alex, alex -- >> i probably own more than 50 firearms. many have increased in value two or three, maybe four times. i sleep very comfortably outside austin, texas -- >> okay, alex -- >> -- knowing i can defend my family -- infowars.com -- >> okay, alex, alex -- this is the man who wants to deport me from the country. >> it's to point out you're a foreigner, a red coat, here telling us what to do. >> whatever. >> go back where they took the guns if you don't like it. the communists -- >> truly an interview you had to see to believe. as for the petition to deport me. the white house responded. saying no one in part should be punished by the government because he or she expressed an opinion on the second amendment. or any other matter of public concern. when we come back, two members of america's top political family reacted to alex jones' rant. patrick kennedy and christopher kennedy lawford. coming up next. oh! progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso sou

alex we have in the united states the abandonment of a.b.s. corpus we've got the patriot act we've got the. n.d.a. egg we've got extra judicial murders of u.s. citizens we've got bradley manning being held without charge. how would you define tyranny in america alex jones we are now seeing highway checkpoints without warrants quote looking for gang members where they search your vehicle whether you're for gun control or not they know the federal government announcing we're just going to put pressure and muscle and threats on gun dealers and manufacturers outside of law we are seeing just situations where taxes in some cases are being doubled or tripled we're seeing taxes increased on poor people we're seeing the ultra rich basically exempt did i mention you know all of the warrantless wiretapping by the n.s.a. the t.s.a. sticking their hands down our pants now the police courts have ruled can tell us are you to make you answer questions there is no more fifth amendment i mean it is insane if you read a dystopic novel or if you go look at what

jones is that a net is that a good thing or a bad thing alex. well i don't think i saved his job because they're looking you've got a year left on a three year contract of eight million and they report he's probably going to be moved the ten o'clock slot like a sugar fix yeah you went from five hundred thousand to a million plus viewers for the next three or four days those numbers are already going down back to the ridiculous half a million viewers i mean what a joke larry king you know seven years ago had ten million viewers i mean this guy is a joke but all of the dinosaur media is a joke i mean it got him to be part of the conversation so i think it made alex jones even more a larger part of the discussion and i think that's the effect that it had ramming the issue out of look taking our guns is about slavery and tearing the white house responded that night at the end of the show to my petition and quote tonight it to deport his butt for the different activities that he's engaged in trying to manipulate our internal our entire old politics a

alex. >> and mid-january. go figure. thank you, dylan. >>> fewer half of americans getting a flu shot. are you at risk? a live report, coming up. >>> plus -- >> i was a lot nervous, literally to the point i was shaking. like i was shivering. not that i was speaking to the president, but this is big stuff here. >> peter alexander, a nerve-wracking moment reporting from the white house. we'll talk about it on "weekends with alex witt." >>> a new report from the cdc declares the flu is epidemic. 47 american states reporting widespread outbreaks, but hope that the flu season could be peeking. dave gutierrez in an emergency room in brooklyn, new york. let's talk about doctors and how long they expect to see the flu activity. >> alex, good morning. that is a big question right now. doctors in many places aren't sure how long it will last. the cdc expects flu activity to last several more weeks. we're only halfway done with flu season. here in brooklyn, they are very busy. doctors saying that about a third of the kids that come

alex jones is a monologist. he will go on and on and on. >> what piers morgan said he said that you expose the ridiculousness in his view, he's an advocate on this issue of gun control. alex jones by putting them on the air, letting them rant and rave and he said this has been aviewed 5 million times on youtube and has certainly gotten a lot of attention. >> it is great for alex jones. i'm sure his ratings on his radio show will go up tremendously because of it. >> can i disagree a little bit? examining this as a contest of who got to say more words, then, yes, al jones won. if you examine this as who came across looking more sane? than piers morgan won. i have to say i heard from a lot of piers morgan said who say, i'm mad at alex jones because he made me defend and have to like and cheer for piers morgan for once. one of the best post er childre and i can think of gun owners that are not proud this is the voice representing them. on that regard, i think it was effective because a lot of sane people say the gun

and i hope alex jones is not just watching, but finally listening.e been talking a lot about gun violence on the show in recent months. i want to make my position very clear once again. i'm in favor of a nationwide ban on military-style, semi-automatic assault weapons and high capacity magazines. i want to close the gun show loopholes and require private dealers to run background checks on bayers at gun shows. and i would like president obama to increase federal funding for mental health treatment for all americans who need it. i think that's the right direction for america. and my guest last night, right wing radio show host, alex jones, couldn't disagree more. listen to this. >> when we have our guns, they can have their world tyranny. while the government buys bullets, predator drones armed now in u.s. skies, being used to arrest people in north dakota, the second amendment isn't there for duck hunting. it's there to protect us tyrannical government and street thugs >> i want to dig deeper now. joining me is nick kristof welcome to you both. let m

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joining me now is one of the people behind the petition, alex jones. he hosts the alex jones show. >> thank you for having me. >> why do you want to deport me? >> we did it as a way to bring attention to the fact that we have all these foreigners, he's the only guy who the the guns, so we did it to point out that this is globalism, and the mega banks that control the planet and brag they have taken over, brag they're going to get our guns as well. they have taken everybody's guns but the swiss and the american people. when they get our guns, they can have their world tyranny while the government buys 1.6 billion bullets, armored vehicles, predator drones, armed in u.s. skies, being used to arrest people in north dakota. the second amendment isn't there for duck hunting. it's there to protect us from tyrannical government and street thugs. take the woman in india, the piece on cnn earlier i was watching during anderson cooper's show, didn't tell you the women of india have signed giant petitions to get firearms because the police can't and won't protect

alex. >> okay. thank you so much for that. >>> let's go to the economy, more signs it's on the upswing. u.s. stock markets approaching record highs, the dow on track for its best january performance since 1989. the s & p closing above 1,500 for the first time in five years. nasdaq also closing higher. but there could be pitfalls to the good news. >> the stock market winning streak marked its fourth straight week and this week, encouraging signs on jobs and higher home prices, the government reported homes of new sales shot up in 2012. home sales up almost 14%. diana covers real estate for cnbc. >> home building definitely improved in 2012. nowhere near we need it to be. running at half the housing starts we would be in a normal year. only . >> any improvement is good news for this custom home building outside of columbus, ohio. they haven't been this busy since the housing bubble burst in 2006. >> we're very excited. last year was good, expecting this year to be great. >> reporter: the dow has finis

it's interesting, alex.y is behind this entire really weird story, behind this hoax, lance armstrong. i'm obviously kidding. >> what? >> i'm obviously kidding, but my point is this. first of all, funny to see how much attention has been taken off lance armstrong this week by this manti te'o story, but my serious point is that you look at the issue of trust of sports stars. right? in the same week we've got lance armstrong, who we obviously, people trusted him for a decade or more and were inspired by, and now he's turned out to be nothing but a giant hoax and a sham. right? and we've got manti te'o who was a victim of a hoax possibly, but we're having a hard time believing that. i think stories like lance armstrong are part of why we're having such a hard time believing manti te'o could have been a victim. >> yeah. other than the lance armstrong theory, which you know we're kidding about, he did say that two guys and a girl are responsible for the whole thing. hoop is he talking about? >> well, he's talking

alex's parents looked into oregon's medical marijuana program and the doctor approved alex. 1 of 50 children with a card like this. while autism is not a qualifying medical condition like cancer or pain, in alex's case the seizures are and they saw dramatic improvement. >> he went from hitting himself, bloodying his face and within an hour and half, he would be playing with toys, using his hands,some that at that time was almost unheard of. >> this is an extremely rare occurrence for alex. >> reporter: the group home won't give him marijuana so about three times a week they give him the liquid form of the drug. >> the report from our affiliate kptv reporting that unbelievable story and our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has been following up on this. i'm at an absolute loss. >> it's so hard to be those parents. so hard. you know, the american academy of pediatrics is officially against it. we reached out to autism speaks which is a big advocacy group which is big on autism and their families. they say there is currently no adequate scientific evidence to advoca

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jumper alex walkling attempts his 98th base jump off the rio grande gorge bridge in taos, new mexico.his brother ralph is there to film it. alex estimates the 600 foot drop will last eight seconds, giving him a four-second freefall before he has to pull the rip cord. >> if you don't pull the chute in time, you are going to hit the ground. that will make it dangerous. >> simply jumping off a bridge isn't insane enough for alex so he decides to make things a bit more interesting. >> i tried to do a front flip half twist into a back flip for my first jump at like 5:00 in the morning. i was barely awake and just not coherent with myself. >> alex's fancy flip work costs him more time than he can afford. he can't deploy his chute in the four-second time limit, and now he is deep into the danger zone. >> he just died. >> the ground was coming up really fast and i was like freaking out. i just threw my pilot chute as fast as i could. >> but it isn't fast enough. alex hits the ground traveling more than 100 miles per hour. >> when i hit the ground it was lights out. i woke up about 15 seconds

smith. >> alex has been great. he's done everything he can to help me and help this team. to have a veteran quarterback like that on your side it's always great. >> and then there's the age factor. randy moss was not so delicately reminded that he is one of the older players. [laughter] >> that's cap being can young, man. a lot of people have seen kaepernick grow before their eyes. >> that was espn's chris berman who asked that not so tactful question. you get the feeling they just want to get on with it. the game is this sunday. the players were polite. but i'm sure they have this focus on the big game on sunday. live in the newsroom, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. and our team in the big easy will have live reports on every newscast. sunday night after the game, switch to channel 2 for a live local postgame show with fans in the bay area and new orleans. >>> bay area businesses are gearing up for the super bowl. this morning we stopped by susie cakes in the marina district. bakers are busy

alex, how can you play football with the enemy?er with him and discussed a wide range of topics outside of government. so your son knows the word propaganda? >> yes. >> reporter: a 7-year-old? that's what happens when you're alex jones's son. >> the most important thing is he knows everybody has an agenda, including myself. >> reporter: he is a man with an agenda. one that after this remarkable interview -- >> i probably have more than 50 firearms. i sleep very comfortably outside austin, texas. >> reporter: is now being scrutinized very closely. for "nightline," this is dan harris in new york. >>> well, next up, a behind-the-scenes look at facebook's brand-new search tool that could revolutionize the way millions use the social network. a "nightline" exclusive. i paint people from my life mostly. my ex-girlfriend... 7th grade math teacher. who is this? that's pete. my... [ dennis' voice ] allstate agent. a "starving artist" has an allstate agent? he got me... [ dennis' voice ] the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable ca

>> you know what, alex? you look at this map and you see the trend, what's more significant is that you've got 19 states that broke records and that every state had a higher than average record. this more illustrates that this is a broad trend that we're seeing not just across the united states but across the world. it's a broad trend rather than, you know, small local changes. >> yeah. and we had not only the heat but these extreme weather events. i mean, look at what we had. we had hurricane sandy. massive droughts, wildfires. so is this the new normal? >> unfortunately, the data are showing that it probably is. the increase of carbon emissions, of fossil fuel pollution, has now warmed the atmosphere to the point that we're seeing reporting saying we are going to see higher sea levels, increased flooding, stronger and more intense storms, stronger and more intense droughts. at this point a lot of these changes -- these results -- these weather changes as a result of changes in the atmosphere, a lot of this

>> alex. talk about the guns. >> it is the rock it. is not the knife.hen a mother chops her kids up with a clever. >> why would you want to -- >> america's number one unnatural death is suicide. not cancer, not -- >> you accused me of attacking the second amendment of the constitution. >> i want to get people off pill that is make you commit suicide and kill people. i want to blame the culprit, suicide pills. >> first time anybody heard this. by the way. >> your concern is that you will be over run by a tiranical regime. >> look at mexico. total gun ban for the -- >> we have 35 gun murders a year. >> it is the higher crime rate. violent crime is higher. it is brains, it is people. >> i am trying to get inside your brain. >> if you punched me, it would be not your fist, your brain that did it. >> let me get inside your brain. you have a big flatform. -- i am on over 140 stations. a million visitors a day. info wars.com. >> who do you believe was behind 9/11. >> i have police saying, get back, they are going to blow up seven. i have the proof. i heard the

that probably enraged alex jones more, but to get to more serious comment about this story alex jones into the paranoia that americans have. not everyone is mentally stable and they hear these conspiracies and think i've got to load up and have my guns and ammunition because they're out to get me. >> peers made the best point letting him speak. he has 50 guns in his house. do you want that lunatic with 50 guns? >> it was the best ad for gun control you could imagine. >> exactly. >> a very, very stupid man is alex jones. >> cenk: we're out of time. when we come back, we'll tell you, but, you know, apparently john fugelsang is going to tell us what's on next. >> good evening cenk. great to talk to you. we've got quite on tonight's show including alex jones america's sweetheart. i'm not saying he's crazy but he's waiting for his next sponge bath from nurse ratchet. probably now on the phone demanding his refund or it will be 1776 all over again. we're going to talk live with nancy bowman, a real life witness of the shooting of gabrielle giffords two years ago today. today marks the two y

good afternoon, alex.ct drawing down the troops in afghanistan is a part of president obama's deficit reduction plan. he referenced that today during his weekly address. talked about the fact that resources should be redirected to things like creating jobs, fixing infrastructure projects. remember the u.s. according to the latest stats has spent about $16 billion in aid in afghanistan, has already pledged that amount. that's in addition to the roughly $600 billion that has been spent since the september 11th attacks. to the president believes he has some political capital on this point. and remember, we just had that big knock down drag out fight over the fiscal cliff when that very issue was really at the forefront. spending on defense was a big point of debate during that big fight. so president obama trying to use some of that political capital to accelerate and build an argument for speegd up the withdrawal of troops in afghanistan. of course yesterday he along with afghan president hamid karzai announ

jones is the host of the alex jones show.all across the country in different radio stations. he's also featured at info wars.com. and you might remember him as the guy who was ranting and raving with pierce morgan about gun control talking about metal sharks chimpanzees etc. i talked to him earlier. we had that conversation. i also asked him about jon stewart and what is the global conspiracy that rules all other conspiracies. but first man when i asked him if he was part of the conspiracy because that's what glenn beck is charging that he's doing to make gun rights people look crazy. let's watch that part of the glover. >> why would pierce morgan have this guy on? well, because pierce is trying to have gun control and he's trying to make anyone who believes in guns and believes in the second amendment as not something about sports but to be able to be deterrent to out of control government look like a madman. >> cenk: i'm going to let you flat out respond to that. >> glenn beck for years has done all sorts of stuff behind th

i am going to agree with alex wagner, not chris hayes, alex wagner.re going to be back with more of "the last word with holiday party." stay with us. ♪ ♪ >>> they sent out their minions to do their bidding. washington cannot tolerate threats from outsiders who might disrupt their comfortable world. the firefighter startered when the cowardly sensed a weakness. a lesser person could not have survived the first few minutes of the onslaught. but out of the billowing smoke and dust have tweets and trivia emerged gingrich. >> that, of course, was the best actual political theater of 2012, tony award winner reading of a newt gingrich press release, i believe. let's do the best political theater of 2012, and we are now going to start with alex wagner again because she has demanded that we start with her. >> it's a contractual obligation. >> yeah. >> it was the best because i couldn't believe it was happening in mid august. mitt romney took to the white board to explain what he was doing with medicare. >> i loved that. >> which in and of itself was a hoax. bu

on the chest and alex smith, and now he wants to be released.is agent has leaked that out so he can go anywhere he wants. he will have one option. >> alex has really helped to decide he coaches them more than i do. when i pass away. to say those kind words we're going to do what alex wants. >> i would think that most fans to support him what want that. >> and he is worth 25-30 million [laughter] >> he has been a good soldier. they got in town today. ray lewis all dressed in suits and ties. and the bottom line is that the 49ers talked about this is a business trip. but look at these guys. john r. block talking about the same questions coming his way. >> i will not crack. you are going to get the same answer how long can you last? he is going to be flying. >> he will be fine. >> antar bogan is back. he got back in shape but he looked great tonight. andrew bogut started making his first appearance since november 1st 1st quarter bogut with the slam dunk inside 2nd quarter all-star david lee with the nice spin move and lay-up 2nd quarter bogut with t

alex rodriguez was not bosch's patient. he was never treated by him and he was never advised by him." gio gonzalez, a pitcher also named in the around tweeted "i never used performance-enhancing drugs at any time, nor i ever will. i have never met or spoken with tony bosch." bosch ran the clinic according to "the new times" and others in the building. >> he was the one running the clinic. >> reporter: he used to come by all the time? >> definitely. >> reporter: were there a lot of high-end clients that would come here? >> definitely some expensive vehicles coming in and out. high-end clients i would definitely say. >> reporter: we tried, but not able to reach bosch for comment. the dea wouldn't comment on whether bosch or biogensis was being investigated. major league baseball reiterated, there was no place in the game for banned substances. but clearly for america's pastime, the issue is far from in the past. you know, it is unclear, what, if anything, is being done to locate tony bosch, if there really is any interest on

hey to you. >> hey, alex witt.ress and a whole new day for reform in washington or is it? i'll be joined by several congressmen this afternoon and veteran lawmakers what next on the agenda including prospects for new immigration reform this month. >>> and plus barney frank, is he headed back to washington? all the latest on his change of heart. you can catch me 2:00 to 5:00 eastern, up next, alex witt. >> yep, park it for craig melvin, thank you very much. >>> next for the big three, can washington get its act together and save the nation from default? is the nation looking at another eleventh hour nail-biter? [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin.

alex savage is in -- alex savage is in oakland where there is a heated debate, alex?> reporter: it extended into the early morning hours until council members finally took their vote and in the end they gave it to the consultant chief whose policies have certainly come under fire and many were frustrated by the final vote. >> 7 yeses and 1 no. >> boo, boo, boo... >> reporter: the vote came down just after 2:00 a.m. this morning and ktvu channel 2 morning news had the only camera inside council chambers at the time. they spoke at this lengthy council meeting and four hours on this controversial topic in the end they approved the consulting firm on a 7 to 1 vote. critics are concerned about his past support for an aggressive stop and frisk policy which some worry could lead to racial profiling. woman woman is pregnant and talked about her concerns. >> i scared to be having a black boy in oakland. >> more police are not adding any real solutions and your fears are only going to get worse. >> reporter: bratton once headed up the police department in new york and l.a. and

. >>> 19 aÑos con alex, trabajando, ayudÁndolo, educandolo vry lo perdimos en tres segundos. casa que compartÍa con unos amigos. igual que sus compaÑeros, uno a uno le dispararon en la cabeza. >>> aquÍ muriÓ, y aquÍ lo tuve la Última vez. >>> alex no sobreviviÓ sus amigos sÍ, heridos escaparon, antes que el joven origen cubano se presentara a la corte a testificar contra un grupo de delincuentes que invadieron la casa y le pidieron dinero para comprar drogas. >>> alex era un testigo del estado. y archiregresamon a matarlos. >>> el Único valiente fue alex, su padre le pide a la comunidad que lo apoyen para que se haga un juicio justo contra los asesinos de su hijo. >>> pese a antecedentes que tenÍan, se encontraban libres bajo fianza. >>> autoridad aseguran que es la primera vez en el estado de la florida que se ve un crimen semejante. y eso hace que amerite la pena capital. figura la madre de uno de los principales sospechosos, la mujer fue acusada de querer manipular a los testigos. >>> cualquier padre harÍa lo mismo, matarÍa por su hijo, yo no me voy a quedar callado. y voy

the gas pump bursts into flames with alex trapped underneath. the fire fueled by leaking gasoline. >> and when the fire hit, knowing there was a man there, the first thing i thought of was getting that fire extinguisher. >> and when i came out, laura was headed back toward the door with the fire extinguisher and handed it off to me. the fire was starting to come up so i jumped on top of the fire and tried to knock it down the best i could to get the guy out from underneath it. i used up almost all the fire extinguisher and then put it underneath the pump and blasted him with it. >> following emergency procedure, another sales clerk, kelly chapman, shuts down the power and as captured by the surveillance camera calls 911. >> 911. what's your emergency? >> i'm at the gas station. we have a fire. >> where is the fire? >> the pumps. it's at the pump. >> get everyone away from there. we'll send -- >> everybody get away! oh, my god. oh, my god. get away from there! >> are they listening? >> no. you guys, get away from there! >> is it an open flame? >>

i think the highlight is that alex smith.ot said it too much if you listen to alex speak today. he says all the right things. >> i think what i've been impressed with most in his the lack of young mistakes. they show flashes and they are good at times but also they have their moments as will other key moments. this is a team sport. these are all my teammates. we go through so much together. if you cannot be happy that you have to have something wrong with you. >> gary: you must realize that colin kaepernick is realizing and filing for a copywirtght and trademark office was filed jan 14 kaepernicking... 78-1/7 was the final score for that prescott ball game. jackie- that basketball game -- and not take a look at it this he was fined $10,500. and those because of his socks were too low. sa there ritter seven new assistant coach 2tony sarano ...sparano... kevin durant has a four scoring title. the warriors are up by three. 104-99 = final score. the warriors are 11 games over 500 it this is a great, great time to be a bay area sp

alex jones is not an advocate for gun control. he is an advertisement for birth control. >> you know what will happen is he will speak out about me, and then he will speak out about you. >> i don't know why you can say he is an advertisement for birth control. he looks about eight months pregnant in that cliff. i am happy for them. if it is a boy, call him bill. >> diane, i agree what morgan did is bring a crazy person on the show to represent a position he disagrees with. but this is good had tv, i guess, and ratings gold. >> we are talking about it, right? >> exactly. people should stop pretending it is journalism because it is not. >> i agree with you. i think it makes people who are add -- advocating for more gun control anybody who believes in the right to bear arms believes in everything that was said on that show last night. that's just not true. >> the worst part about it -- >> go ahead. that was exactly what piers morgan wants. >> what does piers morgan have to do with journalism anyway? >> i don't know. >> there were poi

alex smith's uncertain future. thases -- that's later on assuming we are not swept away. >> you have an uncertain future there. >> between hanging on to the hoops and blowing away. >> i would give a week's pay to see him hanging on the hoops. larry is not the only one tweeting live updates from new orleans. there are great behind the scenes updates and we are retweeting the highlights. >> as the excitement builds are to super bowl xlvii here in the bay area some are looking ahead to the next super bowl with the hopes it will be played right here. lisa amin gulezian joins us from the site of the new 49er stadium. lisa? >> carolyn, here in santa clara, the talk is already about super bowl 50. tonight the city leaders met to discuss what it would take to get the super bowl here in 2016. tonight the city council met in a closed door session to discuss the super bowl plan. the proposal is due in may, and in it santa clara has to prove it can handle a massive event like the super bowl. some members of the council support

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alex smith's uncertain future. thases -- that's later on assuming we are not swept away. >> you have an uncertain future there. >> between hanging on to the hoops and blowing away. >> i would give a week's pay to see him hanging on the hoops. larry is not the only one tweeting live updates from new orleans. there are great behind the scenes updates and we are retweeting the highlights. >> as the excitement builds are to super bowl xlvii here in the bay area some are looking ahead to the next super bowl with the hopes it will be played right here. lisa amin gulezian joins us from the site of the new 49er stadium. lisa? >> carolyn, here in santa clara, the talk is already about super bowl 50. tonight the city leaders met to discuss what it would take to get the super bowl here in 2016. tonight the city council met in a closed door session to discuss the super bowl plan. the proposal is due in may, and in it santa clara has to prove it can handle a massive event like the super bowl. some members of the council support

alex? >> yes, he will. we'll have a public airing of you, kristen, and what you do behind the scenes there at the white house coming up in "office politics" in half an hour. are you ready for it? >> reporter: i am looking forward to it. i had so much fun. >> it was a lot of fun. no way we can make you look bad. we look forward to that. thank you, kristin. >>> on the weekend before the president's second inaugural, a new set of polls from the nbc news -- "wall street journal" poll, right now, 52% of americans approve of the job the president is doing. 44% disapprove. t public is split on how president obama will fare in a second term with 51% saying they're optimistic or satisfied. a combined 48% say they are uncertainty or pessimistic. it's pretty darn close. as for congress, its job approval rating is 14% while an overwhelming 81% think congress is not doing a good job. wow. those are terrible numbers. joining me now, msnbc contributor, perry bacon, jr., and shirra tuplets. so glad to see the two of you. l