bill abbott finds it in caffeine. >> taster's choice. i'm a coffee drinker.ave five or six shots of coffee a day, i'm usually pretty good. that's my choice of drug. i don't know what i'd do if i didn't have coffee. that's what gets me to drawing. this is pretty much what i do all day long. i draw a lot on cards and sell them, draw anything that maybe somebody specifically might want, a portrait of somebody in their family, they buy all the material and i do it. i get paid that way. i had to put my name on the wall. looks a little bit more presentable. >> abbott also uses his art to connect with his mother. >> makes her day when i send her like a "thinking of you" card. she has all kinds of pictures that i've done for her, jesus pictures, pictures of jesus, all kinds of religious pictures i like to do. >> she's religious? >> yeah, christian. >> as though his devil horn tattoos aren't ironic enough for a christian-themed artist, abbott is also serving 40 years for stealing from and burning down a historic catholic church in his hometown. and while he claims he

arnold abbott is a homeless advocate violating ft. lauderdale city ordinance by feeding the homeless without nearby access to bathrooms and hand washing. this has been a long battle for abbott who has been fighting city hall for years. >> the fight is on and i haven't heard a word from the city yet. they're supposed to be trying to mediate in and when i hear from them, we'll start our talks. >> abbott vows to keep feeding the homeless whether or not a deal is reached. >> wow. he is 90. >>> moving on what do the words bae, foodie and swag have in common? they're among the list on a 40th annual list of words or phrases that should be banned. >> the list is compiled by folks at lake superior state university. the other words hack, cra, cra, polar vortex, friend raising, take-away and nation. a former public relations director started that list in 1976 with phrases that annoyed him and his friends. >> wow. >>> up next the boston bombing victim said her decision to amputate her leg was the it's the time of year for making lists... at chevr

but is governor-elect abbott all hat and no cattle?he houston chronicle reports that in a closed door meeting with state lawmakers abbott recently asked about a compromise to expand medicaid that utah is working out with the federal government. so if greg abbott does change his mind on medicaid that would be agreed news for texas. the uninsured rate there is 22.1%. the highest in the country. and nearly one million people could gain coverage if texas expands medicaid. i hope governor-elect abbott does the right thing and expands medicaid. but did he think we wouldn't notice this texas-sized switcheroo? nice try, but we gotcha. i have a cold with terrible chest congestion. better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. oh, what a relief it is. here we go! >>> welcome back. over three million workers in this country are starting the year off with a raise. 21 states passed minimum wage bills in 2014. going

i'm joined now by heather abbott.h, 2013 when she went to watch the boston marathon. she was badly injured in the bombings that day. doctors amputated her left leg below the knee. thank you for being with me heather. i appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> is it difficult for you knowing that the trial is coming up and that you'll sort of have to relive this? >> it is difficult. i'm definitely looking forward to it being put in the past and behind me as i'm sure are many of the other survivors. >> that's what i enjoy about bostonians the most. they are pragmatic. i like when you say you want to put it behind me and get it over with. you're not going to dwell on it. that's admirable. >> it will be a difficult time. there is going to be some reliving of that day no doubt. some of that is part of the healing process and seeing this finally put to rest. >> do you plan to attend the trial? >> at this point i do plan to attend at least parts of the trial. i don't know what to expect once i get there so i'm not sure

grace abbott was a great friend of roche. she had -- something else i couldn't tell you, roche had worked in the children's bureau in the federal department of labor in the early 20's, and she and abbott became close friends. they are both from nebraska, they had a lot of common experiences, and when roche ran for governor of colorado in 1934, grace abbott left washington, and was one of her great campaign supporters on the campaign trail. grace abbott and catherine lynn wrote -- linroot also supported that program. don't be scared to ask a question. but you will get an earful. >> let me ask about something we did not hear about in the talk. i think it gets touched upon only a bit in the book. that is the question of reform, new deal reform and race. at the hands of historians, these days, the new deal doesn't always fare so well when it comes to labor legislation, when it comes to social security, the agricultural adjustment act, the consequences for african-american workers, let's just say, were not always favorable, certai

abbott, one of the things that also struck me and it's very encouraging in the u.s.eople of all races coming together. we talked today, they talked about immigration, they talked about how we must struggle on not only issues of bad police because we're not anti-police, but bad police but on immigration, on islam o phobeophobia, what is happening to gays and using peaceful protest and the vote, you have a big election here in may. >> one of the positive things about current times is yes, we're still in an economic crisis and yes many people are struggling but young people of all colors are coming together and campaigns on social justice, around lesbian and gay rights immigration are more popular among young people than ever and that's a hope for the future. >> you've been there and you've really paid dues and you're still one of those that is out front leading the way. pm diane abbott thank you so much for staying up late to be here tonight. it's late here in london. have a great weekend. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back with some highlights from my trip to oxfor

abbott promised to do his best to facilitate the release of the hostages. cameron promised to stand by japan and offer any possible assistance. video posted online shows kenji goto and haruna yukawa kneeling on the ground. a purported islamic state member threatens to kill them if the demand is not met. officials in tokyo assume the deadline is around 2:50 p.m. japan time on friday. the japanese government had just promised the equivalent amount of aid to countries in the middle east. prime minister abe says the financial assistant is for nonmilitary purposes, including support for displaced people and refugees. a japanese foreign ministry official said on thursday they are seeing small signs of progress. they've been getting some direct and indirect responses from who they believe are the militants. and another government representative says the situation isn't completely stalled but is not getting better either. >>> japanese officials are on the ground in amman, jordan as part of task force trying to bring the two men home. they've been contacting religio

as of today republican greg abbott is the governor of the great state of texas.inaugural speech governor abbott promised fellow texans he would stay as defiantly conservative as he did during 12 years as attorney general. >> as governor i will continue my legacy of pushing back against a washington. if they spend too much regulate too much or violate our state sovereignty. any government that uses the guise of fairness to rob us of our freedom will get a uniquely texan response. come and take it! >> governor abbott is taking over from rick perry who served as governor of texas for 14 years and who is it is widely believed preparing to run for his party's nomination to be president. up next, president obama's five previous state of the union addresses had a number of things in common. and tonight, should be no different, we're told. that is next. stay with us. we're coming right back. she's still the one for you. and cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph like n

heather abbott lost her foot in the attack. she said she will be in the courtroom during the trial. >> several people i am now close with will be testifying. i want to be there to support them. i think this is my only chance to kind of experience what this might bring more me. any closure. >> tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him. >>> washington is bracing this morning for the returning members of congress who reconvene tomorrow. republicans will take control of both chambers of the congress. republicans leaders will push for revisions in obamacare and work to undue the executive actions. the president says he will work with congress but he also notes his veto pen will be at the ready. >>> in the meantime house majority leader john boehner will face an issue. louis gohmert will bring his name forward as house speaker. >>> mike huckabee has taken a step toward possible presidential run in 2016. he announced he is ending news run on fox news. the former governor says no final decisions will be made unt

bombing victim heather abbott lost her foot in the attack. she said she will be in the courtroom during the trial. >> several people i am now very close with will be testifying. i will be there to support them and i think this is my only chance to kind of experience what this might bring for me. >> we spoke with other survivors. they will be in the courtroom as well. tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him. >>> washington bracing this morning for the return of members of congress who reconvene tomorrow. republicans will formally take control of the chambers for the first time in nearly a decade. gridlock may rule. gop leaders seem intent on gutting obamacare. at least nullifying parts of it and undoing the executive actions of president obama. the president says he will work with congress but his veto pen will be at the ready. >>> house speaker john boehner could face a challenge for his job. texas representative louis gohmert is offering his name. he says after years of broken promises it is time for a change. >>> a

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she's been united with relatives asking for privacy >>> tony abbott made an un unannounced stop in rick meeting with the prime minister to discuss how australia can hep in the fight against i.s.i.l. among the issues discussed - more equipment and training. australia is assisting with air tryings against i.s.i.l. -- strikes against i.s.i.l. targets >>> peshmerga forces are hoping to capture more villages after overtaking the village sultan abdullah. we have this report from the stronghold which is not far from mosul. >> reporter: this is a strong hold for the kurdish peshmerga fighters. one dotting the countryside. the village of sultan abdullah is a few hundred meters away. two days ago it was the scene of heavy stating between the islamic state of iraq and levant and kurdish peshmerga forces. peshmerga controls the village, but it's within the range of i.s.i.l. fire. we were advised against going into the village. >> the mortars, almost daily, every day there's a mortar between us and then. >> reporter: unexploded bombs littered the area. i.s.i.l. killed some of the men. a few kilometr

you, billy abbott, are the best boyfriend. >> billy: well, you deserve perfect, so i'm trying hard to get there. >> chelsea: [ chuckles ] so, um, do you really want to know? >> billy: do i really want to know? oh, about your day. yeah. absolutely. >> chelsea: well, it was mostly productive. >> billy: but? >> chelsea: gabriel stopped by my studio. >> billy: what is it with that guy constantly dropping in on

that was the difference between her and the attorney general abbott. even more significant, of the 12 statewide democratic candidates on the ballot, wendy davis had the highest percentage and lost by the smallest margin. so in other words, as bad as she was, she was the best that they could do and that is a change from some of the past elections where they drew upon the traditional support of the democratic party that had gotten better than perhaps the top-level candidates. so the best they could do was 38.9%. the best they could do was lose by 950,000 votes. even more significant perhaps for the long-term is that in 110 counties of the 254 he got 80% plus of the vote. 80% plus, eight out of every ten voters in the county voted for abbot. i've already told you what the breakdown was after the election and both congress and the legislature and in the county judges, overwhelmingly republican. why did this happen and how did this come about and is there any lesson that can be learned from this and other parts of the country. there are certain unique facto

the pygmy sperm whale washed on to a beach late yesterday afternoon near abbotts lagoon in the point reyes national seashore. rescue efforts had to be put on hold last night because it got too dark. a team of marine mammal experts arrived this morning to find the whale dead. that whale will be take to sausalito for tests. >>> several koalas rescued from wildfires in australia are suffering from burns on their paws. so check them out. they are wearing mittens as they climb trees at the animal hospital. caregivers say the koalas were rescued early enough so they will be able to go back into the wild again. slow-moving animals are at constant risk during wildfires dying from burns and dehydration but these will be okay. >> they are getting some help. that's good. >> >> caroline: no. rick, what are you doing? >> rick: [ sighs ] getting a broom and dustpan, apparently. >> caroline: rick, don't. >> rick: maya likes to walk barefoot sometimes. i wouldn't want her cutting her tiny feet. >> caroline: how could you let her put that up there? >> rick: she didn't do it. that was my little housew

each other through this time will be important. >> that's boston marathon bombing survivor heather abbott but as victims like her and the wider boston community search for closure, concerns around due process could prolong the case for years. >> ahead of the trial, dzhokhar tsarnaev's attorneys unsuccessfully tried to move the proceedings out of state, saying their client can't receive a fair trial in the city where the bombing occurred. the defense cited the case of oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh, whose trial was moved out of state. but over the weekend, a divided federal appeals court rejected the defense's motion. federal prosecutors are also seeking the death penalty in a state where executions are barred. that is massachusetts. that will mean harsh constraints on the jury pool, ruling out anyone who opposes capital punishment. defense lawyers have also unsuccessfully argued they haven't had enough time to pour over thousands of newly-released government documents. there's also the matter of dzhokhar tsarnaev's arrest. at the time, authorities used a public safety exception to d

. >> if criminal charges are brought against her, i think that ends her abbott to do her job. >> kane's lawyer maintain his clients innocence. >>> same-sex marriage ruling on the issue could take several months. >> it takes your body a little while to get acclimated to cold. i think we're there. >> reporter: i think we're there, i talked to people on the way in, they said it feels a little better, but you have to bundle up. we have snow showers move in from the west, as we take a look it's putting down decent snowfall rates anyway, as they move in west to east. malvern covered by this, coatsville norristown getting close, it's sweeping in from the west. the good news while we're looking at significant snowfall it's not lasting all that long over any one spot. i'm not expecting any accumulation. it is coming down in the shade of lavender that's storm tracker 6 live's way of showing intense snow. there's the blue route and center city, philadelphia, i'm thinking over the next 30 to 60 minutes this will push through and put snowflakes down in philadelphia. i meant to leave you with the wid

the trial will certainly open old wounds for bombing survivors including heather abbott. >> certainly it will bring up a lot of what happened obviously two years ago and a lot of emotion. >> reporter: two pressure cookers packed with nails and ball bearings exploded killed three people and injured others. they planned and carry out the twine bombings in retaliation for u.s. actions in muslim country. the defense attorney for zocor tsarnaev tried to move the case from boston claiming their client could not get a fair trial here. >> what this defense wants to show is whether or not this was a young man who was influenced and under the influence of his older brother who was the mastermind. >> tsarnaev could face the death penalty. during the trial jurors are expected to be shown video that apparently shows him placing the bombs near one of the attacked youngest victims. as you can imagine, security is already high in and around the federal courthouse in boston. even the media is being kept a block away from the building this morning anne-marie. >> don champion in boston. thank you, don.

heather abbott is among the survivors who plan to be at the trial. >> it's sort after very unique situation. it's hard to know what to expect. >> reporter: here the siert of the -- site of the second explosion, there's no sign of what happened. for those who often walk past this place, the trial of tsarnaev is stirring up emotions and opinions. >> i don't believe in the death penalty personally, but i don't think she see the light of day again. >> i hope for a fair outcome and i think people in the city really need that. >> reporter: jury splex is expected to take weeks as lawyers sift through a pool of about 1200 potential jurors. marley hall, boston. >> tsarnaev's lawyer judy clarke has represented the unabomber ted kaczynski and jared lawful laufner as women. all the defendant -- as well. all the defendants were found guilty but also avoided the death penalty. >>> eric freun appeared in court this morning accused of ambushing two police officers in pennsylvania. he hid in the woods of northeast pennsylvania for 48 days after the assault. >>> a school bus and three other vehicles cool llo

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the trial that'll follow will open certain wounds for heather abbott. >> it will open up a lot of what happened obviously two years ago and a lot of emotion. >> two pressure cookers packed with nails and ball bearings that coasted the finish line killing three people and injuring 260 others. prosecutors allege his brother and dzhokhar tsarnaev tried to delay and move the case from boston claiming their clients could not get a fair trial. they'll now focus on the relationship with the brother. >> what this defense wants to show is whether or not this was a young man who was influenced and under the influence of his older brother who was the master mine. >> tsarnaev could face the death penalty. jurors are expected to be shown video placing him next to the attack's youngest victim. cbs news boston. >> bombing survivors and first responders are expected to be among those testifying. >>> much of the country is bracing for frigid temperatures in parts of upper midwest and more of the same is expected throughout the week. it's so colded one ski area in minnesota is closed. the freezing weath

. >> adam: "when asked about her relationship with abbott chelsea's eyes danced with adoration and love." my god. can you believe this? >> sage: calm down. >> adam: how am i supposed to stay calm when every day that goes by is another day that i've lost with my wife and son? we need to speed this up. >> sage: we need to be careful. we're supposed to be having coffee like happy married couples do. okay? so if you start taking shortcuts, you're gonna make a mistake. >> adam: okay, listen, you just take care of your end, all right, and keep pumping nick for information about the good, ol' days, because the more information i have, the less chance he has of realizing that i'm not his good buddy gabe from boarding school. >> sage: i'm doing everything i can! >> adam: are you doing everything you can? really? okay, are you playing on his interest in you? because you've obviously sparked something, sage. he likes you, okay? so, you know, make your eyes dance with adoration, all right? both of our futures depend on this. >> nick: it's never gonna happen. i never lose at this game. i'm a master

is hope and you look to australia for hope of all places australia has a new prime minister tony abbotteated this extraordinary dee regulatory program that reminds of what ronald reagan tried to do in the 19el 0ss. >> even bill clinton and congress worked together to curb on small businesses in the 1990s. that spurred a rapid growth rate. i don't feel bad for companies like apple, ter' generally doing great it's small businesses that are getting hammered. >> apple was in the early '80s a small business, they grew because of all the deregulation. >>> you want to use your cash to grow? stick around for our informers picks. . >>> and we are back with the stocks to help you grow your cash. emac, agrat chemical company. >> it's dumping low margin businesses this stock could pop on this, a pretty solid balance sheet. >> naturally the environmentalists are going to try to tear it down. >> the company that makes cream of wheat. >> and pickles and other junk food. i think it will benefit from cheaper oil. >> emac, cream of wheat is not a junk food it's pretty healthy. >> i like the stock, but in

it's on the beach at abbotts lagoon west of tomales bay. it's a pygmy sperm whale that washed up this afternoon. we are working to get more information on the rescue and will bring you an update when we have it. >>> the hunt is on for the man who attacked an elderly woman near the dublin bart station. the 72-year-old woman was found on the sidewalk bleeding. people did rush in to help including a man who tried to follow her attacker. kpix 5's ryan takeo on how police inadvertently allowed the bad guy to get away. ryan. >> reporter: this attack happened just steps away from the west dublin bart station. one good samaritan found the woman lying face down on the ground and he says at first, he thought the woman was dead. first responders surrounded the 72-year-old victim her face bloodied after being blindsided. police say the robber snuck up on her as she was half a black away from the west dublin bart station yesterday. >> in the middle of the day at 12:22, out of nowhere, she is attacked. >> he punched her? >> yes. just brutally attacked he

the trial that will follow will certainly open old wounds for bombing survivors including heather abbott. >> certain it will bring up a lot of what happened, obviously, two years ago a lot of emotion. >> two pressure cookers packed with nails, ball bearings, exploded near the marathon finish line in the april 2013 attack. killing three people, and injuring 260 other. prosecutors allege 21 year old dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother, 26 year old tamerlan tsarnaev planned and carried out the twin bolling in retaliation. defense attorneys for dzhokhar tsarnaev had tried to delay and move the case from boston claiming their client could not get a fair trial here. they'll now focus their defense on the relationship between the brother. >> what this defense wants to show whether or not this was a young man who was influenced and under the influence of his older brother who was the mastermind. >> to dzhokhar to face the don't pent tig. will be shown video shows him placing one. bombs next to the attack's youngest victim. >> reporter: as we mentioned earlier, security is already high here in and

. >> diane abbott. [shouting] >> today, in the publication of the chilcott report, is widely considered to be a scandal. does the prime minister appreciate that it is important to find out exactly what has gone wrong? because we have a major inquiry into child sex abuse forthcoming and the public would not understand if powerful people who were named in that report were able to delay publication year after year. >> i agree with the honorable lady that its important these inquiries are done thoroughly and are done rapidly. my understanding is that there is no mystery and why this is taking so long. it is a very thorough report, and you have to give the people who are criticized in the report the opportunity to respond to criticisms. that is what is happening at the moment. i do not believe anyone is trying to dodge the report or put off the report. we all want to see it, but you have to go through the proper processes. there is no question of this report being delivered to me and me deciding not to publi

bombing victim heather abbott, who is still recovering after losing a leg plans on attending whenever she can. >> i'm certain it will bring up a lot of what happened. obviously two years ago and a lot of emotion, so it will be nice to have it over. >> reporter: with opening statements not expected until next month scott the entire trial may well last until the second anniversary of the bombings, next april. >> pelley: don dahler in boston tonight. thank you, don. we learned today about amazing weather that enveloped the airasia jetliner that crashed a week ago. 162 people died when the airbus a320 plunged into the java sea. we were so surprised by the temperature that authorities reported today that we asked our research department to double check to make sure it was right. allen pizzey is covering the crash in indonesia. >> reporter: 23-year-old pendra gunawan syawal took what may have been the last photograph of flight 8501 before it took off. less than an hour later the plane disappeared. even as the search continues indonesian authorities have concluded that weather caused the cra

australia's new prime minister tony abbott just called for a mature debate on things like tax reform and signaled maybe there should be a discussion about creating the gst. do you think that's something that parliament could -- includes the labor party. >> mature debate is something we can all use. thank you so much for that. back here, and then the lady in front of you. i'm sorry for all of you. she will be signing books so you can ask her a question there. >> i am -- i have a question about -- thank you for all you said and all you did. but i had a question on the press. it has always fascinated me how the press loves or hates people and report well or bad regardless of their work, and you're days where the press love you, did their best to impose on you, and my question is looking back would you change something, your relation with the press? is there anything you feel you could have done to come out better there are or it was just hopeness and in that case why? >> diplomatically you did not mention the name measure doc -- murdoch so i'm mentioning it. >> my name is lee, thank you

. >>> a tragic discovery at the beach at abbott's lagoon. what looks like a pygmy sperm whale has washed up on the beach. it does appear to be injured. it was first spotted about 2:30 this afternoon. at least six people including a park ranger have surrounded the small whale trying to figure out what to do now. we're told a rescue team is on the way to that scene. >>> a 13-year-old boy is hospitalized after he was stabbed in concord. police say the boy and his friend were walking around 10:00 last night when they were approached by a few people who asked the boys if they were in a gang. when the boys said no, one of the suspects shot at him several times. the other then stabbed him several times. this happened near grant street and noel drive. police are still looking for the suspects. >>> the san leandro police department could soon have heavy hardware out on the streets. this armored vehicle is creating some controversy. laura anthony is live in san leandro tonight to explain why. >> reporter: hi, dan. the vehicle in question is right behi

. >> pam:this is happening at the abbotts lagoon area in point reyes. >> pam:kron4's philippe djegal is working with the marine mammal center right now to bring you more details on this story. coming up at 8:30. >> pam: the day started out with high hopes. but ended with disappointment. when the u.s. olympic committee rejected san francisco's bid to host the 2024 olympic summer games. >> pam:the decision was announced late this afternoon. kron 4's dan kerman reports. the city's organizing committee is trying not to be discouraged. >> pam:san francisco was competing against boston los angeles and washington d.c. and thursday afternoon, the city got word that boston had been selected >> pam:san francisco's bid would have had events taking place at existing venues all over the bay area and the construction of either a temporary stadium in brisbane or a permanent one in oakland. >> pam: >> reporter:bid committee spokesman pj johnston says at this point it's time to rally around boston as they take on a number of international cities the international olympic committee is expect to make f

new jersey did something sued abbott schools and zones saying children in certain zones that were under privileged were not getting enough resources and won and those schools have to now give more money. why don't we do that in philadelphia here. >> we just filed a lawsuit or number of groups mild a lawsuit last month and in court and will be seeking money for one, pennsylvania does not have funding formula for any school funding one of three in the state and gap between wealthy and poor schools in the state of pennsylvania more than doubled in the last four years alone and we're doing a terrible disservice not only to school districts like philadelphia but dozens across the state of pennsylvania really suffering when we don't have a responsible or even same system for making sure schools have basic needs for financial stability that allows them to do what they need to do to educate children. it's important we look at funding. abbott was a groundbreaking lawsuit it gave the lowest performing schools average sum of of the top performing schools in the state of pennsylvania and allowed a

this weekend he has an exclusive interview with greg abbott. we want to hear from you. do you support the keystone pipeline? our live chat is up and running. click on america's asking and get your thoughts into the conversation. >>> mitt romney testing the campaign waters on a tour of the south. among his stops mississippi. one of the nation's poorest states and most dependent on government services. >> probably also the most conservative state. spent the day at mississippi state university. gave a big speech in the evening to students. romney took aim at president obama and hillary clinton saying how can secretary clinton provide opportunity for all if she doesn't know where jobs come from in the first place. we need a president that will bring more good paying jobs to college campuses. romney la meanted that he would have been judged on his record back in 2012. >> what they focus on. it's not. mostly it's what you say and what you do is a lot more important than just what you say. >> romney also previewed some themes for possible third candidacy. democrats previewed a

tony abbott spoke to haider al-abadi in the baghdad capital. carried out bombing raids against cite as a part of a u.n. pled coalition to wipe out the group. >>> peshmerga forces are trying retake their momentum, one in the village of sultan abdalla where peshmerga forces were reportedly in full control just a few days ago. the capitol of mosul and erbil. mohammad adow reports. >> about 80 kilometers from the capital of the semi autonomous region. there are i.s.i.l. fighters still holed up in some sections of this village. sultan abdalla is where there was heavy fighting just two days ago, between peshmerga and i.s.i.l. fighters, although at one point peshmerga fighters say they were in total control of this town, they say now there are pockets of resistance in the town and getting incoming fire from the positions of i.s.i.l. here in the camp and at this front line we have seen some unexploded ordnance, particularly mortars that peshmerga fighters said they lost to some men. what we also know is that the village of sultan abdalla is also close

. >> governor elected greg abbott, the attorney general of texas sued the federal government more than any other sitting attorney general. lou: he has the best record of any attorney general, he has won more cases than he lost. lou: his argument is by the president saying to 5 million unlawful for nationals here is how you can stay here. compelled the state to spend their money in ways they didn't choose to do so and that is an interference with state sovereignty. that argument has been successful in the past. i don't know where it will go but with the luck of the draw a federal judge may allow it to be litigated and might just get a result before barack obama leaves office. once they embrace the nonsense he is doing is it ends on january 20, 2017. lou: justice in this country is so quick. good work to all you lawyers, thanks so much. a pleasure as always. judge andrew napolitano. time for a few of your comments. of the show tweeted as to say can we agree a compromise on immigration is not president obama getting everything he wants and the gop saying we tried? i would sign up for that

among them heather abbott, catapulted into a restaurant, who injured her leg so badly it had to be amputated. >> i was afraid to look at my leg, people were trampling running by me. >> following day authorities revealed both bombs were made inside commercially bought pressure cookers. each had been packed with metal shards for maximum harm. and the fbi released surveillance video showing two suspects with backpacks near the scene of each blast. they were identified as tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. that evening sean collier was shot and killed, allegedly after the tsarnaevs tried to rid him of his gun. the car's owner escaped at a gas station and called police. by tracking the stolen vehicle using its gps police cornered the tsarnaev brothers in the boston suburb of watertown. both were injured. the police grabbed tamerlan but as 19-year-old dzhokhar made his escape it was reported he ran over his brother. tamerlan died. by 9 towns were in lock down. people were told to stay home and only answer a dor the door to a policemen. in this winterized boat in the backyard of a house in watertown,

texas governor greg abbott declared this coming monday chris kyle day in honor of chris kyle killed february13. let's say thank you to texas for honoring a real hero. and by the way, the best way to do that is go see the movie. it is awesome. i am also going to do a tribute to chris kyle tomorrow morning. >> did you eliminate the music for the fool of the week? >> yes. >> it's not gone for good. >> greg gutfeld? >> bob beckel's brother [ inaudible ] on rush limbaugh today he was talking about something and apparently became very distracted. >> i just got distracted again. look. that's dana perino. look at her hair. she looks like she just got out of bed, but it is styled that way. it's kind of -- look at -- i don't know. i'm going to have to turn everything off here. i am being distracted. >> i didn't notice your hair. i thought your points about the nevada caucuses were very good. >> i'm glad somebody was listening. >> he was flustered. >> did she look different? >> i can see her brain. >> that's exactly. >> i think i'm flattered. >> andrea save us. >> i'm sorry dana. you are just so sexy a

. >>> and greg abbott, officially now the governor of texas.ong with governor dan patrick were sworn in just hours ago just steps away from the state capitol. >>> president obama has a long list of proposals that he will be promoteing in tonight's i-union. utah congressman jason chaffets is the new chairman of the house oversight committee. there's no chance of the tax proposal gaining any steam with republicans. why is he wasting his time talking about it then. >> it's a nonstarter, remember, last year we had the all-time reported of receipts of dollars coming into the united states treasury, and what does the government want to do? their insatiable -- that's not going to help grow the economy it's not going to help the average person entrepreneurs trying to grow their income. that is not the solution. it's an absolute nonstarter. >> at the same time, it appears that the president keeps pressing ahead to get his message out instead of the republicans in many cases, i mean he's been talking about this domesticic agenda for two years. >> he's th

tennessee also joined, by the way, so we do have a total of 25 states in our lawsuit led by greg abbott in texas. we are a country -- we're a nation of great immigrants but we're also a nation of laws. and the president cannot -- and he said time and time again he would not subvert the law just to get back at congress. and that's what he's done here. and this isn't a path to a remedy that he's taking. but this is a prescription for presidential overreach. we live in a country with a separation of powers and he's violated that time and time again. this is unprecedented what he's doing. >> so you have a hearing this week. the justice department has filed its own response in this case. i'll read just a little bit. they're asking the court obviously to dismiss this case. they say you don't have standing because states cannot demonstrate that they will suffer a cognizable injury traceable to the deferred action guided. i know sheriff arpaio out in arizona tried, pis lawsuit was dismissed, kind of on the same grounds as this standing saying you can't show exactly how you're going to be injure

domestically they are meant to represent whether it's abbott labs, accenture or medtronic, global brands that have a big amount of protection from stability, dividends and steady eddie approach. we're trying to grind out higher return with a lot of stability in the u.s. and take some of that risk externally, outside the u.s. when we can pick it up at reasonable values and putting in place the proper currency hedges. david: chuck, this was not a good week for financials. we had earnings reports that were completely negative, if not at best, just rolling along there. and you have gsv capital as one of your picks. aren't you afraid there appears to be a slowdown in financials? >> well, gsv capital is a fund that owns high-tech pre-ipo companies, private companies. it's really mainly exposed to the technology business. gsv has -- was a pre-ipo owner of both facebook and twitter and, in fact, twitter is 22% of the portfolio in the fund, and so it currently owns drop box, spotify, lyft and other names that could go public. so really this is a play on the technology that it is at a big discount