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grounded, some parts of the 2,500 mile lifeline 50 feet below flood levels last year. americas fight over same-sex marriage coming down to a fried chicken sandwich. today, round two, a kiss-in at chick-fil-as nationwide. well talk to the organizer live in 30 minutes. "newsroom" starts right now. and good morning to you, happy, happy friday, im carol costello. we begin this friday morning with some better news about the nations economy. the labor department says 163,000 jobs were cr...

>> shepard: the president says mitt romneys business record is a key issue in the battle for the white house. is he defending his pains attacks on governor romneys former company bain capital after one of the presidents own supporters called the ads nauseating. here is the newark new jersey mayor cory booker from meet the press yesterday. >> if you look at the totality of bain capitals record, they have done a lot to support businesses to grow businesses. this kind of stuff is nauseating to me o...

Problems. >> what about the political implications, dan. you buy harry reids arguments and james carvilles argument the democratic consul tonight that this will help democrats. >> i dont see this at all. something theyve been trying to do for 70 years. >> only 70? >> yeah. >> it was, i mean, talked about during the depression and the roosevelt years and this is the crown jewel of president obamas, excuse me, first term. and for the supreme court to overturn it, i think is a significant blow to t...

You buy harry reids arguments and james carvilles argument the democratic consul tonight that this will help democrats. >> i dont see this at all. something theyve been trying to do for 70 years. >> only 70? >> yeah. >> it was, i mean, talked about during the depression and the roosevelt years and this is the crown jewel of president obamas, excuse me, first term. and for the supreme court to overturn it, i think is a significant blow to the democratic idea and sure, theyll try to demonize the s...

Problems. >> what about the political implications, dan. you buy harry reids arguments and james carvilles argument the democratic consul tonight that this will help democrats. >> i dont see this at all. something theyve been trying to do for 70 years. >> only 70? >> yeah. >> it was, i mean, talked about during the depression and the roosevelt years and this is the crown jewel of president obamas, excuse me, first term. and for the supreme court to overturn it, i think is a significant blow to t...

First term. >> and, also, did you see how many companies are saying they will detroit altogether. they will drop health care for folks in 2014 when it is in full force because it costs too much. >>clayton: or they are asking for waivers. if you look at the premiums and the amount they are raised, the way this is going is not go, $2,500, the average family premium has increased by $2.2 thousand and the deficit, another big issue the obama administration was talking about the affordable health car...

an important story just into cnn. the still unidentified u.s. soldier blamed for this weeks deadly massacre in afghanistan now has a high powered lawyer. the prominent seattle attorney john henry brown who once representeded serial killer ted bundy. he spoke to tracy wyann. >> its a tragedy all the way around. no question about that. i think its of interest that we have a soldier who has an exemplariry record, decorated soldier, who was injured in iraq to his brain and to his body, and...

Cant wait announcement on tourism that it cant rely on the dependence that we have on fossil fuels, on drilling more oil. we saw what happened with the bp oil spill. devastating the panhandles tourist-based economy. we cant allow that to happen again. thats what the entire republican field would have us do. >> heres "newsweek" columnist andrew sullivan writing a strong defense of the obama administration. he points to a number of triumphs in the presidents first term. quote, a depregss averted. ...

Successes in the presidents first term. the president has a reputation for being quiet. hes a calm guy. not into tooting his own horn, but in a situation like this where hes facing this tough re-election battle, is that going to work against him? >> well, andrew who writes "the dish" and writes for "newsweek," makes the case that obama is in this for the long run. the long-term. that hes really thinking an eight-year term in the way hes handled many of the problems facings the country and given ...

Thatou were fighting cuts against amtrak. isnt your history to try to moderate, both when fighting for re-election, but also as a memberof congress? to try to fd common ground and compromise? >> of course background to find compromise. thats what you have to do in order to get this done. but you dont cmpmise on your principles. i uslfare reform as an example. i -- i went out and helped author the welfare reform bill that became the contract with america bill, a then when i was in the united stat...