that's going to wrap it up for us. we'll talk to you again tomorrow. >> take it away, kyra. >> thanks so much. 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. here are stories this morning. congressman charlie rangel faces one of the greatest challenges of his long career. the ethics committee considering allegations that he violated tax and campaign rules. the ballots counted and arizona voters have narrowly approved

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boyians, will probably be on full display as we watch the opening statements, probably passionate, just as passionate as the speech he delivered on the house floor in august. remember this? >> hey, i was you i may want me to go away toxt i'm not going away. the ethics committee won't even tell me when i'm going to have a hearing. and heck, people who are concerned about me, i'm 80 years old. i don't want to die before the hearing. >> live pictures of the hearing now getting under way right as you can see on capitol hill, that's also where we find our correspondent brianna keilar. he is getting ready to sit down. what is going to happen today, this week, and what could be the possible outcomes? >> reporter: we're expecting a lot of what he's going too say in his opening statement, kyra, and you know, it's been reported arwe know for sure that charlie rangel will represent himself. he doesn't have a lawyer. it's reported it came down to

money and we are expecting him in his opening statement to address those questions. but this is a process that's really shrouded in a whole lot of secrecy. the ethics committee is notoriously tight-lipped about exactly how things are going to play out and how long this might take. presumably it could take a week. we know it's going to play out like a trial and the big moment is going to be charlie rangel in his opening statement. it's expected to mirror some of the 37-minute floor speech that he gave, that indignant floor speech in august. this will play out like a trial. the prosecution, which is going to be the ethics committee, they have staff lawyers who are going to make their case. then for rangel's side he is going to represent himself. the jury here really is eight members of the eanybodies committee. four of them democrats, four of them republicans. and the end result here is going to be potentially some sort of admonishment. there is a technical term for

different levels of what rangel could be facing here for these alleged violations. but we're not necessarily expecting him to be expelled. when it really comes down to the different types of rebukes he could get, perhaps i think the harshest punishment is going to be essentially this public humiliation in a way that could play out in this trial because this is of course quite a spectacle. though you see rangel coming in with a smile on his face, this is a rare and unusual and tough situation for a lawmaker to be in. >> and it's going to be interesting to watch this all go down as he represents himself as well. we're going to stay on this live picture. we know you're going to stay with us, too, as we follow this and as soon as rangel starts speaking we'll take it live. as you know, congress is back and lawmakers do have a long to do list. tax cuts, military policy, spending bills. but this is a lame duck session. and a lot of unseated lawmakers are cleaning out their desks as those freshmen move in.

dana bash is live in d.c. these are the last of the 111th congress. what do you think, is anything going to get done? >> reporter: there certainly is a long, long to do list that these members of congress have to try to get done in these remaining weeks before the end of the year while they are in session. it ranges from everything from keeping the government running which i think we could probably count on them getting through, to making sure that doctors who are going to lose money when they deal with medicare that they don't lose that. that might be something. but there are probably a dozen other things on the list that democratic and republican sources say they don't think it's going to happen. >> the new members of congress, capitol hill today, for orientation, what exactly are they going to learn today? >> reporter: they are going to learn the 101 of what it means and what it takes to be a member of congress. really, everything that goes into it.

everything from the ethics rules, they are going to have to abide by, to how to set up an office, to how to cast a vote. on that vote, casting a vote right behind me we have shave h seen some of these members. they have been coming in and out of this door getting their photos taken for what will be their vote cards that they use to cast their votes. they are also looking at the promises they made and how they can keep their promises. i talked to a couple of innewly elected republicans who were members of the tea party. >> we have to make sure we set the expectations for what we're able to accomplish, realizing we have a bifurcated system. >> we have the majority in the house. at least in the house of representatives i think we have to pass something that reduces the debt, reduces the deficit and has lower spending. we have to keep those promises.

>> reporter: they know a lot of pressure on them because they know that they were swept in pretty quickly and they can probably be swept out in a couple of years just as fast. >> tell you what, you mentioned learning about ethics. they have hands on i guess live training late to watching charlie rangel today. we'll be following that. thank you so much, dana. airline security check points are getting tense across country. people are mad as hell about the full body scanners. some are taking a stand. check throughout confrontation between a california man and tsa officials in san diego. it's gone viral. 31-year-old engineer john tyner was going on a hunting trip with his father-in-law on saturday. he refused the full body scan, then he turned on his cell phone, video camera and pressed record. >> over here. you have anything in your pockets? >> i don't think so. they had me take it out. >> no belt. >> no nothing. >> do you have external or

internal implants i need to be aware of? >> no. >> they are going to do a standard putt down on you, using my hands going like this. also we're going to do a groin check, that means i'll place my hand on your hip, the other hand on your inner thigh, go up, slide down. two times in the front and two times in the back. >> all right. >> if you would like a private screening we can make that available for you. >> we can do that out here but if you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> actually, we're going to have the supervisor here because of your statement. >> well, tyner never made it to the hunting trip, by the way. supervisors were called in. he is now facing a $10,000 fine and a possible civil suit. transportation officials are asking for passengers to be patient. that's a topic. we're going to hear what john

pistole has to say about it coming up in about half an our. >> when snow came down the lights went out. and it's not even winter yet but parts of the upper midwest are digging out of a weekend snowstorm. this is the twin cities area. thousands of customers out of power, as much as 12 inches of snow fell in parts of that region. i guess it's good from a skiing perspective and the kids making snowmen and that good stuff. >> power's out, not good. >> because it's wet. not only does it hang on to trees, in some cases still some leaves. that will snap some of the limbs. it doesn't stick around too long because the ground is still warm this time of year. over a foot in iowa, look at that. duluth, 11 inches. hawthorne, wisconsin. it wasn't just minnesota. a lot of folks getting into this. chilly air behind it. might get a smidge of snow later

this week. but the focus is this stationary boundary across parts of the east coast. it's going too remain for probably the next cup couple of day days. it will make its way to the northeast. the heaviest amounts will be across the southeast. not necessarily a bad thing. we're under a drought in this area and they'll take it. light rain boston to new york. light showers here and sprinkles. that's about it. there is a little problem with fog in philadelphia now so some travel delays about 30 minute delays at phl. atlanta to montgomery, hattiesburg, this area will take some of the rain. the ground far from saturated so we're not looking at any river flooding but some of this will come down heavily at times. as for the snow across parts of the west, snowstorm developing across the inner mountain west. 8 to 18 inches of snow.

into parts of some of the northern rockies through steamboat springs, back up to western minnesota might see enough snow to create a dusting. 41 in denver, 72 in los angeles. 70 in houston, 74 kind of wet, though, in new orleans there. with a high temperature of about 55 degrees in new york city. i wouldn't mind making a snowman about new. >> one of my friends lives in the twin cities. i imagine they are bundled up there knocking each other down with the snow. >> they ramp up early. >> now and then we get snow here. >> maybe this year. maybe this will be our year. >> thanks, rob. you a sarah palin fan? >> it's good tv. >> can she she snow from her back yard? >> i'm sure. >> she and todd and track and trig and bristol part of a new reality show. rob's going to tivo it.

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sarah palin, you've seen her on the campaign trail, on the book tour, on facebook a lot. now you can see her in her natural habitat. blackberries grow wild. >> mom is super busy. she is addicted to the blackberry. she's like. hang on. i'll be there in a second. >> yes, now you can see sarah palin's house from your own living room. maybe while you polish off a bowl of moose track ice cream. sarah palin's alaska on the learning channel t reality of her new reality show might be that she's getting primed for a presidential run. the show is today's talker. jim acosta is talking about it with us. we're seeing the other side of sarah palin kind of. what a way if you're up for the presidency, a reality tv show. >> that's right. and the question that could be asked about this, kyra, can sarah palin see 1600

pennsylvania avenue from her house. and my guess is that yes, she can. at this point you know, all of this talk abouter reality tv show is mainly going to be about the palin family. you see a lot of the palin family. there isn't much politics going on. you do hear a little bit of the palins griping about the journalist who moved in next door to their house and you know, todd palin filtbuilt a fe to keep them apart. sarah palin compares this to border security with mexico. there is a little bit of politics mixed in to the reality tv show stuff there. but mainly this is about the palin family enjoying the great outdoors which in one case included a real life momma grizzly. >> i love watching these momma bears. they have got a nature, yeah, that humankind can learn from. they's trying to show her cubs.

nobody's going to do it for you. you do it yourself, guys. >> roar. >> yes, there is piper palin doing her best grizzly roar there. all of the timing of this is conspicuous, kyra. this show runs eight weeks, will wrap up in mid january right around the time when a lot of top republicans thinking about running for president ultimately take that plunge. so, this could time out where you know, essentially she is priming herself for a white house run with this show. >> what do you think? is the show really helping her? we don't know what the ratings were. we'll find that out tomorrow. but polls recently show that she's still a pretty divisive figure. >> she really is. there are some polls that came out in the last few days that still show this, two years after the 2008 presidential campaign. she is a very polarizing figure. a recent ap poll shows 49% of americans view her unfavorably.

that versus 46% who have a favorable view. there is a gallup poll that showed a 52% unfavorable view but check out the number that is really important in all of this. i think that is how republicans see sarah palin and unbelievable number from the a.p. poll, 79% of republicans have a favorable view of sarah palin versus 17%. why is that important? she's thinking about running for president, she first has to win the republican nomination and if that many republicans like her, that is a very good sign. and keep in mind we're not just going to be seeing sarah palin on this reality tv show. she has another book coming out in the coming weeks and is going on a 16-state book tour, two of the states on that itinerary, iowa and south carolina. two very important presidential battlegrounds. >> we know you'll follow fort us, jim. thanks so much. as we head to break, a live picture once again, charlie

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live pictures once again from the hill, charlie rangel, facing 13 allegations for improperly using government services, also misusing a rent-controlled apartment in new york in addition to failure to pay taxes on a home in the dominican republic. let's listen in for a second. >> frankly, committee members, this is very reason that the chair has given to me that pains me the most as to why. i'm not entitled to a postponement because this matter could not be resolved before the end of this session of congress. can you tell me under what

theory of fairness dictates that i be denied due process, that i be denied an attorney because there is going to be the end of this session? when we know that i would be entitled if we had more time. that's what you're saying. what does it mean that we have thanksgiving and christmas and perhaps congressional trip, preparinging for the next congress? how far does this go to a person not having counsel, not having due process because we don't have time. well, i think we ought to find the time. i'm prepared to stay here, to get counsel, and have a hearing on this. what prevents us from doing it? and then to add that as i stand before you, i have no idea as to

how counsel intends to proceed. a week ago, 80 pages of what could be considered summary judgment. i think would indicate that this committee may not be prepared to call witnesses. that this committee would ask that a judgment be made based on admissions and exhibits. i have no lawyer to look at this. but to me, it just -- >> charlie rangel is well known for his flam boyians. it was on display when he took the floor to defend himself about ethics violations. now as the trial has begun we're getting conflicting reports that he's asking for a postponement of this, wanting to set up a legal defense fund. now possibly that might not be

the case. john avalon is watching it along with us. are you able to clarify. it's sort of hard to hear him and make sense of what he's requested. >> reporter: it is. it sounds like he's asked for a postponement due to the fact he has -- is without counsel at the moment. he spent over $2 million in legal fees to day. he's saying he needed time to set up a legal defense fund to be represented by a lawyer at this first phase of the trial. he's making an impassioned speech to his colleague, four democrat, four republican at this first stage of the trial. talking about the essential unfairness of his situation being without counsel, saying he's wanting the facts out, that his family caught hell to date but this is an unfair situation because he's without counsel. >> didn't he make it clear he was going to represent himself? that's what we had been talking

about. >> reporter: that is what -- we had all been under the assumption. but the committee chairwoman indicated that she was a bit surprised he was sitting without counsel and now the crux of his opening statement is about his desire to have time to set up a legal defense fund. he is a trained lawyer, it has been 40 years since he practiced, that's how long he's been in congress, since 1970. at the moment he is making a very impassioned opening statement to his colleagues at this hearing. >> what's the reality of them saying sure, you got it. you face 13 allegations here of ethics violations, we'll give you what you want and we'll postpone this. really, what's the reality of that happening? >> reporter: i don't think it's very high. again, this is an investigation that has taken over two years. the opening statement declared over 50 witnesses, 28,000 pages of documents resulting in 13 counts so this has been coming down the pike for a very long time. and the idea that it would be

delayed once again, remember, this initially was delayed to occur after the election, when it was scheduled to to appear before. >> he finished his opening remarks, he sat down. what will happen from here? are they going to consider this or what do you think, john? we're kind of winging it and playing it by ear. >> reporter: i'm sure they will, consider briefly his request. but i would be very surprised if they accepted it because again, all of the facts have been on the table for a very long time. there's very little element of surprise at this stage of the hearing. and congressman previously announced intention to represent himself and one of the recent pieces of news that came out showed that he had a political action committee which paid nearly $400,000 of legal frees

which is frowned upon. these 13 counts are long standing. i would be highly surprised if the committee decided to delay again on congressman rangel's behalf. >> now it appear there is is back and forth, rangel addressing whatever it was they said. we'll listen in. he's not miked very well. we'll go back when members of the committee are addressing him and take that live and see if we can figure out what's happening. we're also monitoring it back in d.c. a quick question. if found guilty of these ethics violations what would the consequences be, what are the possibilities for his future? >> reporter: there could abwide range. anything ranking from an official reprimand to a fine to a sensor. there is a wide range. but this is one of the longest serving members of congress so

this is high drama and a high degree of personal tragedy considering his fall from grace. two years ago he was riding high as chairman of the house ways and means committee. now it's come to this hearing at the opening stage of a trial. >> let's listen for a second here. members of the committee speaking. >> ranking member mccall, members of the subcommittee, representative rangel. my name is blake chisholm. i'm the chief counsel for the committee, to my right is debra morris, counsel to the committee and to my leeft is donald sherman, also counsel to the committee. that the time i would move to introduce exhibits 1 through 549 into the record. >> is there objection? >> well, madame chair, if it pleases with all due respect, i'm not in a position to pass judgment on what counsel is about to do. i've never known that this proceeding even existed, a

summary judgment if that's what he's about to do. any lawyer that i've talked with have said that this committee has no -- >> if i may interrupt, mr. rangel. just to clarify this. there is, we were noticed as were you of the -- this motion. i would like to make clear, however, that we will hear the motion, the argument from the committee counsel and whatever argument you may choose to make, but that if you wish to be heard in an opening statement, if you wish to proceed with witnesses, we will hold any ruling on that motion in abeyance so that if you wish to be heard we will hear you. >> i appreciate the chance. would that include the right for me to have a lawyer? >> you may hire whoever you wish as a lawyer. that is up to you. >> well, all i'm -- you've seen

the record. two million already. and i've been advised that this hearing could cost me another million. you've offered me the opportunity to have a legal defense fund. which would allow perhaps a lawyer to come into the case. if that's what you're saying there is nothing i would not yield to for that purpose. but you know that if you're saying that we can't move forward, then that restricts me from getting a lawyer. not only financially but the legal defense fund you suggested i would have, would have no meaning at all. if what you're saying if there is anything i can do within the rules of the committee that would allow me to move forward with this. >> thank you. >> object to just the procedure, but i did not know until a week ago that thissite-pa it80-page use to judge my conduct.

a week ago. i can listen to what he is saying, but does this mean that he is going into this procedure that i don't have counsel to guide me? >> if i may, mr. rangel, if you could be seated. for clarification, the respondent has inquired of the committee whether a fund could be created where contributions could be made for legal representation. and has been advised by the committee that that is permissible. however, the retention of counsel is up to the respondent whether you are to hire at your own expense, through your campaign committee or through a fund is your decision, not the committee's decision. >> all i'm asking, i agree with you 100% madame chair. all i'm asking for is the time to get counsel. i have lawyers from washington,

d.c. and new york are willing to give me free counsel, to be able to come here because they don't think i've been treated fairly and yet, they say that if they do that, it's a gift and violates all of the laws. i heard that perhaps they can do it at reduced fees or fair fees. if only we had time to develop the committee. you tell me that i don't have time to do that. so while you tell me that yes, i can hire anybody, get anybody, not have a lawyer, you also say and that's the third part of your letter, that time does not permit this matter to be concluded before the end of this session. and that's the nuts and bolts of what we're talking about. you tell me all of the things i could do but you're not going to give me time to do it. i think no one can say that's not the way this ends up. yes, i can do these things.

but you have to conclude this now and the next day and my reputation, 50 years of public service, has to suffer because this committee has concluded that you must conclude this matter before this congress ends. and all i'm asking for is time to get counsel. time to get counsel and you're saying now, i think, that you denied it before, and you're denying it now. >> i gather that you do not object to the admission of the evidence that has been proffered by committee counsel, therefore the -- >> i object to the proceeding and i with all due respect, since i don't have counsel to advise me, i'm going to have to excuse myself from these proceedings. because i have no idea what this man has put together.

over two years that was given to me last week. and i just hope that the history of this committee in terms of fairness would be judged for what it is. so, with all due respect, and recognizing how awkward it is for the members of this committee, as colleagues and someone that would like to preserve the right of members to be judged by their peers, with counsel, i respectfully remove myself from these. >> madame chair, before the respondent leaves may i ask the chair an additional question. >> certainly. >> even though the respondent did not specifically make a motion to continue this hearing i deem his comments to be a motion to continue. and i would like this committee to seriously consider a motion to continue, i would like for tuesday do it in executive session and discuss among ourselves what the respondent has said, because i take his

contention very seriously. i served as a judge in my state for 15 years and i know the importance of counsel. especially in this environment. so i'm going to ask that we deem his statements to be a motion to continue, and that we discuss it in executive session. >> all right. that is a request from one member to have a discussion on the, well, your motion to -- >> i'll make a motion to continue the matter. ask that we take it up in executive session. >> we will go into our closed session and have a brief discussion and then we'll return. >> was there a second? >> yes, there was. >> there was a second to the motion. all right. >> okay. we didn't think that was going to happen. we've been watching the house ethics committee, congressman charlie rangel as you know facing 13 allegations including

failure to pay his taxes, misusing a rent-controlled apartment for political purposes in new york and improperly using the government mail service, his congressional letterhead. he has been forward in calling his actions stupid and negligent but he has said he is not corrupt. we're playing sort of a guessing game when he stood up and said i want to postpone this. i need time to set up a legal defense fund, i need counsel and the committee was -- he might speak. let's listen. >> i don't think there's anything i can say dependent on their response to my request of postponement or delay tor right to counsel. >> congressman once again saying his only request was a right to counsel. but here's the question. okay. he went on and on, said he wanted to respectfully excuse himself. which he did but the thing is he knew about this hearing for months and said he was going to

represent himself, at least we were under the impression he was going to represent himself. so where do we go from here, what happens next? it's interesting to watch how this has gone down. john avalon, are you with me? >> yes, i am. >> i knew i'd get a chuckle out of you because you were saying okay, i highly doubt this is going to be postponed. boy, did we get thrown a curveball. we saw representative butterfield who came forward and said i suggest we move this into executive session, i was a judge, i understand needing counsel. but john, he's known about this for months and had made it clear he was going to represent himself. all of a sudden he's changing his tune. >> absolutely. this is very much unexpected, a huge curveball from representative rangelle and the committee which is now moved to executive session to consider his request that it be postponed again. this has been coming down the pike for a long time, two-year

investigation, months this date has been on the calendar. it was suppose to be before the election. now he needs more time to put together a legal defense fund to have counsel. the crux of his argument seems to have been i was disorganized, negligent, but i'm not corrupt and now he's arguing that in the absence of counsel, because he has already spent $2 million out of campaign funds to pay counsel to date, that he is at a gross disadvantage, and that he needs time to put together a legal defense fund. surprisingly, the hearing is considering his request which initially seemed to come out of left field. we will see. but the very unexpected or high drama moment at this sort of american tragedy in our democracy going on in washington. >> we've always known rangel to be high drama. that is for sure. you never know what he's going to do. all right. john, we'll continue to follow.

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airline passengers have learned to live with a lot of security rules over the years. emthe i your pockets, take off your shoes. no more than three ounces of liquid, you get the picture. full body scans seem to be the tipping point for a california man. john tyner refused that scan in

san diego. then he taped the tsa's reaction. and the video has gone viral. >> we're doing a standard pat down on you using my hands going like this. >> all right. >> also, we're going to be doing a groin check. that means i'm going to place my hand on your hip, my other hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up and slide down. >> okay. >> two times in the front, two times in the back. >> all right. >> and if you would like a private screening we can make that available. >> we can do that here but if you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> actually, we're going to have a supervisor here because of your statement. >> tyner refused a pat down, too. and never made it on his flixt he says he's now facing a $10,000 fine and a possible civil suit. but this guy isn't the only one fighting back against the body scanners. a lot of people are saying enough is is enough. even pilots. that brings us to john roberts

making news this morning, you got administrator john pistole to admit that rules could change forpy lotds, john. >> they could. the tsa has come under heat by the pilot unions. late yesterday chesley sully sullen berg here flight the flight down in the hudson river said why are we screening pilots. the two unions said they were concerned about radiation but sully said it doesn't make sense. particularly when you consider that if a pilot wants to commit an act of terror he or her would have the greatest weapon and that is the aircraft. so john pistole saying that they may be looking at revisions to see what makes sense because they are a trusted employee and maybe they don't need to. he didn't say this but the suggestion is maybe they don't need to go through the full screening all of the other passengers do. >> let's get back to the passenger in san diego. i've been through that airport. i've said that i have not wanted the body scan.

they have taken me aside and done the wand. it wasn't an issue. but he recorded this whole process and it's gone viral on youtube. you asked john pistole about this. what did he have to say? >> well, he said that obviously people are going to have their concerns and that the tsa is trying to keep a lot of people happy but obviously a lot of people aren't. let's listen to what he told me. >> obviously everybody has their own perspectives about their personal screening and again, it gets back to the issue of what are we doing to ensure everybody else on the flight people are properly screened so. if abdul ma ta la said i don't want you to doing a pat down because of my beliefs or whatever may be, so that's something we have to balance. all trying to be sensitive to the individuals issues and concerns of privacy and things, also the bottom line of assuring everybody gets on the flight has been properly screened. >> i understand that part.

what about this threat of a $10,000 fine, potential civil litigation because he didn't go through the screening process? >> well, there are a number of different possibilities there, the bottom line if somebody does not go through proper security screening they are not going to get on the flixt that's what it comes down to. >> it's true, you can say you don't want the body scanner and get the wand but apparently he wanted to take it further and say never mind, i don't want anything so of course he can't fly. >> yeah. but the issue wasn't that he couldn't fly. the tsa administrator ducked my question. the issue of being potentially stubt a $10,000 fine because he didn't want to go through the screening. also what tyner said that he was going to be subjected to, we hear on the tape as well, more than just a wand. it's a pat down that includes the tsa screener sliding the flat part of their palm up the inside of his leg all the way up to the groin, front and back.

and that is to make sure they get at least some sense in that area where there was the underwear bomb that there isn't something there that is not supposed to be there. >> we'll see what happens with regard to pilots and if they have to go through this. it was interesting that the head of head of tsa said that could change. some groups are plans airport protests for next wednesday, the day before thanksgiving, one of the busiest days of year. they are going to opt out of scanners and forcing patdowns and probably making security lines a lot longer. if you are planning to opt out during your holiday traveller, are you a frequent traveller who does that, we want to hear from you. sound off at cnn.com/kyra. we will read your responses next hour.

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that can dance. >> well, yes, who doesn't? >> time for the big play, and that means tony harris. >> a couple big plays and then something that feels a little outrageous to me. i'll get your take on it. this is the jacksonville game. this is what you're supposed to do, knock this hail mary down. nobody scores on a hail mary! someone just scored on a hail mary. >> no. there are plenty of people who have scored on a hail mary in the past. >> the defensive guy for the bucs doesn't what he's supposed to do but he knocked it into the arms of the smallest player on the field. 5'8" tall, jags win, jags win. >> i think the best are when they throw it all of the way across the field, the receiver gets. >> with the laterals and all of that kind of none sense. >> yes, clock is ticking, it's over. >> we have another big play from

the jets and the browns game, right. >> i was listening to that in the cab. >> this is santonio holmes. i think you interviewed him after he made the big catch for the steelers in the super bowl. he plays for the jets. his is a terrific game. the jets are playing good ball but this is a simple slant pattern. you're not supposed to score on this. his is a simple x button on xbox or a y on the play station. you make a juke, and you score on xbox but you don't score in overtime. >> what is a juke on the line? >> it's that and that and that. it's all of a that. a little high, a little juke. that's for play station. it's not in overtime in a big game in the nfl, all right. >> all right. well, jukeout much different from a blackout, which is play number three. >> take a look at this.

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through the scripts on the 11:00 show and he reads the roster of the bucs. >> you little cutie. >> top of the hour for you? >> yes. >> you rock. >> now you can make your exit. give me some juke. >> with a heisman pose, something like that. the big juke with tony harris. >> there you go. be careful with that. top of the hour. legendary congressman charlie rangel faces one of the greatest challenges of his long, storied career. he's accused of violating tax and campaign rules but just minutes ago, big drama derailed the house ethics committee at least temporarily. they decided to meet behind closed doors in executive session. why? rangel wants to delay the trial-like hearing for more time to gather money and replace the legal team that he fired.

>> i just hope that the history of this committee in terms of fairness will be judged for what it is. so, with all due respect, and recognizing how awkward it is for the members of this committee, as colleagues and someone that could like to preserve the right of members to be judged by their peers with council, i respectfully remove myself. >> madam chair -- >> all right. let's get to the latest on this rapidly developing story. cnn congressional correspondent brianna keilar joining us from capitol hill. john and i were talking about this is not going to be postponed. it will keep going. the likelihood of any getting closed down is pretty high. it will go forward and then the next thing we knew, boom, charlie rangel is walking out of the ethics hearing, and he's got a bit of a break.

>> reporter: he's saying with all due respect he has to excuse himself. that doesn't mean the proceedings are not going to continue but it's unclear. can they continue without the defendant there. rangel says this hearing shouldn't proceed. i think he would take issue with the assertion that his legal team was fired, that he fired them, but what he did say in his statement this cost him $2 million, and he was told to go through this additional proceeding could cost $1 million more, and when he told his team he couldn't guarantee he would be able to pay for it, they withdraw, and then he says a couple of weeks ago, his committee let him know he could put together a legal defense fund. he's saying i don't have enough to to do that. you didn't give me enough time. he says he's been screaming and begging for a timely proceeding and now he's being denied this opportunity to council. there's a history with the

ethics committee. they have been so secretive in their process that it struck me so much months ago when they came out with the statement of alleged violation that they say he did and the rules he may have violated, and one of the things they pointed out in there is he has been saying i want things to move quickly, and he pointed specifically to one example that stuck out in my mind. whether they said he didn't pay taxes on the property in the dominican republic, and he said, i'm going to put all of my finances before a forensic accountant. i'm going to pay for the accountant and have the accountant turn over this information to the committee, and that document showed that he said this, i'm out in front of it, and it took six months before he turned it over. they pointedly said in the past, you say you want things to move quickly but you have done a lot to slow down the process as well. it makes you wonder what's going

on behind closed doors because this is such a secretive committee but that may be one of the things they're discussing. >> you'll find out and let us know. he is known for his flamboyance and that's on full display. here's a part of the emotional speech he made right there before the house ethics committee. >> i'm asking for time to get council. i have lawyers from washington, d.c. and new york who are willing to give me free counsel and to be willing to come mere because they don't think i've been treated fairly, and yet they say if they do it, it's a gift and violates laws. i heard perhaps they can do if at reduced fees or fair fees if only we had time to develop the committee. you tell me that i don't have time to do that. so while you tell me that, yes, i can hire anybody, get anybody, not have a lawyer, you also saying -- and that's the third part of your letter -- that time

does not permit this matter to be concluded before the end of this session. >> john avlon, our cnn kriblter and senior political columnist for the daily beast.com. we weren't expecting that one but anything can be expected when it comes to charlie rangel. now what, john? >> what a bizarre twist to the opening stage of his trial. charlie rangel is embracing delay and denial. i think it strains credibility to say he's been blind sided by the process when it's been going on for at least two years, the investigation. he says he's only had a week, that he's there defending himself and shouldn't be. he wants counsel. needs time to put together a legal defense counsel. now, the eight-member ethics panel is going to convenience,

four democrats to consider his motion for a delay but he previously said he would walk out. process if he wasn't granted the stay. this is high wire act and strains credibility. this seems to have a lot of diminishing returns. a lot of people at home are saying, look, if i get called in front of an ethics investigation or trial, can i walk out of the room. if i get in trouble with the irs, can i say i was negligent but there is nothing criminal or improper going on? there's a lost special requests going on that might rub people the wrong way at home. >> don't you think that's odd? okay, he's been in service for 50 years. he was re-elected and is a popular guy, but we're talking about 13 allegations of ethics violations and he just got what he wanted on national television because one representative came forward and said i used to be a judge, and i can understand he

wants counsel, and that's it, they closed shop and are behind closed doors. he's dictates his own trial. >> we'll see if he succeeds in outfoxing and gaming the system. i think it's a high hurdle to clear because there are four democrats and four republicans. i think a deadlock is likely as any act key yes, sir sense with this. he has confidence that his constituents don't care about this allegations against him and some are quite severe. hypocrisy is the unforgivable sin in politics. for the guy who is the chairman of the house ways and means committee, to fail reporting his taxes and failed reporting four apartments in his home district of harlem where he was getting a discount on the rent, the steady stream of allegations, 13 of them, that is a high hurdle and it may not impact his

constituents at home, but the clear standard of public service to be equated with public trust and for accountability to be in place, it's not going his way. delay and denial may let him live to fight another day. >> we will follow it. john avlon, thanks so much. congress is back and law make verse a long to-do list, but this is a lame duck session, and a lot of unseated lawmakers are cleaning out this desk as the freshman class gets the lay of the land. dana bash is live in d.c. they're going to learn a lot about things, including ethics, and they're getting their first lesson right here with the charlie rangel trial oral not so much of a trial today. >> reporter: they would be. it's too bad they don't have time to watch. what's interesting, as they are getting ready, the lame duck congress is preparing, and they have a lot on their plate, effect from unemployment benefits to trying to approve a

nuclear arms treaty with russia. everybody who we talk to says that's not likely to happen. the most likely are up there on the screen, dealing with the bush tax cuts which expire at the end of the year, and something really important, probably congress' number one function, keeping the government running, making sure that that happens, kyra. >> what exactly are they learning at this orientation? >> so much. this place was flooded with nearly 100 new members. it is a huge, huge freshman class. i want to show you video to give you a sense of what's going on behind the scenes, behind me. the number members of getting photographs for their voting cards. they need to have the cards in order to cast a vote, which is a primary function for the members. they are not going to be able to use them until they're sworn in in january. that's the kind of thing these new members are doing, the nuts and bolts of the day but then

there's the substance, what the republicans were elected on. i talked to allen west, a newly elected republican from florida. he grabbed the tea party mantel and ran with it. i talked to him about what he expected and what is expected of him here in congress. >> they have to follow through or they will be thrown out on the ash heap. when you talk about earmarks, that's something that people talk about doesn't make a big difference but that's the idea of it that people are against. when you talk about the debt level, we cannot raise the debt level. i don't care if we have to burn the midnight oil on both ends of the candle. we have to look at the redund dense sass and duplicitous programs up here in washington, d.c. to cut the growth and spending. >> across the board, the newly elected republicans are talking to one another to figure out the best way to achieve the number one goal they promised in the campaign, which is to slash spending and also slash the federal deficit. >> dana bash, thanks.

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here's the thing. when another track from the album was released earlier this month, the jackson family and fans actually cried foul saying that the voice on the song wasn't really michael's. show business tonight host a.j. hammer joins me now. are there still concerns that these songs are fake? >> not this one. this one that we just played for you and that people are downloading is definitely the real deal. some members of the jackson family tell cnn they have no doubt this is an authentic song that was recorded back in 2007, and back then enunfinished version of the song leaked onto the internet. he and his patter in say they were devastated by the leak. the duet is the first song off this controversial poft tomb mouse album called michael. fans are split about the

authenticity about some of the songs but are excited about the release. this song will shoot up the charts quickly. anticipation has been high since his death back in 2008. >> there is a story about this song being chosen as the first sing single. >> epic records says there was a hand written note found after he died that said he wanted this to be the first release from his next project. there you go. his wish came through of that but this is the first of many, ma many songs to come. we will get new music from michael jackson. there is stuff in the vault that will last us years and years to come. >> let's switch topics because i heard a story and have to know it's true. a certain political powerhouse making a cameo in the film "hangover 2"?

>> yes. our friends said that bill clinton will make an appearance in the equell to "hangover." there are photos showing hm with cast members from the film in bangkok. apparently mr. clinton was over there to give a speech about clean energy and during downtime shot a scene or two from the cast of "hangover 2." the first film had mike sityson and now you have bill clinton. you remember the ill-fated idea to have mel gibson show up. there are more names coming. i enjoyed the first one, so i'm looking forward to seeing bill clinton in "hangover 2." >> it was a pretty funny move, and i saw it on the airplane and laughed his sisterically. we'll come back together and give our critics's reviews.

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>> i will be doing a standard patdown using my hands along your body. we will be doing a groin check with my hand on your hip, other hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up and down. two times in the front and back in. >> all right. >> if you want a private screening, we can do that, also. >> we do do that out here, but if you touch my junk, i'm going to have you arrested. >> actually, we're going to have a supervisor here because of your statement. >> well, at one point in the tape, a tsa agent tells tiner quote upon buying the ticket you gave up a lot of your rights. tiner disagrees. >> i don't think that needs to be a condition for people to fly. giving up that level of privacy is not something i'm prepared to do. >> well, tiner never made it on that plane. supervisors were called in and he says he's now facing a

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allegations of corruption. brianna keilar joins us once again from capitol hill. we'll be talking to her in just a few minutes. we will bring her back. meanwhile, congress convenes for a lame duck session but there's nothing lame about what that may mean for your bottom line. lawmakers may extend the bush tax cuts for some or extend them for everyone or they may just let them expire. so, what does it all mean for you and your bottom line? that's why we bring in carol costello. she's been working on that all morning. hey, carol. >> reporter: it's an interesting question, carol. those tax cuts, should they expire for everyone, just for the rich? is that fair? actually, it all depends on your perspective. it's how you look at things. we prepared some numbers for you to show you exactly how the bush tax cuts, if they're allowed to expire would affect your bottom line. this as assumes you're married with two kids and make $70,000.

right now you pay 2,300 in taxes, and if they expire, you will pay 2600 more per year. that's 7 bucks a day. but another way, that's roughly three gallons of gas. if you are married with two kids and make $325,000 a year, you now pay $63,000 in taxes. if the tax cuts expire, you'll pay $71,000, 7400 extra. that's 20 bucks a day, which is two movie tickets and a small popcorn, no chump change, though. if you make $5 million a year, kyra, you pay $1.3 million in taxes, and if they expire, you pay about $1.6 million, $276,000 more or $757 a day, a 32 gig

laptop with wi-fi. if someone makes 5 million a year, per week after taxes, they take home $70,000, $10,000 a day, so when you think about that 757 a day, is it that much? it's all in how you look at it. >> but some democrats say raising taxes is the fastest, most efficient kay of reducing the deficit. >> it is, because let's say you do it by cutting some government program, that takes a while, right, because everybody likes their own pet government program. so it's going to take a while to go through congress and through the president. but if you let the bush tax cuts expire on the wealthiest americans, that is the fastest way to cut the deficit right now. the problem with that, as you know, kyra, taxes are not a logical issue. in voters' minds, they're

emotional. everybody wants to reduce the deficit, right? but not with my tax money. >> taxes, that lingering evil in everybody's mind. carol, thanks. >> sure. we want to take you back to the rangel proceedings which will go forward. looks like charlie rangel will not get his way today. the trial will continue based on two years of investigation and 13 charges of corruption. it is rapidly develop be. our congressional correspondent brianna keilar is on capitol hill. he started, stood up, asked to excuse himself, went into executive session and now it looks like it will go forward, brianna. >> reporter: what happened is congressman rangel walked out. he said with all due respect, i have to excuse myself daying he didn't feel that the hearing should proceed because he didn't feel he was asking a right to an attorney. he said he spent $2 million on attorneys fees and about the time his trial was set, he was

talking to his attorneys and they said it could cost $1 million more, and he couldn't guarantee he could pay it and they said they were through. this committee went through doors, and this is going to continue. what is also really interesting is right now, the attorneys for the prosecution, the ethics committee right now begin to lay their ground work. what he heard from zoe lofgren, a democrat, she said in her statement, even though she said it's a shame that the lawyers have withdrawn, according to rangel, she detailed several dates where mr. rangel was given informal advice from the committee on how to pay legal fees with respect to contributions or what to do so they could help him sort this out, and we just heard this man, chief counsel, blake this chish

for the ethics committee, and he said there were several dates when the exhibits and witnesses and information detailing the alleged violations, that he was given a chance to respond and he didn't. so you see the ethics committee painting a picture of charlie rangel not doing his utmost to speed things along as rangel says he did, in fact, he's been begging and screaming for this to move quickly. >> thank you so much. he raised $100 million in the name of our needy veterans and then just disappeared. now he is missing, and so is most of the cash he allegedly scammed from donors. he goes by the name of bobby thompson, and he's the focus of a national man hunt. he's been running a charlt called the u.s. navy veterans association, and ohio's attorney general says the problem is most of the money raised didn't even go to our vets.

in fact, tens of millions of dollars can't even be accounted for, and it gets even shadier. federal election records appear to show thompson contributing $200,000 to big name politicians, like george w. bush, senator john mccain and john boehner. he all received money from his accused scammer, and as you can see, thompson had no problem getting close to some of the biggest names in washington. ohio's attorney general is joining us now live. there's a nationwide warrant for this man's arrest, but what do we actually know about him at this point? did he ever serve in the military? is he married? does he have children? what do we know about this guy? >> what we know mostly is what he did wrong. that is, he set up a sham charity to take advantage of people who wanted to give money to veterans causes, and we are

awa aware that he pulled about $2 million or more out of ohio and operated in about 30 states. this is a u.s. navy veterans association, and it appears it was a hoax. we have no idea if he ever served in the military because he has been going under an alias that is not his real name. we are learning more about him day by day, and we arrested one of his close confederates. she's in custody, and we continue to tighten the circle around this man who did so much wrong to so many people. >> richard, how did he get such great access? >> i think when you can come up with money from nowhere, and you come up with a lot of money, that gives you access. we see pictures of him with the former president, president bush, karl rove and senator mccain and other big shots. he obviously enjoyed being a big shot himself. this is a man who lacked a conscience was taking money from

people who thought they were giving to veterans causes, and it was going to his own personal needs and also so that he could gain influence in washington and in some of the state capitals around the country. >> richard, just looking at this list, and we mentioned george w. bush, john mccain, lindsey graham, elizabeth dole, lisa murkowski. this list is endless. i have pages in front of me. did any of these individuals know who he was a basically clear him before he accepted money from him or is that just not standing operating procedure? >> you know, i can't speak to what the candidate committees new or what the candidates knew. my guess is many of them did not know he was a fraud. some of them may have suss expected over time. you find not only are there contributions in his nam or the political action committee he

set up to only receive money from him and his navy veteran supposedly sham charity but also we now have found that there are other money order contributions but in the names of fictitious individuals, some ascribed to the same ups boxes he was using, a and others totally fictitious addresses. we know it was hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions and perhaps millions. >> this doesn't mean we shouldn't give to our vets organizes. we encourage people to do that but you have to do your homework and find out if they're legitimate. anything we can do to help track this guy down? >> i think that publicizing the fact that we are searching for him, getting that information out as you're doing, is helpful to us. we also want people to know that one of the worst harms here is that there were people who gave her hard-earned money thinking

they were giving to veterans causes, and, in fact, he was funneling it to his own purposes. this doesn't mean you shouldn't give to veterans causes. there are many legitimate veterans causes, american legion, vfw, those are the groups that should be getting your money, and something like this obviously should not have been operating at all and, we're glad we shut them down in the state of ohio. >> richard cordray, the attorney general of ohio, and we know this operation is going on in nine other states. thank you so much. >> thank you. surviving an earthquake now and later. dr. sanjay gupta is sharing the lessons her learned in japan for you and your city.

how to survive a powerful earthquake both now and later. preparation is key, as chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta is finding out in kobe petraeus pan. >> the world's population mostly lives in cities. they are particularly vulnerable to all sorts of things, including the consequences of natural disasters. the world health organization is having a forum here in japan believing there are lessons to be learned about how to prevent disasters and how to reconstruct after they occur. would you know what to do if you found yourself in the middle of that? what we're experiencing here is a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. go into the corner of room, stay

away from glass, cover your hands and face, get under the table if you have to, something to protect yourself. all of this is just a simulation, and that's what you need to do as an individual. given that so many people live in urban centers all across the world, how do you recover and rebuild after something like that? that's exactly the question they were asking themselves in kobe in 1985, a 20-second earthquake in length, 200,000 buildings gone, 5,000 lives lost and a lot of work to rebuild. they did it in less than ten years, and now they serve as a model for the rest of the world. a lot of lessons have been learned. don't put all your disaster resources in one particular area. also, try and engage the survivors of an earthquake as much as possible. hospitals have to stay open and functioning even after an earthquake.

of course, there are the buildings. 200,000 went down. this is one of them. we'll take a look at what it looks like now. this is the same building, rebuilt quickly after the earthquake. what do they do specifically? they use materials here to try to isolate this building from the ground and the shaking that accompanies an earthquake and also use metal plates to allow the building to move as well as materials that allow the building to sway if the ground is shaking. it is by know means perfect, and officials will say about 80% of the city is rebuilt. there are problems. narrow thorough fairs are tough to navigate and these buildings can come down in the streets making rescues more difficult. the balance is always there, trying to maintain what japan has been for hundreds of years in the middle of all this reconstruction. kyra, it is human nature to wait until something has occurred, a disaster has occurred before you do anything about it. i've seen it in so many places around the world, haiti,

pakistan, new orleans. here it's all about lessons learning, trying to prevent the worst consequences of the disasters like you just saw here in kobe. >> thank you again. dr. sanjay gupta in japan for a symposium on the growing threat of urbanization on public health. two new senators waiting until january to get down to work. we will tell you about those being sworn in today. [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol.

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what do you have, mark? >> there is a lot going on capitol hill. of course, there are host members, new members of the new congress coming in this week to try to find out how to operate and understand capitol hill. there's a lot of legislating to do, and cnnmoney.com has a great scorecard up on their website with 17 economic issues that congress has to address. among them is whether congress will ban earmarks, which has been a big drum beat from republicans and, president obama is behind that as well. what will happen to the bush tax cuts among many other things? unemployment benefits as well, which could expire at the end of the month, and will congress extend those for the 2 million people currently receiving them. you can check this out at cnnmoney.com. >> did the election results change people's opinions of the

two political parties? >> we made a graphic up for you. the view of the democratic party before the election 44% favorable. after 43%. the republican bumped up one point from 44 to 45. a different story a year ago, oh maybe not. >> thank you so much. do i get you both tomorrow, too? zhis a special treat. >> if you're good to us. >> that's going to be up in the air. this just came into cnn out of california. you're actually going to see a 13-year-old boy here. cody. he's on his way to school. this trip is a bit different. about 500 requireds, many vets, some from out of state, escorted him just a short time ago to school. why? well, last week, an official with the school actually told him to leave his bike at home

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josh levs, one of cnn's premier facebookers. didn't you start that movement? >> i was pretty early. i will talk you through this. this could be huge. this could shake up the entire world of e-mail. this is a site we go to, techcrunch.com. they say internally at facebook they are calling it the g-mail killer. more than half a million people are on facebook and right now you can only use the inbox messaging feature to write to other people on facebook. if they enter e-mail today, as is expected, all of a sudden all of those people inside facebook can have their e-mail within facebook so the question is why would they ever go anywhere else? i will say, internet users are choosy, and if facebook launches e-mail and it's not up to par, people will stick with the others. this is the breakdown of competition inside the united

states of web-based e-mail, and this big chunk over here, 44% issia who. hot mail is 30%, and 15% for g-mail and 11% others. yahoo has half the market, hot mail a third and google at 15%. the question is now what are the companies doing? what are they thinking and planning on? this is interesting, in advance of this announcement, aol did this, made a big change to here e-mail system called project phoenix, revolutionizing their e-mail system trying to compete. short book version, the battle is on. the expected announcement at 1:00 p.m. eastern. we are going to be following it for you. you have my facebook and twitter pages up there. also follow on twitter @cnntech. we will be following it for you.

can you expect repercussions from this announcement for a long time to come. >> we'll take a quick break.