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right now on "msnbc saturday." one man says all of the oil could be contained by monday. is that possible? its the economy again. the president is on the road talking jobs. what the new numbers this week tell us. quick action saves a life. teens jump to action. addicted to facebook, how some people cant make it through their morning without their fix. good morning to all of you, im alex witt, thanks for joining us here. we have new signs of hope as crews work to stop the raging o...

About that and the steps were going to take to deal with it. >> lets bring in john decker, washington correspondent for reuters. good morning, jon. lets talk backdrop if the president chooses the oval office, it would be the first time he has done so addressing the nation from that spot. why hasnt he already used the oval office? >> well, the white house says they just havent had an occasion in which to use the oval office. its not that theyre opposed to using the oval office for a major address...

next on "msnbc sunday" its a nightmare of the unknown and then tragedy in arkansas. the certificasearch for flash f survivors resumes. the gulf oil spill hits the beaches while the coast guard tells bp to hurry it up. that teenaged solo sailor is talking about her high seas str struggle for survival. youll hear what she has to say. they are fit to be tied but dont tell that to soccer fans across the pond. good morning, everyone. im alex witt and welcome to "msnbc sunday." 9:00 here on ...

Unacceptable situation. >> john decker is the washington correspondent for us. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, alex. >> is there federal inaction or just republicans and democrats not getting on the same page ever? >> it depends on who you talk to in arizona. certainly, arizonans believe theres been inaction when it comes to border security. they feel the boarder is not protected. this is the action needed by the governor yesterday. of course, president obama called the effort by ar...

Rally the base going into the midterm elections. thats why they have made it a legislative priority going forward into the midterm elections and were likely to see a bill within three weeks on the senate floor. >> why is there no con census in washington on immigration. what are the major sticking points, john? >> one of the major sticking points is this idea of a path to citizenship. what do you do about the 11 million undocumented illegal aliens now in the country. do you provide them the path...

President, are you listening? secretary napolitano, remember us? if you or your predecessors have had something to close the nations back door, we wouldnt be in this fix. where u.s. citizens are left to wonder whether theyll be asked for -- you know, that averages out to about 70% of arizonans. thats a lot of support for this law, john. >> theres a lot of support for the law. certainly, in arizona, but you have to realize, this is also rallying the democratic basin, specifically hispanic voters....

The whip count. they want to wait and see exactly what the legislation is as its unfolded. is the white house prepared or is the president already started to engage in the arm twisting to get some of those 39? >> well, the white house says that their legislative affairs office has obviously reached out to those members who voted against the house health care bill back in early november but they have not received any firm commitments from any house democrats that theyre going to flip, that theyre...

Exactly is the president going to say this afternoon? reuters white house correspondent john decker is live at the white house and, john, it doesnt sound like republicans are going to support the presidents new plan but, nonetheless, what are we expect ing to hear from the president this afternoon? >> well, there are a number of proposals, david, that the president will put forward, republican proposals, four that the white house has talked about -- expanding payments to medicaid providers, expa...

we will speak a republican challenging mccain for his senate seat in arizona. when is size 4 too fat? apparently when youre a runway model and its new york fashion week. plus we have all of your winter olympics coverage live from vancouver including an exclusive interview with american bode miller now the most decorated alpine skier in olympic history. talibans top military commander is now in custody after a joint operation between pakistani and u.s. intelligence forces. >> needs tr...

three accomplished surgeries. three different surgeries. all working on the part of our body that expresses the most. >> perfect! >> all driven to change their patients lives. >> i do believe that it is my purpose in life to help people, and to help people with this particular problem. >> i guess you could say the most rewarding part is the patients we deal with because of the complexity of their problems. if you can help them, its very rewarding right now on "msnbc saturday," baby, ...