the winner of this race will face here's reid. -- and harry reid. sue lowden, you're next.ou have a new advertisement out. you said they were taken out of context. after your initial remarks, you went on another program and said then you are not going to "back down from that system." your remarks were not taken out of context were they? >> the question is about the chicken? is that the question? to take one sentence from a hold half hour interview is taking it out of context, yes. you have been too risky. that is how this started in rural mesquite -- you talking about how unpopular senator reid's healthcare was. and was a one hour town hall meeting. i am being videotaped everywhere. i am being followed by harry reid's people. the videotape that town hall. they sought that the barbering had some legs, no pun intended. >> he let it go on. >> let me ask you something. we have the second highest unemployment in the country and first in foreclosures. harry reid once to talk about chickens. he wants to change the subject. -- harry reid wants to talk about chickens. it was absolut

>> harry reid is the majority leader and he will be that after the election. i have kept my word that i would not approach anyone to discuss this issue in any way whatsoever. he is the leader. it does not help the caucus or harry reid to have all of this speculation. >> do you think chuck schumer said the same thing? >> i do not know. that is my standard and i'm going to live by it. >> tell us more about the midterm landscape. it is a confusing landscape. there are so many different

host: you give us some up-close stuff about harry reid, the majority leader. this may seem odd, but i want to ask you one thing that you bring up that i never saw before, and that is that he lives somewhat through the movies. he loves movies. how did you learn that? des stillwell, i was asking time -- guest: well, i was asking about spending time, and one of the ways he deals with the pressures of the senate is that when there is nothing going on, because sometimes the senate goes out at noon on friday, harry reid will slip away and go to the movies on a friday afternoon, and then you get talking to him, and he has seen everything that is in the theaters at the time, and he loves to listen to movie reviews on npr. host: what was your reaction to that, and what did you think of him because of that? guest: there are these american epic stories. it is a movie with a great ending. born poor in nevada, kind of struggled his way -- his father committed suicide. the first money he made, he used it to buy false teeth for his mother. very, very poor. became a cop, a ca

it was on the same day that harry reid give his speech. his republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> the senator has a unique role in this government. it always has. it is a place where the two group political parties must work together for a common goal is to be reached. it is the legislative embodiment of individual and minority rights. a place where the careful design crafted by our founding fathers, pretty much operates today with a planned 220 years ago. we saw this 43 years ago with the civil rights act of 1964. when the two party forged a difficult alliance to reach a great goal. segregated buses and lunch counters are difficult to fathom now, but it only come about to the kind of cooperative resolution that is marked this body from the start. at its best, the senate as a workshop where difficult challenges like silver rights are faced squarely and addressed with goodwill and careful principled agreement. at a time like our own when so many issues of a consequence press upon us, it must be nothing less. yet the challenges that will not

harry reid's personal story, it is a movie with a great ending. born poor in nevada, kind of struggled his way -- his father committed suicide. the first money he made, he used it to buy false teeth for his mother. very, very poor. became a cop, a capitol hill police officer in the capital, went to law school at night, got elected to the house after serving as a prosecutor for the mob in las vegas, who, when they tried to blow up his car -- and i think he likes this kind of sense of possibility that america offers, and he loves movies that tell those stories. host: a few years ago, there was a story showing how he has five kids, and four of his sons -- i do not remember the details, but they are all lawyers, and they are set up in a law firm that deals with the fact that in nevada, a lot of the land is federal owned. he has come from nothing but they are all doing very well. guest: he is very, very comfortable, and in terms of a dynasty that is propagating itself and is connected, there is kind of a sense of legal corruption that we sometimes see

but first, nevada's harry reid on the ropes. emocrat on the ropes. >> could democrats really lose control of the senate? republicans would have to defeat 10 of 18 democrats while holding all of their own seats. it's not impossible but it would be like drawing an inside straight. that's why karl cameron went to nevada. harry reid a former foxer fought hard for president obama's agenda. his opponents say after 27 years of washington reed turned his back on the folks back home. >> this is going to be a good one. pull. >> we got that one. >> the front runner in a crowded field of republican candidates vying to run against harry reid is business come and former state senator sue ls louden. we caught up with her at a fundraiser at a shooting range outside of las vegas. >> we think sow louden is the perfect candidate to send to washington. we want jobs that's what sue will do when she gets back to washington is make sure things get shook up. ee oo how is harry reid in that department? >> he is so out of touch. we have almost highest se

harry reid a former foxer fought hard for president obama's agenda.pponents say after 27 years of washington reed turned his back on the folks back home. >> this is going to be a good one. pull. >> we got that one. >> the front runner in a crowded field of republican candidates vying to run against harry reid is business come and former state senator sue ls louden. we caught up with her at a fundraiser at a shooting range outside of las vegas. >> we think sow louden is the perfect candidate to send to washington. we want jobs that's what sue will do when she gets back to washington is make sure things get shook up. ee oo how is harry reid in that department? >> he is so out of touch. we have almost highest second unemployment rate has a different philosophy than current majority leader. i would cut spending and taxes. >> sue l lou den's closest competitor is danny car tak tar. son of coach jerry tarkanian. we watched them in the sports book on the strip. >> how about dad? he's a very well known figure. lowden says it's the only reason you are in the r

>> harry reid is the majority leader and he will be that after the election. i have kept my word that i would not approach anyone to discuss this issue in any way whatsoever. he is the leader. it does not help the caucus or harry reid to have all of this speculation. >> do you think chuck schumer said the same thing? >> i do not know. that is my standard and i'm going to live by it. >> tell us more about the midterm landscape. it is a confusing landscape. there are so many different candidates. it does not seem to be -- liberals seem to be doing well, moderates in others. how do you reconcile the frustration that people have with government right now and the general disregard they hold both parties in? how do democrats break through that as candidates and begin connecting with people on issues like the deficit? have you addressed things that they are looking to the tea party for, because they're not hearing what they want to hear from democrats or republicans? >> i spoke with tea party people in illinois. they had a demonstration in front of my office -- entir

everybody knows that senator reid has a very difficult reelection battle. what fewer people know is that you and chuck schumer are long-time friends, hout mates when you're in washington and you're both members of the leadership. there's a lot of buzz among politicos around here that you're sort of eyeing, already eyeing the leadership and that there's maybe a little tension. there's maybe a little tension. can you address that? >> harry reid is the majority leader and he will be the majority leader after the election. and i have told him and i have kept my word that i will not approach any member of the senate caucus to approach this matter at all. matter at all. it doesn't help the caucus or harry reid to have this speculation going on. >> do you think chuck shumer approached this with him? >> i have no idea. but that's my position. >> tell us more about the mid-term land scape. it's a confusing landscape. >> it is. >> there are so many different types of candidates and there doesn't seem to be -- i mean, liberals seem to be doing well in some places, mod

reid once the house to pass the senate bill. pelosi says that is never going to fly in my house.e talking over each other. the president can hardly even get in a word, and finally he snaps, which is pretty and characteristic for this president to even momentarily lose his cool. he says i understand that, nancy, what is your suggestion? they are really kind of break at that moment, not knowing if or how they are going to be able to rescue what has become his signature issue. tavis: one of the things i complained about throughout this process is what the white house did not do a more aggressive job of writing its own bill as opposed to leaving it up to the devices of those on the hill, which is one of the ways this thing got bogged down in the process. that is my own assessment. iraq pickup the book "landmarks " and i find that lo and behold, rahm emanuel was behind the scene directing the process. tell me more. >> you are right. the original white house strategy was, we do not want to repeat the mistakes of the clinton era. obama intentionally set i am not writing the bill. let's

reid mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr.reid: following leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the wall street reform bill. there are no roll call votes today. or on monday or on next friday. the following monday, though, we're taking a look at that, mr. president. that's now scheduled as a no-vote day. we may not be able to do that. there are some other things that have come up, not the least of which is a conversation with secretary gates yesterday about the supplemental war funding bivment we're going to do our utmost to finish this bill we're on now next week. we have today and all day monday for people to work on amendments. we hope that we can make some progress in that regard. yesterday there were a few difficult spots, but late evening we were able to get our senate back on track, and we had some important legislation done last night. and i repeat what i said last night. there doesn't need to be long periods of time for debating most of these issues. we've all studied them. this bill has been in the

chief meorologist vytas reid is here to tell us if we have more sunshine toorrow. vytas?nd temperatures were nice. and th will warm up quite a bit through the nextfew days. on hd radar. neighborhood.ew sprinkles in the but for the most part. seeing a few broken clouds. and back northwest, we are seeing clearing take place. and continue to see that thugh the overnight. 71 in hagerstown. 68 in harrisburg. over in salisbu, looking at 62 degrees. and for tomorrow, it looks ke on t next day planner, some clearing out there. that wilta place. d by lunch time, around the mi o upper 70s. we coo brush into the lower 80s by the ater afternoon houus. and will continue to see that deeailed look at the rest of the coming up. >> tha you, vytas. >> nnual naval tradition is less messy this year. >> the goal here for the plebe class to work tother to get one person to thetop of the 21-foot tall herndon monumen to remove the plebe ap. usually itas been eased in years past. but because of ety reasons theyen without the slippery sstance this year. in fac there is talk they may ú% away comple

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: the senate will resume consideration of the wall street reform legislation, with the time until 10:00 a.m. equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. at 10:00 a.m. the senate will proceed to a series of three roll call votes in relation to the following amendments. merkley regarding underwriting standards, corker regarding underwriting standards and hutchison as modified regarding the board of governors. additional votes are expected throughout the day. mr. president, i am told s. 3347 is at the desk and due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the clerk will read the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 3347, a bill to extend the national flood insurance program through december 31, 2010. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. under the previous order, the leadersh

chief meteorologist vytas reid is here with a look at the sky watch forecast. hi vytas. >> see a quiet night tonight. clear skies today. and for tomorrow, looks like a repeat of what we saw today. pretty nice day on tap with plenty of sunshine awaiting us, and it looks like stays like that, for about a day or so. changes are coming. radar scans the disguise skies. no activity right now. 74 in baltimore. 72 in d.c.. and on the eastern shore, temperatures in the 60s. looks like overnight tonight, clearing. temperatures start in the lower 60s tomorrow morning and rush hour and in the afternoon, 79 with sunshine. for the latest weather updates, tell you about the weekend coming up in a bit. >> when we warn that start drilling, was a hazard, the other side chanted "drill baby drill." >> as clean up continues in the gulf. future of oil is undie bait in washington d.c. >> unconvention exactly kind of gr >> oil drilling off the coastlines are dead on arrival in congress. after of course the disaster in the gulf of mexico. the bp oil slick is now five to 7 miles away fr

but check back with vytas reid. vytas? >> we are going to see some nice days, but a chance of rain popping up here and there. and colder temperatures moving in as we go into the week. looking at the hd skycam, downtown inner harbour. quiet evening. temperatures at 69. and clear skies. winds calm. and our humidity levels sitting at 73 percent. now, you can see over the region, not much activity going on. relatively clear. and it looks like we will continue to see some chance for showers moving in from the northwest. and as we get into tomorrow afternoon. and here is what it looks like as far as the temperatures coming through. for that cold front. it looks like we will see the showers, and maybe a chance for a pop-up shower or thunderstorm as we go into the afternoon. around 1:00. looking at a chance for that rain popping up. so take an umbrella with you going into the afternoon. and clear out on friday. with better conditions but cooler air as the front moves in. another chance of rain comes late friday to saturday, as the

and right next door, a business man or woman will replace harry reid. a business man, i could explain reality to lawmakers who have never worked in the private sector, they don't understand industry. they don't know how free markets work. to progressives and liberals the constitution is a right-wing relic that -- that trial lawyers need to revise and reinvent every time someone mentions god. but tos the constitution is an inspired document that must be honored and upheld and it is undermined every te the left asserts that our rights come from government. anwe -- we do not derive a single right from the federal government. that's an issue way above obama's pay grade. yoknow and i know that our rights come from god. we have all seen america diminished, diminished by the party in power. we owe our children and future generations so much more. we owe them less debt a more free market opportunity. we owe them governments that respect the individual over the collective. we owe them leaders that put the best interests of the u.s.a. over the demands of the aclu

katie. >> couric: chip reid at the white house tonight. now, to a bizarre incident yesterday at boston's logan airport and an apparently distraught copilot for jetblue airways of taken away by federal agents after he reportedly threateped to harm himself. karen anderson of our cbs station in boston, wbz is at logan tonight. and, karen, i understand this copilot was carrying a gun? >> reporter: yes, he was. we learned the man was in the crew lounge about an hour before takeoff when he sent an alarming e-mail to his ex-girlfriend who happens to be a flight attendant. we're told that she alerted t.s.a. who called in state police and the f.b.i. >> the person was so distraught, that he was threatening to harm himself in a spectacular fashion. >> reporter: the key word t.s.a. officials say are "harm himself." they say he never directly threatened the plane or its passengers. now, the reason he had the gun was because he's part of a program that was created after september 11 to arm pilots as a last line of defense. katie. >> couric: and, karen,

meanwhile, chip reid is at the white house tonight. chip, there are a lot of serious questions about those so-called dispersants. >> reporter: katie, the disperse zants that b.p. is using were developed in the 1980s and the e.p.a. says they're dangerous not only to humans now animals, of course, sea life. and they say there are a lot of safer dispersants on the market today. for weeks, b.p. has been using a dispersant called corps recollects-it to break up oil in the gulf but the e.p.a. determined that corrects-it is toxic and told b.p. to stop using it by midnight last night. today they were still spraying it, prompting the irritated head of the e.p.a. to order b.p. to cut back. >> we expect to see a substantial reduction in the amount... overall amount of dispersant use. >> reporter: as frustrated as the government is with b.p.'s performance, the official in charge said today essentially "we're stuck with them." >> to push b.p. out of the way would trays question to replace them with what? >> reporter: only b.p., he says, has the ene

>> i think senator harry reid has recognized that he needs to pull this together. there are really only two principle pieces. the energy bill, which we have respected throughout this process. we have met with the senator many times and made it clear that is incorporated through reference in this effort. there may be pieces where they have to be reconciled, but the fact is the other piece was the kerry-boxe5r bill. it is important to pull those together. there are some committees to have jurisdiction, and we have incorporated those components into this bill. harry will pull them together. the president has said he wants to move forward on this legislation and he thinks is important to do so. i think that senator reid is expecting to have a meeting of the chairs up somewhere in the next week or two, after people have had a chance to take stock of it. i will say something with joe in our caucus next week with a full explanation, and we will work forward from here. i know the white house is committed as well as harry reid. >> one of the main concerns of u.s. agricultur

that mood is we do not want to see the obama/pelosi/reid agenda, the transformation of america continue. we need to take steps to stop it. it's also a message, though, with that victory there in pennsylvania 12 of the democrat for republicans, for common sense constitutional conservatives to ride the momentum of the voters' desire for a change away from what obama is doing to the country, but not take anything for granted, not just assume that everyone on board, though democrats who are quite conservative, a reagan democrat ty typele in critz who just won, are not necessarily on board with all the changes that need to take place to stop this obama administration's agenda and pelosi's and reid's agenda that will harm this country. >> chris: but i do have to ask you, because you're quite right. mark critz, the democrat in the special election of western pennsylvania did run against the healthcare, did run against cap and trade, but the fact was a lot of people thought, including you, it would be a republican pick-up. why wasn't it? and doesn't that raise questions as to whether or not all

in 2005, joe reid had no idea he was at risk for breast cancer. after all it was a woman's disease. today his widow is spear heads an effort to bring it back to life and out of the shadow of pink. >> he was the kindest person i ever met in my life. >> reporter: remembering her husband joe and all they shared in 29 years of marriage brings tears to her eyes. >> joe had noticed a lump a few months before he mentioned it to me. he was an avid weightlifter and assumed it was a weight lifting injury. >> reporter: he said nothing until he noticed his nipple became inverted. a mammogram confirmed the worst. >> absolute utter shock. devastation. >> reporter: their life together ended with joe's death in september of 2008 from stage four breast cancer. >> i never thought about oh, when i give myself a check i should give him one. it is like it is there but it wasn't. >> reporter: being a woman is the greatest risk factor for breast cancer but men are diagnosed with the disease and die from it too. the most recent estimates from male breast cancer in the united states find that 2,000 new case

and the bill was shepherded through by harry reid. >> for those who want to protect wall street, it didot work. we can no longer gamble away people's money. the days of too big to fail are over. for them, the game is over. >> the worry among republicans is that it will stifle america's capitalist spirit. >> will be judged by whether we have created a more stable, durable and competitive financial system. that judgment will not be rendered on self congratulatory press releases, but rather, by the marketplace. and the marketplace, mr. president, does not give credit for good intentions. >> in the past few months, americans have seen health care reform and now financial reform. in the november elections, they can vote as to how much they approved. >> we will be speaking to a financial expert on what that might mean for the u.s. in particular, on the bank's ability to lend and their readiness to do so. >> u.s. secretary of state to hillary clinton has warned that north korea must face international consequences over the sinking of a south korean warship in march. despite p'yongyang's denial

walker bush puso en esa mesa de propuestas fueron el entonces senador barack hussein obama, y harry reides, qué dicen? >> hay que bajar los niveles del partidismo, primero. y el demonismo no ayuda. yo sigo con la esperanza de poder aprobar una reforma. >> este año? >> hay que seguir trabajando. como dije, yo le hubiera preguntado a la representante de la casa blanca que respeto muchísimo. si evidentemente es más fácil aprobar un proyecto de ley en la cámara que en el senado, por qué no aprobamos, permitimos el debate en la cámara de representantes? >> luis? >> yo creo que si hay algo que este debate ha puesto claro, que hay aquí en este país personas que creen que esos jóvenes talentosos se les debería dar una oportunidad de integrarse completamente a esta sociedad. [aplausos] >> y hay -- y quiero ser bien claro con el sheriff arpaio. a favor de esos jóvenes y a favor de todos los niños en este país que esta noche se acuestan sin sus padres o temen perder sus padres, es bien, bien claro. yo puse mi libertad en cuestión por ellos, por un asunto muy serio. no por una politiquería. quiero h

reid: mr. president, if i could get everyone's attention? the presiding officer: could we have order in the senate, please. order in the senate, please. could we have order in the senate, please? the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, we have had -- we have dealt with 31 amendments on this piece of legislation. until today, this last amendment, they have all been 50-vote margins. there have been no tabling motions. we now have six amendments pending. we have unanimous consent that eight more can be offered. there is talk between the two managers of the bill. there is democratic amendments that we think the republicans will agree to and republican amendments that we think we will agree to. we're moving toward wrapping up this bill. there will be a number of votes on monday night starting at 5:30. everyone should be aware of that. tonight the managers are here. they will try to work through a couple more amendments tonight. we have one more vote. after that, there will be no more votes until monday night. the presiding officer: under th

i should have mentioned harry reid because he allowed a process to go forward. i know everybody is focused on the details and that is the most important. but the senate did something it hasn't in a long time. as someone who is in the last 30 or 40 legislative days to watch the senate over a four-week period have 60 amendments considered on the floor half of which were adopted, which for the first three weeks it was a 50 votes and 51 votes that got it adopted or defeated, that had not been done in a long time. and complaints about the point barney is making. there were members who said if it is a fair and open process that will mean a lot. i think it did to several members. where it bill includes a lot of ideas that were offered by republicans and democrats, a long process. many, many months. but i think it is important that the public understand exactly not just in a conference where people can watch what happens but on the floor of the senate there was a full-throated debate of ideas and decisions made about accepting or rejecting those ideas. that is terribly

reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of the wall street reform legislation. we have eight amendments that are pending. today we'll tiffin to work through these -- we'll continue to work through these amendments to the bill and senators should expect roll call votes to occur throughout the day. we're having a special caucus today, we democrats, to talk about issue. the senate will, therefore, be in recess from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. today. i have had conversations earlier this week with the republican leader about this and other issues, and i'll talk to him again before the caucus. madam president, i had the opportunity a few years ago to ride with two police officers. it was a specialized unit that had been established with the las vegas metropolitan police department on drunk drivers. i learned so much. it was really a good experience for me. things that i really simply didn't know existed. for example, i

democratic leadership, harry reid, senator, said the right thing. he wants to bring it up soon.is: what does it have to be bipartisan? why can democrats have the will to push it through? >> i think you need some republicans on this one. the numbers for democrats as you mentioned may not be enough as they wear for health care. this is a very volatile bill. i do not see why concurrently both houses cannot start taking up an energy climate change bill and immigration. it is as if they can only do one big job year. it is an election year. they can take some of these boats that are needed. tavis: i know that you did not ask that rhetorically. if you can get one bill out to a year, we debated health care for two years. i take your point. the evidence may be yes. one is all you are going to get. you mentioned the governor. she is a colleague of yours. you know her well. you said she is a nice person. let me move beyond the realm of whether these are nice people or not to whether or not these people are acting with courage, with conviction, and commitment in the best interest of the cou

. >> reid hunt recently said he thinks broadband is the new national media. >> i disagree. for the last 50 years and going into the future, a point to multi. distribution service, broadcasting license on a local level, has provided basic news and information. the economics of news generation in this country, particularly with respect to reporters on the street f, it is all local television driving that. it would be a tragedy if we shifted to a model -- right now, news on the internet is not economically sustainable by itself. >> i agree with the former sec chairman in general. i think there is -- i agree with the former fcc chairman in general. there is a convergence towards the internet as people get superfast fiber to the homes. what is important about broadcasting is ultimately the content, including local content. it is not so much the tran

it is kind of a poking a finger at senator reid.cain is facing a big conservative challenge from his right fr j.d. hayworth and has shown no interest in working on this issue. it is hard to believe he could actually vote no on the climate go, given where he has been over the years. and there will be the question, if this bill does come to the floor -- euna, does it come up before or after -- you know, does it come before or after the august recess, that could put him in a tough spot. host: go ahead, caller. caller: john mccain better not pass up on cap and trade. i have been calling my senators and holding their feet to the fire. i think it is just the biggest scam ever committed on the american public. co2 is a natural gas. it is natural to be in the air. to cap it and trade it and sell it is the biggest scam committed on the american people. i cannot believe you are or to cap it, sell it, and traded. -- trade it. have youver heard of the chicago and london -- exchange of obama in the 1990's? --guest: it was a market for companies

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: under the previous order -- mr. reid: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: mr. president, let me use some of my leader time right now. i ask consent that be the case. i first of all want to express my appreciation to senator warner and senator corker for their work in work to go improve this bill -- in working to improve this bill. they are very fine senators. my friend, the senator from virginia, senator warner, has been such a great addition to the caucus, the senate and the country. his experience as governor of the state has served him well, and he does a wonderful job for the people of virginia and of course our country. i would ask consent -- it's my understanding there is a consent agreement now in effect that has three votes on three judges and then two other matters related to the banking bill. is that true? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. reid: i would ask that be modified to have the first vote 15 minutes and the next four votes, ten-minute votes.

the majority leader harry reid has said it is very important for the senate to pass this emergency bill next week. >> a look go head to the weekend congress. john shaw, thank you for the injured -- for the information. >> of next, an inside look at though west wing with the deputy chief of staff monica sutphen. after that, "q&a," with terence samuel. after that, john burke out. >> people can just do simple things already available to them. >> preparing for cyber attacks. california congressman dan lundgren on how the federal government works toward preventing -- protecting private security net worth. >> and now deputy white house chief of staff mona sutphen looks at an inside look on west wing operation to reid's from the robert dole institute of politics in kansas, this is just over an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the last program of the spring term programming. i think you will see that this year we may have saved the best for last and i thank you all for your patience. it is hard to participate when you are in a separate room. we historians are terrible predictors of the fu

. >> the race to be the republican nominee for the chance to replace harry reid is here. here is the first in a two part debate. what sets them apart? find out west on "face to face." >> this is "face-to-face." we bring a commentary he will not find anywhere else. today, an exclusive statewide debate. the candidates have met our criteria for demonstrating a viable campaign. joining me now are five of the republican contenders for the u.s. senate. the former state assemblywoman from reno ran unsuccessfully for congress. a native of nevada return from new york. a state assemblyman. a former state senator and chair of the state republican party. a businessman who has run twice for public office. now, we get started with the debate. there is essentially no rules except for the first part. i will ask you a question to defend something either something you have said or that has been said about you. i start y

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debate between the five republican candidates in nevada running in the june 8 primary to face harry reid in the fall election. at 6:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. tonight, president obama at a campaign fund raising event for senator barbara boxer at 7:15 eastern. >> joining us on ""ewsmakers" is tennessee senator lamar alexander. and questioning, thank you for being with us. senator let me begin with some of the comments you made of the past week critical of the obama administration when it came to the big issues, immigration, health care, the jobs package. saying that this administration is trying to do too much too soon. what did you mean? >> well, for -- president eisenhower said a long time ago in 1952, i shall go to korea. a and the country said, ok. he said i shall focus my attention on it until i'm done and he ended the war in careera and the country had confidence in him. presidential leadership should only be reserved for a handful of presidential issues. number one is jobs, two is debt, three is the war on terror. and if he can focus on those three and not do much more except

[applause] in honor of that great feat, we plan to take down harry reid. [applause] at that time, it was the first time in 52 years a sitting senate leader had been taken out. this man came with his best game d got it done. we look forward to having that great moment again this year. the senator is the head of the politics committee and i have the pleasure of meeting with him and many of the senators every tuesday as they talk about not just the leadership opportunities in the senate but ho as a party, we get through the message. he is number four in leadership in the senate. his heart is in grassroots. it is important in this time for us because we need that connection. it says that this party is about our grass root john thune is one of those guys who allows us to do that every day through his leadership in his state and across the country. it gives me great pleasure to welcome to the microphone a friend, a family member, and someone who is doing great work for us, the hon. john stone from south dakota. -- john stone from south dakota. [applause] >> than

. >> president obama gets involved and harry reid, we pull totaling i think it can pass. the reason is we have the broadest base of the support. we have faith-based community support. we have generals and admirals who believe this is essential for american security. we have major business leaders who believe this will create jobs and make us competitive. >> glenn: yes, yes. some people -- i won't say -- because i'm an adult and a parent i won't. tell but christmas. it just crossed my mind. i'm sure there are people that believe this will create jobs. and the churches are behind this movement. the churches are. that is great. where do i sign up? i found a constitutional of faith based groups. it's great. let me show you the website. it's the equal justice program. the national council of churches of christ. look, it's such a pretty theme with three different churches. is there a synagogue or mosque? there must be someplace the they are altogether, for eco justice. this is fantastic. they launched a climate leadership training program for jesus. where do i donate? support o

and you end up with a nancy pelosi and a harry reid and barack obama, and his styles are very left wing. and you have two radical moves from islam. and it's very important that the average american knows that we are in a system of right of work ethics and big dreams and for the right for you to be under the government the government ad that's under siege. host: how do you mean by socialist? guest: if you look at the government to look at the student program and look at the underlying policy by obama to drop the health insurance and make money by being insured by the employees. and if you look at a.i.g. and general motors and chrysler. and you look at the new fedatory bill that will expand fannie mae and fannie mac. you see this expansion of politicians and bureaucrats and the shrinking of free enterprise and entrepreneurs and the small working people. so the socialist part is pretty straightforwa straightforward. our american system is different, our declaration of independence said that we are endowed by our creator, with certain rights. power comes from god to you. and you loan power

remember richard reid? the shoe bomber? his device started to smoke but did not ignite. i think we have a psychological attack on the american people. they want us to give up more and more. every time a bomb the size to go off. host: anything else? daisy, good morning. caller: i think that we should try him as a terrorist. once you threaten the lives of americans, you have become a terrorist. being an american citizen or not does not even matter. if the bomb had gone off thousands of people would have died. this question needs to be asked of the american people. we do not deal with if every single day. this is not our job. the people that do are the ones that should make the decisions. host: bill, new york city. caller: i do not know what to call him. i think it we are the terrorist. george bush and dick cheney prove that. host: from "the pittsburgh post- gazette," "pakistani american man confesses in new york bomb suspect case." here is the front page of "the houston chronicle," during a decade in the u.s. "he lived under the radar. a quiet, average guy, now a terror su

it is kind of a poking a finger at senator reid. john mccain is facing a big conservative challenge from his right from j.d. hayworth and has shown no interest in working on this issue. it is hard to believe he could actually vote no on the climate go, given where he has been over the years. and there will be the question, if this bill does come to the floor -- euna, does it come up before or after -- you know, does it come before or after the august recess, that could put him in a tough spot. host: go ahead, caller. caller: john mccain better not pass up on cap and trade. i have been calling my senators and holding their feet to the fire. i think it is just the biggest scam ever committed on the american public. co2 is a natural gas. it is natural to be in the air. to cap it and trade it and sell it is the biggest scam committed on the american people. i cannot believe you are or to cap it, sell it, and traded. -- trade it. have you ever heard of the chicago and london -- exchange of obama in the 1990's? --guest: it was a market fo

what is harry reid bench pressing? five pounds? as you you know, the president has the most diverse staff in history. they represent every ward of chicago. and i think that is fantastic, mr. president. we have a lot of movie stars. michael douglas is here. where's michael? michael diagnose lass. as you know, he won an oscar for his portrayal of an evil greedy wall street broker who was willing to manipulate the market for his own personal gain. where does hollywood come up with these crazy ideas? where's bill maher? one of my favorite comedians. bill is the reason we have no opening prayer tonight. they were afraid he would boo, so we couldn't do that, so i'm sorry. and speaking of that, you know, everybody complains about the lack of civility on both sides. you see it in sports, you see it in politics. i think we have the answer. take a look. >> would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> are you tired of people saying what's on their mind? >> we ought to have one of the best videos of all time. everyone's got an opinion,

reid: following the -- not following anything. today the senate will resume consideration of wall street reform legislation. there will be up to 80 minutes for debate with respect to the sanders and vitter amendments. we'll vote on those matters around 11:30 today. the senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 to allow for the weekly caucus luncheons. madam president, this past sunday a young pitcher from the oath land athletics threw a perfect game. the oath-- the oakland athletics is a baseball game and throwing a perfect game is a big deal. such a big deal this is only the 19th time this happened and baseball starting keeping records in 1880-something. and this is the first time it happened on mother's day. it did, though. that is someone did throw a perfect game on father's day. it was that sunday more than 45 years ago one of our colleagues made history by accomplishing one of the most remarkable, most elusive and most coveted accomplishments in all of the athletics, throwing a perfect game in major league baseball. that pitcher

vytas reid joins us with a look at the sky watch forecast. >> pretty nice day out there today.ith sunshine and comfortable temperatures. just a pleasant day to get out and enjoy it. looking at the hd radars. scanning the skies. no activity as far as precipitation. weak front came through, with breezy conditions, showers to the north but most dissipateed. as you can see on the radar. state temperatures, 76 in baltimore. 74 in d.c. 69 in hagerstown. cooler back to the west. over the mountains in oakland. sitting at 55 degrees. and on the eastern shore 65. and salisbury. so comfortable temperatures through the overnight. great night to open up the windows, let in the fresh air. mainly clear skies tonight. around 66. midnight 61. at your morning rush hour commute take the sunglasses with you, you will need them through the afternoon, with the temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. repeat of today. and closer look at what is coming our way for the weekend. chance of showers. but will it affect mother's day? that answer in the seven day. coming up. >> a philly fan on the field. l

to the obama and nancy pelosi, harry reid agenda. >> billboards like it all anonymous sprouted up allover the country. >> in new mexico. hundreds of albino rats greet emergency crews trying to help an older woman that fell in her home. floors were covered in the vermin and feces. and animal control officers rounded up most of them. they were cyclicle displayed evidence of fighting. also found were the remains two dead dogs. both presumed to have been eaten by the rats. >> the little blue pill causing an unexpecteded side effect. how viagra may damage one of the five senses. coming up next. >> two long lost brothers meet with a tweet. the message that brought them together. coming up in tonight's "word on the web". >> using viagra could increase your risk for a hearing loss. new study looked at 11,000 men that took viagra. they were twice as likely to experience hearing loss. this link was not as strong with drugs like cialis and more research is needed to see why viagra has such a impact. >> smoking bans could lower heart attacks. if all 50 states had smoking bans. there would be 18,0