and then heard that we were going to take on fred upton and said, we can't be on the wrong side of fredupton. so we have this system where people are afraid, even the richest are afraid to step up against this power because they know the way in which the power is going to -- >> and i think, i actually think we have a lot of fear in our politics now in ways that people sense. you know -- a lot of people didn't come out to vote in this midterm election and i think it's hard to vote for somebody who feels fearful. i started seeing fear in andrew cuomo's eyes. and i don't think it was just of me or of a challenger, but a sense that sometimes i feel like it's politicians know what they aren't really in control, that their donors are. and that's a scary feeling, that lack of power. and i think, you know, you see somebody like elizabeth warren or others who speak fearlessly, and there's genuine excitement around that. too often i think democrats just focus on, like, the message box, what is the correct message to say, as opposed to really engaging in leadership itself and the fearlessness that

. >> reporter: congressman fred upton of michigan was among the skeptical, frustrated lawmakers who questionedexecutive hiroshi shimizu for two hours about defective air bags. >> it's confusing to drivers. they don't know whether their croors safe. >> california congressman henry waxman called the company's response to regulators who demanded a national recall to air bags, confusing and nonsenseical. shimizu couldn't explain why air bags malfunctioned. >> do you know the root cause of this problem? >> at this moment, we don't have the root cause. >> reporter: behind the takata air bag is a metal inflairt containing the chemical propellant ammonium nitrate. in an descent, the chemical can explode with such excessive force it ruptures the metal casing, sending shrapnel flying out. takata is the only maker using ammonium nitrate but it doesn't believe the propellant is the problem. it thinks right now it's a factory issue. >> in my knowledge it is current issues is most likely manufacturing related, not design related. >> reporter: takata says there's only evidence to recall air bags in high-humi

. >> host: gentlemen, another policy issue is that fred upton has announced he would like to revisitcommunications act. how big of a disruption could that be? >> guest: if it happens, it could be -- i don't know if disruption is he right word. it would be a very by deal. could be a very positive thing if it finally provided some real clarity and, remember, when the '96 act was written, the internet was bare -- barely mentioned because it was not a big deal. the '96 act focused on the wireline phone business, and so i think there's lots of good reasons why it would make sense to revisit the '96 act. notwithstanding upton's comments, though, i tend to be relatively pessimistic about whether we'll actually see a rewrite in the next couple of years. the problem is you can start with an issue that is already a very partisan and complicated and fraught issue like net neutrality but you have to start to layer on all of the adjacent issues rained peering, around privacy, around cyber security, around telemedicine, and you eventually -- you start to create the copyright and those issues and s

fred upton has announced he would like to revisit the telecommunications act.of a disruption could that be? >> if that happens, it could be -- i don't know if "disruption" is the right word. it would be a very big deal. it could be a very positive thing if it finally provided some real clarity, and remember, when the 1996 act was written, the internet was barely mentioned because it was not really a particularly big deal. the 1996 act by and large focused on the wireline phone business. and so i think there is lots of good reasons why it would make sense to revisit the 1996 act. notwithstanding upton's comments, though, i tend to be relatively pessimistic as to whether we will see a rewrite in the next couple of years. the problem is you can start with an issue that is already very partisan and complicated and fraught issue like net neutrality, but you have to start to layer onto it all of the adjacent issues around peering, around privacy, around cybersecurity, around telemedicine. and you eventually start to accrete copyright and those sorts of issues, somebo

she is known for being congressman fred upton's niece and nothing else. of the awards which is like the oscars, but important. >> it is a sexy honor because sexy means somebody who is confident and happy and that's who i strive to be. >> i'm, so, so, sorry to my 18-year-old brother. poor david. you're welcome, justin. >> i didn't know they had awards for this. no word on who will be people magazine's sexiest woman deceased. but i am hoping it will be helen of troy. tracy, as a sexy woman, do you buy this choice? >> she is hot, yes. but here is the thing that bothers me. people try to say she is curvatiious. she is hot and slim, but maybe she shouldn't speak in public anymore. jay do you agree? >> with her? yes it is objectively hard to disagree with that. based on science. >> you are a truly a man of passion. >> yes, based on science she is sexy. >> we have run the numbers. >> we have run the numbers and she comes in at a 9.99. tom, do you find women, sexy or are they some kind of foreign creatures you cannot understand? >> i don't know about her. she is

. >> i think she is so pretty now, her uncle congressman fred upton of michigan. >> is he smoking hottanding by. >> that's hilarious, poor brother. guys, citizens, big week, everybody is trying to get home. thanksgiving so cold. not the case this time. big storm we are going to watch. take a look at the maps. wednesday's first alert forecast we are going to see snow filling in across the northern plains in the western great lakes eventually toward chicago. a rainy windy day across much of the eastern seaboard. very windy conditions are going to cause some delays across the airports, i believe. chicago one of the busiest airports. atlanta as well. some ripple effects across the country. wednesday, a pretty rough travel day. if today is your travel day, not that bad, especially across the northeast. here is how the first alert forecast plays throughout the day today. chilly temperatures, nothing all that frigid. not much in the way of cloud cover. down to the southeast, we have rain showers moving through the carolinas, for the most part rain fill back in tomorrow. and then by monday an

and i thank the support of fred upton and frank pallone for helping bring this re-authorization to the floor today. it would not happen without their willingness and support on the floor. thank you to senators klobuchar -- senator klobuchar. this works on a central tenant that we must empower young women to speak up for their bodies. too many think that breast cancer is not happens to younger women. but the hard truth is that more than 26,000 women under age 45 are diagnosed with this deadly disease each year. and too often their breast cancer is the more aggressive form and is caught later than it should be. the early act created a crucial outreach campaign administered by the c.d.c. and highlights the breast cancer risks facing young women while empowering them with the tools they need to fight this deadly disease. it is also educates health care providers about the warning signs of breast cancer in women that lead to early detection, diagnosis and survival. the early act also created thed a vyry committee on breast cancer of young women within the c.d.c. made up of breast cancer, me