senator charles schumer, a member of the senate judiciary committee. good morning, everyone, and welcome to "upclose." i'm bill ritter. president obama now setting the stage for a showdown with congress by nominating a supreme court justice, the president last week choosing 63-year-old federal appeals court judge merrick garland to fill the seat vacated by the late justice antonin scalia, mr. obama praising garland for his experience and ability to build a consensus. >> to suggest that someone as qualified and respected as merrick garland doesn't even deserve a hearing, let alone an up or down vote to join an institution as important as our supreme court when two-thirds of americans believe otherwise? that would be unprecedented. >> thank you, mr. president. [ voice breaking ] this is the greatest honor of my life... other than lynn agreeing to marry me. >> the republican leaders, many to consider anyone that president obama nominates, saying it should be up to the next president. >> it is the senate's constitutional right to act as a check on a presid

charles schumer is a pretty good advocate. he usually gets things done. so if you got him on your side, it sounds like you got some action. >> i hope so. >> all right. for all the information and all the organizations featured on "viewpoint," and if you happen to have missed part of this show and you want to see it at your abc7ny.com/viewpoint. thanks for being with us today. we're coming right back with what you can do to manage your >> and welcome back to "long island viewpoint." i'm ken rosato. did you know that the symptoms of exhaustion could often be caused by allergies? it may sound crazy, but allergies can actually make sufferers lose sleep and then feel extremely run-down. please join me in welcoming dr. timothy mainardi, cofounder of hudson allergy. he is also a faculty member at new york presbyterian weill cornell and a consulting allergist at memorial sloan kettering cancer center. it's good to have you, doctor. >> thank you, ken. it's good to be here. >> now, i mean, people think about, you know, sleeplessness or being sleepy. how do allergy

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antwan: senator chars schumer call -- charles schumer calling phone companies to block americans from receiving telemarketing robo calls. christina: hundreds of thousands of people continue to receive unwanted calls from telemarketers, technology senses automated call too a small cap box, there -- spam box. there are two main reason that calls get through. push a button and dial a million calls at once, it is hard to stop them, and second, there is something called spoofing, that allows you to disguise the number, that you are calling from. >> schumer said federal officials receive more than 3.5 million complains well robo calls last year. antwan: coming up a certificate celebration that does if you treated your car... like greasy, fast food treats your body... hey, steve. hey! you'd have to walk everywhere. so say no to greasy fast food... and treat your body right... with the delicious rotisserie-style chicken sandwich from subway. made with our new, hand-pulled, all-white meat chicken raised without antibiotics... all on our freshly-baked bread. the subway sandwich shop. antwan: ma

today, charles schumer spoke about the broader fight to stop isis led terror. >> the fact that we have been able to take out the no. 2 person in isis is not an isolated incident. so while we see isis do terrible things, here, san bernardino, overseas, in brussels and paris, we know that they're on the run. reporter: since thursday, authorities have arrested nine people in belgium, two more arrested in germany. 31 people died in the attack. still, no flights in or out of the brussels airport. it will remain closed until at least tuesday. investigators say they need to check the structural safety of the building. information technology systems were damaged. they have wrapped up their analysis of the crime scene. the airport representatives say they are studying a temporary solution to resume flights. >>> stay with eyewitness news and abc news for the very latest on the terror attacks in brussels. you can also find updates and information around the clock at abc 7 ny. >>> dramatic video out of a rack showing the -- iraq showing the moments after a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium. you

i think that trump is right, as is charles schumer, and mitt romney, when he was running, to use some sort of a lever with china to get them to open up their market. >> scott, when you look at the same layup as our two previous guests, where do you come down? has this worked out for the american worker, the american consumer, the american citizen? >> yeah, i think overall, it has worked out for the american worker, and particularly the american consumer. it's one thing we haven't even heard about so far, the immense consumer benefits that international trade provides us. studies show that 90% of all consumer benefit are americans. people who shop at target and can stretch their budgets because of international trade. the idea that we're going to see this grand renaissance of manufacturing jobs, its blighted by dat a we have been losing american manufacturing jobs, with a share of the total workforce since the 1940s, and numerical numbers, since 1979. long before china was a member of the world trade organization. and if you look at the study on these issues, the decline in manufacturi

i debated charles schumer on national television. yes, i know. he is a piece of work, isn't he? always been are rogue i described and mental health system and argued those dangerous and incompetent should be in a background check. watch this old video and see if you can see his deceit. >> are you in favor of theuterizing the records of mentally ill? >> you bet i am. >> can we join hands and go to capitol hill? mr. lapierre: that was 20 years. hand, went back to his office and did nothing. obama, day, schumer, and and hillary clinton have done nothing. they have done nothing to ensure the the records those of jupiter at adjudicated mentally incompetent are part of the background check. but they work to restrict the law-abiding people . the nra has always fought back and we beat them back. how do we do it? we do it with the truth. attacked clinton lawful gun owners. he claimed the an nra was to blame for crying. crimed the truth about and the politics of the clinton white house. deralresident to let fe prosecutions of gun crimes to near historic lows seemed willing to tolerate a c

. >>> senator charles schumer trying to end robo calls. he's calling on phone calls to make blocking technology available to customers. the automated telemarketing calls can be routed to a spam box like e-mail spam. the federal do not call rules, despite that, thousands of calls are still getting through. >>> we're hearing about another piece of debris possibly from the missing malaysia flight. it was found last week on reunion island in the indian ocean. it's in the hands of french police. this follows the discovery of a possible part along the african coast. yesterday, families of the victims marched since that airliner vanished. >>> the u.s. olympic committee will begin discussing mosquito-borne zika virus. in a few months, athlete around the world will compete in the summer games. officials in rio de janeiro have been telling the public about standing water and sites are inspected every day. today at the erin andrews trial. the sportscaster suing the man who secretly admits to posting nude videos of her online. this $75 million lawsuit

today, the victim's widow, alongside senator charles schumer, publicly called the department of justice to ramp up their effort to bring him back. >> for my kids, for myself, for my mother-in-law. which he was the only son. i only want peace. and justice. >> a second suspect in the murder fled to another country which does not have an extradition treaty with the u.s. >>> a new survey shows nypd officers and they have the department's morale hitting an all time low. the city's top cop, and the mayor, they say they don't buy it, but they are not surprised. cbs 2 hazel sanchez has more. >> reporter: a new survey by the patrolman's benevolent association shows a majority of new york's finest believe the city is not as safe as it was before mayor deblasio took office. >> i don't put a lot of stock in that survey. pba is complaints. not constructive suggestions or an effort to work for the betterment of all. >> reporter: the police union surveyed more than 6,000 members, and found 87% felt the city has become less safe since 2014. 55% say a lot less safe. on a scale of one to ten, morale on o

senator charles schumer says he wants the f-a-a to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines. the new york lawmaker claims seats have gotten smaller over the years and there's no federal limit on how much tighter they can get. f-a-a officials say they plan to review the senator's proposal. the highly anticipated oscars took place last night... superstar finally has that sought after oscar... and host chris rock addressed the controversy over the lack of diversity in nominees this year. we have your full wrap up of the show. and, if you're deciding what to pick up for dinner... there's one option tonight where your money will also go to a good cause. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. for news while you're on the go, listen to our newscast partner, news-talk 780, koh. wood or vegetation on your property... you would like to get rid of? the truckee meadows fire protection district is allowing open burns to take place start

and senator charles schumer says he thinks he can get the money restored. >> do we need the full funding? i have already talked to colleagues on both side of the aisle democrat and funding about full funding for the urban area security initiative which benefits new york greatly and i think we are going to get that. >> there's over 1,000 police officers working counter- terrorism in new york. but that's expensive, time- consuming and it's a federal responsibility to be carried out by the city of new york. they fully are entitled to funding for that. >> now, the issue has gotten heated in washington. the white house, they were criticizing senator schumer but the senator says the idea that funding is being cut is nonsense because he says there's money in the pipeline. white house said the money wasn't spent. he says it's earmarked for items to be purchased. but he also says he thinks he this will keep going on. >> thank you. >>> tonight, one world trade center will pay tribute to the terror victims in bully brussels. governor cuomo calls it a solemn solidarity as we join the world in mourni

. >>> new york senator charles schumer calling for federal aid to detoxify homes with lead paint. senator schumer wants a $4,000 tax credit to help owners who need to remove it. he's also asking for double the control of the hazardous program. >>> a self-driving car being tested by google has apparently caused its first accident. one of the test cars was maneuvering and sandbags near storm drains in california when it hit the side of the bus. google said the car was going 2 miles an hour and no one was hurt. there was a driver inside of the car as by california law law but the driver did not have control of the car. >>> in arlington, texas, look at that an out of control car slammed into a gas pump. fire quickly consumed that car. people run to the driver's side and desperately tries to open the driver's side door. finally it opens. >>> new jersey-born astronaut scott kelly comes home after spending a record year in space. longest for the iss, international space station. it's also the first time scientists will be paying close attention to the physical aspects of living in space.

clinton was new york senator charles schumer. this is almost an hour. ♪ >> hillary! hillary!illary! hillary! hillary! hillary! [applause] senator schumer: good morning, harlem! good morning, new york! it is so great to be here and i am so privileged to be able to have the honor of introducing my friend and colleague, hillary clinton -- [applause] who frankly needs no introduction, especially here in harlem. [applause] as new york senator for eight years, the people of harlem know her well. and they know her family. remember when president clinton had the world to choose from to locate his presidential offices, where did he choose? harlem, usa. so, hillary is no stranger here. she is no stranger to the people of new york. we know her. we love her and we cannot wait for her to be president. [applause] >> hillary! hillary! senator schumer: let me share something with you. senator is the only job we have that is occupied by two people at the same time. hillary and i served together for eight years as senators from new york. so, i got to know her well. when you work with someone n

charles schumer is calling on the phone companies to help america's drop calls. blocking technology should be available to consumers , despite do not call rules, hundreds of thousands of people receive unwanted calls from telemarketers. they send the calls to a spam box like an email. >> technology has allowed someone the push of a button. it's very hard to stop . things called spoofing that allows you to disguise the number that you are calling from . >> i get them on my cell phone and it's so annoying. >> he says federal officials received 3-point 5 million complaints about calls last year. it's time to do something about it.>> 5:22 am. ben: and irish parade was on full display. mayor diblasio march in the event as a way for the irish community allowing them to take part . now, the parade will focus on diversity . >> we have a lot more coming up. that includes kennedy airport number one on another list. we will tell you what it it's international travel. all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. pwe came back f

in a harlem coffee shop, charlie wrangle, and at the apollo theater, charles schumer, and at a rally where she lives, saying that new york is hers. >> serving as your senator for eight areas was one of the greatest honors of my life. >> reporter: in a sign of the heightened importance of the new york race, sanders supporters protested and interrupted at the clinton event. >> oh, i know the bernie people said to say that, and we're very sorry that you're leaving. >> if you are democrat, you should vote bernie >> reporter: in the republican contest, donald trump appears to be losing one of his most high-profile defenders. ann coulter lashed out on a radio show. >> do you realize that our candidate is mental? its like constantly having to bail out your 16-year-old from prison. >> that was before trump's comments wednesday on abortion. >> the answer is there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yes, there has to be some form. >> trump's campaign said it was a misspeak, and said that he would only punish doctors. none of this is likely to help trump in wisconsin, where

senator charles schumer is calling on phone carriers to give the land line and cell to protect robot customers. three and a half million complaints were filed over unwanted calls. if the phone companies don't take steps to protect the customers, he would introduce legislation that would force them to act. >>> today, the de-pinellaso be failing the is millionth pothole since the mayor took office. some pay are saying, only one pill? it will mark the start of poll hole repair season. some clipping to that. one million. somebody counted those. >> a lot of potholes. >> 6:53. up next, police shooting brings a one man crime spree to a violent end. i always heard fios was a lot faster. but i thought it'd be a hassle to switch. turns out it wasn't. they showed up when i asked and they set up wi-fi on my laptop and my tablet and stuff. it's true. it is better. i'm here to mow the lawn. it's february, curtis. maybe i should change some other things around here. switching is easy with our switchers guarantee. we'll arrive when promised and set up your devices to your new wi-fi. switch now and g

. >>> senator charles schumer is calling on phone carriers to give their land line and cell phone customers the technology to block robocalls. call rules, some three and a half million complaints were filed last year over unwanted calls. the senator says if they don't take steps to protect their customers, he will introduce legislation to force them to act. >>> the fair well to football that no one was surprised to hear byte super bowl champ peyton manning expected to announce his retirement soon. . >>> police on long island got unexpected evidence for a dui case. a man is accused of drunk driving on ocean parkway in nassau county around 1:00 a.m.. they got multiple calls reporting an erratic driver showing off iz es ka paids -- his escapades on periscope. they were finally able to find a location where to arrest him. >>> one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time finally sarg fair well to football. one month after leading the denver broncos in victory in super bowl 50, peyton manning announcing his retirement in a news conference today. manning leaves with the most passing yards and touc

charles schumer calling on phone companies to help americans block telemarketers. j blocking technology should be available to consumers because do not call rules hundred was thousands continue to receive unwanted calls from telemarketers. the technology sends automated >> technology allowed stwown push a but the it been and dial a million calls at once. so it's hard to stop them and second, there's something called spoofing that allows you to disguise the number that you're calling from. >> apparently schumer saying federal officials received 3.a p 5 million complaints about robo calls last year. >> top story, weather, and traffic when we return. >> 6:26. attention parents: before school this september r all kids entering 7tht and 12th grades t must get ther meningococcal vaccine. it protects against serious and sometimes deadly diseases like meningitis. call your health care provider today. learn more at >> that was a fun little parascope we just did. >> during the comerl break. if you missed it. >> weld be parascoping about wonderful weather that's coming our wa

with senator charles schumer's help, they're asking the u.s. economic development administration for federal state's first brewery incubator, a place where brewers could brew on the same equipment. >> one, you get the right equipment. two, you get to mix and mingle with other brewers. that helps you perfect your product. >> reporter: he compares it to the greek yogurt industry. >> the incubator would pump about 35 to 50 full-time jobs. that's not the most of them. when new companies come out of this incubator and form their own company, they'll create hundreds of jobs. >> reporter: phil with great south bay brewery hopes to be a sponsor. >> this will give people the chance to try before investing the money into their own space. >> reporter: it would have a tasting room, production and storage area and loading dock. >> with 20 some-odd brewers on long island and 200 in new york, long island and new york a beer destination. >> reporter: senator schumer plans on getting the grant by the fall and hopes by this time next year it will look very diffe

charles schumer says more than 800 robo-calls are made every second in the united states.ar moore than 3.5 million complained about them to the ftc. the blocking technology already exists and he wants all phone companies to make it available for land lines and cell phones. >> the bottom line is that if robo-calls were a disease, they'd be a national epidemic. and we have the best and brightest to combat the scourge. so we've attacked the problem but have not eliminated them. >> senator schumer wants phone companies to let customers know about the blocking technology and he says he wants the fdc to pressure them into doing it and if all else fails he says he will introduce legislation complaints it. >>> the legal fight between apple al the fbi over engines continues. they believe the encrypted iphone could help officials determine if there was a person involved involved in the shooting. they worry about that it may contain software that could affect county computers. the fbi wants apple to design software to unlock the phone so they can further investigate. apple says this

. >> reporter: new york senator charles schumer there for the announcement agree. >> if merrick garland can't get support, then nobody can. >> reporter: but since the death last month of conservative supreme court justice antonin scalia, republicans have pledged to leave the seat empty until after the presidential election and say they won't even hold hearings on garland's confirmation. >> the senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates. garland regarded as a moderate would tip the balancing of court to liberal. >> he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law. not make it. >> reporter: senate minority leader harry reid urged senate republicans to do their job. >> i do hope they will do their constitutional duty and give president obama's nominee a meeting, hearing and vote. >> reporter: republican front- runner donald trump says he thinks the next president should make the pick. hillary clinton says garland is a brilliant legal mind and it's up to the senate to do their job

senator charles schumer of the senate judiciary committee joins me now.ator, thanks so much for being on. appreciate it. >> glad to be with you, jake. >> some democrats wanted president obama to pick a nominee who might do a better job of firing up the liberal base for the election, hoping to turn out voters. merrick garland seems, while very qualified, a more cautious consensus kind of choice. you know how to get voters fired up. do you wish president obama had picked somebody who might excite democratic voters more? >> no, i'm very happy with this choice. i think democratic voters are excited. they think he's a mainstream justice, there's no question about it, a judge above all. but i think what people are seeing is that someone who is so qualified and such a judge above all, not very political, is the kind who will get republicans to crack. today we saw five or six republicans who in the past had said they wouldn't even sit down and see judge garland will now sit down and see him. that's just the beginning. with such a qualified man with the american p

senator charles schumer administration should create a minimum seat size and distance between seat rows on airplanes. senator schumer claims the distance between seats has shrunk from 35-inches to about 31-inches and the average seat size has shriveled to 17-inches. no elbow room. >>> rochelle: we can't get enough of that oscar buzz. eric has more on the academy awards. >> eric: a character brought to life on the silver screen is getting some recognition. and many are left puzzled over an oscar snub. abc's jason nathanson has that and more in your showbiz wrap. >> reporter: matt damon didn't win the oscar for best actor, but the character he played in "the martian" got his own recognition. scientists named a potato-related flowering australian plant for mark watney, the fictional botanist damon portrayed. in the movie, damon's charatcter survives on the potatoes he grew. the real-life scientists named the new species after a movie character because botanists don't have many hollywood there are always oscar snubs and surprises. but some were puzzled -- not over who won an award but who w

senator charles schumer is urging major phone carriers to make rob o calling blocking technology available. despite the do not call roles, hundreds of thousands of individuals continue to receive unwanted telemarketing calls. >> this game of phones with robocalls has gone on for too long, whether it's mortgage companies, credit card firms, or even worse, scammer and telephone companies. >> schumer says he will introduce legislation in the senate if the companies do not comply: at 4:42 time for traffic and weather on the 2s. right over to you john. >> game of phones. >> he needed to punch that line a little. >> it was still a good line. he probably could have sold it a little bit more but okay here we've got chilly temperatures, 28, 29, 28, i like this question from charles in montgomery. he said wait a minute. should we put sun screen on the shopping list this week? well look at me. i don't tan, i stroke. do you know what? even in the wintertime you can still get a little bit of a burn. it's just harder because of the sun angle but the is sun will be higher remember this time next week we'

so i debated then congressman charles schumer back then on national television. yeah, i know. he's a piece of work. isn't he? yeah. always been. way back then i described our broken mental health system and argued that the records of those adjudicated mentally incompetent and dangerous should be included in a background check. watch this old video and see if you can catch schumer's deceit. >> are you in favor of computerizing the mental health records of people into a national computer bank? >> you bet i am. >> can we join hands on that? >> because last year you guys were against it. >> that was more than 20 years ago. looks like it too. the congressman -- he shook my hand, went back to his office, and then he did nothing. to this day, schumer and obama and hillary clinton have still done nothing. nothing. to ensure that the records of those adjudicated mentally incompetent and dangerous are part of the national instant check. but they sure try every day to restrict the rights of law-abiding people like all of you in this room today. by imposing laws that they have no intentio

. >>> senator charles schumer calling for a bill to rid homes of dangerous lead paint. it was banned but can cause senator schumer wants a $4,000 tax credit for homeowners if it remains in their homes. he wants to bring the grant up to $230 million. >>> the union that represents new york city firefighters claims response time for emergencies are longer than the city is admitting. the uniform firefighters association said the city's basing the response times on when calls for help are passed along to the fdny. not when the calls are first coming into 911. union leaders accused the city of painting an accurate picture of just how long it takes firefighters to get to the scene of an emergency. the fdny responded in part there is nothing misleading about the city's transparent and detailed reports on response times for emergencies broken down by seven different categories to account for each component in what is known as the end-to-end response time." checking in with chris for temperatures that are feeling just fine, chris. >> no complaints here. low 40s in the city. subur

when he chaired this committee under a republican president flart lay hee -- in 2007 senator charles schumerd the senate should not confirm supreme court nominees -- except under what he called exceptional circumstances. democrats -- support of them support of them under president bush and abolish them under president obama. democrats have their reasons for these statements and ablingses and they believe their statements and actions at these times were legitimate but that the congress requires requires prompt floor votes and hearings for nominees. if what democrats say today is true, vice president pied engine 1992 advocated violating the constitution. many of my democratic colleagues voted to violate the constitution and the minority leader was flat wrong in 1975, if that's the case. democratic allies are equally confused. we received a letter claiming the constitution requires "timely hearings and votes." some of these groups publicly and forcefully advocated denying floor votes to nominees. we received a letter signed by law professors claiming it's the senate's constitutional duty to hol

that a couple of weeks ago, a bipartisan group of 12 senators, including senators tim scott, charles schumer and others told the agency that it was, quote, bypassing congressional will and ignoring bipartisan concerns by forging ahead with this path. if the agency can't stick to the law, it's a majority of commissioners at any given point in time. that's not how i think the agency should operate under any leadership. >> commissioner riley? >> i agree with my colleague on both the content and the point he is making and the points you have made. i take it to another example, and i know we've talked about set-top boxes in a number of different questions but if you look at the statute, the commission is taking this beyond the equipment itself and taking it to applications. the statute says converter boxes interactive communication boxes and other equipment. and yet we're taking it to applications. first we take equipment and interpret it to be software and then software goes to applications. applications have nothing to do with the set-top boxes that they operate today that would be covered by o

in 2007, senator charles schumer said that the senate should not confirm supreme court nominee if the rest of president bush's second term except under circumstances. they have filibusters under president clinton, supported them under president bush and abolished in under president obama. democrats had their reasons for the statements and actions than i am sure that each time they believe that their position -- their positions in these matters were legitimate. the statements and actions however are incompatible with the newly minted position that the congress requires prompt hearings and floor votes for all nominees. is what democrats say today is true, vice president biden in 1992 advocated violating the constitution. many of my democratic colleagues voted repeatedly to violate the constitution and the minority leader was flat wrong in 2005 if that is the case. democrats liberal allies are equally confused. we received a letter signed by left-wing groups, for example, claiming the constitution requires timely hearings and votes, unquote. some of these same groups publicly and forcefu

in 2007, senator charles schumer said that the senate should not confirm supreme court nominees for the rest of president bush's second term except under what he called exceptional circumstances. democrats opposed judicial filibusters under president clinton. supported them under president bush and abolished them under president obama. democrats had their reasons for these statements and actions, and i'm sure that each time they believed that their position was legitimate. those statements and actions are incompatible with the newly minted position that the congress requires prompt hearings and floor votes for all nominees. if what democrats said today is true, vice president biden in 1992 advocated violating the constitution. many of my democratic colleagues voted repeatedly to violate the constitution, and the minority leader was flat wrong in 2005. if that's the case, democrats' liberal allies are equally confused. we received a letter signed by left-wing groups claiming that the constitution requires "timely hearings and votes." some of these same groups publically advocated denying

senator charles schumer fighting to end the robo calls. calling on phone companies to make blocking technology available to customers. despite the federal do not call rules, thousands of annoying calls are getting through, the automated ones. he says many are made by scammers. >>> we're hearing of new developments in the search for malaysia flight mh 370. a man said he found a possible piece of the jet last week. it's now in the hands of police. it will have to undergo testing along with a strip of metal recently discovered along the african coast. yesterday marked two years since the airliner vanished south of vietnam. >>> happening today, zika virus will be at the top of the agenda of the u.s. olympic committee meeting. the virus in brazil, where the olympics will take place in a few months. they're talking about eliminating standing water and >>> jurors begin deliberations today at the erin andrews trial. the sportscaster is suing michael barrett for see kretly recording nude videos of her at a national hotel and posting them online. sh

that a couple of weeks ago, a bipartisan group of 12 senators, including senators tim scott, charles schumernd others told the agency that it was, quote, bypassing congressional will and ignoring bipartisan concerns. if the agency can't stick to the law, it's a majority of commissioners at any given point in time. that's not how i think the agency should operate under any leadership. >> commissioner riley? >> i agree with my colleague on both the content and the point he is making and the points you have made. i take it to another example and i know we've talked about set top boxes in a number of different questions but if you look at the statute, the commission is taking this beyond the equipment itself and taking it to applications. the statute says converter boxes and other equipment. and yet we're taking it to applications. first we take equipment and interpret it to be software and then software goes to applications. applications have nothing to do with the set top boxes that they operate today that would be covered by our rules. >> i just want to end on this because this kind of also t

including charles schumer and others they told the agency that it was bypassing the the congressionalealth and ignoring the concerns by forging ahead with this path so if they can't be constrained by law and it's pretty much one individual or the majority of commissioners in any given point in time and that isn't how i think that the agency should operate under any leadership. >> commissioner o'reilly? >> i agree and i would take it to another example that talks about the set-top box. but if you look at the statute, if the commission is taking this beyond through applications and it says that converter boxes and equipment and other equipment and get we are taking it to applications first we take equipment to interpret the software then it goes to applications to the applications have nothing to do with the set-top box that would be covered by the rules. >> i would call on the commissioners to disregard the chairman's edict. and if the chairman can speak to people any place, anytime on something coming down, i would challenge you. i did some research. no one has done that yet, but by f

so i debated then congressman charles schumer back then on national television. [ audience booing ] yeahisn't he? yeah. always been. way back then i described our broken mental health system and argued that the records of those adjudicated mentally incompetent dangerous should be included in a background check. watch this old video and see if you can catch schumer's deceit. >> are you in favor of computerizing the mental health records of people into a national computer bank? >> you bet i am. >> can we join hands on that and go to capitol hill right now. >> we can shake hands because last year -- >> that was more than 20 years ago. i know, looks like it too, doesn't it? you know, the congressman, he shook my hand, went back to his office and then he did nothing. to this day schumer and obama and hillary clinton have still done nothing, nothing to ensure that the records of those adjudicated mentally incompetent and dangerous are part of the national instant check. but they sure try every day to restrict the rights of law-abiding people like all of you in this room today by imposing laws

senator chuck schumer speaking clinton in new york city is scheduled to take place on april 19th. we know that earlier she met and smoke with charles rangel. right now we are looking at what's going on right now. she is expected to take the podium just a few minutes from now once chuck schumer is done speaking. we might get a quick chance before the noon broadcast is over to dip in and listen to some of what she says. if not, it will be posted on our website. >>> moving onto today's money report, good news on the jobs front. that's nice. and apple's pitch to major league baseball. bill griffith is joining us now with that and a look at the markets. >> hey. i wish i'd thought of that headline for apple. but i'm glad you guys did. the rally continues on wall street today. we said this might happen. janet yellen speaking at noon yesterday in new york saying that maybe interest rates won't it ignited a rally that continued around the world overnight and it con continues today in new york. and good news on the jobs front this morning. payroll service adp reported this morning that private businesses around the country created 200,000 jo