anything's better than filner these days, you would imagine, six months after his fall from grace. voters head to the polls tomorrow. a growing hispanic community are democrats. demographics truly destiny in california. >>> and the medals are stacking up in sochi, and so are security concerns as the first full week of the winter games gets under way. leading house republican warns that, quote, something will detonate as the olympic games are being held. gee, thanks for that. >>> good morning from washington. it's monday, february 10th, 2014. this is "the daily rundown," i'm chuck todd. let's get to my can "first reads" of the morning. the big prize in 2014 is the u.s. senate. the number-one question going into next year, this year can republicans net the six seats required to ring back senate control? 35 seats are up. in 2014. 21 of them are seats currently held by the democrats. 14 held by republicans. over the next five months we'll be following a number of story lines that will define this battle for the senate. the biggest one, of course, is can red state democrats overcome oba

filner pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three women at the end of last year. he was sentenced to 90 days home confinement, three years probation and a series of fines totaling about 15- hundred dollars. >> in addition to monday's settled case. two other women have sued the 71-year- old former mayor for misconduct >> the obama administration is giving some employers more time to offer workers healthcare. companies with 50 to 99 employees will now have until 20-16 to comply with the employer mandate. larger companies are getting a break too. at least 70 percent of full time workers in 20-15. in 20-16 that threshold will go up to 95 percent. >> hobby lobby is asking the supreme court to be exempt from and obama cared mandate. the requirements forces certain for-profit corporations to provide birth control for their employees. the owners of hobby lobby believe the drugs like the morning after pill are equal to, which violates their faith. however, they are not opposed to other forms of contraception. churches and houses of worship are currently the only groups tha

the 47-year-old faulkner replaces former mayor bob filner. filner resigned in august after dozens of women accused him of sexual harassment. filner was the first democratic mayor in two decades. >>> thousands of morning commuters are taking their first trip across the null bridge with a new name. it is now officially called the willie l. brown junior bridge. they came to celebrate renaming the bridge after the former san francisco mayor and long-time state assembly speaker. >> it is frankly an incredible achievement and it's something that i'm going to enjoy day in and day out. >> there was one notable no show governor brown did not attend the ceremony and will not sign official documents related to the name change. the naacp will pay the $6500 cost for a new sign. >>> time is 5:25. marin county joining the critics of a plan no would sharply limit the way dogs could run off leashes. county supervisors say there is no information supporting what they call a virtual ban on dogs. supervisors approved a resolution suggesting tighter control of do

. >> the first female to accuse bob filner of sexual harassment has reached a settlement.er communications director will receive $250,000 from the city and step down from her position. the city agreed to defend filner in return for his resignation but could sue him for damages. 20 women came forward with similar claims and filner then retired. >>> a new sfal vels school friends and work and family. many teenagers develop unhealthy behaviors to deal with their stress like sleeping less and not eating well. these habits will likely carry over into adulthood. watch this. >> there is so much stress. no doubt about it for so many kids these days. >> technology, i think, keeps it going all night long. >> with us now is mike allen who is here with the morning playbook from politico. senator mitch mcconnell. i've been catching this with kind of -- been very skeptical about this guy. mitch mcconnell has been under fire from the republican base and they say conservative grassroots organizations are supporting his challenges. yesterday, mcconnell's colleague from kentucky rand paul w

counted and san diego has a new mayor taking office next month serving out the remaining 33 months of filner's term, the first democratic mayor in twice a while and resigned in august after a dozen women came forward accusing him of sexual harassment. filner pleaded guilty to three charges of mistreating women and was sentenced to three months home confinement. >> the threat of a government shut down is over and the republican-controlled house of representatives pass add measure -- passed a measure to citizen the did the limit after per officer said his party would relent and not add other items to the must pass legislation. the treasury can now borrow money well past the next election. >> thanks. ♪ what a wonderful day >> 28 republicans voted "yes" and a democrat and effectively ended a tea party fueled debate over the budget. >> the fast food giant known for fried chicken sandwiches is paying a new customer commitment, meat without antibiotics. chick-fil-a will seven the meat raised wrought antibiotics in five years and working with suppliers to make sure there is enough antibiotic free chic

well, the mayor's situation last year, with filner? kevin won that race.public servant, and i wish him the best. >> where is filner going to go? >> jail. just kidding. >> i was thinking maybe msnb krrb. bob? >> yes, today is the 205th birthday of abraham lincoln, which is the number of days we'll be promoting greg's book, but it used to be we used to have lincoln's birthday as a holiday, and then we had washington's birthday as a holiday, but no more. no, no. now we do it on monday and call it presidents' day. a lot of people don't have to go to work. abe, i remembered your birthday, okay. i wasn't there to cover it. i was close, but happy birthday to abraham lincoln, and we're actually supposed to hurry up in this block, but we have a little more time to go, so if i could just tell you that this book right here is not cool, is on amazon. it's available, it will be out tomorrow. >> not out tomorrow. >> you'll see a lot of this book on this show, and there will be a tractor trailer hauling greg around all through the country so he can sell the book, and eve

irene mccormick-jackson was one of the first to come forward with allegations against filner, but he will pay nothing under the theory that as his employer, the city was responsible for his actions. >>> a coalition of religious groups is joining a legal battle in an effort to uphold the a federal appeals court is reviewing cases to reverse gay marriage bans in those states. they claim unions between a man and woman are best for children, families and for society. >>> this morning, authorities are trying to track down the cause of a terrifying explosion at a ball bearing factory in new hampshire. that blast shaking walls and shattering windows, sending 15 people to the hospital. none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. the plant builds high-tech parts for the aerospace industry. >> certainly frightening moments there. >> absolutely. >>> coming up, olympic favorite shaun white is hoping to make history today, but the big question, could a dangerous course keep him off the podium? [ male announcer ] it's surprising what your mouth goes through in a day. but what's even more s

kevin faulkner won the special election to fill the unexpired term of bob filner. the former mayor resigned following a sexual harassment allegation. faulkner is the only republican to lead a major city in the state. san diego by the way is now the nation's largest city with a republican mayor. >>> futures trading suggest the rally will continue this morning on wall street. jill wagner says the new fed chair is making investors happy. >> reporter: the new chair of the federal reserve spoke and the markets soared. yesterday janet yellen told lawmakers that the economy continues to improve and the fed will stay on course with plans to pare down its economic zimmerman program. yellen said the central bank would keep interest rates low. that helped stocks finish way up. the dow jumped nearly 193 points tuesday. the nasdaq gained nearly 43. >>> parents, there is a major recall involving nearly 4 million child safety seats. graco is everything the car seats because children can get trapped because the buckles may not unlatch. this recall involves 11 models made between 2

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he replaces democrat bob filner, who resigned in disgrace last summer after numerous women accused ofis sexual misconduct. it makes san diego the largest city in the country with a republican mayor. more importantly, sort of the last stand of the republican party in the state of california. democrat david alvarez would have been the city's first latino mayor. he pledged to work with the new mayor. labor put a ton of money into alvarez. he was very competitive. the demographics are moving in san diego. >>. >> now, to the storm that's already coating parts of the south in ice, could dump 4 to 10 inches of snow on the biggest cities across the northeast, depending on where do these lows happen. we're just at the beginning of what forecasters are saying could be an historic ice storm in the south. there's been sleet in atlanta all morning and thousands of road crews are out in force, learning the lesson, frankly, from the last couple of weeks. 83 million people could be impacted, and already, 2,900 flights have been cancelled. hopefully, this storm was forecast far enough in advance in at

kevin faulkner won a special election to replace mayor bob filner who resigned amid sexual harassment with a republican mayor. >>> and here is a pop quiz to bring you. one of these three -- what do these three songs have in common? ♪ you really got me going ♪ you got me so i don't know what i'm doing ♪ ♪ we can't go on together with suspicious minds ♪ ♪ they call me mellow yellow ♪ they call me mellow yellow ♪ . >> here is the answer to that pop quiz. they were each written by new members of the song writers hall of fame. new inductees include donovan, ray davies and mark james. how about that? those are your headlines. >> thank you. >> 11 minutes after the hour. >> why is unemployment among black americans nearly double the national rate? david webb took that question to members of the naacp. >> do you think the president, president obama, has failed the black community? >> no. i think republicans have failed. i think the congress has failed. >> up next, a democrat from congress responds, representative hakeem jeffries here live. >> one of the political rising stars. then this crimin

. >> after the embarrassing sexual harassment scandal that forced democrats, bob filner to resign, thelican. that makes san diego the largest u.s. city with a republican mayor. city councilman, kevin faulk ner beat out his opponent by nearly 7% points. he is moderate and supports gay rights and green initiatives. san diego mayor elect kevin faulk n faulkner joins me now. >> thanks for having me. >> first of all, what's it like to take over a city after such a big scandal in the mayor's office. >> i think all of us here in san diego had a real sense of relief and a sense it is time to get back on track. all of us, i think, whether you are republican, democrat, independent, we wanted to move this city forward. i'm excited to hit the ground running. >> in your election speech, you talked about being independent. some say you down play your political affiliation. do party labels matter to you. it is not something we stressed, particularly here on the local level on city government. when i talked about independent, i talked about independence to continue the reforms we have started here in

twenty women fused filner of inappropriate behavior when he was mayor.election will be held today. >> an apology for a.o.l.'s c.e.o. he said the company would have to cut its 401k plan because two babies born with health problems were driving up costs. this woman said he was talking about her now 4-year-old daughter. she has received a personal apology. >> i really feel like he spoke to me, you know, as a person to another person, and not in his public role as a c.e.o. he spoke to me in a heartfelt way as a father of three kids, to a fellow parent. his apology was heartfelt and i appreciated it, and i do forgive him. >> armstrong later scaled back his comments, saying the company would keep the 401k plan in place after all. here to discuss the impact of the comments is an attorney specializing in labor and employment law. thank you for being with us. give us a sense of the fallout when a c.e.o. makes a comment like this. >> it impact the culture and brand of a.o.l. when this executive will make a statement like this about the spouse of an employee, conce

news this hour -- and republican city councilman has been elected mayor of san diego, replacing bob filnero resigned after sexual harassment allegations. kevin falcon will be the only republican. largestes california's city with a republican mayor. the president signed an executive order raising minimum wage from seven -- $7.25 an hour, $210.10 an hour. anprevents -- to $10.10 hour. a cbs news correspondent tweets the president will urge congress to raise the minimum wage nationally to $10.10 for all workers. also, republican senator rand paul landstuhl announce a lawsuit against the president, the national security agency, and others involved in the spy mass collections of personal data. the senator said "i'm filing a lawsuit against president obama because he is publicly refuse to stop a violation of the fourth amendment. the bill of rights protect all citizens from general warrants. i expect this case to all the way to the supreme court and i predict the american people will wind." chemical jelly will serve as lead counsel. senate judiciary committee meets at 10:00 a.m. eastern time wit

anything's better than filner these days, you would imagine, six months after his fall from grace. the medals are stacking up in sochi, and so are security concerns as the first full week of the winter games gets under way. leg