middle but constituencies that are not traditionally within the republican party. so, i think the reason one of the ways he s done that is he s put aside a lot of the ideology which washington tends to be really focused. all of the debates we have in wood paneled rooms up on capitol hill, many of the folks are focused on can be the most pure ideologic ideological. and here you have a chief executive in a very blue state who is focused on solving problems, who is focused on making government work. and when you do that, that s something that s oftentimes rewarded by not only republicans but by many of those independent voters and democrats and that s the key to winning nationally. yeah. i m just looking at a picture on twitter that our pete hamby has just tweeted out and it s chris christie at a rally with his wife mary pat whom he often talks about. i ll get to you, maria, but i want to ask kevin this. yeah. he s arguing with a teacher in this picture. i mean, love him or hate
after hearing three days of arguments of course, on the president s health care law this week. today the justices met in a wood paneled room off of a chamber as they always do after arguments to briefly share their first impressions but their final decisions will be hashed out in coming weeks. and could well change before they issue the court s final opinion in june. and america has lotto fever. millions of people in 42 states are now crowding convenience stores hoping to cash in on a 6$640 million jackpot. $640 million. that is a record. the tiny island country of maldives is both remote and beautiful. but for a country of just over 300,000 people, it is on the frontlines when it comes to climate change. rising sea levels could wipe out this chain of low lying islands in the indian ocean in a matter of years. even as the country faces huge political and security problems, details in a new documentary, the island president. he survived 30 years of
it does happen. it is very rare. i had a few myself many years ago. reporters take some heat, our news agency, abc news did. if you re sure of the information and you re sure it is correct no compelling reason not to go with it. reporters should announce what they know. jenna: quick final question, they re sitting around the table as we understand it in a wood paneled room. are they having a discussion like a jury would have a discussion, or, is it a very simple, short process just announcing their votes? terrific question. also underscores the importance of the oral argument because that s the only time, oral argument that they ordinarily go into detail on the cases with one another. ordinarily, during this conference they may say a line or two but just cast their votes. i have reason to believe in this case there really will be a serious discussion, not out of any dedication to get it right. not out of any sense of professional responsibility but rather because this case is so im
courthouse in new york city. what do you expect today, eric? reporter: hey, bill. right now american citizens are piling into the wood-paneled courtroom behind me all to sit in judgment of victor boot. he s the only accused arms dealer who has a web site, victorboot.com. boot was nabbed in 2008 during a dea sting which he allegedly has been charged with conspiracy to kill americans. he has a reputation as the world s leading arms supplier. experts say this trial will peel away the shadowy world of arms dealing. he allegedly offered to sell 800 surface-to-air missiles, 5,000 ak-47s, also allegedly made more than $50,000 from the taliban. experts say he s made a fortune arming the world. victor boot is one of the most maniacal individuals who has no concern for the many
businesses get back to creating jobs again. later today, former alaska governor sarah palin is on the trail pushing for republican senate candidate in west virginia and boehner is promising to pitch a bill that cutting spending every system week. news of an arrest in the murder of northern illinois university student. police say this manlikely kill the 18-year-old in a park and set the victim on fire. he was tracked down and arrested in louisiana and he became a suspect after reporting the fire to police himself. police now say that they have tracked down the 84-year-old woman responsible for four crashes on interstate 95 out of philadelphia. we showed you this video yesterday showing the woman cruising along in her wood paneled station wagon going the wrong way on the wrong side of the highway. who was filming this while driving? that is dangerous.