my name is donald david. i would like to address that there are actually two issues that i was going to do in public comment. it is not only question of the gap in coverage, but the least intrusive. as a compromise, if there is a truly independent entity that will be given access to all of the underlying data and given the opportunity to make that evaluation, the answer to your question is yes. let me be clear -- an independent party, an independent entity is not somebody who derives a substantial amount of income from doing expert testimony for at&t. i think that the community would be prepared to suggest three proposed independent parties to at&t, and at&t could pick which one they want and pay for it. since the community does not do a lot of telecommunications business, we do not have a lot of people we have influence with. we have to go with somebody -- for example, rcc, who represents other municipalities in the area. we would be prepared to do that under the circumstances you described. supervisor wiene

look at his statements, david. >> i'll see the proof. but look, donaldelf-promoter. the don king of politics without the hair or a different kind of hair. the guy is out there to promote his own image. newt gingrich is similarly very adept at press manipulation. we're not talking about the fact that he broke up with his wife on her cancer deathbed. not the fact that newt gingrich owes money on the tiffany bill of half a million or whatever it was. we're not talking about the ugly facts in his past because r because newt gingrich has come out with outrageous ideas rolling back the child labor laws and doing this debate. two master manipulators of self-promotion can get us high ratings here in america. isn't that wonderful? >> a while ago, david axelrod took his shot at newt gingrich. take a listen. >> i was amused by the newt gingrich ad by the way, because he talked about bringing the country together to solve problems. you're talking about the godfather of gridlock here. the guy who two decades ago really invented the kind of tactics that have become co

michael, does donald trump enter the race? >> no. >> david? >> i bet you $10,000 he doesn't. >> david doesn't have $10,000 so that bet is rendered worthless. >> thanks very much indeed. >> next a critical vote on capitol hill and we are heading for the four-letter word, veto. stay with us. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. the gop plan to extend the tax holiday. while it is assumed that the bill will pass through the house and fail in the senate, that may not be entirely the case. for more i am joined by luke russert and cnbc's correspondent john harwood for the latest and if i can start with you, there is a bit of tension on capitol hill. is it possible that it will not pass because me

, a biography of a city by simon montefiore, lincoln, which is a prize-winning portrait by david herbert donaldl by marcus aurelius, the way of the world by david fromkin and the cure at troy, which is a hero's tale, by seamus henley. i don't know if i get all that correctly out, but i feel smarter. >> i didn't see his list when i made my list. marcus aurelius is one of your favorite authors. >> you read this every year? >> mm-hmm. and it's short. you can read it, it doesn't take long. the thing about marcus aurelius, he was deeply spiritual and understood that life required balance. and that's really important in the world we live in today. as an emperor he had absolute power, and this book is in part about the things he wouldn't do. and that's really important. you know, we're having a presidential election and one of the things i look at, every time an election comes along, i think about things that you could do that you wouldn't do. you know, i thought about it when i was president, when i had options a, b and c, are there any i think i shouldn't do and i >> live, local, latebreaking. this

also this morning, yet another twist in the long, strange, political odyssey of one donald trump. abc's davidashington this morning. a lot of stuff going on. david, good morning to you and merry christmas. >> reporter: and to you, dan. good morning. a lot of action overnight. we heard a big blow to a couple of candidates. both newt gingrich and rick perry failed to make the ballot in virginia. that's a blow to both of their campaigns. and in iowa, on this christmas eve morning, the naughty has been replaced with nice. call it a christmas miracle, a sudden truce between mitt romney and newt gingrich. for the next few days, negative ads like this -- >> newt has more baggage than the airlines. >> reporter: -- will go the way of frosty, simply melting away. gingrich has been calling for this. >> maybe for a few days, we can slow down, enjoy life, and then, get back on the trail next monday. >> reporter: this is no holiday present for newt. rather, it's romney's gift for the voters of iowa, who have been bombarded with ads. instead, romney directed his fire friday back to president obama. >> any c

, a biography of a city by simon montefiore, lincoln, which is a prize-winning portrait by david herbert donalddavid fromkin and the cure at troy, which is a hero's tale, by seamus henley. i don't know if i get all that correctly out, but i feel smarter. >> i didn't see his list when i made my list. marcus aurelius is one of your favorite authors. >> you read this every year? >> mm-hmm. and it's short. you can read it, it doesn't take long. the thing about marcus aurelius, he was deeply spiritual and understood that life required balance. and that's really important in the world we live in today. as an emperor he had absolute power, and this book is in part about the things he wouldn't do. and that's really important. you know, we're having a presidential election and one of the things i look at, every time an election comes along, i think about things that you could do that you wouldn't do. you know, i thought about it when i was president, when i had options a, b and c, are there any i think i shouldn't do >>> good morning. it's 8:26 on this tuesday, december 20th. it's a slow morning commute

in order "jerusalem a biography of a city," "lincoln" which is a prize-winning portrait by david herbert donald by marcus aurelius. "the way of the world" a story of humanity by david fromkin and "the cure at troy" which is a hero's tale by seamus healey. i don't know if i got it all correctly out but i feel smarter, i don't know about you, mindy, just hearing those titles. >> i didn't know his list when i made mine. >> or you would have changed your titles. >> i would have made it more ph.d friendly because also marcus aurelius the roman emperor is one of your favorite authors? you read this every year you say. >> sure. it doesn't take long. the thing about marcus aurelius was he was deeply spiritual and he understood that life requires balance and that what that meant is really important today in the world we live in today. as an emperor he had absolute power. and this book is in part about the things he wouldn't do. and that's really important. you know, we're having a presidential election today. one of the things i look at of the most americans don't think about this. when every time an el

candidates. >> do you hope this gives away and are you tired of donald trump. >> my hair is real unless anyone wants to pull it. i am sure davidants to pull it. >> i don't even have any hair. >> keep it friendly. >> we are friendly. donald trump is a master promoter. he is foe nominal and a program on nbc he doesn't hesitate to promote. he probably did that to get more attention and figured you report that and if he changes his registration. the reality is we will focus on iowa and new hampshire and south carolina that dominates the news coverage. the donald trump, one thing he has got going for him, he agrees with the republican field. if the president failed and i think we will hear more and more about that into next year. >> talking about koifs, thank you both. happy holidays. >> thank you. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i rea

david, thank you. night to see you. >> thank you. >> and donald trump, did you hear what his plans are? it's more than just moderating a debate. and we will see what people think about the new trump news. he's here next. and new problems for attorney general eric holder. ed headline is this. he's being asked to step down or face impeachment. and we go on the record with the inside story. and a hit tv show gets ready to shoot an episode about occupy wall street but then the real protestors show up. see how this real life drama huh ends. people love the surf & turf. you can't go wrong. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's surf & turf. 3 grilled comnations all under $20. like our maine lobster with peercorn sirloin, or our new baconrapped shrimp with blue cheese sirin for $14.99. i'm john mazany and i sea food differently. >> is donald trump going to ditch his debate and run for president himself? well a growing number of gop candidates are dissing the donald saying mow to his tv debate and he is not happy about it. >> you know who i am very disappointed, michele bachmann. show came

our political panel republican strategist david winston, "washington post" white house reporter and cnbc contributor keith boy ken. >> i'll start with you donald trump moderating the gop candidates that show up. >> it will be a great evening. >> what do you mean great? >> it will be fun. it will be someone everybody will be comfortable with. he'll keep the focus on the economy. >> he could upstage them. let's not kid ourselves. they are coming to his office. he's not going to their offices. he could potentially upstage those people that night. >> i don't think you'll see that happen. at that point we're going to be really close to the iowa caucus. everybody is going to be really interested in terms of how the candidates perform. but certainly, you know, he's going to have the opportunity to define the questions he wants and some of the issues he wants to bring up. it will be an interesting evening and good edition to the whole debate process that's occurred in the eached out to candates or representatives and did not hear a response as to whether or not they would accept. why wouldn't they accept to moderate? they have all gone up including ne

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david letter bachmann. an apprentice fired by donald trump.lot of people want to see him go behind bars but not f-- >> i don't think it will make a difference. it could hurt him. he has poked fun at him. he has appeared on the apprentice. he has done the david letter bachmaletterman show. i can't imagine that the judge will take his popularity and charm into consideration. i think he will get a pretty lengthy prison term. >>> thank you. now there is admission that there has been a crack down of protesters in his country but he says it's not as bad as activists claim. we will take a closer look at what he thinks in an interview. >>> and the u.s. government is out with the message for the rest of the world. it says that gay rights are human rights. >>> and republicanial candidate newt gingrich now surging in the poles and now he is facing stuff questions as he gets grilled by radio host glenn beck. oh my gos. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. but my no

being so good to be shit remember the old gag david letterman letterman used to do or he'd have people guess whether the top half of a photo was the hair of donald trump or a monkey i think this republican primary has become a weird variation on that crazy board just in a silent inmate. crazy alert fat cats literally a cat or ohm is now a millionaire occupying the ranks of the feline top one percent and four year old tomaso's owner croaked ninety four year old childless widow she left so thirteen point three million bucks in a parent's according to italian law pets are unable to collect direct inheritance this so the money is being watched over by tomatoes new caregiver a nurse james stuff. who made a promise to look after the cat after the owner died the inheritance makes tommaso the third richest pet in the world behind a german shepherd named because we're one hundred thirty eight million bucks and a chimpanzee named lou worth sixty one million bucks as for what gunther and kahlua plan to do with all their millions now the answer is simple what every millionaire does create jobs of course. coming up on the big picture a huge crowds turned out

donald trump and the republican field. howard fineman is "the huffington post" media group editorial director and david korn is an msnbc political analyst. earlier today, trump was asked whether the obsession with the president's birth certificate would take over the debate he's about to "moderate." let's listen. >> i think there are some campaigns, and i've talked to them about this, that are concerned that you're going to use this to push, for instance, your obsession about the president's birth certificate. are you going to do that at this debate? >> no, i'm not. >> you're going to keep it out of the debate? >> look, the most important issue is jobs. whether or not he was born here, you know, to me, it means something, but i guess it doesn't mean a lot to a lot of people. but to me, it happens to mean something. the fact that they can't find any records in the hospital, that his mother was ever in the hospital, that to me means something, but a lot of people don't care. >> well, on april 27th, the white house released the president's birth certificate, just to clear up this mess that he has left behind, trump, just to clear i

david bullock of the faith community joins me next. stay with us. >>> survey tonight on "the ed show," i asked, do you think donald trump's days as a debate moderator are numbered? 96% of you said yes. 4% of you said no. coming up, financially strapped cities in michigan are having their elected officials replaced with state-appointed managers. reverend david bullock of the detroit baptist church explains what that could mean for his community and other communities in the state. stay with us. my feet and exactly where i needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. >>> and finally tonight, my stomach turns when i read about this law in michigan. this isn't what it was intended to be. four cities and one school district are currently under financial i guess you could say martial law of the state of michigan. it all happened to have a very high minority population, in all of these communities. public act 4 takes control away from elected officials and puts it in the hands of a st

donald trump. that's great television, you have to admit. it's not a dignified march to the presidency, but none of this has been that. >> absolutely true. davidick perry's holiday mash note to school prayer and homophobia. he's in a last ditch effort to claim iowa. could ron paul actually pull that off? he's the dark horse who could ride away with it, isn't he? >> he could. i still think he is the third place candidate in iowa right now. his campaign has clearly indicated if they're in this for the long haul, you talk about newt gingrich's operation. ron paul does have an organization in iowa for the caucuses. they're going to be in this race through super tuesday. they have signaled that. remember, ron paul has been through this before and has some of the most loyal supporters out there. you know, ron paul is most likely not going to be the nominee. everyone will agree on that. is he a factor? yes. in iowa the polling shows he shows up as the second preference of supporters of newt gingrich and mitt romney. if they tear each other up, turns off supporters, that support could go to ron paul. >> it's remarkable, david, because ron paul is the

i think senator david demint of south carolina, marco rubio of florida would be in that category. there's a lot of great people out there and donald trump i think a lot of people would be intrigued with too. >> i think people would be intrigued, not to mention he would love it himself. you oppose the extension of the payroll tax. why? >> i did. well, because, as i warned my colleagues, number one, it would blow a hole, and it did month a hole in the social security trust fund of $111 billion a year. social security is running in the red right now. that means in order to keep our promise to senior citizens and write out the checks, greta, we have to go into the general treasury. well, we are flat broke in the general treasury which means we have to go borrow more money from china. this doesn't make sense. barack obama said if we lower the payroll tax, we create jobs. even his own economic advisers have said this hasn't created jobs. now he wants to continue to blow the hole in the social security trust fund. >> we have less than a minute left. doesn't that mean a tax increase to about 160 million americans? >> well, what it means i

donald trump. >>> we start with newt's surge nationwide. steve schmidt worked on the bush/cheney 2008 campaign. and steve's also an msnbc analyst. and david milbank is political columnist for "the washington post." gentleman, i want you to consider this news out right now, before we get to the strong poll numbers for newt gingrich, let's start with the news breaking this afternoon, late this afternoon. on fox news, mitt romney said he would not be attending donald trump's circus debate later this month. let's listen to mitt. >> no, i'm not participating in that. we have two debates in december that i've agreed to participate in. the rest of the month is going to be spent campaigning, doing the political work you've got to do to get the support of people in iowa and new hampshire, south carolina, florida. so we'll be hitting the trail. i spoke with donald trump earlier today, indicated that we just can't make this debate. >> and what did he say? >> he understood my perspective and wished me well. >> well, there you go. let me go to steve schmidt for this act of, at least cojones on the part of mitt romney. i have to say i'm impressed by an

david axelrod, good to see you, sir. >> good to be here. >> i know you might want to stick around to hear from my next guest. donald trump himself. the billionaire reality tv star turned debate moderator, potential kingmaker and maybe he's running, again. what he really thinks of the current republican field and why he's still not closing the door on the run for the white house himself. >>> plus, compromise, it's not a word we hear on the hill a lot these days, but there could be a deal in the works to get the holiday payroll tax done and done soon. first, looking ahead at the president's schedule, as you can see, kind of a busy, busy public private day, not a busy public day, but he's going to kansas tomorrow. he's going to get his teddy roosevelt on. you're watching "daily rundown" on msnbc. [ elevator bell dings ] ugh, great. you may be going up, but those roots are bringing you down! try root touch-up by nice 'n easy. to extend the life of your color. nice 'n easy has 50% more shades, so you can find your seamless match. with root touch-up by nice 'n easy. so you can find your seamless match. so to save some money, i trained

donald trump -- remember him? he's telling "usa today" he has not ruled out a run if republicans pick someone who can't win. with the latest now, here is abc's david kerley. >> reporter: this morning it is looking like a two-man race, romney/gingrich for the republican nomination after the bombshell over the weekend. the field reduced by just one. >> i am suspending by presidential campaign. >> reporter: on sunday the rest of the republican field couldn't say enough nice things about cain hoping to snag his supporters and endorsement. >> newt gingrich is most likely to benefit from herman cain's departure because he likes newt gingrich and is likely to say good things about newt gingrich. >> reporter: more good news for gingrich leading in the iowa poll. the former house speaker moved up in new hampshire. romney is ahead 16 points there. is it now a two-man race? >> i was supposedly dead in june and july. i'm apparently not. so i'm not going to say that any of my friends can't have surprises. >> reporter: mitt romney is starting to feel the heat. >> i've been able to withstand the scrutiny and still remain a strong contender. i hope that that cont

david, what's your view of newt gingrich's rise, meeting with the trumpster on monday? what's going on here? can he sustain momentum? >> i think he can. the young immigrants, when we look at donald, he has done a lot of great things for this country, and i think it's smart for newt to go in and pay a visit -- do you think that newt gingrich can sustained -- sustain the momentum? all of the candidate have problems. >> if anybody can rub shoulder with the great donald trump, anything is possible. >> there's going to be a built of a hair competition between newt and the donald. >> forget bet the hair thing. the bottom line is trump is a very important player in the g.o.p. harv has come out -- except for huntsmann. i know mr. trump has a lot of respect for jon huntsman, but he is the only one. why, i don't know. it certainly makes sense for newt to pay the visit up to trump tower. mr. trump is a very loyal friend -- if in fact he gets the endorsement of trump, it will certainly make his campaign election -- or run for presidency very easy. >> we have this debate on monday, and fox news is going to another debate on december 15th. do you think voters have debate fatigue? voters are s

. >> david fromme, lifelon republican, says fox news is helping to ruin his party, or is he turning into a media gad good fly? >>> and abc had a real presidential debate last night, but donald trump wants to moderate his own version of a debate. >> some of the candidates aren't coming because you haven't ruled out running yourself. >> well, i won't rule out a run, greta. especially if the party nominates a joke candidate like ron paul or jon huntsman or rick santorum here. [ laughter ] >> rick -- >> i'm talking. >> you know, it's sometimes hard for news shows to capture the absurdity of the campaign. "the daily show" and "saturday night live" have a major impact on 2012 other will give us much-needed comic relief. i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> when it comes to newt gingrich's surging presidential campaign, the journals have been something sly over the past week or so. news outlets carry stories about how republican leaders, even white house officials, are reassessing newt's candidacy and agreeing, hey, he might win the nomination. who they are saying is that media mavens have been backing off premature obituaries and taking newt gingrich seriously ev

donald trump remember him telling "usa today" he has not ruled out a run. if republicans pick some one who can't win. with the latest now. here is abc's david >> reporter: this morning it is looking luke a two man race. romney/gingrich for the republic republican nomination after the bombshell over the weekend. >> i am suspending by presidential campaign. >> reporter: sun date rest of the republican field couldn't say enough nice things about cain hoping to snag his supporters and endorsement. >> newt gingrich is most likely to benefit. he likes newt gingrich and likely to say good things. more good news for gingrich. leading in the iowa poll. the former house speaker moved up in new hampshire. romney iss ahead 16 points ther. is it now a two-man race. >> i was supposedly dead in june and july. >> reporter: mitt romney is starting to feel the heat. >> i have been able to with stand the scrutiny and reman a strong contender. i hope that that continues to be the case. >> romney told supporters he has been the steady campaigner and promised them he will run a campaign performance of a lifetime. gingrich and romney on different sides of the cou