Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes an bright stars through the Perilous Fight O Er The Ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bomb bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that starspangled banner yet Wave O Er The Land of the free and the Home Of The Brave [cheering and applause] wow. Will so incredible thank you so much mary. Amazing. Rachel thank you. Mary millben on national, National Anthem day incredible performance by someone who has performed four consecutive president s. Rachel sometimes people sing and which was such ease a difficult song. And with such beauty that you just are reminded of god because that talent can only come from god i see her. I listen to her voice, and i think god why didnt you give me that [laughter] pete that last note and hit it and hold it to do it with that kind of power and boldnes
back with some quick headlines out of washington. nancy pelosi sends a letter to the president inviting him to deliver the state of the union on february 4th. but the house speaker left out one key line from last year s invite. she said last year i look forward to welcoming you to the congress. maybe not so welcome this year. the president accepted the invite, though, just days after house democrats voted to impeach him. and that impeachment push appears to be backfiring out on the trail. the trump camp says they ve raked in $10 million in the two days after the vote. the rnc also declaring november was its best fund raising month ever, hauling in $20.6 million. a lot of money, pete. maybe a few wine caves. thank you. to say it was a big week in politics would be an understatement. from president trump rallying voters in michigan to the top 2020 democrats taking to the debate stage in california. how did americans react? here with the details, partner and president at mclunski an
essential services to the people in new jersey. so as a leading governor, he s definitely someone in our party that is out front, as is governor engine dad and governor mcdonald, snyder, kasich, corbett. so we ve got a tremendous amount of talent at the gubernatorial level out there doing great things for the people in their state. i think when it comes to 2016, whether it s one of those governor, some of those top senators, there s not going to be a lack of top talent to choose from. let me go down to the congressional campaign level, they raised 6.1 million in, the rncc, 4.4, the democrats say that s their best fund-raising month effort. do you have numbers for february? and will you get out-raised? you. we ve got i think close to
south carolina s jim demint says he s resigning to run the heritage foundation. will he even have more power among conservatives on the outside? and who is on 0 the short list for nikki haley to fill the seat? and breaking news from the romney campaign. you heard me right. the final fund-raising month was an unusual press release raises a few eyebrows. causes some finger pointing and reminds us of the multibillion-dollar campaign we just went through. good morning from new york city. it s friday, december 7th, 2012. this is the daily rundown. i m chuck todd. you should always remember this is a day that lives in infamy and if you don t know why, ask your parents or your grandparents to explain. let s get right to my first reads of the morning. as the republican party picks up the pieces and searches for the next generation of leaders, one of the conservative movements most influential icons of late and inside the senate, south carolina s jim demint, stunned his colleagues by resignin
it says the switch located inside the driver s side door could melt and cause a fire. be sure to check it out. those are in of your stop stories. how much will last week s debate matter in the long run? both sides are still sppding, with tax policy and jobs. john roberts in is live in port saint lucie, where governor romney is campaigning here thisach. reporter: they have 3 hours and they are standing out in the 90-degree sun and the 90% humidity for a while. this morning, president obama was on the move, leaving for los angeles, where he has a big hollywood fund-raiser later on today. that off the back of record for campaign 2012 fund-raising month of september, took in $181 million. he continues to hit governor romney for not telling the truth during the debate. ask the obama campaign trying to explain the president s performance on wednesday night.