saul anuzis, 24. ann wagner, 23. we will now recess -- one more time? ok. reince priebus, 45. michael steele, 44. maria cino, 32. saul anuzis, 24. ann wagner, 23. we will now recessed for 20 minutes. the floor remains closed to non- members, except for those members who are holding proxy's or our candidates on the ballot at that time. -- or our candidates on the ballot at that time. >> the republican national committee meeting just outside of washington at national harbor -- their winter meeting where they will select the national chairman for the next two years michael steele, one of five candidates. if they just wrapped up the first round of both. the leading vote-getter is reince priebus, the wisconsin state chairman. the current chairman received 44 votes in that round. in order to gain the chairmanship, the winner has to get 85 or more. another round of voting is coming up. what you are seeing on the floor is the members of the committee speaking to each other, and outside of the ballroom here, a shot as well. there are in recess, and they will go at it again with another

[applause] >> ladies and gentleman, candidates, ann wagner saul anuzis, michael steele, maria cino, reince priebus, the election is to number 14. thanks to -- the election is january 14. thanks to tucker and marjorie. see you in four years. >> you're watching c-span, bringing you politics and public affairs. every morning it's "washington journal" a live call-in program about the news of the day. connecting you with officials, policy makers and journalists. during the week, watch the u.s. house. and every week night, congressional hearings and policy forums. also supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends you can see our signature interview programs. on saturday's, "the communicators" and on sunday other shows. you can also watch our programming at any time at c-span.org. c-span, washington your way a public service created by america's cable companies. .

[applause] >> ladies and gentleman, candidates, ann wagner saul anuzis, michael steele, maria cino, reince priebus, the election is to number 14. thanks to -- the election is january 14. thanks to tucker and marjorie. see you in four years. >> california gov. jerry brown was sworn into office today. that is next on c-span. after that, a forum on issues facing president obama and the new congress. >> for these children, our children, and for all of america's children, the house will come to order. >> with the start of the new congress this wednesday, look back at the opening of past sessions online at the c-span video library with every c-span program since 1987, more than 160,000 hours. they're all searchable and all free. your washington, your way. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," we will pallone of thek alon republican-held house. later, david ladera of standard and poor's index committee will give an update -- david pulitzeblitzer of standard and's index committee will give us an update. >> coming up next, jerry brown is inaugurated as the 39th governor of california. he i

[applause] >> ladies and gentleman, candidates, ann wagner saul anuzis, michael steele, maria cino, reince priebus, the election is to number 14. thanks to -- the election is january 14. thanks to tucker and marjorie. see you in four years. >> california governor jerry brown was sworn in today. that is next on c-span. after that, issues facing president obama and the new congress. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," a new jersey democratic congressman talks about the incoming republican-controlled house. following that, a former national security adviser on the political situation with pakistan and afghanistan. later, a member of standard and poor's index committee would give an update on the housing market in the u.s. economy. each morning at 7:00 eastern, here on c-span. the 112th congress begins wednesday with the swearing in of members and a vote on new rules. watch live, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on "washington journal," interviews with members, leadership, and your calls. on c-span. coming up next, jerry brown is inaugurated as the 39th governor of california. he is retur

i want to thank all the other candidates, ann wagner, maria cino, saul anuzis, michael steele, we appreciate their heart and efforts in this race. it is tough. these races are tough. >> are you now the voice of the republican party? >> i am the chairman of the republican national committee and i serve 160 members of that committee from every state and its territories in washington, d.c. we are blessed to have speaker john boehner and senator mitch mcconnell as our leaders. we will work with them. we appreciate them. as chairman of the party, is part of my job to support them as well >>. >> you don't have a ton of experience doing something like this record. are you prepared for this? >> wisconsin is a targeted state and i have talked to many of you here. we are not unused to dealing with lots of press in a state that barack obama visits every other month. i have talked to a lot of you already about some of the things we have done at the rnc. i am prepared for this but with god's help, anything is possible. >> [inaudible] >> that is the job of the republican national chairman. we will deal wi

the candidates are michael steele, former rnc co-chairman ann wagner, saul anuzis, maria cino, and reince priebus. we begin with reports to the committee by the chief of staff and chairman steel. the event is being held at the gaylord national resort hotel at the national harbour and maryland. >> as you all can remember, we had a singular goal which was to fire pelosi, and thank business we did that. i wanted to just touch a little bit on some of the efforts that you all did, some of the victory staff in your states did and then talk a little bit about what the rnc has been doing since the election to prepare for 2011. we were able to work with the state parties to be able to implement over 360 victory arses throughout the country along with 360 victory staffers staffing those offices and helping manage over 200,000 volunteers throughout the country, making or 45 million volunteer contacts. the results of all that work was 63 congressional seats picked up, six senate picked up and 12 governor picked up. we had over 693 elected republican state legislators throughout the country. it was a

[applause] >> ladies and gentleman, candidates, ann wagner saul anuzis, michael steele, maria cino, reince priebus, the election is to number 14. thanks to -- the election is january 14. thanks to tucker and marjorie. see you in four years. >> if you missed any of our live coverage of the republican national committee debate, we will reair this evening starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. the 112th congress gavels in wednesday with the house and senate coming in at noon eastern. the house will elect a new speaker, ohio republican john boehner. members will also vote on house rules for the next two use, and a number of motions to get the house organized the next section -- for the next session. live coverage on c-span. in the senate, a life: to bring all senators to the floor for the swearing -- live quorum to bring all senators to the floor for the swearing in of members. live at noon eastern this coming wednesday on c-span2. >> for these children, and all of america's children, the house will come to order. >> with the start of a new congress this wednesday, look back at the opening of pas

saul anuzis has a long history of support on the rnc. he has good relationships with every member of the committee. hove have ann wagner and maria cino. these are people who have long histories with the committee. before, there was no clear-cut victory for michael steele. the balloting starts at 10:00 a.m. it is going to go a long time. >> thank you for being with us. >> michael steele is scheduled to called the winter meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. eastern we will have live coverage once they get underway. all day coverage starting at 1030 eastern -- 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. the call by some politicians of a reinstatement of the fairness doctrine. >> brent bozell, founder of the media research center. what is your impression of the media coverage of the shootings in tucson? >> before getting to that, everybody should express the nation's sorrow for the tragedy, for the victims, those who passed away and those who continue to suffer and their families. the media coverage has been a national disgrace. i cannot get any more harsh than that. every day that goes by underscores that the national press has had a with less agenda to use