nbc's brian moore has details. >> help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: the 112th congress began on a sweet note. >> god bless you, speaker boehner. >> reporter: but it turned bitter and partisan awfully fast. >> mr. speaker, that didn't take long. a republican friends have been in charge of the house for about an hour and already they're up to their old discredited tricks. >> reporter: before voting on new house rules designed to make spending cuts easier -- >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: -- democrats sounded off like budget hawks. >> add to burgeoning deficits and debt. >> reporter: even as they get ready to fight gop plans to slash $100 billion in spending. >> we need to prove to the american people that we are willing to stand by the place that we said of being frugal with their taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: in his opening speech, speaker boehner offered a simple road map. >> our aim will be to give the government back to the american people. >> reporter: and today on the house floor, lawmakers will read the entire constitution allowac >> in some way it's to marry tea party

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> the ongoing violence has many people in the bay area concerned for their loved ones. and praying for family and friends in egypt since the unrest began. now the protests have turned violent, many family members we talked to said they are concerned not only for the protesters but also for those who may have been forgotten during this time. >> actually care for them. there's concern about providing food. we want to know what the situation is as far as supermarkets. we don't know how it is right now and that's definitely a concern. the state department is preparing to evacuate thousands of u.s. citizens from egypt. charter flights are scheduled to begin on monday and will take several days to handle all of the americans trying to leave that country. >> people liching in the east bay may have felt a jolt in their sleep. the usgs is reporting a 3.2 earthquake occurring at 3:30 this morning. the depth measured 4.8 miles and there's no damage or injuries to report. >>> right now, we want to check in with rob checking out the weather. a lot of rain and i

brian moore has the story from washington. >>> today in washington all eyes are on employment and the first job numbers of the new year. >> the consensus is 150,000 jobs that might bring it down a tick. >> good news, but hardly a game changer. president obama continues to rebuild his inner circle with a former clinton administration official as the head of his economic council. that comes a day after former commerce secretary is named chief of staff. that's the signal the president is anything but anti-business. >> it's very troubling. this is basically weal street in the white house. >> as the new congress settles in, the republican-controlled house is working to repeal the health law. >> obama care is the biggest job killer. it's a weight over every employer we have. >> john baner is brushing aside a budget report that claims the repeal would add $230 billion to the federal deficit over the next decade. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> now for a look at what's coming up later, we say hello to laura who is working on stories. pa. >> good morning, everyone at home. comments from

brian moore, nbc news. >>> thousands of people in tucson attended a gun show this weekend. many say they're concerned that the gun laws might change. the shooting has prompted a national conversation about gun control. and the same company that organized that show in tucson this weekend, it's also hosting a gun show tonight at the cow palace. monte francis joins us with that part of the story. >> reporter: the gun show is just wrapping up. you might remember when they had rallies with people toting unloaded guns on their hips. many also carry ammunition on their opposite hips. many of the gun owners who attended the gun show at the cow palace support that law but there's been introduced a bill to overturn it, citing the tragedy in tucson. anthony asked the support of the california police chief's association, but gun owners told us here that tragedies such as last saturday's shooting in tucson cannot be prevented by taking away the rights of law-abiding gun owners. >> it doesn't stop the violence. and you're not going to be able to ledge slate away the violence. only the cr

brian moore has that. >> reporter: the take on gabrielle giffords in arizona has led to a truce of sorts in washington. where flags are flying at half-staff. >> as i walked in this morning i saw two members of congress from two different sides giving each other a hug. >> reporter: giffords is known for working across the aisle with republicans. >> never one time did even the slightest cross word or unkindness ever pass between us. this is a precious decent woman that did not deserve what happened to her. >> reporter: for now the house is putting politics on hold, that includes a polarizing vote to repeal health care reform. >> an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. >> reporter: after her office was vandalized she talked about taking the heat out of politics. >> it's great to be able to argue and to really debate the issues but there's a line between that and becoming violent and hostile toward members of congress or staff. >> reporter: now her colleagues are rethinking their own security. >> but i and every member of congress has to go back out there tomorrow, the nex

brian moore has that story from washington. >> just like they promised. they passed an appeal to repeal the health care law. >> we want to replace it with something a lot better. >> the republicans are controlling the house and they're planning a long seefr reez of hearings to dissect the health care law and its effect. >> every dollar that goes to liability costs a dollar that does not go to patients who need care. >> the repeal is not going to happen. democrats called the gop effort a waste of time. >> focusing on redundant legislation is another minute we're not helling american families and businesses emerge from this recession? >> republicans are serious about killing the health care law because it kills jobs. >> the tree is rotten and we cut it down. if we can't, we'll prune it branch-by-branch. >> whether it's the health care law or some of the agencies are doing, all of this has a preimpact. and we will deal with these one at a time. >> brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> federal agents completed a mob takedown on charges that range from gambli

nbc's brian moore has more on the visit. >> reporter: the administration says the timing of this trip by vice president biden is critical. it comes at a historical pivot point that comes as u.s. troops are moving from battlefield surge to the gradual handoff of responsibility. the goal here is to have afghans in charge of their own security by the year 2014. vice president biden is there to assess progress on two tracks. first, he's meeting with the u.s. commanders, general david petraeus and ambassador carl eikenberry. they got together and talked about what has been and what needs to be done. after that, vice president biden is scheduled a meeting with afghan president hamid karzai, and despite political agreements, and some uncomfortable revelations courtesy of wikileaks, the vice president is trying to smooth things over with karzai, who has been worried about foreign meddling. despite that, u.s. officials say the relationship is on solid ground and the goal here is to have u.s. troops begin their withdrawal by july. in washington, brian moore, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bri

>> brian moor inn washington. thanks so much. >>> for the first time since the 9/11 terror attacks, the pentagon laid out plans to reduced spending and the size of the military. yesterday, roberts gates announced $78 billion in spending cuts over the next five years. the proposals includes reducing military troop levels up to 47,000 and raising retiree benefits. gates said the department is not exempt from belt-tightening just because of its duties to defend the nation. >>> citing an italian news organization, countless turtledoves have been found dead in italy. although there has been a lot of speculation behinthe cause, biologists say the reality is that these die offs happen all the time with 95 recorded in north america alone over the past eight months. so what's happening this time? well, one famed harvard biologist says mass media, particularly the internet, is simply giving the die-offs more attention. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america -- california police ar

as today in the east bay's brian moore reports it's a nod to the tea party conservative who is shooke balance of power. >> the 112th congress began on a sweet note. >> god bless you, speaker. >> it turned bitter and partisan awfully fast. >> that are didn't take long. republican friends have been in charge of the house for about an hour and they're up to their old tricks. >> before voting on new house rules designed to make spending easier -- >> the resolution is adopted. >> democrats sounded off like budget hawks. >> add to deficits and debt. >> with plans to slash $100 billion in spending. >> we need to prove that we're willing to stand by the players and being frugal. >> in his opening speech, speaker boehner offered a road map. >> the aim will be to give the government back to the american people. >> today on the house floor, they will read the entire constitution aloud. >> in some ways it fulfills a promise that republicans made to their parties. >> democrats will be reading too, no doubt having a slightly different interpretation. even as the constitution is being read, one rep

brian moore live in washington, d.c.ou got done listening to the chief economist talking about this? >> the word from him is that we are clearly headed in the right direction. his take is that december was the best and wrapped up the best quarter in four years and the best year in four years. the bottom line is economists had been expecting more jobs to have been added in december. about 150,000 jobs that turned out to be 103,000 jobs. it was enough to drive the unemployment rate down to 9.4%, the best in 19 months. there is a trick number in here. it went down not only because people were looking for jobs, but people were looking for jobs and gave up. that helped bring that unemployment rate down lower than was even expected. the bottom line said the white house said any movement forward is good movement. that's what john boehner said. any signs of job growth are encouraging, but he said it's just not enough. the congress has to do more. >> a lot of people would like to see it. thank you very much. >> time now is 6:55.

today in the bay's brian moore is live in washington with why they are doing it.d morning. >> they are going to lead every single word of the constitution from the preamble, the people, to the 27th amendment. the reason is far more than symbolic. they say that every law they passed from now on will have to have a constitutional justification fwfr can come up for a vote. they will read the constitution to remind themselves and the voters what brought them to this point. there will be some of these word that is not everybody agrees with. in fact, part of the 14th amendment, there is a republican lawmaker who is trying to cut out the part that provides automatic citizenship for any child born on u.s. soil. there is democrats who believe that republicans are doing this to take a political jab and use the constitution essentially as a propaganda piece. other democrats want to join, believing this is simply a good civics lesson. laura? >> for many. thank you very much. >> the last 24 hours have been swirling with rumor that is an nba team might be coming to the south ba

brian moore has more on why they are doing it. >> they are going to read the whole thing from the preamblene of the 27th amendment. why? republicans say this is a lot more than symbolic. from now on every law passed in the congress will have to cite the constitutional reason behind it. it's going to have to be constitutionally justifiable. the clear suggestion is that democrats didn't care so much about the constitutionality of their laws and for that reason one new york democrat is calling this propaganda and ritualistic using the united states constitution for political purposes. there some democrats who don't quite agree. they want to get in on this. they want to join in the heading too and they will be allowed to do so. as they read the constitution, they will be reading every single word of it, including part of it that one republican wants to get rid of. it grants automatic citizenship to any child born in the u.s. >> interesting how they revisit the whole thing and hopefully learn from it. thank you. >> the secretary of defense will try to make a budget cut. robert gates is expected

. >> reporter: with several officers down, moore comes face to face with commander brian davis. >> he engages this gentleman at almost point-blank range. >> reporter: both guns go off, the commander is hit in the hand. >> he's also shot in the back at this point. >> reporter: the gunman rounds the desk, but does not fire again. moments later, he is killed by a police round. police were looking for moore in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl who managed to get away from him earlier in the day. police were called to and raided this home sunday afternoon just a short time later at 4:00 p.m., moore stormed the precinct. >> we are very thankful to god all four members who were injured are going to be okay. >> reporter: two of the injured officers remain in the hospital. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> now to our economy and how it relates to our lead story tonight. on wall street today concern over the situation in egypt triggered the biggest sell-off in weeks. the dow was down 166 points. but here you go, look what happened just today to the pric

. >> reporter: with several officers down, moore comes face to face with commander brian davis. >> he engages this gentleman almost point blank range. >> reporter: both guns go off. the commander is hit in the hand. >> and also the back. >> reporter: the gunman rounds the desk, but does not fire again. moments later, he is killed by a police round. police were looking for more in connection with the kidnapping and sefrkts all assault of a 13-year-old girl who managed to get away from him earlier in the day. police were called to and raided this home sunday afternoon just a short time later at 4:00 p.m., moore stormed the policing. p. >> >> we are very thankful all four members injured will be okay. >> reporter: two of the injured officers remain in the hospital. for today, kevin continue beltc continue bells, nbc news, chicago. p. >>> two of the four remain in the hospital. they are expected to be released soon. >> good news that everyone was able to survive that. the police were able to act quickly. >>> lynn berry it at tat the ne. good morning. >> we begin in south africa where nels