pluff theory of the case once democrats believe that they could lose that it will come up but as somebody pointed out, if this is part of the sunday message trying to do, david axelrod would have said the same thing. >> wasn't an overt piece of their strategy. >> simply robert answering a question. >> yeah. still ahead as crews try to bring the nightmare in the gulf to a close, the commission investigating the disaster holds the first public meeting today. coming up, an exclusive interview with the men heading up the commission. after two years of an elaborate game of cat and mouse, cops nab the "barefoot bandit." can they make the charges stick? but first, a look ahead at the president's schedule today. kind of a busy one. he has a meeting with an international leader but then, of course, a press briefing. like a regular monday here. >> in the middle of summer.