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Perspective, its not like you see a man in the sunset of his career. hes very fired up. you could see it in his face that he knows he has a lot more to contribute. look, he may not run, but he was making a pretty strong pitch at least to me. what do you think? >> reporter: first of all, really nice work on this interview, kate. this is biden leaning in harder to 2016 than he has at any point so far. theres no reason for him not to run as he mentioned. he has a long career in the senate, in the w...

Still interested in the white house. he now says theres a 50/50 chance hell make a run for president in 2016 but hell jump into a crowded gop field. david vitter said bobby jindal is laying groundwork for himself. it took 12 years, but new york mayor michael bloomberg finally made his weekend update debut on "saturday night live" and just a week before he leaves office. >> whats next for you, mayor bloomberg? >> ill be fulfilling a life-long dream of enjoying a soda on a nonsmoking beach. >> y...

>> were talking about laying groundwork here. were talking about quietly working those relationships. not so quietly working relationships that helped get tim elected twice. >> let me put this this way. when youre talking two years out and a field that has not come to bear in terms of who may be running, hillary is going to be, if she decides to run, is going to be a reformed little opponent. i think the groundwork is being built without them necessarily building it. but, yeah, theres going to b...

Hosting a special event today. here is more. >> hi. thats right. chris christie is headlining a luncheon this afternoon but they kicked off their event today, the big event that really got things moving today was about the rising stars of the republican party, the g.o.p. highlighting those stars in a town hall meeting underway still right now. new initiative aims to inspire expansion within the party to promote individuals who are new voices, including women and minorities. among the new stars i...

Changes after they were written by the cia. these were concerns raised by the state department that the white house directed the inner agency process to use in making these talking points. cia original version included references to al qaeda, references ansar al-islam. the original cia version included extensive discussion of the previous threats of tariffs attacks in benghazi. those were taken out after the cia wrote its initial draft. >> and then the cia wrote another draft -- >> based on inpu...

Something, but sure nothing much is going to be emerging in the immediate period ahead. john, well check back with you tomorrow. thanks very much. >> reporter: thank you. president obamas newest cabinet already is facie ining opposition. today thomas perez was tapped to be labor secretary. david vitter and other conservatives say perez is too partisan as head of the justice departments civil rights division, but supporters say perez is a fierce defender of civil rights, whos been working to cl...

Future is bright. >> jon: what about somebody like chris christie, nobody thinks the governor will deliver the state in the republican column? >> thats right. but he is attracted -- some are not on his positions on labor issues or gun control but christie is a rising star and one that could make the idea to be president. a year ago he said im not ready to be president but come 2015, he is ready. >> dr. a lot of this is laying groundwork and a lot of them are aware they are laying the groundwork....

If you want to win, you have got to play this filthy obscene game. >> meanwhile some this morning are raising the question, the speck temperature of hillary clinton again for vice president. william crystal writing and saying charlie rangel is laying the groundwork. bad cop good cop so hillary clinton could come in and be the vice presidential nominee. >> i love a conspiracy theory as much as the next gal does. does he seem to be the plant laying groundwork or speaking off the cuff. >> he is spe...

Weeks and months have we even begun to let contracts out to permit an exit. this will take time because they will know how we will exit and it must be done safely and well for those who are saying get out tomorrow, no. it is about our service members getting out safely and inputting the correct strategy to continue probably from a distance of eradicating al qaeda and pakistan. >> valuable insight. former representative joe sestak for which we thank you so much. appreciate them. >> thanks for hav...

Impression on people who dont know much about him except he is this surprise second place finish in iowa? >> absolutely. i think it is an opportunity for all the candidates, huntsman included, who is trying to eek up in the polls, take a little bit of the independent vote from romney and seems to be succeeding at that. it is an opportunity for ron paul. it is an opportunity for newt gingrich to try to show that he has got some muscle left, but i think for santorum, what you are seeing today and ...