. >>> in the everglades florida governor bill nelson got down and dirt with the python hunt. he was trying to draw attention to the known known snakes which have been known to either deer and alligators. the senator's expedition turned up 92 pythons. >>> and in the nation's capital people may have been doing a double take as wax statues of president obama and first lady michelle came through on a double decker bus. mr. obama's statue has more gray hair while the first lady's hair and makeup and clothing are more in line with 2013. >>> in sports, college basketball. third-ranked duke with georgia tech and mason itembly had 16 points for the blue devils. in a 67-55 victory. and minnesota, glenn robinson iii made a steal an a spectacular 360-degree jam. very nice. michigan over minnesota 84-75. >>> in the nba, milwaukee surged in the second half against phoenix. and the bucks beat the suns, 98-94, for the first win in phoenix in 26 years. >>> the nfl playoffs on sunday, atlanta hosts san francisco in the nfc championship game and the ravens are in new england for the afc title g

joining me now, florida senator bill nelson and new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen.nk you both for joining us today. big day for chuck hagel. senator shaheen, what is your notion right now, do you think he can get past all the criticism he's had from groups concerned about his positions on nuclear weapons, on israel, on iran, on women in combat, big issue for you, i know, from your work on the defense appropriation bill, and also the gay community? >> well, i had some serious questions for chuck hagel when we sat down last week, but he answered them satisfactorily. i think senator cochran from mississippi came out and supported him, he's had a recent letter with a very strong bipartisan list of former defense secretaries, including colin powell and gates and a bipartisan group of secretaries of state and defense. i think all of that speaks to his favor, and, as i said, i was pleased to hear his responses on some of the questions i asked him about how he was going to implement things like the shaheen amendment that makes sure that women in the military who are victims

we are joined by senator bill nelson. what do you make of the president's plan? what do you see as the big sticking points between what the president is proposing and the gang of eight are proposing? >> i think he's right on track. this is obviously the answer. you can't deport 11 million people. our economy would collapse, and those who took the position block the border and deport them, they suffered at the polls in the last election. because it's -- it's nonsensical kind of approach. you have to use common sense. and so what this is this is a common sense, moderate position that will solve the problem. i think there is very little difference between what the president has proposed and what the gang of eight in the senate has p have proposed. >> there is some difference. he did not -- the president this is, did not endorse a guest worker program. border security as trigger to the path to citizenship, that's a difference there. no expedited citizenship process for agricultural workers, we saw that in the gang of eight proposal. we do not see it here. are those b

really, senator bill nelson goes on python hunt, went there, did that, got the hat and then wore it fortion. this man wore a cowboy hat. that is not the secretary of the interior, ken salazar, who always wears a cowboy hat. that is orrin hatch, who doesn't always wear one, but did on monday. he wore one to the inauguration, thus completely covering the view of little barbara, who is sitting behind max bacchus and his giant hat. ken salazar, the guy who always wears a cowboy hat, but on monday, he didn't, instead wore a baseball hat. i have no idea why. one sure sign that it brings people together, steven chew, on your right, congressman dana rohrbacher, not much in common, except the rob the liquor store stocking caps for these two. both saved up for the day. justice scalia wore a more floppy hat, but he wants you to know his is supposed to look like this one, modelled after thomas moore, who had his head cut off. after the weird hat was the most remarked piece of head gear, since aretha franklin's hat in 2009. and i admit, mr. scalia's hat is notable, as congressman? what are you doing

really, senator bill nelson goes on python hunt, went there, did that, got the hat and then wore it foration. this man wore a cowboy hat. that is not the secretary of the interior, ken salazar, who always wears a cowboy hat. that is orrin hatch, who doesn't always wear one, but did on monday. he wore one to the inauguration, thus completely covering the view of little barbara, who is sittin

>> best example is bill nelson who ran for the first time in 2000 when gun control supposedly cost al gore the presidency and won the state by five points and most importantly, he was winning in pensacola and -- not pence ka lo but the florida panhandle. he was carrying a place like liberty county which voted for romney by 40 points in november. and these are areas that are only separated from alabama by an artificial border and he didn't just have a "f" rating from the nra. >> nate, "the washington post" polled republicans before the president announced his gun control package. and there were a lot of people who are very much in favor of the things the president would end up proposing. 89% of republicans in favor of background checks. 61% in favor of a federal database of gun sales. 59% in favor of a ban on high capacity magazines. eastbound 45% in favor of a ban on assault weapons, a large number given we're talking about republicans. so why is it that we have so much support, independent support and democratic support is way higher than that on most of those things, but yet people

. >>> in the everglades, bill nelson got down and dirty on a python hunt thursday.ying to draw attention to the problem of the giant nonnative snakes, which have been known to eat deer and alligators. the senator's expedition turned up no pythons. >>> in south dakota, an anonymous donor gave students $10 each with specific instructions to use the money for good. one student bought a blanket for a church baby shower while another paid for lunch so his mother wouldn't have to. this is the school's third donation encouraging students to pay it forward. very sweet. >>> in sports, third rank duke hosted georgia tech. it was a 73-57 victory. number five michigan faced number nine minnesota. the wolverines glen robinson iii made a steal and a spectacular 360-degree jam. >>> in the nba, milwaukee surged in the second half against phoenix, and the bucks beat the suns 98-94 for their first win in phoenix in 26 years. >>> the nfl playoffs on sunday, atlanta hosts san francisco in the nfc championship game. the ravens are in new england for the afc title game. the winners will

senator bill nelson went hunting for pythons yesterday because this san issue he cares about.ocal reports that he actually didn't catch any. brooke? >> empty handed. i would be, like, okay with me. i'll see you later. i'll see you in washington for the inauguration. >>> after years of deceit, lance armstrong confesses to it all. the doping, the lying, the cheating. coming up, our special hour on the crash of an american icon. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! >>> for years, he trashed his critics and sued his accusers. lance armstrong's confession and what he says tonight could actually make things worse. i'm brooke baldwin with a s

senator bill nelson who initiated the python ban. 17 feet and seveninchings. >> 17 footer out here. bit seeing it by myself. it would be sweet. >> killing pythons is your business. business is good in florida. in the everglades, phil keating with fox newings. >> a reunion 70 years in the making, next. pigskin and thread. but for most of us it represents something more. it's the time of year that we have all waited for. when we sit on the edge of our seats for four quarters. it represents players reaching a childhood dream. the biggest stage there is in sports. a time when legacies are made. where a magical play can happen every snap, and you remember exactly where you were when it does. watch every moment of super bowl xlvii live on nfl mobile. bringing the big game to you when every play matters... verizon. call star-star nfl to download nfl mobile from verizon. a. alright, another one just like that. right in the old bucket. good toss! see that's much better! that was good. you had your shoulder pointed, you kept your eyes on your target. let's do it again -- watch me. just like t

i would also like to thank aliahna ross lay lleyton, bill nelson and all of the congress people. >> it's a pleasure for us to do it. you are a patriot and we wish you all the best. >> thanks. >>> when we come right back movie madness did the hollywood politics hurt the film "zero dark thirty." a big blundndndndnd [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be taken if you have taken another sleep medicine at bedtime or in the middle of the night or d

bill nelson who initiated it hit the ever glades himself. 17 feet, 7 inches. >> the python is 17-footer

. >> let's remember, though, on the negative front, that that connie mack ad that bill nelson thoughtcould lose. >> they just buried him. they didn't put it in there, but he had a bar fight with ron gant. >> he was 22 at the time. >> right. >> you are an idiot college kid. >> i always say in campaigns we focus so much on the presidential, but you can only really hate those who you know extremely well, and it's like the pta board race is always really, you what i mean? the lower down you get where you actually know more of the people, the presidential race barack obama know each other in the vaguest. >> i have seen people in younkers, new york, that are ten times worse. >> i would say it's the hardest thing this year, and you were talking about it, is breaking through, and you were talking about your ad that broke through virally is big bird. >> yes. actually, without my money behind it. five million people. big bird never aired on television. >> it did. it was part of what we called our rotation, but just even putting out there five million people went to our website to look at it. >>

florida senator bill nelson announced that he's going to participate in his state's efforts to eradicateof control population of burmese pythons. he'll join researchers in the university of florida with the python challenge. it has already sent 1,000 hunters out into the wilderness to bag those pythons. up for grabs $2,500 in cash prizes. you non-floorfloridians, you have to know that those pythons are dangerous in florida. >>> there is a guy who works at an us-based software company unnamed at the moment, that was caught outsourcing his own job to china. according to this post, the company, which by the way encourages telecommuting for his employees saw these log-ins from china on their server was a breach of security. in their research they found that the guy involved in the investigation right now as "bob" way paying a chinese developer one-fifth of his six-digit salary to do his job. and they used the remote log-in to do bob's work while he was sitting in front of the computer. this is what bob did. he went on reddit. he watched videos and he went on facebook. we don't have to warn y

i would also like to thank aliahna ross lay lleyton, bill nelson and all of the congress people. >> it's pleasure for us to do it. you are a patriot and we wish you all the best. >> thanks. >>> when we come right back movie madness did the hollywood politics hurt the film "zero dark thirty." a big blundndndndndndnd for some people this is just pigskin and thread. but for most of us it represents something more. it's the time of year that we have all waited for. when we sit on the edge of our seats for four quarters. it represents players reaching a childhood dream. the biggest stage there is in sports. a time when legacies are made. where a magical play can happen every snap, and you remember exactly where you were when it does. watch every moment of super bowl xlvii live on nfl mobile. bringing the big game to you when every play matters... verizon. call star-star nfl to download nfl mobile from verizon. >> i am bill o'reilly. politics and show business. zero dark 30 has been nominated for five academy awards. the academy award winner kathryn bigelow from the hurt locker was not nominat

i would also like to thank aliahna ross lay lleyton, bill nelson and all of the congress people. >> it'so do it. you are a patriot and we wish you all the best. >> thanks. >>> when we come right back movie madness did the hollywood politics hurt the film "zero dark thirty." a big blunder from a big star at the golden globes. those reports as we move on this evening. sometimes life can be well, a little uncomfortable. but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, there's dulcolax stool softener. dulcolax stool softener doesn't make you go, it just makes it easier to go. dulcolax stool softener. make yourself comfortable. >> i am bill o'reilly. politics and show business. zero dark 30 has been nominated for five academy awards. the academy award winner kathryn bigelow from the hurt locker was not nominated. some believe it's because she did not take a liberal view of the hunt for osama bin laden. she is traveling around hope she will come on in. with us new york post columnist you are convinced that liberal hollywood snubbed this movie on politics alone. >> i think they snubbed her be

bill nelson joining hundreds of others trying to weed out the invasive snake population in the 2013 pythonn. senator nelson lost -- ban trade pythons. wildlife researchers from the university of florida joined him today in the everglades. reportedly up to 150,000 burmese pythons in the national park there. so far hunters have caught only 11. they are allusive, aren't they? no word whether or not the senator bagged any today. i'm bill hemmer in tonight for shepard smith. this is the fox report. a rescue operation at a bp gas plant in algeria. the question is how many hostage did algerian forces actually rescue? a source telling fox news two americans are now free. no word on the other americans the militants claim they were holding along with dozens of other foreigners. "the fox report" correspondent jonathan hunt in our newsroom tonight. what are we hearing jonathan from the algerian government on this? finally they are saying very little other than this military operation took place and that some hostage died. one algerian security source telling reuters it may be as many as 30 who will d

. >> woodruff: florida democrat bill nelson came to hagel's defense, asking the decorated vietnam wareran how his experience in that war had guided his approach to iraq. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. so i did question the surge. it wasn't an aberration to me. i always ask the question, "is this going to be worth the sacrifice?" because there will be sacrifice. in the case of the surge in iraq, we lost almost 1,200 dead americans and thousands of wounded. >> woodruff: hagel has also been excoriated over his criticism of pro-israel lobbying efforts, and mississippi republican roger wicker raised it again. >> you are here today as a you have suggested that there is an effective lobby out there, whether you call them the jewish lobby, the israeli lobby or the israel lobby, and that they succeed in doing dumb things through intimidation, and that u.s. policy has been the wrong approach because the intimidation has worked. >> i've already said, i regret referencing the jewish lobby. i should have said pro-israel lobby. i think it's the only time on the r

. >> woodruff: florida democrat bill nelson came to hagel's defense, asking the decorated vietnam waran how his experience in that war had guided his approach to iraq. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. so i did question the surge. it wasn't an aberration to me. i always ask the question, "is this going to be worth the sacrifice?" because there will be sacrifice. in the case of the surge in iraq, we lost almost 1,200 dead americans and thousands of wounded. >> woodruff: hagel has also been excoriated over his criticism of pro-israel lobbying efforts, and mississippi republican roger wicker raised it again. >> you are here today as a you have suggested that there is an effective lobby out there whether you call them the jewish lobby, the israeli lobby or the israel lobby, and that they succeed in doing dumb things through intimidation, and that u.s. policy has been the wrong approach because the intimidation has worked. >> i've already said, i regret referencing the jewish lobby. i should have said pro-israel lobby. i think it's the only time on the reco

. >>> senator bill nelson is joining the python challenge today.ut spoken on the issue of the gigantic reptiles and at one point brought some skin to a committee hearing. experts are either shooting or decan cap stating the exotic snakes. >>> vice president joe biden is set to speak in washington at the u.s. mayor conference. gun control will be on agenda. i spoke with mayor michael nutter. he wasn't happy about the criticism of president obama. >> for those of us in the political business, generally it's been pretty much an unwritten but understood rule that family and children are out of bounds, that you don't attack someones family. if you want to attack the candidate or the elected official, certainly that is your prerogative. generally family is considered off limits and that ad doesn't add anything to legitimate dialogue. >>> the theater in arourora, cowe colorado is reopening tonight. it's a way to help the community move forward. i talked with a victim earlier this week. >> they didn't contact just directly, they went through another organi

we have barack obama, bill clinton, nelson mandela coming up after this. who do you have? first that i loved what you just said about phil mickelson. $40 million, you're not going to make another $40 million because your tax rate went up by a tiny percentage. >> michael: a time of crisis. >> cenk: crisis, man, all right. who we got on the show? we're going to talk about gun control. unfortunately, the news out it looks like they're going to get nothing in the house. the republicans are going block every single thing. we had another school shooting. you know that's number five in 2013 alone. it's insanity. and then speaking of insanity. the hostage crisis in algeria ended disastrously. lindsay moran the former c.i.a. agent is coming on the show to tell what's they should have done. they blew it big time. >> michael: yes, when you delve into it, it was a disaster. they acted unilaterally which they will generally will do. that seems not to work in algeria. switching gears, have you had a chance to mellow on the inauguration remain are you still skeptical? >> cenk: if you see

join senator bill nelson in the hunt for burmese pythons in the florida everglades.e is sponsoring the python challenge to bring down the exploding python population. the snakes are an invasive species in florida with no natural predators. said to be decimatings indigenous wildlife. more than a thousand, a thousand hunters, signed up already. >> new fallout over the battle for budget cuts. there is uncertainty in washington. it is forcing defense related businesses to cut back. some saying they're already losing contracts. jonathan serrie live on this story for us today from atlanta, georgia. hi, jonathan. >> reporter: good morning, martha. the big problem here is sequestration. although congress has delayed the automatic spending cuts until march, they have not delayed the uncertainty surrounding defense funding. watch. just miles from fort bragg, k-2 solutions trains dogs for police and military use. and provides research and development for equipment and weaponry. but the status of new defense contracts is unclear for this company that employs 274. >> in the past

. >> bill: they think it's the best thing in the world. look at willie nelson? >> yes. >> bill: he has book out it's the greatest thing in the world. did you ever talk to willie nelson, it's like talking to a fire hydrant. snoop dogg, you know this guy. >> i don't agree with that either. hopefully a majority of americans agree with that. >> you have to understand the mentality on the side let's be stoned all the time. that is what it is. americans more and more are going over to that side. that is why you got the legalization in washington and colorado. >> that is why it's scarier than ever before. >> bill: are you going to make eight campaign, tell young kids not to do it? >> i think that could work. i think would make a difference. >> i think it could make a difference, but i still really believes the root -- i don't think it will ever be legalize. >> bill: did you ever smoke pot? >> i can't answer that. >> bill: you don't want to do it anymore. >> do you drink? >> i'm under age. >> bill: you go to finland you can drink there. kids drink, you drink. but it's no

senator bill nelson initiated the effort to rid the everglades of the nonindigenous snakes which have the hate this day. that is not for the squeamish, not for those who don't like snakes. >> thanks very much for that. >>> so was mantei taio's girlfriend what's known as a cat fish, a fake online persona created to deceive someone. we're digging deeper with the producer of mtv's "catfish." that's coming up. [ mrs. hutchison ] friday night has always been all fun and games here at the hutchison household. but one dark stormy evening... she needed a good meal and a good family. so we gave her purina cat chow complete. it's the best because it has something for all of our cats! and after a couple of weeks she was part of the family. we're so lucky that lucy picked us. [ female announcer ] purina cat chow complete. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight, try new purina cat chow healthy weight. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobs

senators, they come from different parties, but today democratic senator bill nelson praised republicanration reform. senator rubio's response was to say the least, unusual. >> let me just begin by thanking the senior senator from the state of florida, who a few moments ago made some very kind remarks about me and i appreciate that very much. and let me just say, you are the best python you aren't in the senate, and those who don't know what i'm talking about, can look it up in the newspaper accounts of your endeavors a few weeks ago in the everglades. >> so we did have to look it up and we did. senator nelson went python hunter to draw attention to have the problem of pet owners letting their pets go free. there are thriving pythons becoming a danger to wildlife and humans. the best python hunter in the senate. a pretty good title. >> maybe the only python hunter. >> have you ever gone -- >> no, and i don't think. that should be your next assignment. >> scared. >> scared?! >> pythons? >>> up next, we get reaction to president obama's immigration speech from some of the people directly

and nelson, from new york, bill applause for grooming tips, i'm a waitress when i see guys over 40 withings, i say grow up. palm city, florida, i had my ear pieced with a diamond stud at 70 and ladies love it. pace yourself. and wade from tyler, minnesota, bill, two things i could not put down over christmas my first grandson, cameron and "killing kennedy". congrats on the boy. and last night i said my three choices for dinner companions, jesus, muhammad and benjamin franklin and your selection, here they are. michael hayes writes from florida, i'd like to have dinner with you, bill, but only after you speak with jesus, muhammad and ben franklin. and david, 16 years old from alaska, writes that he would like to dine with hitler and stalin and find out why they did such bad things. judy from caramel, new york, paul mccartney, lisa elk heart indiana would like to habob hop from toledo, trace adkins and like to d

bill lieber man is out. ben nelson from nebraska is out. conrad from north dakota is out. warren is in. baldwin from wisconsin is in. chris murphy, a progressive from connecticut is in. others making interesting statements on guns lately, a prairie popular who fights for the little guy. we are thrilled with the composition of the new senate. one of the little factoid for you, you know, about two years ago, the blue dog caucus, the conservative caucus in the house, had 74 members. going into this congress, this week, there's 14 members. meanwhile, the progressive caucus expanded, and people supported this election cycle, raised money for and made millions of phone calls for were elected. there's a crop of awesome people in the house and senate, and i think that's inherently that we'll have more of a push to the left, i guess, but really to the center of the country if you look at the polling. >> host: if barnny frank is a seat holder for john kerry, if he's secretary of state, what do you think that does to negotiations over the next budget battles? >> guest: oh, well, i do

pryor: i further ask that the nelson-hutchison substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to this measure be printed at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the energy committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 6060 and the senate proceed to its consideration and consideration of calendar number 269, s. 302 en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the measures en bloc. the clerk: h.r. 6060, an act to amend public law 106-392, and so forth, calendar number 269, s. 302, a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas transmission pipeline, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the bills be read a third time and passed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action

democrats lose north dakota's kent conrad and nebraska's ben nelson, both retiring. and because the bill to avert the fiscal cliff did not address spending, the new congress will be fighting the exact same battle as the last one. maryland congressman chris van hollen is the top democrat on the house budget committee. >> the inalkt to get a house congressional agreement means we're going to be dealing with these budget issues in an on again off again for months to come. >> they're going to have to vote for some time in next couple of months to raise the debt ceiling. and the truth, anthony and norah, the fiscal cliff was relatively simple to solve. if congress has trouble with that, how are they going to tackle more difficult issues they say they want to work on like immigration and tax reform? >> good question. thanks, nancy. >>> president obama signed a bill into law after returning to vacation in hawaii with his family. chip reid is live in hawaii. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. this is the president's second visit. he was here for christmas and rushed back to washin