out there for us. he is looking toward a brokered convention and planning on that. i don t think it s going to happen. it s never happened. it s just going to be a big, nasty mess. they have ann romney going after that female vote. republicans are getting killed with women. republican opposition to contraception is turning into dollars for democrats. it translates to activism. we need to get off that issue. welcome back, john. mitt romney s treatment of his family dog, it s so easy and delicious to talk about every time to just sort of remind you of something quirky in mitt romney s past. the story that has grown legs and just won t go away. the idea of putting that precious creature on the top of your car is inhumane. if you can t be nice to your dog, who are you going to be nice to? you can t drive a car with a windmill on it. that s right. you can t drive a car with a windmill on it. because if you do, where does the dog go? mitt romney has
coast. a frantic search for survivors is under way off the coast of italy where this luxury cruise ship toppled into the sea after it ran aground saturday. thousands of passengers including over a hundred americans. they managed to escape. one described the ship s evacuation as absolute chaos. everyone was trying to fight their way on to a boat and the crew members were having to knock people back. the crew members were definitely having a hard time controlling the situation at that point. well, the half sunken vessel s torn hull is lying on its side. the divers are trying to find 17 people still missing in the wreck and the captain of the ship is under arrest. nbc s michelle kosinski is this. she has the latest. good morning, michelle. reporter: hi alex. press is calling it the italian titanic. three people have lost their lives. the number unaccounted for dropped significantly today to 17 which you mentioned. but as people were being rescued, they were worried there w
is under way off the coast of italy where this luxury cruise ship toppled into the sea after it ran aground saturday. thousands of passengers including over a hundred americans. they managed to escape. one described the ship s evacuation as absolute chaos. everyone was trying to fight their way on to a boat and the crew members were having to knock people back. the crew members were definitely having a hard time controlling the situation at that point. well, the half sunken vessel s torn hull is lying on its side. the divers are trying to find 17 people still missing in the wreck and the captain of the ship is under arrest. nbc s michelle kosinski is this. she has the latest. good morning, michelle. reporter: hi alex. press is calling it the italian titanic. three people have lost their lives. the number unaccounted for dropped significantly today to 17 which you mentioned. but as people were being rescued, they were worried there were still passengers on board, trapped
use of american military power by part of what is now a mate owe-led mission. ten members of congress representing both parties filed a lawsuit asserting the administration is violating war powers resolution which says any president must get congressional approval within 60 days of launching a hostile military action. legal issue is was the president exceeding his authority, act illegally? the answer is yes. afghanistan is not a war of president obama s making but we know that americans are tired after nearly a decade of conflict there and now there is growing political consensus to speed up the withdrawal of american troops. 100,000 there now. 27 senators demanded that. quicker withdrawal in a letter today to the president saying now that osama bin laden is dead there is no good case in their words on justify the loss of american lives or the investment of hundreds of billions of taxpayers dollars. on capitol hill, it was left to the defense secretary, robert gates to m