park demonstrations. he said that they were not even formally invited. and that all those who would be attending this meeting were effectively people who allied themselves with the government. he was saying for those individuals, the protesters that have really been a part of this from the very beginning, they by and large believe that negotiating, speaking with the government at this point in time, would be completely fruitless, because of the government s heavy-handed attitude, use of force, towards these demonstrators. but also because of the government, the prime minister s rhetoric towards these demonstrators as well. and the prime minister s party calling for counterdemonstrations over the week. it s hard to see how the protesters will count them sitting down with the leaders today. arwa damon in that square. thank you for being with us today. president obama travels to boston to meet with ed markey running for senate.
for office. everybody is thinking about it for me. this is not an original idea. i m at the point where so many people have asked that i feel it is honorable to at least talk about it. when the party calls, it is responsible to say i m not sure what you see in me about this but i ll listen. so karen, is the party calling or is she putting herself out there? you know, i m always struck. i think that celebrities tend to underestimate how difficult politics really is. i think that for any democrat to have a real shot in a state like kentucky is going to be difficult. it is going to be hard for any democrat to argue that they can do more for the state than the most senior and most powerful republican in the senate. so again, i do not know who is calling her but i do think that this is a much heavier lift
kristen, you mention his tone. is the president responding to the base in his party calling for him to be bolder, more focused, more aggressive on this issue of jobs? well, white house officials say they are still working out the details of this plan, trying to figure out just how bold the president will be. one white house official tells me that mr. obama wants it be aggressive in this plan. at the same time, he has to be realistic because any plan has to make its way through the republican-led house. having said that, one political analyst noted that whether he presents a big plan or a smaller plan, it is quite likely that republicans could reject it. given that, should he just go big, and then turn this into part of his platform for 2012? we ll have to see what the president actually decides and the details still being worked out right now. martin? kristen welker at the white house, thank you. even as the economy struggles to recover, there s no sign that
shepard: in the top of the news at the bottom of the hour, continuing coverage of the top story, british prime minister david cameron s trip to the white house. we re told afghanistan was high on the list of topics. you may be tired of the war but the britons have had it. it s our top ally and there are 10,000 british troops in the war, a war controversial with members of the president s party calling for a pullout already. mike emanuel is working for the pentagon. what did the president and prime minister say about the unending war? the president seemed to try to give the prime minister cover at home talking about how innocent civilians were killed from terrorists developed in
at this this language is essentially going to be modified, the proclamation s growing to be modified and this language will be added, so you can see he certainly has responded to this criticism, wolf. we ll have more on this story coming numb a half hour, lisa, thank you very much. but once again, the governor of virginia doing what politicians hate doing, coming forward, acknowledging they made a major mistake and apologizing for that mistake right now. all right, thanks, lisa, thanks very much. the gop party chairman, michael steele, as you know, he s engulfed in some major controversy with many in his party calling for him to step down. is it now hitting the gop right in the wallet? we re taking a closer look at some revealing new fund-raising numbers. plus, the united states is targeting one of its own citizens for assassination. we ll show you what he said and done that now has him in the u.s. crosshairs. re ways - on motorcycle insurance, rv, camper, boat insurance. nic