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his energy plans, his jobs plan, the first stage he has been attacked and criticized for not having a plan and he's bringing it out today. he was on "american morning" an hour and a half ago and one of the highlights i thought was the comment about his wife. in south carolina making some interesting comments. take a listen to what she said and what he said this morning. >> it has been a rough month. we have been brutalized, by the press and brutalized by our opponents and our party. >> down on this as anita seemed? >> you know, family members always take these campaigns than the cand...

That aren't bona fide hedgers, we could see crude around $50 a barrel. >> what they're doing is not illegal? >> technically not illegal. as part of the dodd/frank legislation we passed, we need to get those rules implemented and that's the fight right now. that the law is on the books. we need to get that law implemented and funded and enforced. >> we'll talk about the politics of this in a second, but you have republicans out there saying domestic drilling and that we need to have more offshore exploration as a result to prevent these high gas prices. what do you make of that argument? >> tha...

We need to increase our access to secure energy supplies in the near term and we have to make our economy more energy-efficient and energy-independent over the long run. let me be more specific. first, we need to continue to boost domestic production of oil and gas. last year, american oil production reached the highest level since 2003. let me repeat that. our oil production reached its highest level in seven years. oil production from federal waters in the gulf of mexico reached an all-time high. for the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of what we consum...

Conservation. we need to increase our access to secure energy supplies in the near term and we have got to make our economy more energy efficient and energy independent over the long run. so let me be more specific. first, we need to continue to boost domestic production of oil and gas. last year, american oil production reached its highest level since 2003. let me repeat that. our oil production reached its highest level in seven years. oil production from federal waters in the gulf of mexico reached an all-time high. for the first time in more than a decade imports accounted for less than ha...

An explosion ripped through the ship, killing 46 of its crew members. seoul has not directly blamed the communist north, but suspicions have pointed in that direction. north korea denies involvement. and it was some hair-raising moments for the crew of a u.s. military helicopter that came under fire in afghanistan. the mh-60 made a control landing in helmand province after taking enemy fire. it was supporting a combined afghan assault force. another helicopter picked up the crew and returned them safely to base. the downed chopper was destroyed on the ground. wolf? >> lisa, thank you. an u...