democrat henry waxman of california, was part of the post-watergate class of 1974. congressional correspondent nancy cordes spoke to waxman today. >> i would ask-- >> i will have you physically removed from this meeting if you don't stop. >> reporter: on capitol hill, where conflict is a way of life, henry waxman's passion was backed up by productivity. >> it's a landmark piece of legislation. >> reporter: the 74-year-old democrat from los angeles led the fight to invest in aids research, to cut air pollution, and reduce pest sized in produce. his legislation helped pave the way for generic drug, food nutrition labels. >> cigarette are the single most dangerous consumer product ever sold. >> reporter: his assault on big tobacco weakened the industry's image and its power, which throad new federal regulations on cigarettes. what was your secret? because i'm sure a lot of legislators, even the ones who didn't always agree with you, would say, wow, he managed to get a lot done. >> there's nothing besides good, hard work. you really have to be willing to work very hard

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waxman and miss eshoo. this is a good thing to be doing and we're going to get some good information from your gentlemen and we appreciate you being here. >> gentleman's time's expired. we'll now go to the former chairman of the committee, mr. waxman, for opening comments. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate your convening this morning's hearing, and launching the subcommittee's examination of potential updates to the communications act. and i want to thank our distinguished panel for being here to help us think through these ideas, and i think i've been in congress during the time that all of you have been the heads of the fcc. technology has changed at a blistering pace since the enactment of the 1996 telecommunications act 18 years ago. the communications and technology industries are a thriving sector of our economy. as broadband plays an increasingly central role in the daily life of our nation, having a strong federal communications commission to oversee its successful growth is more cr

waxman established himself as a leading liberal in congress.as a champion of environmental causes, challenged the smoking industry, and helped craft president obama's health care overhaul. waxman is 74 and he said it's time to move on. >>> well, straight ahead, your friday morning weather. >>> and in sports, the warriors clip l.a.'s winning streak. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by gold bond ultimate lotion. otion. [ female announcer ] there's nothing like family breakfast. so through february 15th, buy a box of cheerios and we'll give you one free to share with family. only 1 million coupons available. visit cheerios.com to print your coupon and for other restrictions. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. try new olay fresh effects everything off w

waxman and miss eshoo. this is a good thing to be doing and we're going to get some good information from your gentlemen and we appreciate you being here. >> gentleman's time's expired. we'll now go to the former chairman of the committee, mr. waxman, for opening comments. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate your convening this morning's hearing, and launching the subcommittee's examination of potential updates to the communications act. and i want to thank our distinguished panel for being here to help us think through these ideas, and i think i've been in congress during the time that all of you have been the heads of the fcc. technology has changed at a blistering pace since the enactment of the 1996 telecommunications act 18 years ago. the communications and technology industries are a thriving sector of our economy. as broadband plays an increasingly central role in the daily life of our nation, having a strong federal communications commission to oversee its successful growth is more cr

. >>> to politics and end of an era. 20 term california democrat henry waxman is retiring. highways been involved in almost every major piece of legislation to come from the house since 1974, a major architect of obamacare, clean air act. the president calls waxman one of the most accomplished legislators. >> three senators calling on ftc to look into outlet stores. in a letter they called for a federal investigation into potentially misleading marketing practices following claims merchants may be selling lower quality items produced for outlet stores advertised as higher quality products found in regular stores >> u.s. department of labor is now investigating oakland raider treatment of its cheerleaders raideretts. a lawsuit filed on behalf of members accusing raiders of failing to pay minimum wage and saddling the squad with fines and travel expenses the labor department says it will examine the squad not just claims by the woman who filed the suit last week. >> a bay area congressman putting drivers on notice. assemblyman jim frasier has introduce add a bill mandating ja

. >> henry waxman of california will retire at the end of the year. he spent 40 years in the house. during his 20 terms in the house, henry waxman back the expansion of medicaid, pushed for investigations into the tobacco industry, and was instrumental in getting president obama's health care overhaul through congress. >> coming up -- president obama's plan for retirement savings for americans and why it is under fire. >> new spots at reagan national airport. >> and the big effort underway >> maximum-security efforts in advance of the super bowl on sunday, dozens of law enforcement and state agencies are scouring the area to prevent a special attack. specialized teams include bomb technicians, hazardous material and diving teams. law enforcement says that recent tragedies have influenced their plans. >> the challenge will be the lone wolf, like the boston marathon situation, with somebody out of nowhere. a person who is not part of a terrorist group or threat. >> 400,000 people are expected to attend the game and festivities. >> low-cost airline carriers are flights attheir reagan n

waxman joins a list of seven democrats planning to retire at the end of this year.tough news for the left flank of the lower chamber, and it is not the only bloom on the horizon. according to reporting by politico today, democrats are reportedly getting ready to throw in the towel on taking back the house of representatives in 2014 and focus their energy instead on holding onto a thin majority in the senate. the fighting spirit on the heels of a botched health care rollout and weakened presidential poll numbers isn't exactly high. said one pelosi donor, unless we have a george washington bridge fiasco in the house, control is not going to change. but the main reason for the democratic retrenchment is actually the same reason for republican optimism -- money. senate republicans have reportedly spent over $17.2 million on tv ads this current election cycle, nearly twice as much as democrats. in five of the most competitive senate races, arkansas, iowa, louisiana, michigan, and new hampshire, republicans have outspent democrat base more than 3 to 1. but you can't have

. >>> representative henry waxman of california has just announced that he will retire at end of this term. the 74-year-old democrat was first elected in 1974. during his career waxman fought for tougher pollution controls and the clean air act, funding for aids research and greater scrutiny of tobacco companies. >>> a new york congressman says he's apologized to the reporter he threatened to throw off a balanciony. congressman michael grimm and the reporter he threatened with bodily harm planned to lunch soon. >> reporter: new york republican michael grimm, apologizing for this nasty exchange with a reporter from cnn affiliate new york one. the video of the threat went viral putting grimm on defense. >> i'm sure my italian mother is going to be yelling at me saying you weren't raised that way and she's right. >> reporter: after talking about the state of the union speech, grimm clammed up when reporter michael starts to ask about a department of justice investigation into questionable fund raising for his campaign four years ago. >> just finally before we let you go since we have you

waxman. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. my colleague, miss blackburn, suggested that the fcc needs to act more like the federal trade commission, ftc. consumer protection work. i believe we need an agency like the fcc that can write forward-looking rules of the road for industry and consumers. chairman hundt and copps, do you agree with that? >> absolutely, mr. waxman. forward-looking is -- here is the best example of a useful forward-looking law. it's in the incentive auction legislation that you passed where this congress said we want the fcc to establish before the auction a generally applicable rule about how much spectrum anybody can buy. that has to be forward looking. you don't want to go into the auction with your money and not know whether or not you're going to be permitted to win -- keep the license that you thought you were the high bidder on. that has to be forward looking. that's a great example of you all asking for a forward-looking rule and really deserving a forward-looking rule. >> we all talk about how r

the big henry waxman retirement announcement today. another democrat, first to you, luke, that's your beat on the hill there. then i went chris to weigh in on it. joining george miller already from the pelosi forces, the california delegation, that's 40 years in the house. >> it's a tremendous amount of experience. two things, greg walden, who is chairman of the nrc, representative from oregon, he met with us about an hour ago, this is proof that democrats do not believe they can win the house this cycle. george miller and henry waxman who are like this with nancy pelosi, it's proof that they are retiring because this know she can't get that back. if she were, they would be in a very powerful position. number two, i think which is fascinating andrea, as you look forward with this with henry waxman. what does it mean for nancy pelosi? she has been the stalwart fundraiser and been the lead are for a long time. george miller, henry waxman, two of the closest allies leaving the speculation on nancy pelosi's future will be turned up now tha

because they can't support the president. >> waxman's seat i think is going to be pretty safe. i don't know if l.a. -- >> they cannot defend these policies. they're running from this economy, they're running from obama care. >> there are republicans who decide to step down, republicans would be in a position to be a leader in the house if they are able to -- >> does anyone want that job, i wouldn't. >> with all due respect, i think you're seeing the republicans moderate their language in the caucus states, talking about immigration reform and shying away from the fight on the debt ceiling, a fight that the tea party strongly pushed them to make, which was a disaster for them politically and they're not going to do it again. >> but i wanted to get back to your point about the minimum wage because there was a study about i the chicago reserve that stated if you increased the minimum wage to $9, $10. it will boost the economy by 48 million the next year. that means more consumer spending and that means more jobs will be created. let me ask you a question because i listened to all

henry waxman has represented his l.a. district including beverly hills for 20 terms in congress said today he won't be seeking reelection. waxman has been a force on the environment, health care issues especially, and one of minority leader nancy pelosi's closest allies in the house. his retirement, along with those of george miller of california, tom harkin of iowa on the senate side will leave only vermont senator pat leahy as the last of the so-called watergate babies who have served continuously since being thrust into office in 1974. >>> still ahead for us tonight, protecting the super bowl. a massive security effort already under way to protect one of the biggest public events of the year. >>> and later, making a difference. friends and neighbors and perfect strangers all coming together to get through a very rough situation in the south. >>> three days now until the super bowl, and beyond the excitement building for the game itself, something else is going on. new jersey and new york have launched a big league secu

the 74-year-old democrat was elected in 1974 and waxman has had a hand in shaping legislation dealing with the environment, energy, healthcare and consumer protection. waxman says he's learned that progress isn't easy, but it is worth fighting for. >>> they are the people in charge of maintaining and launching our new nuclear missiles, but now a scandal calls into question how much these officers really know about their job. we'll bring that story to you at 5:30. >> plus this video from a black friday melee at an area victoria secret went viral on youtube and tonight we have new information about the two women seen attacking another shopper. >> and sometimes you just got to admit you messed up. we'll tell you who is taking the fall for that can you see us? are you there? you're breaking up. are you there? is it you or is it me? wait, no. dude, i'm lagging. is it you or is it me? why is it so slow? is it you or is it me? [ male announcer ] if you're not on 100% fiber optics, it's you. verizon fios is 100% fiber optic, comcast isn't. so you can video chat smoother. game with less lag ti

waxman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. waxman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. the previous speaker in this debate said we don't know how many times there was a breach of security on the health care website. well, we do know how many breaches of security there were, how many successful attacks there were. zero. there have been no successful breaches of healthcare.gov. mr. speaker, since october 1, more than six million americans signed up for health insurance. six million. four million are enrolled in medicaid, two million in private coverage. anyway you look at it, that's good news. now, republicans seem eager to find some bad news. they want to keep talking about website problems and stir up phony fears that personal information is not secure on this site. they're looking for the bad news because the facts are against them. republicans said the affordable care act would kill jobs. we hear it over and over again.

waxman is 74 years old. he said in a statement today that he wants to sample life outside congress. waxman helped craft president obama's landmark health care law and has championed environmental and safety legislation. still to come on the newshour: the political realities facing the white house and congress, the german government's point man with washington, the epidemic devastating starfish on the west coast, the detention of al jazeera journalists in egypt, plus new water worries after the west virginia chemical spill. >> ifill: president obama hit the road for day two of his annual post-state of the union push as house republicans traveled to their annual retreat in maryland. newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman reports on the day's events. >> it's important that we show the american people we're not just the opposition party, we're actually the alternative party. >> holman: from their annual retreat on maryland's eastern shore, house speaker john boehner and his fellow republicans aimed to dispel the notion that they're to blame for lack of action on major issues.

max baucus, waxman and a couple of others, but it goes to show you, this is not a career job. their time, but to stay in there 40 years is just, i think it's an embarrassment. >> and as recently as a month ago henry waxman was saying i'm in, and running for reelection n2012 he nearly lost that. california's 33rd congressman district, very left wing and almost lost last time. they're looking at the writing on the wall and looking at obama's poll numbers and poll numbers of obamacare, all of which are sliding fast. this is the 11th democrat to say he or she is not running for rehe election, they see the writing on the wall and they're out. stuart: they're dreaming, the day comes that henry waxman, they represents beverly hills, they elect a republican, or right of center. >> this is a changed election. stuart: how is this for obamacare headline, at least 43 convicted criminals are working as navigators in california and three of them have records of significant financial crimes. here is jillian, you dug into it and broke the story. >> thank you. stuart: i have to ask, how did yo

what are you going to miss most about congressman waxman?, boy, there's a long list of things that i will miss. he has had his hand in almost every major domestic issue in the last three or four decades. when you go to the store and you pick up food, you look at the nutrition label, you can thank henry waxman. similarly, when you look at prescription drugs, you want to go for the generic because it's cheaper, you can thank henry. in terms of environmental legislation, health care legislation, affordable care act, there is no other democrat that has had a bigger impact. it will leave a big hole in this institution and it's a big loss for california and the country. >> there are some speculating that he's getting out because he knows democrats have no chance of winning the house and he does not want to be around for another minority. >> no, i don't think that's the case. >> okay. >> i think henry is optimistic in terms of democratic fortunes. i think he would like to go on and do other things and he's decided after four decades that the time h

radio station today she is strongly considering running for henry waxman's seat. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the tea party has been on a losing streak. the first big blow was in october of last year when speaker boehner put up a clean bill to fund the government and avert default. no strings attached. no more tea party shenanigans. guess what? it passed. this month, an appropriations bill passed that raised higher than normal spending levels. and that week the form bill passed with far fewer cuts in food stamps than tea party had called for. another defeat for the hard right there. are likely more in the pipeline. as this politico headline puts it, gop ready to surrender on debt ceiling. plus, a new draft outline for gop immigration reform includes a path to legal status for illegal immigrants. it appears speaker boehner has wrangled the tea party into submission. how he warned his tea party is about the perils of shutting down the government the last time around, but followed them anyway. >> i told my colleagues in july, i didn't think sh

waxman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. waxman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. the previous speaker in this debate said we don't know how many times there was a breach of security on the health care website. well, we do know how many breaches of security there were, how many successful attacks there were. zero. there have been no successful breaches of healthcare.gov. mr. speaker, since october 1, more than six million americans signed up for health insurance. six million. four million are enrolled in medicaid, two million in private coverage. anyway you look at it, that's good news. now, republicans seem eager to find some bad news. they want to keep talking about website problems and stir up phony fears that personal information is not secure on this site. they're looking for the bad news because the facts are against them. republicans said the affordable care act would kill jobs. we hear it over and over again.

is saying that henry waxman is considering retiring, or will retire.o you know -- >> nbc can confirm that. our producers on capitol hill got that news as well, today. of course, henry waxman is a big lion of the house democrats. a democrat from california. we saw one of his colleagues, democrat george miller, also recently announce his retirement after serving for a very long time. these are going to be very safe democratic seats, but it does show you that some of the big democratic leaders that we heard from in the 1990s and in the 2000s are beginning to retire. >> because they're getting older or getting tired of trying to deal -- >> maybe a little bit of both, barbara. >> all right. thanks a lot. >> thank you. >>> and for more from mark and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out "first read" on nbcnews.com. >>> and tom's here now to talk a little bit about our weather. we did have a cold start, and it's still pretty chilly out there, tom. i ran out a minute ago. >> quickly warming up, though. you know, barbara, we had just enough snow on

waxman has been a member of the house for 40 years.cy pelosi's inner circle. he is the seventh house democrat to retire this year. but his los angeles seat is safe for the party, the democrats. one possible successor, sandra fluke. and she is the woman's right advocate. she told an l.a. radio station today she is strongly considering running for henry waxman's seat. and we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® when i'm training, i always listen to music. for the gym, it's hip-hop. for cross-country, classical. and for jumps, i need something...special. so i use my citi thankyou visa card for music downloads and earn two times the points... plus a little extra inspiration. [ ♪ music plays ] the citi thankyou preferred visa ca

henry waxman of california says he will retire at the end of this session. he was responsible for landmark legislation on health and environment issues. the 74-year-old, waxman says it is time to move on and give someone else a chance. but he admits he is frustrated by the partisan stalemate on capitol hill. >>> president obama is ordering review of federal job training initiatives. on a visit to a general electric engine factory near milwaukee, the president said not all programs to what they are supposed to do and he wants his administration to copy the ones that work. he also repeated many of the other themes from his state of the union address, such as raising the minimum wage. >> now it a nasty food fight at utah school after cafeteria workers took lunches from children and threw them away. workers at a salt lake city school confiscated lurj lunches of 40 children because their parent were behind paying for them. they couldn't tell who owed money and who didn't until after they were served. >> it that is ridiculous. you shouldn't deny a child lunch beca

waxman played a really role -- a lead role in shaping obama's health care law and is spearheaded key legislation on the government, consumer protection and the funding of hiv and aids treatment. woman's health activist sandra flug said she strongly considering running for the seat. city, newly elected mayor bill de blasio has announced the city will drop its appeal of a federal court ruling that found the new york city police department stop and frisk tactics unconstitutional. he said the city will accept reforms ordered by judge shirer scheindlin including the appointment of a monitor to oversee changes. >> we are here today to turn the page on one of the most divisive problems in our city. we believe in this administration, we believe in one city where everyone rises together. we believe in respecting every new yorker's rights, regardless of what neighborhood they live in or the color of their skin. we believe in ending the overuse of stop and frisk that has unfairly targeted young african american and latino men. >> more after headlines. the former mayor michael bloomberg is repor

waxman's misleading. as regards the fully integrated -- you make the recommendation that we continue all the programs. is that a fair statement? >> no. we recommend continuation of the fully integrated. those a that assume clinical and financial responsibility. >> so there are two-rided risk they would be allowed to continue? >> well, all medicare advantage plans -- are two sided. tell me when you say fully financially integrated. what do you mean? >> they assume under a global payment responsibility for providing all the covered services. >> that would be from what we said it would be all of those plans; correct? >> -- in the medicare advantage? >> yes. by definition assuming financial risk. the issue on it is to the assume responsibility for both medicare and medicaid benefits. >> correct. and what we see is evidence that organizations that assume responsibility for both types of benefits actually can improve care and costs. if those two are separate -- >> i see. when you say integration you mean betwee

>> that's just a taste of what it was like going up against representative henry waxman.e was an advocate for con upper protection and famous for his grilling of the tobacco industry execs. 74-year-old said he won't seek re-election. waxman has been in congress for 40 years. >>> roughly one in four new college grads in california is underemployed. according to the latest census figures, more and more young adults in the state are working as waiters and waitresses with a college degree. it's part a trend that picked up around 2007 during the economic downturn. >>> school district in southern california is feeding its students free breakfast in the classroom. amy johnson shows us the program is drawing a backlash from dozens of parents. >> reporter: breakfast in the classroom as shown in this l.a. unified school district video is being implemented in elementary school and middle school during three years. >> while children are eating, i usually play a story. >> a story of [ non-english language ] >> okay. >> reporter: so far, 500 schools are serving free breakfast in class.

only his california colleague, henry waxman, remains in the house after miller steps down. in the senate, tom harkin elected to the house in '74 and then to the senate '84 also is retiring. henry waxman may be the last guy left on that, at least him and pat leahy to represent the watergate generation. fiery presence on the house floor, universal health care and workers' rights. miller was already a six-term veteran by the time democratic leader nancy pelosi arrived in the house. and he has been called her consigliare. she called his excitement for the legislative process infectious. said of miller, air and water are cleaner, workers' rights are better protected, more young people can afford to go to college and more working families can make ends meet. house speaker said no one could confuse me and george miller for ideology soulmates but during our years we got things done thanks, in no small part, to his dedication and willingness to work for the greater good. >>> joining me now, california democratic congressman george miller, senior democrat in the house education and w

i was also at the same time very sad to hear about my mentor leaving, henry waxman. i just found that out and i was very sorry because henry has been really a giant with regard to so many issues. and we will definitely miss him. >> well, i got to ask you, got to extend this for just a moment. >> sure. >> there's a story out there that big donors for democrats are conceding the house, that they don't think that they can win the house so the money's going to go to the senate races. do you think that this could have been a motivation seeing that waxman might be thinking, well, i'm never going to get my chairmanship again? george miller has also announced he's going to step out. he's a longtime progressive. what do you make of this? >> well, i don't know what it is. i do know that in talking to george he said that he served as long as he could and it was time for him to do something else in his life. i think there comes a time in these jobs where you just come to a point where you feel like you need to move on. i don't know what the motivation is. but i can tell you one

. >>> california congressman henry waxman announced today he will retire from the house of representatives at the end of the year. in his 40 year career the southern california democrat has championed causes including health care coverage for the poor and environmental protection. the 20 term congressman joins our group of long-term representatives who are leaving the house and looting east bay congressman george miller. >>> dozens of dogs are getting a new chance at life. today doctors at the sonoma humane society were spaying and neutering some of the 61 rescued dogs who rescuers say the dogs we're taken from a breeder in reading who kept them in filthy cramped cages. the community has donated 30,000 dollars to treat the dogs. the humane society starting to take applications for people who want to adapt those pops stomach thanks so much for making kicu your news channel. >> today on "tmz" -- >> tons of information about justin bieber. he was driving on xanax, on pot. and he was a little bitch, according to the cop. this officer describing giving him the roadside test. it reads like a sou

the figures who actually really changed this country, should take a look at the careers of henry waxmangeorge miller and their decision to retire it kind of indicates that the democrats don't hold out a lot of hope of retaking the house so that they can get their committee chairmanships back. it's pretty clear that they realize they weren't going to be having the gavel and be the chairman again any time soon. >> jonathan always appreciate your insight. >> two of the three great panelists from the great state of south carolina. >> you're a south carolina guy too, craig. >> i know only time in history where 75% of the boxes are from the pal met to state. we of course continue to await the live speech from president obama at the ge gas plant in wauk sha wisconsin, as we go to break, take a look at this. super bowl boulevard, just a few blocks from here at 30 rock. the action ticking up and temperature also ticking up as well as the big game approaches. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. she loves a lot of the same

. >> after 40 years on capitol hill congressman henry waxman of california will retailer the end of his term. 74 -- retire the end of his term. 74-year-old democrat was elected in 1974. >> target said hackers stole credentials from a vendor and that is cha allowed the security breach. -- what allowed the security breach. target declined to identify the vendor. >> the biggest advertising arena in televised sports. the average 30 second super bowl spot between 4 and $4.1 million. advertisers maximize the investment with teasers which muppets. >>> still ahead the disgusting discovery made inside one home. let's just say it's slippery and gross. >> but remember rusty the red panda who escaped from the national zoo a few months back? tonight an update on his love life. topper? >> temperatures made it above freezing at least downtown, not in the burbs. here's your wakeup weather, a cold start, 17 to 28 at 5:00, 16 to 26 at 7:00 and by 9:00 we're getting there, 22 to 32. we'll come back, talk about when the 40s roll in and if we can hit 50 can you see us? are you there? you're breaking up. are

so congressman henry waxman retiring. surely a race in california as well we'll be watching who contends there. >>> meantime we turn over to some weather now. a big story across the country today. while atlanta cleans up after a crippling storm the blame game is in full swing. leaders are pointing fingers all over the place after tuesday's ice storm left thousands stranded on gridlocked highways for hours and hours. meantime temperatures are rising and tempers in general are heating up. jonathan serrie live in atlanta with more on what's happening there today, john hand. >> reporter: hi, jenna. there is a lot of fingerpointing going on, a lot of residents questioning whether local, county and state fishes could have done more to prevent all the traffic gridlock that happened on tuesday. but whatever state officials may have done on tuesday, they are sending in a huge response effort to get all of these abandoned cars that you see behind me and all around me off of the roads. the national guard is here assisting people wit

have the latest tonight on california's historic drought plus long-time california congressman henry waxmanounced his retirement today. we'll be speaking with him about his 20 terms in office. those stories and the rest of the world news tonight on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale is on now. they're advertised as intert >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. coming up at 6:00 they are advertised as internet cafes but what goes on inside is illegal. how a bay area city is cracking down on a business it says is a magnet for crime. >>> and the popular bay area- based coffee brand that just got a huge financial jolt. we ask, could this be the next starbucks? we'll have those stories plus much more coming up tonight at 6:00. >> we'll see you in 30 minutes, ken. thanks very much. but first, we want to update our breaking news that we have had this half hour. we are told that two people actually walked away from the plane crash at reid-hillvi

henry waxman announced yesterday he will retire at the end of his 20th term. the 74-year-old lawmaker was a key architect of obamacare. he's the 17th member of the house to announce retirement cluing 6 other democrats. 14 other members are running for the senate or governorship. the congressman says he's retiring so he can experience a life outside of congress. he referenced his lack of bipartisan to say there are elements of congress today that i do not like. i abhor the extremism of the republican party tea party members. they often in a partisan and intellectual vacuum denying science refusing to listen to experts and ignoring facts. sandra fluke may seek the vacated seat. she said i'm flattered i'm being discussed as a candidate. a number of people have encouraged me to run. i am strongly considering running. >>> new york city will agree to reforms ordered by a judge over the controversial tactic known as stop and frisk. the judge ruled the city was practicing de facto racial profiling calling it unconstitutional. a major part of bill de blasio's election

. >>> after 40 years in the house of representatives southern california congressman henry waxman is calling it a career. he announced today that he would not seek another term. the 4-year-old democratic recently complained about the ineffectiveness of congress. his accomplishments include investigations into the tobacco industry and being instrumental in getting president obama's healthcare overall completed. george miller and nearly other 30 other members say they will not run for re-election this year. >>> a counselor at a south bay middle school arrested for selling marijuana, but it is who he is accused of selling it to that's more surprising. >>> finally there's know in the sierra. we'll show you the conditions if you are hoping to catch up on your skiing and snowboarding. [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? or how

hill, sandra fluke said she is strongly considering a run for the california seat held by represent waxman'srudy giuliani is changing his tone on governor chris christie's involvement in bridgegate. the former new york city mayor called the investigation a partisan witch hunt. he said he was telling the truth about shutting down lanes onto the george washington bridge. well, listen to what he's saying now. >> it's 50-50. it leaves you with no possible way of knowing did she discuss it with him or didn't she discuss it with him? the reality is even if you are a hands-on mayor or governor or chief executive, at best you must know about 10 or 20% of what's going on. otherwise, you'd never get through the day. >>> marijuana is legal in colorado but not heroin, and senator mark udall's son found that out the hard way. 26-year-old jed udall has been arrested on drug and trespass charges. police responded to a man breaking into cars. in a statement senator udall said he was stressed about the news and promised to stand with his son during treatment. >>> new this morning on msnbc.com mayor de blasio

at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section in new york we have waxman he is an associate professor at the city university of new york and the co-director of the middle east center at northeastern university and in los angeles we have nick hancock he is on the national outreach team for the tenth amendment center all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it john if i go to you first you recently published an article the danger of entangling alliances and you ended by saying the fiction that every corner of the earth is a vital us interest and the consequent state of perennial fear together make unnecessary conflict more likely and that is the great danger of entangling alliances why did you write that what does it mean and why now well i wrote that with the fact in mind that we're coming. up on the hundredth anniversary of the first world war and as any first year college student can tell you what really caused that global conflagration was a small scuffle. in the balkans and what

waxman. mr. waxman: i thank you for yielding to me. existing law very clearly states no taxpayer's money can fund abortions. that's already the law, with the exception of rape, incest or disabled woman's life. so the republicans are coming and saying, we got to make sure that no taxpayer's money is going to be used for any insurance that might provide abortions. well, the law, the affordable care act provides that if you get an insurance policy in the exchange, you can choose a policy that does not provide abortion coverage. but if you choose a policy that has abortion coverage, that portion of the policy must be paid by the purchaser, not the government. so this is all, like so much -- in fact, all we do around here is propaganda. it's politics. the republicans try to make people believe that their taxpayers' dollars are being used to pay for abortions. it's not true. this bill is bad in substance. it's an unfortunate bill that tries to interfere with the ability of people to buy their own money to purchase insurance policies that hav

henry waxman is, you know, retiring, he said, after this term.election, and that means could you see a whole host of democrats going for this race. and it's the los angeles area. so as we know, new york, los angeles, number-one, number-two markets in the country. a lot of money. one name we've actually heard already, sandra fluke, the woman who had, you know, talked a lot about birth control, became the face of that, spoke at the democratic national convention, she's considering a run. >> well, we'll be watching that one. >> we'll see. >> all right. thanks, domenico. have a great weekend. >> same to you. >> for more check out first read on nbcnews.com. >>> and tom's here now to bring us up to speed on what we can expect this weekend. we're talking about a warmup, and is he talking about snow? >> yes, that, too. >> oh, no. >> but first -- but first, let's talk about the warm-up. >> all right. >> and some snow. look at this wonderful snow photo taken with a zoom lens of one isolated snowflake. this was taken near salisbury by one of my twitter foll

henry waxman is retiring after serving 20 terms in congress.wo other democrats involved in crafting the affordable care a act, commerce and george miller, max baucus who warned obamacare was a train wreck have also announced their retirents. a new poll shows uninsured americans increasingly themselves dislike the law. according to the kaiser foundation, 30% of the uninsured now say they have an unfavorable view of obamacare. just 24% of those unsured say they like it. and as you know, the list is long, leaders in major labor unions who wrote a letter to senate majority leader harry reid and house minority leader nancy pelosi to say revelatory changes to obamacare do nothing to help their workers suffering under obamacare. letter reads in part it would be sad irony if the signatu legislative accomplishment of administration committed to income inequality cut living standards to middle income and low-wage workers. georgia governor today i apologize for states lack of preparedness after a rare ice storm paralyzed traffic in atlanta. resulting in i

actually brings jobs to our country and you know helps us move forward and if you think it's time for waxman markey. the one thing i will say i think i'm not i'm like mark on my car you forget i'm not an expert not close but if the american people are saying that this is a problem and they believe there's a consists among the public that this is a problem that we you will see i don't think government intervenes i think of people started realizing that this is this insane cold is the result of global warming which is totally counterintuitive that maybe the maybe that be the way any of marc harrold team o'mara he knew some thank you all for being with us coming up during his state of the union address and i president obama will be focusing heavily on our nation's wealth inequality epidemic and on how to bridge the gap between the wealthy elite and every one else but if he's serious about fighting wealth inequality should we abandon so-called free trade deals that do more harm than good. i know c.n.n. the m s n b c news have taken some slightly but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover