after the work done by the distinguished senior senator from florida and his senate colleague from florida, the senator from florida, senator nelson, made a commitment to every single democra democrat we for this american. four weeks later, having had the cloture vote that the senator from florida just mentioned, overwhelming support for him, he is still being held up. this is beneath the united states senate of america. i agree with the senator from florida. mrs. boxer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: do we have that unanimous consent request vote? the presiding officer: the unanimous consent request is pending. mrsis is there objection to the request? without objection, so ordered. mrs. boxer: in p? the presiding officer: the snoer from california. mrs. boxer: i rise because i want to point out to the people of this country, who may be watching this proceeding, that what's happened here tonight on the senate floor is just ridiculous, and i think, you know, senator nelson, bill nelson, who just -- you know, i think he was restrained frankly

former ohio senator john glenn and scott carpenter joined florida senator bill nelson for the ceremony today in cape canaveral. the ceremony acknowledged 125 crew members that put the mercury mission in orbit. glenn and carpenter are the only surviving astronauts from that mission. >>> john glenn is joining us tomorrow on fox 5 morning news reflecting on the past 50 years at 7:30. >>> just minutes aw nissan's sports xtra a wild golf finish and the return of baseball. >>> gwen is checking your forecast. i guess it really depends where you live whether you say any trace of snow. >> absolutely. some of you are seeing rain, some of you a little mix. we'll have the details on what to expect for your holiday coming up after the break. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it'

last week the florida state senate voted down the largest proposed expansion of private prisons in the country despite the fact the republican party has a sixteen seed advantage in the florida senate nine republicans joined twelve democrats to defeat the prison privatization measure by a twenty one to one thousand vote the main argument for the republicans would joined who joined the democrats in the vote was the prison privatization would have adverse effects on state employees and would kick them under the bus their phrase. to talk about the wave theory when it comes to conservatives how they shift from the radical right to the very moderate stance every generation or so it would appear despite being bribed loved and right by the private prison industry florida republicans have started to make that shift and it's just in time to protect the citizens of florida from the disastrous effects of prison privatization. the bad c.n.n. contributor dana loesch this week the virginia state house move closer to enact a law which reward wire a woman to be forced to have. a transvaginal ultrasound

and florida senator bill nelson has demanded a federal investigation of this critically important agency the lives of the traveling public are at stake. >> reporter: current and former air marshals tell abc news that behind the scenes, this air marshal office in orlando and others across the country, there are a striking lack of approximatalism. >> i expect my federal law enforcement officers to set the bar. not to act like a bunch of school kid punks. >> reporter: one prime example, a distorted air marshal version of the popular game show "jeopardy!" >> this game is played exactly like the game on tv. >> reporter: former air marshal steve theodore rop louse took pictures of this version at the air marshal training office two years ago. the categories are all slurs. apparently meant to humiliate. >> category pickle smokers was directly aimed at gay males. >> reporter: our gang listed african-americans, sometimes called buckwheat. >> we had categories like ellen degeneres. if you were a gay female. >> reporter: including one that killed herself. >> anybody that's not like them, they're ag

but they haven't engaged in any formal way in the advice function of having the florida senate discuss and make the president aware of their views of the advisability or lack of advisability of appointment. they have chosen not to agenda that item. it seems to me that the notion that began in 2007 with democrats, the seminar history think that the substantial recess like this december 17 to january 23 recess, this substantial recess could be broken up into a series of many recesses by having these millie seco second session every three days. that idea is the one intended to evade the president's, the responsibility and b authority of the president to make sure all offices were filled without delay. and i do not suggest that we second-guess the senate's determination. it is what it is. every three days that i have a pro forma session. it's said that no business will be conducted because twice they can because with unanimous consent, they can. that's not the question. they're in recess. the question is, is this a practical situation where the president ought to exercise his recess appoin

. >> reporter: florida senator bill nelson asked for a full inspector general's investigation of the air marshals two years ago. according to an advance copy of the report, due out this week, obtained by abc news, the inspector general found "a great deal of tension and mistrust" that created "distraction at all levels at a time when mission tempo is high." >> if you do not have people operating at their peak efficiency, then you take the risk that a terrorist is going to get away with its dirty deed. >> reporter: the official who oversees the air marshals told abc news today that security was absolutely not compromised by the bad behavior of some of the agency's air marshals and that he had already addressed most of issues. the inspector general's report found that 76% of the air marshals surveyed agreed with that. but that still seems to leave about 1 in 4 air marshals who seem to think all of this has put safety and security at risk, diane. >> okay, thank you, brian. and you'll have all of your investigation coming up tonight on "nightline." be sure to watch. >>> and still ahead h

eastern with florida senator marco rubio calling for renewed space exploration.t 5:40, ohio senator sherrod brown on the 50th anniversary of john glenn becoming the first american to orbit the earth. at 5:50, newt gingrich calls for a permanent u.s. colony on the moon. at 6:00 eastern, stewart powell of the "houston chronicle" on the obama administration's plans for nasa and what republican presidential candidates are saying about the space agency. and then at 6:40, nasa administrator charles bolden outlining the administration's budget proposal for his agency. our look at the future of u.s. space policy begins at 5:30 p.m. eastern tomorrow on c-span2. coming up on c-span3, american history tv coverage of the history of the space program. in a few moments, an oral history interview with former nasa flight director gene kranz. in an hour and a half, the congressional gold medal ceremony honoring astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin. later, a 1963 nasa film biography of john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth. >>> at the

up next, we have florida's favorite son, republican senator marco rubio. 'll ask him whether whoever wins florida tonight wins the republican nomination. he's my special guest next up. >> welcome back to "the kudlow report." rising republican star senator marco rubio of florida. senator rubio, welcome back. >> thanks for having me. >> you were at the top of drudge a few hours ago. you said the winner of florida is in all likelihood the nom neef air party. by most accounts mitt romney will have a commanding victory tonight. is this it for romney? >> well, we'll see. we don't know who will win. the polls say certain things. florida is a difficult state to poll and people have been voting for a week now so it's not clear how that will turn out. florida, and one of the reasons why i always supported moving florida up is because it is so indicative of the country. iowa, new hampshire, south carolina have a difficult place in the process and it's a microcosm of the country and the argument i would make is that if you win in florida and especially if you win decis

the expansions you know in ohio in arizona in florida to give you a very specific example the florida senate president mike carey darpa lists received twenty five thousand dollars recently from the private prisons and here and up the list is extremely extremely supportive of the private prison system in fact he just stripped a senator mike as arnold's chairmanship because of the fact that as i know has been very outspoken against private prisons and you know i got to give him a world of credit because he is a g.o.p. lawmaker but he's saying look we have a huge budget crisis here in florida we need to do something to actually save money in the private prison system is not ceding these states money that are look at these case studies in arizona look at ohio we've got to pay attention to this we go do something that makes sense also keep in mind that we can you know privatized system the problem prison system and have these not violent offenders go away to prison we should be focusing on things like giving them the help they need so they can get over a drug addictions or whatever nonviolent off

florida senator marco rubio won with 34%.spoke to the convention on thursday night. >>> tonight's keynote speaking at the cpac conference sarah palin repeatedly blasted president obama sometimes with wisecracks and sometimes with dire warnings. that future of the country hangs in the balance. the former vice-presidential candidate is confident that conservatives will win in 2012. >> it's about one country united under god. we aren't red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red-white-and-blue and president obama, we are through with you. >> palin urged crowd to support whoever wins the g.o.p. nomination. the next primaries are are held february 28th in michigan and arizona. a hit-and-run crash in oakland sent a woman to the hospital witness say a red chevy suburban ran her down on international boulevard at 80th boulevard. she was apparently in the crosswalk and police caught up with the driver a few blocks away and arrested him. he may face felony charges depend on the victim's condition. >>> right now clean-up crews ar

senate offices. he often goes to a large baptist church in florida.ead pastor didn't want to go on camera and doesn't know him well but as far as he's concerned, it's fine for a member of his congregation to attend services of other faiths. he said he done believe it's politically motivated. >> look, you've got a guy who is 40 years old, handsome, very smart, a compelling personal history and eloquent speaker in english and spanish. if i were running the romney campaign, i would think that all of those things are more important than he had briefly been a mormon. >> putney said some evangelical voters may be and nothing to do with religious practices and would not comment on the speck lags gloria? >> but the status of his parents' exile status? >> that could hurt him. he said his parents fled the castro regime when in fact they escaped before that. they need florida. that could hurt him there. >> yeah, that would be one of the reasons to pick him if he could deliver the state of florida. >> yes, but it's still stinging a little bit. >> thank you. >> su

florida senator marco co-rubio who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate. house healthcare law. ed henry is at the white house tonight. it was an impact. >> it was an extraordinary move sunday mass the bishops had individual parishes around the country read letters to their parishioners that was blasting the obama administration decision. that obviously could have an impact in bill donahue told fox that the lobbying has just begun. >> when you push people of faith and you tell them that the government is going to knock down the wall of separation of church and state and overreach like the obama administration, you have a war on your hands. >> reporter: now, what senator rubio was trying to tweak is their are conscience klousz but they could opt out if they close their doors to jews and that is against the catholic philosophy. they want to offer care to all faith. they want to do exemption. >> shep: insiders believe it's a political issue clearly and the white house had a prepared statement that seemed unusual. >> reporter: when i was asked jay carney, they

. >> florida senator marco rubio, leading contender for the vice presidential nomination alongside bobm that the majority of americans are conservative. politifact tests the truthfulness of that statement by consulting the gallup poll, which they note has been regularly asking americans about their political ideology since 1992. politifact goes on to cite the most recent gallup ideology poll results from last year, which show that 21% of americans identify as liberal, 35% identify as moderates, and 40% identify as conservatives. so marco rubio says a majority of americans are conservative, politifact looks into it and finds that, actually, only 40% of americans say they're conservative, and that obviously isn't a majority. so quoting politifact, he said a majority of americans are conservatives, in gallup's poll, the number has never crossed the 50% threshold. oh, but wait, there's more. politifact goes on to point out that even if you split up the independent vote, people who say they are in the middle, even if you split them up into leans republican or leans democrat, still, there's

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in florida, some g.o.p. state senatorsed against the plan even though it had the backing of top state republicans including governor rick scott. so for more on the privatization of prisons in florida, i am joined by one of the republican lawmakers who did vote against the bill, state senator paula dockery from tallahassee. she comes to us from the state capitol, state senator, welcome into the war room. thank you for joining us this evening. >> great. >> great to be with you governor. >> why don't you explain to our viewers why you voted against it. what was the main reason? >> well, first, a little bit of history: last year, last legislative session, the leaders in the senate had decided that there wouldn't be enough votes to pass prison privatization. by prison privatization, you have to understand we have seven of our prisons privatized but this was seeking to private eyes 18 counties worth of prisons and 29 prisons. they understood they didn't have the votes last year. so they snuck it through in proviso language in th

. >> reporter: florida senator bill nelson asked for a full inspector general's investigation of the advance copy of the report due out this week, obtained by abc news, the inspector general found a great deal of tension and mistrust that created distraction at all levels at a time when mission tempo is high. 76% of the air marshals surveyed said they felt the mission to protect the public has not been compromised. but that leaves about 1 out of 4, some 1,000 air marshals, who still seem to think there is a problem that makes in-flight safety and security less good than it should be. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> and again, that inspector general's report will come out tomorrow, on thursday. in case you're wondering what that "jeopardy" game was all about, pickle smokers was the term for gay males. our gang used for african-americans. geraldo rivera used for latinos. ellen degeneres used for gay female air marshals. >> they said one of the five women listed on the board later tried to commit suicide, according to one source. so misogynists, racists, homophobes. >> all the best i

florida senator marco rubio notably will speak about american exceptionalism later on this morning. morrow will feature at least one of the likely republican nominees for president. senator rick santorum, governor mitt romney and speaker newt gingrich are all going to address the crowd in that order but they're going to be a little bit spread out and we will stay tuned for that. >> all right, peter, thank you very much. live report from d.c. >> now, some of your headlines for a thursday beginning with the fox news alert just in from washington, president obama set to take a big step today in reversing one of president george w. bush's signature achievements. later today, the president will free as many as 10 states from the strict education requirements inside the no child left behind act. those states colorado, florida, georgia, indiana, kentucky, massachusetts, minnesota, new jersey, oklahoma and tennessee. bush's critics claim that the law contains standards that were too tough on both students and teachers. >> meanwhile, the story caused a lot of controversy, that is to say, fema

we were spending our time and money in florida and nevada. senator santorum took a different course. he left florida and nevada and went to the other states. he was able to reap the rewards of rrl speak next she will elabo. we have done it before, will do it again. >> >> with the combined years of experience of everyone up here with me, i can tell you we have seen a lot of politic -- political attacks on women's rights. as time goes on the other side attempt to exploit women's writes for their own political gain, we hear the same excuses. every time we hear it is not an attack on women's health care, it is all about something else. we are told attacks on abortion rights are not an infringement on a woman's right to choose. it is about states' rights. -- or religion. we are told that accessing emergency contraception is not about our ability to make our own family planning decision, it is really about protecting pharmacists and scientific processes. this last week we were told that komen's decision was not about their opposition to planned parenthood,

senator marco rubio of florida and senator jim deminute of south carolina will be among today's speakerse'll be more than just strishs at the convention. occupy d.c. is planning protests tomorrow and saturday at that hotel. >>> 6:48 now. three local pen camera companies are now in the handing on of a chicago company. the stores are located in rockville, i., and e street. two local landlords are upset saying it will leave them on the hook for unpaid rent. penn camera closed five of its lo e indications after filing for bankruptcy last month. >>> landmark settlement that will help struggling homeowners is moving forward. cnbc's jackie deangelis has that story. jackie, good morning. >> good morning, joe. federal and state regulators have reached a $25 million settlement. reports say that the deal, which could be announced today, came together after holdout states new york and california signs on. florida, another state, hit hard by forecloses could also close soon. bank of america, jp moore began chase, citigroup and wells fargo have reduced payments for struggling home owners and pay thoug

senator joe martialing, democrat from west virginia, and senator marco rubio from florida. u both for coming on this morning. >> thank you. >>> that was my conversation that took place earlier this morning before the live airing of my show, with senator joe manchin and senator marco rubio. >>> coming up, the thursday panel. we have a lot to go over. the white house soup of the day. here we go again, it's been a tomato-heavy week. so they had tomato soup, added some milk and bisqued it up? you're watching msnbc. we'll be right back. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can sa

let's take a look at the polls that show florida senator markova rubio is republicans want to see as the vice president of -- vice-president nominee. one person who has virtually disappeared from the vice presidency is michelle bachman. >>mark: in arizona sheriff resigning from his leadership position with the mitt romney campaign coming after a newspaper report in which his former boyfriend recently gave an interview flaming that the sheriff threatened to deport him if he revealed their relationship. he joined colleagues in this as its it held a news conference denying the allegations. >> i am here to say that these allegations are absolutely, completely false. except for the issues they're referred to me being gay because that is the truth, i am gay. >> he denies any wrongdoing and has vowed to continue his battle for the nomination. he was considered a rising conservative start by taking a hard stance against illegal admitted -- illegal immigration. >>darya: let's get a look at the weather. dan kerman is here to take a look at it. >> we have certainly tried out, this is a look at

senator from florida. he's a gop up and comer and a favorite of the tea party. the senator is also a leading candidate for the number two slot on this year's president and vice president ticket. let's assume that the president is mitt romney or rick santorum. who else will be the best running mate for either? governor nikki haley. she is an indian. traction. her parents are u.s. entrepreneurs. and chris christie, the new jersey governor that endorsed romney a very popular republican in a democratic state. and daniel's rebuttal it be deemed clear, very persuasive and station man like. and other candidates, south dakota's senator, new hampshire's senator, and virginia governor bob mcdonald, and new mexico governor martinez. >> let's assume that the presidential primaries are protracted and they are decisive. what imperative does that impose on a presidential nominee when selecting a running mate? you understand the question? >> i do. >> do you want to answer the question? >> want to unite the property. and if you're mitt romney, there's not much enthusiasm for you,