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>>neil: the president is touting that rich need to pay more in taxes. now word they are. the congressional budget office, nonpartisan, reporting the top 1 percent, for example, those earning $1.2 million on average, saw their rate jump from 21 percent to 28.9 percent, close to 30 percent tax rate that the president is proposing as part of the so-called buffett rule. and my report says this proves what he suspected, the rich are the only group right now in the country paying more than their fair share a couple of years ago. that is remarkable. when i wrote down the numbers there are more to it ...

None of them did. >> brian: it's amazing. doesn't anyone go down with the ship anymore? >> no! of course not. >> brian: no one says no, i still back my move. >> steve: i'm sorry. >> i'm glad you brought up the titanic analogy because we can name our top five senators who would push the women out of the way and jump in the life boat. >> gretchen: that's your next book. >> yeah, exactly. we'll figure it out. get the names. >> gretchen: let's talk about the buffet rule because even though the senate rejected it and everyone knew they were going to reject it, it's still going to be a hot campaign ...

i'm t.j. holmes. take a look, we got a new advisory and some new information to tell you about. tropical storm lee. in the gulf of mexico. yes, indeed, it is getting stronger. we'll have the very latest from our meteorologist alexandria steele standing by. keeping an eye on politics as well. a major tea party rally in just a few hours and the headliner is not in the presidential race. at least not yet. sarah palin. what will she say? will she say she's getting in? we'll take you there live. also, another apology from another comedian for something he said on stage that people are c...

Dream won't be in jeopardy. bill: 18 democrats voted with republicans on this measure. will you refresh my memory? why are we trying to redefine the workweek from 40 hours to 30? >> the white house wanted to do that bates would extend coverage to people who work less than 40 hours. it would require he ploirs to provide health insurance or face a fine of $200 and up. the employers don't like it bates add additional costs and it would cause them to cut hour or cut employees. there was a huge fight about this back more than a year ago where you had companies, particularly companies the that hire ...

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