debbie halvorson. when it comes to promoting gun violence, she gets an f. >> that ad, that pressure ad comes from new york city mayor michael bloomberg's pro-gun reform superpac. it's part of his campaign to build support in congress for meaningful national gun reform. and you know what? it appears to be working. once that ad started running in her district, debbie halvorson, who had said she would not be moved on this issue, debbie halvorson moved on this issue. ms. halvorson telling buzzfeed, quote, my win will not be a victory for the nra. how can it be a victory for the nra when i'm for universal background checks, beefing up the database, going after straw buyers and making sure we register our guns. those are not things the nra wants. that's true. those are not things the nra wants. and that is probably going to make it hard to hold on to that nra "a" rating. but maybe that's not the most important thing in the world anymore? in the debate over gun policy and gun laws, we are supposed to believe

thank you, debbie. well, it's almost time for us to select our offices but before we do that we must adopt some rules to guide this process. you should have received copies of the rules of procedures for the election of dnc office. these rules detailed the different procedures -- you didn't get it? we sent it electronically. right behind those inaugural tickets or ball tickets. so when you're shopping for your down or tuxedo, we sent them out. staff assured. okay, okay. but let me, let me emphasize that we have copies of those rules are pretty future. i know where they rules and bylaws committee sub meeting back in september. they ushered everything was appropriate and then we send it out at that time. these rules detailed different procedures and provisions on nominations, and, of course, voting. i would now like to recognize my -- the esteem co-chairs, my colleagues on the rules and bylaws committee, this jim roosevelt, and the honorable -- to walk us through the process and the rules as they were sen

>> today on c-span "newsmakers" -- debbie stabenow. followed by the agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. and the opening day of the 113th congress. >> our guest on "newsmakers," debbie stabenow. she just won reelection. she has the important job of the chair of the agricultural committee -- agriculture committee in the senate. it will be a busy year for you. thanks for being with us. let me introduce our two reporters. jerry hagstrom covers agriculture in depth on capitol hill. he contributes to the national journal -- "national journal." and niels lesniewski is a reporter for "roll call." >> you worked very hard on the farm bill. it was not included in the fiscal cliff bill. they not include the extension that you wanted and that you had worked out with congressman lucas. what do you feel was lost by not including either the farm bill or the extension that you wanted? >> the most important thing is what you said in terms of the house. we passed a bill, as you know, back in june, strong bipartisan effort, deficit reduction of

little debbie, little debbie and a glass of ice cold milk. little debbie products for the lead bidder for the drake's cakes. the former competitor offered hostess some $27 million in cash for the line that includes devil dogs and yodels. neil's favorites. the fate of twinkie's still up in the air as hostess incontinue to negotiate with other bidders. now we know the sports team most valuable in all the world. not the yankees. not a baseball team at all. coming up, which franchise has taken the title. and exactly how much it's worth, that's next as fox reports live tonight. shep shep the first sports franchise on the plant to be worth more than a billion dollars a a soccer team across the pond. manchester uniteside now valued at $3.3 billion. the large sexual offense stake holder in man u is an american who also owns the tampa bay bucks. the national football league's dallas cowboys is the world's second most valuable franchise now at 2.1 billion. last year forbes magazine valued the new york yankees

also this hour, representative debbie wasserman schultz will join us at 6:00 a.m., along with jim clyburn, cory booker and senator john barraso and berniece king. at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, freshman representative. joakim castro. and nick cannon will join us. you are watching a personal spe edition of "early start." i'm soledad o'brien in washington, d.c. forb the inauguration of president barack obama. in our location, zoraida, not very far from where i am, but john and i are right on the capitol building. quite remarkable. really i think fair to say the best seat in the house in a few hours for people watching, of course, right, john, the president getting sworn in? >> i can look down and see you, right down there. right down there below me. hey, how are you? what's going on down there? >> zoraida. >> i'm going to turn around -- yeah. i can't get -- i can't get a view. i have to tell you, you guys, your shots are remarkable and amazing, that bird's eye view you have, berman, is beautiful. we are looking forward to that, having that view. >> when things get under way, and more people com

goldberg special project director of the national fair housing alliance hey there debbie a lot of people looking at this settlement and saying you know this was an opportunity for the major structural reforms and instead the settlement just kind of lets the banks off the hook once again i want to get your take on this. we know this is actually a redo of an unforced mint action that the fed and the control of the currency entered into with the actually fourteen banks of which these ten are part and then there's another four that haven't signed on to this yet over a year ago now that was designed to go back and look at the loans that were in foreclosure not necessarily completed foreclosure but in some stage of foreclosure in two thousand and nine and two thousand and ten because their initial look had indicated that there were widespread problems with the way those foreclosures were handled and that those problems resulted in harm to consumers and the original action went something they called the independent foreclosure review or i.f.o.r. was designed to find those people who had been ha

joining me tonight congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, chairman of the dnc. debbie, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> they keep coming at you, don't they? they just don't stop. do you have a strategy or do you have to develop a strategy to counterpunch this republican plan from a national down to a local level? >> well, absolutely we're going to have a strategy. and our strategy is going to be inclusive of the grassroots opposition that we use successfully to oppose photo suppression laws across the country. and we're going to use every tool at our disposal to do that. but, you know, i'm heartened at least by the fact that someone like the speaker of the florida house of representatives, will weatherford, who i know and know to be really very often a reasonable person, i think he had it exactly right when he said that this type of proposal to essentially rig the outcome of an election by switching to congressional district-based electoral college votes is like saying well, we won 3/4 of a football game, but we didn't win the last one. so fr

joining me is the congressman's wife, debbie. democratic strategist, leading figure in michigan political circles and following the gun debate very closely. debbie, happy new year. good to see you. >> happy new year, chuck. good to see you. it is a subject that's very complicated. >> yes. and -- i want to pull an op-ed that was -- you wrote here. you wrote this last month. you said demonizing the nra or gun owners in general gets us nowhere. appreciate round of proposals will not work. we need to knowledge we have social problems and get at the root causes. mental illness, failing educational systems, lack of job opportunities, disintegration of family. what i found interesting there, debbie was one could argue, though, that's what bill clinton attempted to do -- put tonight similar terms in '94. at the time that was about more cops on the street, other issues surrounding the gun violence debate back then. but it was the same thing. trying to go big. try to go comprehensive. >> well, that's right. i mean, i will -- as you know, c

joining us congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. she's the chair of the democratic committee as well. she's got two hats. congresswoman, thanks very much for coming in. how many democrats do you think will vote in favor of this senate-passed version? >> well, i think it's hard to say. we've done a whip count. and i think that we will have -- ultimately we have 193, 192 democrats currently serving in the house, one open seat. i would say we'll have upwards of 150 members voting for the bill very likely. we've got to make sure we protect the middle class. this deal, although not perfect, makes sure that taxes don't go up on 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses. a good step towards what should ultimately be a balanced deficit reduction package. >> that empty seat is jesse jackson jr. of chicago. that means that you don't need 218 votes to pass it, you need 217 vote to pass it. do you have any doubt that this legislation will be passed tonight?s to pass it. do you have any doubt that this legislation will be passed tonight? >> a

. >> dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz will tell me where the democrats go from here. >> he got his tax increase, but he can't claim republican fingerprints on his tax increase. >> grover can't handle the truth. but his pledge is dead. and it's the end of an era for conservatives. tonight, karen finney and michael steele on the republican party in disarray. >>> the keynote speaker at the republican convention destroys the republican congress. >> there is only one group to blame, the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. >> congressman jerry nadler on the republican disgrace over sandy relief funds. >>> and when should hillary clinton expect those apologies from fox news? >> hillary has severe benghazi allergy. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. it's a new year and a new deal there is still a big fight ahead, but 2013 started with a major victory for the white house. >> the motion is adopted without objection. a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> with 257 votes in the house of representatives, 85 of them coming from republicans, all

little debbie just might do it. a published record says the owner of the little debbie snack cakes will pay as much as $30 million to buy the drakes brand that includes devil dogs and yodels. hostess is expected to formally announce bidders later in the week. >>> californians will skip out on a new credit card law in effect today. most stores across the country can now charge its customers a 4% checkout fee to cover the cost of credit card processing. but such a fee is illegal here in our state and in nine others. >>> irs will begin accepting 2012 tax returns on wednesday. 8 days later than originally planned. that's due to congress' changes made by congress to the tax law to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >>> the federal reserve kicks off a two-day meeting tomorrow. at the last meeting they promised to keep interest rates near record lows until the unemployment rate fell behind 6.5%. last month the unemployment rate was 7.8%. some work to be done. >>> take a look at the big board now at wall street. it's been quite a mo

thank you, debbie. well, it's almost time for us to elect the slate of offices, but before we do that, we must adopt some rules to guide this process. you should have received copies of the rules of procedures for the election of dnc offices. these rules detail the different procedures -- you didn't get it? >> no. >> we sent it electronically, right behind those inaugural tickets, those ball tickets. when you were shopping for your gown, we sent them out. staff assured. okay? okay? let me -- let me emphasize that we have copies of the rules of procedure. i know we had rules and by laws committee sub meeting back in december to assure everything was appropriate, and then we sent it out at that time. these rules detail the different procedures including previsions on process, and, of course, motion. i would now like to recognize my esteemed -- or thee esteemed, my colleagues on the rules and bylaws committee, and the honorable elect to determine -- to walk us through, of course, the process and the rules

joining me is democratic congresswoman debbie wasserman-shultz.r reaction to seeing gabby giffords opening up the hearing this morning. do you think the voice will resonate through to some of those not wanting to hear about changes needed? >> i think gabby is strong and clear message today, which was full of strength and emotion as based on her personal experience but also based on her track record as a supporter of the second amendment will absolutely have a tremendous impact. i do agree with senator blumenthal that by itself, gabby's voice -- it's going to be tough for it to penetrate all the way through the millions and millions of dollars that the nra has spent over the years. but that's why she and mark started americans for responsible solutions. it is a grass roots organization that's going to push the proposals that they believe are important like banning high capacity magazines and making sure we have universal background checks. it's absolutely essential that what we pass ultimately is based on what americans across the country and nra a

debbie out in mesa arizona. debby, what do you say? >> hi, bill. good morning to you, too. i have -- i take issue with this whole subject of mental health. for one thing, i am diagnosed with a very serious mental illness, and i mean not because i want a gun. i don't. i do not own a gun and i never have owned a gun and i wouldn't own a gun. in fact, i think we ought to go the way of australia, but because i worked for a time as a -- what do you call it? a prison guard, prison officer, and i did not have to carry a gun on the job but i had to qualified qualify for one, with one as during training. >> bill: yeah. >> caller: now i mean i just find this whole thing offensive because, i mean, first of all, section offenders commit crimes. i have not committed a crime. i don't commit crimes. and i am certainly not violent. and i have a very serious mental illness, and i think i just wonder. i wonder: have these men who have committed these crimes mass shootings and such and such are they -- have they been determined to have a diagnosed mental illness? obviously they had something

. >> thank you, michigan senator debbie spenditnow. spent so much american money, you borrowed more and more from us. your economy get very weak. ours get very good. we take your jobs. thank you, debbie spenditnow. >> see, you push my buttons, erin. you push my buttons. >> uh-oh. >> that's an issue that's representing an asian person as though asian people aren't part of the fabric of this country, too. >> as if having an accent, it does seem to demean. >> in that case, also, you can find plenty of chinese people who can speak flute english, right? >> when harold ford was running for united states senator in tennessee when they had the white woman in the commercial and i met him at the playboy club. so again, it goes to what are you trying to say, black guy, white female, what's going on here? that's different because that's a political ad. you didn't have the muse nick the background, you didn't have the jimmy cliff playing. so it was conveying a whole different message than be happy, drive a vw. >> vw, i think they're a winner. you k

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fourteen million homeowners whose homes were underwater what's the story behind the numbers here debbie. a lot of it is lending that should never have happened. people who were put in loans that were never intended to be sustainable or affordable over the long haul and whose loans to no surprise went belly up a lot of it is people who are kind of caught in the squeeze with declining home prices rising unemployment. a situation where people in the past would have been able to sell their home if they couldn't afford the loan payments but can't now because declining home prices mean that they owe more on their home than it's worth and when those folks hit a bump in the road financially their own able to sell their house because they can't get enough money for it to pay the bank off so experts estimate that we're really only about halfway through this foreclosure crisis and there are potentially many more foreclosures to happen which is why this settlement if it were done right with the principal reduction that could be made available to at least this pool of borrowers could really be a hel

. >> this weakened on news maker, betty staton now -- debbie. jonas here on c-span -- join us here on c-span2 >> with a lot about their coverage, it is very thorough. -- what i like about c-span, it is a very thorough. the debates on the floor and the hearings that you cover for subcommittees and major committee hearings. >> she watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> next, a look at how data analysis helps public health and safety. speakers include the key to digital officer in new york city. is is part of the world in 2013 festival at new york university, hosted by the economist magazine. it is about 25 minutes. >> welcome back. i wanted to introduce this session. we have been hearing about data and how it is an increasingly powerful force in our lives. we will talk exactly about that. the are looking forward to a lively debate. the first speaker is the honorable shirley jackson. the president a wrestler polytechnic institute -- of rense

peter and debbie mc clawlin. bill and sally newco. and now let's give it up for your giants training staff. david, mark and carl, and harold. [cheers and applause] [inaudible] your assistant coaches. shawn dun can, dave stone and the there will will clark. [cheers and applause] . and the manager for the past 54 years the legendary one, mike murphy. [cheers and applause] and we would also like to extend a warm welcome to all of the giants alumni that we have here today including former giants manager feleap laua and five of our hall of famers. gay lord perry, orlando si pirra, jaun, lily misconnie, and willy mays. [cheers and applause] we also want to acknowledge congresswoman nancy pelosi along with her husband. thank you so much for being here. we know how busy you with the election just a few days away so a round of applause for all of our vip and special guests. and now at this time we would also like to thank the city and county of san francisco and our community partners. we must acknowledge them. can't do it without them. bank o

you can pick out the real legislators, and debbie stabenow is a real legislator. she sat down and crafted a farm bill. you may not think of michigan as a farm state. it is. and she looked at this bill in terms of its entirety. and in its entirety the farm bill is about more than farmers and ranchers. it's also about nutrition and food programs and school lunch and food stamps. they're all included in this bill. so she tackled it with the ranking republican member, pat roberts of kansas, and really came up with an amazing work product. she had over 63 votes in the senate for this farm bill, bipartisan support for this farm bill. let me tell what you it did. it not only ended up with a bill that had the support of every major farm organization, which is no mean feat, it saved over $23 billion in deficit reduction in five years. she went after some of the indefensible programs like the direct payment program to farmers, which they readily acknowledge needed to go away, took those programs aside and put the money to deficit reduction. she went to the nutrition program

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. >> but debby norris, heather's mother says that bean is a liar. >> i know that heather was beaten bys, four times that were pretty bad. one time she ended up going to the hospital after a beating. two of those beatings she pressed charges, and he was arrested on one charge, and the other charge was pending when he killed her. >> debby norris did not allow her daughter to die in vain. after heather's death she led the effort that resulted in the passing of heather's law, which made domestic violence education a requirement in indiana high schools. >> i'm trying to educate the young people on what a healthy relationship is and the signs that they need to look for and what do and that there's people out there that care and that there's resources for them to turn to. when you're in abusive relationship and you decide to go back, you're going to hear the words "i'm sorry," "i've changed," "i'll never do it again," i love you," and you do end up going back, and i believe that's what heather did. >> i mean she loved me. i know she did. when she -- when she was -- after she got me, i had sta