resolved yet. what about the case of alan gross, the american similarly asking for humanitarian release because of his mother who has is very, very ill with cancer? is there any chance that alan gross would be released in the state department contractor who has been in prison here to visit his mother? you know, renee gonzales who is one of the cuban five served totally his sentence. and he was released after 30 years in prison. he s under supervised release under supervised freedom and there is nothing in the conditions of his supervised freedom that impedes or limits him from the ability to the ask for permission to travel. and the case of alan gross is different. he is serving his sentence. is there any chance that he could be released on humanitarian grounds at least he s ailing and to visit his
chris cillizza is the msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and mark halperin is, of course, an nbc senior political analyst and time magazine s editor-at-large. both join us for our daily fix. first of all, rick santorum going to the supreme court today trying to make his case and at one point being drowned out by all the protesters. we ll show you just a bit of that to set up our daily fix. there s one candidate in this race who can actually make the contrast that is necessary between the republican position and the conservative position and one that is an overwhelmingly supported by the american public. chris, clearly, santorum, rick santorum is trying to make the case that the contrast between him and mitt romney over health care could not be greater. and that the supreme court case is the great context for that. is he making the argument? well, look, andrea, he takes a calculated risk when he goes to the supreme court to make the argument. he
senior political analyst and time magazine s editor-at-large. both join us for our daily fix. first of all, rick santorum going to the supreme court today trying to make his case and at one point being drowned out by all the protesters. we ll show you just a bit of that to set up our daily fix. there s one candidate in this race who can actually make the contrast that is necessary between the republican position and the conservative position and one that is an overwhelmingly supported by the american public. chris, clearly, santorum, rick santorum is trying to make the case that the contrast between him and mitt romney over health care could not be greater. and that the supreme court case is the great context for that. is he making the argument? well, look, andrea, he takes a calculated risk when he goes to the supreme court to make the argument. he knows it will get attention but also knows that he is going to face the protesters and this isn t going to be a perfectl
possible new round of flooding and damage. the latest radar map shows a new super soaker moving into the los angeles area. the same area is still drying out after getting up to a foot of rain last week. the rain fell hard on northern california tuesday. the storm also brought strong winds to the coastline near san francisco and more snow to the sierras. this new storm threatens to cause new mud slides in southern california. still cleaning up from the mess that was left behind after last week s heavy rains. sandra hughes visited one hard-hit town near san bernardino east of los angeles. reporter: amber morton s home in highland, california is filled with at least three feet of mud. we can t salvage a lot. we can t salvage anything. reporter: a flood caused by last week s rain storms destroyed five homes here and damaged another 73. volunteers are racing to dig out the mud before another storm, which is expected overnight. the city doesn t come pick this mud up like th
california that. is not good news for residents worried about possible new round of flooding and damage. the latest radar map shows a new super soaker moving into the los angeles area. the same area still drying out after getting up to a foot of rain last week. the rain fell hard on northern california tuesday. the storm also brought strong winds to the coastline near san francisco and more snow to the sierras. this new storm threatens to cause new mud slides in southern california. still cleaning up from the mess that was left behind after last week s heavy rains. san today hughes visited one hard-hit town near san bernardino east of los angeles. reporter: amber morton s home in highland, california is filled with at least three feet of mud. we can t salvage a lot. we can t salvage anything. reporter: a flood caused by last week s rain storms destroyed five homes here and damaged another 73. volunteers are racing to dig out the mud before another storm, which is expect