sort of disgust with washington right now. jenna: that brings me to the final question, mercedes. i will go to joe first, and finish up with you because where you are today. we saw this disillusionment in 2009, rise of tea party movement when it came to the economy, joe. i m curious, what do you think comes out of this malaise if you will? is it tea party 2.0? something of the same vain or different political movement? joe you first, mercedes to you. i think it will be different because i think both parties are having squabbles. that will play out not just in 2014 but in 2016 as well jenna. but i think one of the things about midterm elections what tends to motivate people to go. it is not a big presidential thing everybody is going to the polls with, tends to motivate them is anger, disenfranchisement, something that they re upset about and on that side of things right now that benefits the republican party i think. they re going to be easier for them to turn out people in
nsa spying on him and he was the most recent foreign leader that obama has had to apologize to. the leaders are expected to talk about a free trade agreement involving a dozen countries around the pacific rim. a zone considerably bigger than nafta. democratic leaders have made clear that this is legislation that would allow the administration to negotiate a deal without having to worry about lawmakers trying to change it. so that is up in the air as well jenna: a story to watch. thank you. jon: the republican party trying to attract more hispanic voters. but in texas, it is a much different story. a larger percentage of hispanics identifying as republicans. the gop believes that texas is a snapshot of what could be possible around the country. john is live in atlanta with a look at that. good afternoon to you.
we re going to be talking to a lawyer that represents akpwhrapbd knox, ted simon, in the next hour. in the meantime, agreeing burke is standing by in rome with the latest on this. greg, tell us a little more about amanda s condition right now. reporter: well jenna, you know, amanda, her friends are saying that she s having trouble sleeping, eating, and you can understand that because this is really crunch time. this has been a long ordeal, she s been in jail four years, and this appeals trial has gone on for a long time and she s going to find out something supposedly within a week. there are civil suits, so she had to hear from the family of the victim, meredith kircher and also the man she was accusing falsely, her bar other than, patrick lamumba. amanda and her family say she only did that because she had been under heavy pressure from police when she was being questioned, jenna. jenna: throughout this latest appeal, greg, we ve
spewing straight up into the sky dumping tons of ash in nearby argentina this is a volcano that laid dormant for decades before suddenly erupting on june 4th. the ash cloud is disrupting air traffic for most of south america and as far away as australia. experts say they see no signs of the volcano stabilizing. they say th the eruptions could intensify. they say the chilean volcanos spew more ash than the ones in island do you know why. jenna: i have absolutely no idea. reporter: because the magma is thicker and rises more slowly. jenna: if that ever comes up on jeopardy i ve got it. did you know that? jon: no, i did not know that. rick stumped the anchors. jenna: stump the anchors is a fun game. the f.b.i. offered $25 million
is an ongoing one without a solution. congress claims it alone has the power to declare war. the executive branch claims as commander and chief it needs in response to certain things to protect the national interests. and the war powers resolution was passed over the veto of president nixon in 1973 has never been accepted by any administration or enforced by congress and the supreme court has failed to rule. the question is what do you do? i think the answer lies, the answer lies in some new mechanism, which would compel the administration, perhaps for military operations that last longer than a week to consult with wong, but also compels congress within 30 days to actually authorize yes or no as to whether or not they think the military action is right. congress has ducked the issue. jenna: you re talking a little