making sure that the economy grows for the middle class came through. nbc s mike viqueira joins us from an equally blusyer white house. reporter: oh, yes. does the president owe mr. biden a beer or two after last night s street fight in kentucky? reporter: i tell you, maybe some of that white house honey porter that s what i m thinking. reporter: that they brew over here. that stuff you drink most days, mike, yes. reporter: you know, there s the spin room they have after the debates and then there s under the wing on the tarmac. i don t recall the president ever doing that. i think it was wheels down around 11:00 last night coming back from his florida rally. he watched the debate aboard air force one. i think they timed his return just so he could do that. i don t recall the president not only stopping under the wing at air force one to give his two cents and endorse what joe biden had accomplished in the president s view in that debate, but he got here on the south
reporter: that s why along with fruit, milk and crackers these free summer lunches come with a side of controversy. taxpayer watchdog group say most americans are fine helping children truly in need. however, if someone is coming from a family that makes, you know, a quarter million dollars a year, and they are not checking eligibility coming in the door, i think most people would wonder, you know, am i paying for this? can i help you open your milk? reporter: organizers contend after a summer of nourishing meals these kids will do better in school in the fall. they make sure lunch is eat even on site and that the adults don t phaofp. mooch. critics wonder if the come one come all invitation will end up helping other children, whether they are needy or not. jenna: you ve heard about the new jersey money being raised by the superpacs, but they are not all huge. have you heard about joe six-pack? has that story next. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain.
slow down. slow down. lean back. relax your hand. oh. lean back. not too much. little finger closed. lean back. little finger closed. the tiara is yours. i piafed it! whoo! hopefully today we have proven that dressage is the sport of joe six-pack, or at the very least, joe tiara. to rafalca. i think i piafed a little bit. still ahead on way too early, why are you awake? your tweets, texts and e-mails are next, and morning joe now just moments away. if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups.
liability. but overall when you look at what he was campaigning in ohio this week, really trying to connect with joe six-pack voters, really trying to channel their anger, you can see why he s an asset to the obama campaign. but it is with the gay marriage announcement he made on meet the press a few weeks ago, you cans a also see his liabilities. you are not a liability. thank you. thanks, alex. you can go to first read on msnbc.com. the first place for analysis from the nbc political unit. another hollywood star will help president obama. sarah jessica parker is co-funding an event at her home next month for the president and the fist lady. she will be holding a fund-raiser just like george clooney s $15 million fund-raiser. i talked to dr. nancy
disappearance. in 2001 a judge declared patz dead and held a convicted child molester responsible. susan candiotti is responsible right now in new york. she ll be joining us in about two minutes from now. john edwards fraud trial begins tomorrow in north carolina. the former presidential candidate is accused of breaking campaign finance laws by allegedly using nearly $1 million to cover up a sexual affair with filmmaker rielle hunter. he denies any wrongdoing. still unclear whether george zimmerman will be released from jail. he has to come up with 10% of the $150,000 bond. zimmerman is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. chuck colson, a major figure from the watergate scandal, has died. colson was the first of richard nixon s aides to be convicted, and sent to prison for seven months. he had been the president s special counsel. but was also known as nixon s hatchet man. after leaving prison in the mid-1970s, colson founded