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ceiling. some of the positions is changing a bit. there s a bit of mistrust on both sides. it looks like there will be a show down. we probably could haveç predicd that. we re getting closer to the deadline. therefore things are getting more tense. if you think there s trouble on the republican side, on the democratic side there is some thought on friday with the big the wall street journal headline that aarp strong lobbying group, the strongest lobbying group for seniors and no changes in social security or medicare was beginning to shift positions. their chief lobbyist said they would consider some social security cuts as part of the bigger deal and then we discovered they were running the same tv ad that they started running a week ago which said no medicare changes, no social security cuts. let s take away the business loopholes. so you can see there s no shift on that side as well. it looks to me like they have a long way to go. reporter: a lot of push back.
two young sons aged 8 and 6 for almost two years. bower was given sole custody of his divorce. his ex-wife picked up the boys in 2009 but took the boys to his native egypt beyond reach. his father has attended a senate nomination hearing for the proposed new ambassador to egypt arguing the nomination should be held up until the mg does more to help him find his children. john kerry spoke of oiz hr deal. all of us can understand the frustrations that collin and a lot of his friends and family and others are feeling. my hope is that you can do what you can when you get there to emphasize the importance of this. collin bower joins us now. it s good to see you again. we know from being in touch with you what you ve been going through. you have the support of john kerry. of barney frank and otherings from massachusetts, your home
between these two nations. between he first nations. african-american first lady of the united states. nelson mandela the first black president of south africa. he endured 30 years nearly in jail fighting against apartheid. there are a lot of parallels here the united states and south africa have fought long battles for racial equality. this meeting only lasted about 20 minutes. it certainly meant a lot to the united states and to south africa. and rhea? such a moment also for the obama girls to have this experience. we know from the reporting over there that barack obama met nelson mandela here in washington when he was a senator when senator obama back in 2005 i believe. i think the first lady told those of you traveling with her that there s a picture of mandela and barack obama in the president s office in the oval office. . reporter: that s right, there is. this is such a big deal for these young girls, if you can
imagine they are meeting this freedom fighter really, this iconic figure. their father had met them. now they are meeting him along with their mother. a lot of people are thrilled that the girls are here. they are celebritities in their own right. that s what a lot of people are saying. it s a big deal that these little girls got to meet nelson mandela. mplg after criticism from women leaders in the middle east that secretary of state hillary clinton had not said enough and done enough to support women driver. the secretary did speak out today. what these women are doing is brave and what they are seeking is right. but the effort belongs to them. i am moved by it and i support them, butç i want to understan score the fact that this is not coming from outside of their