i m erin burnett. presidential candidate michele bachma bachmann. the congresswoman from minnesota is running for president. i want to start with the latest headlines we have. congresswoman, thank you for the time for being with us. erin, it s wonderful to be with you. thank you. let me start with vice president biden this morning on abc. he was talking about the terror plot, he said it was an outrageous act and the iranians will have to be held accountable. if you were president, would military action be on the table? if i was president, i wouldn t have taken my eye off the number one issue in the middle east, which is iran obtaining nuclear weapons. the problem with the obama administration is they have put significant daylight between israel and the united states from day one of the obama presidency. the president unfortunately sent signals of weakness and focused on israel building apartments on their own land as opposed to iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. that s be
but front-runner, mitt romney, also found a target on his back, as well. abc s john hendren breaks it down for us from washington. good morning, john. reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. it was a lively debate. but it failed to shake up the gop presidential field. the front-runner came out strong, as expected. and the insurgent from texas did not have the big night his supporters had hoped for. you know you re in the lead when you re taking fire from behind. herman cain, former ceo of got father s pizza took plenty for his 9-9-9 plan. 9% income flat tax. and a 9% national sales tax. you turn it upside down, i think the devil s in the details. i think it s a catchy phrase. i thought it was the price of the pizza. reporter: also coming out on top, front-runner, mitt romney, who had a simple talking point of his own. right now america s in crisis. if that does happen, i do. and i ve done it. this is a two-person race. it s herman cain and mitt romney. a month
good morning, everyone. this is wednesday, october 12. we want to get your reaction to this story this morning. for republicans, 202-737-0002. for democrats, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will get to your phone calls in just a minute. joining us on the phone, a u.s. foreign-policy national security editor. let s begin with what we know about these connections to the iranian government. caller: a good question. iran has not been known to attack targets in the united states. certainly in recent years. while we are all skeptical, evidence seems to show significant ties to iran. host: what is the evidence? caller: one of the main suspects says that he was working with people that he believed to be part of the elite arm of the islamic revolutionary guard corps. i will not say wiretaps, but there appears to be elements in which there were plots discussed their and money transfers. host: what parts of the iranian government? there are different parts there now. ca
not necessarily dead. last night s senate lawmakers voted down president obama s $447 billion jobs bill even as the president was on the road trying to drum up support for it. the package of tax cuts and new spending failed in a 50-49 vote, falling short of the 60 needed to keep it alive. two democrats joined all republicans in blocking a vote on the bill. republicans opposed its spending to stimulate the economy and its tax on millionaires. after the vote, the president vowed to continue his fight. white house officials and congressional supporters say the plan will now be broken up into pieces to allow for separate future votes. last night in a bloomberg television/washington post republican presidential debate, the candidates squared off in new hampshire over economic issues. with a surprise endorsement and 9-9-9 grabbing the spotlight. nbc s steve handelsman has more. reporter: mitt romney came to the debate far ahead in new hampshire polls and sounding assertive. y
good evening. and tonight, the u.s. government says a deadly plot has been foiled, lives have been saved and betrayal leads straight to the government of iran. we are told the iranian government was trying to hire a hitman to plant bombs in a washington, d.c., restaurant and the target was a young ambassador from saudi arabia. could all of this bring the u.s. to the brink of a showdown with iran? and how will the white house respond? first, let s begin with abc s chief investigative correspondent brian ross who has all of the details on this startling turn of events. brian? reporter: indeed, diane. if the attacks had been carried out as the u.s. alleges iran wanted, scores of people in washington would have died and it could well have led to a military confrontation with iran. the plot centered on capitol hill and a popular restaurant at lunchtime. all timed, say officials to assassinate the youthful saudi arabian ambassador to the united states, adel al jubeir. we have r