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Think they are taxed too much. among mainstream america that number is 80%. among the political class, 70% say they are not taxed enough when they are not tacked. so it is a 150 point different. >> talk about being out of touch, tomorrow americans are going to -- that's the day your taxes are due. the same day that president obama has chosen to have a space summit. not even focusing on the issue that people care about. >> sean: he's focusing on theç economy like a laser beam. >> that's part of his space program. >> sean: yes part of his space program, not a bad -- [ applause ] >> sean: rasmu...

By what is called a space summit and an event where he'll ostensibly outline the future of the space program and we're still in the space game or are we destined to send our tax dollars and aerospace jobs that go with it, the robust space program to russia? and as anyone who flies commercially tells you when only one airline goes to a certain destination the ticket will be expensive and would you like to be the guy that turned in a $56 million expense account for a flight. martha: that wouldn't go over well here. >> reporter: wouldn't go over well here. martha: and, upset about the loss of our...

Shuttle programs. we are a country that will soon have no system for sending people into space. so now we must go hand in hand to the russians. think of it, shep, millions of u.s. tax dollars sent to the russians so we can have access to international space station that we spent billions to help build. shep. >> shepard: god forbid something happens to the relationship between united states and russia. then what. >> that's sort of a fair question. i posed it to former astronaut tom jones. take a listen. >> there is some, i think, worry about the geopolitical situation with the russians over the...

Now to the stories you'll be hearing a lot about in the week ahead, from the white house to capitol hill to entertainment. we start tonight at the white house. >> reporter: i'm dan lothian at the white house. two summits for the president this week. one focused on nuclear weapons, the other on space. on monday and tuesday, 47 nations will be taking part in the white house's nuclear security summit here in washington. president obama says the goal is for these leaders to commit to a process of eventually, quote, securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world within four years. then ...

Now to the stories you'll be hearing a lot about in the week ahead, from the white house to capitol hill to entertainment. we start tonight at the white house. >> reporter: i'm dan lothian at the white house. two summits for the president this week. one focused on nuclear weapons, the other on space. on monday and tuesday, 47 nations will be taking part in the white house's nuclear security summit here in washington. president obama says the goal is for these leaders to commit to a process of eventually, quote, securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world within four years. then ...