth. all that warming up has surely paid off for him. jimenez started today s third round one stroke behind the leader. you re watching msnbc saturday. go on, do the stretch yourself.
republican leader has put forward a plan to basically give the president the responsibility and the power to raise the debt ceiling. and that s interesting, it s gotten a lot of conservatives in the house really upset and it s going to be tricky because the conservatives in the house don t really want to give the president anymore power. they see the president as not wanting to cut spending, they re going to do some cuts, they re going to attach some cuts in this thing and they re going to try to get it through. it s going to be an exciting week ahead or a bunch of weeks for you and myself. jake sherman from politico, thanks very much. beyond the score, acrobatic base running is making highlight reels across the country. ben rivera of the minnesota twins, making a somersault. stands up, keeps on running, managing to get to third, for a triple on that. got to laugh at himself too. and a rather amusing way of
it s msnbc saturday, developing right now in los angeles, the so-called carmageddon, is now underway at this hour. part of the ten-mile stretch of interstate 405 now closed and working hard on it trying to get it open in time for tomorrow. it s one of the busiest highways in the country, and it closed down around midnight pacific time. let s check in with adede roy, and it looks like they re working pretty hard. but tell us what s happening right now. good morning, richard, they are working hard, they have been doing so since they arrived here on scene at midnight this morning as if on queue and right on schedule. and since you ve been checking in with us, you notice they ve made significant progress. eventually there will be three bridges that they re building as well as a new car pool lane that will widen the freeway and reduce travel time by about ten minutes which will really help congestion through this area, because you know how congested things can get on the 405,