and the only other person on the republican side, assemblyman tim donnelly, who's also not well knownis the other challenger, tea party favorite there. >> yeah, and i think, scott, from up in sacramento's point of view, i hear, you know, donnelly has problems right within the chamber of the legislature. he is a very conservative guy, correct? >> that's correct, and -- >> how's he seen up there? >> i think that one of the things donnelly is known most for in the assembly chamber is being the guy who has something to say on every single issue, on every single bill. they have jokingly turned off his microphone at times before. and that's basically his reputation. but on the other hand, you know, i've been with donnelly going out to tea party groups, and his argument is that, you know, as we mentioned, neel kashkari is a pro-abortion rights, pro gay marriage, guy who voted for barack obama. that's not going to play too well with the limited but very enthusiastic, you know, grassroots wings of republican voters out there. and i think the t.a.r.p. background is going to be interesting for k

she has a chihuahua standing next to tim donnelly. he has very strong views against illegal immigration. >> we are californians. >> reporter: tim donnelly was once involved with the minutemen. >> great day to be a vigilante. >> reporter: a group that patrols the border to catch immigrants. >> immigrants are killing our prosperity and driving our schools into the ground. >> reporter: alonzo is an actress of cuban descent. she was supposed to perform in a spanish language version of the monologues. the show is being produced by none other than aliana lopez. she says alonzo abruptly resigned from the task given the backlash on the immigration issue. >> of course she has the right to say what she wants. but we are in the middle of a mission. >> we don't act like that. that is not a typical latina. >> reporter: there probably would have been boycotts if she had stayed in the production. >> it is also our right to say we object to that. >> reporter: republican leo lacayo thinks alonzo is being treated unfairly. >> it was a political ad, a f

. >> the political ad features tim donnelly.a republican candidate for the governor of california. standing next to him in the ad, award winning actress, maria, she is holding a chihuahua named de tequila. >> once involved with the minute men. >> great day to be a individual lainty. >> vigilanty. >> pushing welfare costs through the roof and driving our schools into the ground. >> alfonso is an actress. her claim to fame is moscow on the hudson with robyn williams. she was scheduled to perform next month in a monologue. >> we really cannot have her in the show. >> the show is being produced by none other than lopez. she says alonzo resigned. >> of course she has it right to say whatever she wants. but we're in the middle of the mission doing what she is doing is against what we believe. >> we don't act like that. that's not typical latina. >> long time democrat says there wouldn't have been boycotts. >> we all have the right to say something. >> but it's also our right to say we object to that. >> pushing his party to be more mo

. >> the campaign for republican gubernatorial frontrunner kim donnelly standing their ground following controversy over a hollywood actress showing her support. in a statement donnelly's campaign said it is very interesting in this day and age if you are a conservative or if you support a conservative candidate you are immediately attacked. the conservative woman in america is the most endangered species. that is exactly what happened to cuban born actress. after appearing in a campaign commercial for donnelly who strongly opposes loosening immigration policies. al lon so has been attacked by pro illegal immigration groups even getting called anti immigrant herself. here's what she had to say on the kelly files last night. >> i have to admit i had no idea that tim was with the tea party. but i knew about him and he was from the republican party i know what he wants to bring into this state. doesn't mean i have to agree with everything that he thinks. >>al lon so has dropped out from an up and coming theater appearance. >> exciting news for kelly clarkson and her husband. ♪ >> they are

his departure from the race leaves donnelli the only one. >>> a teen caught on fire at about 11:00 last night. police say the driver of the car lit a cigarette and because the teen had been working on cars all night and had gasoline on him, the clothes immediately ignited. the teen suffered burns to his arm and chests and had to be airlifted to the hospital. the driver is not facing any charges. >>> the case against a 16-year-old boy accused of setting another teen on fire, the case will stay in adult court. he's accused of setting fire to the skirt of this 18-year-old on a transit bus. this individual suffered second and third degree burns. prosecutors allege the attack was a hate crime. >>> support is growing. more than 157,000 people have signed an online petition urging the d. a. to drop charges against 16-year-old her. >>> the number of people being hit by cars in san francisco is soaring. what city officials are trying to do to make the streets safer. >>> >>> making streets safer for pedestrians, something called focus on five is a centerpiece of a new plan in san francisco. a hea

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able maldonado, the former lieutenant governor, neil cashtari and a very conservative tim donnelly?ill any of these guys take a whack at jerry brown's strength? it doesn't look like it, but at this point it's interesting to watch brown in his final year. when he will make an announcement? that's interesting, too. we don't know. he hasn't announced if he is going to run. >> what also remains to be seen is how much of what governor brown has done people will understand and comprehend. there was a survey recently about the new funding formula for public education, how little the public understood about how the formula has changed what the new formula is what does this mean for my schools. no question. there's been a lot of progress from minus 26 to plus 2. when the rubber hits the road and it's time for people to say, yes, i will re-elect governor brown because -- or no, i will vote for his opponent because, i'm not sure how much people get it on a voter level. >> there's no chance he gets re-election. the only thing that will stop him is health issues. california is one of the bluest

you've got tim donnelly, a tea party favorite. very conservative. going to turn out a lot of latinos to turn against him, because he started the minutemen. and a liberal republican, neil, who some feel could be a very appealing face of the party, a new generation of lirds. we'll have to see if he jumps in. >> another big piece of political news this week, congressman george miller, one of the most influential and senior members of congress, said he's retiring after 40 years. was it somewhat of a surprise announcement? >> it was somewhat of a surprise, yeah. everyone expects these old veterans will run again, and he just decided it was time to go home. and stay home. so it's a big loss in terms of seniority. there's one person lined up, the contra costa county representative who will run. it's a loss of clout in congress. >> i want to talk quickly about the nsa as well. president obama, of course, made an announcement on that today. announcing some changes to the surveillance program. but largely, leaving the program intact. what has been the initial

mr donnelly of holy cross county tipperary was not in cairns district court today. he was represented by solicitor the former england minister was initially times in december with knowingly finding an incorrect tax return in two thousand and three three which i just have since been perfect against him in a statement mr laurie said he would vigorously contest the allegations the national treasury management agency has said that phrase tree and the quarter billion euro for the government for the sale of a new ten year long. if simon's first aid and debt since the days of the bailout rogram. minister for finance welcome the news saying that the sale showed the strength of the country's international reputation. day of firsts for the national treasury management agency the first bond sale after the end of the troika program three and three quarter billion euro were sold with an interest rate of three point five four percent. it's the first time the nt in may has ever sold the new ten year bond that such a little rates aren't and it's one of the first countries to sell b

denver donnelly spoke to the victim. she's live now with an interview you will only see on seven. lex here is the background -- the attack happened here on the street on sunday. the woman wants to warn her neighbors about this and she writes about it in the neighborhood blog. neighborhood residence time and saying they have seen the guy. a witness made contact with the attacker and she is upset because no one has been arrested yet. cannot show her entire face, just the black eye. a strangerd it after pummeled her face half a dozen times, all for her purse. overriding sense that this person has hit women before a lot. >> it was sunday afternoon, 12:30. she was walking to the grocery store when she senses that someone is following her. >> it was very icy on the sidewalk and i could run. rex she said she tried to get to georgia avenue, but one block away, he grabbed her purse straps from behind and she fell to the ground. >> he said let go and i froze. he punched me. >> sheet. if she screamed he would kill her. >> i thought if i held on, he would let go. lex finally she let go and sl

. >>> at this point he is facing republican assemblyman tom donnelly on the republican nominee. and whoever wins will likely face incumbent governor jerry brown. brown hasn 't confirmed he's running but no other democrat has come forward to challenge him. >>> tomorrow morning governor jerry brown is expected to deliver his state of the state address. no official word on what he will discuss. but one would expect him to touch on his mission for next year's budget and the drought. he is expected to deliver that state of the state tomorrow morning at 9:00 p.m. we will live stream his remarks on ktvu.com. >>> preliminary approval was given for a plan to charge companies that shuttle their employees through san francisco. we find out how much companies will pay to shuttle their employees and why some critics say it's not enough. >> reporter: a linked inbus came by earlier today to drop off workers from their company. and each bust will be equipped with gps which the city will monitor. >> part of what we'll be getting from them is near realtime information of where their buses are. >>

. >>> at this point he is facing republican assemblyman tom donnelly on the republican nominee. and whoever wins will likely face incumbent governor jerry brown. brown hasn 't confirmed he's running but no other democrat has come forward to challenge him. >>> tomorrow morning governor jerry brown is expected to deliver his state of the state address. no official word on what he will discuss. but one would expect him to touch on his mission for next year's budget and the drought. he is expected to deliver that state of the state tomorrow morning at 9:00 p.m. we will live stream his remarks on ktvu.com. >>> preliminary approval was given for a plan to charge companies that shuttle their employees through san francisco. we find out how much companies will pay to shuttle their employees and why some critics say it's not enough. >> reporter: a linked inbus came by earlier today to drop off workers from their company. and each bust will be equipped with gps which the city will monitor. >> part of what we'll be getting from them is near realtime information of where their buses are. >>

. >>> >>> at this point, the other candidate who has announced to run for the governor is tim donnelly. a tea party favorite. governor brown has not confirmed if he's running but no other democrat has come forward to challenge him at this point. >>> the nfl says it's doing everything possible to protect super bowl fans and make sure they don't get cheated out of the big game. super bowl tickets, they are being printed with the latest high technology. there are roman nummerrals at the bottom of the ticket. if you rub them, the numbers disappear but they come back. they appear when the ticket cools off. there's also this hologram on the back of the ticket. the nfl says counterfeit tickets rip off all super bowl fans. if you are not going to the super bowl, you can watch it right here with us on ktvu channel 2. the game will be sunday, february 2nd. kickoff at 3:25. >>> former stanford star richard sherman on damage control after his team -- as the team gets ready for the super bowl. sherman appeared on cnn to talk about his now infamous post- game rant moments after the seahawks beat the

he joins assemblyman donnelly as the only republican actively campaigning. >> governor brown not formallyn dollars if he decides to do so. >> bart is set to again final testing on new oakland airport connect or scheduled to begin operating in the fall. this morning officials showed off cars system will use open the 3 mile extension brand spanking new. car automated and no driver. they accommodate passengers with luggage at the airport. bart says the trip from the coliseum station is faster and more reliable than the current bus shuttle. >> 2 minute walk up potentially 2 minute wait for the can trai train. 8 minute train raid 2 minute walk to the front door of the airport so we expect the ample time door to door is 14 minutes. >>reporter: testing on elevated track begins in a few week. one way fare will be either 3 or 4 dollars. new cars were built here in the united states. >>> all right. still to come on 7 news at 9:00. oysters on 7 news at 9:00. oysters that are a shell of their i know, it's a lot to take in. that's why i've conducted this comprehensive analysis, comparing my prices to

vagina monologues" and one of the other actresses conchita alonso has resigned after endorsing tim donnellys running for governor of california. >> i want a gun in every californian safe. >> reporter: and she joins us by phone. >> they were getting a lot of phone calls, and attacking me, and attacking them that they would not fire me saying that they were going to burn down the theet, and really, really heavy stuff. >> reporter: the director of the brauva theater confirms the calls. he believes that the backlash against alonso is un-american. >> we are entitled to the opinions, and express them in a free country. if not, and we are held from keeping them and keeping us from doing our job because of the opinion, it is no longer america. >> reporter: on the news channel, she says she was not forced out, but she quit, because she did not want the other actresses to suffer. lopez, who is the wife of the san francisco sheriff says she welcomed that decision. >> we explain ed ed to her, looe are on a mission, that all of the community is very well organized, fight ing fing for t rights of immigra

. >> appearing in a campaign ad last week for tim donnelly. the tea party favorite is seeking the republican nomination for governor of the state of california, but alonzo's political statement wound up costing her her job. maria, great to see you, this is unbelievable, you appear in this ad, you back a tea party candidate, which i know is very rare for a hollywood person to openly admit that they might like a conservative or a tea party person, you did it and what did the people that were in the play that you were in se to you? >> well, you know, first of all, i have to admit that i had no idea that tim was with the tea party. but i knew about him and i knew that he said he was seeking the republican party, and i know what he wants to bring into this state. and that's why i like him. that doesn't mean that i have to agree with everything that he thinks or my boyfriend thinks. because, you know, i don't li't he doesn't agree with everything i think. but he is a person that listens and cares about people. and he already changed his mind that he

. >> reporter: and also running, san bernardino state assemblyman tim donnelly, a conservative supported by tea party republicans. college professor of politics jack pitney says republican voters will have a clear choice to make in june. >> a straight down the line conservative and moderate who probably has a better chance of being competitive in the general election. >> reporter: the odds are favorite to win in november, governor jerry brown, hasn't said whether or not yet he intends to run for a second term. is there any question that brown will choose to run? >> it would be a huge shock if jerry brown decides not to run. his state of the state message sounded like somebody running for re-election. it sounded like someone looking to the future, and if there's one consistenty in his career it's the capacity to surprise. >> reporter: it would be a pleasant surprise for kashkari should brown choose to sit this out. in the meantime he has a primary to think about. that is now just five months away. in downey, randy page, kpix 5. >> he almost seems more like a libertarian than moderate repu

. >> reporter: critics like donnelly say the president cares more about the military's social agendan its war-fighting mission. former secretary of defense bob gates wrote the only military matter apart from leaks about which i ever sensed deep passion on his part was don't ask, don't tell. for him changing the law seemed to be the inevitable next step in the civil rights movement. >> first of all, it's not social engineering in the military. the secretary believes that the opportunity to serve your country in uniform should be open to as many americans as possible >> reporter: changes to the military culture and structure come at a time when it's being forced to slim down. in the case of the army by more than 100,000 troops. >> for context, bret, there are only three sikhs in the entire u.s. military. some republican lawmakers say the loosening of regulations are also designed to protect christians, for example, the general who likes to keep a bible on his desk. bret? >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon, jennifer, thank you. so what do you think of some of the new changes in pentago

david donnelly, i see you back there, and you were mentioned by name. do you want to comment on that -- [inaudible] >> i'm actually just raking it all in. >> terrific. i did see a hand. i saw somebody -- yes. >> hi, kurt walters with public campaign action fund. i was really interested, professor miller, by your emphasis on rolloff a opposed to turnout overall. if such a system was to be in place at the the federal level, do you think we might see a slight increase maybe since they're at the top of of the ballot in overall turnout rates? >> i think so. for me, it was a -- well, yes, possibly. so now i'm already walking that back. i think my distinction in the book is merely theoretical because, as i said in the presentation, i just, it's really hard for me to get to a place where i believe that's the race you care about, that's the reason why you're going to go and vote, is state legislature. no offense be, dr. heinz. but i think people are really focused on the federal races as voters. the reason that they're going there. now, does a, you know, if a pu

first off, scott donnelly pulled off a once in a generation deal. only six people who makes airplanes in the world. he put together two across the street by each other, beechcraft and cessna. two great leaders. to put these two together and what it meals for we'll wheels we have it for $950 an hour or the fastest commercial jet in history. we have that range of product for ur wheels up members. i was just in wichita on friday talking to scott earnst and his team and we have the strategy to come to market using the king and cessna product together which will make great news for wichita, kansas. >> you said you have 105? >> we ordered 105 king air 350is. we took delivery of nine of them between november 1st and the end of this year. we're taking 18 more in '14 and we'll have 35 by the end of '15. >> not everybody obviously has the money to fly private. but if you i have you are democratizing private aviation, does that bringing overall prices down? just another player along with marquee and net jets? >> we're changing the industry level. their entry l

senator donnelly. >> thank you. as we look at this challenge in light of our belief that these should be grandfathered and we look at this $6 billion amount we should be looking at, are there things that you can sit with other folks at the pentagon and the joint chiefs and such and say are there areas where over a year's period in this budget we can try to find $500 million? putting it in your best judgment as opposed to imposing something from top down here in regards to our retirees? >> we have accepted the need to do that with a piece of this that is already inside the dod budget where we pay into the accrual fund, a $500 bill. when the legislation was passed, our accounts were credited, $500 million and we start to plan prudently to use it, we have to backtrack on that if this proposal is repealed but we are prepared to make those difficult decisions. if we are asked to account for the money outside the dod budget, $6 billion in mandatory spending, that is the more difficult problem and as secretary fox mentally

tim donnelly was the only republican actively campaigning up to now.enant governor abel maldonado dropped out. >>> potential jurors may not be removed from a trial because of sexual orientation. it says striking someone from a jury pool for that reason constitutes unlawful discrimination. it came from a contract dispute between two rival drug companies over the price of a popular aids drug back in 2011. >>> happening today, the government is calling for new standards for child safety seats. the national highway traffic safety administration wants the seats to protect children from death and injury inside impact crashes. under the new proposal, new crash tests would simulate a t- bone crash. officials say most child deaths and injuries in that kind of crash happen when the child is in a car that is stopped. >>> mini cars are small and lightweight but they didn't farewell in the latest crash test. the insurance institute for highway safety says out of 11 mini cars tested only the 2014 chevy spark earned an acceptable rating. all the others were labeled m

republican side, you have abe maldonado who actually was running as the main candidate and this guy tim donnelly who just came into the race, tea party candidate, he is a little, um, interesting. i don't want to say anything too bad here on c-span. it will be interesting to see if you get a broader-based support within the party. abe maldonado is persona non grata. there can be the potential for a real fight. the republican party can have its real system similar to the democratic system for designing these nominations. we will see. >> on the question of party involvement in primaries, or broadly, a couple of days ago the executive director of the national republican senator or senatorial committee said the nrsc might actually start playing the republican senate primaries to ensure that more electable candidates become the nominees including possibly spending money and places like louisiana and georgia. of course, as jeff mentioned a little earlier, the nrse's hands-off approach led to your todd akins and richard murdochs. the problem is the hands-off parties -- policy became about from a hands-o

in the house. ,he seven most conservatives two lost primaries, from oklahoma, pennsylvania, joe donnelly redistricted out of his seat in indiana. think you, richard murdoch, elected to the u.s. senate. i don't think it takes a rocket scientist to conclude that less people who, whether through their own band or the politics of their district are inclined to cooperate with the other side that if there are less of those of smallhe likelihood deals is less likely. we've seen that play out. , you may or may not be aware of this, but it's an election year surprisingly enough and that seems to make the deals that happen. typically it's not the way we everyonehis town as looks towards the reelection races as opposed to spending a lot of time on what would likely be a very controversial or a very difficult to reach across the aisle to get something done, you deal whether it is on fiscal, immigration, energy. i think the safe bet typically boar orngton is small nothing. we all hold the possibility that we are surprised that we are often not surprised. the one other thing i will say as it relates t

but tom donnelly, the former national security adviser said they ran a review of middle east policy and determined that the united states was over invested in the middle east. and the obama administration decided to pullback exactly how far? not clear. exactly not way? also not clear. you can see it clearly in the body language of the administration and specifically with respect to sir yap. the one line of continuity is the desire of the president not to get involved. i think ?as the only organizing principle of what we've actually done as opposed to what we've said in syria. it is the president doesn't want to get involved. the minute you say that, you say we're going tolerate more disruption and a lot more conflict in the region you have to answer what are you going put in the place? you look across the region and think there's iran and you can see objectively we have some overlapping interest. we're all opposed to al qaeda, let's say. we want stability in the different countries. doesn't iran want stability in iraq? doesn't iran want stability in syria? perhaps question work with the

and this guy, tim donnelly who just stepped in the race, he's kind of a tea party candidate. he's a little interesting, so we'll see if -- [laughter] since we're on c-span potentially i don't want to say anything too bad, but he's, um, you know, it remains to be seen whether he'll be able to get a broader base of sport within the party. because abe moldinado is sort of persona nonyacht that because of the top two primaries. there could be a potential for a real fight there. the republican party does have its own systems similar to the democratic party system for deciding these nominations, so we'll see. >> just on that question of party involvement in primaries more broadly, a couple of days ago the executive director of the national relin senator y'all committee said that the nrsc might start actually playing in republican senate primaries to insure that more electable candidates become the nominees, including possibly spending money in places like louisiana and georgia. and, of course, as jeff mentioned a little earlier, if the nrsc's hands-off approach led to your todd aki

why don't we just kind of liberate ourselves in that and as tom donnelly, a friend of ours wrote in the weekly standards, we may lose interest in the middle east or the middle east is now losing interest in us. it's an awfully -- people don't want to hear it sometimes. it has implications about difficult things and keeping defense budgets higher than people would like. even deploy troops abroad in difficult situations abroad. i think it's an important message for the country. pete, do you want to repeat a couple of questions and take some questions from -- pete has some questions from virtual watchers around the country. then we'll take some questions from real people here. all right. [laughter] >> we promised them they would. >> only a couple of then open it up for sure. the first is from robert from texas. he's active military down in texas. he said we've got an issue when the congress continues to buy tanks that the army doesn't want, or c28j cargo plane that the air force sends immediately to the bone yard. can congress police the situation or is there a way for the armed forces ass

as david donnelly has written, reformers need to spend less energy on getting big money out of campaigns and more on getting the people back into those very same campaigns. multiple matching funds has left a poor challenge to political participation, lack of income. income is a barrier to participation. for example, in 2004 individuals with family incomes over $100,000, you know, they represented only 11% of the population, they made up a slightly higher percentage, 15% of those who voted, right? and in terms of the amount of money that they gave, they gave well over 70% of the money that was used for campaigns. so average folks are not participating, and we want average folks to participate in campaigns. multiple matching funds make more candidates more willing to engage more americans and expand participation. for example, another study from michael malbin, i've got to -- i'm a law professor, if i didn't mention. i'm not a political scientist like michael, so i've got to use his numbers, right? in new york state, candidates collect only 7% of their money from contributors who give $or

tom donnelly broke in the "weekly standard" a couple weeks ago we may lose interest in the middle east but the middle east is not losing interest in us. it is, leftist people don't want to hear sometimes because it has implications about doing difficult things and keeping defense budgetses a little higher than we'd like and deploying troops abroad in difficult situations and i think it is important message for the country. pete, you want to repeat a couple questions and we'll take -- pete has questions from virtual watchers around the country and then we'll take some questions from real people here. >> we promised them we would so. only a couple. then we'll open it up for sure. mr. chairman, the first is from robert from texas. he is active military down in texas and he said, we've got an issue when congress continues to buy m-1 tanks the army doesn't want or the cargo planes that the air force sends immediately to the boneyard. can congress police that situation? a way for the armed forces to assert themselves in spending reform? >> pete, as i listen to your agenda, one of the things

donnelly: we work hard every day to give the opportunity to our loved ones to live healthy. good jobs allow us to put food on the table, educate our children and ultimately retire in dignity. and good jobs are of course critical for stronger communities and a vibrant economy. it all starts with a job. and without good jobs, nothing else works. as i have said before, most americans think congress can do something, even if it's just not doing any harm, to help create jobs and strengthen our economy. unfortunately over the last year the partisan gridlock that has too often defined congress has been in full force. during the starkest example this have gridlock, the government shutdown, a poll found that americans cited congress as the single biggest threat to our economy. that should have been a wakeup call for all of us, a clear signal to collectively focus on working together to give our families the opportunity to compete and succeed in the american economy. opportunity means creating the conditions for businesses to expand and to hire more workers. it means an economic envir

dan boren of oklahoma, mike ross, jason altmire and tim holden of pennsylvania, into our -- joe donnelly is the other one redistricted. elected to the u.s. senate. i don't think it takes a rocket scientist to conclude that less people who, whether through their own bent or the politics of the district are inclined to cooperate with the other side. that if there are less of those people, the likelihood of smallbore big bore, is increasingly unlikely. i think we've seen a player over the last few years. my guess, not to sound too cynical, my guess is 2014, you may or may not be aware of this but this is an election year. that seems to make it very unlikely that the deals happen that typically is not the way we work in this town, as everyone kind of looks toward their reelection races as opposed to spending a lot of time on what would likely be a very controversial or at least a difficult reach across the aisle to get something done deal, whether that's on fiscal things, immigration, energy. you know, i think, small or nothing. we all hold the possibility that we're surprised but we are oft

with me now, some of the stars from the game, robert donnelly playing from chicago, came back to talklasko, the marine. we've got army, navy and marine. guys, thanks for letting me play on your team. what do you think is the message you want people to get? >> to show disabled athletes can still go out there and do something, especially not knowing what to expect when we get back and to have people who want us to come out and play sports and actually want to watch us play sports is an awesome feeling. >> you had mr. invincible there, mark wallbrook played, came out of nowhere. he said when you guys talk, players want to know your story. when they're around you guys, they want to know what you've been through instead of the games they have been through. >> absolutely. vince chappell, he was so much more interested in me. it was great to meet him and play with him. >> you guys are unbelievable athletes and, two, you'll pop off your leg. is this the same leg that you had, that you played with the other night? >> this is my everyday walking leg. the leg i was playing with [inaudible] >> yo

. >> assemblymen tim donnelly who is a tea party favorite running for the republican nomination, whenhat have happened to people who live in the county, she basically says, we're in hot water, in not so nice of terms. she translates it and is facing backlash and lost her job. she also, if you are familiar with her, she starred in "moscow on the hudson." >> she's a friend of the show. she was hosting the vagina monologues in spanish, and they put her out of the show, basically, because the people running the show were, in fact, in line with these other folks. so she's taking the hit for unfortunately what appears to be their sbintolerance. the producer said we really cannot have her in this show. we need to have somebody else. >> she's going to be coming up later in our show. we'll talk to her about it and get her response to that. >>> now to some headlines this morning. because the star of "shipping wars," the reality show, has passed away. >> just like that, nice and easy. >> i'm not impressed. >> did you expect more or less? >> more. it wasn't fun at all. >> i'll tell you what's fun

david donnelly, i see you back there, and you were mentioned by name. do you want to comment on that -- [inaudible] >> i'm actually just raking it all in. >> terrific. i did see a hand. i saw somebody -- yes. >> hi, kurt walters with public campaign action fund. i was really interested, professor miller, by your emphasis on rolloff a opposed to turnout overall. if such a system was to be in place at the the federal level, do you think we might see a slight increase maybe since they're at the top of of the ballot in overall turnout rates? >> i think so. for me, it was a -- well, yes, possibly. so now i'm already walking that back. i think my distinction in the book is merely theoretical because, as i said in the presentation, i just, it's really hard for me to get to a place where i believe that's the race you care about, that's the reason why you're going to go and vote, is state legislature. no offense be, dr. heinz. but i think people are really focused on the federal races as voters. the reason that they're going there. now, does a, you know, if a pu