our nominees are -- >> you've got to start with charlie crist in florida.a top tier vice presidential hopeful in 2008, a governor with well-known presidential ambitions to a guy in three weeks will be unemployed. he began the cycle as a shoo-in, but never overcame marco rubirus momentum. both in the republican primary, then tried to be an independent, then in the end was looking to democrats. >> let's stay in florida for another worst candidate nominee, that is alex sink. another florida underperformer. was not able to beat a guy who settled with the justice department for $1.7 billion for defrauding medicare and sent his mother to the final primary debate as his stand-in. and then that video surfaced in which seemed to show sink cheating at a debate, looked that way, anyway. in a change election when democrats counted on alex sink to take the governor's race in a key 2012 state, alex sink failed to deliver. it lands on our list. >> and finally, joe miller, because if your private security team arrests someone, anyone at a campaign event, you're probably in

charlie crist and bob english.tall interviewing john boehner on 60 minutes last night. >> you're saying i want common ground, but i'm not going to compromise. i don't understand that. >> when you say the word compromise, a lot of americans look up and go, oh, they're going to sell me out. so finding common ground, i think, makes more sense. >> you're afraid of the word. >> i reject the word. >> afraid of the word. why go to washington? just mail it in if you're going to pose everything. >> to have commonunbelievable. to have common sense means that you have to compromise. trying to do what's right for the people instead of the party. i think what you see is evidence of the fact that there are certain segments of both parents that view compromise as a dirty word. and if you say you're willing to compromise, in other words, use common sense try to do what's right for the people instead of the party, then you may get shunned by your political party and that's what no labels, me meeting that we attended today, is reall

. >> reporter: today, four decades later, the florida clemency board led by governor charlie crist, pardonedrison, finally clearing one of the biggest names in rock history. mark potter, nbc news, miami. we learned today johnson &johnson has recalled 13 million packages of rolaids soft chews after receiving pieces of wood and metal shards in the products. the problem may have stemmed from a third party manufacturer and cautioned consumers. if you have some at home don't use them. >>> up next, newly released tapes of richard nixon and what he really thought about a man who became one of the most popular presidents in the modern era, ronald reagan. >>> we are learning more tonight about what went on behind closed doors at the nixon white house during two very busy months, february and march of 1973. there has been a new release of white house audiotapes and documents just out tonight from the nixon library in california. what you're about to hear is president nixon talking to then aide chuck colson about the possibility that ronald reagan might make a run for the white house in 1976. >> rememb

it appears governor charlie crist has the votes to approve the pardon. >>> and tonight, the nationalristmas tree will be lit. the first family will be on hand along with blues legend bb king and rock band maroon five. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. msnbc's rachel maddow weighs in on whether the white house has taken its tax cut compromise too far. and hear what johnny depp has to say about his new thriller "the tourist." >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

and caught on tape, the wost of the, charlie crist the losing independent candidate in the florida senate race who left a message for democratic opponent kendra meek suggesting he quit the race so he can try and win? or california's jerry brown who did end up winning despite the flap over this insult to a part of meg ribbon, who thought his call had been disconnected. chris: or jimmy thomas, like supreme court justice harry thomas, who had the bright idea to leave a voice message for anita hill, suggesting she apologize to thomas over the testimony she gave way back when? or actor mel gibson, who had this to say to his girlfriend and the mother of his children -- chris: that was a calvacade of hate. what do you think of that one? >> it's the mel gibson. it's just appalling. and it reveals, it's another instance it reveals something about this guy you had suspected but wow, this is for wse. and he has been hounded out of hollywood because of that case. >> this has not been a good year for australians. >> i have -- chris: i still like them generally. >> wouldn't mel gibson play julianna --

high-profilers attended including democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia, independent governor charlie crist of florida, and former representative mike castle of delaware who is by the way still a republican despite having been trounced by christine o'donnell. the no labels attendees the st capitol hill. >> question does, this organization suggest the viability of a two-party system? pat. you got that? >> look this is a group of elitists, this is not a pop los grass movement, like the tea party movement where you get millions of people out there. >> you ran for president three times, and you had the reform party, and you crashed that to the ground. we hen't hearfrom that again, right? i would think that the no labels idea would appeal to you. you want a third party in the united states? >> the populous party would sink the republicans. they should get together. populous liberal party will sink the democrats but both of those are grass roots movement. with due respect to mr. bloomberg, he's top down all the way. >> i think this group, they're looking at the success of the tea party, and the t

you can't trust charlie crist on jobs either.rded obama's budget busting stimulus bill and said he never did. no wonder. its new with record unemployment which we trust charlie crist to fight for jobs unless it's his own job. ♪ ♪ >> the numbers seven and six respectively plead for by the american action network. this is a third-party group run by former republican senator norm coleman of minnesota. he's targeting a guy that is what to popular in republican circles these days. former republican charlie crist to read in the number in washington state republicans think they have a strong candidate and they are going after senator patty murray in this new ad. those who remember patty murray got to the u.s. senate as the mom in tennis shoes therefore that is why you see the tissues. [laughter] ♪ >> congressman who has never spent nights sleepless unable to pay utility bills. why else would he vote for the cap-and-trade tax? raise electric rates by 90%, increase gas to $4. cost us another 2 million jobs. kelly would stop the attacks co

but governor charlie crist says he doubts it really happened, and today officials said the board haso vote to pardon tomorrow. morrison, possibly as early as tomorrow. still ahead here on the cbs evening news, what football player would pass up a chance to play for the nfl? he did, and wait until you hear why. but up next, elizabeth edwards, her family, and their final hours together. [ female announcer ] with rheumatoid arthritis, there's the life you live... and the life you want to live. fortunately there's enbrel, the #1 most doctor-prescribed biologic medicine for ra. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, fatigue, and stop joint damage. because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, and other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis. ask your doctor if you live or have lived in an area where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an i

we will hear from new york city mayor michael bloomberg, florida governor charlie crist, and congressman michael castle of delaware. topics include redistricting and election reform. columbia university in new york posted this event. it is 30 minutes. >> the reason that it exists is that people always act rationally, or virtually always act rationally. if you were a legislator, you would not want competition. the natural thing is to want to be able to go from election cycle to election cycle, move your way up toward being president of the united states, and not have to run the risk of being unemployed and going into the private sector, which scares the bid jesus out of them. the bejesusres' out of them. >> there are no jobs. >> well, there are no jobs because of their actions. i do not think you can expect much change. the interesting thing in new york where ed koch created an organization and got pledges from the state senate and assembly, if reelected, you will go into fair, non partisan redistricting. i hope they do what ed has forced them to commit to. but there is a long history of

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you can't trust charlie crist on jobs either.'s budget busting stimulus bill and said he never did. no wonder. its new with record unemployment which we trust charlie crist to fight for jobs unless it's his own job. ♪ ♪ >> the numbers seven and six respectively plead for by the american action network. this is a third-party group run by former republican senator norm coleman of minnesota. he's targeting a guy that is what to popular in republican circles these days. former republican charlie crist to read in the number in washington state republicans think they have a strong candidate and they are going after senator patty murray in this new ad. those who remember patty murray got to the u.s. senate as the mom in tennis shoes therefore that is why you see the tissues. [laughter] ♪ >> congressman who has never spent nights sleepless unable to pay utility bills. why else would he vote for the cap-and-trade tax? raise electric rates by 90%, increase gas to $4. cost us another 2 million jobs. kelly would stop the attacks cold. the am

governor charlie crist and at least two other members of the board must okay any pardon. >>> a chemicald in some plastic products may also be found in your wallet. traces of bpa were found on 21 of 22 dollar bills tested. the chemical may have been transferred from heat activated receipts from cash registers and atms. bpa has been shown to affect hormone levels and has been lynched to early puberty. researchers say traces of bpa on dollar bills indicate that the chemical is widespread in the environment. >>> more rain, more good news for south bay cattle ranchers. how this is helping their bottom line. >>> the kids' health is involved. >> it got the three rs covered, but now parents are concerned because there's something major missing from dozens of oakland schools. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> we're glad to see the rain. it's coming right on schedule. >> tonight a bay area rancher and other businesses ecstatic about the drenching that they are receiving. it has rained steadily across much of the nine-county bay area today. it'

mayor bloomberg, charlie crist and joe lieberman. now, between them they cover, like, nine different parties in the course of their historical or political history. they change their minds constantly. right now this is a rancorous, this is an uncivil world that we live in. these issues, ed, with all due respect to kiki, i love that aberration. whether you're left or right, if i went to john boehner and nancy pelosi and said, now, listen, i want you two to find one we agree on that we can start. they'd say, nothing. okay. there we go. so i don't know where this common ground is. right now we have unfortunately, ed, a group, a country that is raf ajsed by torper. we're walking around zombified. we don't hardly vote. >> we will do it again, my friend. you're spot-on. >>> final page in the playbook, brett favre's consecutive starts record came to an end last night. this is a remarkable record. i wonder if congress could work 297 consecutive sundays. i don't think so. congrats, brett favre. a heck of a career. >>> coming up, everyone is t

and onto florida, governor charlie crist has declared a state of emergency. residents are bracing for what could be the coldest december weather in 20 years. their big concern about the crops. kerry sanders joins me now from myanmar, florida. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, tamron. it's going to get cold. that's the real problem. expect it to be 22 degrees in tallahassee. 23 in orlando. 32 or lower in miami. 2 real concern, of course, the crops. citrus. 7% to 10% of to crop has been picked. the temperatures will drop if it gets to 28 degrees or lower for more than four hours, talking about serious damage to the orange crop. also nine out of ten tomatoes are from florida. the tomato crop is in jeopardy. so there's a lot of money on the vine. they're picking as much as they can before the temperatures drop. but tamron, a lot of nervous farmers and growers in the state of florida today. >>> what a sight. engineers from the company that made the indianapolis metrodome. it tore and collapsed under the extreme weight of this weekend's big snowfall. up to 24 i

outgoing there are florida governor charlie crist convinced the state clemency board to void the recordorrison for exposing himself. the criminal charges, this is the end. [ laughter ] >> that's the end of the newscast, too. >> i'll say. that's good. >> back at 10:00 and 11:00. >> let's listen to "the doors." good night. ♪ love me tonight... i'm going away ♪ ♪ [ music ] ,,,,,,,,,,,, the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud.

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former republican charlie crist.epublicans think they have a strong candidate and they're going after senator patty murray. those will remember that she got to congress as a mom in tennis shoes. >> winter is hihere soon. why else would he vote for the cap and trade tax? increase gas to $4? costas 2 million jobs. -- cost us 2 million jobs. the american action network is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> we have -- you will see the difference between what i can do and what the insurance can do. advocacy ads were different. get someoneying to to buy a different product. we want to give them the facts and make sure we are direct and this is critical. they want to know what the person did this. they want direct accessing information. these ads are designed for a busy political season. we want them to break through and be memorable. the first is a wisconsin state add. it highlights that issue of spending. the next is an ad we called "secret." this was a powerful statement. for them, it summarized everythi

. >> bloomberg joins charlie crist, senator joe lieberman and senator joe manchin of west virginia amongers on no labels. as you saw, our cnn contributor is one of the driving forces behind it as well. he is speaking live and will continue to follow this throughout the morning. >>> it's a real life da vinci code. you've seen the painting. now historians using technology see something extra in the eyes of mona lisa, a code. so what does it mean? we've got the best person to talk about it, the host of tv's decoded joins us next. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] the newest seasonal flavors are here. ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] because coffee is like the holidays. it's better when you add your flavor. coffee-mate. from nestle. >>> real life da vinci code. historians with high techniques and time have discovered more than a quirky smile on the mona lisa. like the investigators from that movie "the da vinci code" were trying to decode the mystery. is it a message? we brought in the expert. brad is the best-selling author too familiar with the codes and hidden messages, a

michael bloomberg, charlie crist, evan bayh. but let's listen to the music.ow is that they have a theme song already and they used rolled it out at their inaugural event. who is that singing? wait for it. >> i'm digging it. i already know the answer. it's akon. >> i'm talking the the people watching, it's akon. it's kind of incredible. you can be a little cynical about this as theme songs go. this one does have a little juice because this guy, of course, is one of the superstars of pop music, wrote it and recorded it. do you have any akon on your ipod is the question? >> i think that might be on my running mix, some akon. >> no raunchy lyrics. it's all g rated. >> the whole issue is let's all get along, left and right coming together. wasn't it akon when president obama got elected, he said if he doesn't get elected, i'm moving to africa. that's not exactly centrist. >> needless to say, he was a huge obama supporter in e last election, but he has apparently moved to the middle. come on, president obama has moved to the middle, too, prit? akon, anyway, apparen

new york city mayor mike, bloomberg, and outgoing mayor charlie crist. >> we only have one member of the house of representatives. we have state redistricting as well. as a congressman from tennessee said, there is redistricting throughout the not as its of america. my staff has been preparing for this and talk about the 17th district of illinois which i do not know a lot about. there are houses that are excluded. that is the reapportionment a curse across the united states at the state level and that the federal level. -- occurs across thie united states at the state level and the federal level. i was a primary -- at a primary in delaware and i was heavily favored to win the primary and general election and the tea party spent a great deal of money. it was not an open primary. i have had some appeal to independents and democrats. parties exist for a reason. i can understand the argument that they should be closed primaries, but i can see much more clearly now. [laughter] >> you need to be careful about the things we're talking about, here. open elections and redistricting. a lot of

we will hear from new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, charlie crist, and congressman michael castletricting and election reform. columbia university has to this event. this is 30 minutes. >> play out for everybody, some of the press releases you put out about how the gerrymandering and non competitive our political process is and why that is such a political problem. >> the reason it exists is that people virtually act rationally all the time, and if you were a legislator you would noot want competition. the natural thing is to go from election cycle to election cycle and move your way towards being the president and not have to run the risk of being unemployed and going into the private sector which scares the bejsuesus out of them. >> there's no jobs. >> because of their actions, there is no jobs. they do what you expect them to do. they make sure that they do not have competitive races. as long as they are the ones that set the standards, i do not think you can expect much change. in new york, ed koch created an organization, if reelected, you will go and do fair, non partisan re

founding members of the group and david brooks joins michael bloomberg, charlie crist, and michael castletalk about proposals for electoral change. the conversation is just under two hours. >> please welcome our panel. [applause] it is important before we begin -- with knowledge a conversation at the start about a year ago with a handful of people has led to this room that today it will soon be 1000 people from all 50 states, republicans, democrats, and independence, a word-of- mouth only, brought together and united by a simple idea -- no labels, which means never give up your label. just put it aside so we can do what governments should do and solve problems and find common sense solutions. today, we met the first test. they said it cannot be done. they said you could not bring it together. but today, it is not true. in my 25 years, i have never seen more interest for any project i have ever worked for. so today -- [applause] this becomes your movement. is your movement to build and to grow and we are here to help you in every which way. we have the power to build this voice and change

we will hear from michael bloomberg, charlie crist, and michael castle of delaware.ics include redistricting and election reform. columbia university in new york hosted this >> the press release today about how gerrymandered and non- competitive a coral process is and why that is. >> the reason that it exists is because people always act rationally and if you were a legislator, you would not want competition. the natural thing is to want to be able to go from alexian cycle to election cycle and move your way to president of the united states and not have to run the risk of being unemployed and going into the private sector which scares them esus out of the. >> there's no jobs. >> because of their actions, there is no jobs. they do what you expect them to do. they make sure that they do not have competitive races. as long as they are the ones that set the standards, i do not think you can expect much change. in new york, ed koch created an organization, if reelected, you will go and do fair, non partisan redistricting. i hope that they do what' ed force them to commit

george would go on to serve as the chief of staff to florida governor charlie crist overseeing the governor's legislative agenda, policy initiatives and messaging. after a year and a half, george wanted to return home to his young family. he said i've got three little men at home and a wife who's a saint. despite the demands of work, george has always made sure not to lose sight of his first priorities, and we've all seen and been touched by the special pride he has for his wife mei k*e and their -- meike and their three boys and their newborn daughter. after a couple of years of private practice, george got the call to serve when mel martinez announced he was retiring from the senate. from the moment he got here, he was determined to do the best job he could. he wasn't going to be a place holder or a seat warmer, as he put it. floridians expected vigorous representation and that's exactly what they got. at the time of his appointment, george may have been the youngest sitting member of the senate, but that didn't stop him from rolling up his sleeves and getting to work. he made an immediate

he was appointed by governor charlie crist. his remarks are about 15 minutes. quorum call be rescind. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lemieux: i rise to speak to the body i have been a privileged of. representing floridians has been the privilege of a lifetime. now that privilege is coming to eangdz. standing here on the floor of the united states senate to address my colleagues just one last time, i am both hum balinged and grateful. humbled by this tremendous institution, by its work, and by the statesmen i have had the opportunity to serve with, whom i know only from afar but now grateful that i can call those same men and women my colleagues. nothing ever worth doing -- my time here is no exception. the past 16 months i have asked the folks that work with plea to try to get six years of service out of that time. they have worked tirelessly to do that. my chief of staff, my deputy chief of staff vivian martinez, state director carlos robello, ben moncrief, maureen jaeger, brian walsh, frank walker, spencer wayne, victor sarvino, taylor booth an

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