$3.5 trillion deal that is washington. that is our show and we will see you next week area ♪ ♪ >> good evening. a deadly combination of sn and sleet >> good evening, everyone. shutting down the nation's capital and much of the east coast. more bad news on obamacare and the president's gallup approval rating has fallen to 39%. president obama and his of frustration and private ce again into asia will king to pass comprehensive immigration and legislation that had he so desperately wanted the democrats desperately needed. tonight we will analyze if the president is the biggest

obstacle of the immigration debate. the addministration wants to give 6 million former felons the right to vote because they're likely democratic voters twerking us on the unprecedented intervention and his insistence on using executive ders ashe ignores congress popular opinion in his own statements of the past. but perhaps the biest challenge facing the president is aack of credibility. he has an immense trust deficit in the gallup approv ratin falling back at 39 percent today 1.above the all-time lowes rating. now republicans tellhe president o wants to negotiate they see no point to work with a president they don't trust.

many of his own party don't want the campaig with him or to be assocted with him looking for a foreign policy successewhere, anywhere in t world hence his return to asia. tonight secretary of state kerry is in korea making the case traditio redouble the efforts to keep north korea in check. >> our belief is that time indicated to borne out urch korea to take action to ming into compliance and i will encourage china to use all meanst its disposal to do so. lou: this sounds good but is there a stregyehind that if it to asia?

ended in the region what is the point of this tebet aside from the politics? attorney to asia. >> expert and a sense especially after a decade of blood and swt and money spent in iraq and afghanistan. theoretically the private is absolutely right. obama is a smart man like his former secretary of state elliott clinton out we first heard about the pivot. [laughter] she did identifyhat as a key mission of u.s. foreign policy. he picked up the theme that unfortunately the economic and political guides seem to be against him because the first trip, it could have then the people suggest it wawas because the first trip

was aborted by thehutdown. he had to cancel the trip. lou: with the tea 302 asia the most powerful country geopolitically is tied dh on dash tied up. why not go to china? >> you have to shore up the alliances who by the way are not getting along with one %-toay an is just under enormous pressure from the chinese who don't like the fact there regrading japaneseistory to make the insion of china them more palatable to thedomestic audice as china itself is worried about japan and creasy the pensive expenditures. why? because they don't trust the united statesto fulfill its

commment with 60 perct of the forces in asia. lou: at this point the strongest and the loudest and the most specific voices on the overreach by the chinese government that is itself the attention that ever rises in the ar and of a verery clear nature of the south china sea with the sphere of influence why we do not expect that government not to react forcefully? >> i expected them to react. and we areather stunned when the united states announced it would construct commercial airlines to abide by the tighter unilateral extension of air defense and

at the same time sent unmanned fighter pilots in the space to send a mixed message. the philippines out long last obama has stepped up to the plate to support the philippines claimsf the south china sea. so we're starting to get the foation of the pivot policy eluding us and tell about. lou: you see this as positive for the president to pport allies that have been neglected? hours has been a very rough history. it would be good to see this president act as if india existed or that china has designs leading up to hegemony and affect the philippis are the historical partner in what

they received over the course of the last four years? to make you articulate the need to support the allies more coherent the ban the president hahappened to knowbout. the problem. lou: news said he was smart. [lghter] >> the problem with the pivot it ial rhetoric with no strategy or action. lou: what would y have a stew with a country so large it important commercially to geopolitically? they've make designs on a teitory th is not theirs? >> the president should be very clear in the u of force to accomplish that goal will not be tolerated by the united states. lou: he gives ultimatums to leaders of smaller countries to back that is why the president works with r allies in the region to

reassure em about america's determination to carry forth on the pledges that it makes. lou: a yeye expecting to see a clear path forward from the improvement of the relationship hrs significant deterioration? >> we will have considerable attention because not with the collapse buit is a setback. that trade component the president has very little to show so far in the chinese will push and push and tell they are stopped. lou: they give for being here. secretary kerry chose a rfect time to be a brid with a heavy snowstorm hitting much of the east bringing the federal government to a standsll for all federal offices closed as the nation's

capital gaudy meages more than 6,000 flights have been canceled. it is not any better off the rose t the least 18 deaths blamed on the weher most of theraffic accidents. a lot of snow york 50, a philadelphia, 11 boston eight. verlag ig did choose all weather disruptions reducing economic growth forecast that is paid a first quarter gdp growth down from forecasters were but the goal of 2.5%. >> the president unilaterally changes laws to force others and clearing the way for hatever the deal his buddies would like to make. next.

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pen and phone to get around congresshat threat through executive is an unusual and ntractory to his views on abuse of power before he took the oval office. we found the speech of his mah 2008 you may find illuminating or aggravating >> i taught cstitutional law 10 yearsright take the constitution very seriously. the biggest problem we face right now has to do with gege bush trying to bring more pow int the executive branch cannot go through congress at all. that is what i intend to reverse what i am president of united states of america. lou: as an aside that you think there is a stress it is remarkable. it happens to the vast -- best.

>> ironclad i lost my hair at 29. i am just in a bald guy. [laughter] arthur has alrdy introduced in south. [laughter] they give for being here. between the president when he is now doing he goes it a loan. we go the public does not like it what can be done? >> it is in creating but wh i did the research for this segnt all presidents have exercised that and they do is so ofn we are not even aware. foexample, when executive order initiated by the president to days before his minimum-wage to rename the national security staff to the national security council. big deal. we don't care but it is the

big stuff. but unless we protest he gets away with that. lou: what about congrs? is there a constitution to limit his coalition? >> start about the beginning the president before he was the president what he would do when he was a candidate in what he does the president. that has beegoing on for the urse of history. wilson said he would never send us to war as a candidate ten as he was president. lou: was a a progressive? [laughter] >> very much. a new york city job. i am as surprised the president is using. tellomebody stops it he will do it as much as he can the foundingathers are turning in their graves.

we could do what we're doing talking aboutt. putting pressure on him civic that doesn't stop because you have ort tiber's attitude by the time we do something it will be 2016. lou: senator rand paul is doing something. he is someone the president and others of the national security apparatus over the nsa surveillance. >> i like itit. lou: what is the standing? >> i think the case has lies presenting three to the 50,000 people anybody with a cellphone is affected by the nsa. the case has laid said of the key can sue the president gave names the president as a party and a fake he can get away without with immunity but he can sue the nsa. lou: and rand paul has already run into controrsy

now accused to plagiarize of the complaint spirit that is of fundy byproduct. once again talk about the forefathers. lou: are you keeping me on point? [laughter] >> did what the esident to do anything thout the approval of congress. they left a the marquee. that was the number one priority. number to his privacy if you chose washington or franklin that they have access to. lou: what about right to privacy expressed in the constitution? >> shout it again. lou: that right is of the that it? >> the counter argument could t forefathers have envisioned the osama bin bonded flying to planes into

the role trade center. lou: we have a congress with twoversight committees the national security that intelligence agencies and overseen by congress what more could be done? nobody is disputing these agencies failed to tell congress what they we're doing. >> above the need now is probable cause. going through sulfone cords your e-mail reid the probable cause that every american in the country. >> she hit the nail on the head. basically the way this is wrapping up lou: from september 1 through today we now have the federal government, congress suing the very people who have

been protecting us against radical islamist terrorism over the past 13 years? it is about reality. >> today with the inter the federal courthouse a and the guards to although the you should see what they do. take off my belt, the issues , i cannot bring might ipad. there is ablack-and-white digest's think we have gone a little too far i will change my tune if god forbid another accident happens. lou: g bless you for being on this. most americans if one needed to ochered it would have to be a large event they would charge to the front of the blind to say what in the hell was the government do we?

>> the irony is i just don't have ttake off meyer bracelet. >> there is the difference to make sure you're not packing a peace and to repair all private correspondence they don't need to do that for us. [applause] lou: you have been arbitrating the entire discussion. >> you get all the credit. [laughter] president obama knew nothing about the obamacare disaster the in up to the launch but until you hear the new evidence you may wonder why he did not know. he did not know. stay with us. you knso i get invitedpeople have saved with progressive, quite a fewfamily gat. heck, i saved dith he a foune you make a mighty finesus, m'l.

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>> 3.2 million people have gned up for health insurance and far short of the administration's projections and 5.6 million by this point, 7 million by the end of next month. lou: so what is the whe house doing in the face of such embarrassing failures to perform? this is a denial that there was any target member. >> i think that succe looks like at least 7 million people having signed up by the end of march of 2014.

lou: what has been an effect of the failure and the's been on popular opinion. take a look at these results from the fox news poll out today. 55% of voters wish the health care law had ever beepassed. 64% of voters don't believe that the law were passed if we knew back in 2009 what we know today. 56%ay obamacare is more about the government controlling our lives than about helping individual america get the health care that they want and need. we are gueing that the white house was grateful to dave for what turned out to be a snow day. including the changes for obamacare, congress, he says, passed the law and the president signed it, acing and decides t amend it. multiple times. the best thing now would be

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lou: 263 days until the midterm electio. the obama administration trying to put a positive spin on the obamacare disaster. ining us now is john fund. good to have you both here. >> to be very clear i think they only have one strategy. if i was running, i was focused on other things.

there are 42 americans that don't have coverage that can finally afford it. 42 million americans. lou: lou: johnfun, the idea of this that we are looking at they are accused of shutting down the government wanting to. do the republicans over the democrats in the house a debt? >> well, clearly if the democrats have gone back to congress after the first surfaced and said we will work with you and fix them, i think the republicans would've had their thunderstorm from them.

there would be an uproar. lou: the president has said to the american people that he is going to go around and i can't find an instance ihistory where a president has said that they would defy the form of government for his own purpose. >> the only wanted it was

richard nixon. 55% said we could put up that fox poll. and i take you point about this engagement on the issue. republicans just got very lucky. it doesn't sell politically. the soundbites don't work for that. what they can do come and the one thing the democrats can do is harp on some of these other structural distinions and how

they have a desire tsee you nimum wage go out. including the unemployment benefits. these resonate with the middle middle america and i think that it's an opportunity for the republicans to not do that. to come to the table and have a type of solution and we all want to see them do better. u: we don't see any evidence resonating on the minal wage in this country. looks like it's being reimbursed. there seems to be a lot of noise about the minimum wage. i hve seen it recently and it's about 2 million people. weven have the spectacle of the labor secretary tom perez telling reporters that republicans have a fewhundred thousand for the new executive order by the president, his fiat on minimum wag would suggest that this is less than 20% of

the people use it to support a family. the vast majority are those supplementing their income while th live at home or the older people that are supplementing their social security. i'm not saying the minimum wage is something that people can live on. it's something that very few people have to live on and regards to family. >> i truly believe that we should raise th minimum wage and i have no problem with that

and it didn't seem tohave much pull fresh clever ideas. are we going to expect muchew from this campaign? are we going to see republicans talk more about this? the senate and the houseave both come out with different bills to try to transcend to overcome obaacare and it has been a long-time comg and i hope that we have a debate about how to fix ourealth care system. lou: it sounds like it may be

left wide open on t issue. >> certainly. i think they have to speakabout inclusion if they want to gain traction with the middle class. but for either party they are really going to connect with middle america. they have to talk about job creation. lou: i think that most think that they are in the pockets of the elite. after this they discovered that she has been indicted for stealing from her last mployer, a nonprofit organization. kristen mcclure racing a trial on theft and fraud. you'll be you will be relieved to know that she sti collected 100 30,000 a year salary. extending trouble in five other

states. hawaiian island andminnesota and oregon. republicans seem to political opening in five states have these democraticpenings whose terms. heather macdonald will be with ♪

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lou: nearly half of all illegal immigrants facing deportation are winning their cases before immigration judges. the administration immigration policies are to blame. surely nt. the obama administration are waiting for immigration pieces as it shifts presents to presence of the dreamers.

over 250,000 illegal immigrants have received reidency permits as part of the 2012 deferred action program. leadingo more than 500,000 americans and the wait time for those resident visas are soaring. it should be as quick as that. manhattan sr. fellow heather macdonald joins us. why should that be a part of this? >> thepossession is a part of this and they havelobbyists behind illegal immigrants are waiting patiently toome into the country and they don't have the same political clout and

lows in tandem for the last decade or so is a constant immigration enforcement. it is unfair to people who came here knowingly and voluntarily to enforce them. >> i can think of no other issue where the left and the right me combine forces with such power. and t political ssages in both paties on this issue. it is striking. and i truly believe that the amnesty advocate.but they had this one in the bag this year until the house republican party took leadership of the issue. what do you think? >> the left and the right can be cracked that legalizing llegal aliens is good for their side. one side is wrong in this question. and i would say probably the right is wrong and their belief

that low skilled hispanic illegal alienare republicans waiting to happen and i take that the establishment that is pushing this idea is walking into a trap. i realize that time of unemployment you are hurt low skilled americans by wanting to bring inand the compromises we have been gin do not sufficiently move our immigration systems with high skilled workers. >> does it frustrate you that we are not hearing a discussion of the immigration system is broken? we occasionally tell people how many million we bring into this country lawfully and the number is 25 million people a year in one form or another.

over three quarters of a million, that became a natural part of it. three times the number of hem coming into the european union to candidates to china. and how do you combat the ignorance about these issues becau the national media will not take up the facts ecause if they do they lose amnesty. >> i would like to take people on factinding tours in the pico rivera section of los angeles and showed him the schools. and the fact of the matter is that they are not passing on social capital to their kids to succeed and taxpayers e paying

for that. and they now say that the kids are falling so far behind. lou: we will continue the conversation. thank you. and thank you for your information on thessue. heather macdonald from the manhattan institute. president obama said that he can ask america. doctor robi ludwig with her psychothapy a availab to the

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>> the president called for a unilateral change to action. executive orders hing the minimum wage and my next guest says the president -- hs approaches is going through congress and the american people. >> thank you for having me. >> there is a particularly vulnrable one. >> probably all narciists ae vulnerable and away. because they want to pump up their egos and feel good about themselves. so must they have people around them, they often feel like they don't exist.

he is diving to the george w. bush levs of popularity. and george bush -- i mean, what is the impact of this man? >> i think that this is contributing to obama's relationship with congress. the way that i see it is obama sayshat i want to be known for something positive. and he knows it, everybody knows it, the people know it. you can't go anywhere without people complaining about it. but enough that this is forhim. lou: is there any way to rationalize his performance is accessible? what would be the success that he would point to on this? >> i think that what they might be saying is if i ad congress working with me and not presenting so many hurdles, then

i be able to get across my vision. >> i don't know if he considers himself a successful president. i think that he feels castted on some levels and quite sidious. >> is that some kind of thig going on? >> you can feel that way emotnally. you can el castrated emotionally and you can feel like this emotionally. and i do believe that obama struggles with some of those feelings. it's to say that, you know what? i'm just going to use this and take matters into my own hands and i'm going to mae sure that before i leave the president does as well. >> the odds of taking that

approach where he doesn't have the founders taking this in place,hat is the congress and the judiciary committee. does he not become evenmore likely to be an een greater failure than find a path to success? >> i think that that makes him look less presidential, if you well. and if you don't do that, you're basically saying that i can't do it. i'm not the problem. >> thank you for the insight. lou: that is there for us tonight. don't forget to pick up a copy of my new book upheaval

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