Facing opposition from both sides of the aisle, Larry Summers pulling out of the race for fed chairman. The onetime Clinton Administration secretary called the president to notify him. In a letter following the call, he wrote, i have reluctantly concluded that any possible confirmation for me would be acrimonious and would not serve the interest of the federal reserve, the administration or ultimately the interests of the nations john gog economic recovery. Janet yellen seen as a leading candidate, seen by the markets as less likely to scale back the Stimulus Program as aggressively as summers would have had he become fed chairman. Is this all about summers or Something Else . Summers is a patriot. He knew this was going to tear the country up. I know he wanted the jobs. It is kind of a big thing for him to do. He did not press it. I dont know why the president would pick yellen, because she is everything he doesnt seem to want. Total dark horse, probably doesnt get it. Stanley fisher,
Facility in up state new york. Nbc news Learned Police is searching a wooded area 50 miles southeast of the prison. The two escaped murderers may have fled that direction after their escape over night friday. Nbc news has also learned that this woman is being questioned by new York State Police in connection with the prison break. Her name is Joyce Mitchell. She and her husband both work at the prison where joyce is an instructor at the same tailor shop where the two men worked. Abc news spoke with two friends who live near the prison. They say that shortly after the brazen escape they came face to face with the killers in their own backyard. So i go look at them and i see them. I ask them what the hell are you doing in my yard . Get the hell out of here. And he was like, sorry, i dont i didnt know where i was. Im on the wrong street. Now once you know who it was that you saw what are you thinking . Lucky to be alive now. Nbcs john ying is in new york and he joins us now with more on t
Matt and david sweat had a car waiting for them but this would be the second onfoot sighting in this area since this brazen escape. Heres what were learning. A couple spotting two men in the backyard of their dannemora home just hours before the inmates emerged from a manhole. They were looking around a little bit. As soon as i came across, they ran out of my yard. That was them . That was them, yeah. I want to go straight to Polo Sandoval who is live in upstate new york. There was a sighting in willsboro, new york. Theyve got helicopters up in the air and talk about the search under way right now. Reporter thats right, brooke. Dozens of officers are in the air and on the ground and many left the facility here just a few moments ago. They continue to come and go. They are following up on some of these reports of two suspicious individuals walking down a lonely road in the middle of the night in the rain. So clearly setting off a red flag as this individual began to drive towards these
Who loved being who she was. Anna nicole smith had fought all her life to escape her troubled past, recreate herself, and put her name in lights. And, for a brief time, she managed to do just that. [ theme music ] bill good morning, everybody, what do you say . It is the full court press here on a wednesday february 20th. Welcome to the prom on current tv, coming to you live all the way across this great country of ours, coasttocoast. Bringing you the big stories of the day and giving you a chance to sound off about them. 86655press is our toll free number. Lots to cover today. President obama warning of the disastrous impact if the sequester kicking in on march 1st, which it looks like it is going to do because the republicans are saying we dont give a damn. And down in south africa oscar pistoria says he thought his girlfriend was an intrueder who he shot her four times. But first todays current news update. Good morning, lisa. Hey, bill. Good morning, everyone. A pretty lowkey sched
Good morning from new york. Its tuesday, february 19th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Keep sending in your good morning greetings. We didnt have arable ones for today, but we want to hear from everybody thats watching today. Lets get right to my first reads of the morning. With ten days left to prevent 5 billion in automatic spending cuts for the year kicking in, today were going to get a taste of the president s end game. The white house plans to use that to at least reap political benefits if it goes into effect. Less than two hours from now, the president will be surrounded by merge responders who could lose their jobs, described as the kinds of americans whose jobs are on the line if republicans fail to compromise on a bland solution. Last week she warned budget cuts should affect survivors recovering from hurricane sandy. You can see where this is going. Today its first responders. Tomorrow could be military families. Day after should be essential government work