dealing with our debt crisis they're wrong. they're wrong. we can't afford to just do one or the other, we have to do both. >> president will roll out the entire job growth proposal early next month in a speech. it will probably be a combo platter of tax cuts, investments in infrastructure and long-term health for the unemployed. what will governor rick perry say today? you know you're dying to find out. he's not backing down about his treason comments about fed chair ben bernanke. he says the fed should be audited. >> i think we're seeing it almost weekly or even daily, scientists who are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. yes, our climates change. they've been changing ever since the earth was formed. but i do not buy into that a group of scientists who have, in some cases, found to be manipulating this information. >> he's talking about those scientists in the uk who were accused of tinkering with climate data. they were cleared of wrongdoing. perry's rival, mitt romney says he believes in global warming science. perry and michele bachmann will both be in south carolina on friday. let's talk about the teenager who allegedly wanted to outdo the columbine killers. investigators are trying to figure out where he got bomb-making materials and if he had access to guns. jared cano planned to set off pipe bombs on the first day of school. they kicked him out last year. police got a tip. they talk about what they found at his house t. goes minute by minute, what he intended to do, starting at 5:00 a.m. in the morning and going through the day, where he intended to put these destructive devices and, you know, particular layouts of the school, that type of information. >> and have you heard about the controversy at the university of miami? a former booster, former because he's now in prison for running a huge ponzi scheme, well, he says he spent millions of dollars on miami players over an eight-year stretch. cash, jewelry, dinners, nightclubs and yes, call girls. nevin shapiro also claims several coaches knew what was going on. the ncaa is investigating. they are cooperating. we'll keep you posted. the justice department is looking at standard & poor's and its practice of giving high ratings to bad mortgages so they'd look less risky and bring in more money. investigators want to know if in the years leading up to the financial crisis business managers big-footed analysts who wanted to give the mortgage bonds lower ratings. "the new york times" is reporting the story. the pape also says the probe started before s&p downgraded the nation's credit rating. now to see how the world's money is doing this morning, let's head to kristie lu stout. she's in hong kong. how does it look? >> reporter: hey there, carol. not too good. worries about global growth are dragging down the markets. european markets are falling from a two-week high. here in asia, markets closed the day until the red. in japan, because of the strength of the yen and a big drop in exports, the nikkei closed down 1.25%. not a great day for global markets. >> bummer. let's talk about china. vice president joe biden is on this mission to say, hey, everybody's cool here in the united states economically, kind of. >> that's basically it. that's basically it. the american vernacular, right, everything's cool. this is a visit about building trust after that damaging debt debate in washington. again and again, beijing, need i remind you, beijing appealed to the u.s. to protect the dollar. joe biden held talks today with xi jinping. you have to remember that name. he's widely expected to become china's next president. on friday, biden will meet with the current president of china, hu jintao. the official china daily out on thursday said that arms sales were the biggest source of disagreement between the two countries. namely arms sales to taiwan. carol, back to you. >> interesting. i'm going to remember the name, mr. xi. thank you very much, kristie lu stout. comedian jon stewart says the media's focus jumps from one candidate to the next pretty fast, michele bachmann, then rick perry, now someone who is not even in the race. is the media treating candidates like toys? here's your punch line. >> squirrel! >> you think this is the field or do you think we're waiting for paul ryan? >> are we going to see other people like a paul ryan. >> somebody who could maybe appeal to moderate voters, i don't know, paul ryen. >> he's young at 41 but he has ideas. >> why is that? it's never enough for the media. they're like, mom, can i get a paul ryan? i just got you a rick perry and you already broke your michele bachmann. oh, and before i get you anything else, where the [ bleep ] is your ron paul? and don't tell me he's no fun to play with. >> i want chris christie. for your next vacation, how about a trip to space? a space hotel is in the works and we have the pictures that are out of this world. first, it's time for the quote of the morning. it's a fiery one. this is the quote, we're supportive of the president but we're getting tired, y'all, we're getting tired. our people are hurting. i will tell you who said that in 90 seconds. it's seven minutes past the hour. active naturals wheat formulas target and help repair damage in just 3 washes. for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. 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>> we have a great show. great show tonight. great show. we have a great show! wow, thank you. we have a great show. we have a great show for you tonight. great show tonight. we've got a great show for you tonight. >> we do it, too. it's like breaking news, we'll bring you the latest, blah blah blah. michele bachmann, is not alone. time now for your political ticker with tim farley, host of the sirius briefing. welcome. >> welcome. thank you very much. i appreciate that. it's interesting you mention that. is it branding or controlling the message? >> i think it's both. >> you've covered these things before, carol. you've got this -- there's a big push, there's an interesting story in politico about pushback on michele bachmann specifically because evidently some of her handlers have been overzealous in protecting her and you kind of wonder if it's legitimate concerns over safety or whether it is indeed they're trying to control the message a little bit. >> funny you should mention that. i happen to have something for our audience to set up this beautiful segment, bachmann security, you talked about it. politico is reporting at least five hostile encounters and that includes one with cnn's don lemon. listen as don describes what happened to him last week in iowa. >> reporters started asking her questions and i asked her respectful questions about her performance last night, where does she think she'll end up on the straw poll? two of her staff members started elbowing me and pushing me through the crowd. her husband, marcus did the same thing. he elbowed me into a golf cart write hit my head. >> don told politico in an e-mail that the bachmann campaign e mailed him and apologized. it came from ed rollins who runs michele bachmann's campaign. he acknowledged the problem. he proms to correct. apology accepted. that was some don, actually. bachmann turned around and retracted the apology in a later interview with politico saying rollins was apologizing if don was offended but stands by the security team's actions. what do you make of this? >> i just know this is going to be more and more of a problem. people are getting angry around the country and reporters are trying to do their jobs. on the other hand, as you well know, there are people who are trying to get that for want of a better excompression, that macaw moment. so what we have is this balance here of journalists trying to feed the big machine back at headquarters where you have to give them the tape and get the new cut if you will. also some people who were out there trying to make a candidate look bad. on the other hand you have candidates who want to be out there talking to people and they're also trying to control exactly what the message is. so i do believe this year we're probably going to see more and more of this, especially in the case of a very polarizing character like michele bachmann. although it's interesting, carol, because sarah palin walked around at the iowa state fair and didn't have nearly the same amount of protection. so i'm not sure how this is going to play out. it seems like we're on the edge of the potential for something a little bit more violent. >> we're in for a long, strange campaign, i think. >> you could be right about that. >> i'm sure i am. tim farley, thanks so much for joining us this morning. if you're one to hold a grudge, you may be making yourself sick. new research says that persistent bitterness can lead to anger and hostility and damage the immune system and organ function. so doctors orders, take a deep breath, forgive, chill and don't forget to smile. did you know it's the national day of bad poetry? 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