it was believed to be 260 people had been slaughtered. now 364 people were according to israel s channel 12. also according to that news channel, police also say that 40 festivalgoers were kidnapped and taken into gaza. israel s military announced today it recovered the second body of a hostage near the hospital. noa marciano was her name. she was 19, a corporal in the idf, and she had been kidnapped from a kibbutz. they recovered the mother of a 65-year-old grandmother, yehudit weiss yesterday. she was found near the hospital. president biden spoke with the leader of qatar, who brokered hamas has demanded israel stop any surveillance drones to track the movements of hamas. still hearing explosions. an hour or so though there were exchangeses of gun fire so we can see in this direction. in fact looking over there now i can see there s a glow in the sky that wasn t there before so that s clearly the aftermath of a blast there now. the fight is still going on. not as intense
ing to keep in mind. finally, some sad news to report today, 1972 democrat presidential nominee, long-time south dakota senator george mcgovern has been admitted to a hospice in sioux falls. his daughter says the 90-year-old is coming to the end of his life. well, it may seem time-honored these days but realize the televised town hall is younger than lindsay lohan? tonight will be the sixth of its kind. we look at the highs and lows of the first five. may not surprise to discover you the idea was hatched in 1992 by bill clinton who thrived in town hall meetings on the campaign tray. the incumbent president, george h. w. bush, was initially against it and the results showed he had good reason to be nervous. check out president bush and bill clinton answering the exact same question, provides a clear example of the right waned the wrong way to handle it. first thing to remember, don t check your watch while the question is being asked. how has the national debt
fraud or to keep minorities from voting? the slogan is believe in america and it should be business in bermuda. that s what mitt romney s all about. offshore and out of sight. a new vanity fair article explores mitt romney s buried treasure in bermuda. millions of dollars. so how much of his wealth is tucked away on an island? we ll talk to the investigative reporter who broke this story. wow, boom. thunder and lightning. the rangers manager saying he thought he was dead. and next time you drive past your corner gas station, check out how much the price has shot up. what s behind it and if those prices will at this point to skyrocket. newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. happy, happy monday. i m carol costello. we begin with your money and your vote. this morning president obama is focusing on both. he ll call on congress to pass a one-year extension of the bush-era tack cuts. here is the key. he wants the cuts only for families earning less than $250,
backed into a corner, especially at this time pivotal to the campaign election? i don t think so. you look at it in terms of executive privilege, he has invoked it once nearly four years, an issue which from their perspective, they see this as big political football season and basically all the balls being thrown at the attorney general holder. from my perspective, the problem the republicans have they have gone way overboard in terms of making this look overtly political, doesn t serve their interest. i don t see how it has any kind of political gain for them in the long term. tend of the day, what thing ends up about getting resolved between the party bus i don t see how the republicans think they look good in this. michael, let s get your tank on this washington post, the fix, said this of the holder vote the question whether in reacting quick labor day forcefully to his provocations, republicans are playing directly into obama s strategic plan. the bottom line is this vote t
welcome back to hardball. now for the sideshow. first off, doughnuts anyone? mitt romney doesn t have the best of luck when it comes to accepting treats on the campaign tray. you remember when he inadvertently insulted a small bakery owner and 7-11 during a small event in pennsylvania? not sure about these cookies. they don t look like you made them. did you make those cookies? you didn t, did you? they came from the local bakery. 7-11, bakery, wherever. the bakery owner behind those cookies was less-than-pleased. here is what happened when romney asked an aide to grab snacks for the road at an event in iowa on friday. derek, would you see that one of those chocolate chocolate goodies finds its way to our i will be doing testing on one right there. when was the last time that you heard the d word, doughnut, referred to as a chocolate goody? it is right up there with romney being surprised that a guy who is seven feet tall was not in