christy, what was it like for you? did you give up hope? >> i did in the end. i did give up hope because -- oh, gosh, i just kept crying out to god. i didn't know if dan was in heaven or in haiti and i went from times of despair to times of hope, but it was hard to go back and forth and then we have two young sons and hard to stay strong for them and say daddy's coming home, daddy's coming home and then not know for sure. >> larry: how did you learn he was okay? >> the state department called me at 6:00 in the morning, friday morning and i started packing. they said that they found him, he was alive, but they couldn't get to him. so i packed my boots and my gloves and my hat and my sunglasses and i was on my way to haiti to dig and i got a call in the dallas airport that they had been able to extract him. >> larry: wow. i understand there was another man buried and you were talking to him, too, dan? is that true? >> that's right. i was able to communicate with about seven other people, but right next to me in the elevator shaft next to me was a haitian gentlema

his wife christy joins us, too. how did you do it, dan? >> you know what?eay, praying for safety for this trip. and god was there. he was listening to their prayers. and he helped me survive. >> larry: what were you doing in haiti? >> i worked with compassion international. and i was there with a filmmaker, david haynes. we were shooting a documentary to shine a light on the poverty, extreme poverty of children there. >> larry: i understand you wrote notes while buried under the rubble to your wife and your two sons. how did you do that? >> well, i realized that i was always hoping for a rescue, but i realized that i may not have that opportunity. that may not be god's plan for me at that time. so i had a camera with me and i was able to use the light from the focus on the camera to shine on a page, then i'd write a couple lines, and move my finger down, then write a couple more lines. i just wanted to say to my wife and kids the things i would want them to carry with them if i wasn't able to get out. >> larry: christy, have you seen those notes? >> i've se

she said, christie, it's the state department, they're calling.ll on the floor, i couldn't even stand up, my legs were shaking so badly. and i just said, have you heard anything from my husband? and they said, well, a man named dan wooly has been identified. i said, is he alive? they said, yes, he's alive. they said we don't know anything else and we can't get to him. >> larry: wow! dan, are you okay? >> you know what, i'm doing great, i have a big cut on my leg that's healing, i'm going to have a great scar there. other than that -- >> broken leg, broken foot. >> but i'm alive and with my family, and grateful to god, and all the people around the world who were praying for me. >> larry: congratulations to both of you. >>> next, mary j. blige and david foster joining forces to raise money for haiti. as having to decide to go for it? at the hartford, we help businesses of all kinds... feel confident doing what they do best. by protecting your business, your property, your people. you've counted on us for 200 years. let's embrace tomorrow. and with

here comes christy brown. six assists needed to move into the top ten all-time at clemson in that category. >> robin: getting hounded up front with the defensive pressure from lucas. >> mike: all of a sudden, had a tough time getting a shot off, robin. >> robin: this north carolina defense has really extended. they're out beyond the arc extending the passing lane and great roadroitation defensively. nice setup. >> mike: when you are having trouble finding your shot, you start forcing a little bit and the charge is called on jasmine tate. that's her second foul. so she has to leave the ball game. >> robin: nice move. good recognition by tate to take the ball to the basket. the jump ball was correct. you have to be able to hold up that momentum. she left her feet to make the pass. >> mike: cierra robertson-warren into the lineup. little off balance was italee lucas. the ball will go over to clemson. neither system has scored in awhile. >> robin: clemson hanging tough. their defense is good. cristy mckinney talke

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. >> on tuesday, republican chris christie was sworn in as new -- new jersey's governor.transition committee chair. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. my name is david sampson, and over the past 2.5 months, i have been privileged to serve as chairman of the governor-elect 'trendss is in committee. i want to welcome you all today to today's inaugural program, to witness and acknowledge the inauguration of the governor- elect and the lieutenant governor-elect. as we turn the last page of the transition progress today and begin a new chapter of the christy administration, i want to extend special thanks to the members of the transition executive committee, the several subcommittees who have worked with us, and the transition office staff, all of up -- all of whom have made such valuable contributions to the transition process. i thank you all very much for your service. now, to begin this morning's formal program, it is my pleasure to introduce the president of the new jersey senate, senator stephen sweeney. [applause] >> let me offer my own heartfelt cong

and shortly after we lost christie, i lost a good friend in a highway crash. and these two losses had a profound affect on our lives. and we started chewing on the contradictions that the car presents particularly that contradiction between the intense pleasure that the car brings to us and the profound losses and tragedies that it also can bring. and on a daily basis the contradictions between the convenience that the car brings and the frustrations that it also brings. so broadly speaking we wanted to explore the impact that this single object, that this power piece of technology has on our lives and we thought we could bring to bear our experiences. my sister katherine lutz is a professor of anthropologist. she brings an ethnographic approach and i'm a teacher and writer and i spent many years as a banker and a marketer of consumer products and we thought if we tackled this together we could bring some insight, some insight that hadn't really been brought to the subject. and we embarked on our research which took us across the country from urban housing dev

but in virginia they tried to tie christi to national democrats.hey understood this was an anti-establishment of. time to be seen as an independent republican -- whether that is true remains to be seen. mcdonnell actually praised obama as a couple of stops. he was very smart and reached out to the african-american and hispanic communities. that is not something traditionally done. he did not necessarily pick up support, but repressed turnout for christie. guest: it also appealed to those in the middle. host: our guests are still with us until the top of the hour. xm radio and also c-span radio available. here's a comment by twitter. laverne from san antonio on the democrats' line. caller: i have been watching the show for a long time. the young man from georgia was talking about the cost of energy and what he sees as the president not been willing to look at energy. let's look at change. tell us what was going on in the closed door meetings. i am sick of these polls. no one has ever asked what i thought. greta was on one day talking about how 60% a

in a car crash and shortly after we lost christi i lost a good friend in a highway crash and the two losses had a profound affect on their lives and we started chewing on the contradictions that the car presents particularly the contradiction between the intense pleasure of the car brings to us and the profound loss and tragedy it also can bring. and on a daily basis the contradiction between the convenience the car brings and the frustrations it also brings so broadly speaking we wanted to explore the impact this single object, this powerful piece of technology has on our lives and we thought we could bring to bear our experiences. my sister, katherine lutz is a professor of anthropology and brings an approach and i am now a teacher and writer but spent many years as a banker and as a marketer of consumer products and we thought if we would tackle this together we could bring in sight that hadn't been brought to the first subject and we embark on research which took us across therom exurban housing developments that were being carved out of the rural countryside and tennessee to det

>> i think christy also asked that question. obviously, we'll work with congress in the upcoming session on many of the things that you talked about. not just retrofitting, but purchasing a prison in thomson as well as other issues relating to the movement of prisoners from guantanamo to thomson. >> one last question, i'm sorry. in recent days a member of the leader of the league of the righteous in iraq, he was arrested by u.s. forces in 2007, he was responsible for an attack in karbala that killed five u.s. soldiers. the u.s. military's turned him over to the iraqis, and the iraqis have freed him as part of the reconciliation going on there. >> i -- jake, let me ask somebody to -- >> [inaudible] >> well, let me ask, let me get some information on that case. i don't have anything in front of me. >> well, the general question, is it appropriate for the u.s. military to turn -- >> craig, let me, let me -- other than what you've told me, i'm not overly familiar with the details -- >> it's a general principle. >> i don't want to, i

we brought it to christie's immediately and found a wonderful girl who knew about our humanitarian action and she said if it to me. i will to get around to bring it to los angeles. there is a museum for clothing. i will bring it to japan. this woman was fantastic. she brought it around the world and to make a long story short, the lost part of december there was an auction in london with clothing from stars and the dress was auctioned and we were in the house during the south of france and heard the phone with the auction house with here is what is happening. and all of a sudden on here that day dominique was monitoring my heart because i really thought that something was went to happen. i heard the auctioneer say i have an offer on the telephone call for $300,000, 400,000 common new york is coming, 500,000. the dress of audrey hepburn sold for $900,000. not only we could repeal the 15th school but we were able to build 20 others and when i and nagareda the first new one built in front of thousands of children on a really talked to autrey and i said whole last years of your life you have

if he ran on that and christie ran on that and mcdonald of virginia ran on that, yes, they ran a good campaign, but that doesn't make up for a bad message. people are responding to that message. democrats need to come and work with republicans, not the other way around, if we want to have any progress in washington. >> with all due respect, i don't think the republicans should overinterpret the results. there's no evidence in the polling, the so-called exit poll that one firm conducted, that the voters up there want to return to the past. they really want the parties to come together to find jobs, restore our economy and to really bring this country back from the brink of a financial collapse. that's what they want. >> larry: okay. >> i don't think that requires us to have a democratic solution, a republican solution but an american solution. >> larry: we'll bring john back after this. i got to get a break. >> larry: john avalon, down to the nitty gr-gritty, is the president going to get a health care bill? >> you know, that's the kind of crystal ball we all wish we could have. what y

with respect to taxes so we can have an understanding of our -- christie said this would be the yeare case because of the taxes situation. >> richard's point earlier, though, i think that the -- the comparison actually for the first quarter should look pretty good. do i think it will be a very rough year for unemployment and gdp and everything else. in the short term people will be relatively optimistic because if you recall, a year ago first quarter, we were in basically a freefall. do i think that we are going to have a -- relatively good looking first quarter. >> last word to you. >> i'm still waiting for the motorola stock to move. we will be back in six months to see how these predicts went. >> eagles prediction. >> i'm afraid we will hold you to it. >> thank you for joining us for this special edition of "your money 2010 predictions." what whatever the new year holds for your money, we will be on top of it and we hope you will join us for the ride. >> make sure you join us every week for "your

chris christie defeated an incumbent.jon corzine who had that job approval numbers -- the voters are fed up with him after one term, tired of one-party rule. there was lot of frustration aimed at trenton. in virginia, winter is a one- term limit on the governorship, there is more of an open seat dynamic. mcdonald had a positive agenda putting ideas out on transportation, and job creation. that was a singular focus for his campaign. there was a bumper sticker that read "bob for jobs." that constant stream of policy proposals on education, higher education, charter schools, more assistance for of virginia students, putting aside green space conservation areas -- it was a proactive, positive agenda. in full disclosure, she is a friend, and i volunteered on his campaign, but i think he set a high bar for candidates to reach. host: what happened in 2006 then? why did john mccain lose the white house, why did you lose the congress? guest: if you look back, i mentioned the history of virginia in terms of the counter-cyclical asp

night speeches from candidate to in massachusetts, and later, the inauguration ceremony for chris christyohn adams to remember the ladies we creating a new government. this weekend, the intimate lives of the founding fathers. thomas fleming profiles the women who played a special part in creating our country. part of this weekend's booktv on c-span. 2 >> next week, president obama delivers his first day of the union address to congress, laying out the future for the country and his plan to deal with unemployment, health care, and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the state of the union address next wednesday, january 27, at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> conservative columnist charles krauthammer was at the heritage foundation today to talk about the obama administration's forum policy. he talked of which he touched on issues like nuclear proliferation and israel, among others. this is 50 minutes. >> i am the vice-president of the heritage foundation. i like to welcome all of you to the heritage foundation and a special welcome to those joining us on line with its very special even

but in virginia they tried to tie christi to national democrats. they understood this was an anti-establishment of. time to be seen as an independent republican -- whether that is true remains to be seen. mcdonnell actually praised obama as a couple of stops. he was very smart and reached out to the african-american and hispanic communities. that is not something traditionally done. he did not necessarily pick up support, but repressed turnout for christie. guest: it also appealed to those in the middle. host: our guests are still with us until the top of the hour. xm radio and also c-span radio available. here's a comment by twitter. laverne from san antonio on the democrats' line. caller: i have been watching the show for a long time. the young man from georgia was talking about the cost of energy and what he sees as the president not been willing to look at energy. let's look at change. tell us what was going on in the closed door meetings. i am sick of these polls. no one has ever asked what i thought. greta was on one day talking about how 60%

chris christie defeated an incumbent. jon corzine who had that job approval numbers -- the voters are fed up with him after one term, tired of one-party rule. there was lot of frustration aimed at trenton. in virginia, winter is a one- term limit on the governorship, there is more of an open seat dynamic. mcdonald had a positive agenda putting ideas out on transportation, and job creation. that was a singular focus for his campaign. there was a bumper sticker that read "bob for jobs." that constant stream of policy proposals on education, higher education, charter schools, more assistance for of virginia students, putting aside green space conservation areas -- it was a proactive, positive agenda. in full disclosure, she is a friend, and i volunteered on his campaign, but i think he set a high bar for candidates to reach. host: what happened in 2006 then? why did john mccain lose the white house, why did you lose the congress? guest: if you look back, i mentioned the history of virginia in terms of the counter-cyclical as

christie kicks it high and short. batch to wycheck. he throws it across the field. >> he's got something! he's got it! he's got it. >> 50, 40, 20 10shgs -- >> he's got it! touchdown! there are no flags on the field! it's a miracle! tennessee has pulled a miracle! >>> in game one of the 1996 alcs, the yankees trailed baltimore by one. in the bottom of the eighth inning, a rookie name derek jeter stepped up to the plate. >> in right field tarasco going back to the track, to the wall. and what happens here? he contends the fan reaches up and touches richie hrun. it. he's right! he's right. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> oh, wow. meanwhile, here's the kid, receiving congratulations all around. >> it was one of the wildest finishes in nba history. after kobe bryant had put the lakers up by one, the spurs turned to their big man. >> to duncan. he gets doubled. zach all over him. he get as way the fade away. he makes it with .4 left. unbelievable! >> the lakers were left with just .4 on the clock, and needing a miracle. >> here they go. they g

as a matter of fact i was just in new jersey earlier today where now governor chris christi did the same thing, raised his hand and said that he is supporting and defending not only the constitution of new jersey but also the constitution of the united states as well. we as members of this body of the house of representatives do that every two years when we are -- have the honor and privilege of being elected by our constituents at home, we come to washington and said we support and defend that constitution. you know, as an aside there is one member of our delegation from texas who has suggested that there should be a requirement that every member of congress and their staffs should at least read the constitution at least once each term. well, i'm not going to say that we have to mandate that, i think it would not be a bad thing for them -- for each member to do it each term. i go through the constitution on a regular basis and i hope that other members would as well, but we have all held up our arms, our hands and said we're going to uphold it so that's why i suggest each member that be

so governor-elect christie, i extend my sincerest hope that you do well.we hope that new jersey will be in better place. finally, to all of you, don't worry. i'll come see are you at the 2011 correspondents club dinner. if there's still a correspondents club. let me end where i started. as a 14-year-old kid watching j.f.k.'s inauguration, i could have never imagined that one day i'd enjoy the awesome privilege of serving in the united states senate with his youngest brother. my friend, ted kennedy, taught me a lot about public life. one of his finest hours was in the late summer of 1980 long before i met him. you know it. speaking before the democratic national convention, bruised but not beaten, in words far more eloquent than i could ever summon. he said, "for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on. the cause endures, the hope still lives. and the dreams shall never die." as i leave trenton for the next chapter of my life, you can be sure, you can be sure that i will always continue to speak up for those principles that i have cham

that's what kris christy and bob donald did in their races. they talked about the issues that they were concerned about and then people responded. host: one person in "the washington times" said that the traditionally large donors were not giving -- they were dissatisfied with your leadership. newt gingrich was quoted of saying, some old timers in the party are uncomfortable with you because you come from a different background. i'm paraphrasing quite a bit there. but i just wanted to get your response from that. guest: i do come from a different background. i come from this background. i grew up here in washington, d.c. i'm an urban kid. i cut my teeth on the politics of this city with the likes of david clark and john ray and marion berry and eleanor holmes norton watching them maneuver and fight for this city. and so my experience is very different that most state chairman and certainly national chairman. but with respect to, you know, our major donors, you know, ralphie boyd doesn't know how this works. i don't know who he's talking to. in

the inauguration ceremony for newly elected new jersey governor chris christie. >> this weekend on a book tv, john mueller believed the chance of a nuclear terrorist attack on the u.s. is all smaller than people think of th. we did get the impact on the automobile on modern society. you can find the entire schedule at booktv.org. >> next to the, president obama delivers his first eight of the union address to congress, laying out his vision for the future of the country. this is next wednesday january 27 and 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> of massachusetts voted for a senator today. in a moment, we will bring use of brown's victory speech. first, here is his opponent, democrat martha coakley. >> [chanting "martha"] >> thank you very much. [inaudible] >> thank you. thank you. i just got off the phone with scott brown. i offered him my congratulations and best wishes on his victory tonight. i wished to him, gail, and his two daughters well. we wished to get better news tonight. we did not. i want to take this moment for all of you in this room and those of you who are probably still o

to governor-elect christie, i extend my sincerest wishes for a successful tenure. your success will mean the people of new jersey are in a better place, and that is what we all want. that is what we -- what i want, you want. but as with the people want. do not worry. give it a year, and i will come see you at the 2011 correspondents' dinner, if there is still a correspondents' club. as a 14-year-old kid watching jfk's inauguration, i could have never imagined one day i would enjoy the awesome privilege of serving and the united states senate with his youngest brother. my friend ted kennedy taught me a lot about public life. one of his finest moments was in the summer of 1980 before i met him. speaking before the democratic national convention, bruised but not beaten, in words far more eloquent than i could ever use, he said, for all those whose careers have been our concern, the work goes on. the cause and jurors. the hopes still lives, and the dream shall never die -- the cause anders -- endures. you can be sure i will always continue to speak out for the principl

now there is a new governor -- there will be a new governor, chris christie, who opposes same-sex marriageit at the grass-roots level, trying to get it done, even in a place like maine and california -- the voters, any time there is a referendum, with one exception, voters have voted against it. arizona was the exception. that was 2006. then in 2008, they approved a ban on same-sex marriage. some people who are frustrated that it is not moving faster might say, let's go right to the supreme court and see if they can find a constitutional right to this. host: and today would be the process of that? guest: very much so. for your viewers, this is akin to the abortion issue. right before the roe v wade case, some states have banned it. it was being hashed out at the state level. the supreme court essentially came and cleared the landscape. there is a constitutional right up to a certain point in the pregnancy. that changed everything overnight, literally. i think people are looking for something like that, a magic bullet, in a sense, that would dramatically change everything. will that happen?

christie. caller: i hope the stops the debt. they are going in with a $300 million budget deficit.i hear these billions of dollars that obama gives everybody else . we have people who are having their heat shut off. it used to be illegal. people here have oil like those in their tank of their putting kerosene in because they cannot afford to fill up. host: we will continue on with calls and thoughts on the senate race in massachusetts. we want to give your attention to what is going on in vermont. in the upcoming elections there statewide, there are nine candidates who are running on a platform that would support vermont seceding from the union. these folks have labeled themselves with more of an independent streak and we have thomas naylor who is the founder of the second republic of vermont. can you tell us about your organization? guest: the organization is a think tank and a network of like-minded citizens committed to the objective of the return of vermont to its status as an independent republic as it was between 1777 and 1791. and the peaceful dissolution of the american emp

when bob mcdonnell won -- and when chris christie won new jersey, it was a local issue. policies, especially health care, i think the message from the american people is clear that we do not want it. when i listen to these callers, they want a public option. they do not get it. they do not want to ask people do not want it. they do not want the government running our health care industry. there are just better ways to do this. it is like fixing a clock with a hammer. anyone that has done anything with the government knows that the government does not deliver goods and services like the private industry. pharmaceutical, health insurance, big oil, is not our enemies. they are our friends, families, our country. host: president obama 1 massachusetts 62% to 32%. this shows the changing times here produces from "the wall street journal." they talk about scott brown winning 52% to 47%. president obama won with 69% of the vote for his race for says his-versus the republican. moving on to the editorial page of the washington journal, they write that yesterday -- of the wall stre

-elect chris christie will be sworn in today. google says that it is postponing the launch of its mobile phone in china amid a dispute with the government over internet censorship. the formal launch was scheduled for tomorrow. the announcement comes as the chinese government says that google must obey chinese laws and traditions. it was the first direct response to google's threat to pull out of the country over censorship and e-mail hacking. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> live this february on "in depth," british historian and a former adviser to the war to thatcher, paul johnson. his latest book is on winston churchill. your phone calls for paul johnson, sunday, february 7, at noon eastern on "in depth" on c- span2. >> did you know that one of the top street news apps for your iphone or itouch is c-span? there is a cap with links to all of our podcast, including a "q&a" and "after words." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by the authors of "game change," and john heilemann and mark halpe

i would say i intended to call it quits here but as this is my last day delete christie of the state of me had a few other words of thanks as together we have made changes the last seven years that will make and have made a difference in people's lives. in fact when i ran for office eight years ago, i pledged to work to make south carolina and better place to call home. and when will this work is never done and never completed in today's global competition for jobs and capital and way of life, we have made changes in each of the areas talked about in the now dustin the campaign. when we talked about the need to improve a chance for a job, the chance to better what we brought home and building a life for a family hour even a job was the key to using one's talent there for how important it was each year we do things to make our business climate more competitive. that is why i would say i thank you for passing the first cut the marginal income-tax rate in south carolina history. as a result of that change, $292 million has already stated the hands of small business people that would hav

go to christi and then i will come back. >> two different topics if i can.first as the white couch as chief of staff signal to the president he's entertaining the idea to run any office or do anything else? democratic that he addressed this on savanna new cable show seen daily at 9 a.m.. [laughter] know, i think that he committed to savannah to be here through 2010. >> she did. and that's msnbc. [laughter] >> are there any other high-level personnel changes coming -- [laughter] >> none that i'm aware of, no pity is to get back to the yen and transfers or the guantanamo transfers for just a minute. are you still going forward as before with repatriations to other countries? >> we are continuing the process, whereby the task force evaluates all that are there for the status of their case and to understand how inclosing guantanamo bay they will be dealt with. >> so there's no other kind of pulled on the country? >> nope. >> are people going into rehabilitation programs and in any country at all? is that still under -- >> we have, this is like the third -- we ju

medina was born north of corpus christi. she is 47. and rick perry has been governor since december 2000 is a former lieutenant governor from a native of paint creek near abilene. now for the next hour i'll be joined in questioning the candidates by mariemaria renee barillas a reporter with kuvn univision 23. and some 11 montgomery chief for the star fort worth telegram. joining us is the news anchor for cbs 11 t. xa 21 in dallas were worth. dogs in the audience aeneas nor now about this debate. schenectady mutuality watching statewide. here's the format to the debate tonight. all three candidates have agreed to keep answers to one minutes, but also respond to an anticipated follow questions by. now the shoe generates debate or differences among the candidates the moderator may allow for additional discussion. each candidate will also give the opportunity to ask each opponent a question in addition to what do you ask us tonight obeah tonight show pitcher fielding questions from voters in the audience and social media of our time permit

that's what kris christy and bob donald did in their races.hey talked about the issues that they were concerned about and then people responded. host: one person in "the washington times" said that the traditionally large donors were not giving -- they were dissatisfied with your leadership. newt gingrich was quoted of saying, some old timers in the party are uncomfortable with you because you come from a different background. i'm paraphrasing quite a bit there. but i just wanted to get your response from that. guest: i do come from a different background. i come from this background. i grew up here in washington, d.c. i'm an urban kid. i cut my teeth on the politics of this city with the likes of david clark and john ray and marion berry and eleanor holmes norton watching them maneuver and fight for this city. and so my experience is very different that most state chairman and certainly national chairman. but with respect to, you know, our major donors, you know, ralphie boyd doesn't know how this works. i don't know who he's talking to. in t

i would say i intended to call it quits here but as this is my last day delete christie of the state of me had a few other words of thanks as together we have made changes the last seven years that will make and have made a difference in people's lives. in fact when i ran for office eight years ago, i pledged to work to make south carolina and better place to call home. and when will this work is never done and never completed in today's global competition for jobs and capital and way of life, we have made changes in each of the areas talked about in the now dustin the campaign. when we talked about the need to improve a chance for a job, the chance to better what we brought home and building a life for a family hour even a job was the key to using one's talent there for how important it was each year we do things to make our business climate more competitive. that is why i would say i thank you for passing the first cut the marginal income-tax rate in south carolina history. as a result of that change, $292 million has already stated the hands of small business people that would hav

you saw in virginia and new jersey chris christie and bob macdonald actively take the conservative principles that have defined them and their leadership and translate into the transportation policy and health care policy, economic policy and the people understood where they wanted to go and decided that was a better way to go and where we have been, and that type of relationship needs to be reestablished. new gingrich and dick army gave a contract with america and the understood what america was looking for at the moment and they were willing to put their name on the line on behalf of their party because those principles. what happened since then as we strayed away from that. b. straight away from the things we said we would do and now we can come back and that is what we are about doing. >> host: before we get to the calls, and the numbers are on the screen if you'd like to talk to the chairman of the committes from this morning's paper and give you the chance to respond. this is ralf, who has written now a couple of articles about you, about the republican national committee. i don't know

now there is a new governor -- there will be a new governor, chris christie, who opposes same-sex marriagee have been trying it at the grass-roots level, trying to get it done, even in a place like maine and california -- the voters, any time there is a referendum, with one exception, voters have voted against it. arizona was the exception. that was 2006. then in 2008, they approved a ban on same-sex marriage. some people who are frustrated that it is not moving faster might say, let's go right to the supreme host: guest: in abortion, right before roe vs. wade, some states were legalizing abortion, some states have banned it. it was being hashed out at the state level just like this issue is. this state -- the supreme court that -- the supreme court cleared the landscape, saying there's a constitutional right for abortion up to a certain point in a woman's pregnancy, which was the field liability. that change everything overnight. some people are looking for something like that, a kind of magic bullet in a sense that would vary dramatically change everything. will that happen? obviously no

she was born north of corpus christi, she is 47. rick.d a native of st. creek, near abilene. for the next hour i will be a question. in addition to what the panel's s, i will be out here field and questions from voters in the audience and social media as time permits. back to you to get the debate w3underway. >> let's get started. our first question goes to all of the candidates tonight. the orderç of answer is based n a drawing. governor. i]tk [ebond. here is the question. all of you have been -- from time to time -- gov. medina has said i understand why some texans may be interested in seceding from the united states. we want to know, how far would you go to break ties in washington? please tell us the following. nameone federal program that reallyç like and tell us whethr you would push to endi]ççko oy anyñrç specificq program or la gov. parry? >> the program thatç i love the most that the federal government is involved with is our united statesç military forces. there is not anything i would do accept make sure i would take ca

that's what kris christy and bob donald did in their races. they talked about the issues that they were concerned about and then people responded. host: one person in "the washington times" said that the traditionally large donors were not giving -- they were dissatisfied with your leadership. newt gingrich was quoted of saying, some old timers in the party are uncomfortable with you because you come from a different background. i'm paraphrasing quite a bit there. but i just wanted to get your response from that. guest: i do come from a different background. i come from this background. i grew up here in washington, d.c. i'm an urban kid. i cut my teeth on the politics of this city with the likes of david clark and john ray and marion berry and eleanor holmes norton watching them maneuver and fight for this city. and so my experience is very different that most state chairman and certainly national chairman. but with respect to, you know, our major donors, you know, ralphie boyd doesn't know how this works. i don't know who he's talking to. in