they're running adds focusing on senator bill nelson of florida, senator claire mccaskill of missouri, senator jon tester of montana, senator ben nelson of nebraska, and senator sherrod brown of ohio. >>> governor jerry brown has been called to jury duty in alameda county. the governor got the normal instructions call tonight, call tomorrow night and call to find out if he has to serve in the jury. the governor served on a jury 30 years ago. that's when governor brown served as foreman that

bill nelson from florida. also claire mccaskill, there's another one that's not really a lefty. johnson tester's okay and sherrod brown is great. >> sorry, senator nelson, no more reckless spending, no new taxes, and no more blank checks. >> tell senator bill nelson no more blank checks. sorry, senator mccaskill. no more reckless spending, no new taxes, and no more blank checks. >> tell senator sherrod brown -- >> we've got to take away barack obama's blank checks. >> sorry, senator tester. no more reckless spending, no new taxes, and no more blank checks. >> well, who did write congress and speaker boehner's speech last night? take a look at what a blank check looks like. president obama. that's right, he isn't asking for a blank check to spend more money, he's proposed $4.7 trillion in cuts and boehner basically told him to go to hell. $4.7 trillion. shared sacrifice is what the president of the united states has been talking about, and you know what would have been in that $4.7 trillion? medicare, medicaid, social security. but you know, that deal was gone. that was the deal t

senator bill nelson of florida joins us from orlando. senator sessions, let me start with you. the secretary of the treasury says he thinks that there will be a deal. do you think there's going to be a deal? >> there needs to be a deal by august 2. i assume he's accurate on that date. but will it be a deal that's really good for america? will it do the things that we need to do? will it put our medicare and social security on a sustained, sound basis for the indefinite future? i doubt it. the republican leadership, i have to say, have been open about this. asking and pleading with the president. in the last few days, he's seemed to open up to the possibility of long-term debt fix, but it looks like now that that's fallen apart based on demands for higher taxes. >> schieffer: so if they can't get a deal-- and you seem to be saying because... you know, i would take it if you think it's a bad deal, i take it you're not going to go for it-- if you think there's not going to be a deal here, then what happens? will they just have to go to one

. >> bill nelson says as hard as it may be, it is time to move on. >> i would like to climb in every time. i always say a little prayer before each of the launches. but it is time that we can achieve new things. >> like landing on asteroids or exploring mars. exactly how and when are undone, making this launched so bittersweet for so many always looking to the stars. >> in just 12 days, the u.n. as will be back on the ground. for those who did not get to witness it, they will get another chance. it will be moved down the street to the kennedy visitor complex. >>> coming up, the historic white house. it is getting a facelift. >> we are tracking the storms through the region. >> investigators say he was a frequent caller to report fires. in northeast man >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 with gordon peterson and maureen bunyan. this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >>> the man accused of intentionally setting this fire that injured five firefighters and others in the district and maryland now faces a judge. >> we have learned the suspect tried to become a volunteer firefighte

. >> let's et good an insiders perspective now, bill nelson of florida. good morning. nice to see you, sir. >> good morning, alex. >> are you optimistic the senate can pass a bill today? i mean, you've got these 12 hours of discussions starting at about two hours from now, and you're going to have a vote at 1:00 a.m. what do you think is going to happen? >> i think tomorrow night it will all come together. i think harry reid will be able to get the additional republican senators so that we can break the filibuster. we're going to -- they're going to filibuster all night. so we're going to be in session all night. but somewhere in the wee hours of the morning, i think we will get the votes and then send a package that is bipartisan back over to the house and at that point boehner, the speaker is going to have to get sufficient votes from his own party to match with the democratic votes and that will then solve the problem. >> what do you say to progressives, senator, who feel democrats are giving too much away in these negotiations? >> well, there is in harry reid's prop

among her guests bill nelson. and how does this morning's dismal job report change the debt ceiling negotiations? chairman of the white house council of economic advisors here with us joins us next on "andrea mitchell reports." [ male announcer ] this is larry... whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. [ male announcer ] built like a volkswagen. the 2011 tiguan. [ grunts ] >>> today's disappointing jobs report have some on wall street once again raising the prospect of a double dip recession. with me chairman of the white house council of economic advisors. let's talk about this. by any count, dismal, miserable, disappointing what's your adjective for this job's report? >> i thought the job's report is really a call to action in the sense that we've got a number of things that are bipartisan that are sitting there waiting to be passed and folks in washington are bickering

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that's the russians. >> senator bill nelson a pleasure to have you with us. thanks. >> thanks. >> chris, back to you in new york. >> back to you in a few moments. >>> british prime minister is calling for new tough rules for the press while his former spokesman is questioned by police in connection with phone hacking scandal at britain's largest sunday newspaper. elizabeth palmer is in london for the latest from london. >> reporter: this scandal is six years ago old but it just won't quit. it's now dragged in members of the media, the police and also the senior members of britain's political establishment. with the news of the world scandal now threatening his own political reputation, the prime minister vowed to get to the bottom of this gigantic mess. >> we turn a blind eye to the need to sort this issue soto change the way our newspapers are regulated. >> isn't it time you said not that you take responsibilities but you screwed up? >> reporter: cameron personally chose the former editor of the news of the world as his communications adviser. andy coulson w

they're running adds focusing on senator bill nelson of florida, senator claire mccaskill of missourir jon tester of montana, senator ben nelson of nebraska, and senator sherrod brown of ohio. >>> governor jerry brown has been called to jury duty in alameda county. the governor got the normal instructions call tonight, call tomorrow night and call to find out if he has to serve in the jury. the governor served on a jury 30 years ago. that's when governor brown served as foreman that foreman. >>> so far we're doing good. doesn't mean we're exactly right, just means we haven't had a lot of crashes. this morning on highway 4 we have slow traffic coming up through antioch and also some slow traffic on 680 through pleasant hill. nothing major, 80 still looks pretty good from vallejo to richmond all the way out. there's a back up at the richmond bridge toll plaza heading west. this morning if you're driving in hayward already some bunching up near highway 82. still looks pretty good crossing 880 heading over to the bay shore freeway. this morning's commute looks good on northbound 280. nort

florida senator and former astronaut bill nelson suggests russia is trying to mitigate concerns about the station becoming space junk whenever it's taken out of service. >>> a lawsuit challenging the obama administration's funding of embryonic stem cell research has been dismissed. the plaintiffs claimed the studies violated a law prohibiting taxpayer financing for work that harms an embryo. the judge said the research itself does not destroy the embryos. >>> the mission of putting america's war wounded back together again has been the focus of the walter reed army medical center for more than 100 years. we have more on the center's glorious past and final days. >> walter reed medical center is a window into history, a shrine to heroism and courage, a place where ordinarily people have done extraordinary things, where soldiers facing their worst nightmares received inspiration and motivation. >> i teach my kids never quit, just like they say. i can't sit here and quit, you know. got to drive forward. >> for 102 years walter reed has offered a helping hand, medical expertise and hope t

they're running ads that focus on bill nelson of florida, claire mccaskill of missouri, jon tester ofmontana, ben nelson of nebraska, and sherrod brown of ohio. >>> congressman david wu is confirming that he will not seek reelection next year. this comes as a house ethics committee launches an investigation into an encounter with a teenage girl. there's a report that he left a voice mail at his office accusing him of the unwanted advances. >>> time now 5:19. let's go to sal. he's watching everything including the golden gate bridge. >> we're going to start there because there's a little bit of mist and fog on the bridge there. southbound 101 traffic moves very nicely if you're coming througsouthern marin you shouldn't have any problem. morning commute is going to be okay as well, if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza or to the san mateo bridge toll plaza. both of them are pretty good. then off you go on the san mateo bridge if you're driving to the peninsula. looks pretty good, we're off to a nice start. if you happen to be driving into the south bay any time soon we do have

joining us now is senator bill nelson of florida.spent time in space, he served as a payload specialist aboard challenger during its seventh mission. that was in january of 1986. i was a junior in college. >> 25 years ago. it was actually columbia, and it was the challenger that was ten days after us, shep -- shepard: oh, that's right. >> -- that then exploded. shepard: wow. senator, you have lived this space program, you have presided over it in many ways as a legislator and a senator. what are your thoughts today? is. >> well, as the previous astronaut just told you, garrett reeseman, that we now have a whole new chapter of nasa. we are developing two lines of rockets, one that will go to and from the space station, and garrett's company is going to launch one version of that this fall. they're going to carry cargo up to the space station. and rendezvous and dock. and the other line is the big rocket on the goal to go to mars. now, we have to develop the technologies to sustain life for a mission to mars, but that will start and ha

think what judge does is give us the name of everybody in the world who had anything to do with bill nelson, but given the fact that willie nelson is one of the more -- is clearly one of the great entertainers of our time and he is really an icon and a unique type of individual because of who he is and his entertainment qualities, in vermont where cinnamon number of times he brings a huge range of people. most singers will appeal to this group of people or that group of people. willie brings them all together, and that has a lot to do with his personality, decency as a human being, his gentleness, a very gentle man, decency as just a very, very strong supporter of rural america and family farmers. so people learn about the life of a guy he was born in arkansas, his family migrated to texas. you know, he worked in the canfield's. he, you know, grew up very, very poor. he has a unique time, i think, to working americans today. so willie is, you know, i'm a big fan of his. this is a good book which talks about his life. last book which is, you know, pretty interesting actually. the topic might

. >> good afternoon, bill nelson's office. >> the morning after a broadcast war of words with the president, speaker john boehner continued selling the merits of his plan, designed to cut 3 trillion dollars in spending and more. >> it has a real process for cutting spending before the end of this year, and it provides for, i think, the best effort to get a balanced budget amendment enacted into the constitution. >> still, as the house rules committee prepares the boehner plan for a vote. it's not clear if the speaker will have enough to pass it. and recruiting g.o.p. votes with this pitch. >> in this bill you have a vote for a balanced budget a set time in the future and we're also going to have one this week. we will not give up that fight. >> and that fight would be an uphill one in the senate. >> democrats will not vote for it. >> it's dead on arrival in the senate. >> topped off by today's white house threat, quote, if the boehner bill is presented to the president. the president's senior advisors would recommend he veto this bill. senator majority leader harry reid has his own plan tha

>> i think bill nelson is extremely, em treemly vulnerable in florida.extremely weak opposition. the state has been turning away from him and he's had very, very weak opposition. this time he's not going to have a bill mcconnell or somebody ending up being somebody tougher or it will be a tougher year. >> you'd rather be brown than nelson? that's basically what charlie is saying. >> i think brown will have a hard time. having said that, always going with the fundamentals in florida is the toughest for the democrats. >> florida or new mexico, which is going to pop as a republican opportunity? >> they are both difficult but i kind of like heather wilson and think if the republicans are able to nominate -- if the republicans are able to nominate here in new mexico, i think she would be an interesting candidate. >> i don't think it's romney related as much as democrats worried about the whole russ belt and that it's a tough, tough region for this economy and there are a handful of opportunities that democrats like to talk about. we put up three on the board.

i want to bring in my colleague john zarrella, and cati eshe an also senator bill nelson with us.hat did it mean to you? >> well, it was the end of two horrific tragedies. our flight was "challenger" 1986, and human mistakes of communication is what caused both space shuttles to be destr destroyed, but they have all of that worked out. it is an incredible flying machine, but it is being shutdown because after "columbia's" destruction the investigation board said to build a safer rocket that can replace the space shuttle, fly the space shuttle as long as you have to build the space station, and that's what this mission today carrying up cargo will complete that process. >> it seems like when you talk about the future of the space program, we are looking at a bunch of different things, and in terms of manned space flights, there's a lot in doubt about what the future really holds that talked about going for orbiting an asteroid or talked about perhaps going to mars some day, but the technology at this point doesn't really exist for, that and how concerned are you about what happens

sergeant bill nelson was that day's shift leader and one of the first on the scene. >> now i can see that the inmate has a box cutter. pam is pleading with him not to hurt her. i try to open up a dialog of conversation, what's going on? let her go, we can work this out. he yells, get out or i'm going to kill her. >> i kept hearing him say, let her go, take me. >> pam is still pleading, please don't hurt me. she's crying. i go, hey, i'll trade with you. let her go. then you've got a sergeant. you can have me. >> he had the utility knife. i felt it scratch my cheek. >> he made a cutting motion with the blade from underneath her let ear to underneath her right ear. i saw the gaping wound open up, the blood fly, and he pushed her. what i did not realize is when he cut her the whole world exploded through the doors behind us. >> officers flooded the sewing factory and swarmed the inmate. within seconds, kahanic was rushed to safety and the inmate secured to a transport restraint chair was taken to a segregation cell. >> and a short time later i seen them bring pam out on a stretcher, on a

i just found out from senator bill nelson, our senior senator here, that everybody is for this proposaluding the white house, but one person. that one person is in o hadmb, office of management and budget. his name is paul shawcroft. no one knows why paul shawcroft is holding this up, but every time we have finished a program, chuck, we have always had another spacecraft to go to. no spacecraft and they're ready to go but they can't get approval from this one guy. >> well, tell me this. what is the next plan -- we obviously continue to participate in the international space station. when is the next vehicle -- who is the vehicle? what company puts p s up the n vehicle from the united states to space after the "atlantis" today? >> reporter: chuck, there's really two competitors, boeing has a vehicle called cst-100, space-x has its dragon. it's going to be hauling up cargo. they want to convert that so they can send up astronauts on that. it's a second great space race. >> but in the private sector. >> reporter: in the private sector. could go 2015. now, nasa's big contribution besides us

senator bill nelson will join me at 2:00 eastern. he's a part of the conversation. jay will be there with me. because without this program we would not get to the next step. what that next step is is a contentious debate. it is a part of what is being discussed right now here. >> tamron so many people enjoying the space program over the years. it means so much to the country. tamron hall live for us. appreciate it. "news nation" 2:00 p.m. she'll be watching it all for us live again and what happened there and all the reaction from the space shuttle launch. thanks, again. joining us by phone former nasa astronaut. pamela mel roy. you're a rarity yourself. you're one of two female commanders. as we take a look of the space shuttle taking off, i can't help but think with an inspiration it continues to be more many americans and many millions around the world to watch this space shuttle takeoff. >> it's really amazing to see, isn't it, richard? to me one of the big things about the space shuttle is the capacity to carry enough people that we were able to bring a much la

. >> good afternoon, bill nelson's office. >> reporter: congressional offices are busy taking calls andnswering e-mails from voters voicing their concerns about the debt crisis. the switchboards are lighting up after president obama urged americans to pressure lawmakers to reach a deal. >> you would like me to connect you to the operator. >> reporter: congress is weighing two competing plans to cut the budget deficit, raise the nation's borrowing capacity, and avert a potential worldwide economic crisis. >> it's just like so many things in congress or state legislatures. nothing gets done until you get to a deadline. >> reporter: the plan from the republican-controlled housecalls for raising the debt ceiling once now and again at the end of the year. >> there's more cuts in spending than you have an increase in the debt limit. it has real caps and a real process for cutting spending. >> reporter: the house speaker brings his proposal to the floor wednesday. it may not go far enough for some republicans. but a handful of democrats may vote for it. the speaker insists it will pass. the ot

senator bill nelson of florida, thank you so much. we'll be watching all the machinations and votes through the weekend on capitol hill. senator, thank you, and now this. >>> if you come in here and do something that's kind of out of the ordinary, i'm going to key on that, and that's pretty much what i did with this kid. >> "this kid" is this guy. an awol muslim-american soldier and what he's accused of doing and wanting to do is frightening. coming up, assorted plans investigators say he had to kill his fellow troops. in waco, texas, where naser abdo has made his appearance in court. call her. ok. [ cellphone rings ] hey. you haven't left yet. no. i'm boarding now... what's up? um...would you mind doing it again? last time. [ engine turns over ] oooohhhh...sweet. [ male announcer ] the chevy cruze with the my chevrolet app. the remote control car is finally here. well, now she's just playing with us. oh. [ horn honks ] unlike fish oil, megared softgels are small and easy to swallow with no fishy smell or aftertaste. try megared today

. >> jamie: that was senator bill nelson, my apologies, senator nelson also saying he hopes the american people will eventually get behind president obama and his plan for a 4 trillion dollar deficit reduction deal. meanwhile, the debt ceiling negotiations are taking a toll on president obama's base. just getting this video into our news room. about a dozen protesters turning out at the president's national campaign headquarters that's in chicago voicing their concerns about potential cuts to medicare, medicaid and social security and the progressive change campaign committee also delivering what they said were 2000 pledges from people who will refuse to donate or volunteer for obama's reelection campaign if he cuts entitlement programs. kelly. >> kelly: new fallout in the news of the world phone hacking investigation. do you jones chief executive hinton stepping down after becoming a target of criticism and also a publisher of the wall street journal, once served as chairman of the u.k. parent. and this hours after chief executive brooks announced her resignation and allegations first e

the republican from tennessee lamar alexander and bill nelson a democrat of florida, phones were ringingff the hook. some people saying they are in favor of the president's plan. some people saying just get something done. i asked senator alexander about the nature of the calls he was getting. take a listen. >> the president had his impact. we got a lot more calls but what they told us when they called is they don't agree with him. >> now, we are told that they were coming in almost double the normal level of calls. about 35,000 an hour compared to 20,000 an hour during a normal day. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel at the rotunda on capitol hill. thanks. what would really happen if a downgrade in the nation's credit rating happened and what would it mean to you? a number of economic experts say it would spark a sell-off in stocks, treasury secretaries and the united states dollar. would also raise the interest rates. would which would make it harder for americans to borrow money for homes, cars, and schools. and a downgrade, according to the experts, may happen whether they fix this thing

." >>> former senator and astronaut bill nelson will join me live next, and he calls it quote, a human tragedy, that thousands of americans will lose their jobs with the end of the program, but what is ahead? and i will talk to winston scott who became the second african-american to walk into space from america. and also, virgin galactic wants to make sure that space tourism is a reality. are you willing to go up? and how much would it cost you? virgin's ceo will join me live. first, some shuttle triviaer for you. what are the nicknames for the "atlantis's commander chris ferguson and pilot doug hurley? i love this answer, and we will give it to you after the break. s use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. good morning, students. today we're gonna continue... we know right from wrong. and we know the ads blaming president obama for the economy are politics at its worst. the republicans have opposed economic reforms at every turn. and now they have a plan that would ess

foreign policy and build relationships, including some democrats like fellow floridian senator bill nelsonfeel like a mentor to senator rubio? >> not a mentor, a colleague. >> reporter: swept into washington on tea party energy -- >> we fully embrace the tea party sentiment. >> reporter: -- rubio now keeps his distance and refused to join the tea party caucus. >> i get skeptical when washington tries to institutionalize something. >> reporter: he said he'll ignore calls to run for vice president. >> i am flattered, i really am. >> reporter: don't you expect to be fully on somebody's short list. >> i'll not be the vice presidential nominee for the republicans. >> reporter: you wouldn't serve? >> i don't think they're going to call because they'll probably see the interview. >> reporter: we know that won't stop them from calling if there's a nominee who thinks rubio can help him or her in the general election campaign. one of the things we're saying he's coming out more critically against the president and that's an important step in moving up in the party, he's beginning to do the national

walk me through bill nelson? >> i think you want a strong president.got to find a way to keep the president strong and also play to your moderate voters, looking out for yourself. so ultimately, i think he ends up voting for it, because he needs -- he's going to live tor die in some ways with barack obama. >> you know, jennifer, i've had democratic leaders swear to me. you know what, stop saying the senate's gone. stop saying it's gone. how is it not gone? walk me through the scenario where democrats and harry reid hold on to the majority. >> well, i think to play off what jamal says, it rests in those states where the president will be campaigning. the florida, the ohios -- >> virginia, you can throw in there. >> we'll throw in virginia, we'll throw in new mexico. if republicans cannot win those seats, it's hard to see how they get to the four they need. >> you start with north dakota and everybody goes to nebraska next. it could be competitive. ben nelson pulls rabbits out of his hat. >> and republicans are perfectly capable of nominating the wrong c

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. >> and this at the office of democratic senator bill nelson of florida. >> i really need him to supportis . we sampled mostly republican offices. freshman republican frank ginta said his voice mailbox was filled. >> generally speaking people want to see an agreement, but they don't, at least in new hampshire, want to see taxes raised and they don't want to see the debt ceiling raised without some sort of spending reform. >> but are they expressing frustration at you, at others? >> well, there is some frustration at the process. this back and forth, we heard about doing press conferences. >> coming from congressional offices to a prayer vigil over here. this is an inner faith service calling for a solution to the budget crisis that does not place a burden on the backs of the poor, but the mood here, not so charitable to politicians on either side. people here know the clock is ticking and are fed up. >> i think we're all disappointed that both sides seem so locked into their own narrative. >> there is a sense of anger that i've sensed. there's also a sense of weariness that i've picked u

. >> and bob schieffer is sitting down with treasury secretary tim geithner and bill nelson coming uppotlight" a touching family reunion after 40 years thanks to facebook. tiffany wilson of kwrc has the story. >> reporter: earlier this year claudia typed in spearmint and got in connection with the sisters she's never seen. that was in april, they arranged a weeklong celebration in sin senate hooe which leads us to this moment. >> it's like i'm dreaming. >> she's beautiful. >> we got a lot of making up to do. >> reporter: robert's sister michelle is meeting gina for the first time too. >> i'm feeling overwhelmed because i never had sisters, growing up with two brothers, now i gained three sisters so i'm really happy and we look like twins. >> reporter: that's right, the hugs aren't over yet. another sister is on her way, meaning more waiting and then finally another tearful celebration. >> i've been looking for them all my life, and i never gave up. and god promised me that this day would come. i just felt this. >> reporter: for the first time she can feel that her long lost brother an

apparently that judge does not know willie nelson. >> bill: that is just a half day. >> one judge is ther judge? >> i think this is wrong. this is part of the problem with potheads like willie nelson is they are harmless. putting them in jail does nobody any good. that to me is the done thing. >> bill: maybe he could entertain the other prisoners and that would be positive. >> he should be pot's gandhi. >> one judge overruled another. >> overruled the purchase. >> said look, you are being too easy on willie, he might get a year. >> and he is 80 years old. it is ridiculous. >> bill: 80? >> 79. >> bill: but feels 19. when is the sentencing? >> got me on that one, bill. >> bill: we will tell the audience whatever happens to willie. now, mine. this is dumb but it is tragic. yellowstone national park one of the most beautiful facilities in the united states of america but you can't play around in yellowstone park. so, 57-year-old retired guy and his wife go camping in the back country are yellowstone diswhrarks is wild country, okay. a bar bear kills the guy. the wife just gets away. roll

i was on a tv show with senator bill nelson, my good democratic colleague, who said we ought to reduce some of these tax expenditures some call them, the kind of things that senator klobuchar, i think, mentioned. my understanding was that we could use that to help get our rates down so we are more competitive worldwide and create more jobs. now, i guess my question to you is if you take the -- if you simplify the tax code, you eliminate gimmicks, should the money be applied as president clinton suggested to reducing our rates so we are more competitive or should they be used to subsidize more spending by washington? mr. johnson: well, obviously, it makes more sense to actually use them to make us more competitive so the global capital actually flows to the united states to create jobs here. i am a long-term job producer. i certainly recognize it is the private sector that creates long-term self-sustaining jobs. i'm afraid that's what our colleagues on the other side of the aisle and president obama simply doesn't understand. i'm often asked are you surprised by anything in washington.

. >> reporter: and this at the office of democratic senator bill nelson of florida. >> i really need president on this. >> reporter: we pounded it on capitol hill, sampling mostly republican offices. freshmen republican frank ginta of new hampshire said his voice mailbox was filled when he first got in this morning. >> people want to see an agreement done, but they don't, at least from new hampshire, want to see taxes raised and don't want to see the debt ceiling raising without some sort of spending reform. >> are they expressing frustration at you, at others in your position? >> there is frustration at the process. this back and forth, you know, we've heard some things about dueling press conferences. >> reporter: the solution to the budget crisis that does not place the burden on the backs of the poor. the mood here not so charitable to politicians on either side. people know the clocks are ticking and fed up. >> i think we're all disappointed that both sides are so locked into their own narrative. >> there is a sense of anger and also a sense of wariness i've picked up on. >> rep

versa and now there has been this great sorting out that overlap no longer exists as people like bill nelsond others have written about. and also you build that your book, the big sword, goes beyond that and doesn't just talk about the sorting out that occurred at the political class level but you go much deeper and talk about sorting out that has occurred among americans and how they live and who they choose to an gauge and give us a sort of overview of how you came into this. >> we came into it because we were interested in -- i came from kentucky and move to austin texas i came from a poor place to a rich one and we wanted to know why some places were getting richer and some were getting poorer. what we found was that over time laces in the united states are getting increasingly different from one another in a fundamental way. for instance, up until the early 1970s most cities were getting closer together in terms of the percentage of people who live to their, percentage of adults with b.a. degrees. since that time until the last figures from 09, most places are falling away from the main

this first including representative bill nelson of florida as a congressional observer. others included commission that the plug the hubble space telescope. many important assignment ended. in 1997, he was named deputy commanding general of the first marine expeditionary force in the pacific. in 1998, he served as commanding general to the 1st marine force forward in support of operation desert thunder in kuwait. in 1998, he was promoted to major general and named deputy commander of u.s. forces in japan. is served as commanding general of the third marine aircraft wing and 10 air station and retired in 2003. his military decorations include the defense superiority metal and distinguished flying cross and was inducted into u.s. astronaut hall of fame in 2006. he and his wife have two children, a son who is a marine corps lieutenant-colonel and a daughter who is a medical doctor and he is a proud grandfather. please give a warm and national press club welcome to a man who has worn many hats including a, or two and earned his stripes in the process, nasa administrator char

foreign policy and build relationships, including some democrats like fellow floridian senator bill nelson mentor to senator rubio? >> not a mentor, a colleague. >> swept into washington on tea party energy. >> we fully embrace the tea party sentiment. >> rubio keeps the sentiment and refused to join the tea party caucaus. >> i'm always concerned when washington tries to institutionalize something. >> forget 2012, he said, he claims he'll ignore any offers to run for vice president. >> i'm flattered by all of this. i am. >> you ear from florida, one of the fresh faces. don't you expect to be on someone's short list. >> i'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee. >> you wouldn't serve? >> i don't think they'll call. >> there will be plenty of vp buzz for marco rubio because he's becoming more public. he's willing to take on president obama much more aggressively. that's a job qualification for bp. making the first outside florida speech in a couple of weeks. where? in the reagan presidential library? savannah? >>> coming up next, the needy dogs get a makeover and a chance at a better

he flew four shuttle missions, two as pilot, two as commander, including bill nelson, the first hispanic-americanincluded the mission that deployed the public space telescope -- hubble space telescope. he returned to the marine corps. in 1997, he was named deputy commanding general, the first marine expeditionary force in the pacific and in the first half of 1998, served as commanding general to first marine force forward in support of operation desert thunder in kuwait . in 1998, he was promoted to major general, named deputy commander of u.s. forces in japan, served as commanding general, third marine aircraft wing, miramar, san diego, and retired from the marine corps in 2003. his decorations include the defense superior service medal, distinguished flying cross and he was inducted into the u.s. astronaut hall of fame in 2006. he and his wife have two children, a son who is a marine corps lieutenant colonel and a daughter who is a medical doctor and he is a proud grandfather, as well. give a warm and national press club welcome to a man who's worn many hats, including a helmet or two, earning

this first including representative bill nelson of florida as a congressional observer. others included commission that the plug the hubble space telescope. many important asset anassignmet ended. in 1997, he was named deputy commanding general of the first marine expeditionary force in the pacific. in 1998, he served as commanding general to the 1st marine force forward in support of operation desert thunder in kuwait. in 1998, he was promoted to major general and named deputy commander of u.s. forces in japan. is served as commanding general of the third marine aircraft station andir st10 air retired in 2003. his military decorations include the defense superiority metal and distinguished flying cross and was inducted into u.s. astronaut hall of fame in 2006. he and his wife have two children, a son who is a marine corps lieutenant-colonel and a daughter who is a medical doctor and he is a proud grandfather. please give a warm and national press club welcome to a man who has worn many hats including a, or two and earned his stripes in the process, nasa administrator ch

it's our colleague, the senator from florida, bill nelson. of course space exploration has always entailed risk taking. it has always required putting one's life on the line. because of this, the space shuttle program's history also gave us moments of great pain as we lost christa mcauliffe and the challenger crew in 1986 and then the columbia crew in 2003. each time these tragedies forced us to ask ourselves is space exploration worth it? thank god each time america answered with an emphatic yes. and so today on the eve of the final space shuttle launch, we celebrate the shuttle's programs of remarkable feats which exhibit many of the qualities that make america exceptional -- courage, ingenuity, risk taking and an ability to accomplish what once seemed unthinkable. space exploration speaks volumes about america, who we are as a people and as a nation. when america was born 235 years ago, surely our founding fathers could not fathom that one day our people would fly among the stars, but the truth is it has always been our destiny. in the 19t

. >> bill: just before we heard that willie nelson wanted to get on the bus but they wouldn't let himthree toes in korea for this country and this is the thanks i get. >> there you go. >> bill: some chinese people are coming to the white house again. i didn't know it. >> they invite themselves now. china owns so much of this country it is like don corleone telling you his daughter is getting married he needs a wedding cake. you jump. by the way, i can't believe they even let biden near the two guys from china. the vis premier, his name is wang keisha. how uncomfortable did biden make that. really, your name. and then the second guy's name was di bingo. >> bingo. >> bill: i really don't know what to say to that, miller. royal wedding, miller. you are a big fan of the royal wedding, right. william and kate middleton. >> cool guy. hot chick. seems like crashed a little of the monarchy. i don't think he will let happen to that poor girl what happened to his mom. i watched that wedding and thought my god this poor girl looks like she is being led away to the tower of london by alfred e. ne

nelson gave it to me. >> along with the lost tapes did they find any of the lost hair? >> billt that, hoover, cheap shot. >> you have the same inflections but your voice is deeper. >> i i'm much more macho. i got rid of the yellow sweater. >> you said you had it. >> bill: i have it but i don't wear it. all right, everybody, there you go. we will remember that, hoover. straight ahead, body language examines president obama, donald trump and a tearful tom brady. >>> f. >> bill: three interesting situations beginning with the tension between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> obviously there are some differences between us in the precise formulations and language and that is going to happen between friends. >> while israel has prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because these lines are indefensible. because they don't take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground. >> bill: here now body language maven tonya reiman. they tonight look like friends to me. >> i would say that is a v

nelson gave it to me. >> along with the lost tapes did they find any of the lost hair? >> billhoover, cheap shot. >> you have the same inflections but your voice is deeper. >> i i'm much more macho. i got rid of the yellow sweater. >> you said you had it. >> bill: i have it but i don't wear it. all right, everybody, there you go. we will remember that, hoover. straight ahead, body language examines president obama, donald trump and a tearful tom brady. >> later, dennis miller loves oprah. who knew. back with that. remember the days before cop my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought ose days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly ove my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for suddenymptoms. ith symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye

, you could have cut a deal with prior or nelson or lieberman or five or six or seven other moderate senators. you have a lot more running room to move the billerent directions depending on what they personally supported. so that is where the number 60 comes into play. even if you do get it, you're basically giving full control over senate legislation over to whoever are the most conservative for democrats or liberal for republicans members of your caucus. >> that's why you see reconciliation bills pass with 51 votes. >> exactly. >> ezra, thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> the governor of virginia has had a debt ceiling conversion. if the u.s. gets downgraded, his state will get downgraded too. so now he's suddenly for averting the crisis, since it will be bad politics for him in virginia. he's finally figured that out. that's in "the rewrite." >>> but up next, republicans continue to beg new jersey governor chris christie to run for president, but polls show his political star is falling fast. >>> first off, it's none of your business. i don't ask you where you send your kids to school. don't bother me about where i send min