ocasio-cortez: mr. speaker, if the gentleman has no further speakers, i am also prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. ms. ocasio-cortez: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i urge passage of h.r. 7158 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. comer: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge passage of this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 7158. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. comer: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 7508. the speake

this is from the "wall street journal" talking about the new york democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez. she was defeated by gerry connolly. representative gerry connolly defeated alexandria ocasio-cortez, putting him to be a protagonist of the president-elect. it said it was former house speaker nancy pelosi who has had a chilly relationship with ocasio-cortez, urging colleagues to back gerry connolly. democrats only on the future of the democratic party. in irving, texas, hello. >> caller: good morning. i'm david from irving, texas. the future of the democratic party needs to go to someone like jasmine crockett. that may sound bizarre and out of the box, but that's what i'm doing. when they go low, we need to go in the basement. trump got elected because he gave the people they didn't have, or felt like they didn't have, and a voice that wouldn't back down. that's what i see jasmine crockett as. the different between trump and crockett, at least crockett is going to be honest. she's not going to take any crap off trump and his trumpys. the difference between democrats and republicans q

reporter: pointing to representative ocasio-cortez. what must the party do to meet this and getting the new message out? mr. jeffries: many members in the house democratic caucus and gerry connolly and alexandria ocasio-cortez. we are going to work together as part of our conversations with each other to make sure we are decisively communicating with the american people. that effort is going to be led by the communications and under the leadership of debbie dingell and laura underwood and maxwell frost who are excited about the caucus-wide gigment and making sure we communicate with the american people. reporter: ranking member adam smith put out a statement he was voting against the ndaa because of antitransprovision. will you be supporting the ndaa and how many democrats will oppose due to that particular provision? mr. jeffries: it's a member-to-member, case-by-case analysis in terms of people making decisions as to what is the right thing to do. there are a lot of positive things in the national defense re-authorization act and the

congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez and congressman gerry connolly are battling it out to serve asht committee. that's a very important committee. "politico" reports they are both projecting confidence about their chances. aoc has the backing of the progressive caucus, while former speaker nancy pelosi is reportedly behind the scenes yet again to boost connolly. raskin set to replace jerry nadler as the top democrat on the judiciary committee. back with us, julian castro and kimberly the gentleman -- kimberly atkins-store. >> i'm wondering, i think for a lot of people that read this news, i remember when congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez was first elected. and to see just the -- it's not -- i don't want to call it a shift, but i think to see the growth, frankly, in the democratic caucus and how young leaders are now -- you don't have to wait -- you don't have to be in congress 15, 20 years to serve in leadership, is -- or even have the potential, the ability to serve in leadership, i think is amazing. what do you think about these developments? >> yeah. i mean, symone, this ha

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california state senator dave cortez has been a fan of plunkett since watching him win the 1971 rose bowl. cortez is introducing a senate resolution, a hail mary of sorts, to the selection committee to right the longtime wrong and vote plunkett in few, if any, quarterbacks that win two super bowls are left out of the hall of fame. >> in fact, right now, jim plunkett is the only one who has won two super bowls that's left out of the hall of fame, and we think that needs to be correcte. we think the nfl should recognize the fact that he was a big part in building up the league itself. >> plunkett was the first nonwhite qb to win a super bowl, changing the game and inspiring fans of hispanic and native american heritage forever. sports writer mark purdy says he's a key piece of nfl history. >> he's already in the college football hall of fame. he's already in the san jose sports hall of fame. he's he's in a number of other halls of fame. but i happen to believe that jim belongs in the hall of fame for both his football accomplishments and for what he meant to the nfl. >> the final induc

are facing an identity crisis and some say young progressives like congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez could save them. >> passed over one of the youngest most media savvy women of congress for a key leadership public role. >> plus, fox weather alert, dangerous tornadoes sweeping through the south as millions of americans make their way home from christmas festivities. we are tracking the latest severe storm warnings. the second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now. >> katie: incoming border czar tom homan vowing to build family facilities as he looks to deport illegal migrants and u.s. born children and he insists the government can all do it in a humane way. >> todd: chanley painter joins us now. >> we are learning more details about how the incoming trump administration border czar plans to carry out the largest deportation operation in u.s. history. tom homan telling "the washington post" the administration will build family facilities and detain and deport illegal migrants. the report reads in part, quote u.s. immigration and customs enforcement will look to hold parents with

cortez masto: thank you, mr. president. throughout my career i've been committed to tackling the drug problem in this country and protecting our communities. i have passed bills to hold criminals accountable and crack down on fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking. but i'm here today because our work to protect americans from these harmful drugs is far from over. as we continue our work to keep our families safe from fentanyl, we must also focus on new drugs that are emerging like xilozine, drug traffickers are been adding it to fentanyl to boost their profits. and it's nickname is trank because it is an animal tranquilizer. i have been hearing about how xilozine is spreading to the west. between 2019 and 2022, the number of overdose deaths skyrocketed by 276%. xilozine is almost entirely unregulated. we have to get ahead of it. that's why we have to have the bipartisan bicameral xl azine bill. this has the support of over 115 bipartisan members of congress in both chambers because it's essential. this legislation would mak

alexandria ocasio-cortez smart, savvy, quick on her feet but jerry won the race and alexandria ocasio-cortez did not. are you surprise odder more dc stuff the rest of us don't follow. >> the republicans in the past especially leading committees and they don't have turns and a difference of some of the younger members trying to challenge conley got a lot of backing from centrists and some democrats have concerns about aoc and more progressive views. >> con fir mission hearings for the cabinet nominees are coming and what can we expect? these are like many trials and it's without a presiding judge and saling through confirmation and getting support from the other side and do some nominees have more work yet to be done to get over the finish line? >> we have to make sure the people are focus #-d on the reform and mission. >> it's keep growing the bureaucracy and growing money for the national budget every single year and the most powerful force of the american government isn't good, evil, love or hate and yawnier supra aural headphones and it's -- inertia and it's the willingness and ability to

la alguacil cristina cortez. ella fue electa con el 60% del condado de san mateo. 60%. y eso?il cristina cortez. porque ella fue electa por el pueblo, no por ellos. joaquín jiménez, el alcalde de half moon bay, ha sido una de las personas que desde un principio ha demostrado su apoyo al alguacil y dice que además de no estar de acuerdo, le parece injusto la decisión que tomó la junta de supervisores, porque ella ha ayudado mucho a la comunidad. ella como mamá, como mujer latina, mujer de color, tiene una, un una posición fuerte que desafortunadamente yo le estoy llamando supremacía blanca, la que está queriendo la remover de esta posición. según la ordenanza se le otorgaría el poder aos supervisores hasta el 31 de diciembre del 2028, fecha que según la supervisora corso, esa fecha es cuando termina el a término actual en que está sirviendo el alguacil. ahorita estoy desilusionado. esta es una desilusión saber que tenemos a esos perros del condado que no están pensando en el trabajo que ha hecho cristina. la junta de supervisores invitó al alguacil corpus el próximo 10 de dicie

jeffrey: all right, maureen, so he went with very contemporary and historical fiction back to cortez.ou got? maureen: i have got in a sense historical fiction and very contemporary too. james by percival everett, which i think has landed on so many best of lists this year. jeffrey: national book award. maureen: yeah. thank you. it is a retelling, in a sense, of huckleberry finn, but from the point of view of jim james, the enslaved person in the novel. i usually am suspicious of these kinds of appropriations of classic texts, through the point of view of a secondary character. this is alive. it is very much its own novel. it's funny. it's heartfelt. i mean the opening scene is james educating young children in the community. how to speak through a slave filter so that white people will listen to them. and it really makes you rethink huckleberry finn in ways you can't even anticipate. so that's one. and then this is a peculiar year, right. danzy senna's colored television. danzie senna happens to be married to percival everett, so i would love a lot of love to -- jeffrey: you are showi

rashida tlaib, l had omar, alexandria ocasio-cortez, and ayanna pressley. four young women of color. a couple of them dark skinned. a couple of them muslim. one wearing a hijab. transformed america in 2018, and they will continue to transform america for generations to come. and it is this body's responsibility to listen to them, learn from them, and follow their leadership. because this country will never reach its full potential unless it follows the examples of these four women i just mentioned. so i want to thank you so much for giving me a space and platform and footprint to be myself as i ran for office and won that historic election. thank you so much. two years later, i was able to win, and my sister cori bush, was able to join me here in this incredible place. two years later, we got delia ramirez and many others. and so as ayanna said, and i will quote her again, our squad is big, and it includes the entire country. so i will do everything in my power to continue to be an example for young people, working-class people, and people of color. i will

rashida tlaib, ilhan omar, alexandria ocasio-cortez, and ayanna pressley.our young women of color, couple of them dark-skinned, couple of them muslim, one wearing a hijab, transformed america in 2018 and they will continue to transform america for generations to come. and it is this body's responsibility to listen to them, learn from them and follow their leadership. because this country will never reach its full potential unless it follows the examples of these four women i just mentioned. and so i want to thank you so much forgiverring me a -- for giving me a space and platform and footprint to be my steph as i ran for office -- myself as i ran for office and won that historic election. thank you so much. then two years later, i was able to win and my sister cori bush was able to join me here in this incredible place. and got years later, we got delia ramirez, greg casar and many others, summer lee. as ayanna said and i'm going to yoat her again, -- to quote her again, our squad is big, y'all. and our squad includes the entire country. and so i will do ev

thousands of homes and businesses were simply devastated, including slick's eatery in cortez, floridat restaurant suffered major damage during helene. cnn spoke to the owner, bob sliker, who had to rebuild, had to put rebuilding on hold, then to prepare for milton. here's what he said then about riding out both storms. >> just the total difference of the two. i mean, one one four feet of water and the rest. we had sustained winds of 100 miles an hour. plus, i'm sure in the second one. so every every large tree that i saw driving the four miles towards the island was, was down and damaged, broken. um, all fences, i think. i don't think there's a fence standing in anybody's yard right now. >> well, bob sliker joins us now from florida. and bob, i'm looking at actual painting happening behind you right now. after riding out two storms, we hear you have excellent news, which is you plan to reopen in two weeks, which is incredible. tell us all about it. >> very very excited to reopen after the first of the year. >> we're just waiting for some equipment right now, getting the team back toge

earlier this month, you will be suspended from office south korea's constitutional cortez 6 months to decide on this removal from power into speech off to the both you and said he would step aside, but not to give up a protest. this began celebrating on the streets of soul. the moment news of his impeachment broke massive demonstrations quoting for you and to go started. soon after his martial law declaration plumps the country into political tales. from all i am now joined by 5 in touch. ma do, and this reporting from souls so far beyond soft green low make exposure to impeach president you you and says he'll step aside, but won't give up what now? well, he might say that he doesn't give up that he wants to fight until the end, but his political fate is not in his own hands any more, no lies in the hands of the constitutional court. they will make the final decision whether and whether you will actually indeed is in peace, permanently in peace. he already has given up his follow, but the constitutional court will make the final decision. and they theoretically have a $118.00 days tim

also want to congratulate those who ran against them, alexandria ocasio-cortez, jim costa, melanie stands borough. we are the democratic caucus. there are different ideas and viewpoints within the caucus but we're moving forward and this is part of our internal process. we will now populate committees and get ready for the 119th congress. i don't think there's much more to read into that other than democrats run for offices and some of us have run for offices and come up short in his leadership elections. so nothing is final, and congratulate those ranking members who are taking leadership positions of these committees and look forward to working with them over the next congress. >> on government funding, do you feel speaker -- speaker johnson -- [inaudible question] >> we will see. with democratic caucus the details matter. we're going to review the language on its merits. i haven't seen any details or any final language yet. we've been hoping that would be posted soon but one of the things we know very clearly is that house democrats will be needed to pass government funding. that is be

disappointing those who wanted alexandria ocasio-cortez. connelly is 74. ocasio-cortez is 35. and a rising progressive star. the party is still debating on whether it needs to get younger, more centrist or liberal or if it should work with the next administration or fight it. as you vie for the dnc vice chair and we know the dnc has to deal with where it goes from here. i was in chicago the night of christmas and a lot of people want to see congressman jonathan jackson run for chair. where do you see the future of the party going as you run for vice chair? >> i think you need a combination. whether it is the dnc and yes, i'm running for dnc vice chair of civic engagement. i think while we have great candidates i have an unmatched record. being in the state house as the first democratic female to deliver the majority. marching with you and other civil rights leaders. putting together civic participation and engagement. when you look at what we just did, we picked the best bid. aoc did a great job. we elected a lot of younger people over some of our senior but you can't have eve

. >> julie: ocasio-cortez with a warning about billionaires claiming they're turning america into angarchy. is she right? >> i campaigned on an agenda deliver change to washington. last month the american people voted for change like they have never voted before. ha ha. haha! then he switched to mucinex nightshift. mucinex is uniquely formulated to leave your system faster, so you wake up ready to go. uhh, hank! try mucinex nightshift and feel the difference. >> griff: what a day of football yesterday. joe burrows had a great pass. >> we played eight minutes. stumbling and just masterfully gets it to higgins. just other worldly for burrow. >> last night's game against the browns burrow was tripped by a teammate as he fell and somehow still managed to throw the ball off for a touchdown pass to higgins, the bengals beat the browns 24-six. >> i don't think we're witnessing the start of an oligarchy. i think we are fully here. you literally have a completely unelected billionaire who has just taken over and paused government funding. you have billionaires who run news outlets like jeff b

ocasio-cortez is 35. and a rising progressive star. the party is still debating on whether it needs to get younger more centrist or more liberal or if it should work with the next administration or fight it. as you vie for the dnc vice chair and we know the dnc has to deal with where it goes from here. i was in chicago for christmas evening the night of christmas. with reverend jesse jackson and a lot of people in chicago telling me they want to see his son congressman jonathan jackson run for chair. where do you see the future going and the direction going of the party as you run for vice chair? >> i think you need a combination. whether it is the dnc and yes i'm running for dnc vice chair of civic engagement and voter participation. because i think while we have great candidates, i have an unmatched record. chairing the congressional black caucus elected bus, being in the state house. as the first democratic female to deliver the majority. marching with you and other civil rights leaders, putting together civic participation and enga

, ocasio or cortez, in her 30s. what do you just make of this? i think generational tension, in a way, inside the democratic party i mean, you've seen it. >> you saw jasmine crockett challenge debbie dingell, debbie dingell ended up winning that race. uh, aoc is one of the more exciting. i don't agree with her politics on everything, but she definitely is not the future of the democratic party. she's the right now of the democratic party um, so i don't have any problem with these challenges. what people have to turn the page and see is the reason that you're seeing that is that there is a real belief that in 2026, democrats are going to take the house back. and so these individuals who get these ranking leadership positions will be in line to be chair of these respective committees and have that platform and have that perch. but for a long period of time, the democratic party was old and stale. um, our leadership was old. uh and we remember a republican party that was marco rubio, that was bobby jindal, that was ted

today alexandra ocasio cortez called to become the top ranking oversight.ying for opened earlier this week when jamie raskin threw his name. and joining me is congressman raskin. it's great to have you. straight to the source of what exactly is happening. democrats in your caucus. first of all. what's happening here. it feels like and correct me if i'm wrong. there may be a new generation that's rising through the ranks of generational leadership. >> generational politicians is always present. but what's happening is the democrats feel like we're in the fight of our live and we want to deploy and redeploy people to different positions to get ready for the fight to defend our democracy, our freedom and our constitution. >> i know that jeffreys is saying, we are getting ready for leadership role change >> i've had hundreds of conversations with my colleagues about how best to arrange ourselves for the coming fight. you probably noticed alex, that there's a republican try treu trifecta. it's the thinnest it's been in a century. but they still have a tiny major

. >> martha: coming up the warning from congresswoman alexandria a co-ceo cortez about billionaires likek and their claim about turning america into an oligarchy. shark tank mr. wonderful kevin o'leary has some thoughts on this and he joins me next. >> we are here and we are going to witness very unprecedented moments come january. they can save hundreds on car insurance by checking allstate first. like you know to check your school's saying first before saying it. high tide! [cheering] high tide, guys! high tide! high tide! it's “roll tide”. uh, shoot. yeah, checking first is smart. so check allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. roll tide! you're in good hands with allstate. >> martha: right now thousands of amazon workers are on strike during the holiday rush. mack scored in talking to one of those workers live outside an amazon facility near los angeles. >> we are now on day five of his amazon delivery driver strike. especially as we see signs like this playing across the country in nine different sights. workers are blocking from coming out and slowing things down

they passed over congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez for the top democratic spot on the house oversight chance to apply some of the lessons we should have learned from the november election, right? instead, democrats passed over one of the august, most media savvy members of congress for a key leadership public role. >> joey: tyrus. >> tyrus: yes. >> joey: it's play and how aoc is the future of the democrat party. >> tyrus: she's not. first of all. they decided not to go with an influencer over someone who had actual experience. aoc's legislative record is what? how many laws? what? they figured out the problem is the democrats haven't been in office. they haven't been working. this has been the progressive branch. when you say brand, you are not selling sneakers and shoes. your brand is the american people. the democratic party used to have solid ideas. down the middle stuff. what happened was we got a president who was unfit, a cover-up and the people calling the shots were progressives. and that is what ruled the ruined the democrats. you have people part of the crime tell you what w

what i call the gerontocracy, younger voices like yourself or a on a presley and alexandria ocasio-corteztop seat and said that speaker pelosi was on his seat and didn't get it and you see younger voices largely set aside and what do you make of that? >> this system of seniority and this system of prey -- play the way you want to play but in order to do that it means wait your turn but we can't tell the american public, especially the young people that you are part of this party and we want to engage and hear from you and you are important to us but then from congress we say, yes, but we actually don't want to hear from you and we want you to learn and wait your turn and what what alexandria ocasio- cortez brought to the table would have been magnificent and jasmine crockett would've been magnificent and good communicators and people who know how to message and also have the eyes and ears of the younger generations and not only younger generations but even people who are older. so why not have a mixture because that is what the country is made up of but also the republican party doesn't d

today, new york congresswoman avandia akai zero cortez announcer bid to become the ranking democrat on the house oversight committee, one of the most visible positions in congress. the 35-year-old is running against 74-year-old congressman gerry connolly of virginia. in the role they are vying for open up earlier this week when congressman jamie raskin threw his hat in the ring for the top democratic spot on the judiciary committee, opposing the 77-year-old who has held the position. currently the making -- ranking member on the oversight committee. it is great to have you, straight to the source of executive happening in your caucus. first of all, what is happening here? it feels like, correct me if i am wrong, there is maybe a new generation that is driving for house leadership. >> generational politics is always present in congress in the country. but i think what is really happening is that the democrat feel that we are in the fight for our lives and we want to deploy and redeploy people to different positions to get ready for the fight, to defend our democracy, our freedom in our

you ran against congresswoman alexandria -- alexandria ocasio- cortez. you won decisively. what does that say, do you think, to the american people about where the democratic party is? >> there has been a lot of nonsense, frankly, on the generational change but what the democratic caucus did was they tried to put their best generals on the battleground. who is qualified? who has the skill set? it had nothing to do with how old people were. do they bring capability? can they function? that was the choice with alexandria, a rising star with a lot of talent that she is three termed. i am going to begin my ninth. i have experience. i know how to take on the republicans. i am known as a bulldog. those are skill sets we need as we face four more years of trump and an unstable republican majority. >> yeah. four more years of trump. are you ready to go toe to toe with not only the republicans in the house but maybe also with the president of the united states? >> i have done it before. >> we beat trump on the citizenship questions and i helped lead that effort with it. we beat him

i appreciate that. >>> now this, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez was asked on social media, are if the start of an old to gary -- oligarchy in the united states? listen to her response. >> oh, i don't think we're witnessing the tart of an oligarchy -- the start of an oligarchy, i think we are fully here. we're here, we are here. and we are going to witness very unprecedented moments come january. ashley: good time to bring in our good friend kennedy. you know, kennedy, i was looking up oligarchy in the dictionary, definition of oligarchy. it says a small group of people having control of an organization or institution which you could argue is the extreme left progress progressives in the democrat party that's dragging the whole organization down the tubes. but really? you know, she's demonizing the wealthy, basically, isn't she? >> well, she is. st interesting, she never really had an issue with the billionaires who were funding the biden white house and kamala harris' presidential run. they had access to a lot of power. they were given a lot of favors, you know? you look at som

ashley, i believe we're talking about alexandria ocasio-cortez, aoc, right? >> we are indeed, stu.eports suggest that aoc would be among the potential 2028 democrat contenders along with kamala harris. really? pete buttigieg. gretchen whitmer, josh shapiro and gavin newsom. the 2028 election will be the first one where ocasio-cortez can legally run as the constitution states you have to be 35 years and older. the congresswoman has made no public indications she will run but multiple sources telling the hill that she would be a top candidate. but former congressman matt gaetz adding fuel the fire, writing that aoc has told people she is running in 2028 since 20119. on social media several left wing activists and pundits are skeptical that she could pull it off. president aoc. stu -- [laughter] stuart: take a big, deep breath, ashley. but thank you for that report. still ahead, ted cruz defends trump's tariff plans. >> i've got say, you look at the threat of tariffs against mexico and canada, immediately has produced action. stuart: well, now trump is threatening to put 100% tariff o

congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez wants to be the top democrat on house oversight.si is advising democrats the worth jerry connolly of virginia. condy is 74 years old, aoc is 35. is this a generational conflict on the democratic side, jack? >> yeah. i think that it's general and rational, i -- generational, i also think it's liberal versus radical. if you look at some of the ranking members, they're all 70-plus on the democratic side. there's a lot of drama right now there as there is in the white house between hearst and biden. just a lot of -- harris and biden. a lot of sort of soap opera stuff the, and we'll see how it falls out. mike: rich, i know you from working on capitol hill on the house democratic side. what do you make of all of this? >> i think it's a healthy thing for the democratic party to be having these discussions right now. t not just on the oversight committee. you saw jamie raskin take over the judiciary slot. you've also seen some debate over who's going to lead on natural resources and the agriculture committee. there is a deep well of talent

a panel of democrats tonight recommended jerry conley of virginia over alexandria ocasio-cortez to befor democrats. youth vs. experience. and icon of progressive. seat taking on decades of experience in the 74-year-old gerry connolly. tonight, the old guard won. former presidential candidate dean phillips says the party blocks youth it's time to elevate the best and brightest. we is kept them from ascending to leadership positions which means they go elsewhere. >> democrats were concerned that an aoc win meant the party could veer left. ohio's marcy kaptur is the longest tenured woman in house history. she never chair add committee but she tried. >> the people that get elected in my party tend to come from the coasts. >> kaptur says former house speaker nancy pelosi partly blocked her and pelosi worked against aoc's bid now. republicans did not vote but oversight committee chairman james comer preferred alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> i hope they put her on there because she symbolizes what the democrats stand for. she is a socialist. she is the architect of the green new deal in the hou

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. >>> a generational shift is emerging in democratic leadership. 35-year-old alexandria ocasio-cortezpoised to make what politico called an unexpected assent to be the ranking member of the house oversight committee. she's up against 74-year-old gerry connolly, who has served 16 years on the committee, and if it does happen, it would mark the latest example of democratic leadership shuffle making way for a new generation. it's already pushed out two ranking members and is posing a challenge to a third. all of them, by the way, over 75 years old. those challenges come, of course, after joe biden's age became a liability, and democrats suffered across the board electoral losses. is this just the start of a changing of the guard? nbc's ali vitali is reporting from capitol hill. eugene daniels is politico's white house correspondent and an msnbc political contributor, tim miller is former communications director for jeb bush's 2016 campaign, host of the bullwort podcast and an msnbc political analyst. welcome to all of you. ali, what do these leadership challenges tell us about any kind o

democratic congressman jerry connelly of virginia has defeated congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortezhouse oversight committee. connelly won the race 130-84 during a vote on the full democratic caucus. the virginia lawmakers win come as house democrats saw many of their older colleagues ousted from community leadership posts. but connelly, well, he won. he's 74 years old and he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus last month. he spoke to reporters about that issue. >> we're looking at capability. we're not looking at age. it's somebody capable and irrespective of how old they are. if they bring enthusiasm you've got to like them. i did it before for four years and bested them on a number of occasions, and i'm raring to go again. >> joining us now president of the national action network and host of msnbc's politics nation, reverend al sharpton. rev, thank you as always for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> let's start simply with aoc here. this was a bit of a surprise to some that you raised your hand for this post, and then a surprise to others that she was defeated.

obviously representative ocasio-cortez is an incredible member of our caucus.'s personally a mentor, she's tough and knows how to take it to the republicans. she knows how to take it to donald trump. what we need in congress, folks not just bringing the experience which is so important, but also people that are going to bring the fire. we have to hold republicans accountable for what they're trying to do. bringing on elon musk and these billionaires to try to essentially redistribute wealth from working class people back to their own companies is crazy. so we've got to be tough and bring our very best in this congress. >> can i ask you, though, do you think there's an opportunity for dems on oversight to have a proactive agenda? or do you think the majority of what you're doing is playing defense? >> we'll have a proactive agenda. look at what jamie raskin and us in oversight did this last congress. we completely dismantled all of their arguments. we're going to be aggressive even in the minority on oversight and all these committees. that will be really import

she's not new to the hill anymore, ocasio-cortez. let's talk about that race, first of all.hat new generation. she said, i'm one of the top fund-raisers. seniority is not -- should not just be the way that people gain traction here. it should be the people who are the strongest and able to voice things for the working class. but she lost to gerry connolly, a virginia congressman, who, among other things, has important ties to washington, d.c., which is part of the oversight committee's job. but there was a vote for one newer person. that's angie craig, who will be heading the agriculture committee, despite nancy pelosi endorsing someone else. geoff: all right, lisa desjardins, thanks, as always. ♪ amna: while the numbers are finally starting to decline, more than 74,000 americans are still dying every year from opioid overdoses. despite that, very few people struggling with addiction get treatment. tonight, william brangham looks at the renewed focus on methadone, one of the oldest and most effective medications in this fight. natalie knight, methadone patient: they give me

go to the hill where congressman jerry connolly just defeated representative alexandria or casio cortez. we have more. the younger generation might be ready to leave but the older one is not giving up at least in this instance. tell us what happened and why it is significant. >>> at least not in this incident. we have been seeing this battle between the generations, within house democratic caucus over the course of the last few weeks as they do their steering process which is basically, who is going to lead what committees. in this case, who will be the ranking democratic member in an age where a lot of the democratic goals will be to thwart and to have different messaging from the trump aligned republicans here on capitol hill. in this instance, we were watching congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez against congressman jerry connolly. connolly ultimately won out in the smaller steering committee and the larger full caucus vote. while we are talking about this as a generational push, i think the larger picture here and what i asked the top democrat about, is he made the point that this

bernie sanders and alexandria ocasio-cortez. what we saw in november was a complete change.he working class shifted right. the economy was a big issue for most voters along with innovation and also what they poured forth resonated with voters. democrats also had the chance for a strong message yesterday and the oversight committee -- by not putting alexandria ocasio-cortez inside of the oversight committee. the democrats do not learn from their mistake. they deserve to lose in 2028. host: how receptive do you think the party as a whole would be to a more populist message? caller: until the leadership changes and until the base themselves actually change, whether it is the primary or the 2028 primary, they are not going to be receptive. it will be the voters that will have to change themselves. there has to be a working-class movement to the democratic party left. host: that is winter. similar thoughts from group known as third way, a moderate group. they say what voters told ats in 2024 is the recent piece. the last push to the middle w sufficient to counter the weight of th

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california state senator dave cortez has been a fan of plunkett since watching him win the 1971 rosel. cortez is introducing a senate resolution, a hail mary of sorts, to the selection committee to right the longtime wrong and vote plunkett in few if any quarterbacks that win two super bowls are left out of the hall of fame in fact, right now, jim plunkett is e only one who has won two super bowls that's left out of the hall of fame, and we think that needs to be corrected. >> we think the nfl should recognize the fact that he was a big part in building up the league itself. >> plunkett was the first nonwhite qb to win a super bowl, changing the game and inspiring fans of hispanic and native american heritage. forever sports writer mark purdy says he's a key piece of nfl history. >> he's already in the college football hall of fame, he's already in the san jose sports hall of fame. he's he's in a number of other halls of fame. but i happen to believe that jim belongs in the hall of fame for both his football accomplishments and for what he meant to the nfl. >> the final inductees of

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new york democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez offered one alternative. our solution instead of turning the military on our own people. >> tordocument them. to document the undocumented and texas senator john cornyn says he wants to control illegal immigration but says the trump administration should prioritize. we need to focus on the criminals. the people who were affiliated with terrorist organizations to me that's or should be our priority. homan says his plans for mass deportation would cost 86 billion dollars. that's about 10 times the yearly budget for the agency charged with carrying it out. >> in washington, i'm lot. >> a judge has rejected a request by lawyers for rap mogul jay z to identify the woman accusing him of assault. the woman identified in court papers only as jane doe claims jay z and sean diddy combs sexually assaulted her when she was a young teenager. the judge says the accuser can remain anonymous. for now, citing the serious allegations, the woman's mental health struggles and the risk of being threatened by copes the woman claim