what do they see you -- >> i'm not disagreeing with chuck schumer, don't create a disagreement where ne exists. both chuck and i would say, look this is a very large piece of legislation, pavingsed in a very clumsy fashion. it was passed in a clumsy fashion because republicans in the united states senate would not give 6 votes to go to conference. so we adopted a senate bill without correcting it. we needed to have spent the last four years in my opinion, in fixing and making work better -- >> nine, do you think gruber -- >> we haven't done it. >> gruber, whatever you make of how influential he was -- i don't know who to believe was they say he was crucial and not crucial, nancy pelosi said he was crucial and then forgot his name. leaving that aside. do you think everybody he said has hurt the law and hurt the view of the law and hurt americans' perception of the law some kathleen seen -- sebelius calling americans idiots for not economicking them. >> i don't think americans are idiots or stupid. this is a complicated law, and literally, tens of millions on dollars, maybe hundreds of

chuck schumer called on the faa to expedite the rules making process.ant your stories about commercial and domestic drone use. asking if you support or oppose it. on the line for those who support it, walter from rome, new york. caller: good morning. host: you are on the "washington journal." caller: i support it 100%. it is a great example of american innovation. if anything it should be regulated and a more strict way on how they are to use these drones. it should not be taken away or or banned inay -- any way. >> do you own a drone? >> i do not. to the savvy technology. it strictly for military or government use? they are used for good reasons. host: members of congress are supporters of the drone industry and feel the same way. here's a letter from senators last week ending actions on drones. saying some of the current actions are too little, too late. signed by ron wyden, jeff merkley, heidi heitkamp. stated that their concerns will be costly, needlessly restrictive, and hinder . the senators stated the faa needs to act quickly to issue guidelines

i remember chuck schumer back then. >> oil companies are making record profits.d to get tough on big oil. when they say jump, we say how high and we should start with speculation. we all agree that that is part of the problem. >> well, it's political grandstanding. what he's trying to do it himself on the side of the little guy. talking about big oil companies, looking out for the little guy, but now gas prices are down and oil prices are down. he needs to demonize who is going after the airline companies and maybe he wants to nationalize it. and at this point they are still publicly trading companies and the management still has to find a province for the shareholder. nevermind that there's labor concerns and other concerns. chuck schumer harty noticed that the airlines by their fuel in advance by contracts. they are not doing the effects of this at this point so this is political grandstanding and nothing more. neil: you know, we hardly noticed just like you hardly notice of the person that she has money so what you think of >> since the year 2000 ticket prices

so nice to hear chuck schumer saying it i think that was exactly right.ough i supported health care reform it was not the right thing to be doing right out of the gate, especially there was so little support for it. >> is it too little too late? why are they just now, andrea, coming out against the law? >> you listen to tom harkin, thanks, tom. thanks for that information that everybody besides the democrats had actually, a lot of democrats knew it, gruber you into it, everybody knew it wouldn't lower cost and most people knew it would hurt middle class americans, now what? now what do we do? if he said we should have focused on helping middle class americans, doesn't that imply obamacare is hurting middle class americans? and that is where republicans need to go with their messaging. the facts back that up. all these two are trying to do, these senators are give their party political cover. i find it knaus sitting. >> you think so. >> yeah. especially schumer. >> i think it makes things worse for them. i think it makes worse for democrats. >> i don't see

. >> and rick, we just had chuck schumer trying to talk down the policy saying that obamacare was a mistake. if he's trying to paint himself in the middle with, you know the next nominee is going to do that to try to distance himself from president obama. >> you'll forgive me if i don't put too much credibility in chuck schumer. he was the person who led the fight in the senate to pass obamaca obamacare. >> i got to ask lizzy a question. things have to be put in their place. what was the top personal tax rate when john kennedy was president? >> listen, i'm not going to go through these lame -- >> it's not a lame exam. >> you are not the light on the damascus road. >> i'll answer my own question. >> i don't know what your point is. here is the point. what is it today? the effective rate for the upper bracket, 35%. >> hold on a second. it's getting a little out of control. the point is that it's the direction in which you're going that is important. granted, rates for much higher at one point when they were brought down by john kennedy, but he wanted to bring them down. this president has bro

and one of chuck schumer's housemates is ratting him out.four democrat members of congress have shared a real world style house on capitol hill and while they are away from their home districts. retiring california representative george miller says cleanliness has been an issue over the years, chuck schumer is a tough one. leon panetta, he had hospital quarters on his bed, you could bounce a quarter off his bed. chuck schumer has not made his bed in three years. >> how would you feel knowing that someone with security clearance was smuggling guns aboard that very same flight? authorities say that's exactly what was going on at the world's busiest airport. correspondent jonathan sarin tells us tonight from atlanta about an inside job. >> reporter: federal and new york state authorities have charged a total of five men in connection with an alleged operation transporting stolen or illegally purchased firearms from atlanta to new york aboard commercial aircraft. according to a federal affidavit, mark quinton henry supplied 129 hand guns in vari

chuck schumer is a consummate political insider.ven't done this if his colleagues were not moving away raptdly from the president given the very bad election results. so, health, this to me is a harbinger of what's to come and will probably lead to an every man, every woman to themselves approach. >> very interesting and something that perhaps happened to republicans in prior years. brad? >> let me tell you something, schumer is the gruber of the senate. he must think we're stupid. he was a leader that jammed through obama care, he knew or should have done that the basis or the foundation for obama care were lies. you couldn't keep your doctor, you weren't going to have any savings, and it isn't about timing, that we mistimed obama care, it's about fraud and dece deceit in bringing obama care to the senate. in an ominous 3,000-page bill that was never read without any transparency at all. >> pat, you have the final word. >> i'll tell you this, what will happen is, what schumer is done is expose what the hypocrisy of washington is. h

it's so similar to what chuck schumer said.ook, maybe this shouldn't have been our first priority. >> there's a poll out tonight fox news poll about what should happen to the health care law. repeal the law last year 53% thought it should be repealed. that has now risen to 58%. >> more people want it repealed. i actually think it was a great name. >> obama care? >> yeah. it would have sealed obama's legacy as a signature achievement. and even on the campaign trail he was saying hey i kind of like the name obama care. the problem is the bill really has fallen apart physically and in the eyes of the american people. that's the problem. that's why no one likes the name because it reminds them of a bill that's terrible. >> what would you name it? >> i came up with the name frankenstein fiasco. >> that's because it was a nearly dead bill and they had to sew and bolt it to the to get it to pass and it was sort of a mess. >> john, what would you have named it? >> i would leave that to someone much popular. name it after someone really

soon -- chuck schumer saying this. do you agree? no, i have respect for him but i do not agree with him. i think passing health care actrm, the affordable care addresses the needs of middle-class families, people who do not have certainty in terms of health care coverage and are in a very precarious situation from an economic standpoint. differencet was the between life and death, the health care coverage they were able to obtain under the aca. i also think senator schumer is selling his arty short. there was additional action to help address the needs. one issue i worked on when i was in the administration was kyle -- college affordability. $1000 grant. enough, as we laid out in our report. middle-class families need more your the most important thing we can do was to help deal with stagnant wages. we see the economy is improving. we have over 50 months of job growth. the stock market has stabilized. we also see 95% of the income we have gleaned from recovery has gone to the top 1% of earners. we need to flip that. corporate profit

>> chuck schumer doing a sunday press conference should shock nobody.ine, it's a popular message. i've seen it a billion times from senator schumer. but at the end of the day, i guess the question is, when was the last time that the airlines actually did reduce fares? i mean, when they get more competition from one of the smaller, you know, airlines that comes in, a jetblue, southwest, ea et cetera et cetera. but there's been so much consolidation amongst the big ones. so what's the incentive? >> i think that's an excellent point. in 2005, there was 11 main airlines in play. now as it's been said, there are about three. and that's obviously hurting us as consumers. and you know, look, as you can tell, i'm british, so a large portion of my family are in the uk. would i like lower fares? ek h heck, yes, i would. do i see them on the horizon? do you sigh schumer's call to action is going to do anything in the near future? sad to say, i don't. >> everyone stay right there. please stay with us. ahead, hackers threaten movie goers, invoking 9/11. now the star

and he said, i'm sorry, that was chuck schumer. so it's an early washington lesson that happened. >> you live the most amazing life and there are so many aspects of it to learn from and you go back to the beginning and you talk about when you're running for congress. but you are talking about running for congress and you talk about one individual came out to campaign for you and it did not go so well. >> well, chip came out and it was wonderful to have him, a big irishman from boston came out and we did a fundraiser with democrats and he went out there and said that i just want you to do everything possible to work for leon panetta. my good friend leo. and he said it several times. most of them kind of took it in stride because he was enjoying himself, he had a few scratches. and everybody enjoyed this. but from then on when i did get elected and i went to congress, there was another congressman whose name was norman and he was japanese american and he would constantly wind up calling the norm. and he called him leon. and the real

so that could explain the likes of chuck schumer and harkin. it is interesting. used to think it is unthinkable to repeal. but you could get a coalition of those you think their lucky stars. >> whatever you think about obamacare it has wiped out a generation of democrats they control the house and the senate now they lost them both. some said it will become the popular and that's why i think shivers remarks were so key. neil: so if you sprinkle those crumbs there is something interesting going on but with chuck schumer who is as much a cheerleader when to harkin on his way out, big is going on. i don't know what to. what is next? >> republican leaders know they have the votes to override the presidential veto. but there may be more of a willingness from the democrats to change obamacare to get rid of the medical device tax. >> with another revenue source. >> it is hard to find money but that would be a huge victory for the g.o.p.. and these democrats voted on obamacare. but in future years they may say i did not vote for that. good to see you. more moments are co

what if you had a scenario, where chuck schumer are saying they're not that constructive.n would it be hillary is destructive? takes the focus off hillary clinton being the lightning rod. there is a flip side of this. >> i do think in some way, not just taking her out of the lime light to be the frontrunners. that always helps. but if elizabeth warren talks more and more about some wacky things she believes, that's going to make hillary clinton seem more reasonable. if you want to druj you mean some of the far left theories and they will, that's exactly what hillary clinton wants. pete, i want to ask you, i think if bill clinton ran today, i'm not sure he could get nominated. he's more the moderate wing. i think hillary clinton is the mother goose of progressivism. is she going to go to that? >> i think she'll be forced to. she's been trying to move to the middle. she'll talk about how she governs, how she would be a governing candidate. what is the rationale? she's a woman. she's waiting her turn. she's a woman. now she's run against elizabeth warren. >> big bill is back

chuck schumer reported obama care, they were blaming debbie wasserman schultz. but know who was responsible? president obama. this election was a referendum on him. >> i want to specifically ask about the divide in the drablg party. if you u ask on that map now, you said it's sad, it's going to be tough for democrats, srntd it? >> well, no, it depends, as long as the party continues, he's contracting right now to basically a coastal party. and if it starts losesing the midwest and some of the industrial states, then it will be in deep trouble, few problem is the republicans are trying to do well in some of those areas. >> this is the a but, harris, there are 256 electoral votes that are democratic, that is where the democrats won five of the last sick presidential elections and four or five states that if they win just one of, they win the presidency. to while the democratic party is as pat suggests, a coastal party, electorally for the presidency, it's hard, not impossible. >> the republicans have to crack some of these democratic states and reach out beyond a

when you have leading democrats like chuck schumer saying that obama care is a political loser that'sing that the democratic party has no interest in watching obama lead office with approval ratings in the gutter. >> tha i think the pressure for him to compromise is going to come primarily from his own party. >> to jason's other point, we have this statement from the incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. bipartisan jobs bills will see the light of day and will make it to the president's desk and he l have to make a decision. there's a lot we can get done together if the president puts his famous pen to use signing bills rather than vetoing legislation, his liberal allies don't like, he's cited keystone and other priorities. >> maybe i'm being wildly optimistic tick here with the new year, but i think there's a real opportunity, there's been this kind of mutual enabling of dysfunctional and not just between the legislative and the executive branch but between the house and the senate. it was so easy for the house to blame the senate and the senate to blame the senate for fil

chuck cheurchuck schumer is sayg the law is the problem. 's very different from the time chuck was saying this. >> when people learn what's actually in the bill and all the good it does, it's going to become more and more popular. i think there's a broad consensus that we should do something on health care. it is good for america. we will pass this bill. we will finish this great unfinished business. neil: wait a minute. now, i tried very hard to give him the benefit of the doubt, even arguing better to be honorably late than forever wrong. let's say you guys weren't so kind. allen, i couldn't believe when you said schumer is honorable. he honorably gave the president the heave ho. >> chuck takes first honors. bob in dallas shock over the senator's health care 180. hey, sparky, you do have digital evidence. schumer is not honorable. he's dedicated to be a consistent liar. neil, is schumer trying to admit he's duped without admitting he's a stupid american voter. maybe it's a good time to get the people around the idea, if the congressman can

and chuck schumer's speech was not particularly appreciated in the west wing either.le were wondering whether or not this was sort of an act of desperation for a guy who is having a little difficulty within his own conference. i think the real action to watch is not so much necessarily among the democrats in the senate but the white house versus the senate. i think that could -- has the potential, at least in the next couple of months to get pretty nasty. >> sam, on that note beyond the budget showdown on september 11th, there is, as glen said, the tax, tende extenders, the e funding, and the question is whether it can get done in the lame duck session and during the process of it getting done exacerbates tensions. >> i say it as someone who doesn't celebrate christmas. i think the ebola funding question is like a microcosm for everything here, right? you had a crisis a couple weeks ago that receded from the headlines and suddenly you're facing the prospect of having the president's emergency request going completely unfunded because congress can't get its act togethe

earlier this month chuck schumer called for a federal investigation into the high cost of flying. >>> we have much more fact checking on the way, including recent reports that oakland remains california's crime capital, but what do the facebook numbers suggest? >> what i have in this stack are bills that could make a difference to a struggling economy today. >> 300 bills have been bottled up in the senate a historic roadblock. is that true? we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. republicans launched an entire ad campaign around the idea that a democratically controlled senate stopped more than 300 bills from being signed into law. should we expect a more productive senate? history reveals a surprising answer. >> take a look at history over the last couple of years. the house was extremely productive in passing legislation. bills just started to stack up in the senate. >> reporter: these remarks on "meet the press" mirror a national campaign run by republicans. it blames democrats for holding up some 300 bills passed by the gop led house. >> what i have in this stack are bills that cou

joining me now is senate democratic leader chuck schumer. it's a plesh uto have you in house. >> before we get in i want to congratulate you. it's been an amazing 27 years. you're the best of the old school journalism, study it thoroughly and ask the hard questions and you get the answers and there's no gimmicks or anything else. we're all going to miss you, democrats, republicans, everybody. job well done. >> thank you very much. and i didn't -- i didn't pay him to say that or anything. thank you. that's very know. >> she didn't even know. >> no, that's very nice of you, thank you. let me ask you to step back and look at how this bill passed. you know full well what the arguments were. you had in your party the warren wing as we call it now, and then those looking to compromise in the leadership, then we had in the republican party the tea party at odds with their more moderate wanting to do a compromise. so when you look at it, what does this comnibus as we call it now tell you about a the state of the democratic party? >> i think it shows

that was chuck schumer.sing the sim lutimu democrats should have continued to propose middle class oriented programs and build on the partial success of the stimulus. but unfortunately democrats blew the opportunity the american people gave them. took their mandate and put all of our focus on the wrong problem, health care reform. people thought we should have done it, but we shouldn't have done it first. we were in the middle of the recession, people were hurting and said, what about me? i'm losing my job, it's not health care that bothers me. what about me? my income is declining, i can't do the things i used to do. >> let's skip why he's doing it, except to go to the root reality he's getting to. people feel overlooked. they feel their concerns about the economy have been overlooked for the president's agenda. rather than him meeting their agenda. that's the politics. we can talk about what chuck schumer is up to, but the root reality is not there. >> what he's not taking into account, there was a stimulu

. >> how much is personal defiance at the defiance of chuck schumer and harry reid. i never heard of a staffer attacking her own political party. it's never been done before. chuck schumer coming in there with all his brilliance and savvy saying, this guy blew it on the biggest decision of his administration. the attitude from senate has been, we're not on the same team. >> look, i think, absolutely. i think there's some congressional democrats that will sit there and say, hey, you know what, that president obama, who is willing to go out there and cogently make that message arc ument, perhaps on the economy argument he did at the top, if you were that good and concise at sending messaging when it comes to the economy, then we would have rallied around him. that's what some congressional democrats -- i've already heard from a few strategist types who say, well, if he had been that concise and good before the election, we might have rallied around him. so, i think there is some of that -- that cuts both ways. >> who are your headliners this week on "meet the press"? >

. >> what do you make of chuck schumer saying, maybe obama shouldn't have focused on health care? >> i think it was a huge mistake. i think he recognizes it now. you had the majority. you had the presidency. you had to go do it then. there wasn't some other time you could schedule it. people have been scheduling national health care for 20 years and never has gotten it done. >> you were one of the post-watergate class. teyou got elected in 1974. what surprised you most looking back when you got to washington and in those first few years, especially, what surprised you the most? >> when i first got to washington, it was overwhelming to me. before getting elected to congress, i thought back east was reno. i think i understood you know what privilege i had been given to be part of the governoring board of the united states of america. >> you worked with republicans on no child left behind. as you say, that doesn't happen so much anymore. much less than it did when you perhaps got there, so what will it take to -- is there anything else you can the democrats could do to make relations

senator chuck schumer of new york thinks so. >> oil price versus gone down dramatically from over $100 a barrel to $60 a barrel. that's at airline prices profits go way up. why are the ticket prices going up as well? that is just really unfair and wrong. >> schumer wants the justice department and the department of transportation to investigate why air fairs are so high and why some carriers are still tacking on a fuel surcharge? >>> we begin tonight's mark focus with the largest private equity buyout of the year, petsmart has agreed to be acquired by dc partners for nearly $9 billion. this group will pay $83 a share for the pet retailer. partners had been pressuring the company to put itself up for saechl shares rose from 4% to $80.97. >>> river technology agreeing to be acquired by a private equity firm. it will be bought for about $3 billion. the deal comes about a year after the company's biggest shareholder, elliot management, pushed for a sale. riverbed rose 8% to $20.hundred. >>> pfizer enters into a deal. two companies will develop and commercialize the growth hormone treatment

earlier this month new york senator chuck schumer called for a federal investigation into the high cost of flying. >>> we have much more fact checking on the way, including recent reports that oakland remains california's crime capital, but what do the fbi numbers suggest? >> what i have in this stack are bills that could make a difference to a struggling economy today. >> some members of congress claim 300 bills have been bottled up in the senate a historic roadblock. that true? we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. in the run-up to midterm elections that they won handily, republicans launched an entire ad campaign around the idea that a democratically controlled senate stopped 300 worthy bills from being passed into law. in a couple of day, republicans will assume complete control of the congress. should we expect them to run a more productive senate one that doesn't leave hundreds of bills to die? history reveals a surprising answer. >> you have to look at history over the last couple years. the house was extremely productive in passing legislation. and as we all know, bills started

the white house is angry that chuck schumer went out and said, democrats shouldn't focus as much on theit hurt them in the midterms. i think we'll see in the months and weeks ahead, a real sort of division starting to emerge, especially as the white house starts to really press on trade, which is an issue that divides democrats. i think we'll see that daylight get even brighter. >> worth watching that one as the party strays out. put your money on later rather than sooner. later meaning when will hillary clinton if she's running for president. most expect that answer will be yes but there's been a debate in her camp whether she should say so soon, clear up the confusion in the party, or sit back and wait because her position is so strong in the polls. i'm told she's in no hurry to make this decision and among those the most, most agree there's no reason to rush it. don't expect it before the year ends or too early next year either. thanks for sharing your sunday morning. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> an american and south african hostage are killed in yem

trench coat of the year democratic senator chuck schumer who in a press club speech blamed obamacare. but until november he has been a star for the affordable care act, which he helped ram through the senate in 2010. turncoat of the year. okay most boring, pat. >> this is what we call a greenspan trophy, john. it goes to harry reid. >> i give it to the two senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. boring can be beautiful. they are having a very productive, well they had a very productive laying duck session this year. congratulates to both of them. >> tom? >> i think that it is going to be al sharpton just trying to be repetitive and tedious. >> mark? >> well again i'll go with harry reid as the leader of the democrats and the senate to just about putting everybody to sleep. it's almost a miracle that he is now going to come out as the majority leader. >> the most boring the so-call gop war on women. democratic campaign ads, hammered the theme relentlessly in the battleground states this year to the point where even most women voters toned them out. okay most charismatic, pat? >>

you have his comments, but you had chuck schumer, another leading democrat saying we shouldn't have passedis in the first term. you had tom harkin, the retiring senator from iowa, one of the more liberal senators from congress saying this was a poorly drafted law and we should never have passed it. more importantly, paul, you've got this statistic which that is of the 60 democrats who voted to pass this law 30 of them are now gone. >> right. but why are they admitting this now? is this just facing reality? i mean, most of these guys -- i mean, they still have to defend obamacare. >> they do, except i think they understand that there is great political liability of defending it full throatedly. and what this is is a message to some of the rank and file that may be for their own future survival they need to be more free to maybe make some changes and modifications to the law which is something that republicans are planning to do. >> okay. joe, we also had jonathan gruber, the famous jonathan gruber consult to obamacare testify on capitol hill about his now-famous comments about the american

. >> senator chuck schumer on capitol hill's strange bedfellow moment and what it says about washington the campaign trail. >>> then -- >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> reporter: massachusetts governor deval patrick joins us for a conversation on america's great divides, race and politics. >>> then the nation's premiere spy agency condemned for brutal interrogation of terrorist suspects in the immediate post-9/11 era. >> there were no easy answers. >> where does the cia go to get

we are very budget conscious. >> sam, talk about, you know, senator chuck schumer, dick durbin.ful guys in the senate right now. what are they like as room mates? >> it was great, actually, because congressman miller and myself, you know, knew what were going on in the house that day. we could check with our senate colleagues what was happening in the senate anded there be some collaboration. there were some differences. we sometimes would fought as our districts had different interests. but it was actually a good way to live. you were in washington from tuesday night to thursday night and it meant that you had to work all the time. you didn't have to feel guilty of not going home to see your family. and then you ahad somebody to collaborate with. you just didn't go back to a place by yourself. it was a good deal economically. i want to complain to congressman russo, the couch was very uncomfortable and took me four months to figure out i could call a store and they would deliver a bed and. >> you get what you pay for, i guess. >> one of the funny things about having four men li

new york senator chuck schumer wants to know why ticket prices haven't gone down, even though the cost of fuel is going down. the high-ranking democrat has asked the departments of justice and transportation to find out if airline mergers have played a ro role in this. he wonders if airlines are taking advantage of flyers. >> well, that's the looming question, are consumers being taken advantage of? signs point to yes. when you have such a significant drop in fuel prices over such a long period of time and airline prices continue to go up, something's wrong. >> officials from the airlines say money saved by lower fuel prices is actually being reinvested in new planes and employee perks. >>> well, the break in gasoline prices that we're seeing right now could carry through next year. the department of energy predicts that gas costs for the american household will be the lowest level since 2004. right now, aaa says the national average for regular gas is $2.53 a gallon. keep on falling. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a milder morning, but it's going to be a windy day. the wi

new york senator chuck schumer wants to know why ticket prices haven't gone down, even though the costf fuel has gone down. the high-ranking democrat has asked the departments of justice and transportation to find out if airline mergers play a role. officials from the airlines say money saved from lower fuel prices is being reinvested in new planes and employee perks. >>> now, that break in gas prices we're seeing at the pump could carry through next year. the department of energy predicts gas costs for the average american household will be the lowest level since 2004. right now, aaa says the national average is $2.53 a gallon. >>> no matter how you're spending your gas dollars this morning, where you're going, we've got you covered in case there's anything that should slow you down. >> and by we, we mean nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. >> good morning. we start in center city, philadelphia, where the roads are looking pretty good. the vine street expressway closest to 676, the westbound side. we can see delays later, but right now, no delays. the vine is clear in

chuck schumer had a broadside in which he represents the right wing to the extent there is one.s a savage attack on everything obama represents. they are looking at the shellacking and one way of saying, we have to go left, the other right. i think in contrast there's tremendous harmony on the republican side. a slight argument over how to deal tactically with the executive order but i think it's completely different and there's intimately more comedy on the other side. it's the wrong story. >> but senator schumer said he was not stepping back and that obamacare was the wrong move. >>> let's look at the damage caused by the big california storm up next. er menu at red lo! with more of what you love! try our newest wood-grilled combination! maine lobster, extra jumbo shrimp, and salmon! so hurry in! and sea food differently. feet...tiptoeing. better things than the pain, stiffness, and joint damage of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an inje

neil: he must be seeing that chuck schumer has his regrets. he must be seeing sibile, even though she called us idiots for not comprehending -- >> i really don't think he cares. >> that's just talk. >> he's vetoing everything. you have to do something or the american people will -- neil: you're very logical. >> the american public wants something to get done. we have to see something happen. >> he's only had two vetoes. we'll see a lot more vetoes from him. neil: the pressure then is on him. he'll be the obstructionist. >> he will be. that's why schumer and others. it's just talk. they're protecting themselves. neil: businesses all, but giving up hope on the white house. we're hearing that more companies are feeling the use of executive power is making them feel powerless. on your point on both the left and right there's a feeling like, you have to cool it on this executive order stuff. >> exactly. this is the grim number. 770 days, the grim number that businesses have to look forward to -- to get through this administration. neil: you're a ve

also i think it is interesting that chuck schumer gave the speech laying out the role for sentrist democrats it landed with a thud. this is the only game in town. if hillary is smart, and she is, she will take some of flavoring from elizabeth warren and use it in her campaign. >> time is wasting for her if she's going to plan for her candidacy. it's time to create a movement. >> she must know she's at a center of something. >> she's got to know. would be dense not to know. >> we don't know what political chops warren has under pressure. hillary is battle-testd. >> that is the lingo. >> it's also her greatest flaw. we wrote a story a couple months ago where we talked about david giving her the same bit of advice. it is striking to me and i tremendous wasted opportunity for hillary not to jump in and at least articulate some sort of vision. >> cooped we have had this battle-tested conversation at the end of 2006. >> yes indeed. it all comes back together like a snake eating its own head. great to see you guys. >> great to be here. >>> more on the siege in sydney australia just ahead. i'm angel

the cost of flying is still sky-high, chuck schumer is calling for an investigation into those high prices. >> oil prices have gone downing dramatically, from over $100 a barrel to $60 a barrel.why are the ticket prices going up as well? that is unfair and wrong. >> the air transport association predicts that air profits will grow to $25 billion next year. a grim anniversary for residents of newtown, connecticut. two years ago, adam lanza shot and killed inside sandy hook elementary school. thno celebrations are going on, same as last year. >>> guard overpowered in chocktaw county. boast both escapees were found in central opportunities to in alabama. one man remains at large. >>> still on hand, google is calling it quits in spain. we'll explain why. >>> riders, one of them a provision rolling back the dodd frank financial reforms. we'll explain that in the week ahead. plus: >> i said it was really neat you could respond to these letters and help the kids. >> a 102-year-ol02-year-old trao lend a hand to those who need it most this holiday season. >> welcome back. still developing scene in

democratic side, the story on the republican side, vastly exaggerated, the real fight, we had chuck schumerenouncing the obama administration, taking on the entire left of his party and the president. now we have harry reid with an open war over these tax extendering. we need to have the republicans sitting down and enjoying the fight until they control all the committee chairman and the two houses have the upper hand and return to regular order. th that's the way a smart party would act. >> some of these businesses had already factored in, because this was retroactive, they were thinking this was done deal. >> that's the problem with the way we rung the government, we expect the bad thing to continue. >> will obama exercise a veto over harry reid? >>> next up setting the gop table for 2016. ♪ it's cyber monday at verizon! hurry online to snap up our best cyber monday deals! like the lg g3 in blaze red, now free! the incredible 7-inch verizon ellipsis tablet, also free. and get a $150 credit for every smartphone you switch. so, hurry online and get it all on america's largest, most reliable