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cnn contributor, elise jordan. and a speech writer for condoleezza rice. i think the headlines for me were, he blamed hurricane sandy for why he had been so wrong about the romney landslide. clearly had no time for john boehner. he thinks scott walker should be the next republican leader, and he says he was basically left from fox for being wrong at the top of his lungs. where do you start with all that? >> i thought he was graceful, first of all. i thought he was being honest. let's go to his contention about hurricane sandy being a game changer. it was over a long time ago for mitt romney. i think the debate, the first debate gave glimmers of hope to the republican party. it was a very bad campaign for mitt romney. >> one thing i thought was interesting, talking to dick morris about social issues. even when i discuss them with him now, i couldn't work out what his decision was. this seemed to cut to the quick of the republican problem. particularly in the nominee race. what do these guys actually stand for. on abortion he seemed to be saying, ween cat be

he says united paid $3,500 for, nothing will replace his dog. >> don't fly, don't fly. >> that was elise kirschner reporting. our investigative unit requested interviews with the airlines in this report, all declined. if you have a tip, give us a call 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" the latest on the murder investigation surrounding olympian oscar pistorius, what his family is saying this morning about the accusations that he shot and killed his girlfriend. >>> a beautiful start to the day in san jose. those high clouds making for a very nice sunrise, but what do they mean for your weekend plans? thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. weekend plans? presidents' day plans? >> should be just fine especially today. it will filter the sun at times. veiled sunshine around the bay area, thanks to the mid and high level clouds which made for a nice sunrise. 45 degrees in san jose. san francisco and okayland, mild, 50 to start things off. there is the source of your high clouds coming up from th

. >> eye opening information there, elise. thank you. now, if you have tip for our investigative unit, give us a call or send us an e-mail. >> let's bring back our chief meteorologist. jeff, we're ready to begin our three-day weekend. we're all working but many people looking ahead. >> we do have a nice kentucky coming your way. unfortunately it's not going to come in today. it was so nice, wasn't it? let's get you outside to the live hd camera tonight on this friday evening. we have clear skies and no meets. i seen that subscribing in the sky tonight. we have high pressure as we have on wednesday and underthat to we'll have to wait till peks week, a we'll get some much-needed rainfall. some areas of fog, and starting sunday we'll start to see falling temperatures. and 35 in santa rosa. got to have the jacket with that kind of weather, 39 in con card. daytime highs will begin topping out in the upper 60s and low 70s. not too bad in santa rosa with 70 degrees, even back to santa cruz looking at 68 degrees. on your three-day forecast. we k

foreign affairs reporter elise labatt is at the state department. the u.s.aught off-guard by this. how significant is this? >> symbolically, i think it's very significant. not only is this group months coming to rome, they were also invited to the white house sometime in march, trying to get a meeting together with possibly even president obama. and now what they're saying is, listen, you see what's going on in ahelp pa, our people are being killed. they've been saying the international community is doing is really window dressing, and they can't keep talking about the day after when people are being killed on the ground and they want a much more robust response from the international community. so i think right now, the u.s. and its partners in this so-called friends of syria group have a little bit of egg on their face right now. >> so if this group does not get help from the u.s., then who are they going to turn to? >> well, there are some other countries outside of the u.s., particularly in the gulf, who are giving them arms and money. but right now, the

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it's elise in chaos after the parliamentary election fails to produce a clear winner is european leaders fear the country's political turmoil could have a strong negative effect on the entire eurozone expert comment coming home. and. this for a minor literally traffic offense the shocking video posted by a russian couple of their eight year old daughter driving on public roads is it dangerous. even if you just joined us eleven pm now here in moscow it's kevin owen live at r t h q with you in our top story chuck hagel is now officially the u.s. defense secretary but only after being narrowly approved by the senate he's been under fire from fellow republicans for his past criticism of the iraq war and the israeli lobby with some believing he also could be too soft on iran it's also of course just two days before billions of dollars in budget cuts to hit the military garniture can now on the clash on capitol hill. chuck hagel was confirmed by the senate fifty eight votes for forty one vote against a narrow vote as you can see if he can find a movie ball that apologizing and repenting behind

elise yagers is the bomb. the food and wine goes to feed the hungry. this is for education.so necessary. >> you both look terrific. you both lost weight. >> look at you. >> no, look at you. >> hot, hot, hot. >> buffalo chicken wings. you have these buffalo chicken bite. >> we're making chicken balls, honey. >> they're called chicken bites, paula, but -- >> they look like chicken balls to me. >> set your watches. that's where it all went wrong. how do you get this thing going? >> great for parties. good hors d'oeuvres for the oscars. >> yes, yes. >> super bowl party. >> super bowl party. >> this is super light. >> yes. >> lean, ground white chicken. >> it's ground, uh-huh. >> you want me to start mix iin this, son, while you're telling them? >> please feel free. >> somebody do something, please. >> all right, all right. low-fat mayonnaise. >> all right. i won't do nothing. >> do it, do it, do it. >> let me tell everybody about this recipe, bobby. >> do it. >> you can find this and other recipes on diabetes in a new light on our website. we are take iing more fattening recipes

it's unacceptable. >> elise labott, thanks. >>> other stories making news, john?pope just in to cnn, a spokesperson for the vatican says pope benedict is considering issuing a decree that would move up the date of the conclave, that's where cardinals from around the world meet to choose the pope's successor. current church rules call for the conclave to start march 15th but this decree could speed up the process. the rules in place deals with a pope dying. with the pope not dying things could happen faster. >>> senator john mccain getting an earful at a town hall meeting near phoenix. >> this is an orwellian experience. i've had enough, sir. we've had enough. >> i retired -- >> we've had enough time. >> talking about his illegal immigration bill and some people in his home state are not happy. some residents called for strict deportation programs which mccain opposes. mccain is one of eight senators from both parties working on an immigration plan. he says the white house promised to cooperate. mccain an expert at town meetings, never a good idea to cross him ther

. >> reporter: elise hagen is the author of "the yoga face" and taking us through moves she created like tighten every muscle. not just your face, buttocks, knees, everything is tightening. and then you let it go. ahhhhhh. you feel great. it is like had you a mini face-lift. >> reporter: forget the fillers, it is good for palm plumping up your cheeks. >> breathing in through your knows and pushing the air from cheek to cheek. then you blow it out. >> reporter: no nose job needed here. do a classic yoga pose and inhale through one nostril and hold it and exhale out the other side. >> to depuff and dewrinkle, i want to look at horizon level and open your eyes as wide as you possible xwli and expose the whites of them completely. >> reporter: the crow-crow fly gets rid of what else, crow's feet. >> like you are wing wink than upside down and then you are going to hold a finger there. >> reporter: don't overdo it. she recommends doing three moves in a row ten times each. mike wilbur, nbc news. >> i'm exhausted. >> i have ticks. >> so tired. >> that's crazy. >>> we will try it when we are off

foreign affairs reporter elise labot is in washington with details. offer revises last year's demand that iran stop producing high-grade uranium so what's different in this offer? >> reporter: it's been about a year and the iranians have been making a lot of progress at this particular facility so now the u.s. and its partners are sweetening the pot, so to speak, asking more of iran when they sit down next week. so in exchange for easing a ban on the trade of gold and precious metals, which could help the iranian economy, and some nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, iran must close this enrichment facility. you know, that facility is underground and this is the concern, that the longer iran keeps this plant open and works underground, it becomes more difficult to stop them militarily from having a nuclear weapon. they want iran to ship out the uranium it already enriched to a pretty high level. iran has already rejected this plan but my sources are saying expectations are low for these talks. the elections are coming in june. nobody thinks they want t

elise is a lam checked into the ceasele hotel and she was last seen in january.he mystery deepened. along with concerns for the other guests, guest who drank and bathed in water from the tank, the water tank where her body was decomposing for who knows how long. listen to what a former guest told cnn. >> the water did have a funny taste. >> it wasn't right. >> there was something wrong. the pressure in the water was terrible, the shower was awful. the water, and when you turned the tap on, the water was coming black first. >> okay, the hotel isn't commenting, but the young woman you heard from says it's not offering refunds to guest who is leave early, and asking guest who is stay to sign a waiver affirming they've been warned about the water. that brings me to the lawyers, jeff and joe eye. the ceasele hotel is a lot closer to skid row than pair a dice. drink at your risk. >> outrageous. there are two issues. one is contractual. when you go to a hotel you expect a certain standard of care, they're going to tend to you and the water quality will be legit. you can

being elise, i think that this obsession with chris christie's weight -- i've rarely met a politicianre drive and ambition than chris christie. why do we care so much about it. he's done an amazing job in the last few months. he's the most popular politician in the country. >> i think it's america's obsession with weight, and our country, your from london, u.k., our obsession with genetically processed foods and all that, america does have a weight obsession. i think chris christie is the future of the republican party and i couldn't embrace him more wholeheartedly. i love the way he is frank, straightforward, he says what he thinks. and he's just practical and pragmatic, and speaks with a lot of common sense. >> van, to me, it's a bit of a nonissue. i think he's a very popular guy, and even today. i can imagine many americans watching his reaction going, good for you. take her down. >> i can understand that. everybody loves this governor right now. he's fresh, he's frank. i think he has to be a little careful. he didn't have to attack her motives, call her a hack, tell her to shut up

elise labott has new details on this proposal. >> reporter: good morning. well, sources are telling the partners are sweetening the pot from a deal they offered iran last year and are asking more of iran in return when they sit down next week in kazakhstan. so what's the deal? in exchange for easing the ban on the trade of gold and precious metals to iran and giving them some nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, iran has to close down this enrichment plant and ship out the uranium that is already enriched to a pretty high level. the big concern here is that this facility is underground and the longer iran keeps running the plant and enriches youraniu there and stores it, it becomes more difficult to stop them from having enough material for a nuclear weapon. iran has already rejected the plan, and my sources are saying expectations are pretty low for these talks. iran has its elections coming up in june. no one really thinks that the iranians will want to be seen as making concessions to the west before then. but iran's economy is really hurting because of t

should be doing more and syria. >> thank you, elise and the institute.senator john mccain is a national hero not only for his service but for the work in the senate for all these years and we are grateful to him. i just used up some of my time, but it's worth it. let me stipulate first fall. we cannot involve ourselves unfortunately even when there are humanitarian crises we cannot always and limitations on the capabilities and resources and attention. the question really is does syria rise to the level that does require a were attention. the involvement in the various difficulties are around the world we usually become involved not necessarily just for humanitarian reasons, sometimes for strategic reasons but very frequently when humanitarian issues and strategic issues strategic interests converge and syria is unquestionably a place where humanitarian issues and strategic interests do converge. i don't have to repeat of the humanitarian crisis that we are witnessing in syria because elise has talked about it, senator mccain has talked about it. he read

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i want you to stand by, we have elise on the line from the state department. is there any reaction, 11:00 p.m. here in the united states on the east coast. anything coming out of the state department yet? >> i'm speaking to sources, senior administration officials tell me the u.s. is working to confirm, i'm not sure this am coulds as a surprise, john. i was speaking to one senior official this morning, and they said a test could come at any moment i think the u.s. has been bracing for this, planning for this as we've been discussing, there's been a lot of -- kind of fooling around by north korea in terms of when the date would be just as there was when they had the rocket launch and they extended a date and then they ended up doing it before this whole extension. i think there's definitely been -- definitely been plans that this test would take place. what happens now? i think that the u.s. is going to act similar to all of these rook et tests. i think they'll be going to the united states, going for some tufts with action. how does the united states, south ko

>> elise walter was credibly flat-footed on that answer. in july she was a commissioner at the s.e.c., had taken a banker to court on a civil case. it was thrown out. he was mid-level. the jury says we don't want these mid-level guys. on a remarkable note, they said it should be executives who are being held to account. it was remarkable that she couldn't even come up with the one trial that they had gone forward with. >> your thoughts, david cay on the justice department. have they done their job? >> no, absolutely not. you know, last year, bill black, the regulator who was responsible for a thousand felony convictions of high-level people in the s&l crisis was supposed to testify in congress. he came to washington, and the morning of the testimony they said they didn't want to hear him. the importance of elizabeth warren is she is going to be in a position to ask the questions that haven't been asked. as martin said, simple questions. >> here is senator warren as she explained the impact of bringing cases to trial during the hearing. >> t

and elise ened to john brennan. so i mean there are times when a president has to make that lonely decision and that's where the buck does stop. >> woodruff: bring it back home, talking about politics. pure politics, inside the republican party, david, it looks like there are some, we've seen some evidence of this but now it looks like it's more out in the open, some of the traditional folks we thought of as being traditional leaders of the republican party are openly challenging, the tea party is this a momentary difference of opinion. or is it something longer lasting. >> i think it's a beginning of a longer lasting thing. there's been a lot of calls from republicans to change and we've seen that from paul ryan to marco rubbio, now we're seeing the donor class really begin to change. there is some question are they trying to change just the candidate so they don't get todd aikens or trying to change the substance. and so far it seems to be just the condition datas. one of the interesting things and i can't say i k

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cnn's elise labott has confirmed that the secretary of state, john kerry, is expected to meet with syrianast week that he has some ideas on how to change the current situation in syria. he plans to address those ideas with european and middle eastern leaders while on his trip, which starts on sunday. they released the itinerary earlier today. among the places he's visiting, the united kingdom, germany, france, italy, turkey, egypt, saudi arabia, the united arab emirat emirates, and requeqatar. >>> president obama is putting new heat on those to keep those forced budget cuts from taking effect. kate will ask a republican if there's room for compromise over the next ten days. ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start insulin... today, i learned there's something i don't have to do anymore. my doctor said that with novolog® f

the officer that was shot has been elised from the hospital.ice are on the scene interviewing witnesses. they say the suspect has a long criminal history and a number of outstanding warrants. the weather is outstanding in a different way. want to check it now the christina lauren. >> good morning to you. a thin ml. you can see mount diablo peeking out the top. san jose hazy. we'll enjoy a clear sky by 11:00 a.m. even with the haze we are in the good to moderate range for air quality. highs looking good. 67 in livermore. 62 degrees in san francisco. getting into valentine's day, even warmer. steaming you up for valentine's day at 68 inland. 70 on friday. let's check the drive with ap though any. >> mike is off. we want to keep you up to date with the bay bridge toll plaza. typical slow downs there. nothing major. fog in that location. also in the east bay we are looking at congestion on 880 southbound where the major congestion is. a few accidents on 85 northbound in the south bay. also on montague expressway. back to you. >> thank you very much

we would have different perspectives but elise i understand it. i think we just happen to do as good of a job as we can. >> my store is more complicated because i will see it in a different way. i completely believe globalization is a good thing. it is inevitable and can be made to share more properly. >> during the republican primaries campaign, rick santorum had a 0% tax rate for manufacturers. good or bad idea? >> i would take some derivative of simpson bowles were you would set -- simplify the tax system. lower the rate. i would start there. we do not need any more controversial than that. that time the system gives everything we need to be as competitive as we can possibly be. >> are you disappointed there has been so little attention to the corporate tax side? do you believe the tax and the said debate is harmful? -- the tax debate is harmful? >> going from one of these to another, going from the fiscal cliff to the -- to sequestration, i think that is disruptive. our competitors are siemens are people like that. if i quit for six months, my