it was death by a thousand cuts. >> sean: we charlie rangel.use, ways and means committee, which writes tax law. he admits to the ethics violations. i think his bigger troubles are on the other side of this, in terms of the income that he had that oops, he forgot to report. we got tax cheat tim geithner. a culture of corruption. i thought nancy pelosi was going to drain the swamp. >> certainly democrats do not have a monopoly on corruption. >> sean: she said she was going to drain the swamp. >> rangel is being censured, he's being admonished. >> there's a difference. rangel is so powerful, he's got 15,000 lives. it is nancy pelosi that protects him, the president of the united states who protects him. that's -- as far as i'm concerned he shouldn't even be there. >> i think what turns the tide on people is their personal -- the way they deal with these sorts of situations. i think it was terrible for rangel today to blame his staff. i think that is going to turn people off in a big way. >> sean: i thought the president yesterday ha opportunity,

finally justice has been served to congressman charlie rangel? >> i'm sharing with you all of the information i know so asking me questions would just embarrass me because i can't give you the answers. >> yeah, he had a rough day yesterday. so why did it take so long for lawmakers to reach a decision and why is his ethics probe now in its 18th month. now, let me tell you our slogan. it comes to us this hour from troy in johnstown, new york. the snow has kept me out of school. i watch "fox & friends" because i am no fool. >> live from studio e in the heart of rockefeller center and in the heart of winter, welcome aboard. it's our friday telecast and it is a winter wonderland throughout the northeast today. >> and our crew made it in. good job, guys. i'd hate to have to oil the robots. instead, we got live people and you have live weather, steve. >> we have all sorts of stuff. look at how dark it was out there. >> there it is. still dark with all that white snow everywhere. i don't know -- i think, steve, you stayed overnight in the city, too, didn

the charge stems from a rental property that charlie rangel has in the dominican republic and whether or not he's been paying adequate or proper amount of taxes on that. he's been changing some of the statement of his personal assets over the course of several filings over the past few years. there is also the question of whether he used congressional resources to raise funds improperly as this is the allegation for his foundation at a new york university. >> all right, nbc's mike ha mik at the white house for us this morning. >> this isn't going to help him. nancy pelosi will have a lot of pressure on her to do something about this sooner rather than later. >>> now to orlando, seaworld officials say they'll keep the killer whale that killed a veteran trainer there on wednesday. this is at seaworld parks nationwide, they're suspending all of their orca shows until they decide if the shows themselves are safe. nbc's tom trung joins us from orlando. why aren't they at a minimum retiring this animal from shows? >> reporter: well, chuck, there is a lot of questions right now. you can imag

the rebirth of iraq is important, and charlie rangel needs to step down.he jobs that are here in the u.s., they're all working over here for lower wages, they are coming over here to take less, talking about good jobs over here, we have none for the americans, a senior citizens taking all of the available money, that is my comment about iraq, we have got to take care of our own house. the people over here are starving, little low on the little children. they want to go back and forth about health care? everyone needs health care. rich people do not spend money on anything except for art work , they evade taxes and do not spend money to help the economy , for people are left to endure all the hardships, paying for the war, aig, everybody. host: the cover story is "rebirth of a nation." "it might not be mission accomplished in iraq, but it is a start." that has been our focus for the last 45 minutes. "why do we help them write a constitution with the guarantee of universal health care but we cannot have it in the usa"? up next caller, good morning. caller: w

president, should charlie rangel state in -- stay in charge of the ways and means committee? >> the white house announced that it plans to unveil an updated health care proposal sometime next week. in his weekly online address, president obama talks about the bipartisan summit held this week and urges democrats and republicans to find common ground on the issue. then, republican senator tom coburn, a practicing physician, discusses his disagreements with current health care legislation and his party's proposals. >> as the winter olympics draw to a close, i want to congratulate all of the athletes who competed in these games. i especially want to say how proud i am of all that the american men and women have achieved over the last few weeks. the stunning upset of the canadians at the hockey game, apollo ono becoming the most decorated american olympic winner of all time -- you cannot doubt the athletic prowess on display. it is not just the metal, that is inspiring, although we have done great on that score. what is truly inspiring is the character of the men and women, the sa

. >>> charlie rangel admits that his staff knew who paid for the trips. but said he did not. the panel is weighing mo serious questions about his taxes and fund-raising. rangels chairmanship of the powerful house ways and means committee could be? jeopardy. >>> a look at this morning's weather from around the nation. that same, vicious winter storm pounding the northeast will continue to wreak havoc today. expect another four to six inches of snow, along with coastal flooding and hurricane-force winds. wet weather will hammer the west coast, with two inches of rain from san francisco to portland. >> temperatures are running well below normal from the midwest to the northeast, with highs only hitting the 30s. but from l.a. to phoenix, it will be in the low 70s, dry and beautiful. >>> and when we come back, money news. your next coca-cola could cost less under a new deal. >>> plus, trouble for a gold medal-winning alcohol team, after a alcohol-fueled postgame celebration. >>> and we'll have more on >>> welcome back. the treasury department is considering changes for its embattl

the bottlers -- for charlie rangel to step down?p down but also make a case that he is entitled to a day in court. our process, it may not be perfect, but it is the ethics committee. i would hope that they would wrap up their work as quickly as possible and as fairly as possible, and then make a decision. that is what people should be entitled to. >> his chairmanship -- you'd think he can continue to be effective in that position? >> and makes it difficult, there is no question about that. he and the members of his committee in the leadership will have to discuss this. this all happened on friday and i think we have to visit that. the leadership needs to reduce debt. we're trying to do the right thing and sometimes the right thing in a heated political environment is very difficult to do. >> chairman george miller of the education and labor committee. thank you for coming. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> steven dennis and perry bacon, what did you learn from the chairman? >> i think he reinforced what we have been hearing. they

republicans took advantage to reveal charlie rangels' problems.the questions you will have to ask is would the guy that you think ought to be the democratic nominee ought to be able to stand up to questioning. >> very interesting. >> and we do have a website set up with a very unimaginative title, demand question time.com. >> i was going to give you your plug. you said people could sign on and it's demandquestiontime.com. great to talk to you both this morning. thanks. >> thank you for having us. >>> and finding opportunity in hard times. we are going to take you to a program at austin community college that gives kids down and out, kids that really need a chance a second chance. tom foreman will have that for us. great story coming up next. ♪ oh [ male announcer ] say hello to the can-doers. ♪ the budget masters. the knockout artists who are finding more ways to spread their dollar further. to bolder color in less time. say hello to newer ideas and lowered prices, enabling more people... to turn more saving into more doing. that's the power of th

politically it would be better if charlie rangel step down.but at the same time, miller -- the members note that he has been an incumbent for all longtime. it will be very hard for him to step aside. you see that tension and the way miller discussed the subject. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you for being here. >> great to be here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> i come from latin america. i was never expecting to see this kind of poverty in the capital of the u.s.. >> photographer and documentary filmmaker kike arnal, "in the shadow of power." >> tomorrow on "washington journal," will englund and patricia murphy. the business roundtable president talks about president obama's recent speech before that association as well as administration and congressional efforts to spur job growth and reform health care. and dr. cecil wilson, president- elect of the american medical association, discusses the much it for medicare and medicaid and proposed medicare

. >> you're saying that politically it might be politically easier for democrats, for charlie rangelto step down. >> well, i think, you know, sometimes in politics you have to do difficult things. and i can make a case why he should step down but i can also make a very serious case about he is entitled to your day in court. and right now our process may not be a perfect process or system, but it is the ethics committee. i would hope that they would wrap up their work as quickly and fairly as possible, and then the congress will have to make a decision. and i think that's what people will sort of be etitled to. >> as a chairman, though, do you think he can continue to be effective in that position given all the questions surrounding him? >> it makes it difficult. there's no question about that. and he and the members of his committee and the leadership will have to discuss that. but this all just happened on friday mbingts and i think that we have to review that. i think it's important that the leadership review that. it's not about dodging the issue. i think you're trying to do the r

united states senate. >> while we are added, let us hear it for the dean of our whole delegation, charlie rangel. i am going to be brief. i just want to recall to you that when i got to the assembly just a little after charlie and tom fortune and the great archer read them like you can count on two nape -- hands the numbers of members of the caucus. now there are 48. when i started, there was a young freshmen next door to me, all bets. he had one staffer. he carried him around and helped him out, and everything has grown and grown since then, so congratulations, new york black and puerto rican legislators we make history together. last year, i said to all of you, we have a hope and a prayer and help us achieve it, and that is that we persuade first the president and then the senate's to nominate the first latino to the supreme court, sonia sotomayor. shias on the court today. one of the many accomplishments -- she is on the court today. one of the many accomplishments of barack obama. i want to thank you for first bringing her name to all of our attention in terms of the supreme court. and i wan

united states senate. >> while we are added, let us hear it for the dean of our whole delegation, charlie rangeli am going to be brief. i just want to recall to you that when i got to the assembly just a little after charlie and tom fortune and the great archer read them like you can count on two nape -- hands the numbers of members of the caucus. now there are 48. when i started, there was a young freshmen next door to me, all bets. he had one staffer. he carried him around and helped him out, and everything has grown and grown since then, so congratulations, new york black and puerto rican legislators we make history together. last year, i said to all of you, we have a hope and a prayer and help us achieve it, and that is that we persuade first the president and then the senate's to nominate the first latino to the supreme court, sonia sotomayor. shias on the court today. one of the many accomplishments -- she is on the court today. one of the many accomplishments of barack obama. i want to thank you for first bringing her name to all of our attention in terms of the supreme court. and i want

let me ask you about another subject, charlie rangel was chastised for some trips he took. nancy pelosi, the speaker, decided not to remove him from his chairmanship of the tax writing committee. >> she goes a little bit further and admits this does not look good and why so many americans think that congress looks corrupt. she's not taking action for now. as you know, the ethics committee has further pending investigations under way. he's defiant. saying he won't step down. a handful of democrats have now joined republicans to say he should step down. as the powerful chairman of the house ways and means committee. they feel he'll drag them down in the election in november. >> looking forward to the full interview on "this week." >>> okay, kate, it's been a few days since shocked spectators watched in horror as a killer whale killed its trainer in seaworld in orlando. yesterday, a whole new group of spectatored filed into that park, not knowing what they were about to see. yunji de nies joins us from there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. it was a moving tribu

first democratic congressman charlie rangel.use ways and means committee, moments ago rangel announcing the house ethics committee is public admonishing him for letting a private corporation pay for trips he took to the carbine -- caribbean with the congressional black caucus. now republican. marco rubio in a red hot primary race for u.s. senate in florida his 0 -- , charlie crist. rubio reportedly used a credit card paid for by the gop to buy personal groceries and repairs to his minivan. rubio is saying that he paid the money back. listen to this rubio is trying to deflect. he says he's ticked off at governor crist. he says the governor leaked the credit card ing to the press. governor crist denies involvement in the leak. but says to rubio, welcome to the nfl. ouch! of course we are going to be watching all of this. still ahead, we noticed something odd at the summit. did some people forget our cameras were rolling? stay right here. you're the colo! diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a diffe

yes, charlie rangel attended a tax event.e's come under fire for not paying a lot of his taxes but here's what he had to say when he was there. >> strong result that we have in the collection of revenue and also providing acceptance for our government is internal revenue service. these people work hard every day and the more credit that we have, the more work that they have in making certain that the incentives reach the people that the congress and the president want them to reach. >> well, he's 79 years old and the last 18 months, he's been under an ethics violation for -- >> not paying taxes. >> accounting errors that have cost him legal fees to the tune of $540,000. >> that was just, brian, in the final quarter of 2009. last year, according to "the new york daily news today" he raised money for his campaign. of the $1.3 million, he's spent $1.5 million on lawyers in the past year. so there you saw him yesterday talking up the i.r.s. you know, if you or i made these same mistakes, the i.r.s. would be coming after us. you w

jon: he is one of the most powerful people on capitol hill, new york congressman charlie rangel, andot of hot water after his own colleagues say he broke house rules after he's accused of accepting trips to the caribbean from major corporations. rangel says he is not the one to blame. take a listen. >> i don't want to be critical of the committee, but common sense dictates that members of congress should not be held responsible for what could be the wrong doing of mistakes or errors of staff unless there's reason to belief that the -- believe that the member knew or should have known, and there's nothing in the record to indicate the latter. jon: the story is far from over. the congressman is facing several other investigations as well. steve centanni is following all of them from washington. what exactly is the ethics committee saying about the caribbean trips, steve? there are well, they claim, jon, they got false information before they approved the trips, that the foundations sponsoring the events was backed by corporate funding and that rangel might not have known that, but two

a committee has ruled that charlie rangel accepted trips to the caribbean, funded by corporations. of the corporate funding. >>> friends of andrew koenig have found his body in a park in vancouver. the child star of the sitcom "growing pains" went missing there two weeks ago. andrew's father, walter, says he took his own life. >>> now, on this friday morning, we look at what's coming up on "world news." good morning, diane. >> good morning, juju. tonight on "world news," all the day's stories. and a describery scheme straight out of the movies. how inferior food may have ended up on your table while others profited. and our "persons of the week." what can we tell you? they're helping the next generation. happy friday, juju. >> happy snowy friday, diane. >>> now, for weather. sam, how's it going? >> i'm inside now. we were outside the pennsylvania convention center earlier. we came in to get warm. this is what's going on here. this is the international -- the philadelphia international flower show. it's been going on since the 1800s. this one is kind of amazing. this balloon that's

paterson say he won't run for a second term, but we're also watching at what's happening with charlie rangel. he holds the top spot on a committee that will play a key role in health care and tax cuts for all americans. let's go to brianna keilar. she's working the story for us. what's the fallout from this slap that he got? >> the ethics committee says rangel broke the house gift rule. he accepted trips to the caribbean for an annual business conference. he want to antigua in 2007, and the trips were paid for in part by corporate sponsors. under house rules, members are not allowed to do that. so the commit decree says he must repay the costs of the trips. evening though rangel told the committee he wasn't aware the corporate sponsors were in play, they're holding him responsible, because some of his staff members were aware. they're holding him response for those staff members, basically submitting false information when they wanted approve for the trips. >> this was just one of the issues? >> yes, considering he's the head of the house tax committee is one where he failed to pay taxes for

charlie rangel is back there. of the president is meeting some of the democrats right now. it's sort of white house turf, blair house, but it's not exactly the white house and i think that's one of the reasons why they selected blair house. as the president sits down, gets his notes, let's listen in to the president. >> good morning, everybody. welcome, thank you so much for participating today. i am very grateful to all of you because i know how busy you are. what i want to do is just make a few brief remarks on the front end and then we're going to allow leadership from both the house and the senate to make some opening remarks and then we will dive in. last year obviously was one of the toughest years we've had on record, and all of us in one way or another were devoted to focusing on breaking the back of the recession, restoring economic growth, putting people back to work. we've still got a long way to go, so i know both the house and the senate are interested in how do we propel economic growth forward, how do we create more jobs. i was very pleased to see a glimpse o

house speaker nancy pelosi is standing by ways and means committee charlie rangel for now.owledged him for accepting sponsored trips to the caribbean. the "new york times" says it's time for rangel to lose his chairmanship. in the editorial today, the times said charles rangel was far from humbled after the ethics committee admonished him for taking corporate paid junkets in violation of the house. rangel already deserves to be stripped of his gavel according to the "new york times." >>> the 18-year-old son of marie osman died in an apparent suicide on friday. in the statement, mother of eight children, said her family is devastated by the tragic loss. "entertainment tonight" is reporting that he jumped to his death from a downtown los angeles apartment building and he reportedly left a note which referred to a life-long battle with depression. >>> the olympics are wrapping up, but was there a financial gain for vancouver? we crunch the numbers up next. st: could switching to geio really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: did the waltons take way too long to say g

[laughter] >> the house ethics report says that congressman charlie rangel violated rules by accepting on the german to step down from that post. -- on the chairman to step down from that post. >> a couple of house members -- paul bowe who is running for a e seat in new hampshire, another from mississippi, and an alabama representative who are all saying that -- they are not saying he should resign from congress, they are saying that with the investigation of him continuing by the ethics committee, after being e nmeshed, maybe he should give up his post until the situation is resolved. >> which democrats are still in his corner? >> speaker pelosi has not joined the call for him to step down. though she does acknowledge there is potentially more coming. i would say his driver support remains with the congressional black caucus -- i would say his strongest support remains with the congressional black caucus. a lot of members are on the fence and did not want to talk about it today. they would say, "i have not seen the report." i have not fully digested what it means. i would say that sup

many liberal icons on camera, including john kerry, charlie rangel, and john murtha.ight. [applause] where i grew up, in brooklyn n.y., we don't sit on the sidelines. i know the young people here wants it this fight out either. we will not idly stand by as barack obama and his bevy of czars try to radically redefine this country. there are two things young people can do today. first, go to the boos that young americans foundation. it's right by the student registration. learn how you can be accurate -- how to be active on your campus. the second thing you need to do is go to the booth and get your reminder postcard for my book. make no mistake about it. we are on a collision course between government control and individual freedom, between the empowerment of washington and the empowerment of people. as milton friedman said, quoting the battle for freedom must be one -- "the battle for freedom must be won over and over again." [applause] it is time for every young person here today to make a bold and counter cultural statement that we are freethinking, freedom loving y

. >> one final note about charlie rangel and what chairman miller had to say about his fellow chairman and colleague. they've been in the house together a long time. >> i was struck he wasn't overly enthuseyass tick about defending rangle's behavior. what he was pretty clear saying politically better for democrat fs rangle went ahead and stepped down from the chairmanship if not from his seat in congress. that's what i thought he implid. but at the same time, the members know that rangle has been in congress a very long time, kind of historic member in his district. and i think it would be hard for him to step aside from that job. so you see that tension in the way miller was discussing the subject. >> we'll have to leaf it there. thank you both for being on "newsmakers." >> thank you. >> i come from latin america. i'm accustomed to seeport. i was never expecting to see this kind of poverty in the capitol of the u.s. >> on a different side of the nation's capital. in the shadow of power. tonight on c-span's q and a. >> the new c-span video library is a digital archive of c-span's progr

and end up "the new york times," house panel punishes charlie rangel for taking trips and gifts.c-span.org. "the washington times" lead editorial this morning is a little complicated and a little hard to read, but if you are interested in this issue -- this is identifying the gtmo 9. attorney general will not list lawyers names. we will. "the washington times" talk about some of the terrorist trial and some of the lawyers involved. in case you would like to read that, you can go to their website. 998 fatalities currently in afghanistan. this is in "the washington post." renowned harvard law professor joined justice department. that is an " the washington post" in case you want to read more. two quick items. mark sanford's very public divorce will be opened it to tv cameras. finally, here is a quote by joe biden that was picked up by a microphone at the summit. it is easy being vice president. you don't have to do anything. that was vice-president joe biden in a bit of casual chitchat during a break in the health care summit called live on a c-span mike. he added -- it is like bei

new york congressman charlie rangel was the chair of the two- hour meeting.aptions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [gavel] >> the meeting will come to order. the ranking member and i have been trying to find some way that we can move this forward. the secretary of the treasury has a limited amount of time. we hope that the members would agree to a three-minute limit in terms of questioning, and we will stick to it. we want everyone to have an opportunity to ask a question. we expect a battery of votes on the floor in a couple of hours, and so, i yield my opening statement to the ranking member, mr. camp. >> with that, i will submit meinecke for the record -- mine for the record the f.a.q, mr. chairman. >> mr. geithner, -- i will submit mind for the record. -- mine for the record. >> is a pleasure to be back here today. one year ago -- it is a pleasure to be back here. one year ago, the economy was contracting at an annual rate of about 6%. the financial system was on the verge of collapse.

i listened to charlie rangel talk about the importance of education.i listened about children being stressed and why it is so important to give them an opportunity and a chance. if there is ever a time in which american needed to not only come to grips but be willing to think creatively and beyond the scope of what we have constrained ourselves in thinking about education and how we teach and where we teach, now is that moment. no generation of americans have ever faced a level of competition, the number of threats to kids, and for that matter, we face today. a generation ever has has the resources, technology, and opportunity that you and i have today. i'm more proud and confident in our ability to find a way out of this mess than i have ever been for a single reason. the people of this state, the people of this country are poised to lead when government and leaders give them the tools in which to do so. i remember traveling in memphis when i ran. as i travelled across a public housing community and met a young man who was seven years old. he was reti

nancy pelosi, steny hoyer the majority leader, you want to watch possibly ways and means chairman charlie rangel miller, california democrat is speaker pelosi's sort of number one lieutenant. in the the house. in the senate you want to watch harry reid the majority leader, you want to watch dick dur bin, the majority whip. and i should have called reed the majority leader. and you want to watch buy ron dorgen and chuck shumer. look at these group of senators to see what they're saying and doing. and you might be able to read the tea leaves. host: and what should viewers be watching across the country where jobs is the big issue? guest: the states hurting the most. jobs are going to play a key role in whether or not he gets reelected in nevada. nevada has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. he faces some poll numbers that show him down double digits to republican candidates who nobody has even heard of. that's a terrible thing for him as he faces reelection this year. he's got a lot of money in the bank. but if jobs keep coming back to nevada, if tourists keep going to nevada he

nancy pelosi, steny hoyer the majority leader, you want to watch possibly ways and means chairman charlie rangel lieutenant. in the the house. in the senate you want to watch harry reid the majority leader, you want to watch dick dur bin, the majority whip. and i should have called reed the majority leader. and you want to watch buy ron dorgen and chuck shumer. look at these group of senators to see what they're saying and doing. and you might be able to read the tea leaves. host: and what should viewers be watching across the country where jobs is the big issue? guest: the states hurting the most. jobs are going to play a key role in whether or not he gets reelected in nevada. nevada has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. he faces some poll numbers that show him down double digits to republican candidates who nobody has even heard of. that's a terrible thing for him as he faces reelection this year. he's got a lot of money in the bank. but if jobs keep coming back to nevada, if tourists keep >> i appreciate you being here to support this. i want to talk about the situation we

. >> should charlie rangel be in charge of the ways and means committee? the earthquake in chile and we will return you now to the national governor's association discussion of states and the post-recession economy. >> to the broader economy and to payrolls up until now because of the help in the stimulus providing but influence they get more help, the budget gaps will result in cuts. lots of lost jobs. added to pay rolls, and state and local governments cut 42,000 in january. point number two is that the economic recovery is going to be fragile and tentative. that gets to point number three. that is i think it is important for policy makers, federal reserve and fiscal policy makers to remain aggressive to ensure the recovery evolves into a self-sustain thing. i think we will make it through. the odds are we won't experience what we are calling a double dip. but the risks are all to the down side as you can gleen from my comments. more importantly than that, if we go back into recession, it is going to be very difficult to get out. we have a zero fund rate

others include senator harkin from iowa and representative charlie rangel of new york. we're going to bring you a briefing on the situation in haiti and u.s. relief efforts 1 p.m. eastern with the u.s. ambassador to haiti, kenneth martin. that will be live on c-span3. you are looking at the u.s. capitol from the museum in washington. washington, d.c. itself on the fourth day of several snowstorms. if they ask a. the government is back in service today. but with federal government offices closed for much of the week, we spoke with "washington post" reporter earlier today about what the cost has been to taxpayers. >> host: speaking of the work the government does, and o'keefe is the "washington post" reporter to watch the federal government at work and the capital city. he's on the line with us right now, and the rest of the country, he is the watching could have been telling some of the taxpayers in productivity and and of the ways. what can you tell us about that? >> using investment that the office of personnel management has been using and talking about, these delays