the president can do on his own through executive orders so they get something through. >> george stephanopoulos, thank you. and george has a big show this morning. his guest, key player in the fiscal cliff deal that just passed, the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up. >> and a miraculous survival story this morning. look at this devastating car crash. a young mother and baby from maine were in that vehicle and amazingly, the 6-month-old through 25 feet from the car and somehow survived. the chilling wreckage of a terrifying car crash. >> just was praying that i would be okay. >> reporter: 18-year-old china blaney was driving to her mother's house thursday night with her 6-month-old son gabriel when the unimaginable happened. >> there was a stop sign that i was slowing down and i wasn't going to make it -- i was looking to make sure that nothing was going to hit me and at that time that there's -- the car was hitting me. >> reporter: a collision with a pickup truck sent her baby gabriel flying from his car seat hurled out the window 25 feet i

the anchor of good morning america and george stephanopoulos. where am i going wrong, george? charles krauthammer doesn't think i have my finger on the puls of the country. what do you think? >> i think you do. you have to drive it all the way to the conclusion. i think the country has decided this they like basically like the government, the reforms first put in place by franklin roosevelt. they like social security. they like medicare. they think those programs made a difference. they think those programs benefited the country. every single election we have had in recent times have reinforced that ideal. >> bill: except for ronald reagan. 8 years of a guy who wanted to down size the government. >> here is where we may differ. i think ronald reagan called for reforms this those programs and certainly reforms are going to be necessary in those programs to make sure that we can afford them in the future. he did not repudiate them that is what is fundamental here. what the country rejects any kind of ratted dick call transformation. >> bill: romney didn't do that he didn't say h

i'm diane sawyer, here with george stephanopoulos.t is a big, bright morning for the second inauguration of president barack obama. and there you are. looking at the crowd gathering the 2.2-mile stretch from the capitol to the lincoln memorial. it has begun, george. when we come together, once again, to remember we are one nation, indivisible, in a changing world. and take a look at the people who have been gathering all night long. layered with clothes in this 35-degree temperature that is rising, we hope. and getting ready for the president to speak. this is what he will see when he walks up to the podium. he will look out at the throng of

here, the host of abc's "this week," george stephanopoulos who knows everything and can see the future. george, let's talk about gun control. the vice president will submit his proposal for post-newtown gun control on tuesday we believe. it seems to be coalescing around cracking down on high-capacity magazines and also beefing up background checks on gun buyers. can the administration muscle those two things through? >> the white house also says they will continue to push the assault weapons ban but they know they won't get it through. lots of opposition to that. they do believe they can create a consensus particularly around this idea of background checks, universal background checks and the nra not backing down yet, though, which is also why the white house will look at executive orders they can act on on their own. tightening enforcement or gun laws. more data sharing for where sales are coming from and you see people like senator chuck schumer and the call for voluntary, big retailers to voluntarily suspend any sales of assault weapons while this is being debated. but, dan, you loo

to george stephanopoulos in washington, d.c.this week" and anchor our live abc news coverage of the inauguration. george, good morning to you. >> hey, guys. >> the president has a huge agenda for his second term. one of the big things on the agenda is, of course, gun control. across america on saturday we saw these pro-gun rallies. just really one sign of the amount of resistance this president will face in many parts of his agenda. the question is how much is he likely able to get done in the second term with lame duck status looming? and you have to do it fast only 18 34079ss to get something done in the second term. remember, before newtown in december, gun control wasn't even at the center of the president's agenda for the second term. now he promised with the full weight of his office behind those measures but uphill fight in congress, dan. you have a lot of democratic senators already resisting the president's plans, almost certain that the assault weapon ban that the president is calling for will not pass the congress. wh

coming up, we're going to talk to george stephanopoulos about how much the president can really get donesecond term. >> their ceremony will be a bit more subdued than a four years ago. >> a little smaller. >>> also new details about the alleged mastermind behind the fake dead girlfriend hoax involving college football star manti te'o. who is he, and has he ever done anything like this before? >> there's a lot of eerie similarities between the life of the alleged hoaxster and the character he is accused of inventing. >>> you may have heard about the uproar over the stunning, shocking discovery that subway's footlong subs are sometimes shorter than advertised. ron claiborne is drawing up litigation as we speak. we were able to get an official response. from the company overnight. wait till you hear how they are playing this one. >> we are going to have food on set to test this out. >>> but first new details are emerging about how the deadly stand off in algeria ended. a raid by algerian special forces with dozens dead including militants and hostages at least one of whom we know is an amer

look at george stephanopoulos, he's a clinton staffer. rove were the real anchor on a news program. >> he run a war room. >> he was and people wonder why did george stephanopoulos suddenly bring up contraception right during the debate? he did it because that was part of the obama administration's war on women and he was-- >> and spoke ahead of time. and what mitt romney said about half the country is a spit in the face of everyday american people who know what it means to work incredibly hard and still sometimes fail to get by, these so-called victims he dismisses well, these are victims of a system that's rigged by mitt romney's backers, so they-- >> richard trumka head of the afl-cio and stands for the union left that works hand and glove with the obama administration, they're not interested in us paying lower prices, they're not interested in us being employed. they're interested in richard trumka making $300,000 a year and meeting at the white house. >> and unions not getting their way-- >> and white house punched even in the face an

lou: george stephanopoulos -- >> come on. it is such a joke. it was suggested that call row for an objective reporter everyone would understand this is silly. lou: wait a minute. i want you to know that i consider karl rove to be an objective -- [laughter] lou: he does have occasional interest in the outcome of political contests. the idea of bullying. when has it not been so? because whether republican or democrat, left or right, whoever had the power it attempted to use that power to win their way. what makes this different? i think the demonization and attend to polarize various interest groups and various racial and ethnic groups from one another. nowadays, if you are a right winger, you are bin nature, reaches -- racist, sexist pieced, homophobe. the recent romney lost to is not because obama is a great president, not because they agreed with obama on policy. if you are objective coming into this election cycle what you saw is that the romney was a mean and nasty guy. that is what the media was putting up there. lou: come to the committee

george stephanopoulos will be joining us as well.ew accounts from the hostages that escaped the dramatic and violent siege in north africa. we are learning about the american victims and the survivors, some of whom were tied up with explosive around their neck, had hid and made it away from their attackers. and new details overnight that could complicate the investigation into potential fires on board boeing's newest passenger jet, the dreamliner. and bubble trouble. a cinderella are gartner suspended from school threatening to shoot another kid with this, a hello kitty bubble gun. the whole thing is did the school go too far? and as always on sunday's, fixation. >> we like fixation. >> thank you. we like doing t we have lots of videos for you this morning. >> all right. do you head to washington tomorrow? >> i do not. we are actually -- i'm going to be anchoring the digital coverage of the inauguration which we will do out of here in new york. but if you dial up youtube, you will see us. we have a huge team of experts. >> that's a b

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don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> coming up next, a huge turnout, perhaps the biggest ever, for a bay area gun show. why so many people are stocking up. and later, more flu concerns as worries the flu continues to spread and vaccines run low all over the country. >> >>> huge lines and long waits for ammunition and guns are expected again today at the crossroads of the west gun show. it's in daly city. abc7 news reporter thomas ramon was there yesterday and has a look at the crowds at the cow palace. >> i cannot believe the number of people and cars. >> he is as shocked at the turnout as the organizers of the gun show at the cow palace. thousands came to daly city, many for the same reason and same concern. jalen just bought an ar-15 assault rifle. >> we need to get them now before they take them away. >> did you just buy this? >> i have three at home. this is the fourth. >> there's like 500 people in line just to get ammunition. >> many say the reason for the huge turnout and the discussion going on in washington. vice presiden

and george stephanopoulos launched the strategy. now, why would you want to set up a debate and invite the ore team in -- the other team in, it would be like us saying let's make a deal. the democrats will allow sean hannity, rush limbaugh and three comparable people to host all their debates. [applause] and yet we continue to pretended that the news media is neutral. the news media is the left. and so i think that you have to really start at a very fundamental level of rebuilding. by the way, this is a big problem in california where you need to have a serious effort to create a conservative, internet-based political immediate medium. because there is no effective political news coverage in california, and it makes it very hard to govern the state. [applause] >> time for the last question up here in the balcony, mr. speaker. >> hi. >> hi, balcony. >> i want to start off last christmas was my best christmas ever, you were 30 points ahead in the poll. [laughter] i told my families no gifts, no anything, my favorite politician is ahea

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. >>> and here again, george stephanopoulos, great to spend the day with you.g happen today that changed the political possibilities? >> i don't think so. one day, one speech cannot dot that. even though this is the day where all of america comes together, and that was one of the big themes of the president's speech. but one of the things i did think we saw today was a very changed president. and this is a very different time and a very different president from the one who took office four years ago. the speech four years ago, a dark speech. for a dark time. we were mired in crisis. the economy beginning to come back. and what you saw today is, the president gave a meditation on freedom and equality. it was a president who else felt free. >> and so give me one indelible image from these hours we spent together today as you watched. >> oh, the one has got to be when the president turned back. when he turned back and looked over that mall and said he wanted to savor this moment. an african-american president, the first in our history, re-elected and giving a seco

. >>> as you know, george stephanopoulos will be discussing the war and other national security issues on sunday on "this week." >>> and by the way, president obama had another announcement today. he is going to give the medal of honor to a father of three, staff sergeant clinton romesha. in 2009, he was battling 300 enemy fighters in afghanistan when a grenade exploded, wounding him, but still he rushed through a street that left him exposed, taking out more of the taliban to provide cover for his fellow soldiers, and then pushing forward the length of a football field under fire to recover the bodies of his friends who had fallen. it is only the fourth time the honor has been given to a living member of the military. >>> and also, in washington today, the people who oversee air safety said they are going to investigate the boeing dreamliner, the plane expected to be the future of air travel. the dreamliner had some troubles this week, including a fire on one plane, no passengers on board. regulators say the plane is safe to fly but they will review its design and assembly process any

. >> reporter: but heidi heitkamp, a democrat from north dakota, told george stephanopoulos today, those proposals go too far. that's way in extreme of what i think is necessary or even should be talked about. and it's not going to pass. >> one member of that task force told me he's surging reforms that go beyond assault weapons. his reasoning, he wants to keep any kind of gun out of the hands of the criminally or the mentally ill. >>> we have a note tonight with -- about a diane sawyer interview. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot two years ago this tuesday, on that anniversary, diane sits down for an exclusive interview to talk about her recovery and newtown. the interview is tuesday night right here on "world news" and across our broadcasts. >>> turning to syria, we heard for the first time from president assad in months. tonight we asked alex marquardt to read between the lines. is this a leader who thinks he can survive? >> reporter: president assad mobbed by supporters at his first address to the nation in over half a year. in front of the faces of soldiers who ha

i'm diane sawyer with george stephanopoulos.ant to take you with us inside the white house where at this moment, the president is getting ready to speak the 35 words that arc all the way through the history of this country, back to george washington, the oath of office that will begin his second term. >> it is happening on a sunday for only the seventh time in our history because the constitution says the presidential oath must be taken by noon on the 20th of january. all the big public ceremonies, the capitol there, the preparations beginning on the west front. 800,000 will spread across the national mall in washington and hear the president deliver his second inaugural address from that podium right there. for vice president biden, the second term already has begun. he was sworn in earlier this morning. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor doing the honors and the president and vice president went to arlington cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >> we expect the president's family to gather with him in the b

i can take george stephanopoulos and put a picture and make fun of george stephanopoulos. >> please don'that's okay. that's perfectly legal. but if you do it with the intent to create harm, et cetera. we don't know if -- we don't know exactly what's happened here. on the flip side of that, some people are asking, what about him? what if he made this up? could he face any legal problems? and the answer to that one is no. >> how about notre dame? notre dame knew the truth and didn't reveal it, either. >> first of all, he's under no obligation -- let's assume for a moment that he knew that this was a hoax. he's allowed to lie to the public. allowed to lie to the media. he's not allowed to lie to the authorities. notre dame had no obligation to come forward. the media says, we're entitled to know everything that is true. yeah. it's irritating. it's deceptive sometimes. but it doesn't mean that there are legal issues associated with it. the more likely scenario would be, if someone's likeness is taken, that person ends up suing and saying, wait a second. you took my likeness for this particula

thank you. >> now, in george stephanopoulos' defense, all tall people look alike to him.r the rest of the morning, he did a very good jb. right here, of course, we have venus and serena williams coming out. oh, look there, there is danny glover. oh, the dazzling miss halle barrie looking fine. there is general colin powell and his girlfriend great diana ross. and here is a treat, nba hall of famer bill russell. the crowd loves him. >> "early start" continues right now. >> you and i have the power to set this country's course. >> president obama gets to work today on his second-term agenda. >>> harry, taliban hunter? the prince home from afghanistan and war stories to tell. >>> winter weather alert. a big chill, and a big snowstorm forming that could mess up travel in a huge way this morning. cold. look how cold in the country. >> 49 below with the windchill in minnesota. very cold. good morning. a cold morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's 6:00 on the nose in the east. >> a lot of people up all night partying in washington. so m

shines. >> announcer: abc news live coverage of inauguration 2013, here again, diane sawyer and george stephanopouloswas there, bring us up to date. >> reporter: it was really a very solemn moment. it was completely quiet here in the rotunda as president obama stood in front of the bust of martin luther king. he really waited there for quite some time, several minutes. no one said a word here in the rotunda, and then he walked very quietly, very solemnly out the door where he is now headed for the parade. this is really his last moment. his last moments there. you saw that poignant moment before when he wanted to look out across the mall saying this is the last time i'll see this view. everything he does here today as president is one of those last moments, so he walked very slowly out of the rotunda, know they're looking forward to that parade, but clearly a poignant moment. >> certainly seemed like that and i guess it just makes me believe and want to go to donna brazile on this in just a second because i think we have to remind everyone ten years ago, barack obama was a state senator in illinois.

don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos, coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >> tens of house of people on both sides of the abortion issue turned out yesterday in downtown san francisco in a pair of dueling rallies centered around the 30th anniversary of roe v. wade division. organizers of the ninth annual walk for life say 40,000 supporters were at the rally. that followed an earlier gathering at justin herman plaza. that was the pro-choice gathering. four decades after the legalization of abortion the debate continues. >> apportion hurts women and families and children and society. it needs to become unthinkable. >> they seem to think they should have control of what women do with their bodies and it isn't right. >> organizers say it was the largest turnout the march for life has ever had in its nine years in san francisco. >>> two people were rescued after their sailboat collided with a tugboat escorting a barge. it happened in the san francisco bay. the coast guard and sf fire responded. one person was suffering from hypothermia. we asked the coast guard if they knew how

and abc news live coverage of the ceremony on monday, starts at 7:00 eastern, with george stephanopoulos josh elliott co-anchoring. >> busy monday morning. >>> we're going to switch gears now. we're three days away from the start of a smalltown case that's transfixed the nation. with the trial about to beginning, an alleged business partner is speaking out about a zumba instructor in maine accused of running a prostitution ring. john schriffen joins us from kennebunk in maine. >> reporter: mark strong, to start on tuesday. but before he steps inside the courtroom, facing charges of solicitation and invasion of privacy, he wants to set the record straight. for the first time we're hearing from the man accused of helping to run the zumba prostitution ring in this small town in maine. he bankrolled the studio so alexis wright could teach workout classes. >> we had a friendship. we talked often. i may see her once a month. >> reporter: the scandal unraveled this past fall, when kennebunk police raided the office, confiscating detailed records, hours of videotape, and what's now known as the

leader mitch mcconnell made that clear this morning when he appeared on abc's "this week" with george stephanopoulos>> the tax issue is finished, over, completed. that's behind us. now the question is what are we going to do about the biggest problem confronting our country and our future? and that's our spending addiction. it's time to confront it. the president surely knows that. he has mentioned it both publicly and privately. the time to confront it is now. >> tensions within the republican party have penetrated the highest levels in the gop leadership with anger over dozens of republicans who supported the tax increase as part of the fiscal cliff agreement. >>> pocketbook issues closer to home. if you are planning to be in san francisco today, be prepared to pay to park. new rules take effect today with drivers who fail to feed the meters on sundays getting warnings for now and later hefty tickets. we have the details. ed >>> high noon will mark the end of free parking on a sunday in san francisco. for the christian community, it's not a welcome change. >> so many people have left the city beca

you can see the whole picture this morning at 8:00 on "this week" with george stephanopoulos right here on abc7. our coverage of the inauguration begins tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. with a special edition of good morning america. we will also have live streaming coverage at abc7 news.com starting at 6:30. >>> the excitement here in the bay area has to do with the 49ers game. abc7 news sports anchor mike shumann is in atlanta for today's big game and he caught up with some fans ready to see the niners take on the falcons. >> he's playing out of his mind. first you feel bad for alec a little bit, but he's a game breaker. it's making us win so let's go for it. >> are you nervous he's going to have that one game, the let down in could that be the experience. >> not really. >> kaepernick is going to run all over. that's not even a question. he made the green bay packers look like a college football team. >> kaepernick is 6-2'." even falcon fans like his game. >> i actually like kaepernick. >> i do too. >> you like kaepernick? >> you do. i can admire a person for his talent. >> okay. >> i mean, i st

safe guess, i think dan would rather be interviewed by an ideological soulmate whether it's george stephanopouloschris mathews or something like that, rather than sit down and be grilled by you. now, everybody knows how charming, lovable you are, bill, but still, i don't think he'd want to sit down and be grilled by you. so, i don't think it's really that complicated. i think it's-- >> it takes me aback -- it takes me whatever i want to say, i don't even know, it takes me by surprise because rather made his reputation by being confrontational. we all remember the nixon thing and in "6 minut0 minutes, would run over with a trench coat. and o'reilly second biggest book seller next to the today show, and if i kicked o'reilly's butt, okay? i'll look like a hero in front of my crew. so, it's a win-win for me, dan rather. that's the way i would think. he had a lot to gain here. >> you would think so, i mean, he took on in what turned out to be a disaster, he took on george bush, the elder, on the cbs evening news and he sat down face-to-face with saddam hussein, who could have had him killed before he

. >> reporter: a democrat from north dakota with an a-rating from the nra told george stephanopoulos, those proposals go too far. >> that's way -- way an extreme of what i think is necessary or should be talked about. it is not going to pass. >> reporter: one of the members of the vice presidential task force told me he is pushing for reforms beyond assault weapons because he wants to keep any gun out of the hand of criminals or mentally ill. >> some measures talked about were outlined in "the washington post" article over the weekend. the white house is saying, off the record, said some of the things may not be entirely accurate. still a work in progress. try to temper some of what was reported by the post. >> the bottom line is, i think, we have discussed this many times. okay you have of a gun to protect your home, protect your family, a 38, perhaps a handgun. why do you need the assault weapon? those are the weapons people are trying to get their hand on, the weapons likely targeted by the new gun laws you. don't need them for hunting. you don't need them for personal protection.

don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos, coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >> tense of house of people on both sides of the abortion issue turned out yesterday in downtown san francisco in a pair of dueling rallies centered around the 30th anniversary of roe v. wade division. organization for the walk for life say 40,000 supporters were at the rally. that followed an earlier gathering at justin herman plaza. four decades after the legalization of abortion the debate continues. >> abortion hurts people and societies and children and it needs to be become unthinkable. >> they seem to think they should have control of what women do with their bodies and it isn't right. >> they say it was the largest turnout the march for life has ever had in its nine years in san francisco. >>> two people were rescued after their sailboat colighted with a tugboat towing a barge. it happened in the san francisco bay. the coast guard and sf fire responded. one person was suffering from hypothermia. we asked the coast guard if they knew how the accident happened. >> not right now. it's under

don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> fans of a popular peninsula ice rink are rallying against a plan to close it. the ice center of san mateo is slated to close on june 1st. the landlord wants to transform the location at the bridge point shopping center into more retail space. but long-time fans of the rink are petitioning the landlord for a change of heart. >>> i mean, it's where most of our skaters, they come here almost every day. their parents drop them off. they feel safe here and for most of our skaters they are sad. they aren't sure what they are going to do, what their coaches are going to do, where they will end up. >> that center has been open for the past 20 years. along with skating, it hosts hockey games for several peninsula hockey leagues. >> again, we were talking about the nhl lockout being over, apparently. with a deal reached so that is good news. also good news is our weather. we have a bit of a warming trend, frances. >> especially in this month. we are looking for those nice, dry breaks and warmer weather.

much more later on with "this week with george stephanopoulos," martha raddatz filling in.

. >> sean: one side note did you notice george stephanopoulos misidentified the celtics star bill russell for morgan freeman? watch this. >> look at the crowd gathering now. that is morgan freeman. bill russell. i'm sorry. >> whoops, sorry. just a small accident. yes. >> that is funny but have you to ask yourself if a conservative had done that, what would have been reaction? conservatives can't tell one black man from another. >> sean: let's go to al roker screaming like a groupie when the president -- this is a great take. watch this. >> mr. president! mr. president! mr. president! mr. president! how is it going? is the weather good? is that fantastic? all right, mr. president! >> that is huge. >> there you have it. the first interview with the newly reinaugurated 44th president of the united states, al roker. let's double down. see what you can do with the vice president i'm gooding to give it a try. mr. vice president! mr. vice president how are you doing? come on! come on! oh! yes! >> wow! wow! >> sean: that is nbc. let's take a look at abc. there is not any difference this is like a

. >> sean: just one side note before we get back to media bias, did you notice george stephanopoulosisidentified the great basketball star bill russell for morgan freeman. >> and look at that, morgan freeman, i think, right there on the capitol steps, bill russell. >> sean: oops, sorry. a small accident. >> yes. >> and you know, that's a slip and that is funny, but you have to ask yourself if a conservative had done that, what would have been the-- >>. >> racism. >> pt conservatives are so out of touch couldn't tell one black man from another. >> sean: and let's go to al roker screaming like a groupie when the vice-president-- >> watch this. >> mr. president! mr. president! mr. president! mr. president! how is it going? is the weather good? is that fantastic? all right, mr. president! >> wow, there you have it the first interview with the newly reinaugurated 44th president of the united states. al roker, let's doubledown. and see what you can do with the vice-president. >> i'm going to give it a try. mr. vice-president! mr. vice-president! hey, how you doing, come on, come on! oh! (l

don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> this morning lance armstrong's attorney is denying report the former cyclist is planning to admit to doping charges. the new york times reported that armstrong is considering a public admission. he has denied doping, as you know, for more than a decade. in a follow-up story the times said the u.s. doping agency could use armstrong's admission to go after other cyclists suspected of using perform answer enhancing drugs. speaking to former teammates, they said armstrong's testimony could provide the agency with much-needed insider info on how athletes are obtaining and using the drugs. >>> fans of a popular peninsula ice rink are rallying against a plan to close it. the ice center of san mateo is slated to close on june 1st. the landlord wants to transform the location at the bridge point shopping center into more retail space. but long time fans of the rink are petitioning the landlord for a change of heart. >>> i mean, it's where most of our skaters, they come here almost every day. their parents

much more later on this morning with "this week with george stephanopoulos," martha raddatz filling inbc 7 news update. at 8:56.orning montgomery county police have a custody after they say up eight people in a with aspring hotel room solo shot gun. say that they were able to track down the suspect. it is unclear how he learned about this party. in northeast d.c., police are searching for the gunmen in with the quintuple shooting at a nightclub. the victim injuries are non-life-threatening shot in the left eye. there is a surveillance, outside the club that could be helpful the. will stay closed at least for days.xt four it is brisk and beautiful out there on this sunday morning. in annapolis, the sun is temperatures this morning, 27 in annapolis and 26 arlington and 18 in frostburg. light andare very partly a mostly and cloudy -- and partly cloudy today, look what's coming our -- this is the leading edge of a winter storm that is bring rain and sleet to the upper midwest. that is to the west of us but to we have a winter weather advisory. that is from 3:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. but it

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much more later on this morning with "this week with george stephanopoulos," martha raddatz filling ine to "this week." >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >>> the president takes a stand. >> we are made for this moment, and we will seize it. >> how far will he push in his new term? >>> the secretary of state takes on her critics. >> what difference at this point does it make? >>> and tough words as republicans regroup. >> we've got to stop being the stupid party. >>> plus, senators crossing the aisle to work on immigration reform. what's in their plan? we'll ask our headliners, arizona republican senator john mccain and new jersey democratic senator bob menendez. >>> then our powerhouse roundtable takes on all the week's politics, and is there really a controversy over this? ♪ and the home of the brave >> you know who caught her, lance armstrong. yeah, he is such a stickler for the truth now. >>> joining us, george will, democratic strategist donna brazile, republican congressman dave schweikert, new republic publisher and facebook co-founder chris hhe