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Well. again, headlines from the presidents brief statement just minutes ago, the fbi is investigating these bombings, this attack in boston as an act of terror. the president says, what we dont know is if this terror was committed by a domestic or foreign organization, he says, or perhaps by a malevolent individual. were following two tracks here, the investigation as to who might have done this, then the recovery of all those victims. we have brand-new information about the plight and recovery ...

I love this. she wants to go to space. sarah brightman joins us live with an update on her mission to the international space station, her new album, her tour. im so excited. ♪ i know. cant wait. >> 43 minutes after the hour. we will not sing ever again. new this morning, an op-ed in "the new york times" under the title, gitmo is killing me. this is fascinating. its written by a man from yemen whos imprisoned by the u.s. military at guantanamo bay. he claims that he and other inmates are suffe...

Results from the 2012 election. youve spoken to it as have others and i wonder whether this is enough, the partys repositioning, your leading the way is enough to overcome those difficulties. colin powell was on the program earlier this year. he had some comments about the plight for the republican party and i want to get your response to them. >> i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is chang...

So large if you look at the results from the 2012 election. youve spoken to it as have others and i wonder whether this is enough, the partys repositioning, your leading the way is enough to overcome those difficulties. colin powell was on the program earlier this year. he had some comments about the plight for the republican party and i want to get your response to them. >> i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has c...

Senator rand paul. start with dick durbin. a bipartisan focus group. tell us what happened? >> we did this in california. we wanted to do a border state that understands the immigration challenges first hand and what the american people told us is that if it benefits the american economy that is good. if it is just about the illegal immigrants and their plight that is not what we want immigration policy to be based on. dick durbins response, his pitch fell on deaf ears. not just among republican...

Senator rand paul. start with dick durbin. a bipartisan focus group. tell us what happened? >> we did this in california. we wanted to do a border state that understands the immigration challenges first hand and what the american people told us is that if it benefits the american economy that is good. if it is just about the illegal immigrants and their plight that is not what we want immigration policy to be based on. dick durbins response, his pitch fell on deaf ears. not just among republican...

Senator rand paul. start with dick durbin. a bipartisan focus group. tell us what happened? >> we did this in california. we wanted to do a border state that understands the immigration challenges first hand and what the american people told us is that if it benefits the american economy that is good. if it is just about the illegal immigrants and their plight that is not what we want immigration policy to be based on. dick durbins response, his pitch fell on deaf ears. not just among republican...

That sequester cuts will make it more difficult for people experiencing hard times. their plight depicted in a new broadway play, "hands on a hard body" about people competing to pin a pickup truck. unfortunately, they dont have lobbyists to represent them in the halls of congress, but they have the voice of, and i mean this, the best presidential speech writer in history. he will join me next. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004.

Called jobs rebuild america. were launching an effort to touch 30 cities to train people, to help entrepreneurs, to help young people through after school programs to get a leg up in this economy. its important that in this discussion in washington around the fiscal plight of this nation around budget cuts, that we dont cut education and workforce development and believe that the country is going to be better off. we could in fact balance the budget and damage the economy, its a difficult balanc...

That educatorment again, i know im looping back. its very, very difficult for that educator who wants to do well. who wants to appear or see that there are indeed effective. who sometimes does not understand the plight of that young person. its very difficult for them to reach those individuals. its very difficult to have someone thats never been exposed to those elements. i know its in part our jobs to bring it to their consciousness. theyre utilizing professional development and also making ev...