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williams last night. >> in the short time youve been here in london, do they look ready to your experienced eye? >> its hard to know how well it will turn out. there were a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that, obviously, is not something which is encouraging. >> wrong answer. i mean, not wrong exactly, i think hes probably right in the substance, legi...

whole part of it. "during a meeting with mr. mili band at westminster, he made another gaffe as he didnt know who the labor party chief was and instead addressed him as mr. leader." so that was strike two. a little earlier in the day as romney was addressing the british press corps, romney let out this little doozy. >> i appreciate the insights and perspectives of the leaders of the government here and opposition here as well as the head of mi6. >> mi6, you say? mi6 is like britains ci...

Strategy. it says something about the party when it is apparently afraid of too many people voting. finally, we know "seventeen" magazine will no longer be photoshopping the women in the magazine. as much as we might complain about kids growing up too soon, we know theres a lot to be said for media-savvy eighth graders. i want to find out what my guests didnt know now that they knew at the beginning of the week. eric bernstein. >> i learned how disfunctional the word tax is in the city of wash...

theyll form a two-tier legislature cl will replace the military commanders in lick ya. and record heat is expected again today across central and much of the eastern u.s. well have details about the new records and what they mean for the politics of global warming on tomorrows program. right now im joined by jared bernstein. former economic policy adviser to vice president biden. joseph sanglatando, former employment counselor whos now been out of work himself for 18 months. and john...

>> to put last months 80,000 jobs in context under the george w. bush prez den circumstance not even counting the 2007 financial meltdown, the economy added on average 65,000 jobs each month. bad news on the economy is good for mitt romney. he blamed it on a failed obama presidency. >> weve looked at now over f r fouree years. weve seen that obama care has made it less likely for small businesses to hire. weve seen his financial regulatory burden make it less likely for small bankso ma...

>> reporter: ch of the nation remains in a de freeze this afternoon. severe winter weather causing probms from maine through the gulf coast. on sugarloafountain at least six people were injure dozens more stranded forhours, when winds gusting more than 50 miles an hr crippled a skilift. sn continues to cripple parts of newyork. >> this is awful. >> reporter: residents continue to dig out. subway passengers fally got out. stranded for more than six hours because of heavy drifts. and th ...

interesting. 45% consider the economy the number one issue. out of that category of voters, omalley has a 56% to 42% lead over ehrlich. 84% of republicans support burleith. -- support ehrlich. >> because montgomery countys voda solarte, a small percentage -- mcrae counties -- because vote is socountys large, small percentage can be big. >> 75% of those surveyed know someone out of work. >> omalley past of the largest tax increase in history. a 20% sales tax hike. >> the television ad p...

struggling to survive. nearly six days after haitis earthquake, people are still being pulled off the rubble alive. how rescue crews are managing to get to people before it is too late. we may be far away, but there are still many ways we can help. whats happening in washington today that will aid the thousands of victims. plus, honoring his legacy. how the district is celebrating martin luther king jr. day. "news 4 midday" begins right now. good morning and welcome to "news 4 mi...