gosh, we still have poor ben smith over at the bull cam. we have to get you in here. >> in terms of the question of identity, asian-americans, of which i am one, are rarely talked about in the national political conversation, and, in fact, one of the reasons they were even mentioned in 2012 is because they overwhelmingly went for the president 73%, and then at the same time we talk a lot about the latten-american identity. asian-americans are the fastest growing racial group in the u.s. they grew by 128% since 1996. yet, there is no sense of sort of asian-american identity politics or even politics politics. why do you think that is? >> i mean, i think that the modern great wall is a cubicle. seriously. so many of us give up our lives to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, and, you know, you are kind of stuck behind that modern great wall, and i think that the community does need to take some blame because, for instance, my parents will always say too sometimes it would be great to go home. it would be great to go home. a lot of people when chi

buzzfeed.com editor-in-chief ben smith in studio with us. see you. >> nice to be down here. >> came down last night to conduct a lively interview with senator marco rubio. is this a new face of the republican party? >> yeah. >> latino, young, hip. right? >> i mean i don't know how hip he is. but he was joking. he is 41. he was joking with the late senator to hawaii saying he will be the youngest guy of the senate in 30 years. how did it feel to interview someone who looks younger than you do? >> he is 41 and looks less. you know, it's interesting. he is very talented. he is very good. and what's interesting about him is there aren't that many that are great with a big stage and also in a small interview setting isn't just repeating talking points but can talk come across as a human being. he is good at that. the interesting thing about him culturally for me is he kind of grew up in the same -- with the same set of references that i did. we spent a lot of time talking about tupak shakir. and he knows a lot more than i do. >> how about orrin h

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politico posts the first piece on a testy exchange of woodward and an aide in the white house and then ben smith sperling sent the e-mail to woodward. some ironically tweets woodward makes me suspect nixon got a raw deal. chin up, buddy. katrina from the nation observes that smart interns at the publication have no idea who woodward is and d.c. establishment freaked out about the critique and then buzz feed chimes in and almost scolds everyone for no experience to know what the hell they're talking about. >> supposed to be you? >> that's not me. and then justin green punches back, if buzz feed explained the woodward story with arrested development gifts i'd click, he says. >> oh. >> and finally, this morning, at 10:47 a.m., buzz feed posts, why fox news should hire bob woodward and the circle of life is complete. >> no. and then 10:48 a.m., bob woodward was found dead thigh did not happen! >> did not happen. >> no! >> did not happen. >> alive and well. thank goodness. >> fake facts of steve kornacki. >>> they call it the greatest throat life in america. war, disease, economic collapse. all becau

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don't tell ben smith.e a new story about marco, and you talked to a lot of folks in florida who say, surprisingly, actually, that he is a rising star, but that he hasn't quite gotten there yet. he is still -- i won't say an empty suit, but they're looking to see more leadership from him, which given the current state of the affairs in the republican party is not an easy lift. >> no. yeah, absolutely. it's interesting because, you know, rubio is giving the state of the union response tonight. he is on the cover of "time magazine." he is everywhere. he is having this moment, and i think for a lot of national pundits and political reporters, the choice between him and jeb bush would seem obvious, right? like, of course, he is the rising star. but in miami and in that kind of republican political class jeb bush is kind of a known quantity and seen as an elder statesman, whereas rubio is this baby face freshman senator who is obsessed with his image and, you know, the media coverage of hem. he has let that stab

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. >> that's ben smith. >> that's the xeemt of singing. >> in terms of excitement and also sort of takingmatter that has been maybe tab your, silver lining's playbook talks about bipolar disorder, something we've been having a national conversation on, which is mental health. bradley cooper is one of your former students, mr. lipton. you are a great -- >> bradley cooper, i was so dean. i'm so damn proud of it. we're now -- i admitted him for his mfa. we trapd him, and we are so proud of him. i cannot gipp begin to describe it. he is a wonderful actor in comedy, in drama, and he is proving it now. i'm so proud of him. >>ly also give a shout-out to jennifer lawrence, who also has some sort of bipolar disorder sfwloosh she's probably going to win an oscar. sthoo she's fantastic in that film. we have to take a break, but we will have our final oscar picks next on "now." all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumb

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in fact, this week at the interview that he gave with buzzfeed's ben smith -- remember ben smith wasio with us a couple of days talking about that interview, marco rubio said, on climate change he just thinks it's too expensive. >> number one, even if anything we would do on that would have a real impact on our economy, but probably if it's only us doing it, a very negligible impact on the environment. if you look at the developing countries, china india and others, they are now the largest polluters in the world by far. >> oh, yeah. >> to the extents that's what you are trying to get at the united states is a country. it's not a planet. on the other handy, if we unilaterally impose these things t would have a devastating impact okay economics, depending upon which measure we are talking about >> bill: that is an idiotic statement. what the do you think it will have on miami when on miami when it's under water? of all states, florida should be leading the fight to do something about climate change. >> that's going to be the first state that goes. >> breaks off and drops into the ocea

i have to a ask you, ever since last sunday in the new york times did that amazing puff piece on ben smith calling him what was it? the boy generalous or whatever. is he like impossible to be around these days? >> oh, my gosh. it has totally gone to his head. you have no idea. i am totally kidding. it's the best. he is very humble and was i think, you know, we were all flattered by the being written about in the new york time style section but it was a point of amusement. >> say hello for us. >> i will definitely. >> thanks, ruby. thank you for joining united states. thanks to for your good work. she is a political reporter for buzzfeed. buzz feed is a fon om natural site. they are making a mark on journalism and here in the capitol at buzzfeed.com. >> this is "the bill press show." i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive ski

let's discuss, joining us now, the buzzfeed editor, ben smith, who interviewed senator rubio just lastcal correspondent, jim acosta, who's covered senator rubio extensively. were you surprised by this? >> no, i mean, at this point, nothing about him is surprising. i mean, it's his first year in the senate, he's the youngest member of the caucus, in a body where usually you really have to wait a lot of time before you have to do anything, and he's effectively the party's leader on the most important policy issue they're dealing with this year, immigration. >> and the fact that you confirmed this, jim, he's going to be taping this address in spanish and also doing the live version in english. i mean, does this just tell you that clearly, republicans know that they are realizing their issue with the hispanic vote in 2012? >> this is not the state of the republican party more than it is about the state of the union, quite honestly. and marco rubio is going to help the republicans in that regard. i mean, keep in mind, just a few moments ago on twitter, his staff tweeted out that marco rubio

ben affleck did not get a nomination for best director, but krista smith, a senior editor at vanity fair, thinks that could help the cia drama win best picture. >> wait, he didn't get nominated? argo, so it kind of turned the focus towards argo. >> reporter: emanuel riva who stars in the french film amour is already celebrating. she turns 86 today and is the oldest best actress ever. 9-year-old wallis is the youngest up against naomi watts for impossible, jessica chastain for zero park thirty and silver lining playgirl. producers promise a more fast paced show this year and plenty of singing and dancing. seth mcfarland will host the 85th annual show and barbara streisand and adele are just two big names expected to perform on stage, but the focus is on the 197 oscar nominees hoping to take home hollywood's most prestigeous award. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> if daniel day lewis wins the oscar for best actor for his portrayal of president abraham lincoln, he would become the first actor in history to win the award three times. he did have a spectacular performance in that movie.

joe manchin, ben nelson, charlie dent, michael grimm, chris smith there. folks looking at as you pointed out how polarized people are. >> charlie dent, one of the big power players on gun control and manchin is one of the key allies that president obama's going to have on that legislation. >> interesting list, josh. thanks so much for joining us. you pronounced my name beautifully. thank you. >>> and time now for the "gut check." a new "usa today"/pew poll shows republicans get most of the blame for the sequest tradition and 49% for congressional republicans. 11% see it as equal. what did your gut tell you? if the sequester deal isn't reached, a lot of you slighted because you weren't included in the poll and we're calling out to you. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast that vote. thank you for hanging with us. tomorrow, of course get some big show 2:00 p.m. eastern time. "the cycle" is up next. [ female announcer ] are you really getting salon quality... or settling for wannabes? stop compromising! new vidal sassoon pro series. care and styling from the

rachel smith joins us from los angeles. this seems to be ben affleck's year. >> it could be, bianna. well, ben affleck's big win last night now makes for an intriguing oscar because dga award winners almost always go on to win the oscar for best director and their movie for best picture. not the case this year. "argo" is nominated for an oscar but its director, ben affleck, isn't. >> ben affleck. >> reporter: another mission accomplished for "argo." >> i tried really hard, i worked really hard at this. >> reporter: its director ben affleck, the first time directors guild of america nominee taking home the award for outstanding directorial achievement for a feature film. >> i'm really lucky in a great place. >> reporter: it is a dramatic high point into his roller coaster career the after earning an orange one for good good will hunting" bombing in the box office with "gigli" a decade ago and recently gaining hollywood's attention for directing "gone baby gone" and "the town," affleck is riding high. >> look, life ebbs and flows. there are natur

ben carson with us and we are taking questions. our good friend sandra smith network. the lightning round because we don't have a lot of time. >> one of the biggest questions after listening to you tonight has been an absolute pleasure. have we gone too far? do you think america can come back from where we are today? >> i do think that. that is why i wrote the book. i think we he have what it takes to do it. we are just going to have to speak up, that is the key. >> sean: jamie? >> january 2017 you have just been inaugural rated president of the united states. what would be the top legislative priorities? >> assuming that things are continuing the way they are now we got to get the economy working again because that will take care of the jobs. productivity rather than just mindlessle jobs. >> leslie? >> doctor, when you say things people don't want to hear usually there is an immediate effort to delegitimatize the speaker. were you concerned about that in that forum with that audience? >> i wasn't concerned. there is no skeleton that they can find. they are go

smith. tracy: charles payne looking at japan, off of what dear uncle ben said, suspect it? >> partly.ked to drk -- corker had the most interesting give and take with ben bernanke and mentioned the currency war that he bristled that called a dove, but he says japan has not started to hammer the currency. thips they got the prime minister, the currency's down. they will put a guy in who has been a huge critic of the bank of japan's deflationary policy. the currency will be walloped on purpose. it will do better for businesses. i've been in this for two months now, on the verge of a breakout, at the double top. you see the chart. breaking out through here, keep in mind, this was $87 back in 2011. there's plenty of room on the upside for this one. >> the japan economy is dead for s, and the reason we have to do better to weaken the currency and let their ships at cheaper prices. >> well, that's the -- that's part of the reason, and, actually, to be frank with you, i loved the mentality of the prime minister determined to bring back the spirit telling the kids, you know, the 25-year-olds w

smith may soon be an ex-49er. the story -- ahead. >>> stocks are souring due to the latest evidence the housing market is recovering, also some reassuring comments by congress -- from congress by ben bernanke. the dow is back above 14,000, up 200 right now. the nasdaq is also 1.50, and s&p is up 22. >>> i continue for prayers ask each of you to pray for me and for the new pope. >> pope benedict xvi delivered his public farewell address earlier today to a huge crowd in vatican city. he thanked his flock for respecting his decision to retire. pope benedict xvi will live south of rome. >>> several news outlets are reporting that the 49ers have traded quarterback alex smith to the kansas city thieves. the chiefs will receive a second-round trip and. this is not until until march 12th. >>> today at 5:00, we're following. deaths of two santa cruz police officers. we just brought you the news conference thatp wered up a short time -- that wrapped up a short time ago and we're digging for more on the shooting suspect, jeremy goulet, as well as what we've learned about the officers who died in line of duty. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you the next time news

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smith, you're following all of this very, very closely. you say that it has to do with not barack but more folks, confident and listening to benazir ben bernanken barack obama. >> i then ben bernanke is the most powerful man in the world now. if you looked at his testimony today, he wouldn't even admit about a currency war, and then one senator says what about those poor people with money in savings accounts. he just sluffed it off. it's all about unemployment and stability. neil, you said at the beginning of the program, this is a joke what this president is doing. he lined up firefighters and firemen behind him. none of noises get bade by the federal government. if you didn't know better you would think planes will fall out off the sky and meat will be horrible. my friend who opens a beef packing plant, his beef will be the same quality if there isn't a usda beef inspector, this the typical hyperbole we get from a president who loves crisises. first t.a.r.p., and then then -- >> neil: in other words if you don't do this, there's hell to pay. if we are getting closer to the brink and the market, on paper, should be panicking -- >> they're not

ben carson, he held nothing back at last week's national prayer breakfast, a lecture to the president on education and health care. he did all five feet away from president obama. and charles and sandra smithto this. ♪ ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> you make 10 billion dollars, you put in a billion. you make $10 you put in 1. some people say that, they say well, that's not fair because it doesn't hurt the guy who made 10 billion dollars as much as the guy who made 10. where does it say you have to hurt the guy? he just put a billion dollars in the pot. stuart: ouch, that was dr. ben carson lecturing president obama at the prayer breakfast. and charles your first chance to respond to this. you've got to say what? >> amen. mitt romney was running, how could a guy running for president be scolded for donating millions to charity by people who donate nothing? i mean, just, and i love the idea that you know what, there's someone who's smarter than even the president of the united states who thinks it's a good idea, god. and 'cause god's in favor of a percentage. charles: right. stuart: a tithe. charles

ben bernanke and the fed don't pull out the rug. tracy: the dow closes in on that all time high, automatic budget cuts are about to hit. fox business all stars charles payne, sandra smithan are here to sort it all out. dennis: we are live in the golden state where arizona is the next state to set up to lure away business. tracy: time for stocks as we do every 15 minutes, nicole petallides on the exchange, the dow is on fire. nicole: we are doing very well continuing to hold onto gains for the week and here we are, up 9 points. we have unaccommodated said, and we hear from mario draghi and we're seeing markets holding on nicely. we had mixed economic data as far as jobless claims, and at&t and duponts doing quite well. and the best of the bunch up 1/4%. the big picture is so far so good and we trend higher, that is the tune of wall street at least recently. dennis: thank you very much. depending on where stocks are going, jim for showing joins us now. ben bernanke just put in a tour they force performance that will send stocks up from here. >> the market stalled and rallied tremendously, and sequester. or the biggest stahl point, the apparent dissent in the fed. and dec