Mentioned jess us having a wife is no fake. And an exhibit of amazing photographs of the coolest americans ever. Our top story the resignation of health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. She became a political target during the Health Care Reform program. Mike viqueira is at the white house with the latest. The news broke on thursday here at the white house. Kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and Human Services, embattled since the rocky roll out is stepping down after five years on the job. Shes been a favourite target of republicans, testifying before the house and senate committees. The website repeatedly crashed, couldnt sign anyone up, suffering politically, and in the eyes of the public Kathleen Sebelius calling it a debacle. There has been calls for her head. President obama stood behind her. A window of opportunity, a surge towards the end of the signup deadline. President obama appearing in the rose garden counting 7. 1 Million People joining heathcare. Gov. Good news.
Congress. A key figure in the impeachment inquiry. Gordon sonland who owns and Mansion Hotels all over the world, donated a cool Million Dollars to trumps inauguration fund. Nbc news can now confirm that the focus of his testimony will be on the Text Messages he exchanged with bill taylor, the acting u. S. Ambassador to ukraine. Remember, sonland is the official who insists in those messages that the president wasnt asking for a quid pro quo. But the Washington Post predicts that sonland will quote blow a hole in that defense, unquote. He is expectsed to tell lawmakers he was only relaying trumps message and has no idea if it was actually true a new poll Shows Growing support for impeachment, but fought repofl from office. 24 support impeachment and removal while 31 prefer impeachment inquiry only. So on day 20 of the impeachment inquiry, can the president deal with the massive cracks and leaks threatening to sink this white house . Joining me now, amy holmes, a former speech writer fo
where the arguments are, not having energy, that becomes a problem. well, we have a yoda up there. it s elizabeth warren, she s not 900-year-olds, she s brilliant and a lot of brilliant people. i think it will be interesting to watch these think about this field ten or 12 versus what we had in the republican primaries with all due respect, they were talking about the president s privates, marco rubio, they were talking about the size of his hands, they weren t getting into issues. the one disrespectful was the one conducting that kind of conversation. donald trump, it s preposterous. amy holmes, pete domenic. thank you both for being with us. coming up, the birthplace of the civil rights movement, montgomery, alabama made history yet again. i ll explain how next. istory yet again. i ll explain how next. - do you have a box of video tapes, film reels, or photos,
specifically, in the rural voters right after newtown, there was couple support among rural voters for gun control measures. and then you get away from the headlines. i don t think the tragedy of newtown is fading as the way that gun rights advocates is portrayed. and the other side is portrayed. it s so extreme like we re losing focus. is that what it is, pete? everything patricia said, i mostly agree with. out of sight, out of mind. memories fade. as long as there s no white children or white people losing their lives, main in in chicago with black youth, then people don t think about it as much. but the president and vice president have done a good job of trying to keep this on the forefront. there have been other issues. we in the media deserve some responsibility, whether or not we re talking about it. we re talking about it right now, so that s good. you know who hasn t forgotten about this, parents of little kids like myself. i have an 8-year-old and a
you look at a race like linda mcmahon. president obama was outspent by huge amounts. you have to have money to get into the game, but money doesn t win the game for you. and i don t even think that money was the problem here. she s just going after a particularly ruthless republican senator who was probably going to win that seat anyway. i was more fascinated by the preempt tiff strike to continue to announce that she was going to run. and already her opponent was fighting against her. is that just the way of the world now, pete? well, i think it s always been the way of the world, mitch mcconnell is a shrewd campaigner. ashley judd s big problem is, oh, she s ashley judd. that was her problem and her advantage. one of the best ways to succeed in politics is to have a name that s recognizable like bush or clinton. but, you know, even i would have a better chance, i m on tv, i m on the radio. but it doesn t make me any more