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He comes from a deeply political family. his father was prime minister. very steeped into the establishment of this country. but he is not given to hyperbole. he very -- when he says -- i asked, are you sure? are you sure? its almost technocratic. it is not your politician full of bluster noise. so when he sat down with me tonight, he knew exact exactly -- there were no rules, there was no games, there was no, you cant ask this, let me make absolutely clear about this, wolf, we would not have sa...

And your response is, well, good luck with that. let them eat cake. >> it was funny because we actually had shabazz napier and stephanie dolson from the womens team on friday. we served shabazz breakfast on air. >> what did you serve? >> pancakes, sausage, eggs. we know that night he didnt go to bed hungry. he admitted in some ways he was using a bit of hyperbole because he wanted them to understand what this situation is. the ncaa is not motivated to change. why would you be when youve been abl...

Heading up this search. the main one is that theyve decided theyre not going to hear any more pings from this flight data recorders. and theyre going to have to deal with the search area theyve narrowed down to now. they were hoping against hope they would get more pings which would help them narrow it down even further. the area theyre dealing with is about 1,300 square kilometers. later today they are going on pull up that ping locator and lower the bluefin submersible. it is a 24-hour operati...

The 2014 elections and contrast between the two parties couldnt be clearer. senate republicans blocked a vote on the paycheck fairness act which would have increased accountability and transparency in the private sector. is the debate over equal pay good policy, good politics or both? im back now with my panel to help answer that question. viviana, start with you. something that ruth marcus wrote this week that i think really chapg challeng challenged this issue. the level of hyperbole, demagogu...

That. as you say that is a massive, massive area. sorry i was saying square kilometers, actually less in miles, down to 22,000 square miles. but when you look at the pings, what theyre trying to do if you look at a cell phone trial, you triangulate between them. that is why they want to get more pings. theyre out there dragging that ping locater so they can do that. narrowing down that search area. and as renee pointed out in her piece, that is really just the beginning. and it can take a full d...

It brings tears to my eyes to know how women every single day are working so hard and are getting paid less. then when i hear all of these phony reasons, some are mean and some are meaningless, i do get emotional. i get angry. i get outraged. i get volcanic. >> in "the washington post" this morning, ruth marcus characterizes the presidents comments as quote, revolting equal pay demagoguery. before you start checking the byline at the top of this piece and e-mailing theres a mistake. let me be cl...

Out there, as well. you mentioned the word optimism. the air chief marshal angus houston, a man not given to hyperbole, and when he said yesterday the two pings in addition to the ones last saturday have given him optimism they would find the wreckage, its telling he would use those words. he is an extra cautious guy. it is really quite something. theyre out there again today, of course the focus on the australian ship that is towing that u.s. navy ping locater, looking for more pings crucially ...

Hyperbole. >> hes optimistic. not cautiously optimistic as he said a few days ago but hes optimistic right now he says. michael, thank you, michael holmes in perth, australia. aviation correspondent rene marsh is with us as well as aviation analyst mark wice and peter goles and law enforcement analyst tom fuentes. how chose are they, mepeter to finding the two black boxes and plane? >> theyre closer but not close. this is still a long struggle. four pings 17 miles apart. theyve still got to narr...

Michael holmes is in perth tonight for us. michael, how close do they think they are to finding the plane? >> well, you know, erin, its interesting listening to the man who is heading up this head search, air chief marshal angus houston. he did say the wreckage needs to be identified before any certainty that this is indeed the area where the plane is. but, you know, what was interesting is he said the pings were sustained and consistent with a flight recorder. not random or natural marine noise...

To me a very foolish response. be quiet. a very foolish response to a problem that needs a solution, but this is not the solution here. please, dont be rude. >> earlier you were talking about -- >> please, dont be rude. >> let him finish his statement. >> be quiet. arming everybody on post and the intended danger in doing that is not a solution to protect the lives of people who serve and sacrifice for us. now you can say what you want to say. >> very quickly, please. john? >> theres a lot of hy...