i think cory booker has a huge future, and i think if he runs for that frank lautenberg seat from new as the democratic nominee, he'll have a pretty good chance of winning. i don't know who the republican might be. that's not going to happen until 2014. so we still have some time. the gubernatorial race is next year. >> he has some big money behind him already and has had some for quite some time already. this is a guy who maybe, you know, if americans are starting to hear more about him because of his super hero, you know, business, he rescued someone from a fire and had all these wonderful light stories that have hit the press. but this young man for at least the last seven, eight years has been on the radar of those who make politics tick. and i'm talking about the people with the money. >> because everybody sees that he's, you know, he's got a really, really good future ahead of him. popular mayor of newark, new jersey. i think he's a harvard university graduate. could've gone into other yars, he decided he wanted to do this. and as you point out, you know, he's very active in soc

sitting there. >> yesterday frank lautenberg's office released a hot statement saying frank lautenberg is focused on big things. the tragedy in connecticut, gun safety, the hurricane sandy that he is focused on. he is not worried about politics. if you read that statement it was kind of a slap to cory booker. don't think about politics right now. >> no question. mark murray, thank you. >> thanks, chris. >>> it was the night before cliff-mas and all through the house was anything stirring? washington and wall street are bracing to go over the cliff. we're breaking down what it means for the economy next. >>> and later this hour a moment of silence to honor the victims at sandy hook. we'll bring that to you live. and you can see from his schedule the president will also be observing that moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. eastern. you're watching "the daily rundown only on msnbc. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. h

frank lautenberg made the biggest mistake he left the senate after three terms. he left the senate.serable for two years he told everybody who asked the biggest mistake he ever made. he caught a break in 2002 when they put him back on the ballot. take a lot to get him out of there but booker could beat him. >> the e.r.a. the potential race that i'm excited about, sanford v sanford an i'm not talking about the 1891 supreme court case. i'm talking about mark appalachian trail sanford who is rumored to want to run for tim scott's south carolina '01 seat but in a too good to be true twist so does his ex-wife jenni. >> love it. >> amazing. >> it is a movie. >> i hope this happens just so we can talk about it for however long that lasts. >> is this a woody allen movie. >> to anyone who would listen, harts and homer ran against each other. >> peter griffin and his wife did it on "family guy" as well. >> oh, boy. >> so this is actually happening. >> there's a precedent. >> in cartoon. >> cartoon president. welcome to mooseport. the former president runs for mayor of mooseport, maine and his

booker says he's looking into running for senate in 2014 when 88-year-old frank lautenberg is expected to retire. but interestingly enough, lautenberg hasn't made any decisions yet. his office dismissed booker's comments saying the senator is focused on his work adding it's not the time for political distractions. >>> in a rare moment of bipartisanship, democrats and republicans came together yesterday to say farewell to hawaii's daniel inouye. the second longest serving senator in u.s. history. the army veteran who died on monday was honored by having his casket lie in state. that's a privilege that's only been received by 31 other americans ever. vice president joe biden paid tribute to his colleague. >> he was in every sense the quintessential american. he possessed, in my view, every virtue that we like to ascribe to our country. i never met a man, or woman, in that period with as much physical and moral courage as danny inouye. i never met a man with as much loyalty to his country, to his family and to his friends. >> former senate majority leader bob dole came to the capitol to p

in an op-ed, he says he's exploring a senate run to replace frank lautenberg in the senate when his term is up in 2014. >>> the deputy secretaries of state spoke to the senate foreign relations committee today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. there were painful lessons learned in benghazi and we have to do better. the state department is promising to improve security at diplomatic posts around the world. >>> bernie madoff's brother peter has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in helping cover up his brother's ponzi scheme. before sentencing, he said he's deeply ashamed by his conduct and accepts full responsibility for his actions. check out these pictures from a volcano in ecuador, hundreds of people have reportedly been forced to evacuate from their homes in the town of runsen. the volcano has been active for more than a decade and has recently seen renewed eruptions. >>> how something as simple as baking pies is bringing comfort to newtown, connecticut. ñ? >>> one of the great things about this country, whenever there's a tragedy or disaster, regular

one is new jersey's frank lautenberg who was elected in 1982, retired in 2001.me back two years lates. senator dan coats, he changed his mind about retirement and re-elected in 2010. george allen tried to join that club but didn't make it. if you have a trivia question, e-mail us at dailyrundown dailyrundown@msnbc.com. ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your do

senator frank lautenberg of new jersey has a similar bill in the senate. house democratic leader nancy pelosi says congress can take action on high capacity clips right now. >> right away we could pass, right away today, this week we could pass the ban on the assault magazine. >> this issue is not taking away the second amendment rights. no question about it. it's about responsible access and ownership of firearms. but the bigger issue is the capacity of these firearms. and that's where the debate and the conversation has to be. can we let the gun lobby tell us what a semiautomatic and an automatic rifle actually is when within seconds 30 rounds can go out and take multiple lives? is that what we want out there? it's time for common sense to win out. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. do you consider the bushmaster .223 an assault weapon? text a for yes and b for now. you can always go to our blog. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. i want to bring in robert menendez of new jersey. this senator is calling for congress t

senator frank lautenberg holds that seat, a long-time democrat. he has not telegraphed what he's going to do. when cory booker put out this statement that he was going to run lautenberg said there's a time for politics. it's next year. that's when i'll address it. >> lautenberg is 8 years old. he's in his 80s. he might decide to run. he could be... decide to keep that challenge afloat there. we could either be talking about a democratic primary or booker is very well known. he's got a strong national presence. so this is somebody who could clear the field for the democrats but either way it will be competitive. republicans always say that they think he's within their sights. chris christie proved to republicans that a republican can win there. it's going to be very interesting but that governor's race is next fall. >> ifill: let's talk about that governor's race next fall. does chris christie have a free run? >> it's looking like his ride to a second term will be a lot easier than it would have been if cory booker were in the race. these are two b

frank lautenberg will ban high capacity ammunition clips.utgoing joe lieberman wants a national commission on violence. in downtown washington we found people demanding tougher gun control laws. the powerful pro gun lobby. but it was lifetime nra member joe mansion making news today for his call for reasonable restrictions on guns. >> we can protect the second amendment rights. we definitely can protect it. and we will protect it. but we can look at also ways that we can make our country and our children more safe. i really believe that. that we could sit down and have that dialogue and hopefully movement on that. >> and this afternoon senator patrick leahy announced on the senate floor that he will hold gun safety hearings early next year. >> all right, hampton. thank you so much. fast money beginning in just a few minutes. melissa lee has the preview. >> at the top of the hour on "fast money," with apple continuing its collapse our traders will give you the five text stocks you want to own instead of apple going into the new year. and what

senate seat held by frank lautenberg.autenberg, who is 88 years old, would be up for re-election in 2014. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this is amy. amy likes to invest in the market. she also likes to ride her bike. she knows the potential for making or losing money can pop up anytime. that's why she trades with the leader in mobile trading. so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> back to "hardball." vice president joe biden held a meeting today of his gun safety task force and law enforcement officials were there today as the administration begins deliberating how to prevent tragedies like the one in sandy hook elementary last week. some historically pro-gun lawmakers came out in support of the assault weapons ban. can they rally their colleagues to act and act swiftly? big question for me tonight, and with me tonight are msnbc political analyst ron reagan and real

joining me now, julie roginsky, a fox news contributor and former adviser to frank lautenberg, charlesnke. so santa upgraded his wheels a little bit this year, and we helped pay for it. tom coburn is very focused on government waste and, you know, god bless him, because we need somebody in the government who's focused on government list. he outlines things he doesn't believe are appropriate. i just want to tell the viewers what we understand about the zombie conference. apparently, we paid, dhs gave grants to first responders -- look at this. [laughter] we gave grants to first responders to go get counterterrorism training, and they did, and they attended this five-day summit. and one of the things that was offered here was the zombie training exercise, but now under the microscope they're saying, oh, the taxpayer money didn't actually fund this particular piece of the conference, but in any event, coburn says, look, the money's finning bl, it's ridiculous. >> i actually interviewed senator coburn, and he made a fantastic point about this. by the way, i think he's a here are for -- her

senate seat in 2014, now held by democrat frank lautenberg.den state. >>> a powerful blizzard hammering the midwest is now being blamed for at least six deaths. powerful winds kicked up more than a foot of snow from kansas to wisconsin, turning roads into a slick and dangerous mess. two people were killed in iowa when whiteout conditions. the national guard troops were called in to help people stranded in their cars. and the storm is also taking a toll on holiday air travelers stuck at airports. more than 1,000 flights were canceled. about half of them at chicago's o'hare and midway airports. the snow started falling there last night, and up to a half foot is expected. >> hello, winter. and with winter officially starting at 6:12 eastern time this morning, just a few hours from now, we have a major winter storm with major cities right in its path. >> meteorologist jim dicky is tracking this mess. good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob and sunny. still feeling the effects of our major winter storm here. the swath of snow on the back side of wi

frank lautenberg is calling his comments reckless. saying that the nra wants of our communities with guns. james rosen has more. reporter: that afternoon. as fox news reported earlier this week, wayne lapierre and his argument about the placement of armed security, similar to that seen at the white house on capitol hill. >> what it when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday, what if he had been confronted by qualified on security? we will look resubmit if it is possible that 26 little kids -- 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day. reporter: lapierre is focused on optimal design, access control, and training for students and educators alike greatly nra has retained a former u.s. attorney in and congressman from arkansas who served as an undersecretary of the department of homeland security. notably, lapierre didn't mention it president obama's new gun-control task force or dianne feinstein trying to review the assault weapons ban a decade ago. what he saw was phase one that was la

>> if you look at the polls there, he wins the primary hands down, even against frank lautenberg andon chris christie? the guy did a spectacular job during the storm. i disagree with him on a whole set of issues but he put the state ahead of politics, presidential politics, stood there with the president and did the right thing. i'm not endorsing him. >> democrats are going to turn on bob shrum like republicans turned on chris christie. >> the guy is in a very, very, very strong position. i wouldn't vote for him but i think he's going to get elected. >> i agree with you on that democratic strategist, on any front i agree. >>> let's talk about this interesting medical case, here is a man, doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, works out regularly n good health until the factor frankie muniz had a mini stroke at the age of 26. he's here to talk about that with us this morning. you look fine. are you feeling fine? >> i am, i'm feeling better every day that goes on. the first couple days after i still felt just extremely lethargic and just kind of discombobulated, didn't feel li

. >> so booker hopes to replace senator frank lautenberg, a democrat whose temp ends in 2019.nberg has not said he's retiring yet. >> he does not look like he needs to retire immediately. >> democratic party gets 40% of the votes, president obama for minority voter has a grand total of african-american senators? that would be zero. the party needs to be moving in this direction and finding ways to elevate. >> senator harry reid says he supports incumbents. >> i will do cory a favor. saw him the other night, what are you going to do? and i said every conservative's favorite liberal. could you please say that? he is a great guy. >> do i have time to ask about the fiscal cliff? i want to pick your brain for a second. what's next? >> john boehner accomplished something that was almost impossible. he impaled himself on an exercise that had no point. even if he passed this plan b, it was not going anywhere, and to me -- >> what does that mean for him and the fiscal cliff. >> there are really only two options. option one is boehner has to violate the hastert rule. there is no place w

martha: democrat frank lautenberg and dianne feinstein saying in the next congress they will reintroduce the bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. lots more to be said about all of that. bill: talk of renewing gun control debate sends sale of firearms soaring. gun store owners said they see increased sale for ammunition which is some say is easier to ban than the weapons themselves. some stores reporting busiest days they have seen in years. >> big-time, friday and saturday especially the place was just wall-to-wall. they're going to do something. that's obvious. and people want to get stuff before a ban on whatever comes in. probably magazines. people get scared. it happens every time. >> we have 40 million regulations, you know, just like they had in prohibition. obviously prohibition didn't work. bill: with states performing so many background checks wait times usually minutes, jumped to 12 hours in some cases. coming up we'll talk about it with the former homeland security secretary, tom ridge. he is our guest coming up. the topic of mental illness as former governor.

julie roginsky former advisor to new jersey senator frank lautenberg of and fox news contributor.on:. monica are you disappointed with the resignation. >> i think we'll all miss senator demint actually being in the institution but the reality for every republican and every conservative in the senate now that the senate under harry reid has become a paralyzed nightmare. there is not a lot of influence you can really wield there. there is not a lot of things you can get done the composition of the senate may very well change after the 2014 but for the time-being it has to be frustrating for somebody like demint. he can have lot more interesting and effective influence on the outside with heritage. jon: what about tim scott taking his place? he is probably the favorite at this point. a black conservative in the senate. >> right. jon: what would that do oar four balance of power? >> i don't think it is making a difference, in the sense a conservative replacing another conserve. part of the reason senate is paralyzed is the senator demint is the king of filibuster. >> wait a minute. de

mayor cory booker may have been looking for frank lautenberg's blessing for the senate run but aftere recent twitter showdown he probably won't get that tweeting that the nra's response was out of touch and booker agreed for the background checks to the mentally u.n. fit to which lautenberg responded. let me be clear, nra leadership is out of line and out of touch. nothing they spew should be validated. ouch. >>> and if you'll never guess -- you'll never guess what president obama recently admitted not only does our fearless leader like the song gang nam-style, he likes to do the word. the president admits he does the dance to get under the skin of both of his daughters malia and sasha. apparently very successful at that and the "gangnam style" song has hit a major milestone as well. hit more than a billion with a "b," a billion hits on youtube. wow. ♪ >>> president barack obama is among the mourners paying respects to late senator daniel inouye right now in hawaii. senator inouye died monday of respiratory complications. he was 88 years old. the president is also taking time-out tod

also new jersey senator frank lautenberg plans a bill that would ban the sale of high capacity magazinesy do you think this moment may be different? >> because i think it is a logical continuum. if there should be a safe place in america, it is an elementary school. and here in this elementary school, look what happened. 6-year-olds with 3 to 11 bullets from this bushmaster in their body, 20 of them. is this america? i don't think so. and i think these incidents are going to continue until we do something to change the supply mode of these weapons out in our society. >> it is a gruesome image to think about. but how she said, this is america. i don't think so. here you have the president here in town, just last night, speaking at the high school, and, you know, if you listen to him, he didn't go into specifics, but he certainly said that gun violence, killing america's youth must sop. . >> we can't tolerate this anymore. these tragedies must end. and to end them we must change. >> so supporters of gun rights, they seem to be saying, you know, yes, we need more guns, but i don't know how

bush, julie roginsky is former political adviser to new jersey senate frank lautenberg.e you both. >> good to see you. gregg: didi, smoot-holly was passed decades ago for the purpose of putting tariff limits on incoming products. do we need to reexplore that? >> yeah. this was, this was back in the '60s. i mean, this was ancient history. why should these workers who get paid very well also get on top of that the booty of $15-$16,000 more. for what? this is just an extra fee and extra goodies per container. what this was back in the '60s was a way to help there be more workers, it was a deal done with the unions and the ports so they wouldn't use as much equipment and so they wouldn't be as efficient so they could keep their union workers. it's outdated, and it's wrong and, really, it's terrible -- gregg: julie, what do you think? >> i think if we're talking about smoot-holly which is a different issue just raised by didi, but, yeah, i think the president will probably intervene, and he did last time on the west coast and probably will again if this strike does play out.

. >> assuming frank lautenberg doesn't. >> he's 90. >> i was born in new york.re is a soft part in my heart. cory booker, if he runs for nate senate, i think that's a good choice. i think chris christie can be beaten. >> by who? >> i have no idea but a lot of people think he's not as vulnerable as is he. >> beginning in the clinton area, we saw a reconstitution of the democrats with the election of rudy giuliani and christie todd whit enas governor of new jersey. if scott brown were to be re-elected, if chris christie were to be re-elected and we could hope for progress in congressional level and like a local level, a reconstitution of the part that needs republican representation. >> dreaming of ben affleck as a gubernatorial candidate. is that at all realistic? >> it doesn't feel like it. there are too many experienced politicians that will elbow him out. i think david raises a really important point and this gun issue may end up coal lessing that. which is, we just don't have any republicans willing to work with democrats anymore. i don't think scott brown ha

chairman, sandy badly flooded, as you pointed out, historic have opened terminal, as well as the frank lautenberg station in secaucus. we estimate it will cost to strengthen these locations against these storms. it also ruan electrical substations along the north jersey coastline and hudson county, which are vital for supplying the wires the power are electric trains. we're seeking to hundred $75 million to construct seven new elevated electrical substations and improve the resiliency by constructing seawalls for bridges and building cheating to prevent washouts and race control houses. both the hudson and network systems were impacted heavily by floodwaters. repairing systems and making them more resilient will cost $25 million. finally, we are seeking $75 million to cover the cost of substitute bus and ferry service provided after the storm and restore and expand enhanced indications during the disaster. a real-time communications are vital, mr. chairman, whether our customers are at the station, on a bus, on the internet, or using a smartphone. not only customer service issue, but a safety iss

that would put him in a fight with frank lautenberg, expected to retire but has not made a formal decisionill not be forced into one by anybody. >>> "the detroit news," tragic deaths are up in the united states by 7.1% in the first 9 months of 2012. it marks the largest increase for the first three quarters of the year since 1975. lower gas prices are believed to be among the leading causes for the rise in fatalities. >>> "the winston-salem journal." teenage smoking has dropped for the fifth consecutive year falling to a new historic low at just 18%. the study also found marijuana use remains an elevated level of about 25%. alcohol use remains historically low, but binge drinking on the rise, increasing to 24% among high school seniors. >>> and in this weekend's "parade" magazine, "les mis," hugh jackman opens up about life, acting and fatherhood. >>> with us now, chief white house correspondent, mike allen with a look at the "playbook." good morning, mike. >> good morning and happy friday. >> you're sounding a little better today, mike. let's talk about whatted exac y exactly happened to

senate seat held by frank lauter berg. lautenbergwho is 88 years old would be up for re-election in 2014. we'll be right back. h, sure you. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. trust duracell to power their donated toys? duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. >>> back to "hardball." vice president joe biden held a meeting today of his gun safety task force and law enforcement officials were there today as the administration begins deliberating how to prevent tragedies like the one in sandy hook elementary last week. some historically pro-gun lawmakers came out in support of the assault weapons ban. can they rally their colleagues to act and act swiftly? big question for me tonight, and with me tonight are msnbc political analyst ron reagan and real clear politics reporter erin mcpike. i was stunned to see bobby casey, the senator from

this money in a statement, this pledged money and the senators from their states chuck schumer, frank lautenbergnd all democrats said this $60.4 billion is a good start but they acknowledged that congress has other things on its plate and this money is not all guaranteed. some members they think might push for some spending cuts to offset all this new spending. they said, quote: this is going to be a tough fight in the congress given the fiscal cliff. some members have not been friendly to disaster relief. but the care with which the package has been put together has given us a good head start. although that head start not good enough for at least one republican member of congress frank says governor christie made a responsible request federal aid based on careful comprehensive analysis of new jersey's needs having seen the devastation firsthand in my district during his visit. i'm disappointed president obama has come to a different conclusion. we should not short change nor add strings to the support residence, businesses and communities in my district and across the region desperately need an

frank law tenberg. he has not made his plans public yet. lautenbergrn 90 in 2014. >>> charles boustany beat jeff landry. boustany finished with 61% while landry had 39%. neither one had 50% in the primary held on november 6. that's how they rejiggered their laws and that whole business in order to become constitutional, if you will, in how they handle their races in will ylouisiana. they do everything differently down there. saturday was fight night for mitt romney. mitt romney and his wife attended the las vegas boxing match between manny pacquiao and juan manuel marquez as a guest of the nevada state athletic chairman bill brady. pacquiao, of course, has thought about running for president of the philippines and he still might some day. before the fight romney went into manny's locker room and had this little comment for him saying, hey, i'm mitt romney. i ran for president. i lost. okay. we'll see if pacquiao blames those words of wisdom for what happened. and speaking of fighters, former heavyweight boxing champ mike tyson has that crazy one-man s

president, i ask unanimous consent that senator frank lautenberg be added as a cosponsor to the reid substitute. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. under the previous order there will now be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on substitute amendment 3395. who yields time? ms. mikulski: mr. president, our side yields back all time. the presiding officer: is all time yielded back? mr. cochran: mr. president, we yield back all time on this side. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i ask for a voice vote. the presiding officer: the question is on the substitute amendment. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes have it. the substitute amendment is adopted. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: the substitute has been amended, and now as i understand the order, we will move to final passage. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the motion to invoke cloture on h.r. 1 is withdrawn. under the previous order, the clerk will read the bill for a third time. under the previous order. the cle