0 maybe i was being defensive, i m sorry for that too. what struck you most about the debate. you notice there were no women there. yes, that s unfortunate. our next goal is to have a black female president, but i thought you guys got served. it was nice to see the gloating after the first one. it was a huge slap in the face to us and it was like pow. he was funny and he was on, and he was black. it was amazing joy you mention he is black. is that why you like obama? is that your primary i think it is impressive that someone from that background could become president, and i think it is admiral. really? you think it is harder for him? it is a lot harder for him. if he was white he would not be as awesome in a lot of ways. that s good to know. that kind of makes you a racist. no, racist people are people who support mitt romney because he is white. there you go. where you are not allowed debates. you have no freedom of speech. i don t think you have free elections, a
next couple days. more details in the forecast, take a peek at the weekend in just a minute. back to you. that s chuck brown of course. busing loose one of his most popular busting loose one of his most popular songs. he passed away after a battle with pneumonia. he had a one of a kind sound that helped define dc life and culture. his live performances were a thing of legend. here is a look at chuck brown, in northwest where he was scheduled to play in april, but had to rescued july due to illness. reschedule due to illness. even if he was 95 there would be a loss of a family member for folk who is are fans of his music because of the way he was. just a humble guy, so he is a guy you could approach. funeral arrangements are still being worked out. tony over to you. thank you very much. chuck brown of course worked with a number of artists many many, including chianti who played on one of his most recent albums, thanks for coming in good to have you here. yes. so
economic outlook including strains in the global financial markets. joining us erin burnett. and steven moore, and senior political analyst, david gergen. what was behind the sell-off, erin? it was pretty amazing. what ben bernanke said yesterday was exactly what the market expected him to say, we know things are weak, we know europe is a severe issue. him saying it even though they knew he was going to say it makes people more worried looking for something to hold on to and a little bit of hope. most people say this is a dramatic sell-off and you might see stabilization. that isn t the same thing as saying we aren t in a real economic problem, we know we are. it seems the markets are underwhelmed by the feds latest move to kick start the economy. is there anything they can do? certainly not the fed. the fed has been deluging the economy with money the last three years. this idea of more purchases and government bonds ben bernanke announced yesterday i m not so sure the
what ben bernanke said yesterday was exactly what the market expected him to say, we know things are weak, we know europe is a severe issue. him saying it even though they knew he was going to say it makes people more worried looking for something to hold on to and a little bit of hope. most people say this is a dramatic sell-off and you might see stabilization. that isn t the same thing as saying we aren t in a real economic problem, we know we are. it seems the markets are underwhelmed by the feds latest move to kick start the economy. is there anything they can do? certainly not the fed. the fed has been deluging the economy with money the last three years. this idea of more purchases and government bonds ben bernanke announced yesterday i m not so sure they had a very calming effect. erin is right. and the president s speech wasn t very helpful. monday, the president announced a trillion and a half-dollar tax increase in 2013, 14, 15 months away. that was a very beari
northeast powerless and underwater. force of nature, a strong earthquake levels parts of new zealand. there s a good side to the story amid this debris. even miraculous you could say. new jobs numbers. why some say there s a silver lining. but when will companies really start to hire? plus he said his heart is still beating but he s not been breathing for the last half hour. so how a mother s hug revived her dead newborn son. you re going to hear from that mom today. what a story that is. good morning, everyone. i m alex witt. to the relief of many, tropical storm earl has moved away from the massachusetts coast this morning. earl unleashed rain and wind last night around cape cod and martha s vineyard. it wasn t as intense as many anticipated. right now the storm continues moving north and it is making land fall on the coast of nova scotia in canada. nbc s kevin tibbles is watching things from his point in rock port, massachusetts. kevin, looks pretty nice there th