they never expected to get the white house. this is a message for the republicans and also for the president. it is important the president was elected for a reason but also to talk to those women that this is now. brian: women in particular. women in particular because they are not voting based, i contend, on party loyalty now. it s about communication is expanded to such a degree that we re voting whether you are in the urban area or in the suburbs what s best for the family. it is about the economy. but healthcare impacts the economy. so does, of course, the nature of how we relate to each other. so when it comes to the media, the hostility that we saw with the democrats, but, at the same time, if you are going to send a message to someone about, all right, look, let s get this right. we know what we need to do. they trust that the president will get things done. but they also know that, in fact, there is going to have to be a message that s sent. brian: don t you also think tha
atone shtentio attention, including the attention of our president. and eruptions rage in afghanistan even after president obama apologizes for the burning of the koran. we are getting reports of a serious increase in the chaos there. in this country, a man accused of killing his wife while on a scuba trip and who pled guilty to it elsewhere finds he will not be spending time in prison in this country, the judge said i don t even want the jury to hear this. yesterday we told you about the lawmaker who called the girl scouts a bunch of communists and radicals. he says he s sorry, however he says it doesn t change the way that he feels. we ll have a lot more on that. up first, as ashleigh said, more pain at the pump. apparently there s no relief in sight. aaa says national average price of gasoline now is 3.64 per gallon. it s the highest ever for this time of year. we re watching the aaa report this year to see when they come up with a daily increase or decrease. the
that it is on the right track. merkel reaffirmed her confidence. we expect to hear from president obama about the drop in the jobless rate just minutes from now. the president is also going to be outlining a plan to upgrade buildings, make them more energy efficient. the administration says it will create tens of thousands of construction jobs. the president speaking about 11:10 eastern. we ll take you there live. senators trying to figure out a compromise today to extend the payroll tax cut in 2012. here s what happened. a senate blocked both democratic and republican plans last night. what s the big hang up? how to pay for an extension. without one the white house says the typical middle class family will pay 1500 more next year. herman cain will sit down with his wife. another woman, ginger white, claims she had a 13-year affair with cain something he adamantly denies. he now admits that he gave money to white but he never told his wife. my wife did not know about it