i've always, i thought of debbie wasserman schultz as my second congressman. it is my honest -- honor to nominate such and -- to continue leading our party. serving the people of florida for nearly two decades, congressman debbie wasserman schultz has fought tirelessly for america's children, senior men and women in uniform, known for her tenacity and strength in the face of tremendous challenges, there is no one better equipped to lead our party at this most important time. deadbeat brings an unparalleled energy and dedication to our party, and i look forward to continue our work together and ensuring that the democratic party continues to grow stronger and more dynamic than ever. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, madam chairwoman. for your outstanding work and helping us get such a large turnout of hispanic voters for the democratic party in 2012. now for our final second speech, the chair when i recognize -- from maryland, chair of the dnc asian-american pacific caucus. >> thank you, madam interim chair. i hope you all came to me. we went from the tallest

also this hour, representative debbie wasserman schultz will join us at 6:00 a.m., along with jim clyburn, cory booker and senator john barraso and berniece king. at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, freshman representative. joakim castro. and nick cannon will join us. you are watching a personal spe edition of "early start." i'm soledad o'brien in washington, d.c. forb the inauguration of president barack obama. in our location, zoraida, not very far from where i am, but john and i are right on the capitol building. quite remarkable. really i think fair to say the best seat in the house in a few hours for people watching, of course, right, john, the president getting sworn in? >> i can look down and see you, right down there. right down there below me. hey, how are you? what's going on down there? >> zoraida. >> i'm going to turn around -- yeah. i can't get -- i can't get a view. i have to tell you, you guys, your shots are remarkable and amazing, that bird's eye view you have, berman, is beautiful. we are looking forward to that, having that view. >> when things get under way, and more people com

joining us congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. she's the chair of the democratic committee as well. she's got two hats. congresswoman, thanks very much for coming in. how many democrats do you think will vote in favor of this senate-passed version? >> well, i think it's hard to say. we've done a whip count. and i think that we will have -- ultimately we have 193, 192 democrats currently serving in the house, one open seat. i would say we'll have upwards of 150 members voting for the bill very likely. we've got to make sure we protect the middle class. this deal, although not perfect, makes sure that taxes don't go up on 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses. a good step towards what should ultimately be a balanced deficit reduction package. >> that empty seat is jesse jackson jr. of chicago. that means that you don't need 218 votes to pass it, you need 217 vote to pass it. do you have any doubt that this legislation will be passed tonight?s to pass it. do you have any doubt that this legislation will be passed tonight? >> a

. >> dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz will tell me where the democrats go from here. >> he got his tax increase, but he can't claim republican fingerprints on his tax increase. >> grover can't handle the truth. but his pledge is dead. and it's the end of an era for conservatives. tonight, karen finney and michael steele on the republican party in disarray. >>> the keynote speaker at the republican convention destroys the republican congress. >> there is only one group to blame, the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. >> congressman jerry nadler on the republican disgrace over sandy relief funds. >>> and when should hillary clinton expect those apologies from fox news? >> hillary has severe benghazi allergy. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. it's a new year and a new deal there is still a big fight ahead, but 2013 started with a major victory for the white house. >> the motion is adopted without objection. a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> with 257 votes in the house of representatives, 85 of them coming from republicans, all

joining me tonight congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, chairman of the dnc. debbie, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> they keep coming at you, don't they? they just don't stop. do you have a strategy or do you have to develop a strategy to counterpunch this republican plan from a national down to a local level? >> well, absolutely we're going to have a strategy. and our strategy is going to be inclusive of the grassroots opposition that we use successfully to oppose photo suppression laws across the country. and we're going to use every tool at our disposal to do that. but, you know, i'm heartened at least by the fact that someone like the speaker of the florida house of representatives, will weatherford, who i know and know to be really very often a reasonable person, i think he had it exactly right when he said that this type of proposal to essentially rig the outcome of an election by switching to congressional district-based electoral college votes is like saying well, we won 3/4 of a football game, but we didn't win the last one. so fr

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i'll ask dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz what she thinks. it's do or die time for filibuster reform and democrats are about to drop the ball. >> nos,, sir, i will not yield. tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan was there is 30 years ago. he's back now and he can't believe the difference. he's wondering, are we getting paid for this? >>> is it really an admission of guilt if you don't show any remorse? >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> psychologist dr. jeffrey gardere on lance armstrong's bizarre performance last night. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. republicans surrendered today in one of their biggest fights. president obama warned republicans about taking the debt ceiling hostage. it looks like they heard the message. >> the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of

thank you so much, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz and happy new year to you. >> you too. >> we will continue to watch what is hatching on capitol hill. we expect something to happen perhaps around 9:30. if that does, we'll have it right here for you on msnbc throughout the night for the latest on what is happening on the fiscal cliff. [ cheeping ] [ male announcer ] you hear that? that's the sound of car insurance companies these days. here a cheap, there a cheap, everywhere a cheap... you get it. so, what if instead of just a cheap choice, you could make a smart choice? like, esurance for example. they were born online and built to save people money from the beginning. it's what they've always done. not just something they cheap about. that's insurance for the modern world. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. >>> coming up, it was the tape everyone was talking about. we'll look at how mitt romney's 47% comments changed the presidential race. >>> and later, from voter purges to long lines. americans faced many obstacles to cast their vote this november. ohio state

they're going to hear from democratic national committee chairman, debbie debbie wasserman schultz. it should get underway shortly here on c-span2. democratic national committee chairman debbie wasserman schultz will speak shortly talking about the democratic party's agenda and challenges ahead for the 113th congress. we'll have live coverage when she gets underway on c-span2. a look at the agenda ahead in transportics with secretary ray a are hood who called on congress to pass a five-year long-term transportation bill. [applause] >> hello, everybody. thank you very much. good noontime to all of you and thank you for including me again in your program. i want to ask all of our dot team gathered for lunch to stand up and be recognized. all dot stand up and be recognized. [applause] thank you all. thank you. i know that trb wouldn't be what it is without the good reap sources of a lot of our people who contribute so much to the program. i also want to say a special word of thanks to john horsley, tony keane and jack basso for extraordinary service over many, many years to improving tr

and even as the dnc tomorrow is going to do elect debbie wasserman schultz as the chair the presidentg to focus on what his agenda is going to be. >> jennifer: hank can he successfully push and an entirely separate organization. because the dnc and the campaign were one. >> i have worked in 44 states. and everybody has been doing this kind of stuff for years corporations have been doing it, the trial lawyers. now he is going to do the big enchilada in a big way with one goal get the republicans out of the thousands in 2014. >> jennifer: i think that's one of the goals. but i think organizeing for action said i would address four key issues which you heard him address today. which one of those do you think -- because you have been in washington -- which one should they tackle first? >> i don't know which one they should tackle first, but i know the expectation is that president will be waging strong intense fights for three of those issues. the one i would leave off the list is climate change. we so far do not know if the president is going to do anything more to address environmental

this is debbie wasserman-schultz. it takes for giffords to get out there and speak. >> i think it's really important to note. she's not just reading that statement in a rote way. you could hear the emotion and the power behind the statement she was making because she feels strongly about this. we have to make sure we deal with reducing gun violence in a responsible way. >> one thing dana mentioned was after the shooting where she was one of the targets of assassination there walittle action from even democrats who didn't want to touch the issue. things have changed. both sides seem willing to talk was her reaction when she saw there was something that could happen that horrific after what happened to her? what was her initial response? >> you know, i think in the classic way gabby giffords has dealt with policy issues, her own shooting and the decisions she made following it clearly because she was focused on her own recovery but in the steps they decided to take afterwards. i think it was a classic response from gabb

one who did, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz and she tells us it wasn't a clean increase.he's right about that. >>> in the last 48 hours or so, u.s. cargo planes, transporting about 80 troops and 24 tons of supplies. a spokesman for the u.s. africa command tells us the air lifts began monday are going to go on for several more days. our country's -- and whether we should have a role is becoming more of a concern. i couldn't help but notice this on yahoo! today, asking you, should the united states intervene in mali? a majority of people say no. >>> the faa still hasn't determined what's causing electrical problems on boeing 787 dreamliner, telling reporters they're still evaluating the idea. the ntsb says the battery pulled from a dreamliner showed signs of thermal damage. michael boyd tells us he's never seen an investigation like this. he says the faa has egg all over its face. >>> it's been 538 days since the country lost its top credit r e rating. what are we going to get back? the imf says the economy will grow by 2% and the u.s. needs to work on entitlement reform. >

thank you, debbie wasserman schultz.nk you for joining us. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >>> we're going to have much more on the breaking news coming up. the drama unfolding in the house of representatives right now. we'll see what is going on. stand by for that. also, other important news happening right now, including north korea young new leader striking fresh notes as he rings in the new year. a televised address the nation rare overtures to south korea. what does this all mean? brian todd standing by. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men'

representative debbie wasserman schultz at 6:00 a.m., corey booker at 7:00 a.m. along with senator john barrasso and bernice king will join us as well. we also have joaquin castro and also nick cannon. he's performing today for the inauguration. good morning to you. welcome to a special edition of "early start." it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. i'm zoraida sambolin. live here in washington, d.c. for the inauguration of president barack obama. some folks also gathering here. i will be joined by soledad o'brien and john berman who are still making their way through what is a solid wall of security here. so we begin with president obama making history again. publicly taking the oath of office on martin luther king day to begin his second term as the leader of the free world. it will be his second time taking the oath in 24 hours and his fourth time as president. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you mr. chief justice. thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. >> with the first lady and first daughters looking on, the president made good yesterda

one dem who did, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz and she tells us the bill wasn't a clean debtase and only prolongs economic uncertainty. it only extents it for a few months so she's right about that. >>> in the last 48 hours or so, u.s. cargo planes made at least five trips into mali transporting about 80 french troops and more than 124 tons of supplies. a spokesman for the u.s./africa command tells us the airlifts began monday, are going to go on for several more days. i couldn't help but notice this on the front page of yahoo! earlier today, the poll today asking you, should the united states intervene in mali. the latest results. so a majority of people say no. >>> the faa still hasn't determined what's causing electrical problems on boeing 787 dreamliner, telling reporters they're still evaluating the idea. the national transportation safety board, meanwhile, says the battery pulled from a dream liner showed signs of thermal damage. ntsb's michael boyd tells us he's never seen an investigation like this. where the faa says a plane is safe and then grounds it. he says the f

joining us richard bloomen thaul and debbie wasserman schultz and david ciciline and mayor greg stantonphoenix. you should have seen the way it was spelled in my prompter. you should have seen it, alex. you can't. you know? they try to make things easier for me, and then i just mess it up. now with alex wagner coming up next. don't go anywhere. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >> senate republicans are pushing for reform, but the house gop might just land the party in reform school. it is tuesday, january 29th, and this is "now." >>> joining us today former deputy white house press secretary, executive vice president global strategy gr

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debbie wasserman schultz reelected yesterday for another two-year term as the chair of the democraticational committee. she has done a great job. certainly the election results vindicated her tenure as national chair. the president supported her reelection. and she ran unemployed. that news, though from washington, d.c. kind of over shadowed by of the news yesterday, the news breaking yesterday that beyonce wasn't really performing. she did not perform live. she was lip sinking. the new york daily news front page banner headline today, the whole front page is, "star-spangled scam." we have been talking about this. i must admit that i am more upset about this than other members of our team here but they are often wrong about everything. so, i don't mind that bill. >> i hear what you are saying, and i hear. >> this bothers me. >> i would say if she had really screwed this out. there is a possibility she could have. she is a high-flying singer you know. it's not just james taylor is a folksy kind of guy it didn't require the type of technical singing ability that it requires for beyonce

. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: speaking of awesome women, debbie wasserman schultzn our president, this democratic party will stand and fight. [ applause ] >> stephanie: fight! fight! fight! she can get people fired up i tell you what. because it made all of the right people mad. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: obviously gun control will be one of the first issues up. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: like clock work, jim. texas republicans call for more guns in schools following shooting at loan star college. the nation experienced its 49th shooting when an altercation between at least two individuals set off gunfire. >> so clearly they need more guns. >> stephanie: right. texas one of 49 states with a concealed carry law. state lawmakers have introduced legislation that allows college staff and students to carry weapons on school grounds. firearms are currently prohibited on campus. now top republican lawmakers including governor perry used tuesday's incident to call for more weapons on campus. loan star already employs armed police officers on the cam pas

where is -- debbie wasserman schultz, where is rosa today lore row or congresswoman fudge from the bracon't hear hear anything. jenna: we have historic congress where the american people elected a record amount of women in both the house and senate. interesting to see those choices by the american public and we'll see who the president chooses in the weeks to come. angela, great to have you with us today. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. jon: and there is more controversy over president obama's pick to be cia chief. could he be in for a rocky confirmation battle? why some critics on both side of the aisle strongly oppose john brennan's nomination. we'll take you live to washington on that. >>> plus damaging testimony in the case of a woman charged with killing her lover in cold blood. wait until you hear what one witness claims jodi arias was doing the day after that brutal murder. >> when you go back to your house, what do the two of you do? >> we talked for a while. i think we agreed we would watch a movie or something like that. and that's what we did. we turned on a mo

. >> next, um, congresswoman debbie wasserman-schultz will introduce james cummings. >> thank you, congressman thompson, for convening this important, this important and critical public hearing on a topic that is essential for us to come together on. you know our nation suffered a heart rending tragedy last month as 26 incident victims including 20 children lost their lives to senseless gun violence. as horrific as the newtown tragedy is, it is only symptomatic of a larger gun violence problem where over 10,000 american lives are lost each year. while there's no one action we can take, i think i speak for certainly my constituents and probably most americans in saying we simply must find common sense ways to move forward on sensible measures that can curb it. as president obama said in his inaugural address on monday, our journey is not complete until all the children know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. one american that is joining us today in this journey is jim cummings who is a self-described sportsman, hunter, gun owner and nra member. i have known jim for

debbie wasserman schultz while they were spinning on their back in the walmart parking lot. >> it ispublicans that are willing to vote for it should be combined. we'll see whether it passes but to play games with whether tax rates go up, taxes go up on 98% of americans. >> stephanie: yeah. they were just having a day-long tantrum yesterday. >> it was eric cantor having the tantrum trying to corral his side so that he could get more power against john boehner because they're going to be running for speaker of the house in the next congress, i think. >> hot heat of 1,000 white hot suns. >> eric cantor was holding the entire country hostage in order to get more power for himself. >> stephanie: debbie wasserman shut. >> this prevents 978% of -- 98% of americans from seeing their taxes go up. it is a permanent ifism to middle class taxes going up. it is a bill that makes sure that we have a balanced approach. we've got -- an extension of the american opportunity tax credit which makes sure that more young people can go to college. we have an extension of the earned income tax credit and e

chair debby wasserman schultz, described as never enjoying a close relationship with the president.g to be coming to washington for the inaugural, we trust? >>steve: we're not. we're going to start coverage sunday morning with the swearing in of joe biden and then continue monday morning. >> we'll find another time when i can show you my aunt's photo album because i had it set up for you guys. >>gretchen: what kind of photo album? >> my aunt's. >>steve: the true story of james rosen yet to be told. going to put mike emanuel on it. thanks so much. earlier we told you about the national archives releasing an audio library of 150,000 different animal sounds. we tried to get some ourselves without much luck. but yesterday animal expert jack hannah stopped by our show and we put him to the test, and he took this very seriously. roll the jack tape. >> here's the first sound effect. what is this, jack hannah? and brian. [playing tape] >>steve: it is not a woodpecker. >>gretchen: we did this yesterday and i don't even remember this. [playing tape] >> i know what it is. it lives in the water

four women on top including debby wasserman schultz, you can see in the middle, they were late so youlayton, i'd love to here it it. this is a historic class of women. there are 61 democratic congress women sworn in all different ethnicities and different religions and they wanted to memorialize this great moment but four didn't show up and she added them later. you love photo shopping, is it foul? >> i don't have a problem with it. here is the deal. in this digital age, yes, we're taking photos and we're constantly manipulating them, you use instagram or whatever you're doing, adding filters or adding fun with it and i think it's like everyone has been saying about john boehner this week, like herding cats who would want that job of being the speaker of the house, and herding cats trying to get them at one place, one time at 2 a.m. >> tucker: if you can add people why can't you subtract them. let's say for the ache of argument one of them in the coming months was to displease former speaker pelosi, would she be eliminated from history, her memory torn from the books, right, like neve