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senate floor filibustering the nomination of john brennan to be the new cia director. he has been speaking for two hours and will hold up the nomination until he gets more information about the obama administration's drone program. >> i will speak today until the president responds and says no, we won't kill americans in cafes and won't kill you at home in your bed at night and drop bombs on restaurants. >> earlier today, attorney general eric holder testified to a senate committee that he believed it would be illegal for the government to kill an american who did not pose an imminent threat to security. >> the government has no intention to carry out drone strikes in the united states. it's hard for me to imagine a situation in which that would occur. the use of drones is something that is entirely, entirely hypothetical. >> we will take you to capitol

hill who will continue until he can no longer speak. >> it should be an easy answer. your concern is yes. i thought we never did answer it, but they said yes. we can conceive of situations where we might. the situations they conceive of is attacks on the country which i don't disagree with. they are talking about things that are not controversial. if planes are attacking the twin towers or new york or d.c., among almost anybody in the country or the university who doesn't believe you can repel lethal threats. what we are talking about is noncombatants and sleeping in their house and walking down the

street. a large percentage have been people who have not been positive one way or the other. i don't want that standard to be used in america. i don't want the standard to be if you are close to a bad person and a male between the ages of 16 and 50 you are no longer a civilian, but actually a militant. is that the standard we are going to use in america? >> the filibuster from senator rand paul. joining me live from capitol hill correspondent, kelly, he is in his second hour and this is start r started with a response to an inquire tow eric holder with an american being hit with drones. this hypothetical situation. mr. holder said he could not rule out the use of drones all together, saying he doubted it

would happen because it's easier to capture people here. here we are with an old fashion style filibuster from rand paul. >> historically senators have been able to exert their influence. rand paul is doing that now. they brought action to a assault over an issue that needs more scrutiny. can the government use drones to kill potentially an american citizen on american soil. something that as you point out is hypothetical and what disturbed rand paul and others is that the attorney general sort of left wiggle room. not absolutely ruleing it out and sort of setting up a scenario where there might be in fact a battlefield on american soil. that's something that rand paul said is not a part of what the constitution provides. not part of what the oath of the president or the attorney general provides. he wants to shine a light on that. he said he expect that is the president will speak to this more for the american public and

senator who is have these concerns to get an idea of what the policy is. it has been controversial all along and thought to have been very effective by being able to kill terrorists that were suspected outside the u.s. and even some who might have been american citizens who had gone to al qaeda. this is one of the techniques that senators can use within the rules to force an issue. that's what we are seeing play out. >> what's the reaction on capitol hill? >> eye lot of agreement that this is an issue that needs to be looked at. using this method, we do expect that the confirmation for john brennan to be the cia director will go forward, but we can't get into the mind of rand paul to know how long he will speak. there gop senator who is expect it won't go on and on and he will make his point and they get to the vote n. part because the attorney general does indicate there will be more information coming and information is what he said he wants.

it's one of those issues that can be effective leverage for senators. not something people like to see. it happens rarely. this type of filibuster where it's the old school where you talk and talk and talk. it is something that certainly you are shining a light on this issue. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. getting there to the mike for us. give us the update. also developing right now, the other storm, the mother nature is bringing our way. the late season storm that knocked out power to 200,000 people. the heaviest falling in virginia and washington, d.c. d.c.'s first true snowstorm of the season and it could be the area's biggest snowstorm in two years. virginia is under a state of emergency and the nation's capital shut down except for rand paul. officials closed the offices and closed the day's events. authorities are warning drivers to stay off the roots and take a

look. virginia state police responded to 300 car crashes today alone. heavy wet snow combined with wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour and causing roofs to collapse and more than 2300 flights have been canceled just today. let's go to weather channel's jim cantore who is in d.c. waiting for it tow come down. what's the latest? >> what a difference it makes between here and dulles. five inches on the ground here and nothing. we are 37 degrees. with any spring storm, the key to these if the cold air is not present which it wasn't in this case it's for the storm to produce the cold air. all that energy has gone to the south. for the district and we are here for the capitol hill area, we are talking about little snow. it is raining here and snowing in dulles. we will take you in chronological order. 45 miles to the west. even further.

they have about to eight inches of what i call white mud on the ground. this is a heavy wet high water content snow that weights down trees and power lines. the temperatures hover there around 32 degrees. that's why the governor came out within the last hour and a half and said we have 170,000 people without power. this may grow to 200,000 people or more. thus we have a state of emergency for the state of virginia. rightly so. it will take a while to get off. off to the west, especially about 100 miles are importance g i experiencing 20 inches or more. the difficulty it will be to get to some of these outages. let's talk about the storm. if we were to cut a line as to where the haves and have nots will be, it's west of 95 where the snow is going to be. you can see that on the radar.

off to the east, it's all rain and thunderstorms onshore into delaware that move up to new jersey and long island. even in the cape tonight into tomorrow. west of 95, we look for the heavy snow and the poconos and the catskills. worcester county, mass. they could see 8 to 12 inches or more. that's exactly what they get out of the storm. we have a long way to go, but for d.c. in the downtown area, we are looking at zero snowfall i think from the point going forward. >> thank you. again we are following breaking news. the filibuster from rand paul over the nomination of john brennan to be the next cia director. rand paul took to the floor and is bound to stay there at length. to filibuster john brennan's nominee to be the next cia director. the republican said he will hold up the nomination until he gets

more information about the u.s. drone program. this despite the answers provided by attorney general eric holder earlier today. congresswoman maxine waters will have reaction to the breaking news and her thoughts on the filibuster taking place. we do not see this every day. also coming up, thousands continue to line the streets in venezuela. the body of hugo chavez is carried through the parade. some are asking why are so many americans praising chavez, including former president jimmy carter and michael moore? we are learning more about the president's dinner that is happening tonight with key republicans. will breaking bread help break washington's stalemate? we will be joined by maxine waters of california and get her thoughts on the breaking news we are following involving rand paul.

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when they can kill people overseas. now, we don't know the criteria for ki we are followingll breaking news on capitol hill. the nomination for cia director is in his second hour and said he will continue until he can no longer speak. also happening in washington, d.c., just over four hours. president obama will be having dinner with 11 republican senators. it is a move our first read team said they show the president is going around the republican leadership to build relationship to get things passed. nbc news confirmed the dinner will be at a d.c. area hotel and

will include john mccain, lindsey graham and others. the president will go have lunch with mitch mcconnell. >> i expect the president to talk to various members. i wish he had done more than that over the years. all of us very limited interaction with the president and he is certainly doesn't have to go through me to recall my members. >> democratic congresswoman maxine waters from california, the top-ranking democrat. thank you for your time. i top the get your reaction to rand paul and the filibuster we are watching play out there. >> obstructionists. i know that this kind of trying to stop the president from having the people that he would like to carry out the various jobs and these agencies is absolutely li dickulous. this director is very much needed. for him to commit himself to

filibustering for as long as it takes is a kind of destructive action that needs to stop in the congress of the united states of america. >> moving forward to the president having dinner tonight, weather permitting as we understand, what do you make of the perception that perhaps the president feels he needs to go around republican leadership and talk with the rank and file or maybe key members of the republican party to get things done. not just on the budget issues, but guns and immigration and so on. >> you are absolutely right. the president has big issues on his plate. guns, the immigration issue and these issues must be moved forward. we must get into the debate and solve them. he has do what he has to do. in talking with members that he can get to listen to him and perhaps reason with him is an important step in the development of getting to the solutions that we need. i applaud him for inviting them

to the white house and having dinner and being able to talk with them. he is doing everything he possibly can to get these issues resolved. to move this country forward. that's what a leader does. >> we got word, paul ryan according to luke russert told reporters he recently spoke to president obama via phone providing another example of the outreach that is happening over the last few days. do you believe that same outreach is happening with democrats that you have with congressman keith ellison of minnesota. he is concerned there will be cuts to social security and revisions to met care ha he would not support and he said he is willing to fight the president tooth and nail on any changes to entitlement programs. do you believe the president has reached out to more progressive members regarding change sms. >> i think he is going to have

to confront the real understanding that there some of us who are absolutely committed to saving medicare as we know it and social security and that we will have to fight for it. our constituents center on the issues. the public is with us. the polls show that the public strongly supports that we take care of and save medicaid, medicare, and social security. these issues are very important to us. yes, the president will have to deal with us on that, but that's how the process goes. >> what consessions are you willing to make with entitlement programs. the president said it's on the table. >> the concessions i'm willing to make have to do with closing loopholes. the rich have to be lope holes. we have to pull back on the loopholes they have in the tax f

subsidies and companies that are exporting jobs offshore and the cheap labor. they are benefiting from that and not paying their fair share. when we deal with all of that, we can have the money that we need to take care of the safety net programs and the so-called entitlement programs. that's how we are going to have to deal with this and talk about this. we are not willing to allow the rich to continue to have these loopholes and not pay their fair share of taxes. we want the buffett rule. you pay as much as his secretary. >> thank you so much for joining us. reacting to the developing news and the ongoing news later with the president's big dinner. thank you, ma'am. joining me a reporter for politico and strategist, keith bicycle in. thank you for joining me. i will let you respond to

senator rand paul and the developing news that he will continue to talk until he can speak no more. his own words there. i compare this to we didn't see a filibuster and they thought it was not a good idea and despite the delay, hagel was confirmed and brennan is expected to be confirmed. why do the republicans continue to this strategy? it's not a filibuster, it is still delays. >> rand paul's concern is his own base of support. he has his eyes on a 2016 presidential campaign. this is not the republicans. he knows brennan is going to get confirmed, but he wants to shore up up those who supported ron paul, his father, with conservatives and others in the republican coalition to improve his political prospects. >> he might be the only man standing for the filibuster, but ted cruz of texas has a lot of popularity in his state. his approval rating is around

40% and he had a lot of media attention as well. national attention by going after the eric holder exchange with chuck hagel and implied he somehow supported by iran and got an endorsement that is slapped down by senator john mccain. they are getting the attention not just from constituents, but the spotlight. >> the goal is to throw red meat to the base to show they are trying to put up a good fight. rand paul knows john brennan will be the cia director and hopes to draw attention to the issue. he wants a clear definitive answer from the justice department that they will never use a drone. eric holder said it was unlikely, but he didn't firmly close the door in the back and forth with ted cruz. >> we are operating under hypotheticals with this if, then scenario. it's unlikely because the person

would be in the united states and you can apprehend the individual. that was eric holder's explanation. >> i have questions and problems with it and i get that. that's a legitimate line of questioning, but what rand paul is doing is unnecessary delay. if you know that john brennan will be confirmed and you won't have the filibuster, why do it? what's the purpose of delay? the same with the chuck hagel question. it goes back to the meeting that the president is having with republicans. if the republicans say that the president hasn't reached out and they can't get anything done, how could he possibly reach out and expect to accomplish anything when they continue to slap his wrist. it doesn't make much sense. >> i'm sure you heard the conversation regarding entitlement and wanting to fight that tooth and nail. she should be focused on closing the loopholes for the wealthiest, but they dug in on

entitlement reform with some conservatives regarding loopholes and tax revenue. how does the president make a dinner tonight an effective measure as chuck todd pointed out. this is not the first president to do this. the notion that this is a caving in or with unprecedented outreach, this is how business is done when you can't deal with the leadership. >> there is a couple of things going on. president obama is bowing to political reality. the white house is poopoo for months that he doesn't have dinner with them and meet up with them. now they are doing that. the republican is these guys were talking about ted cruz and rand paul. this group of republican senators is very nervous that the gop has been tagged as the party of no. and so president obama sees his path out of gridlock working with a half dozen republicans and many whom are going to have to sign on to an entitlement

deal or grand bargain and sees this as a first in a series of meetings. it's relevant that the meeting is not happening at the white house and the jefferson hotel. it's a middle ground. next week obama is going to capitol hill and the president trying after months of not doing it to reach out. >> is it bad strategy that he started with the people first? given the proximity of the election, was it necessarily a bad thing to get the speeches in virginia, for example. people who can be laid off from their jobs and then go to some of those on the list, the a team. this is not just about the budget, but immigration and gun control that he would like to see implemented. >> it's a very, very tough balancing act. i think he alienated a lot of folks and republicans and democrats in terms of whether it was an effective strategy. he seems to have public opinion on his side on questions and not on others. the fact that the sequester cuts

happen on his watch raises i think series questions about the prudence of going around the country giving campaign-style speeches. >> i think it was a smart move to go to the country and speak to the american people about the issue and not having sequester. i also think it's important to have the conversations with the washington lawmakers. it has to be a two-track strategy. you had to do the first 1 to have pressure for the republicans to want to meet with president obama in the first place. i disagree with that analysis and i think he is doing the right thing. >> thank you. i like you both on together. great conversation. it's a pleasure. coming up, possible movement on what could be a bipartisan bill to address gun safety. we will talk with one of the cosponsors, richard blumenthal. after yesterday's record breaking day for the dow, hitting the highest marks since 2007, we will have a report on

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connecticut. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> talk to me about why you believe this is a key start here. >> this illegal trafficking ban is a critical cornerstone of a comprehensive strategy to help stop gun violence. the reason is simply there is no law now incredibly, no law at all that prohibits illegal trafficking. we are talking about straw purchases where somebody buys a gun for another person who would be barred from buying a gun and also actions against experiences. the trafficking networks against the ringleaders and the kingpins who profit from the sales of illegal guns. 20 years in prison, potentially 30 year citizen maximum will spend a strong message and forfeiture of property and a range of measures that can be a

comprehensive strategy that include background checks as well as a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. this step is a vitally important one. >> talk to me about the bipartisan support. many in the beginning right after newtown in your home state believed if nothing else, universal background checks is something that you can see support from both sides. that seems to at least at this point not to be the case. it is a more daunting task than first believed by those who would like to see that passed. a ban on assault weapons or ammunition, the chances of that passing according to folks from both sides seems very difficult. maybe not impossible, but difficult here. the bipartisan support, is it something you are optimistic about or waning after the days and nights that we watch the parents cry out for help?

>> i am very hopeful, even optimistic about the bipartisan support for the illegal trafficking ban. we are talking about guns that reached the streets of our major cities and caused 2,000 deaths since newtown. that horrific tragedy that i think is continuing in the sense of urgencey and momentum in part because of the very powerful and eloquent spokes people like gabby give or who is we just heard. i am optimistic about bipartisan support for illegal trafficking that we already have. we have democrats like myself and senator leahy was leading that the chairman of the committee is leading the trafficking effort. i think we can muster support. there is a spectrum of political acceptability so to speak and bipartisan support and maybe the assault weapon ban is the

toughest most uphill climb for any of the measures. they all have legs and especially if the nra is counting on the connecticut effect, dissipating or fading i, i think thigh are sadly mistaken. >> we will talk more as this moves ahead. mourners fill the streets of venezuela. his death leaves questions about what's next from the region. we will get a live report. but first, there is a lot going on today. here are things we thought you should know. the los angeles mayoral race is headed for a run off as eric garcetti and city comptroller were able to capture a majority. tea party republican texas congressman is responding to the cancellation of public white house tours by proposing an

amendment to the continuing resolution that prevents the government to pay for the president's golf trips. citing supports by the media of what the trips cost. he made the announcement on the house floor. >> none of the funds made available by a division of this act may be used to transport the president to or from a golf course and tours of the white house resume. that way we will both work together so the president will not be able to take a golf outing that causes 341 more federal officials to be furloughed and lose their job at least temporarily. >> and senate minority letter mitch mcconnell trying to shape up a race with a new viral video. watch as the stand in along with the staffers and volunteers take on the harlem shake.

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constructively relationship with the government. there is mix said reaction to the death of the polarizing figure. they call chavez an outstanding leader and good friend of the chinese people. hugo chavez dead at 58, good riddance. you noted on the nation divided and the poor champion chavez. >> they absolutely championed him and for the last five hours, that big procession has been making its way through caracas as his casket is moveed from the hospital where he died to the military academy where he was train and will lie in state until the friday funeral. along that miles long route, thousands of supporters came out to pay respects and express gratitude to the 14 year president who lost a two-year battle with cancer. he had many, many enemies, but he was supported strongly by the

poor and they were out in big numbers today throughout caracas. many were dressed in bright red. some were festive and cheered and others openly wept as the casket went by them. for part of the time, the parade was led by the vice president who was the designated successor. hand picked by chavez. it is a seven-day mourning period and followed by election in a month or so to pick a new president. that will be watched very closely by the united states that gets about 8% of their crude oil from the oil-rich nation. >> thank you, mark. let me bring in editor jim frederick. as you heard, ending his report and regarding the u.s. interest and how it plays out, what is the primary concern? >> i think the most important part for the united states is they would like a greater deal

of engagement. he was a highly polarizing figure and distinctly anti-american. he called george bush in 2006 a devil. obama's gesture of reconciliation as they would like to see a more moderate administration. the candidate has a good chance of winning. >> 44% of the vote last year. >> for will be a hotly contested election and they have extreme interest. they are such a big oil producer. >> the vice president made controversy ousting americans accused of spying. >> that was a calculated effort because this came hours before the announcement that chavez was actually dead. they tried to divert attention from that. that was not a good first indication of how he might change his m.o. if he were to become president. >> i want to talk about the

passing of hugo chavez. michael moore tweeted he declared the oil belonged to the people. he oozed that to provide free and aheadication for all. the congressman, democrat from new york said he was a lead who understood the needs of the poor. rest in peace, mr. president. contrast that with marco rubio who said the people have an opportunity to turn the page on one of the darkest periods in history and a nation that deserves so much better than the socialist disaster of the past 14 years. before i get your thoughts. i want to play joe kennedy's ad. the citizens for affordable energy that has been playing a lot in this region. let me play it. >> when we asked the biggest oil companies to help, only the people of venezuela and hugo chavez responded. >> many celebrities and

activists including jimmy carter. >> he is absolutely beloved by the poor of venezuela. you need to go back to the time he came into power. >> these people are not the poor. >> they are activists. he is a polarizing figure politically and the united states, but at the time he came to power, there was rampant corruption and a funneling of resources into the hands of the poor. he had a very problematic tenure. i don't think he was a saint, but he absolutely did -- he is beloved by the poor of that nation. >> as far as the region itself, there is concern that often times south america has been ignored. the obama administration, what do they need to do to focus on the region. the annual output of oil declined, but it's the world's largest proven oil reserve.

>> i think what is necessary is to reengage south america and the columbian president complained that it's the forgotten continent and with obama's pivot towards asia, there is a lot of south american leader who is are saying what about us? i think the real legacy of chavez is that it pioneered a new kind of socialism. he was probably the most moderate leftist socialist movement. the united states would be more poorly placed if the chavez revolution had spread throughout south america and it hasn't. >> always good having your insight. coming up, it's a movie promotion that a lot of people are saying has gone absolutely too far. so it's a promotion for a movie called dead man walking.

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as the dow continues its climb after closing at an all time high, the milestone is not celebrating as it would be. the recovery is remarkable because the housing market remains weak. fiscal battles drag on in washington. right now let's take a look. the dow is up 53 points. the coanchor of cnbc's power lunch and from the "new york times" article to what you are hearing from people as well, they see not just the instability in the political system, but in their own homes and the big numbers on wall

street. >> to that, i would add a 30 thing. this is the third time in recent years that the market has sprinted up to all time highs. the first was the year 2000 and 2007. what happened after that? in 2000 we hit a wall and the bubble burst. there was 9/11 and the economy went down and the market cratered. in 2007, the market peaked amidst the housing bubble and the house prices peaked and down we went again. this time around, i think people are feeling skeptical like i have been to the rodeo before. that is adding to the muted response. >> we will play a conversation on the head of "morning joe." let me play it. >> this is just literally the 30

stocks, the vast majority have not hired a person during this run up. it is just totally -- disconnected from what people feel. that's why people feel badly. >> bernanke is the best thing to happen to the stock market. the reality is with the uncertainty of the economy of which the government is not doing much, you have low interest rates for a long time. it's important to understand that 80% of the top companies, there is business is outside of america. there is employment growth, just not happening domestically. >> the they relate to unemployment and the disconnect. >> the companies represented in the dow are making more money. one of the key reasons is that

they are able to do more with less. fewer employees and many of them as the second guest said, many of those are employed outside of the united states. there has not been job growth that has gone along with the growth in the value of the corporations represented in the dow index. that's the real disconnect. they are expected to grow by 9%. partly because a lot of the companies are selling a lot of products and partly because they have been able to become more efficient and more profitable and that simple translation is a smaller workforce. >> we appreciate you talking about an incredible day. on wall street and as mentioned, we have been following breaking

news. senator rand paul continues his filibuster. the nomination of john brennan, the country's next cia director. rand paul is now over the three-hour mark by our estimate and entering his fourth hour at this point. maxine waters was on and it is it was obstructionism. one of the actions coming in. we will see if he keeps his word and as it continues until he can't speak anymore. something a lot of you are pauk talking about after the break. talking about after the break.

time now for the "news nation" gut check and the advertising agency is using a new viral video. this particular video stirred a lot of controversy. it portrays a fake attempted murder. it's racked up more than a half million views on you tube and some say it crosses the line. we have more.

>> imagine waiting for an elevator to find this. two men struggling on the ground and one trying to strangle the other. that's the set up for a new video. the men are actors and the witnesses are not. though all have signed off on being part of the viral video. it poses the question, what would you do if you walked into a murder in progress. the answer, while center scream and ran away. others tried to help using flowers and purses and even a fire extinguisher to break up the brawl. man did nothing but pull out his cell phone and start recording. the video has been watched 750,000 times online. some are asking if making a murder goes too far. >> if someone watches it without knowing it is a stunt, they will be horrified. >> this is not the first attention-grabbing campaign.

a viral video advertising company brought us people plying over the brooklyn bridge and put matt on a surfboard to work and folks saying they were just sitting down for a simple trim. we even recreated their mirror trip here on the "today" show. love them or hate them, they get people talking. experts say that's the point. >> the video has got people talking about the actual action and a social media pick up will be huge. that's getting to second base. the home run would be to have people see the movie. >> everyone who was pranked in the video did sign a form for it to be released. we reached out to them and the movie studio responsible and neither had comments. what does your gut tell you. the stage a fake murder for promotional purposes go too far? facebook.com for the record. i would have fainted. i would have lost it.

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