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We are taking your thoughts on it. we continue to extend our invitation to the city attorney to come on. he has agreed to, but then said he had scheduling conflicts. well try to get him on. we are getting new surveillance tape from a terrifying is today lay for accidents in a train station. see what happened right after an escalator went into high gear under peoples feet. bernie madoffs powerful accusations and his request for a little sympathy next.

There. top names on the conservative and republican side. there will be something like 15 names on the straw poll that cpac takes at the end of the week, and 11,000 attendees, many of whom are likely to vote, so the straw poll at the very least will get some real bragging rights >> i know the straw poll, of course, always makes news and also the person who makes news is the person who gives the big speech. people were hoping that was sarah palin. we know she wont be there, but do we know who wil...

Numbers, the presidents state of union, and talking about investment or budget cuts. its all happening today with a number of the outside groups that really formed the activism that fueled the tea party movement. now, it is also interesting to note who is not showing, because there were some newly elected senators who got a lot of support from tea party groups and tea party inspired voters around the country who have opted not to be there today. one that comes to mind is marco rubio from florida...

>> well, chris christie, apparently turning down the chance to deliver the republican response. a source close to the new jersey governor blames scheduling conflicts. were also told he could have made it work if he wanted to. some speculated that he didnt want to talk about the need for balanced budget while new jersey is suffering with major deficits as well. >> hes been able to balance the budge threat, $11 billion they where are able to do. had to cut a lot in that state but hes come as a dar...

It is a statistical tie. but i guess the question is, what do you make of his approval rating? and will the president be a help for democrats in the fall? >> that numbers a slight uptick from what we had last month by maybe a percentage or two within the statistical margin of error. you know, look, president obamas going to help liberals, democrats that arent in battleground districts. weve already seen places where some democrats are not necessarily showing up with president obama. they have sc...

-- a lot of scheduling conflicts. patti ann: all of the sudden people have a lot of other issues. thank you, doug schoen. >> thank you. bill: a nice location, plaza hotel. speaking of bailing, look what investors are doing on the market, the dow is tanking now, down about 200 points, coming back a bit above that now, were only into trading for seven minutes, all 30 dow companies are not even open just yet. were watching the markets overseas, too, a selloff there. yesterday we closed down 54 poin...

Summer, but it was quite a winter? >> i do. my snow gear is still drying from the days in the snow. here is one of those better late than never moments, i guess. the new orleans saints finally getting their audience with president obama. they were at the white house this morning where the president congratulated them at a ceremony in the east proom. one of the perks that goes with winning a championship. its taken a bit longer to make the trip because of scheduling conflicts. now, i dont kno...

They were asked not to campaign. on your point about money, obama will raise by the time this election season is over more money for democrats than any candidate or any president in history, democrat or republican. he will also campaign in a lot of places. so to pick out roy barnes, i know roy barnes, if i were to tell roy as a political consultant what would i do, id say dont have him come in because the republicans will use that as a photo op. thats not news, its politics. martha: weve seen th...

Well hear from the chairman of the republican governors association, a southern republican governor, haley barber, very popular and eyeing the white house bid and he was the former national committee chairman, when newt gingrich and company take the congress in nearly 50 years. since then haley barber has been a successful lobbyist and organizers and in the recent years, fairly well-respected and renowned governor in mississippi where he had to deal with the likes of the katrina disaster and oth...

It. uma: andrea, they are walking a fine line, on one hand they say they dont want to say no to the president, if he wants to come to their town but are also suggesting that his schedule is very busy, so they dont want to interfere with his plans, how do you read this? >> well, expect a lot of excuses going forward and youll hear of scheduling conflicts and its a free country, the president can come visit but the members will not be able to make the meeting happened and we saw as bob said histor...