involvement in libya, issued a joint statement calling the end of gadhafi s rule a victory for the libyan people and for the broader cause of freedom in the middle east and throughout the world. we also got a statement just a little bit earlier this evening from the president, kristen werker is in martha s vineyard where we has been vacationing, and obviously in contact with his national security team. would we expect to hear anything else from the white house tonight, kristen? no, we re not going to hear anything else from the white house this evening, chris. president obama finished for the evening, having dinner at valarie jarrett s house with the first lady app after that they went back to where they are staying here on martha s vineyard. as of tonight we won t hear anything more. he did issue a statement earlier this evening in which he said this was the tipping point for the gadhafi regime. he also said, that the united states recognizes the transitional national council as the
also senators john mccain and lindsey graham, two of those who have been critical of barack obama and who wanted more u.s. involvement in libya, issued a joint statement calling the end of gadhafi s rule a victory for the libyan people and for the broader cause of freedom in the middle east and throughout the world. we also got a statement just a little bit earlier this evening from the president. kristen welker has been in martha s vineyard where he has been vacationing and obviously in contact with his national security team. would we expect to hear anything else from the white house tonight, kristen? no, we re not going to hear anything else from the white house this evening, chris. president obama finished for the evening, having dinner at valarie jarrett s house with the first lady. after that they went back to where they are staying here on martha s vineyard. as of tonight we won t hear anything more. he did issue a statement earlier this evening in which he said this was the t
authorities received an sos that alerted them to it. it s unclear if anyone knows the ship s exact location. obviously this news is just coming in to us and as we get it we re bringing it to you. more details as we get it about this family captured by pirates. let s start off with the breaking news and jon is back with us! jon: great to be back. jenna: hope you had a good trip. jon: colorado. jenna: i m jenna lee. jon: i m jon scott, where the news is breaking, happening now , wisconsin governor scott walker warning pink slips will go out for state workers if his budget plan does not pass, this as police back off from an attempt to close down the capitol and arrest protestors after almost two weeks of demonstrations, instead pro union backers spent another night in the capitol, organizers say they ll be out in full force today. mike tobin joins us live from madison, wisconsin. what s going on inside that capitol hill right capitol building right now, mike? reporter: th
about her supervisor and general working conditions. public employees, they have more first amendment rights than private sector employees, and there s absolutely nothing wrong with going on facebook and commenting about general things going on in anniston. gregg: we ve got to cut it short. we re going to go to an event with the president. thank you folks. jenna: here s the chamber of commerce, the president making a much anticipated speech to the chamber, and to the rest of us on the state of the business community. let s take a listen: i want to make a few other acknowledgements, to tom bell, the chamber board president, thank you for helping to organize this. there are some members of my administration i want to make sure are introduced. my chief of staff, bill daley, is here. [applause] senior adviser, valarie jarrett, who is interfacing with many of you and has gotten terrific advice from many of you, is here as well. secretary ray la hood, our
for? reporter: well, jenna, the governors make clear up front they either want the courts to strike down the south carolina law or congress to reit all together. they are expressing concerns about the constitutional infringements of the law and asking kathleen sebelius to give them state exchange insurances and the costly mandate. rich manyells signed on to that letter and went on the offensive in awell journal article today, here s part of what he said about the law, quote, all claims for it were false. it will add trillions to the federal decifit. if will it will lead to a de fact yeah takeover of government health care faster than people realize and as millions are added to the medcade rolls and millions more are dumped into the new exchanges. a lot of folks believe that daniels is plan to go make a presidential run in 2012. jenna: strong claims by him in that piece. any indication that the administration may be willing to soften anything when it comes to the health