u.s. service members who were killed in that korean war. they will hold these bilateral meetings like you just saw there taking place at the white house with the president. he will also attend a state dinner. jessica yellin was there in that room, as they spoke. i d like to see with a she thinks. jessica, if you re with us and you can hear me, let me know what you think the highlight was there of this appearance between the two presidents. well, the president i asked the president a question about both iran and about the economy and he refused, randi, to say how high up in the iranian government knowledge of this alleged iranian terror plot may have gone. there are a lot of questions about whether the supreme leader and the nation s president had knowledge. but the president did say that no matter how high up it went, the entire iranian government needs to be held accountable and that they have a very solid case and that they are gathering support for allied nations to ti
cut, unemployment benefits, tax credits for businesses, protection against bias for unemployed job applicants. despite the president s hard line push to nas bill and tireless national campaign, obama s jobs plan essentially die ted hands of senate republicans tuesday on a key procedural vote. 60 votes were needed. clearly, the votes just weren t there. the president knew it was coming. he now has to rethink and regroup. the republicans don t exactly have a concrete alternative jobs bill to fix the problem. so the big question is what happens now? are we back to square one or do we call it plan b? whatever you want to call it let s talk about it with someone who knows a lot about it chief national correspondent and anchor, john king, joining us live now from washington. hi there, john. so the president, he says that he is prepared to break his jobs bill now into pieces in the hopes of getting parts of it throughsome that the answer here, do you think? it is the only answer b
president barack obama and his re-election campaign. the today the president and the jobs act face a critical vote, a important vote in the senate. they are pushing hard to rally support. if you wonder what the president jobs bill could mean for you, here s a brief overview. in addition to other things we re talking about extending the current payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. there also would be new tax credits for businesses that hire people who are unemployed. president obama is in pittsburgh today where he will speak about his jobs bill less than one hour from now. this is an important last minute push was the senate is scheduled to hold a key procedural vote on whether it will consider that bill. white house correspondent dan lothian is traveling with the president and joins us live from pittsburgh. hi, there, dan. is the president preparing for the possibility that his jobs bill may not pass today s test in the senate? reporter: it it does appear that he is.
significant reduction in the american standard of living. their words, not mine. but when you break it down, the reality gets even more troubling. during the recession, the average income slipped by about 3%. but after the recession when the economy was supposed to be picking up, take a look. the average income dropped by nearly 7%, down to $49,909. incomes fell more after the recession ended than they did during the actual recession. as the senate begins debating president obama s jobs bill, perhaps this explains why so many people are angry. and also explains, in part, why occupy wall street has become a nationwide movement in its fourth week. the protests have now spread far beyond wall street to more than two dozen cities. like it or not, it is a voice the president, lawmakers and the gop presidential candidates can no longer ignore. i don t know where it s going to go but they need to go away, because in my opinion, they re focusing on the wrong thing. seems to me t
a very big get. he was the only american on an official u.s. hit list and his killing has touched off this firestone today among critics. they contend that this killing breaks u.s. and international laws. today the president made it very clear that no terrorist is safe. make into mistake, this is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen and our other allies and partners, we will be determined, deliberate, and relentless and resolute in our attempt to aim americans. and to build a world in which people everywhere can live in greater peace, prosperity, and security. i want to bring in my guest, michael shoyer, cia osama bin laden unit. mike, you were the author let me get this title here why the west is losing the war on terrorism in a matter of five months, you have bin laden killed. are we still losing? no, we are still losing, ma am. awalk key is very important, a technical and english speaking