. >> and jeff joins the roundtable with oklahoma republican congressman tom cole, minnesota democraticongressman keith ellison, former white house senior adviser, david plouffe, and the co-host of cnn's crossfire, s.e. cupp. congressman cole, what happened? less than two weeks ago speaker boehner's releasing a statement of principles, talking optimistic about immigration reform. and now what? what happened? >> i think actually people overread both of those incidents. we have begun a dialogue and conversation inside the republican conference on this. i think that's good. step by step progress is still out there. whether or not democrats want to work that way is unclear. but you could get a border security bill through, hb 1 visas through, seasonal labor. i think there's still a path there. but it's political reality. there's a lot of division on the issue. >> can we acknowledge the excuse that the speaker used, it's the president and republicans can't trust him. can we acknowledge that was a pretty lame excuse? this was about opposition within the republican conference. >> look, i was a

along with new york and tom cole still in the center of the global financial industry. symbol and driving force behind the international monetary flow. twelve million inhabitants over three hundred languages countless ethnicities and colleges london is a prototype of a global networked mega city and a laboratory for security measures a lot of the changes in cities since the nine eleven terror attacks in new york and washington were already on the way before those attacks so it's important to to sort of stress that the nine eleven attacks have led to certain changes intensifying that we're already on the way most importantly i would say there's a increasing preoccupation with security as defined by the state as defined by big companies and as defined by those in government. professor and also stephen graham teaches and researches on security and surveillance and the militarization of space cities are getting more into the focus of conflict this is not entirely new currently however this new context is is leading to another scout sense of renewed emphasis on the city as a

democratic senator maria cantwell of washington state and republican congressman tom cole of oklahomaorked together on writing this letter. it warns federal lawmakers that federal lawmakers may consider ending the nfl's tax exempt status it doesn't push for changing the name. >>> we to want check back in with sal, hopefully the commute will be pretty smooth. >> we hope so. today it's still wet throughout pam andday, and it might cause slow traffic, let's go out and look what we have now, first thing's first though, we have a crash in mountainview, southbound 85 at there. chp is closing the lanes from time to time. they have the vehicles from the left lane over to the side. traffic volume is not that head at 101 and 280 still doing well in the area. let's look at live pi fers, westbound bay bridge still looks good coming into san francisco about a ten minute drive time. remember, still a little bit wet throughout, also the morning commute looks good on interstate 880 near the oakland coliseum. at 5:18, let's go to steve. >> thank you some of sam. >> you're welcome. >>> drizzle or light

democratic senator maria cantwell of washington state and tom cole of home worked together.rns that federal lawmakers may consider ending the nfl's tax exempt status if the league does not push far name change. >>> time now 6:17, roads are still wet, traffic problems, sal, what about that tree that fell down on the peninsula? >> well you see alex savage our reporter is there, he told us that pge told him it's going to be at least a few hours before they clear it. let me put it on the map for you, this is highway 84 near skyline. right near that very famous alice's restaurant. might even be a motorcycle or two there now. anyway, i digress, traffic will be affected. alex is there, he's going to tell us more about what's going on. you fake highway 84, you might want to strongly consider going highway 92 and using that instead. it might be longer, but less hassle as a result. let's go to live pictures, traffic is okay here at the toll policeman disa, it's about a 20 minute delay at the toll. ten minutes into the san francisco, half hour drive time into the city. we're also looki

and also, a zing at congressman tom cole from oklahoma. the redskins saying, quote, given the fact that the name oklahoma means red people in the choctaw language, this request is a little ironic, so the redskins punching back hard. the owner said he's not changing the game. >> davis helping deal with this. a very well-known guy here in washington. so what leverage does congress really have? >> they do have some leverage. it seems on the outset, they can't really do much to actually change the name themselves. however, they can hold hearings, they can hold dance night and roger goodell in before the halls of the house and senate and make them look bad or embarrass them a little bit. they could call attention to the nfl's tax-exempt status and agitate toward that. they probably can't change that status. but again, can hold hearings and make kind of -- kind of call attention to how rich the nfl is and how powerful they are. and, again, embarrass them. so they have a little bit of leverage. >> brian, thanks very much. brian todd working that

democratic senator maria cantwell and congressman tom cole reminding that the federal government determined a slur, pointing to a december ruling by the patent and trademark office, and they also invoked the nfl's special status under current law, writing the nfl's on the wrong side of history. it's not appropriate for this multibillion dollar 501c6 tax-exempt organization to profit from the continued degradation of tribes and indian people. it's time for the nfl to formally push for a name change for the washington football team. well, senator cantwell joins us in the guest spot for her first exclusive television interview since sending the letter to the lvl. chairs the indian affairs commission and is my old boss. welcome. how will are you. >> good to be with the group. >> very good to have you. tell us, first, what is your letter trying to achieve here? >> we want to make it clear, because commissioner goo goodde thought it was a name honoring americans. if that's where he is, it's unacceptable for the nfl to continue to support the name of a football team that a large organization that

letter published sunday, senate indian affairs committee chair maria cantwell and representative tom cole tell nfl commissioner roger goodel there's a consensus in the country that the name redskins is racist and offensive. >> "the national football league can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a racial slur. it is clear that you haven't heard the leading voices of this country - and not just indian country," the letter reads. "virtually every major civil rights organization in america has spoken out in opposition to this name including the naacp, the anti-defamation league, the rainbow coalition and the league of united latin american citizens. "the national football league is on the wrong side of history. it is not appropriate for this multibillion dollar 501 tax- exempt organization to perpetuate and profit from the continued degradation of tribes and indian people. it is time for the national football league to formally support and push for a narne change for the washington football team." >> the letter slams goodell's recent comments

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host: tom cole, who was a republican from oklahoma and a close friend from the speaker, tweeted this. nunes, republican from california, one of the republicans who voted yes, was quoted in "the washington post" as a saying, "it wasn't exactly a profile in courage. you had members saying they hoped it would pass but unable to vote for it." caller: greta. host: good morning. caller: i just wanted to let you know that here in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, none of our people 11, havews, 2, 4, or mentioned any of the stuff that goes on in washington. i want you every morning -- other you, whoever them people are trade i'm a faithful caller. i want to ask you, what does clean mean for the debt bill? does that mean all the debt is gone? host: no, you are right, we should explain it more. it means no strings attached. caller: i don't understand what clean means. is it wiped clean? host: no, the debt still exists and some on twitter have sarcastically noted that in exchange for extending the borrowing authority, republicans do not ask for spending cuts or anything. nothing on health care, there i

sam zell the ceo of nick lowell cole miller and tom perkins, venture capitalist.country should not talk about envy of the 1%. it should talk about emulating the 1%. the 1% work harder. >> we've got a country that the poverty level is wealth in 99% of the rest of the world. so we're talking about how woe is us, the guy that's making oh, my god, he's making $35,000 a year. why don't you try that out in india or some countries we can't name or something like that, china, any place. >> what i really think is, it should be like a corporation. if you pay $1 million in taxes, you should get 1 million votes. how is that? >> let's start with that one. >> good luck with that. >> i mean, what do you think? these guys are saying they're being picked on. >> i'm with the middle guy in the sense that you have to decide how bad you want to feel in advance of making your argument. context matters. so if you're going to talk about the 1%, you can't do it in a vacuum. is it the 1% of the united states or the 1% of the world? we're in a global economy. i mean, i'm no economist but i'

cole turns 64. and our own nbc news tom brokaw is 74.ll. >>> keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm alex witt. have a great day, everyone. >>> here is a welcome sight. heavy rain falling across the bay area. this is just the beginning. more wet weather is headed this way. good morning everyone. it's 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. >> such a great thing. i'm laura garcia-cannon. our weather advisory is in effect around the bay area this morning. and we have team in place to help you get around this wet mess. christina loren will tell us how long this will last. let's start with christie smith. she is bearing down this morning live out there along the elements on the san mateo bridge. what's it like out there? >> reporter: good morning to you. i have to tell you, t

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coming up also on "morning joe," tom harkin of iowa, david axelrod, nbc's david gregory and my conversation with the editor in chief cosmopolitan magazine joanna coles. that got interesting. up next, a look at the morning papers. plus, willie joins us live from sochi, the olympic park there. first bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill. >> it's like 60 degrees in sochi. >> it's gorgeous. >> like where the winter olympics are, hold it in kansas city where it's 3 degrees. >> or new york. >> exactly. beautiful conditions in sochi the next several days, next week and a half at least. i have all good news for areas in the united states especially as we look to the east coast this weekend we get a break. the west coast you don't get a break, but that's exactly you what wanted. let me explain. another cold morning, especially northern half of the country. yesterday was the coldest morning of the winter. how about snow on the east coast? we're not getting any. no snow, maybe an inch or two, buffalo, burglary, you'll see snow showers. the great news on the west coast, you're going to get drenched. drink up, california, you could get eight to nine inc