action gives them a new security. we won t have to worry about driving on the street without a driver s license and police pulling us over. reporter: the president is also expanding his program to include protections for 200,000 more undocumented immigrants brought here illegally. republicans are livid. they say the president is going way beyond his powers. the president had said before he s not king and he s not an emperor. but he s sure acting like one. those who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where congress has failed, i have one answer, pass a bill. reporter: later today, president obama will sign these executive actions at a high school in vegas. the same place he launched a push for immigration reform nearly two years ago. karen, thank you very much. we turn to arizona at the center of the national debate over immigration. this morning, the governor, jan brewer, is slamming president obama for ta
the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. our new focus on this region reflects a fundamental truth the united states has been and always will be a pacific nation. but the pivot has disappointed some critics from the outset who question whether the administration s main policy announcement that the pentagon would deploy 2,500 marines to darwin, australia, keep in mind, that s more than 3,500 miles away from beijing, was really a big policy shift that the white house had promised. this pivot was further set back when the president was cancelled to cancel a trip to asia during t government shutdown and had to send john kerry in his place. biden arrives in beijing tonight after meeting in tokyo. he last met with china s president in los angeles in 2012 where he cultivated a relaxed image, even taking in a lakers game. but it s become clear that je is
trump will go out there and be a force for mitt romney to put him in good standing with those who are suspicious of the bona fides of mitt romney, is he really conservative and since donald trump drummed up all of this madness about he s the true conservative out here, it might help with those on the fence. i doubt it is going to help with the mainstream of the republican party who understands that donald trump is a joke and a side show. professor heldman, why would mitt romney go along with this trump circus? donald trump really started this whole election year questioning whether president obama was an american, questioning his birth certificate, then claiming victory that he got the president to put out the full long form. i mean, it really has been a dog and pony show. why would romney and his camp view this as such a big endorsement, that they would play it up the way they are playing it up. well, i think it appeals to racist americans, those who birthers, those who question t
racist americans, those who birthers, those who question the president, and it allows romney to align himself with someone who will play up with racist folks who he doesn t necessarily have to directly use that language like gingrich has been doing, saying that blacks don t have role models or he ll calling president obama a food stamp president. i think it allows him to align himself with people who believe that without actually having those words come out of his mouth. well, i wonder how many sound bites from his prayer breakfast today are going to be played by the conservative media. they ve accused him of not being a christian. the president was very clear about his faith today. does this serve the president well, michael? what do you think? well, yeah, i mean every time he gets a chance to stand up and take a swing at some of these ill-informed, ignorant people who contend he s not a christian, he s been saying this forever he s a christian. and it s not that other people,
racist americans, those who birthers, those who question the president, and it allows romney to align himself with someone who will play up with racist folks who he doesn t necessarily have to directly use that language like gingrich has been doing, saying that blacks don t have role models or he ll calling president obama a food stamp president. i think it allows him to align himself with people who believe that, without actually having those words come out of his mouth. well, i wonder how many sound bites from his prayer breakfast today will be played by the conservative media. they have accused him of not being a christian. the president was very clear about his faith today. does this serve the president well, michael? what do you think? well, yeah, i mean every time he gets a chance to stand up and take a swing at some of these ill informed ignorant people who contend he s not a christian, he s been saying this forever he s a christian and it is not that other people, you kno