to difference? it probably what happened, but dare to dream. more and more americans consider themselves independents, just like you. far from utopia, but a wonderful reality. good night. ♪ ♪ lou: bob gates new book force in the white house to respond to the former defense secretary who has a hybrid trail of president obama and vice president joe biden. the former pentagon chief leveling heavy criticism of the administration's foreign-policy decisions. i am lou dobbs. ♪ ♪ >> good evening, everyone. the white house on the defensive today over allegations revealed in a memoir of former defense secretary robert gates. in his book titled duty, the rights on the decision to enact

a troop surge in afghanistan, president obama was skeptical if not outright convinced that it would fail. and this continues the writing that i never doubted obama's support for the troops, only his support for the mission. and press secretary jay carney today and they said when asked by the president if we would send our troops into harms way without believingn the mission. jay carney would not answer directly whether or not the claim is true. while seeming to hold that bill gates himself responsible for the final decision. >> you would not make decisions surging u.s. troops without a thorough debate of the policy objectives in the options available to achieve those objectives and a third debate of the proper focus of the mission and what it ought to be. that produced a policy as others

have said and secretary gates was one the co-authors, if you will who did just that. lou: witnessing a shocking conversation between hillary clinton and the president. the two former senators allegedly admitting that their oppositions while in the senatee were strictly for political reasons. jay carney brushed it off when he said that the president was opposed to the entire war. and vice president joe biden was a target of sharp criticism. he wrote that joe biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign-licy and national security issue over thefour dec. while he accused the vice president of poisoning the well against pentagon leaders. d finally rushing to biden's defense, and didn't offer a single concrete example to refute the obligations.

>> i would reiterate that the president and the rest of us here disagree with that assessment. as a senor and a vic president joe biden has been one of the leading statesmen of his kind and he has played a key role in every major national security and foreign policy debate and policy discussion in this administration and in this white house. >> the president opening his weekly lunch meeting with bite into the press, and when asked when that is simply coincidence in light of the bill gates charges, jay carney told the press corps you decide for yourself. and on capitol hill the top democrat in thh senate, majority leader harry reid working overtime to extend the long-term unemployment benefits for three months. six republicans voted with democrats to debate this and

most of those republicans say that they won't vote for the final passage later this week unless lawmakers find a way to pay for it. among those republicans, kelly ayotte who says the extension should be paid for by not allowing illegal immigrants to defraud the federal government by claiming what is called the additional child tax credit. >> the joint tax committee has estimated that we can save close to $20 billion over 10 years by fixing this in our tax code. and so in addition to this issue, w can also pay for the unemployment insurance in the three-month extension that is on the floor right now. lou: majority leader harry reid slammed the proposal, saying that we could pay for jobless benefits by delaying the

obamacare individual mandate. >> so far all have heard from republicans is this. take a big whack out of obamacare. were they have another one. go after children with the child tax credit. >> the senate majity leader meant adults who defraud the federal government fraudulently claiming that those tax credits or likeness. there is still no word on how senator harry reid would move forward or whether he would allow votes on those amendments. and governor chris christie has a political crisis tonight exploding in new jersey. you e-mails have emerged showing chris christie staff engaged in a shocking case of petty political retribution which governor chris christie had denied on a number of occasions. private messengers between the

deputy chief of staff and the top transportation officials revealed they conspired to close the lanes of the george washington bridge back in september in order to create gridlock in the nearby town whose mayor didn't support this year's reelection. a senior staffer wrote that it was time for some traffic problems in fort lee. to which the transportation officials responded that you've got it. and on the week the lane closures, an unidentified person texted a transportation officials saying that i feel badly about the kids. apparently a reference to schoolbuses caught in the traffic jam. and the chris christie official replied then that they are the children of the voters, referencing the democratic opponent last year. and chris christie is a likely 2016 presidential nomination

candidate has denied that his staff played a role in the lane closures. last month the governor mocked reporters for even asking about the matter. and after canceling his public schedule, his office put out a statement, denying knowledge of the entire matter, claiming to have been misled by a staffer. and u.s. officials told "the washington post" that a former inmate of guantánamo bay is now a suspect in the september 11 terrorist attack and then got the. the former detainee who was released from guantánamo bay in 2007 reportedly trained at one of osama bin laden's camps and now says that the state department is expected to have formed a terrorist organization and the new allegations claims that "e new york times" say that al qaeda was not involved

in the 2012 attack. so much more ahead in the house judiciary committee has put on four separate bills to reform the country's broken immigration system. the house judiciary committee and chairman bob chairman bob the bot are leaving on the issue of immigration and the committee member trey gowdy will join us to talk about whether the republican leadership is undercutting the committee's work. also the former reagan economic adviser art laffer on the return to class warfare and the danger that poses to our slowly recovering economy. and taking up the global economic war endgame plan. the vulnerabilities of your investment. kevin freeman joins us. the polar vortex has left more than 90% of this country in a deep freeze and it is easing up

on much of the country. temperatures remain in the single digits but are expected to rise dramatically by the end of the week and could top 50 degrees by saturday in the northeastern part of the country. re than two thirds of the country affected and the economy estimates to have suffered some $5 million in damages as a result of the pola vortex and americans are unable to drive to work or take business trips and vacations, spending more time during this time to heat their homes and money. 90% of the 160 million homes are expected to pay more for heat this winter. the energy information estimate thecost increase to be about $300 on average as a result of this spike, if you could use that expression and talking about cold weather. on wall street today, 16-point

points, the s&p down a fraction. and we are coming back with much more. >> reforming the immigration system. the republicans are now the leaders on immigration. but is the gop establishment selling them out? we will be talking with congressman trey gowdy coming up

he won another obamacare embarrassment for democrats and the administration. new reports that maryland is considering a ban on shutting down their website and sending

residents into the crash prone deeplytroubled federal website healthcare.gov. martin o'malley had initially opposed that idea but so far only 18,000 residents have signed up and that is five short of maryland's 150,000 enrollment targets by the end of march. and speaker john boehner telling house republicans today that the leadership would soon release an outline of the position on immigration legislation. a lot of people thought that the judiciary committee had argued on that. our next guest is a member of the judiciary committee which is headed by congressman bob good law. he has also passed the act to bring american farmers some relief with a workable agricultural proram.

in giving green cards to immigrants than ever and advanced degrees in the united states. joining us now is congressman trey gowdy come a member of the house oversight and judiciary committee and chair of the immigration and border security subcommittee. >> thank you for having me. lou: let's start with a number of troubling reports. speaker john boehner talking about broad principles under chairman bob good law. it has been pretty active and pretty effective in putting together what i consider to be the solution. what is going on? >> speaker boehner has been very supportive in what has been going on. i read the same report and it was announced this morning. they will not be any different principl in 2013 and what we had in 2014. border security, and then what

is best for our fellow citizens as well. it is not going to be about winning 2014. it's not going to be about appealing to certain groups that haven't historically been too fond with the republican rty. we are going todo what we think is best for the country. so if they want to memorialize it and put it in writing,. lou: there is a public enthusiasm and the republican congress, for succeeding in actually taking the lead on resolving the issue of immigration in this country. the president couldn't do it and the house is now having about and having succeeded at doig so. >> eskimo we've even when they do this they didn't lift a finger with immigration reform

and we actually had a meeting today. i met with about 20 of my colleagues. many of them on different committees. we are all very encouraged, as you would expect with any big group. there is still a debate within the republican conference on a path to citizenship versus legal status. there's a debate on what the background check should look like. i would prefer a tougher background check. but what happened, and this is what else is imrtant. six months ago everyone in the world was telling john boehner do you have to bring the senate bill to the florida house and if you don't they are going to run you out of town. now only "the new york times" still like the senate bill and you don't hear anyone talking about this, including people who helped coauthored senate bill. lou: you are of course exactly correct. one of the leading lobbyists and

the highest paid and most effective individuals is routing around all over capitol hill trying to get amnesty done. and he leaves a pretty strong impression that he's being paid to achieve. do you think you won't succeed in convincing the house adership to create amnesty and embrace in an underhanded way of the capital's pillars, a dl that approximates the g-8 proposal? >> there other groups. they are groups that i respect, faith-based groups and those that are still talking about amnesty. howell that depends on is how you define it. but there are folks that have really thick suthern accents. one of them is named haley.

so i don't think speaker boehner is terribly concerned about what is former chair of things. there is no appetite among my colleagues in the house. lou: that is reassuring particularly coming from you. so let's turn now, if we may, to the president. he is talking about unemployment insurance and we have a vote in the senate. would you be willing to extend unemployment insurance for about a million and a half americans who are about to lose the insurance, given the dreadful performance of this administration and creating jobs and getting this economy going again? >> my friend john thune said that it was the 13 13th time that we have extended the temporary unemployment benefits system. we were wondering at what point

do you just -- when you accept and appreciate the fat that treating the symptoms isn't working and you have to address the underlying pathology. we pass this skills act, which will retrain workers who can get a vote in the senate. i have no interest in punishing those because this president can't find it. but by the same token, even some liberal economist can see that after a wild, you have to stop it. and it's been more than a while. so we are going to need to pay for this and i'm going to need some idea that we are going to reform this and it's not going to become an entitlement program. because we can't afford the other four that we have right now. >> it's difficult to keep the illusion and those economists will be running for election in november. you get the last word here.

>> i love kelly ayotte. the rob portman has had a really good idea. if you're getting social security disability because you can't work, you shouldn't be getting unemployment benefits. so how many people are? is a staggering number. so if we could look out waste and fraud and abuse, harry reid cannot convince my fellow citizens that we can't find enough waste and fraud and abuse in congress. and i don't think he can persuade us that that is where we are fiscally. lou: as always it is good to have you with us, sir. taking up the issue of immigration among many others in my new book called the people. it is on bookstore shelves online right now. if you are in new york you can get that book signed in person. from seven to 10 pm on barnes & noble at the upper east side.

but loudobbs.com for more information. up next, a brand-new report. private sector job creation is on the rise. art laffer tells us how the president's newest efforts could destroy the new momentum. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? managementouldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex.

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lou: the att reports private-sector added to under 30,000 jobs the strong showing in more than a year. small-business leads away added half of the jobs and a new release from the fomc mid december meeting shows most members agree that december was the right time for the central bank to release the asset purchases by $10 billion federal reserve officials claim to the schaede effects from the bond purchaserogram hall. don't you feel better? tom donahue doubles down in his war against the two-party fouling to protect pro-business members of congress from the tea party

and their challengers. >> you cannot make them see the light, and then there least let's make them a feel the heat. we will support candidates who want to work within the legislative process to solve the nation's problems and who understand business is not the problem, a business is part of the solution. lou: aso blasted the president's economic policies saying taxes and entitlemen in regulation and strength of recovery. we have our laugher from president reagan advisory board. i know even remember tom donahue being so brash and bold to believe in his way. i find that amazing speed mckee is the are robert gates of economics. but i do agree with the baba.

-- obama. the regulations and taxes and starting with w.. it is bipartisan they held this economy back a lot. i don't understand why he is up in arms with the tea party they changed the republican party for the better. some are weird. lou: just like the g.o.p. establishment are very enough? [laughter] , . [laughter] >> if deal they had a cape it would be perfect. lou: but that a fellow at home from the chamber of commerce represents part rary u.s. multinationals and is fairly indifferent to the vast small-business membership it is those who create most of the jobs will

not be too enthusiastic about the chamber's spending $5million to knock out the two-party and those that have the temerity to rest donahue? good lord. can do show exercise? >> it goes back in time when the chamber opposed proposition 13 but they unanimously opposed. the chamber is not invincible always correct organization. anytime donahue was completely correct to go after the democrats for policies i think the two-party made the republican party a better place and i agree there are tea party candidates that probably cost us a few senate seats if not more but all in all we ha a deficit problem. a tax problem the spending

problem in exchange rate problems and regulati problem. the two-party is focused on all of those. of i'd like as juicy a night for lobate flat tax nominee, a free trade, the double regulation that t at a the way and let the private sector solve the problem. lou: blood and it be nice? if the republican party could do more than just represent the chamber of commerce to embrace of middle-class and for those that are -- that aspire and for those interests to articulate why they are so important to. and may be understood and the economics of extending the unemployed the benefit can be rationalized by conservatives just to stop

the pain created by the president and the administration with the democratic party that has been so horribly effective to create growth for jobs in this country in bridge their way to a time in which republican leadership can get that done. >> i don't think donahue reflects he does not care about these other people. our sure he does. lou: what makes you so sure? the chamber a source and has been behind millions of jobs for kobe loss 3 million manufacturing jobs. lou: we do disagree on this. >> don't tell the it is free trade then you start to outsource the ceo job. get real. i want to see some real honest discussion and.

how about the ceo job out? we could save a lot of money they make 500 times the average employee's give becker was of the board for quite a while. >> youu said outsource the cl [laughter] said you could have a french man. hy not? you don't actually have to take donahue and move them? lou: i am not opposed. [laughter] goodness. >> we delight to have y here. also your granddaughter. lou: i had forgotten about that i want to wave to all of my granddaughter's. wait to everybody. >> i have eight. lou: terrific. doing a quick count.

many of the themes are the issues in i discuss in my new book "upheaval" i would like you to read it and think about some of those issues available in bookstores we're coming right back in time to do a transaction. stay with us. >> the king of cable news, roger ailes goes public with his views on the state of industry and we will take those up with our the "a team" next.

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again kelly over her remarks about santa claus being whites are bathetic for try as he claims victory in the cable news wars now that cnn is out of the news business and he says msnbc dodged a bullet by canceling alec baldwin's new show because there would have to fire him eventually because he would not be able to achieve ratings. he likes rachel matt on a personal level and sarah palin? he says he hired her as a fox news contributor because he wanted to give courteous to pass off the people that wanted her dead. hands starting a brand new history channel with bill o'reilly. joining us now the "a team."

we talked on your broadcast this afternoon if it is great. john gibson, we are delighted to see you in that you have joined us. let's start with the unemployment insurance and the odd mix of emotions with the republican party about extendi unemployment benefits to people who have been long-term unemployed because of disastrous economic policy implemented by this administration. >> it is not their fault. of less they voted for obama [laughter] >> there are looking for a jobs most of them are. there are no jobs to had.

the president tries to put a band-aid over it to keep them in the unemployed the checks but as charles crumb number says of the speci report, this is an indictment of the administration's economic policies. lou: new support republicans voting for the extension? >> i don't want to see nobody pay their heating bill in the cold but come on. this is a consequence of five years of his economic policies and people should recognize it. they need help. give it to them. fine. don't cover upt it is about. lou: i think one of the problems is republicans have not been affected. even though this economy is a disaster he runs against

himself detox about the inequality of income in this country. he has been president five years and it to of those he had control of congress beyond belief. >> we have to be honest about the collapse before he caveman. we have a problem the fed had over $85 million per month to purchase assets survey we can feed america i am in agreement but we have deeper problems it is ironic we talk about this with the 50th the anniversary of the war on poverty. the war on vietnam's, afghanistan, the necessary military forays taking money that we need to invest in america right now today. lou: we have infested

literally trillions of dollars stake into banks. lou: no, no, no. charles: me to go through this series of war on poverty agencies that have received this money and the result? do you realize urban city mayors have a higher unemployment rate than in 1965 when the war on poverty began? >> i am such a fan to learn more about lyndon johnson he is one of the most underrated destructive forces in history. spending how much more could be spent with the war on poverty? lou: we will take that up with our panel. stay with us and you can get

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getting married contributing to do poverty. so this is the year of income equality. lou: chris christie has been caught with females -- e-mail's with reprisal shutting down traffic in the small town next to the washington bridge. it was carried out at the orders of his senior staff numbers or at least a senior staff member and he was misled. how much trouble is he an end? >> level think anybody in the tri-state area will be mad if you create traffic problems to punish the mayor because he did not suppo you or of jersey city because he did not support you is a problem.

christie ised a statement today like -- it did not sound good. what if he had the federal power? what about the irs? he denies and i don't know the truth but it is a little scary. i hope if runs for president as a republican he has learned his lesson he cannot do this brass knuckles stuff because it would scare the the jesus out of a lot of people including the republicans he would need to support him. lou: the new york times takes this president to task for having an extraordinarily egregious and transparent to administration even though he promised it.

of folks are getting full of the two faces of barack obama. >> to face is? that was a bit harsh and. lou: but he says one thing and does another. >> when you are running before you get into office then you get in and see something else for our hope they become more transparent because that is what the american people deserve. they have conquered the down and that has not been good. i hope they will change course because i don't think there is anything to hide. it cannot do that in america lou: the administration has stonewalled all of the irs back all administrations do. you know, that. >> barack obama has nothing to hide? [laughter] lou: i love it when these

conversations and with laughter and good cheer. >> happy new year. lou: joined the debat from home check this out:twitter follow lesser go to facebook everything on lou dobbs.com and here are some of the best comments we have received about our good friend jay carney. >> cut him of a little slack he is focused on growing his beard for his upcoming cameo on end up dynasties. >> how long will america except the incompetence of this president? from sending your children to war is all based on politics. >> and about the job creation and. >> you cannot create jobs by borrowing more money from china. i wish barack obama and his pen would run out of sync. the game play and shows just

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anti-effective cyberattack, how worried should we be and how soon? >> we should be very worried everyone from general alexander three weeks ago to do napolitano, everyone agrees something will happen in the enemies have the intention to attack us with a cyberpearl harbor coming we yet americans act like they want to buy beach condos. lou: i have talked about cyberattacks former head of "newsweek" magazine who has written about this issue for decades. what is the cyberattack and how will it be manifested? what is the impact? >> we covered in the book multiple types of economic attacks. a cyberattack like at target

where 40 million credit cards are stolen intended to crash the new york stock exchange with the flash crash or the syrian electronics are be when they did that just by a tacking the twitter freed. lou: what can individual investors do to protect themselves because the money is in a virtual world of the world wide web. >> no question. what we need to do because the government is not, keep incredible records, a diversified broadly, don't have everything in the u.s. dollar thats subject to attack as well. back up everything. nobody gets stock certificates out in the more they are in trust but if you leave them there have excellent records to prove what you own.

lou: with that we still have the issue as we watch institutions of the attack all that information is flowing she knelt there under the control of the bad guys. why will the government to react? is itbeyond their capacity? we but they're overwhelmed. has reacted nicely to protect our defense systems and missile silos. the white house has been attacked also. we have seen attacks on the power grid and if the electricity grid went down it could destroy our economy. al qaeda and others i'd like to see the american economy failed. lou: there would like to in the degree to which we are prpared? the grid without cyberattack seems to be at the very

least teetering on the verge of collapse because of the drainage of the grid itself. >> no question. with this cold snap that was pushed to the limit with brownouts and blackouts. what if the was a solar flare that caused a serious problem? there is a lot of economic threats that we have and i wrote game plan because of you respond you cannot respond to a passing play as a football defense with the rush defense you have to be prepared to change your defense depending on the attack. lou: the author of the implant available on line in bookstores tear you. good to have you with us. recommended highly. thank you for being with us don't forget to pic up a

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