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Paying tribute to a dear american and dear friend. in a statement, he wrote, if harry said he would do something, he did it. if he gave you his word, you could bank on it. that's how he got things done for the good of the country for decades. biden cited a number of reid's accomplishments including passing the affordable care act in the wake of the legislation. and nbc's chris clackum has more on his legislation. >> but the highlight at least for me. >> reporter: harry reid was known as a tenacious fighter even before becoming a senator. growing up in poverty, his toughness shined as a scrappy...

Recovery legislation in the wake of the great recession. nbc's chris clackham has more on harry reid's lasting legacy. >> the highlight for me -- >> reporter: harry reid has known as a tenacious fighter even before becoming a senator. growing up in poverty, his toughness shined as a scrappy boxer, and later as a u.s. capitol police officer. he got his political start in nevada politics serving on the state's gaming commission in the late '70s and early '80s. then climbed onto the national political stage in 1983, serving two terms in the house and for the next 30 years as u.s. senator from nev...

>> why do you want to be president? >> well, i'm -- >> one of my complaints for this year or two of ready for hillary e-mails is that it wasn't clear what you were ready for. >> clinton advisers say her campaign will center on boosting economic security for working families, and casting clinton as a tenacious fighter, able to get results. tenacious fighter able to get results. >> i anticipate she'll begin with an actual genuine big idea you're really going to focus specifically on the middle class. >> as clinton tries to prove inevitable does not mean she's taking anything for granted. i'm joi...

20ss and as a tenacious fighter. ed henry live in des moines where she's expected to travel to within the next couple of days after that announcement. >> reporter: president obama and that is tricky business for her all but endorsing her yesterday. she's trying to be her own person and that's the big theme behind what you were saying about fighting for the middle class. that was laid out in a campaign memo that fox obtained last night saying will will be all about the middle class and income inequality. i think that is clearly an attempt to say this is not about her iks this is about you. reme...

Investors concerned right now that italy's economy could be the next to collapse and a vote today in the italian parliament shows prime minister silvio berlusconi no longer has a majority. his key political allies are asking him to step down. greg burke is joining us live from rome right now. greg? >> reporter: jon, that's right. a very big day in rome. it was just about an hour ago. there was a vote on a budget matter. it was not a confidence vote yet in a way it was, a vote on berlusconi's government. he needed 316 votes to show he has an absolute majority in the lower house. he did not get ...