chris? thanks so much, thomas. and today s tweet of the day comes from stephen colbert. still gushing after his segment with michelle obama last night. what a rush. having the first lady here. in that when i tried to shake her hand the secret service rushed me. oh, stephen. that wraps up this hour of jansing & co. i m chris jansing. tonight on the ed show, vice president joe biden will be ed schultz s special guest. that s at 8:00 p.m. eastern, only on msnbc. thomas roberts is up next. i ll see you back here tomorrow. . security. that s what matters to me. me? i ve been paying in all these years. years washington s been talking at us, but they never really listen. listen.it s not just some line item on a budget; it s what i ll have to live on. i live on branson street, and i have something to say. [ male announcer ] aarp is bringing the conversation on medicare and social security out from behind closed doors in washington. because you ve earned a say.
co-author of inside the circus and former editor at large of newsweek. and jackie kucinich, who covers politics for usa today. good morning to both of you. good morning. so it took just a little bit of time before the obama campaign put out a web video featuring lilly ledbetter. so evan, you know how washington works. how do you decide that you re going to sort of shift your campaign into this war on women mode and not seem to know where your candidate stands on an issue like this? it s not great staff work. i mean, the romney campaign s actually got good staff work. they ran a good camp versus their opponents, pretty well run. but with a pace so quick now, you re going to make these mistakes. i think this one s going to pass. but it was an awkward moment. do you think that the conservatives that he needs are going to be unhappy with what he had to say, that he supports the law the way it is? temporarily. but it s going to go away. those conservatives are going to vote
zimmerman s brother tells cnn that the arrest was bittersweet. we are relieved that he s safe. that is, you know it s the most bittersweet news to hear in your life that your brother is being charged with a murder and to see him being taken into jail on live tv and to somehow have to think, well, at least there s something good in all of that, that he can t be attacked in all this, or he most likely can t be hurt, killed, injured in the way he has been on the run and underground in the streets for quite some time. zimmerman turned himself in yesterday after authorities said he would be charged in the case. that is him ducking into the seminole county jail with a jacket over his head. here is how trayvon martin s mother reacted to news of zimmerman s arrest. first of all, i want to say thank god. we simply wanted an arrest. we wanted nothing more, nothing less. we just wanted an arrest, and we got it. and i say thank you. thank you, lord. thank you, jesus. it s cease
mr. zimmerman, just for appearing for your first appearances, our first appearance at this time for a charge of murder in the second degree and you are represented by mr. o mara, is that true. yes, sir. remember your right to remain silent and all the other rights he told you about, you have to say nothing, and we ll go forward here on some procedural matters only at this time. after reviewing the short affidavit for probable cause i find that probable cause for the charge as put in the information. the special prosecutor in this case charged zimmerman with second degree murder. that came down yesterday. no plea was entered during this particular court appearance, first appearance, and as the lawyer decided not to ask for bail at this time. le stay in custody, protective custody, awaiting a formal arraignment next month, may 29th. zimmerman came out of hiding yesterday, turned himself into police in sanford, and his attorney mark o mara says that zimmerman is afraid b
trayvon martin shooting. we ll learn what lies ahead. and north coia says its rocket is now ready to go. that launch could come literally any minute now. with neighboring countries on alert, we re monooring the launchpad in real time. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com out of nowhere, seemingly, a huge political controversy erupts over women, work and wealth. it began with the democratic activist s sarcastic comment here on cnn about mitt romney s wife and republicans now vote it will help romney cut into barack obama s big lead among female voters. democratic strategist and cnn contributor hilary rosen is here to explain her comment and she s standing by live. let s get background from our senior correspondent joe johns. joe, tell us how this political storm erupted. well, wolf, it is certainly a great debate overworking moms versus stay-at-home moms. no matter what side you come down on, the speed with which this cont