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and we'll get reaction from congresswoman donna edwards and congressman keith ellison. you can share your thought about the president's speech with us on twitter using #edshow. i found centrum specialist. a complete multivitamin enhanced for what's important to me. vision. energy. prenatal. heart. [ man] new centrum specialist helps make nutrition possible. and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. >>> in the six months before i took office, we lost nearly four million jobs. and we lost another four million before our policies were in full effect. those are the facts. but so are these. in the last 22 months, businesses have created more than three million jobs. >> that was president obama talking about his record on jobs. senator bernie sanders joins me tonight. senator, thanks for your time. thanks for coming over at this hour. the president -- i want to talk about some of the hits that he

ellison and the folks associated with him have a little bit of political swag. and i have no illusions that this environmental impact report, all of the comments not with standing all of the good work of mr. weico not with standing, there are some things that could be better and san francisco's the town that knows how. normally these things are worked out between now and when the board of supervisors has to ultimately aadjudicate this matter in some number of weeks but this is getting a little complicated because the port commission is meeting tomorrow on this. and this cannot be appealed to the board of supervisors unless miss avery produces a motion. i think that creates great legal uncertainty as to how the port commission can hear this without a motion and how kit appeal to the board of supervisors to create that space without a motion. so i would suggest that. >> is there additional public comment? >> good evening, madam president, commissioners, first and foremost, thank you so much for joining us on this journey. i'm monique moyer and it is my pleasure to

i mean, other people were getting their hands shaken at that event, but miss ellison got her nose grabbed. he just reached right out and grabbed her face? again, why? nobody knows. which is part of the wonder and perfection of it. america, it turns out, 2012 is going to be a contender after all. i live for days like this in politics.

while gingrich rails against fat cat donors, his pac has a billionaire, sheldon aid ellison.ing our future a $5 million check. it is difficult to know who is donating what. they require super pacs disclose donors monthly or quarterly. many timed it so they won't have to name names until the end of the month. by then, the race may be close to decided. keeping them honest gets worse when you look at the federal election commission. a coalition of watchdog groups is going after it. the fec is without question one of the most dysfunctional agencies in the federal government. this from a letter the group sent to president obama last spring. they say it is unacceptable the only agency charged with enforcing campaign financing rules on our nation's highest elected official is largely awol. each are appointed by party leaders. that political deadlock stopped a number of potential investigations recommended by nonpartisan fec staff from going forward. right now, the standoff prevepts them from revamping rules to take the new super pacs into account. the house held hearings on the fec

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ellison's company inherited this building in '08. consumed by the consulting firm pwc. they moved in just over a year ago with some 1,200 employees. this means only about 10% of this building is vacant which is fantastic news for downtown which is just a few blocks away. now i have reached out to oracle this morning. they have declined comment. we're live in downtown san jose this morning, marla tellez. >>> also this morning, a heavyweight california lawmaker helping announce a big push to fight sexual sploidation here in california. at 10:00 congresswoman jackie spear, former facebook privacy officer marc klaas and others will launch a signature gathering drive to put the californians against sexual exploitation acts on the november ballot. spear has said human trafficking is a tragedy and it does take place around the bay area. this morning's announcement will be made in san francisco. >>> new this morning, iran is blaming israel for a car bombing that killed a nuclear scientist. it says today's bombing is similar to previous attac

organization, specifically a citizen action network, originally funded by nevada billionaire sheldon add ellison, the moneyman behind gingrich's soup irpac. all such organizations are supposed to be about political activity, not self-promotion or undeclared political campaign. >> the 527 tax code stipulates that campaign finance operations need to be independent of the candidate themself. >> reporter: nbc news learned either gingrich advisors, leaders of american solutions question his charging millions of dollars of private jet costs to a tax-exempt organization. gingrich dismissed their objections. >> this looks questionable and it does raise the issue of whether some of these trips were being used as cover for other activities for mr. gingrich. >> reporter: the gingrich campaign told nbc news american solutions went to every length to follow the rules. while not necessarily violating the letter of the law, many experts say gingrich mastered campaign finance regulations, taking advantage of a gray area in the law to have the best of all worlds. andrea mitchell, nbc news, tampa. >>> in this wil

billionaire sheldon at ellison. the two men bonded over their support forisse real. threw gingrich a lifeline donating $5 million to a political action committee that supports gingrich. it plans to spend $3.4 million airing portions of this hard hitting 28-minute anti-romney video on south carolina tv stations. >> the suffering began when mitt romney came to town. >> under the law, the gingrich campaign is banned from coordinating its activities with the political action committee that is helping him. but earlier this week, gingrich admitted he still talks to add he willson. >> if he wants o counterbalance romney's millionaires, i have no okay. >> romney millionaires include fellow mormons of marriott hotels who have given a million dollars to a super p.a.c. that supports romney. >> both sides are arming themselves to the teeth with millionaire friends. >> peter stone with the nonpartisan center for public integrity says they are prime examples of how the political clout of the wealthy has grown ex poen nengsly. >>> we have a negative ad war. >> rick santorum is stil

joining me now, congressman keith ellison, democrat from minnesota, who wrote a letter to justice thomas that he recuse himself from the health care case. congressman, thanks for being here tonight. >> you bet, rev. how are you? >> i'm fine. now, you wrote a letter to justice thomas and you've heard what justice roberts said coming to the defense of his colleagues. now, there are those that raised questions on the side of miss kagan but there's no financial conflict there. we're not talking policy here. we're talking about a failure to disclose a financial interest with clarence thomas which is not alleged with anyone else on the court. am i correct? >> you're right about that. and it's a deeply disturbing connection. the fact is, clarence thomas has a financial steakake in an issu that is coming before the supreme court. it's a violation of his duty and he has refused to do so. this is something that all americans need to know more about. i think americans should raise their voices and we have ways to do that. you can go to keithellison.org but the fact is that people need to raise this

will probably be the first time we will see a formal recognition that the casino owner, sheldon aid ellison$10 million to newt gingrich, and finally see who is really out there giving to mitt romney and ron paul, but there are a lot of people that don't want their numbers and names coming out yet. they're going to wait for this disclosure to come out, then they're going to start to send their money to some of these candidates because there will be another period of time before there's disclosure again. it is not like the campaigns where right now if there's a major gift, it has to be disclosed in a number of days, and there are regular reportings. you know who is giving to the campaigns. >> if they give money a week from now, that won't get reported until after super tuesday. >> yes. won't get reported pardon me for about another month, at least another month. >> "the wall street journal" political investigative reporter, alish a mundy, fascinating stuff. >>> talk about fascinating moments on the trail. this tweet from ari shapiro. what are the chances of all the hotels in florida gingrich

the tweet of the day comes from congressman ellison who tweeted this quote from mlk. and today's google doodle. >> you know, black nation, black people as far as america. but it's a -- it's empowering. that's the best way it can be summed up. it's empowering. juice drinks. because less sugar is a better way to fly. ♪ just not literally. capri sun. respect what's in the pouch. [ roger ] tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ kyle ] nope, i've got... [ dennis ] ...the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate agent. i too have... [ dennis ] ...allstate. [ roger ] same agent and everything. [ kyle ] it's like we're connected. no we're not. yeah, we are. no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> the golden globes, miss america and betty's 90th. hollywood secelebrated the bestn film and tv at the golden globe awards. george clooney's film won best picture. the actor won bes

republican presidential candidate, former house speaker, newt gingrich, pinches the nose of bonnie ellisonley, south carolina, while shaking hands with supporters. yes, clearly, he is pinching -- yes, he is doing tha

larry ellison's company actually inherited this building in 2008 when it paid billions to buy san joseed bea systems. the building's main tenant though is pwc. that's pricewaterhousecoopers. that moved in just over a year ago. that company occupies more than half of the office space here with some 1,200 employees. now this means only 10% of this tower is now vacant and that is certainly great news for downtown san jose which is just rye behind me, blocks away. live in downtown san jose this morning, i'm marla tellez. >> thank you very much. >>> also good to bundle up before you head out the door this morning. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> you'll regret it if you don't, it is so cold out there this morning with plenty of low 30s and upper 20s on that temperature map. this was the weathermaker that we were hoping would bring us some light showers yesterday. we did not get much and therefore we have a spare the air day. our air quality really suffering now under that dominant ridge of high pressure. temperatures this morning are running cool. it is nice and clear

that event, but miss ellison got her nose grabbed. he just reached right out and grabbed her face? again, why? nobody knows. which is part of the wonder and perfection of it. america, it turns out, 2012 is going to be a contender after all. i live for days like this in politics. i've got to tell you. tonight's republican debate just ended two hours after it started with this explosive question. >> as you know, your ex-wife gave an interview to abc news and an another interview at "the washington post" and this story has now gone viral on the internet. in it, she says that you came to her in 1999, at a time when you were having an affair. she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that? >> no, but i will. i think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. every person in here has had someone close to them go through

i mean, other people were getting their hands shaken at that event, but miss ellison got her nose grabbed. he just reached right out and grabbed her face? again, why? nobody knows. which is part of the wonder and perfection of it. america, it turns out, 2012 is going to be a contender after all. i live for days like this in politics. i've got to tell you. i mean, liberals think the best thing in the world right now is that newt gingrich is back in contention, but everything about today's news, best new thing in the world. all right. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow night from new york city. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> breaking news. tonight's republican debate just ended two hours after it started with this explosive question. >> as you know, your ex-wife gave an interview to abc news and an another interview at "the washington post" and this story has now gone viral on the internet. in it, she says that you came to her in 1999, at a time when you were having an affair. she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. w

ellison: mr.er, i rise to congratulate the egyptian people on their revolution one year ago today. of course, that revolution is still a work in progress, but it reminded us of what people can accomplish through nonviolence and perseverance. it inspired my constituents and people around the world. the egyptians disprove the myth that people in the region do not want democracy. protestors in the street were not asking for another dictator. the nonviolent protest was a stunning rejection of violence and extremism as exhibited by al qaeda. there were also not blaming others for their problems. their demands focused primarily on internal issues like the economy, corruption and police brutality. the united states must engage the new egyptian government. if the new parliament doesn't deliver, the egyptian people will throw them out just like our people will throw us out. that's democracy. as they build theirs, we should remember that we're still perfecting our own. i yield back. thank you. . the speaker

democratic congressman keith ellison also weighing in backing the protests against the piracy laws.et in-p know vags and johns. better ways to fight privacy. loads of cnn viewers have plenty of opinions. one said there are merits to both sides of the argument. a rewrite of the bill in consultation with both sides is needed. finally, check out this tweet from charlie beckett, director of the big media think tank here in the uk. and he says remind me, who am i angry with? the hollywood millionaires or the silicon valley billionaires? so very opinionated thoughts online. majority of people weighing in and speaking actually against the proposed legislation. >> zain verjee out of london. thanks so much. >>> now to that doomed cruise ship off italy and fading hope of finding any survivors. about between dozen people are still missing in those frigid waters. at least 11 people were killed. and rescue operations are on hold. it's too risky for divers as the cruise ship moves in the water right now. meanwhile the ship's captain under house arrest. he could be looking at manslaughter and aban

ellison. all right, a statement for the record. americanbackers' association, blackrock, the business round table, cms energy, ici, ici global, silicon valley bank, stanford professor daryl duffy's comment letter without objection. placed into the record. um, i'm going to yield myself five minutes and see if i can actually do a little continuing on of parts of this discussion. um, professor, i've actually heard a couple of members of the panel, at least one but maybe two, talk, touch on basel iii and basel 2.5 that's already out there. basel iii is also creating enough capital safety net. can you comment to that? >> yes, congressman. basel iii is very unlikely to provide enough capital to the financial system. remember, this is the least common denominator conversation across leading countries, industrialized countries. it includes the europeans, and as i'm sure your -- >> [inaudible] >> well, they brought it on -- >> i think germany may have, the first stage downgrade may have happened today. germany. >> what about germany today?

rendering poor people superfluous, which is to say either unnecessary, or in the great metaphor of ralph ellison, invisible. anytime you talk about poor people, you have to talk about the larger systemic context. how could it be that the top 400 individuals have wells equivalent to the bottom 150 million fellow citizens -- well -- wealth equivalent to the bottom 150 million a fellow citizens? there is something sick about that. people said that it is because they deserve it because they are so smart. i know some smart people that are broke as the 10 commandments. they just cannot get a job. if 1% of the population owns 40% of the wealth and 56% of our precious children of all colors live in or near poverty, something is deeply wrong. it is morally obscene. how could it be that poverty has not become the major moral issue of our time? because our leaders lack courage and independence. they are too tied to big money. [applause] how could it be that the presidential complex has been expanding and $300 billion has gone into jails and prisons in the criminal-justice system, but when it comes for mone

you talk to keith ellison, bernie sanders, maxine waters, they say keep doing what you're doing., we know that poor people don't vote therefore they don't have the kind of weight and gravitas. and they reinforce the very establishmentarian orientation as part of our political system. and we know the only way in which poor people will really have a say is when poor people organize, mobilize. it's what people of good conscience -- it's people who are concerned about the future of democracy say we better acknowledge the poor and keep track of these oligarchs walking away with big money but leaving our precious workers and poor people behind. >> it's true that your job is to push all of the candidates, democratic and republican -- >> that's right. >> i understand that. >> independents too. >> they're not undifferentiated. you have a president in office who had a tough political battle that got 30 odd million in the health care rolls. you may want more, may want single payer. i do too, in fact. now you want the republicans, and even romney who put more or less the same bill in massach

rendering poor people superfluous, which is to say either unnecessary, or in the great metaphor of ralph ellison, invisible. anytime you talk about poor people, you have to talk about the larger systemic context. how could it be that the top 400 individuals have wells equivalent to the bottom 150 million fellow citizens -- well -- wealth equivalent to the bottom 150 million a fellow citizens? there is something sick about that. people said that it is because they deserve it because they are so smart. i know some smart people that are broke as the 10 commandments. they just cannot get a job. if 1% of the population owns 40% of the wealth and 56% of our precious children of all colors live in or near poverty, something is deeply wrong. it is morally obscene. how could it be that poverty has not become the major moral issue of our time? because our leaders lack courage and independence. they are too tied to big money. [applause] how could it be that the presidential complex has been expanding and $300 billion has gone into jails and prisons in the criminal-justice system, but when it comes for mone

ellison: mr. speaker, i brought a friend to the floor with me today as we all know -- today. as we all know, this is elmo. this guy taught us our 1-2-3's and he taught us tolerance and understanding. for the past several years he's been doing the same thing for children in the palestinian territories because of the sesame street -- because of the sesame street in palestine, palestinian kids grow up with a positive role model like we did. but recently sesame street has been off the air. now palestinian kids are left watching this right here. he's a mouse who is the main character of a hamas tv show, instead of tolerance and understanding, he promotes violence and anti-semitism. this congress approved funding for the sesame street and palestine -- in palestine last year but because of the position of certain individuals in congress, that means the money's being held up, there's no elmo, but there is this mouse trafficking and teaching extremism. i'm not the only one who wants congress to release the funding, even the israeli government wants to release it. let's get good fundin

ellison.a statement for the record, american bankers association, bond dealers of america, the business round tail, tms energy, ici glabl, silicon valley bank, duffy's comment letter without objection placed in the record. i'm going to yield myself five minutes and see if i can actually do a little continuing on parts of this discussion. professor, i've actually heard a couple of members of the panel, at least one, but maybe two talk -- touch on basel iii and basel ii.5 that is currently out there, on creating enough capital safety net. can you comment on that? >> yes, congressman. basel iii is very unlikely to provide enough capital for the financial system. remember, this is the least common denominator across industrialized countries. and it includes europeans and i'm sure you're -- >> are you picking on the europeans? >> they brought it on themselves. >> i think germany may have the -- the first stage of downgrade may have happened today. >> what about germany today? i'm sorry. i didn't he

rendering poor people superfluous, which is to say either unnecessary, or in the great metaphor of ralph ellison, invisible. anytime you talk about poor people, you have to talk about the larger systemic context. how could it be that the top 400 inviduals have wells equivalent to the bottom 150 million fellow citizens -- well -- wealth equivalent to the bottom 150 million a fellow citizens? there is something sk about that people said that it is because they deserve it because they are so smart. i know some smart people that are broke as the 10 commandments. they just cannot get a job. if 1% of the population owns 40% of the wealth and 56% of our precious children of all colors live in or near poverty, something is deeply wrong. it is morally obscene. how could it b that poverty has not become the major moral issue of our time? because our leaders lack courage and independence. they are too tied to big money. [applause] how could it be that the presidential complex has been expanding and $300 billion has gone into jails and prisons in the criminal-justi system, but when it comes for money for sc