and i m john berman. huge crowds at chick fill a s all across the country. they weigh in about the national debate about gay marriage and free speech. some people wanted a sandwich. another thrilling finish leads to gold for team u.s.a. this is cnn breaking news. breaking overnight a frighteningly close call in the skies. three commuter jets came within seconds of a mid-air collision. we re talk 12g seconds after confused air traffic controllers dealing with bad weather launched two flights at another plane that was coming in for another landing. the two closest plains were less than 1.5 miles apart and they were closing in at 400 miles an hour. they were operated by u.s. airways. they had a combined 192 people on board. listen to how it unfolded on the radio. 3329 stand by. hold on. we re trying to get a copy. stand by. okay, we really we ll get back to you as soon as i can. we ve got to get off the ground here pretty quick. everybody stand by, we ve got
occasional. there is a magic that you are capable of when you use music that resonates with people in a way that words and litsds. . no progressive has kwis. that product will not be shl a song can be sung again and again and kben. there s something about the combination of rhyme, rhythm and solidarity and a large number of people singing a song together that helps steel their spines for the economic struggle and puts wind in the sails of social justice movements. you are a wonderful leader for the movement. it s a pleasure to have you here. congrats on the day.
right now in an atmosphere in which folks like rush limb what and grover for kwis are defining what it means to be a conservative american. after this next election, they ll feel a little more liberated to go out and say, let s redirect the republican party back to those traditions in which a dwight eisenhower can build an intrastate highway system. rush limbaugh interpreted that statement for his followers today. what that means is, obama has identified some republicans who are mor than willing to cave. but they won t because of me and grover norquist. obama isn t interested in compromising what he s all about. it s russia s fault. of course i m just omnipresent, not just on taxes, but on everything. joining me now, democratic strategist and msnbc contributor crystal ball and robert draper
captain dennis davern was one of those people. in the past he said that wood s death was a direct result of a fight with wagner onboard his fight. listen to what davern told today show this morning. you re saying that wagner did not do everything he should have done to look for her after she went missing. exactly. was he responsible for her death in some way? well, like i said, i think we all made mistakes that night and that wasn t my question. was he responsible for her death? i am not asking about your story. yes, i would say so, yes. robert wagner s publicist gave cnn this statement. wagner s family, fully supports the efforts of the l.a. county sheriff s department and trust they will evaluate any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and comes from credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death. authorities have scheduled a news conference scheduled
out there presented by various combinations of republicans and democrats suggesting where those cuts can be found. so they don t have to go back to square one and do all of the work the work has been done for them. second, i think the 12 members have a stake in succeeding. congressional approval is now under 10%. i think it s 9%. if they can t reach a deal here, what does it say, not only about them but about the entire congress? so i think there is incentive to go forward and if they can find a way around the no tax stranglehold that grover nor kwis, the author of not tax pledge, has put on the republican party, i think that s the one remaining hurdle and when speaker boehner referred to grover norquist as some random person, suggested to me they re trying to put a little daylight between the congressional leadership and this random