Senate armed services committee still in discussions ahead of a vote of chuck hagel s nomination of defense secretary. senators graham and mccain said they ll vote against hagel. we bring you the results when it s called. with the state of the union hours away, a ritual back to the first presidency, like to focus on a practice back only about 30 years or so. that is inviting and showcasing regular americans in the balcony. people who supposedly represent a policy push or part of the administration s agenda. a few going tonight include the parents of a 15-year-old girl killed in a chicago park, 103-year-old woman who waited in line hours to vote and former congresswoman giffords, as well. and this means no disrespect to
Producer. we re such a small group of women and men that have had the privilege of living in the white house, although i never lived there, but spending time in the white house, even though we re defined by so much more, our careers, husbands, children, it s a privilege. we thought it would be wonderful. a white house christmas, first families remember airs tomorrow night on nbc at 8:00 p.m. that s going to wrap things up for me, thanks for your time. see you back tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. don t go anywhere, now with alex wagner is coming up next. obviously, you re going to get the president, my friend. stay tuned, thomas. as you mentioned, he will be introducing a biden-led policy push in the aftermath of the newtown shooting tragedy. we ll unpack his remarks, plan, and strategy, and talk about the business of guns with senator barbara boxer, ryan grim, kurt anderson, eric bates. plus, the edge of compromise or the brink of disaster? we ll ask luke russert about the
as hillary clinton describes minute by minute the courageous s.e.a.l. team mission and what one moment had her holding her breath. sequel search. director of hunger games saying he won t come back. cnn new hearing from him this morning. we re catching fire via box office bust. clooney, spielberg and dog from the artist a white house correspondents dinner to remember. this morning the clock is ticking and the tension is building in the trayvon martin case. a few hours from now the parents of the unarmed teenager will hold a news conference with civil rights activist al sharpton. also this hour, we expect comments from u.s. attorney general eric holder. the feds have been investigating whether the fatal shooting could be prosecuted as a hate crime. angela corey says she ll release new information within three days all of this unfolding as the shooter, george zimmerman, remains in hiding and out of touch with his own attorneys. they say his disappearance forced hem for
Guilty of the deaths of protesters. the biggest policy push of mayor bloomburg. he stands to spend $30 million for young black and latino men cut off from an educational life. he will personally contribute $30 million of his own money to the effort. they developed the own concept. the plan, expected to be announced would boost it. mayor bloomburg will be on morning joe on monday as our guest. that s good news. yeah. it s a staggering story. the disparity is unbelievable. the drop-out rate is incredible. i hope others follow the lead.
Legs tours in all these states all over the country are stretching the power of government to try to end that right of yours. a history professor at the university of wisconsin published a long study guide online earlier this month, looking at what might explain this policy push not just in wisconsin but in all these other states all at once. the professor s name is william cronon. he is not only not a liberal activist, he is no shlub. president elect of the american historical association, mccarthy genius award winner. one of the most distinguished professors in the united states of america. but after he wrote this academic piece online about conservative groups using model legislation to push certain policies in the state, the republican party of the state of wisconsin filed an open records request demanding to read professor cronon s e-mails, taking a law designed to make law transparent to the public and using it to force into the public e-mails written by a university professor wh