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Effort by the hispanic caucus and the president. its a priority issue. its a legacy issue and immoral not to act. we really need to get it done now. i think the presidents statement this morning reflecting on what it means for the economy as what it means for these families. all those issues were discussed and again we were focusing on what we could do to get this bill passed. >> do you think that president obamas activity and involvement helps the very debate around immigration reform? >> i do....

today when he speaks in the white house rose garden. hes going to be calling for an extension of tax cuts only for people earning $250,000 a year or less. >> so the president is totally committed to getting rid of the tax cut for those making $250,000 or above. >> lets make progress on our spending by doing away with tax cuts for people that quite frankly dont need them and that havent worked and have them pay their fair share? >> that a yes or no. the president is completed committed ...

plus, why rapists in the military are getting away with it. a bay area congresswoman taking the air force on front and center. jackie spear calling for new hearings on what she calls abuse of power. this morning, shes in the newsroom. and hot, hot, hot. the summer sizzler in full effect this morning. dangerously high heat and humidity making it feel as hot as 110 degrees from virginia all the way to southern maine. so sit back, get out the fan, stay cool. newsroom starts right now. >...

this all adds up to the most detailed account yet of zimmermans side of the story. >> when i got to right about here, he yelled from behind me, to the side of me. he said, "yo, you got a problem?" >> i said, hey, man, i dont have a problem. and he says, now you have a problem, and he punched me in the nose. at that point, i fell down. he ended up on top of me, and he just kept punching my face and my head. and i was screaming for help. he put his hand on his nose -- on my nose, and the...

>> thats what every country does. >> thats not the principal. we have a statue that says give me your tired, your hungry and your poor. >> we do? >> yes. and we shouldnt have that statue. >> you cant change policies over hundreds of years. you can adapt. there are certain principals that are put out initially and circumstances change that require the principal to change. >> the problem is there is a priority issue. they are spending so much time trying to deport people who shouldnt be deported a...

His position on a lot of other womens issues, on health issues? on the abortion controversies jb how do you respond on all of that? >> well, well have a vigorous debate on all of those issues. when i look at the priorities for women right now in america, though, it is. its jobs. its the economy. theyre looking at their children and the opportunities that their children are going to have once they graduate from school. 50% of college graduates right now cant get a job. absolutely health care is a...

Campaign event. but she is marrying up a priority issue that she cares about with an initiative, the american jobs act that is critically important to the president. >> they said it wasnt a campaign event. and governor mcdonald, my interview yesterday as head of the governors association, there with his wife. so you know officially it wasnt a campaign event but everything they do now is within that political prism. >> sure. you will look through everything in the next year, through the lens of p...

Mention the trouble with americas economy and budget problems right here at home. do they have a point? or is this just partisan sniping from republicans? good question. so joining us from los angeles, fox news analyst and radio talk show host leslie marshall and here in new york fox news analyst and new york daily news columnist andrea tantaros. let me start with you. we dont have a commander and chief we have a spectator in chief is that right. >> thats pretty much what it is. i think this guy...

Mention the trouble with americas economy and budget problems right here at home. do they have a point? or is this just partisan sniping from republicans? good question. so joining us from los angeles, fox news analyst and radio talk show host leslie marshall and here in new york fox news analyst and new york daily news columnist andrea tantaros. let me start with you. we dont have a commander and chief we have a spectator in chief is that right. >> thats pretty much what it is. i think this guy...

Crisis in libya, japan, not to mention the trouble with americas economy and budget problems right here at home. do they have a point? or is this just partisan sniping from republicans? good question. so joining us from los angeles, fox news analyst and radio talk show host leslie marshall and here in new york fox news analyst and new york daily news columnist andrea tantaros. let me start with you. we dont have a commander and chief we have a spectator in chief is that right. >> thats pretty mu...