as you mentioned, he spoke about libya and talk about the need for israelis and palestinians to continue and resume their peace talks and he talked about the fact that he and the uk stand squarely behind the pro-democracy protests that are emerging throughout the northeast, the middle east, rather, and north africa. here s what he had to say. take a listen. let there be no doubt. the united states and the united kingdom stand squarely on the side of those who long to be free. and now we must show that we will back up those words with deeds. that means investing in the future of those nations that transition to democracy, starting with tunisia and egypt. reporter: the president heads to france tomorrow for the g8 summit where he will also be talking about the middle east. back to you. thanks very much, kristen welker on the ground with the president. with the president headed to the g8, here at home, i want to bring back the panel, jonathan,
i think the american people are very certain that this medicare radical change is not something they want. looks like we are definitely going to solve it today, right in the now gang of five meeting this afternoon to see if they can salvage bipartisan talks without conservative senator tom coburn, who seem was to given up. meanwhile, learning that joe biden s crew of lawmakers have their sights set on $1 trillion in cuts, a big number they think will make for good headlines, trust me, when those cuts come over a decade, they are addressing just a fraction of the problem. one thing for certain, lots of talk about our fiscal future but will our leaders really walk the walk? and why are our leaders spending all their time on this when 13 million american runs employed? the vote on ryan s plan expected in less than an hour. is it significant or a case of developing now on capitol hill, nothing? let s go to ask our man on the inside who knows these things, luke russert, nbc ne
got your buttonon. folks, it says i love vcu alumni association. that s all you need to know. vcu is playing amaitzing basketball. they re moving on to the final four. there it is. that s the way to start it out. virginia commonwealth has officially shocked the world. the rams upset number one seed cannes today, advancing to the final four for the first time in school history. we re not allowed to show you highlights because cbs has exclusive rights until both of today s games are complete. but we can show you pictures and tell you about the game. the rams built a 41-27 lead at halftime led by senior jamie scheme. vcu wins 71-61. they are just the third 11 seed to ever make the final four. the last was george mason. here now are the bracket busting rams. we knew they were going to make a run frlt at halftime our assistant coach pulled me to the side and said, you know, kansas state had a 15-point lead on them one time and they came out and made a big run. we knew
tillman found his way into the rotation. he is back in the game for the first time since february 28. we go to the bottom of the eighth. the bases are loaded. the orioles are down by two. make it a tie game. the game is tied at 3. same inning, rye and adams a little piece of heaven. that is the end of the scoring. the orioles beat the red sox, 4- 3. the washington nationals say goodbye to the talented center fielder. they traded him to milwaukee for culture and some cash. washington manager says that rick beat him out. morgan proved lackadaisical in the field. i cannot see that video enough. the bulldogs making another trip to the final four for march madness. it seemed they had little business reaching the championship game last year. to go back now is unreal. the returned to indianapolis to a rousing welcome. brad stevens as the making of a dynasty on his hands. the team faces an even longer shot. the rams knocked off kansas, 71- 61. they held off the hawks late. another
name,@not a name anyone has heard before. who is he? he is listed on his link page in all of this relates to the work of paul manafort and rick gates who is working on behalf of a politician and they asked this law firm to prepare this report. the justice department was asking questions about this law firm and now we have the documents today charging this man of making false statements to robert mueller s office. ken, stay right there. one of things that we don t know here is any kind of white house reaction. for that i want to bring in nbc s christian welker whose on the white house lawn to talk to