From abc news, this week with George Stephanopoulos begins now. And we begin with that emotional homecoming overnight for the last two americans held prisoner in north korea. Kenneth bae and Matthew Todd Miller touched down in Washington State on an air force jet. Their release secured when americas spy chief James Clapper hand delivered a secret letter from the president to north koreas leader kim jongun. After hugs from his family, bae reflected on two years in captivity. I learned a lot. I grew a lot. I lost a lot of weight, in a good way, but i am standing strong because of you. All of this happening as president obama heads to asia this week leaving behind a capital shaken up by that Midterm Election earthquake. The gop now in solid control of congress. The president s team scrambling to salvage its final two years and were going to analyze all the fallout this morning beginning with jon karl at the white house. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. The president depar
Now. And we begin with that emotional homecoming overnight for the last two americans held prisoner in north korea. Kenneth bae and Matthew Todd Miller touched down in Washington State on an air force jet. Their release secured when americas spy chief James Clapper hand delivered a secret letter from the president to north koreas leader kim jongun. After hugs from his family, bae reflected on two years in captivity. I learned a lot. I grew a lot. I lost a lot of weight, in a good way, but i am standing strong because of you. All of this happening as president obama heads to asia this week leaving behind a capital shaken up by that Midterm Election earthquake. The gop now in solid control of congress. The president s team scrambling to salvage its final two years and were going to analyze all the fallout this morning beginning with jon karl at the white house. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. The president departed overnight and will spend the next week on the other sid
Shes a princess shes a princess modernday princess hi, everybody, welcome to on the money, im maria bartiromo. The president makes a personal decision. Why there is controversy over his choice for treasury secretary. And another washington battle could loom. And the cost of higher educati education. And how one Ivy League Institution is fighting. My conversation with the president of harvard. And whats the buzz . The buzz feed that is. The company that wants to be the next media giant and how it plans on getting there. On the money begins right now. This is americas numberone Financial News program. On the money. Now, maria bartiromo. Heres a look whats making news as we head into a new week kwgsz on the money a changing of the guard at the most important post in the obama administration. The president nominated his chief of staff, jack lew to, replace timothy geithner. Lew has been the budget director for both president ses clinton and obama. He is viewed as a experienced and hand in
Welcome back. Lets get a check on the day ahead before we toss it over to morning joe. Security officials are expected to update the House Homeland Security committee on the threat posed by. A statue of the former arizona senator Barry Goldwater will be dedicated in the statuary hall. That will do it. Morning joe 80s starts right now. 17 years is the longest i have ever in my life held a job by 16 years and five months in my heart i know it is time for
someone else to have that opportunity and, no no no im not going to be here and try and sum up what this place has meant to me over the years. I couldnt do that. We have too much time. I have a myriad of people to thank. We will get to that over a period of time. Im not going anywhere tomorrow. But this show doesnt deserve an even slightly restless host and neither to do you. I dont think i will miss being on television every day. I will miss coming here every day. Its hard to describe exactly what happened yesterday evening in terms of
Mika. With us weve got the host of the redhot show on msnbc. The Communications Director for george w. Bush. Youre kicking jake tappers butt. And we love jake. No. It is the definition of mustsee tv. 4 00. And Donny Deutsch is here, redhot for other reasons. The world over. And susan del pursio, the cofounder and ceo of axios, jim vandehei. And New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt and Pulitzer Prize winning historian. Jon meachum, the soul of america debuts at number one on the New York Times best seller list. Meachum still has it. Ill congratulate you. Someone else will have to do that. Ill take that as a sweet passiveaggressive congratulations. If you have not read his book youve got to read it. It will tell you everything you need to know, it gives you some hope looking forward. Were going to have walltowall coverage of the Royal Wedding today. Donny deutsch is our royal correspondent. Any initial thoughts on the wedding. Theres been a big kerfuffle about meghans father. I think