responsible for the content of this add. nothing about the height of trees in michigan. newt gingrich is blasting his opponents for pulling out of next month s debate in georgia, the state he represented of course in congress. there s still a debate set for wednesday in arizona. congress is preparing for a week-long break from capitol hill where the debate over reproductive rights is suddenly dominating the conversation. the issue deals with everything from birth control, religion and the role of government. as nbc s kelly o donnell reports it s a heated topic on both sides of the aisle. reporter: the politics of contraception provoked outrage. it started on little. where are the women? when i look at this panel i don t see one single woman. reporter: this picture set off that anger when only men had a seat at the witness table. during a hearing related to contraception. we ve been denied the right to have a witness reporter: politically the left defines this battle as a
he s been one of the few to offer specific ideas. now that he matched that, you ll see that campaign pick up energy as well. what do you think of the prospect of rick perry not participating in the debate set in south carolina? you heard my guest just prior to you talking about that. good idea or bad idea? i think it s a bad idea to skip debates unless you simply can t do it. having been through campaigns myself and i know the presidential candidates are doing this 100-fold. you simply can t do all of them. i think there was a discussion yesterday might be as many as 18 in the next couple of weeks. that s simply too many. i am hopeful he ll come to south carolina in a couple of weeks and participate in iowa and new hampshire. if the state or washington or california wants to have a debate, your previous guest was spot on, you need to be in the states where those early elections are and going to do a debate in a far away state that doesn t have a primary until the summertime is not
the bells ring, let s go out front. hello, everyone. out front live in las vegas. feels good to say that. we re just an hour away. we have seven republican candidates squaring off for their party s nomination to challenge president barack obama next november. herman cain surging in the polls to defend his front of runner status. rick perry could be dropping and that could be the comeback story of the night and mitt romney, slow, but steady. in a poll released this morning and lagging behind cain in likability, can he pull more gop voters to the side? we have a lot lined up for you. we want to begin with two of our special guests, john avalon, senior economist for news week and the daily beast, cnn chief political analyst and all of this action was buzzing around as the show began. a lot of people over there. the motorcycles came. that s right. they ve got a lot to prove, gloria. sure is. and i think this will be a transition thing because we re going to see if r
republicans set gridlock aside, just once, and help millions of americans who can t find jobs? sadly, the answer at this moment is no. look here, live pictures of the united states senate where a key vote on a major democratic jobs plan is just moments away. stay with us for that live coverage. we begin with breaking news that sounds like a far-fetched spy novel or a hollywood script. a braising plot to assassinate saudi arabia s ambassador to the united states at a crowded washington restaurant frequented by members of congress. behind this plot, agents bank rolled by iran s secret police force who tried to hire hitmen from mexican drug cartels. sounds unbelievable, right? the middle east is on edge, the obama administration is slapping fresh sanctions on airan and the prime minister suspect held without bail after initial court hearing in new york. the attorney general and the fbi director among those on hand as charges were detailed hoover in washington. this conspirac
the dark. our congressional correspondent kate bolduan is on capitol hill looking into the story. kate, what s going only here? this was not supposed to be like this. reporter: hey there, wolf. i m standing out front as people are passing by. behind me is this nondescript room. this is where the super committee will meet again this evening behind closed doors which has some government watchers, since this committee has such a huge job before them, some government watchers are calling this approach troubling. good morning. reporter: the so-called super committee began its work with a promise of transparency. i believe the american people deserve to have full access to committee business the way they do with every committee here in congress. there will be ample opportunities for the public to have their opinions heard. reporter: but with just seven weeks before their thanksgiving deadline, the committee has met in public only three times. the 12 members meeting more