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Are not actually working right now. setting a stage for another fight here in washington. cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >> you see it with the summer jobs for youth. and now you see it with this consumer protection agency. the president's strategy going into the election year is to paint himself as look, congress isn't going to let me do anything, they're obstructionists. i'm going my own way to get things done for the people. that will be his message. over the next 11 months until november. >> demonizing congress a little bit. the senate had some strong words. republicans are upset sayi...

David axlerod's comments and thinks, you know, is that really the way this president wallets to -- martha: this is definitely the way they're going with this campaign. they don't have a specific candidate to run gwen, so they're running against congress, the excesses of wall street, they're running against a gop that they say, you know, that their main goal when they get up in the morning until they go to bed is just to make sure the president doesn't get reelected. >> i wonder to what degree they're projecting that because really it's the job of this president to run on his record. and if he'...

Will soon be transitioned to the afghans. these attacks raise concerns about how prepared the afghan security forces are to handle security. there is real questions about whether the afghans will be able to handle security here, martha. martha: connor, thank you so much. steve jobs in his own final words. what the american innovator said just most before he died as told by his sister in a eulogy. that amazing moment coming up. president obama's big new message telling the american people, we can't wait for congress, we can't wait for republicans to act on the economy. is that message hitting h...

To cooperate. that is absolutely so far from the truth. it's deborah bradley that created that situation, and she needs to solve it by being one-on-one with the detectives. martha: mark fuhrman, thank you so much for being here today. >> thank you, martha. martha: all right. well, the story of the day today when it comes to politics, folks -- or, no, to this story that we're working on right now. what happened when a service member surprised his kids at their football game? they thought their dad was in iraq. we're going to show you this incredible moment. these never, ever get old, do they? ...

Smaller percentage -- and by the way, right now the smallest percentage of americans have the greatest portion of wealth in this country since before the great depression. so we're headed in the wrong direction. he's attempting to talk about it and do something about it. but again, he can't pass law. and i will tell you last week he by executive order took big steps on student loans -- >> to go around congress. martha: i just want brad to make the last point, and then we've got to go. all right. >> this president, you're absolutely right, should be exercising leadership, hope and direction. he...