. >> senator bill nelson called for more information, for the fcc to require more information under the disclose act more political backing information to the displayed ads. >> for the disclose act regarding the disclosure of initical donors to groups the form of ads, it did not past. it is not the law of the land. there has been an argument from both the house and the senate that something called section 3 -- 17 so gives us the authority to do this. section 317 speaks to who pays for the ad of the product on air. all of the donors and contributors to any group that may have directly or indirectly funded the add -- in short, i do not think we have the statue to do this. i do not think we have the right place for this debate. that debate should happen in congress. there is a commission that is all about revealing transparency. i think that is a better place for this. >> we have time for one or two questions. .> the net neutrality issue the fcc rules claim to ensure that big companies do not interfere with the content on its way to my house. what happens if the court overturns the fcc? wh

. >> host: commissioner mcdowell, last week, senator bill nelson of florida called for more information, for the fcc to require more information in the disclose act and more for political backing information to be displayed on ads. what do you think about that? >> guest: so the disclose agent regarding the disclosure of donors to groups that air political ads of one form or another didn't pass. it's not the law of the land. there's an argument both from members of the house and senate that the act of 1994 gives us the authority to do this. sex 17 speaks to sponsorship idea and who pays for the ads or product mentioned on the air has to be revealed. it didn't con temperature plait that when written in 1934. looking into all of the donors and contributors to any group that may have directly or indirectly funded the ad, so, in shrt, we don't have the statutory authority to do this, and i don't think we're at the right place for the debate. first of all, the debate should happen in congress, and, second of all, there's a federal election commission that's about revealing transparency in pol

. >> host: commissioner mcdowell, last week senator bill nelson of florida called for more information for the fcc to require more information under the disclose act. and for more political backing information to be displayed on ads. what do you think about that if. >> guest: so the disclose act regarding the disclosure of political donors or donors to groups that then air political ads of one form or another didn't pass, and so that's not the law of the land. so there's been an argument both from members of the house and senate that something called section 31 of the communications act -- 317 of the communications act of 1934, by the way, somehow gives us the authority to do it. basically, who pays for the ad to the broadcaster or who pays for the product being mentioned on the air. that has to be revealed. it does not speak to, nor did it contemplate when it was written in 1934 looking into all the donors, all of the contributors to any group that may have directly or indirectly funded the ad. so in short, i don't think we have the statutory authority to do this, and i don't think we

where's bill nelson? huffington post" had a list of the ten democratic senators who still say no. you mentioned joe donnelly, mark pryor, tim johnson from south dakota. tom carper, mary landrieu, heidi heitkamp. >> bill: come on, heidi. >> joe manchin. bob casey from pennsylvania. they also had kay hagan on the list. since they wrote it, she's come out in support of gay american. >> bill: what's wrong with the other senators? come on, get on board. even republican senators ought to get on board here if for no other reason, they ought to leave it up to states. but the real reason they ought to get on board is because the 14th amendment of the constitution says you can't deny any american equal protection under the laws and that includes the right to get married. i don't get it. where are -- we need to found the nine democrats and then start working on the republicans. your take on the big day yesterday in the supreme court. 1-866-55-press. marriage equality. defense of marriage act. california's proposition

senator claire mccaskill and senator bill nelson are proposing such a thing.. >> it calls for cuts once federal furloughs begin. good! a little consistency. let's go to marylou in philly. welcome. >> caller: good morning. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: here's my point. i'm sad for the people who are going to lose their overtime, however, why can't both private corporations and government pay a decent salary to those people so they don't have to work overtime? the last time i did my fractions, everybody is getting three for two. >> stephanie: right. you know it is like when george bush said this thing i have three jobs. good for you. uniquely american. no. no three time at all for family or anything. in my case, hypothetically but if i had a life, i would want more time for it. what? clay in maine. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi clay. >> caller: how are you? >> stephanie: good. >> caller: i love seeing you guys and the beginning of my day is perfect. >> stephanie: and then it all goes downhill from there? >> caller: hello. can you hear me? li

bob casey, joe man chen, bill nelson, tom carper, seriously? tim johnson, joe donnelly, mark prior. are the ten not in favor. huffington post made up that list. good thing they time stamped it because it is changing fast. in the past few days, claire mccaskill, mark warner, and others came out and said they support equal rights. another one today, the latest, john tester says he supports equal marriage rights for same sex couples. sometimes things change slow, some change fast. for fast, see montana on gay rights. also see north dakota for change of a different kind. that story is next. [ female announcer ] are you sensitive to dairy? then you'll love lactose-free lactaid® it's 100% real milk that's easy to digest so you can fully enjoy the dairy you love. lactaid®. for 25 years, easy to digest. easy to love. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. gett

bob casey, joe man chen, bill nelson, tom carper, seriously? tim johnson, joe donnelly, mark prior.ot in favor. huffington post made up that list. good thing they time stamped it because it is changing fast. in the past few days, claire mccaskill, mark warner, and others came out and said they support equal rights. another one today, the latest, john tester says he supports equal marriage rights for same sex couples. sometimes things change slow, some change fast. for fast, see montana on gay rights. also see north dakota for change of a different kind. that story is next. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. once you try an oral-b deep sweep power brush, you'll nev

bob casey, joe man chen, bill nelson, tom carper, seriously? tim johnson, joe donnelly, mark prior.t in favor. huffington post made up that list. good thing they time stamped it because it is changing fast. in the past few days, claire mccaskill, mark warner, and others came out and said they support equal rights. another one today, the latest, john tester says he supports equal marriage rights for same sex couples. sometimes things change slow, some change fast. for fast, see montana on gay rights. also see north dakota for change of a different kind. that story is next. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating,

bill: sarah nelson thank you for your time. e association of flight attendants with us this morning here and we are reaching out to the tas. thank you. >> thaurpbgs bill. bill: the tsa said tsa continues above all to strength its multilayer approach to insure the safety of passengers and crew members. that is a comment earlier from the tsa. the other thing it goes onto talk about is they believe the officers can then better focus their efforts on finding higher threat items, and ultimately the final decision on all these items rests with the tsa as to whether or not they will allow these items on the plane. look for more on this and we'll get you headlines on it. martha: a fox news exclusive now in a rare public statement malala yousufzai is speaking out about the rights of children everywhere. the pakistani teenager who you no doubt remember, a h heroic, incredible story. she survived a gunshot to her head by the taliban. she had been a big promoters of education for girls in her country. eric is with us to tell us what the you

we had senator bill nelson, who just spoke so eloquently about the planet and the way he saw it. our own very beloved and hero with the right stuff, senator john glenn. and also senator jake garn, our wonderful colleague who retired many years ago, but was also on the v.a.-h.u.d. committee. and when i first came to the senate, it was senator garn who really along -- was really one of the members of the other side of the aisle that really helped me learn the senate and really gave me a tremendous introduction to the space program. in fact, we went in a bipartisan way to every space facility on this country -- in this country so we could learn what were the great assets we had, how we needed to fund them, and what was the future of the american space program. so we've had three senators who were certified astronauts and actually went into space. we've had other senators that have been in orbit. some maybe still are out there somewhere. [laughter] but i say to my two colleagues, with my -- with my feet firmly on the ground, we want to really thank them for what they're doing really

delaware, joe donnelly in kansah north dakota mary landrieu of louisiana joe manchin west virginia and bill nelson >> guest: you will see that all of those senators especially tom carper are from solidly republican states. prior and landrieu are the most vulnerable senators out in 2014 and pryor was one of the few senators to respond to "washington post" request for where he stood on gay marriage and he was one of the few that defended the defense of marriage act. a lot of democrats in these red states have declined comment or been much more hesitant to opine on the subject. you are seeing this evolution. in the deep south a look at the the -- in the polls on gay marriage and one of the few holdouts. we have random numbers of evangelical and socially conservative electorate so you are not seeing the south moved with the same speed as other parts of the country. >> host: and mary landrieu up for re-election next year. >> guest: mary landrieu one of the top republican -- >> host: do you think we will see an announcemannouncem ent by mary landrieu in the next year or so? >> guest: i would not expect

bill. (applause) >> all right. last but not least, my personal favorite. jennifer nelson began working with me four years ago and through some downturns in the economy ended up having to leave and take a different job, was making pretty darn good money. and a year ago december jennifer approached me and said, i hate my job. she says, but i loved the nonprofit. so, jennifer. [laughter] >> please come up. (applause) >> this wouldedthctionv have happened without her. and phoenix is going to be 2013 or 2014 graffiti international. thank you, graffiti fighters. (applause) >> it's cocktail time. [laughter] ... (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. my ambition when i came on as music director he

bill. (applause) >> all right. last but not least, my personal favorite. jennifer nelson began working with me four years ago and through some downturns in the economy ended up having to leave and take a different job, was making pretty darn good money. and a year ago december jennifer approached me and said, i hate my job. she says, but i loved the nonprofit. so, jennifer. [laughter] >> please come up. (applause) >> this wouldedthctionv have happened without her. and phoenix is going to be 2013 or 2014 graffiti international. thank you, graffiti fighters. (applause) >> it's cocktail time. [laughter] ...

bill. (applause) >> all right. last but not least, my personal favorite. jennifer nelsonan working with me four years ago and through some downturns in the economy ended up having to leave and take a different job, was making pretty darn good money. and a year ago december jennifer approached me and said, i hate my job. she says, but i loved the nonprofit. so, jennifer. [laughter] >> please come up. (applause) >> this wouldedthctionv have happened without her. and phoenix is going to be 2013 or 2014 graffiti international. thank you, graffiti fighters. (applause) >> it's cocktail time. [laughter] ... >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in decem

bill. (applause) >> all right. last but not least, my personal favorite. jennifer nelson began working with me four years ago and through some downturns in the economy ended up having to leave and take a different job, was making pretty darn good money. and a year ago december jennifer approached me and said, i hate my job. she says, but i loved the nonprofit. so, jennifer. [laughter] >> please come up. (applause) >> this wouldedthctionv have happened without her. and phoenix is going to be 2013 or 2014 graffiti international. thank you, graffiti fighters. (applause) >> it's cocktail time. [laughter] ... >> hi, i'm with building san francisco. and we have a special program of stay safe today where we're going to talk about what you can do to your home after an earthquake to make it waterproof and to be more comfortable. we're here at spur in san francisco, this wonderful exhibit of safe enough to stay. and this is an example of what your home might be like after an earthquake. and we have today with us ben latimer from tvan. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> we'l

nelson city councilman proprosed in ordinance. >> every head of household in the city own and firearm. >> bill mcniff supports the law. >> i thinkt should go county wide. >> the nelson ordinance is modeled after the 1982 law passed by kenna saw yo kennaaah that requires gun owner sherrod martinship. >> it as deterrent ordinance but tells the potential intruder you better think twice. >> why have an ordinance if you are not going to enforce it? what is the point. they admitted it is just a sham. they just want publicity to say that nelson is a town full of weapons. >> lamar isn't opposed to having guns, just telling the government tell him he has to do it. >> big government at its worst. this is is the government mandating what a free individual can and will have in in his home. >> the ordinance comes up for a final vote next month. >>> a dramatic story is playing out behind the curtain of russia's famous ballet. a stardancer accused of a malicious attack and the web of characters in the plot gets rider and wider. more from moscow. >> reporter: a story of joelcy, ego and revenge. the type russia's ballet is famous for. but like n

bill: got a lot of mail on it. you are looking more and and more like ozzy nelson and fred mcmurray. combo. i like that look. >> this is just a crew neck. this isn't a cardigan sweater which is what those guys wear. i will try one of those for you. >> bill: i like the ozzy, fred mcmurray kind of imagery. >> bill: plenty more as the factor moves along this evening. did hbo glorify murderer phil spector last night? we will take a look at that growing controversy. math lauer and jay leno getting the stuffed kicked out of them by the media we hope you stay >> bill: personal story segment tonight. hobb ran hbo ran a story phil spector. currently serving 19 years to life in a california penitentiary. 2003 the 73-year-old spector apparently murdered an actress named lana clarkson in his hollywood home. the crime was not depicted in the film. instead it was the bizarre spector who was senator stage. >> abraham, martin, and john, 1968 and then they threw away bobby, bobby kennedy. now, we know lincoln freed the slaves. dr. king fought for equality john, screwed the nazis by what the hell did bobby do

i pine for the days of nelson rockefeller or black republicans like william coleman. what about billn? can we get some more of that? instead, we get conservatives who are simply out-of-bounds. we get insult wielding lightweights like sarah palin. and glen beck. or we get tea party partisans who are ruining our country and the republican party, by the way, by throwing fits when they can't get their way. if you want to reach out to black and other minorities, treat us like adults, respect our history. tell the truth about our own and yours as well. stop practicing stereotype mongering. stop trying to exploit immigration policies. you'd be surprised how far that could get you. let's bring in ohio state senator nina turner. >> you're from a swing state where access to the ballot box is critical. what would you like to say about the rnc's outreach effort? >> well, they believe that they have a branding problem. they have, they need to change their policies. you know, in order, they didn't trick enough people last year, so they need to change their rhetoric. what they need to change, is th

bill: got a lot of mail on it. you are looking more and and more like ozzy nelson and fred mcmurray. combo. look. >> this is just a crew neck. this isn't a cardigan sweater which is what those guys wear. i will try one of those for you. >> bill: i like the ozzy, fred mcmurray kind of imagery. >> bill: plenty more as the factor moves along this evening. did hbo glorify murderer phil spector last night? we will take a look at that growing controversy. math lauer and jay leno getting the stuffed kicked out of them by the media we hope you stay tuned for those reports. g you clearly... what is the capital of zimbabwe ? ... the first time you ask with the google voice search. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid recognition. droid powerful. earning loads of points. we'll leave that there. you got a weather balloon, with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. go. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it i [ man ] so i used mineo get a whole new perspective. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] earn points with the citi thankyou card an

bill: got a lot of mail on it. you are looking more and and more like ozzy nelson and fred mcmurray. combo. ke that look. >> this is just a crew neck. this isn't a cardigan sweater which is what those guys wear. i will try one of those for you. >> bill: i like the ozzy, fred mcmurray kind of imagery. >> bill: plenty more as the factor moves along this evening. did hbo glorify murderer phil spector last night? we will take a look at that growing controversy. math lauer and jay leno getting the stuffed kicked out of them by the media we hope you stay copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of ost

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bill comes out. >> thanks so much, gentlemen. >> thanks, chris. >> we wanted to update you. former south african president nelson mandela back in the hospital for the third time in four months with another lung infection. president jacob zuma urged people around the world to pray for mandela. we will have a live report from south africa in our next half hour. [ female announcer ] at yoplait, when you call, tweet and post, we listen. that's why we removed high fructose corn syrup from yoplait light and original. anything else we can do, let us know. but let's keep it to yogurt because we shouldn't really help with your love life. yoplait. it is so good. morning after the supreme court heard arguments on the defense of marriage act. there does appear to be somewhat of a reporting consensus. the headline from politico -- "doma on shaky ground," and from "the washington post," "majority of supreme court justices question constitutionality of doma." the liberal justices sharply questioned the law in court yesterday saying federal benefits denied to legally married same-sex couples have a profound effect. >> they touc

now the senators are hoping to introduce a bill when congress returns to washington coming up in april. >>> now want to bring you an update on nelson mandela's condition. he is spending a third day in a south african hospital where he's being treated for a lung infection. mandela's oldest grandson told a london newspaper the former south african president is doing well, but the family is under no illusions. the 94-year-old has been admitted to the hospital three times in the past four months for respiratory problems. >>> all right want to shift gears to weather now. find out what's taking place around the country. a taste of spring, finally, finally here in new york city. want to see what the rest of the country can expect for today. for that we say hi to nbc meteorologist dillon drier with the forecast. dylan? >> good morning, thomas. it is actually going to be nice and quiet for the most part for this holiday weekend. temperatures look warmest in the pacific northwest, though. warmer than they've seen out that way in quite some time. even though it is a little cool right now we are going to see temperatures get up to about 66 deg

bill karins. this is "way too early." thanks for being up with us. we have a lot of news to talk about, including an update on the health of former south african president, nelson mandela. we'll tell you what doctors are saying about his position. and president obama doubles down on his push for new gun laws in the wake of the newtown massacre. but the legislation faces a tough climb in congress. and senator marco rubio joins a group of republicans threatening a filibuster. let's get to the rest of the news live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we'll begin with north korea, which is rapidly stepping up its rhetoric and posture against the united states. the country has put rocket units on standby, saying they are willing to fire in the south pacific. kim jong-un says the north is ready to settle accounts with the u.s. imperialists. the announcements came after the u.s. flew a pair of nuclear-capable stealth bombers over south korean air space. deployed from a base in missouri, they practiced dropping bombs on a south korean range, nearly 6,500 miles away. defense secretary chuck hagel says the pentagon has not taken the regime's threats lightly. >

bill clinton. >> thank you both so much. great to see you closer at least. chris cillizza. >>> up next, the latest on nelson mandala's condition as the 94-year-old former south african leader and world icon returns to the hospital. this is "andrea mitchell reports," only on msnbc. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ >>> former south african leader, nelson mandala is back in the hospital today after being admitted late last night for a recurring lung infection. mandala has become increasingly frail in recent years and

bill richardson, thanks for coming on. i appreciate it. >> thank you, tom. >> >> to south africa for the latest on nelson mandela's condition, the former south africa president is in the hospital with a lung infection. keir, what are we hearing about the condition of nelson mandela? first it was dire and now things seemed to have improved? >> reporter: they really do, good afternoon. he is making steady progress and comfortable and able to breathe without difficulty and that is important what we learned today is that late wednesday when he was rushed from his home here in johannesburg to the hospital, doctors administered a drain from the fluid around his lungs caused by the pneumonia from which he is suffering. he is now they say making improvements but everything they say is carefully worded because of the importance of nelson mandela to this country. while we've been here in the rain we've been watching parents bring their children to the outside of the home, signing and leaving messages on stones outside. so south africans young and old are watching closely to see how nelson mandela is doing. >> one other thing is the family and how coll