but now i want to bring in the democrat from illinois, senator dick durbin.welcome back. >> good to be with you. >> you just heard leader cantor a couple of minutes ago. and i want to get your take on how this standoff, this new standoff on fiscal matters, ends over these automatic spending cuts. you heard the leader say we're not going to deal with any more tax hikes, but that's what the president wants. he wants a different way of going about the spending cuts and some way to find some additional revenue. how is it going to end? >> david, sequestration was designed as a budget threat, not as a budget strategy. and i think all of us understand if it goes forward in less than three weeks it's going to have a dramatic negative impact on many agencies equally important on the economy. so we need to come together. what the president is proposing for the rest of this year at least is that we deal with the sequester the same we have the first two months, evenly split between revenue and cuts. i think that's a sensible approach. it's consistent with simpson-bowles,

we're going to speak to the assistant democratic leader, senator dick durbin, in a moment. with our roundtable. joining me here, republican strategi strategist, mike murphy, democratic mayor of atlanta, kasim reed, national correspondent michael isikoff, who of course broke the drone story this week, anchor of "bbc world news america," katty kay, former speechwriter for president bush and columnist for "the washington post" michael gerson. welcome to all of you. here you are. i wanted everybody to weigh in on this moment, the president and how he approaches the legislative end of his second term and his state of the union address. i thought "the washington post" summed it up will writing about it this week capturing the moment. "this time it's not about george w. bush's impact or an upcoming election or recovering from major setbacks from the last one. obama's trying to advance his most ambitious legislative agenda since his first year in office, and he's doing it on the heels of a re-election victory. the country just doubled down on obama's agenda, which isn't something t

dick durbin has worked very hard. we agree that should give special priority. >> these are -- >> and second, we need something special for agriculture, because it is a different situation. whether you were in new york dairy country or elsewhere, you cannot get americans to do this work. >> ok. senator mccain, did you speak to speaker boehner? >> something that needs to be done. real quick. the environment has changed since 2007. that is why we are guardedly optimistic. there are a whole bunch of things out there that we have to avoid or diffuse. i am confident that cautiously optimistic we can get this done. if we do not, i think it will have ramifications, not just for republicans but for the entire country, and to have a country with 11 million people living in the shadows is not the type of country we want to teach our children about. >> what is the path to getting this through the house? >> i think probably one of the scenarios is a majority of democrats in the house and a significant and maybe a majority of repub

. >>> mientras tanto en chicago, dick durbin y luis gutiérrez recalcaron que la legalización de 11 millonespero que el proceso tiene que ser largo porque muchos están antes. >>> que los millones que están en los países tienen que venir primero, porque solicitaron hace años el permiso para venir al país, y sería incorrecto e injusto que sean dejados de lados. >>> pero dijo que aunque el proceso es lento, es positivo. >>> que puedan salir de la oscuridad, de las sombras, darle un permiso de trabajo, que se puedan quedar en estados unidos. >>> mientras tanto la secretaria de seguridad, jeannete napolitano, viajó a el paso, texas, para verificar el estado de la frontera. >>> pasamos al otro gran debate nacional, tiene que ver con el tema de las armas y el presidente barack obama que estuvo en minneapolis para presentar un plan para el control de armas de asalto, el presidente pidió reintegrar la prohibición de las armas de asalto, además dijo que las armas de guerra n tienen lugar en nuestras calles, senadores y congresistas, dijo el presidente barack obama que prohiban la venta para quienes no

. >>> mientras tanto en chicago los demócratas dick durbin y luis gutiérrez recalcaron que la legalizaciónos son prioridad. >>> que los millones que están esprando en los países, tienen que venir primero, porque solicitaron hace años el permiso para venir a este país, y sería incorrecto e injusto que fueran dejados de lado. >>> pero agregó que aunque el proceso es lento, es positivo. >>> que puedan sair de la oscuridad, de la sombra, darle un permiso de trabajo para que ese permiso de trabajo les dé la posibilidad de quedarse en estados unidos. >>> por su parte la secretaria de seguridad jeannete napolitano viajó a texas para hablar de la seguridad de la frontera. >>> las armas de guerra no deben seguir n elas calles y es necesario tomar medidas de sentido común para lograrlo, dijo el presidente barack obama desde minneapolis, esto después del éxito que hay en esa ciudad para disminuir los crímenes. >>> la única forma que se pueden disminuir las armas en la nación es si todo el pueblo hace algo y habla al respecto, dijo el presidente barack obama. >>> no tenemos que estar de acuerdo sobre

your thoughts bubbling because there's "meet the press" on sunday. >> we have eric can't or and dick durbinand we'll talk about the politics of the drone program. look ahead to the state of the wrun. >> exciting. we'll be there with you on the state of the union. thank you, david. ask chuck and have a great weekend. >> you too. >> meebl, residents of the east coast not such a great weekend. they are bracing for what could be an historic winter storm. we are live next in boston and hartford where up to two feet of snow are now expected. plus, the massive manhunt intensifying out west for a former police officer accused of killing at least three people, including a policeman. [ male announcer ] house rule number 53. big time taste should fit in a little time cup. new single serve cafe collections from maxwell house now available for use in the keurig k-cup brewer. always good to the last drop. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at de

it's a far cry from what senator dick durbin said back in 2009 on "the ed show." >> you believe the banks own the senate and you can't get this done? >> i will tell you that at this point in time, it's an uphill battle for me to get 60 votes in the senate. >> senators like elizabeth warren make it a lot easier for dick durbin to get the momentum he needs to stop this behavior. this is what the 2012 elect was all about, wasn't it? now compare senator warren with her most -- with the most talked about counterpart on the other side of the aisle and what he is working on. >> it may be that he spoke at radical or extreme groups or anti-israel groups and accepted financial compensation. we don't know. >> oh, yeah, senator ted cruz of texas. he is too busy playing joe mccarthy these days. elizabeth warren is fighting for the people who were screwed by the rich bankers. now, which one do you want on your side? and this is how we have to think, liberals. just think what it would be like if we had 60 senators like elizabeth warren. that's what this election was all about. it's a marathon. it's not

democrat chuck shumer, new york, the senate plan is backed by democrats robert menendez, new jersey, dick durbinchael bennett, colorado, republicans john mccain arizona, marco rubio, florida, lindsey graham, south carolina, jeff flake, arizona. details. first, beef-up border security. more agents, more drones. two. entry exit system to track visas of temporary visitors to make sure they exit. then for the 11 million illegal immigrants already here, a change to get quote up quote probationary legal status. that is if they come forward and successfully one, pass background checks, two, pay fines and owe taxes, three, learn english and u.s. civics. these temporarily legal citizens can then apply for full citizenship. there are also new fines and penalties against employers who knowingly hire illegal workers. five years ago in 2007, republicans defeated a similar plan but john mccain says this time may be different. the hispanic vote is need and republicans don't have it. >> you look at the demographics of this country and the rising hispanic population, we are not going to win races. times have cha

republican eric accountantor and dick durbin.g off this morning. >> plus, our political round table. the debate over drones as part >> the time now is 9:41. there's a live look right now of the inner harbor. the sun is shining and the skies are blue. still struggling to get above the freezing mark at the airport. high pressure is building in. so we're in between storm systems at this point. we had some clear skies overnight that allowed the temperatures to drop down. we're up to 30 degrees in gaithersburg. westminster 24 and across the eastern shore many places trying to get closer to the freezing mark as well. we're going to see sunshine then clouds increase. our high temperatures get up to normal 40-45. winds at 5-10 miles per hour and the sun will set today at 5:38. thunderstorms to parts of the south including texas, arkansas and louisiana. then a lot of rain moving into the great lakes region and a little bit of ice on the eastern edge of this in ohio and kentucky. then it's an all out blizzard from parts of the plains from

senator dick durbin of illinois will play a role in the national debate on gun control he will head thegressional committee focusing on reducing gun violence the lawmakers said they want to protect communities what respecting the second amendment which guarantees the right to gun ownership. one of a handful of chicago area appearance in washington d.c. tonight to hear the president's state of the union address tomorrow. he says gun control is and should be a key issue spending 20-30 hours every week raising awareness about gun violence. carolyn marie packed her bags for a two day trip to washington d.c. who knows firsthand about growing violence. she lost her son justin in november. he had a wonderful warm smile he was just a fun kid to be around. the 19 year-old was shot just steps from his grandmother's house in evanston to this day the shooter has never been caught that alone did not ignite her fight for gun-control, is surfaced months before his death when there's a shooting right outside her window. the reality is there are more guns available than there are four opportunities for

illinois senator dick durbin honors hadiya pendleton and several other victims of gun violence in chicago. during a hearing this morning. the meeting focused on how to crackdown on gun violence while also respecting the constitution's second amendment rights. durbin called for universal background checks on gun sales and limiting the number of bullets in magazines. he argued these proposals won't step-on a person's right to protect themselves. durbin also honored those whose lives were stolen because of gun violence. the student at northern illinois university with a bright future murdered in the classroom. a man with a history of mental illness. 16 years and full of promise killed while shielding his female friend from a gang member. chicago police officer a true american hero who dedicated his life to serving his country and has committed a killed by gang members with strong purchased guns. and in a powerful moment of unity, durbin then asked the friends and families of victims of gun violence to please stand. president obama will announce tonight that by this time next year, 34 thousan

>> we will talk to eric cantor, and senator dick durbin on the agenda, and cantor talking about the republican party in a big speech he gave this last week. >>> today is the last day for the auto show, and for one happy couple it's the first day for the rest of their lives. that's charles wilson proposing to his girlfriend there. the two started dating more than five years ago and had their first date at the washington auto show. each year they come back to celebrate their anniversary. wow. >> so she got a ring and maybe he will get a car while they are there? >> i wonder if that was part of the plan. >> give her a ring and a new red cadillac. and it seems more like a yes. and it [ female announcer ]s. coffee-mate natural bliss. ♪ made with milk, cream... a touch of sugar... and pure, natural flavors. ♪ who knew being natural could be so delicious? coffee-mate natural bliss, from nestle. now try new delicious low fat chocolate. >>> hi, everyone. welcome to new"news4 today." i am angie goff. >> and i am richard jordan. let's talk to chuck bell. >> it's on the cold side for sure. right now 28 de

dick durbin said at the time: cenk: positive environment, the republicans aren't going to filibustermore. they got a deal, so we didn't have to take it away. what happened today when senator hagel, a republican up for secretary of defense? the republicans filibustered. >> on this vote, the aye58 the nays 40, one senator announced present. 50% of the senators not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. cenk: even though 58 senators say yes let's end the debate and confirm him nope, not going to end the debate, because the republicans filibustering. now harry reid is shocked to find out that the republicans were not true to their word! >> the republicans have made an unfortunate choice to up the level here in washington. just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse. we need this vote today. why? times like this, it's nice to have a secretary of defense. cenk: man, harry reid, oh, you're killing 'em you're killing 'em take it easy, brother. this is the guy who gave it away earlier, allowing them to filibuster in the first place. >> this is not any

senator dick durbin announcing today you will chair a hearing on gun violence in the second amendmentus now, fox news digital politics editor, a senior writer for the weekly standard and fox news contributor. well, let me begin, if i may, which you. the president presses on with gun-control, despite what seems to be a determined house, determined opposition, and an nra that has just picked up in alignment with the sandy hook elementary school that wants armed guards, which is his proposal, in their schools. is he on the wrong side of history here? >> let me add one more thing to that, and it is the american people. despite what we have seen in some recent polls, of the uptick of people who say that they're willing to entertain the idea of additional restrictions on gun ownership or the kinds of guns, basically you have a long history of the american people being on this side of gun owners, lawful gun owners, not to mention the constitution, so i think the president has a difficult case to make in the face of our history, in the face of contemporary politics and particularly in the fac

now, senator dick durbin, democrat from illinois is pushing for a national on-line sales tax.ou make of that? >> exactly. in the real battle here is not so much between online and offline as between big and small. so if you're -- if you are a big company like walmart and target you are already paying taxes on all the state because u.s. stores and all the states. that is the rule. if you have a store in the state you're using, you have employees. gerri: that everybody does. >> if you don't then you are not using those resources and what his legislation would do would essentially overturn the 1992 supreme court decision that said, in order to pay taxes and estate you have to have some does go presence there. gerri: that is the big debate that went on between brick and mortar and online. so here is the estimate from the university of tennessee about how much a national amazon tax to collect. just under 11 and a half billion. can i believe that? >> know where close. we estimated about $4 billion per year. that is, by the way, a tiny fraction of state budgets or even state deficits

dick durbin and al franken and patty murray. top six conservative members of the senate, james from idaho. john cornyn of texas. now retired jim demint. the head of the heritage foundation, of course, now. pat toomey of pennsylvania. ron johnson of wisconsin and rand paul of kentucky round out the list. news busters caught double standard of of keystone pipeline protest we told you about early. news hour found 36 words for the march for life, hyping pipeline protest as the biggest climate rally in u.s. history in the segment nine times as long. while the protests were going on focus of the media gaze on the president's golf trip to florida with tiger woods. a pair of texans who are key, oil, gas and keystone pipeline players. the white house says president obama is committed to the environmental issues and the golf trip had nothing to do with the policy. >>> the u.s. postal service lost more than $40 billion in the last several years, billion with a "b" announced it would stop saturday delivery is getting in the clothing busines

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> john: given that a deal without taxes could push america back in recession democratic senator dick durbinem to do what they did the last time. >> what the president is proposing for the rest of this year is that we deal with the sequester the way we have the first two months evenly split between revenues and cuts. that's a sensible approach and it does not pose to be a burden on middle class families. >> john: for more on the g.o.p. stone wall on revenue i'm pleased to be joined by robert reich. welcome back to the show. if you were advising the president, what word would you advice him. >> one word he ought to use is jobs, jobs jobs. it's the word he has used, and he ought to be using it more. it's one issue on people's minds. the unemployment level is coming down, and even though jobs look better than what they were, it is still a verye very anemic recovery. people are worried about their jobs. inflation adjustment, and we have a huge unemployed who are unemployed for more than six months. and finally the ratio of the adult population that is working relative to the adult population tha

on tuesday, senator dick durbin will chair a hearing on gun violence and the 2nd amendment. it will take place in washington d.c. members of the pendleton family are expected to attend. still the suspect is in custody there is a reward out for $40,000. >> chicago's deep sadness over the killing of hadiya pendleton was evident as hundreds gathered outside the greater harvest baptist church. wgn's randi belisomo has the story: >> the crowd began to form hours before services were scheduled to start. >>i didn't know her personally, but just this outpouring of people here shows she had a lot of love, alot of support from people. >>a solemn air settled upon south state, as the casket of 15 year-old hadiya pendleton arrived. hers wasn't a life that was to turn out this way. she was a cut above the street violence that has plagued our city. >>she was just very sweet. her brother needed her sometimes i was his kindergarten teacher. she would come down and console him and make sure he was ok in the classroom. she would work with him and help me out. i just can't say enough about her.

and i mean liberal democrats like dick durbin who is the number two democrat in the senate. people like pat leahy the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. these are people who are really on the left have written to the president basically telling him if you don't share with us some of the legal memos drafted buy the department of justice to validate the drone killing of american citizens overseas, we're going to make life more difficult for john brennan who is testifying tomorrow as you mentioned and nor chuck hagel the nominee for defense secretary than life already is up here for them. so far no response from the white house to that demand. >> bill: all right, so this is basically -- they are not saying they are going to oppose brennan and i don't believe they will. i believe when crunch time comes hagel will get in and so will brennan. do you believe that? >> do i believe that. >> bill: okay. so it's a lot of posturing for their liberal base. we want to know and all of that. but when it comes down to it, they are not going to group against the president. rosen, las

. >> we hear from both sides, the majority leader, eric cantor and dick durbin. over drones. it is all coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> david, thanks. that does it for us on this sunday morning. nice to have you with us. >> i'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everyone! good luck to our competitors. >> up next on 11 news, mayor joins us and we have good ideas for you if you're looking for something special for valentine's day. >> one storm heading out. another one on the way. at least the next one is mostly rain.

landed, and immediately, dick durbin, who was his colleague, said this is your chance to run. sort of selfless for a senior colleague to say, this is your chance to run. do a considerable degree, he was exploring from that point forward. there is not that -- a perfect example, a great political reporter who made a point of getting to know these guys in the off-season. it is a great way of knowing people when they are not running. >> in your lifetime, 17 years with capital gang, cnn, 17 years. >> robert novak, migrate colleague and wonderful friend, it was his idea, the show. he was unhappy -- he as the mistakes. one, as far as capital gang was concerned, he agreed to go to one hour. cnn had this very popular show at 7:00 on saturday night -- a great half-hour show. he had a brilliant idea -- bring on a newsmaker, accused of being too cozy or whatever, but bring on a senator, a governor, a cabinet member, and make them part of the discussion. you would say, what do you think of this? be on a first name basis. people. not. they were used to being deferred to. but it was not a on

majority leader eric cantor and assistant democratic leader in the senate dick durbin.o "meet the press." >> pleasure, david. thank you. >> there are so many areas that are contentious right now, and chief among them is the sequester word. this dirty word in washington, that means automatic spending cuts. it could begin in a matter of weeks with $85 billion in automatic cuts. do you really want this as a republican leader? look at the impact it would have in your state alone. the associated press wrote about this it this week. sequestration, today a political football would cripple virginia's economy if happens. potentially no state would suffer more than virginia. the commonwealth would lose more than $130,000 jobs, more than any other states. not only is virginia home to the pentagon, the world's largest u.s. navy base, but a hub for major defense contractors such as aircraft builders. so the impact over 200,000 jobs, second only to california. you can't want this automatic spending cut to go forward. >> you know, clearly this is not, david, the best way to go about t

. >> we hear from both sides, the majority leader, eric cantor and dick durbin. over drones. it is all coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> david, thanks. that does it for us on this sunday morning. nice to have you with us. >> i'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everyone! good luck to our competitors. >>. >>> right now a. brand-new weather system moving in that could create a mess for the monday morning commute. >> and a live look as the big digout continues as the northeast blizzard of 2013. ahead efforts to clear roads and restore power to those left in the cold. >>> and the police and singer chris brown, and it's shocking, and flabbergasted, can't believe this. >> and welcome, it's sunday february 10th,

majority leader eric cantor is supporting the program, yet you have democrats, including senator dick durbind others who are uneasy about it. when it comes to protecting the u.s., is president obama closer to george w. bush -- >> i don't think so. what you see is safeguards. former secretary robert gates saying we should have a core court going forward to make sure that we're -- that we're following procedure. you have brennan say in his hearing if we miss a target we should disclose it. that all represents a very different tone from what you saw under the bush administration, one of trying to have a procedure and openness and transparency and bringing everybody together to try to agree on how we balance security and privacy. >> the chairman of the intelligent committee says there's no need. let me play that. >> there is plenty of oversight here. there's not an american list somewhere overseas for targeting. that does not exist. i think there's sensationalism. this is a serious matter, but i think the rules have been consistent. >> chip, as you know, the act established 'federal court that o