senator bentsen from nevada winter an investigation of the ethics committee.ples. >> we will see. >> senator menendez. let the facts come out and it will be dealt with. i think this rush to judgment is inappropriate. lou: the same reason, are you guess perfectly willing toait for the fbi investigation? >> under eric holder, no? no. lou: justice being pursued year. >> let's remember, this is not a political got a moment. the crisis was a terrible tragedy. repeated investigations, reforms have been put in place, and you can recognize that. lou: one of the things i find so compelling is the president of the united states mentioned the two former navy seals who were cia operatives to give their lives to defend those other employees of the consulate in the annex. he has mentioned that the number of times. they do so much. always good to see you. >> always make you proud. lou: very quickly, can you tell me he did the back row check on the drug cartels that obama sold the assault weapons to? their use to kill americans. no, yes to lend more than 200 mexican citizens.

bentsen says he is worried about his elderly mother financial help. >> ever want to talk to their parentst insurance policies we have signed. she is a big target for scams. tell your mother did not ever give people money she does not personally know. stay away from the front door. seniors are targeted. talk to your parents. >> if you have a question for robbed you consented to his facebook and grazed and he will answer for you on kron 4. >> and live look on van ness avenue in san francisco. we have had a good start to the morning. we will see plenty of sunshine and will take a while. >> it is dary . we have areas of fog. a clouds are low. double check the airlines that are saying that there is a low ceiling this morning. you can see that in the visibility map. it was at 5 mi. south of 4 mi. of changing back 20 minutes ago. novato is at 3 tenths of a mile for visibility. santa rosa and nappy is dense. oakland out to have the mild. >>--santa rosa and napa is and dance. >> 46 in downtown denver cisco. chilly in the bottle with 39 in santa rosa. >>--46 in downtown san francisco. chilly in nav

>> well, first of all, i think, you know, remember when lloyd bentsen had breakfast with some lobbyists and there was a big brouhaha when he was about to become treasury secretary, he said when i make a mistake, it's a beaut. and it went away. i also think if i would have been prepping him, i wouldn't have let him, in his response, refer to the, quote, jewish lobby because that creates another sound bite. don't do that. just say i know there's some controversy about what i said, and i never should have said that, let's move on, and then turn the corner to the fact that iran is now -- iran, just in the last 24 hours, announced that they are upgrading their centrifuges to produce more enriched uranium. turn it to that, and say but let's talk about the real issue which is iran and the threat that iran poses and get on the record on that. >> i'm always struck, donny deutsch, in high-stakes hearings like this when somebody falls on their face, and in large part chuck hagel's situation here, because they were ill prepared. how easy would it have been -- i'll just say it -- for you or me to si

momentum of its own, and i am having to decide where the money goes, would you agree with me, secretary bentsen? -- duncan? if i had to pick the department of education and department of defense, i would pick the department of defense? >> i think these are false choices. >> if i make that dumb decision, do you agree it should be national security? >> we have to walk and chew gum at the same time. >> you have leadership, i think you have a chance. >> if i had to pick, can anybody give a direct answer? >> is a false choice, it is a false dichotomy. he already said in his testimony, you have to have well-educated people. >> i will wrap it up and say it is a dumb choice but if i had to make that choice, i will pick the department of defense. >> was that entrapment? >> thank you for indulging me. >> this has been excellent hearing. in terms of the member is anticipating -- participating, we had 90% participation. i have one final question. picture march 1. it is now midnight. here it is. can you paint the picture of how sequester is triggered? do all the lights called in federal buildings? -- to go

momentum of its own, and i am having to decide where the money goes, would you agree with me, secretary bentsen? -- duncan? if i had to pick the department of education and department of defense, i would pick the department of defense? >> i think these are false choices. >> if i make that dumb decision, do you agree it should be national security? >> we have to walk and chew gum at the same time. >> you have leadership, i think you have a chance. >> if i had to pick, can anybody give a direct answer? >> is a false choice, it is a false dichotomy. he already said in his testimony, you have to have well-educated people. >> i will wrap it up and say it is a dumb choice but if i had to make that choice, i will pick the department of defense. >> is that question entrapment? >> thank you for indulging me. it >> first of all, we are about to wrap up as you can see. in terms of the members participating, we had a 98% participation rate. that was excellent. i have one final question that i will exercise. here we are. it pictured march 1. it is now midnight. the clock has moved. can you paid for me the p