you all are conservative and i don't think it suggests you should leave the state. >> bob mcdonald drew heavy coverage after he and his wooich were indicted for accepting lavish gifts from businessmen receiving favors from the state. >> mcdonald was riding high and being touted as a presidential contender. now, bob mcdonald is hoping to retire instead of facing a maximum of 30 years in prison. >> i have to say, what was he thinking? what were they thinking? >> but "the washington post" has been reporting these details for months, very little national exposure. so what explains the discrepancies about these governors and texas candidate wendy davis? joining us now, lauren ashburn. jim garrity, and onmarie cox. so what did you make of the coverage? >> well, cnn did one segment. msnbc covered it on friday. the "new york times" didn't even do a news story. they did an opinion piece. and the washington post, no news story. and one opinion column. >> well, the "new york times," jim, waited six days and did do a story that was in the metro section that led off by saying not that the governor h

let's start with bob mcdonald. sed of accepting lavish gifts and loans in exchange for political favor. mcdonald says the gifts were given out of friendship. they were loans and all paid back with interest. does this sound fishy? we're talking at least $50,000 in loans, $20,000 for a shopping spree rg another $15,000 for a daughter's wedding. >> it is definitely fishy. he is facing 14 counts in an indictment. he came out swinging yesterday trying to go on the offensive saying that, you know, president obama has done political favors for his allies as well but certainly as far as one of the gop's rising stars just a couple years ago this is a real stain in term of any future he'll have in politics. >> talking about rising stars, it seems like every day there is more chris christie news. now former virginia gop candidate says christie should step down from his role as chairman of republican governors association. surprised by these comments, especially coming from the right? >> he is by far kind of the only voice on t

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it was not long ago that bob mcdonald, the governor, former governor, was a rising star in the republicansidered a possible contender for the white house. now, mcdonald and his wife, m r maureen are trying to convince the world of the charges leveed against them. wolf blitzer, this is not entirely surprising. we have been hearing about this going on for quite some time now. was it surprising when we saw the list of charges? >> it wasn't all that surprising. for the past several weeks, several months, "the washington post" has been reporting all of these allegations against the governor. in recent weeks, he formally apologized saying there was some bad judgment. he reimbursed payback for all of those gifts and loans with interest. he and his lawyers insist that it was an inappropriate, bad judgment on his part, his wife maureen's part, nothing illegal. there was no evidence that the company in question received anything tangible from the governor or the state of virginia. that's why they are disputing these federal charges. it is going to go to court. one thing the former governor and his

it is the next step in the mcdonald legal story. bob and maureen mcdonald face 14 counts, corruption charges relating to the gifts they receive from the ceo of a health supplement company, shopping sprees, high-end stores, tens of thousands of dollars in loans, rolex watch inscribed with the governor's name, title, golfing trips, $165,000 in all. they entered the court holding hands today. in richmond, it is the kind of situation where we are going to see a long legal fight in virginia, because bob mcdonnell has said he did nothing wrong. he is not taking responsibility for anything his wife may have done. he says, he has broken no laws, a ashleigh. >> the fact that you just said that, this could have been a very short story as well, because there is talk of plea bargaining. what went on? >> we were told that late last year, bob mcdonnell was offered a deal to essentially plead to one charge and he would be able to spare his wife the embarrassment and the trouble of being charged as well but the source who told us that also characterize

both parties wants a head start following a gift scandal that has bob mcdonald at the center of a federal investigation. >> and state senator returns to the first day of the new session coming six weeks after a family tragedy cast a spotlight on the state's mental health system. he was stabbed by his son at their bath county home, and then he stabbed himself. and today in richmond, a new task force went to work to try the fix the system. >> reporter: when fairfax county sandra van low heard about the tragedy of the senator, she immediately felt the connection, her adult son has a mental challenge, and she is an advocate. >> my heart breaks, because you remember the first day, you know, when your child experiences a psychotic break. i can tell you that it is one of the most difficult experiences that you will ever have in your life. >> reporter: now she is serving on a task force created by governor bob mcdonald and charged with recommending changes to spare other virginia families from the pain experienced by the deeds family. >> we want to have a wholesale look at the system to see what

virginia's former governor bob mcdonald and his wife have pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges. jeff goldberg is live in richmond with the latest. here at theity federal courthouse in richmond is wrapping up just before 11:30 a.m. governor mcdonnell and his wife maureen left the courthouse about 20 minutes ago. all he would say is i am blessed with great family and friends. hearingsfacing two this morning, a bond hearing and arraignment. they both pleaded not guilty, the judge set a trial date by jury to begin on july 28 at 10:00 a.m. that is expected to last five to six weeks. understood the charges against them. the judge asked about prescription judge -- drugs. marine said she had prescriptions for concentration and anxiety. be indonnell did seem to good spirits. he was smiling through most of the morning. armnd his wife and arm in throughout the whole proceeding in out of the courtroom. at one point he walked into the courtroom with 30 to 40 reporters. he tipped his hand and said thank you very much to the reporters there. this is going to be -- there is going to be a lot o

in virginia, former governor bob mcdonald was once a rising star in the g.o.p.ay he and his wife were indicted on federal corruption charges. they're accused of accepting gifts and loans from o a pharmaceutical company in exchange for promoting the company's dietary supplements. mcdonald says he exercised poor judgment but did nothing illegal. late today, sears said it will close its flagship store in the late today, sears said it will close its flagship store in the chicago loop in april. in a clinical study, over 80% of treated men had their t levels restored to normal. talk to your doctor about all your symptoms. get the blood tests. change your number. turn it up. androgel 1.62%. >> pelley: up dating our top story, the snow is falling tonight in the northeast and mid-atlantic. forecasters say some places could get as much as a foot before the storm moves out and frigid temperatures move in behind it. on the other side of the country it was warm and dry-- too dry. the drought is killing crops in california, the state that provides nearly half of this country'

to virginia's bob mcdonald getting indicted to texas's wendy davis caught by a newspaper embellishing up from poverty story. >>> a seattle seahawks star sends his team to the super bowl delivers a diatribe to a fox news reporter. >> i'm the best one in the game. when you -- with a star

bob mcdonald said it was friendship, but if you're a businessman, i guess the common sense question is, anna, if you're a voter, potentially future in a presidential campaign, don't you think that maybe they might expect something in return even if it's maybe not written down or spelled out? >> absolutely, and the thing where you're really wondering what happened and i'm sure the court case will go into is what the official acts were in terms of, you know, there was the ferrari, clothes, and he was also seated next to, you know, the governor's wife at different events or had certain meetings with different politicians and regulators in virginia, so that's where you get into the real kind of legal issues, not just the benefits of maybe having political donor where it's an actual political acts may have taken place. >> i think also you talk, alex, about this being shakespearean how fast the rise and fall was, also keeping up with the joness, you could argue this is that on steroids. let me read one of the e-mails from mrs. mcdonald. "i need to talk to you about inaugural clothing budget,

outgoing virginia governor bob mcdonald delivered his time state of the commonwealth address tonight. he began with the message to the man that he defeated in the governor's race four years ago. >> i also want to say welcome back, craig. we love you. >> what a moment there for state senator. two months ago his son gus stabbed him and gus killed himself. to high lie accomplishments and apologized for the gift scandal that made him the target of state and medical investigation. mcdonald leaves office saturday. >> jury deliberations resume in prince george's county in the trial of core versus von neil. police say he was running from police in august 2012 when a police car spun around and flipped. that crash killed officer adrian morris and injured his partner. >> a dog is kidnapped and owner stabbed. tonight a landover woman is facing serious charges. she's accused of stealing rocky and stapping his owner when he tried to get the dog back. griffin is charged with assault and theft. rocky is back home with the owner now. the owner was treated at the scene noun doing fine. >> an ethiopian

bob mcdonald, bob for jobs mcdonald just as rick said was once the great hope.l rising star in the party. someone who even held very conservative social positions didn't accentuate them. only spoke about the free market and self-empowerment and great messenger for the republican party. this is a terrible p.r. embarrassment for the party again. they are both tales if governor christie is found to be guilty of any of these allegations of real corruption. >> they're both denying it. it's a fight that they have both got to endure. now to texas. state senator and gubernatorial candidate wendy davis taking heat. accused of fudging the details of her life story on the campaign trail davis touting triumph. dallas news raising questions about some of davis' claims. your thoughts. >> the particular exaggerations that she admitted to are pretty small bore. this is a terrible story for wendy davis. she is putting herself forward. you talk about a great hope. the great hope for national democrats. potentially turn texas blue. she has been a magnet for money raising a lot of

late today the former virginia governor bob mcdonald and his wife were indicted on charges of illegally accepting gifts. he calls it a false indictment and this may end up being another example of overreach by president obama's justice department. this news broke shortly after chris christie was sworn in for a second term. in an impressive speech christie rose above the bridge scandal at least for today. >> okay, newt. here we go. you guys can try to posh this up. i think the republican party is in real trouble tonight. during the shutdown they say we have these strong governors. now we have governors in trouble. in the "crossfire" we have democratic strategist brad woodhouse and republican ken cuccinelli. let's go to you. you have worked very closely with governor mcdonnell. a lot of people said his troubles held you back in terms of your own race to be the governor. what is your reaction to the indictments tonight? >> certainly they cause challenges for us all of us in virginia. we talk about virginia and new jersey tonight. we like to think of a etpretty smooth running clean state. d

we turn our attention now to virginia and we now know that the former governor bob mcdonald and his wife had a chance at a lesser plea deal but turned down that offer. prosecutors reportedly offered the virginia republican a deal that would see him plead guilty to one felony fraud charge unrelated to corruption in the office if mcdonald accepted that plea, prosecutors agreed not to charge his wife maureen. maureen told the authorities she felt responsible for her family's ties to richmond based johnny williams. the mcdonalds face 14 counts of conspiracy and fraud and set to be arraigned in court later today. >>> for nsa leaker edward knowden, there is no place like home. he said he would like to return to the u.s. if the law would permit it. snowden said, "returning to the u.s., i think, is the best resolution for the government, the public and myself but it's not possible in the face of current whistle-blower laws which do not cover contractors like myself. this means there is no chance to have a fair trial and no way i can come home and make my case to a jury." yesterday u.s. attorney

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. > our sunday round table >> there is this tying chris christie, the gop tarnished olden boys bob mcdonald facing a worse situation as he left office yesterday. there is this from this morning, the muddled search for a gop leader. the chris denari tiss has brought more disruption to the early stages of the republican search for a 2016 nominee. >> we are taking about 2016 and we just barely creeped into 2014. we have a long way to go. remember in 2007 when hillary clinton was the nominee two years away, a funny thing happened on the 20th of january. the notion that this stuff should be settled two years in advance is just silly on the one hand. on the other hand, it's probably good to have somebody that is sort of leading the charge. fan or non-fan, he doesn't have anybody guarding his flanks. nobody on the left wants to help and nobody on the right wants to help so he's out there by himself. and it's a difficult situation to be in. become the party of no. i have been insisting among my friends in the house that they come up with reasonable alternatives. they just have not been able to do t

to virginia's bob mcdonald getting indicted to texas's wendy davis caught by a newspaper embellishingme.

more now from joe johns. >> reporter: bob and maureen mcdonald walked into the courthouse holding hands priest in the hallway. it may be too late for divine intervention. a source familiar with the criminal case said the former governor had been given an opportunity to spare his wife from federal charges but refused to take a plea deal, a move that now forces her into court with him. >> there have been several points in this process, even before an indictment was returned, that it appeared the governor was throwing his wife and his family under the bus. >> reporter: former prosecutor holly hughes said plead or we'll charge your spouse is a chess game that gets played with high profile defendants because the conviction the government wants is from the guy who held high office. >> you want to go after the politician. because the politician is elected by the people. that is a position of public trust. and so if the public can't trust him to do the right thing in his business dealings, then how are they going to trust him to look out for their best interests? >> reporter: both mcdonalds ple

bob mcdonald and his wife were indicted on corruption charges.used of accepting gifts from a wealthy businessman. mcdonald left office earlier after a four-year term. virginia's general assembly expected to overhaul the ethics and gift laws. >>> president obama said that president obama had have his first meeting with pope francis. he will travel january 22nd to talk about poverty and the gap between rich and poor. he will make stops in the netherlands, belgium and italy. >>> there's new evidence on what the diocese of chicago did and failed to do about the child sex scandal involving priests. thousands of documents were moved to different parishes while others were assigned to work around children. >> reporter: the victims and the family members say that these documents really vindicate them because they prove that there was abuse going on and the catholic church knew about it for several decades. the victims and their families were at a press conference today, and they presented thousands of documents in boxes. and the documents contained lette

. >>> bob mcdonald gave his outgoing state of the state speech in which he apologized for the gift scandal the ethics and corruption scandal that overshadowed his one term in office and has left hanging the question and if and when he will be criminally indicted. >>> it's been three years since gabby giffords was shot and very nearly killed in tucson, arizona. the congresswoman wrote an op ed in the new york times today, very moving, likening the long haul struggle to reform the nation's gun laws to her own long struggle to recover from her physical injuries encountered in that assassination attempt. today is also the 50th anniversary of lyndon johnson declaring a war on poverty in his state of the union address? 1964. president obama is scheduled to give a speech on poverty tomorrow. house republicans today also held a press conference on the subject of poverty in which the chairman of the house weighs and means committee said we should stop paying unemployment benefits all together because war on poverty, that's his proposed solution there's lots going on on today's news, that's all befo

in other news, john, former virginia governor bob mcdonald and his wife have been officially indicted on federal corruption charges. the couple is accused of accepting thousands of dollars of gifts and loans from the head of a indict tear supplement company who wanted help promoting his products. at his news conference, mcdonald said he did nothing illegal. >> i never promised and mr. williams and his company never received any government benefit of any kind from me or from my administration. no contract, loan, grant, funding, legislation, budget appropriation, regulation, border commission assignment or any other official state benefit. and not one penny of taxpayer money went to hip or to star scientific during our administration. not one penny. >> mcdonnell said they're guilty of unjust overreach. >>> this morning, chris christie is getting new advice about his future from a republican bigwig who says maybe it's time for the governor to step back from his national ambitions. ken cuccinelli tells cnn's "cross fire" he thinks christie should give up his role as chairman of the republ

. >> as we saw from bob mcdonald, a bunch of shady state republican operatives.this tainted -- i want to talk about the timing, right? i think the hope that the christie folks have, is that this is early enough, that he's going to ride it out. i want to get you guys to respond to that after we take this break. [ male announcer ] the new new york is open. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. [ male announcer ] wintcannot take a sick day. [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] so when he catches a cold, he's got to power through it. ♪ vicks dayquil. powerful non-drowsy 6 symptom cold and flu relief. winter olympian ted ligety can't take a sick day tomorrow. [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] so he can't let a cold keep him up tonight. vick

but the mcdonald scandal knocked bob mcdonald out of the running for president long, long before he was indicted today. so team christie is still number one when it comes to republican political scandals. and they continued to emphasize that by hiring some of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country to protect them. the latest high profile hire is former secretary of homeland committee michael chertoff who once was the u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey and newark. if you're in trouble in new jersey or anywhere else in america, you can't get better representation than michael chertoff. and now chris christie's favorite chairman of the port authority, david samson has michael chertoff representing him. chris christie's new team of the best and the brightest defense lawyers, headed by a former federal prosecutor will not be able to help chris christie with voters, who in a new quinnipiac poll out today are turning against him. in a hypothetical 2016 if thetial match against hillary clinton, mrs. clinton beats chris christie now 46% to 38%. a big change from the december

. >> given chris christie's recent troubles, there was of course the earlier this week bob mcdonald indictedgovernors still a strong selling point for the party? >> no i think the reality here is the republicans don't have a strong selling point for anything. that report is somewhere collecting dust, certainly the governors are kbusting and not models. they are really focused on how do they define their messaging and play thee parlor tricks to appeal to people that they disavow and disagree with, like certain groups of people of color, poor people, lgbt community. americans know this is extremely dis disingenuous. there has never been a time that the republican party has been so disconnected from the values. american electorate, which is why they can't win national elections. there's going to have to be deep examination of whether they are going to start to listen to what people believe, feel, want, what the priorities and needs are and decide to create some ideas on how to govern to include those. if we're going to play political parlor tricks, i don't think not only the party, but i don't

. >> we have just seen what happen today bob mcdonald. there is this taint that sticks to you.ant to talk about the timing. i think the whole that the christie folks have is that this is early enough that he is going to ride it out. i want you guys to respond right after we take this break. i was having trouble getting out of bed in the morning because my back hurt so bad. the sleep number bed conforms to you. i wake up in the morning with no back pain. i can adjust it if i need to...if my back's a little more sore. and by the time i get up in the morning, i feel great! if you have back pain, toss and turn at night or wake up tired with no energy, the sleep number bed could be your solution. the sleep number bed's secret is it's air chambers which provide ideal support and put you in control of the firmness. and the bed is perfect for couples because each side adjusts independently to their unique sleep number. here's what clinical research has found: 93% of participants experienced back-pain relief 90% reported reduced aches and pains 87% fell asleep faster and enjoyed more de

. >> meanwhile, in virginia, former governor bob mcdonald is preparing for his arraign. on friday in federal court. mcdonald got his start in politics which is how the governor of new jersey 70 early part of his career as a federal prosecutor. one thing both men might know is when a federal prosecutor wants to make a case, he can make that case, once those subpoenas start flying. joining me now is as i mentioned, david mellow and former democratic ticket barbara bono. i understand you have been in contact with the office. >> i have been in contact with the city of hoboken, i will meet with them next week. >> you have been instructed to not get into the details, the conversation you had with mayor zimmer. >> yeah, i have been instructed that it's best at this time to no longer rehash the details that i have already released to some members of the press. >> but you are on record having broadly corroborated at least her telling of a contemporaneous account of a meeting. >> i stand with what i said by the press. i don't want to rehash it at this point. i want to take the opp

. >>> and former virginia governor bob mcdonald will be in court again this morning to face federal corruptionharges. the indictment of mcdonald and his wife maureen stem from the relationship with the businessman. prosecutors allege they accepted $165,000 in loans and gifts from the former head of star scientific can, a health supplement company. mcdonald says he did nothing illegal. >>> federal subpoenas have now been issued for a new jersey governor chris christie's re- election campaign and the state's republican committee. they are concerned that the closure of the toll lanes leading to the george washington bridge, emails indicate the lane's closure in september might have been political pay back against a democratic mayor after he refused to endorse christie's re-election bid for governor. >>> the pentagon's plan to test a missile defense system faces some privacy concerns. what looks like a giant blimp is actually an aircraft called aero stat. from 1,000 feet in the air it will have radar that reaches from boston to north carolina. it will be used to detect a potential cruise missile l

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virginia governor bob mcdonald apologized for the gift scandal that's been playing him for the past year -- plaguing him for the past year. he said it last night at the commonwealth. he has been accused of accepting thousands of dollars in gifts from the former ceo. mcdonald has not been charged with any crime. >>> d.c. congresswoman furious tonight after some lawmakers denied her a chance to speak on a bill to permanently ban the city from spending their own tax money on abortions for low- income women. bruce leshan has the story. >> reporter: the house subcommittee from the constitution, and the chairman said that they could have testified. >> it was entirely free to invite her as the witness. >> reporter: but only as the democrat's soul witness on the no taxpayer funding for abortion legislation. >> abortion kills. >> reporter: the bill includes sweeping changes to the policy. in addition to prohibiting d.c. from using its own taxpayer's money, to fund abortions. the district of columbia is not a county, but a part of the united states as people could be treated with the same respect

yesterday it was bob mcdonald in virginia. and this is an example of the president saying, look, let's talk about sexual violence as it relates to women. this is an issue not getting enough attention and give it some attention today. and, of course, when he gives his state of the union address on the 28th of january, he may touch on this. it may be a paragraph or two. the state of the unions are laundry lists, but today is an example to focus on this. i might be focusing on a lot of other things in the state of the union, but today i want to talk about this. >> let me single this out, present the numbers and hopefully people will digest truly what's happening and more importantly, kristen, perhaps we will see this task force come up in 90 days with the recommendations and see them implemented to some degree and maybe even improving over time with the universities and as the president of the united states mentioned, presidents who lead these universities, both the men and women lead these universities. >> i think that's right.

governor bob mcdonald indicted today on 14 federal felony charges.rst electeds governor in 2009, same time chris christie was first elected. and it's chris christie that ken cuccinelli said tonight should step down because of the scandal surrounding him. got it? yeah. it's hard to keep track at this point. joining us now is matt katz, a reporter for wnyc. thanks very much for being here. >> big development today in the new jersey story is the assembly and the senate are merging their two investigations. what are the implications of that? a. >> yeah, this is a big deal. the democrats were somewhat embarrassed by the fact that they had these duelling committees issues two subpoenas. so they did themselves a favor by finally coming to an agreement on this. the governor, remember, he said he was going to cooperate with all appropriate inquiries in this regard. now they've taken away one opportunity, one potentially legal opportunity he would have had to complain about these two committees and to go to a judge and say these are -- this is overburdensome.

>> it is interesting that you mention a for ari because at one point bob mcdonald allegedly borrowedlliams for ari for a return trip home from a resort area back to the governor's mansion but it is a long list of things and it began as soon as he became governor. right around the time of the inauguration. his wife requested help in paying for her dress for the inauguration and she was able to go on a roughly 16 17,000 shopping spree in new york on johnny williams dine according to the indictment and again, since that time, bob mcdonnell has repaid this money but the question is was inappropriate in the first place? the defendants participated in a scheme to use the official position as a governor to enrich the defendants and their family members by soliciting and obtaining payments, loans, gifts and other things of value from star scientific in exchange for robert mcdonald and the office of virginia performing official actions on an as a lot more to come out of this investigation. >> a lot of questions. thank you very much. power to enrich himself? you learn something new every day?

. >> another republican governor seen as a potential white house contender in 2016 but now bob mcdonaldrginia for one term has been indicted along with his wife. what do we know about the charges against this virginia couple? >> a 14 count indictment alleging what is essentially public corruption and wire fraud. they are also charged with conspiracy to obtain property essentially from abuse of office. it is all about the relationship with a ceo of a dietary supplement company called johnny williams. the meat of the case involves loans including a shopping trip in new york city. a $15,000 check described as a wedding gift apparently for one of the daughters. a rolex watch with the words governor of virginia inscribed in the back, golfing trips. things given allegedly in exchange for their help in promoting the company star scientific and products. the governor issued a statement saying i regret accepting legal gifts and loans from mr. williams all of which have been paid with interest and repeats i did nothing illegal for mr. williams in exchange for what i believe was his personal gener

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here is bob mcdonald whose term as governor has just run out. >> i never promised and mr.pany never received any government benefit of any kind from me or my administration. not one penny of taxpayer money went to him or to star scientific during our administration. not one penny. >> there is the former governor. here's gloria borger. we will run through the information and show you the information on the gifts allegedly taken by the mcdonalds. as we look at all of this, tell me what strikes you the most. >> what was he thinking. what were they thinking. you run through small ball gifts and run through loans, there is such a thing as an appearance of impropriety even if there is as the governor maintains. there e-mails in which caution was raised by staffers about this. i think you have to scratch your head and say in this day and age, why would you do something like that? even if the governor is right, there is the appearance of access that has been paid for. they wanted to boost the prestige of his business and looking to the governor to help him do that. >> we are talki

later, "the washington post" reporter will discuss the arraignment of former virginia governor bob mcdonald and his wife following their 14-count indictment this week. you can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live each more at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next, the speaker of iraq's council of representatives talks about the violence, security concerns and political challenges facing iraq. usama al-nujafyi spoke at the brookings institution. his is just under an hour. >> in the name of god, the merciful, i'm really happy to be here with you today. as you know, iraq is a central and important country in the world at large, and it concentrates on iraq and you do know that we in iraq went through very particular experience in the middle east. we first get rid of an oppressive regime and it is followed by a military occupation. and a constitution that was written in unfavorable conditions and circumstances. there was also a road map that that the iraqis were not able to contribute to this road map. because we were in a rush. nd we wanted iraq to be an example

the virginia governor, bob mcdonald, and his wife maureen, were taken in on corruption charges. last summer, the governor apologized and said he had returned more than $120,000 in loans and gets from the ceo of a dietary supplement company. left early this month after four years in office. in a few moments, the former chairman of the joint chiefs of debt talks about how the affects national security. then there will be the swearing in of governor chris christie. after that, the discussion of terrorist threats to the olympic games in russia. our live coverage on c-span tomorrow includes the march for life at noon eastern from the national mall in washington. sebelius.m., kathleen is expected to provide an update on the affordable care act to the u.s. conference of mayors. >> i did not see myself as a prophet with a message for my world. i saw myself as someone trying to understand. lectures at some the academy in colorado springs. a very well educated broad- professor wasl, supposed to look after me, had chats of may, which i found interesting. he wanted to create in my mind and

it's no different from what bob mcdonald did in virginia. they should be brought up on charges. >> host: how has the bailout impacted unions for the auto companies? >> guest: it's been a mixed bag. certainly it's been good that the companies have survived and continue to add jobs, but as part of the bailout, the unions took very dramatic concessions. new workers of the company a post bailout only made $14 an hour as the uaw president noted. for a family of four, that's -- a uaw worker would qualify for food stamps in the most recent contract the wages have started to go up. there is still dramatically lower than the older workers. so certainly significant concessions, but the caller is certainly raises the anger a lot of people feel that the unions -- especially in the case of the chrysler case put a head up on the creditor and general anger about the bailout. >> host: going to me melissa. >> caller: good morning. i want to reach out. i work for a.pro. i've been in the auto industry for four years now. i got in -- after all of this happened,

bob mcdonald and his wife pled not guilty on the charges they accepted illegal gifts including designerrolex watch, golf clubs, iphones and more, worth at least $140,000. and former gop presidential candidate mike huckabee's comments about women on thursday has democrats seizing once again on what they are calling the republicans war on women. >> our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women. that's not a war on them. it's a war for them. if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. >> so this morning huckabee defended his statement on fox. >> i said the very thing on my show last weekend. it was seen by millions of people. i used the exact same language. and it didn't get a peep out of anybody. >> so is it an issue of just a bigger audience now? hillary rosen is cnn political c

at this hour, former virginia governor bob mcdonald and his wife charged in a scandal involving moneygifts. let's go to our senior washington correspondent joe johns. joe, we know now former, but by a couple weeks. >> that's right, brooke. we've now got a couple sources confirming that the former governor of virginia bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen have been indicted on charges of accepting illegal gifts. now, those charges were filed in richmond, virginia, just today. this past summer, bob mcdonnell had said he intended to ride out his days as governor, which he did, but there was a swirl of controversy surrounding him and his family. it wasn't easy. the prosecutors were picking apart all of these questions about gifts. $150,000 in gifts and loans. other things of value from a guy named johnny williams, who was the ceo of a dietary supplement company that was called star scientific. these alleged gifts also included $15,000 paid to a former chef at virginia's executive mansion named todd schneider to cater the wedding of a mcdonnell daughter. schneider came under investigation by

new this morning, from virginia, former governor bob mcdonald and his wife just appeared in court. first court appearance on federal corruption charges. i want to show you new video. here's the governor and his wife maureen arriving at the courthouse in richmond virginia. a federal prosecutors accused mcdonald of taking more than $165,000 from the owner of a dietary supplement maker in exchange for improperly promoting his company. mcdonald has denied the allegations. today, the judge ordered the mcdonald's not to leave this country. reportedly they've already surrendered their passports. >>> athletes, representing the u.s. at the 2014 olympics will be covered in red, white and blue, but they're being told not to wear the team uniforms everywhere. now, the state department is warning the olympic team to keep american flags and logos under wraps when they're outside the olympic venues, the athletes were sent a memo saying wearing team usa clothing could put their personal safety at risk. >>> your time is 8:17. only nine days away from the super bowl. super bowl xlviii. and concern i

it's like putting peta in charge of mcdonald's. bob, you're going to get angry about this. when your president had a friend who planned to bomb a military officer's dance at ft. dix, you sure as hell can't trust him. gates was kept as a chaperone for the most awkward blind date ever. between president obama and our troops. >> who are you talking about? >> bill ayers. >> he was -- >> how do you trust somebody that believes in that? >> you shouldn't. birds of a feather flock together. >> i have never heard that. >> with who you associate yourself with. who do you agree with. who are you like-minded with. the military would do well at that point to distrust him. he had distrust of anybody at the command level or not? >> didn't he ask gates to stay on. >> you're making a very -- you're making a very important point. not only did he ask gates to stay on. remember when president obama said he was going to close gitmo? he was going to change the way we fight the war on terror. >> i wish he had. >> he got in office and realized, hey, he can't change it. he better keep the infrastru

bob and maureen mcdonald are accused of illegally accepting $135,000 in gifts from a campaign donor. the toum says they did receive gifts but all were legal. >> no other than prosecuted for such conduct, yet federal officials in washington in the zeal for finding a basis to charge maureen and me have decided to break the law in this case. >> if found guilty they face decades in jail and fines of more than a million dollars. >> the latest obamacare casualty, target employees. the company is announcing it won't offer part-time benefits to employees because of obamacare. they made the decision on the blog saying it is good news for employees. it goes into effect on april 1st and employees have until mid march to sign up for obamacare to be eligible for coverage this year. >> before the denver broncos take on the seattle seahawks at the super bowl they will be serenaded by soprano renee fleming. ♪ >> the opera singer becoming the first classical musician to perform the national anthem at the super bowl. this isn't the first time she has sung at a major supporting event. she sang at the w