there is such a thing as the gregg machine in new hampshire. those who have the temerity to run for president find that out. it was on the other side of my efforts when i was there, and just to give you an example, one day a reporter asked me, well, mr. alexander, what's the price of a gallon of milk? of course i knew what a gallon of milk costs, but i made the mistake of turning around to someone and asking just to make sure what it was, a press person overheard it, and the next thing i knew the gregg machine had spread that all over the state as if this fellow in a red and black shirt didn't know what the price of milk was. so they are a very intimidating, effective crowd in new hampshire. the third thing and the final thing i'll say about judd is one reason that i admire and like him so much is that i so often agree with him, on conservation issues, on education issues, on fiscal issues, but especially on his view of this body which he expressed so eloquently many times, but in his remarks today. judd gregg knows and understands that this bo

joining us now, republican senator, judd gregg.the ranking republican on the senate banking committee and he is retiring after this year. so senator gregg, i know you always are a straight talker, but i hope you're even more liberated to speak plainly this morning. let me start -- >> i should say, i'm ranking on budget, not on banking. i don't want to insult richard shelby. >> yes, sorry. apologies for that. >> no problem. >> let's start with the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. will you vote yes for the s.t.a.r.t. treaty if it comes up this week, or will you stand with senator kyl and some who say there's not been enough time? >> i actually think the administration's on the right track on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, but i also think jon kyl has very legitimate concerns and they need to be aired in a responsible way. this is a big, complicated piece of legislation relative to our international policy and how we approach russia in the coming years. senator kyl has suggested a specific time to have a vote. it would be next year, but it would be before

gregg greenberg reports for thestreet.com. he joins us from the nasdaq. >> welcome back, nice to see you again. >> always great to be here. >> tom: how about the tech rally? are the conditions set for the tech rally we've seen to continue into 2011? >> most say it's going to be like 2010 in 2011. you have m & a, and monoliths like microsoft and hewlett packard, and they want to buy things to keep the growth coming. we learned that from cisco's earnings. and people want to increase productivity and don't want to hire. the way you do that is via technology. and then finally, these companies have fantastic balance sheets. they don't have a lot of debt which is what got the economy in trouble in the first place. and a fourth thing. america is officially a gadget crazy country, and the gadget is not that expensive anymore. that's good for apple and some of the gadget making suppliers. >> tom: one of those you mentioned is cisco, one of the worst dow components this year, but has a huge cash horde. the stock is lower today than a ye

. >> judd gregg was on the daily rundown with you and savannah. this is what he had to say on december 7th when he indicated to me on our show he was supporting the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. today he seems to have backed on and is with jon kyl. let's watch. >> i think we should bring it up. s.t.a.r.t. is an important issue. i'm leaning towards supporting it. i think the administration is on the right track, but i think jon kyl has very legitimate concerns and need to be aired in a responsible way. to do this before christmas i think might, unfortunately, and inappropriately contract the debate. >> that is a big loss for the white house. judd gregg, there is about a handful of the retiring republican senators they were counting on as part of this group to work with dick lugar, the ranking republican on foreign relations the lone republican champion on this for now. you hear this from a lot of republican senators, i support this treaty, but i respect senator kyl's position. that should indicate how powerful senator kyl is in the republican caucus. he is no

. >> we either as a nation govern or we risk losing our greatness. >> reporter: gregg, however is retiring. two members from both sides of the aisle who are not retiring gave the report a thumbs down. >> i cannot, for the reasons of equity, support this proposal. >> i do not believe this sufficiently fixes the health care problem. and guess what? our debt problem is the health care problem. >> reporter: commission co-chair alan simpson today acknowledged that this report may soon go into a coffin, but he predicted it will rise from the crypt in the spring when members of congress vote again on raising the debt limit and on funding budgets well beyond the nation's means. >> jake, they have known this was coming. they have known it was coming. what's going to happen when they get to the vote on friday? >> reporter: well, it might not pass. but there is some talk between the president and the republican leader in the senate that they might still use it as a template for deficit reduction votes in the future. but i wouldn't hold your breath. >> not even the discussion, necessarily, in the near

they want to strengthen many of cost-saving provisions in there, allen simpson, judd gregg -- >> well, judd gregg nor allen simpson is going to be in the congress next session, okay. >> i think everyone wants you to tell the truth -- >> you know, that's clever. >> thank you. >> here's the deal -- yeah, yeah. so here's the deal. you were a governor. you know the kind of unfunded mandates that went into new york. costs that went in there from the federal government. at some point, we need conversation with the governors about how to reform the big programs. the entitlement programs. >> let's take medicare, far and away the biggest driver of the deficit. can you give us any cults that you're willing to make in medicare so you begin to make some progress in this $11 trillion, $12 trillion chasm? >> eliot, there are things you can do with medicare, with medicaid. both in partnership with the states. on the energy and commerce committee when i was in the majority we actually did a package that empowered the states to be able to save some money of significant amount. it was in the billions o

joining me now, judd gregg from new hampshire.he ranking member of the budget committee, retiring. so this is one of his last big weeks casting votes. senator gregg, have you already cast a vote on this bill? >> i have. yes, i voted for the bill. i voted for closure. we won't vote for the bill until tomorrow. but i voted to move the bill forward. >> how many amendments do you expect to see? i know the bill is sort of being put together as we speak. walk us through the process a little bit over the next 24 hours. >> well, there won't be any amendments. the agreement is reached. it's an agreement both sides have signed off on. the president and the leadership of the congress. when you get that sort of agreement, if you start eamdi ag it, the agreements become unraveled. i have reservations about it. some of it gives me serious a angst. as a practical matter, the government is in the business of compromising. you can't govern unless you do compromise. especially in the divided government. as a result, this is an agreement that on bal

gregg greenberg from thestreet.com joins us with three tech stocks expected to take off in 2011. normal is once again in sight at airports along the east coast. thousands of stranded passengers are heading home as airlines dig out from the christmas blizzard. as darren gersh reports, when it comes to airport snow removal, speed and technology are in high demand. >> reporter: when you're standing here looking at this, you understand why airports spend $50 million a year on heavy duty snow removal equipment. or more accurately, snow removal technology. computer programmed machines like these cost up to $800,000 and can clean a two-mile long runway in four minutes. >> airports like to travel down at anywhere from 25 to 45 miles per hour with these vehicles. it's a very efficient way to clean the snow from the runway. >> reporter: if that's true, why did so many people end up sleeping in airports last weekend? it wasn't a lack of snow removal so much as the wind howling for hours at up to 60 miles per hour-- that made this blizzard so powerful. >> i think the winds really increased t

kent conrad and senator gregg worked together. that is what made this, unfortunately, unique, but going forward, these relationships and his trust has been established. this is exactly what we did in 1997. we build up trust, we found common ground, and working with senator lott and speaker gingrich and the president, we got to a bipartisan conclusion and a balanced federal budget. i think this is a first step. >> have they indicated they will use anything from this? >> when i was driving here, jack lew, the new budget director paul may -- told me that he and secretary geithner would like to meet with the commission and discuss going forward. >> any plans -- >> you will have to ask him. i'm going home. i am going right back to the university. >> and with the administration -- >> well, what the next step is up to the people appear bright at all like to tell you is the call with -- up to the people up here. all i can tell you is the call with jack lew this morning, saying that he and secretary gunnar want to meet with the commission

jenna: a developing one, gregg. thank you very much.hday for the man they called the chairman of the board. frank sinatra would have turned 95 on sunday. the man with the voice was born in 1915 just across the river from new york city in who he ho, new jersey. there is a new book out entitled "frank the voice" the author james cap lan joins us this afternoon. good of you to come back and join us. we tried yo to get you in here a couple of times and we had breaking news. 800 pages. >> it doesn't even cover his entire life. he has been the subjecjon: he hf biographies before, why take him on again. >> he just had his 95th birthday. i grew fascinated with frank sinatra when i helped jerry lewis right his autobiography. his voice is a voice that endures, i wanted to get the genius on the page. jon: i am not a sinatra fan, but reading the book i'm fascinated with, you know, a guy who just works his tail off to get what he wants. and you can do that in this country. >> yes, yes, a big surprise in the book for me was how incredibly hard he wor

. >> we either as a nation govern or we risk losing our greatness. >> gregg, however, is retiring. two who are not retiring gave the report a thumbs down. >> i cannot for the reasons of equity support this proposal. >> do i not believe that this sufficiently fixes the healthcare problem. and guess what, our debt problem is the healthcare problem. >> jake tapper reporting. as he said the vote on this is scheduled for friday. lawmakers might not pass it. there is talk between the president and republican leaders in the senate that they might use it as a template for deficit reduction votes in the future. >>> permanent full-time jobs are still very hard to come by in this economy but a seasonal job may be the way to get your foot in the door. some businesses are bringing on extra workers for the holidays bus as abc 7's eric thomas reports they are hoping that things will pick up. >> if the number of seasonal hires packed into the basement offense is any indication the paper business must be booming this holiday season. >> we hired over 100 seasonal 18 customeriates and 178 service rep

as senator gregg outlined, it is absolutely correct. we have to put in place a longer-term structure that adds up. this is an important step in that direction. it does not solve the problem. more steps will have to be taken. but it is critically important. the tax reform piece of this is a huge opportunity for this country to dramatically reduce the tax expenditures, which is just spending by another name, and a lower tax rates. that will help make america more competitive. it will give us a more fair tax system. those on the high end and you have currently more favorable treatment -- everybody will get treated in an equivalent weight. i think that is so important. thank you very much. >> thank you. in all of the years of politics and life and so on, i have learned one thing -- you never want to get too high about something because then you never get too low about something. i remember sometimes i would have a legislative joule at work and watch it go down. they do not want to see how you are if you think you won one, they want to see h

. >> good afternoon, i am gregg debro in for tori campbell. ktvu has been told that san francisco will probably be awarded the next america's cup race. the city has been in a battle with an unnamed italian city and newport, rhode island. it could pump up to a billion dollars in the local economy. tara moriarty more. >> reporter: good afternoon. we are here live at the st.ñfrancis yacht club along the marina in san francisco where there should be a party because they have clinched the america's cup. here is the reason, the golden gate bridge, this is a natural amphitheater for viewing. you will be able to watch it from several areas. now it seems like this announcement has been drawn out, many members of the yacht club here have been paying close to attention to blogs and posts on facebook waiting to see what race organizers will decide. we know this rome and newport rhode island were competitors. it wanted to host after they captured the trophy in february off the coast of spain. >> it is going to be a dream come true, just like giants winning

judd gregg has said that he is leaning toward voting for it. their compromise seems to be centered around amending a resolution that would go along with the treaty to address some of republicans' concerns about whether or not the u.s. would be able to develop its missile defense. we could see a final vote on this this week. >> tracy pots in washington. thank you. and now here's a being look at other stories making news early today in america. in massachusetts, police are looking for the person or persons responsible for stealing some 1,500 gifts intended for needy children from a storage facility. police say the thief or thieves took only the more expensive items valued at more than $15,000. amazingly, just a day later, residents have banded together to donate more toys and over $30,000. >>> an indianapolis man proves its never too late to finish what you started. the 79-year-old graduated college this weekend 55 years after service in the army redirected his life. determined to earn his diploma, he contacted his old school and found out he alr

kent conrad and senator gregg worked together.ablished. this is exactly what we did in 1997. we built up trust, we found a common ground and working with senator lotte and speaker gingrich and the president, you know, we got to a bipartisan conclusion that did balance the federal budget. i think this is the first step. >> the white house indicated that they will use anything from this plan? >> all i can tell you is this morning when i was driving here, the new budget director called me and said that he and secretary geithner would like to meet with this commission and discuss how we can go forward. so you'll have to ask them. >> any idea when that meeting will be? >> i don't, but you'll have to ask them. >> what's going to be your role? >> i'm going home. i'm going home. i'm a tar heel and i am going right back to that university. >> what should be the next move with the administration? would you recommend that as well? >> well, you know, what the next step is is up to the people up here. all i can tell you is that call i had with

the native plant nursery that gregg has started is extremely important. we have other nurseries, but this is one focusing on the san francisco gene pool. we cannot lose that. it is important that people know that these plants are still there, and how they can create habitat for insects, for birds, and everything. i live on a cable car line. i don't think getting rid of the recycling center will cut down on the noise. as somebody pointed out, it is a commercial corridor. there will be a lot of traffic. please keep the recycling center and the nursery. thank you. president buell: thank you. >> [reading names] >> commissioners, good afternoon. i am richard from the steering committee of the buena vista association. we have 400 paying members. we serve a 4500 households. we are part of a coalition of six or seven, almost all the neighborhood organizations in the area. we respectfully urge you to support your staff's proposal for the community garden. it is an on-target use of prime property. it conforms with the master plan. it will provide additional guard i

gregg greenberg from thestreet.com joins us with three tech stocks expected to soar in 2011. if you "talk to chuck" you might want to give him get well wishes. charles schwab, founder and chairman of his namesake company, is recovering from heart valve replacement surgery. the procedure was done friday. schwab expects to be sent home from the hospital in a few days. schwab started the company almost three decades ago as a traditional brokerage, then moved it to a discount pricing strategy a few years later. h&r block is losing one of its most profitable services. the company will not be making what are called "refund anticipation loans" this tax season. regulators told the bank that underwrites h&r block's loans to stop. those loans are controversial, coming with high interest rates and fees. analysts say canceling the service could cost h&r block a big earnings hit, especially since rival tax prep firms can still offer those products. euu@ we heard one take earlier in the program on tackling our nation's unemployment, what about debt load?. it's closing in on $14 trillion. t

i said you heard from the president this morning and senator kennedy and senator gregg and i joined his statement in saying that our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this act of terrorism and our support goes to the rescue workers and all of our prayers are with everyone there right now. as i turned to exit, lawrence mclaughlin asked a question. you know children are struck by all this. is there a message you could tell to the nation? i didn't wait for him to finish but began. parents need to reassure their children everywhere in our country that they are safe. as we walked out of the briefing room the cellphone of my advance man john myers rain, cnn was reporting an airplane had crashed into the pentagon. within minutes the order given to evacuate the white house and the capital. the secret service decided to take me temporarily to their headquarters located in the federal office building a few blocks from the white house. following the oklahoma city bombing their office was reinforced to survive a large scale blast. outside apps go, the city streets were clogged with people

senator gregg, tom coburn, mike crapo, senator dick durbin of illinois. opposing the commission proposal will be paul ryan, and dave camp, democrat of missouri, and the stern, and another. we still do not know about some of the other congressmen. here is a treat. -- tweet. we are talking about the proposals to address the nation's debt and deficit. we have our next caller from montana. caller: i am in the extreme western end of the state. thanks for taking my call. i have a question. since america is no longer on the gold standard, why don't we take the gold and pay down the national debt in fort knox? we are sacrificing our economy. i hear this talk about the jobs. you sent them all overseas. all of our manufacturing base has gone overseas. we are not consumers but customers. when they realize that we are customers, maybe things will change. spendthrift, wasteful, but we are not consumers. i object to being called that. host: here is some of the reporting in today's papers about the commission. here is a front-page story from a boston newspaper. also in

i would like to thank senators conrad and gregg. it has been your epoch this and focus in helping us come together that has brought us to this point. >> thank you. i think that is absolutely true. mr. stern? >> i said at the first meeting that i do love this country and i happen to think that when the congressman says it is a gift, it has been a gift for me. i imagined my grandfather sitting at the table with all of these congressmen and senators. it is been a great honor. i want to say to people everywhere, including my own community, this has made me appreciate the precarious situation we face as a nation. our inability and waiting to act will only make the situation a lot worse. i do not normally get to sit at the table with all of these republicans. [laughter] but to them and to the others, i think this was a unique process. i got to understand and learn that people are serious about getting things done. i appreciate the environment you set. this may be a different process than som people have a chance to experience in washingto

said they had eleven republicans join them today looks like they're going after twelve when senator gregg from new hampshire he didn't vote today but if you vote tomorrow so they're going to have the votes to pass it and this is just a huge historic accomplishment for president obama this is been a very painful process to watch that i mean we've seen a lot of republican opposition and they've come up with every example basically to try to stop at the you know the every excuse they've said that well this is going to you know hurt our missile defense plans even though that language is only in the preamble it is not binding language at all they've also said you know this is going to hurt our national security but none of that is true they said that they haven't had enough time to work on this the treaty was signed in april by both presidents but i won. if you know this was all for political games because now we've heard rumors that well in exchange the senate is going to vote on it banning any civilian trials for get no detainee and so is this just a careful game that they played no i think

in fact, this is senator gregg's reaction to those nicknames give to him by the democratic leader. "i appreciate the senator's comments. i take them as a compliment. i've been active legislatively. that is, obviously, our job." it's funny how people see things differently. i never saw judd as a bill lambier-type player out on the court just to rough people up. i always saw judd just sticking with the basketball metaphors for a moment, as the intelligent point guard, as the ideas guy with the extraordinary judgment, as the type of guy who could see the whole floor, the big picture and could make the unselfish play that would win the game. and over the years, that's exactly what judd did for our team. he's been instrumental -- he's been instrumental in our efforts to hold the line, slow down, or call out the democrats these past two years in particular on an agenda that we viewed as deeply harmful to our future. he's been an indispensable member of the team. in fact, i'm not sure where we would be now without him, and sometimes i've wondered where we'll be a few years down the road w

i said you heard from the president this morning and senator kennedy and senator gregg and i joined his statement in saying that our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this act of terrorism and our support goes to the rescue workers and all of our prayers are with everyone there right now. as i turned to exit, lawrence mclaughlin asked a question. you know children are struck by all this. is there a message you could tell to the nation? i didn't wait for him to finish but began. parents need to reassure their children everywhere in our country that they are safe. as we walked out of the briefing room the cellphone of my advance man john myers rain, cnn was reporting an airplane had crashed into the pentagon. within minutes the order given to evacuate the white house and the capital. the secret service decided to take me temporarily to their headquarters located in the federal office building a few blocks from the white house. following the oklahoma city bombing their office was reinforced to survive a large scale blast. outside apps go, the city streets were clogged with people

following senators be recognized to make their farewell remarks on the dates and times indicated: senator gregg, 25 minutes at 2:15 p.m. tuesday, december 14. senator bayh, 20 minutes, 10:00 a.m. wednesday, december 15. senator lincoln, 30 minutes, 2:30 p.m. wednesday, december 15. further, that if rule 22 is in effect, then the time be charged accordingly. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. gillibrand: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on monday, december 13. that following the prayer and the pledge, the jowmpl journal f proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time two for the to leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and that following any leader remarks, the senate renewable portfolio consideration of the motion to condition occur with respect to h.r. 4853. the vehicle for the tax compromise, with the time until 3:00 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees and that at 3:00 p.m., the senate proceed to a vote as provi

. >> senator mitch mcconnell who's talking about senator judd gregg who's retiring from the senate. >> he's shedding a tear on his lunch buddy that he hangs out with every day, where is his human feeling for not only the four of us, we represent the brothers and sisters that were down there, this isn't a me, me to any one of us, this is about the brothers and sisters that can't come out and speak like we can. it's sad to see someone like him -- >> to be fair, they have worked together for like six years. >> oh, yeah. >> on 9/11 when you heard that the towers got hit and you were with your colleagues in the nypd and the fire department, when you guys voted, obviously you needed a supermajority to vote to go down there, right? i mean you vote, you need a supermajority. >> we barely made it by one vote. >> did you have to promise things to the other firefighters or the other police officers, vote with us on this to go down to the towers to save people and we'll have chili on friday night. >> fortunately nobody retired that day because they would have been crying. >> it would have been a

and what judd gregg said is the pillar of our government is the senate, and the reason this is so important is precisely because we ordinarily have plenty of time to talk things over and to resolve issues through the give and take of the amendment process that is the way that the current process will allow for that. we will have a lot of opportunity to talk about other issues, specific issues come other matters as the days come forward here but we are really late. we will see later. >> thank you very much, all of you, for coming. i'm delighted to be joined by senator carl levin, chairman of the armed services committee, and senator dianne feinstein, the chairwoman of the intelligence committee. and we are delighted to be here to share some thoughts about where we are. at the beginning of the debate on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty on the floor of the united states senate where the marks a historic moment. the senate has the opportunity, and, frankly, it has a solemn responsibility to act to reduce the number of nuclear weapons pointed at our country. that's what makes this moment historic. it's a c

i go back to what judd gregg said in his speeches, we ask had to listen to those departing speeches. they reflect a lot of wisdom of senators. at judd gregg said is the pillar of our government is the senate and the reason the is that it is so important is precisely because we ordinarily have plenty of time to talk things over and to resolve issues through through the give-and-take of the amendment process. there is no way that the current process will allow for that. now we will have a lot of opportunities to talk about other issues, specific issues and other matters as the days come forward here but we are really late and i know we have held all of you so we will see you later. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you very much all of you for coming. delighted to be joined by senate vote -- senator carl levin the chairman of the armed services committee and senator dianne feinstein the chairwoman of the intelligence committee, and we are delighted to be here to share some thoughts about where we are. at the beginning of the debate on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty on the floor of the united s

. >> greta: earlier we went to the senate where senator judd gregg went on the record about the tax cut but first his farewell speech today on the senate floor. nice to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> greta: this is a big day your speech on the floor. senator mcconnell got choked up talking about you. >> when he walks out of this chamber for the last time, he will leave an enormous void. >>s that awfully nice. he's said kind things. i've enjoyed working with mitch. he's been one of our strongest leaders. he understands the role the senate plays. the senate is a unique place the keeper of the flame of the rights of the minority in this country. when the constitution was set up by madison and randolph they wanted checks and balance so the majority would not overrun the minority. that occurs in the senate where it is a 60 vote institution. i was appreciative of his comments. >> greta: was it sad, hard for you to speak the last speech on the floor? >> it was, i was talking to my wife i said i'm more nervous about this speech than as governor. people don't remember these things. for

. >> we either as a nation govern, or we risk losing our greatness. >> reporter: gregg, however, is retiringhe aisle who are not retiring gave the report a thumbs-down. >> i cannot for the reasons of equity support this proposal. >> i do not believe that this sufficiently fixes the health care problem. and guess what? our debt problem is the health care problem. >> reporter: jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and the debt commission panel is expected to vote on that plan tomorrow. >>> well, you would think prison inmates would try to stay off the federal government's radar. but a new investigation finds nearly 50,000 inmates have claimed $into million in tax refunds this year without providing any wage information. the audit stopped short of calling this fraud but the treasury department wants the irs to crack down harder on inmates putting in for sham refunds. >>> there has been a stunning development in the murder of hollywood publicist ronni chasen. beverly hills police say they were about to serve a warrant on a man they called a person of interest in the case when that man shot

senator gregg, senator biden, senator wyden. so today, in many ways, you can look at it as almost 70 boats. and i would say to you that in today's washington -- at a senate commerce 70 doses yesterday's 95. i feel pretty good about that, where we've gotten to. we're continuing obviously to have a robust debate and looking forward to the senate doing what it does best, which is a really important, thoughtful debate about our national security concerns. senator lugar. >> i congratulate the chairman again on his leadership and i would emphasize the point that this was a bipartisan vote today in a bipartisan consideration. i am hopeful that republicans will contribute more votes on final passage, but i am indebted to all who voted aye today because it was a very strong momentum factor. i would also emphasize that the chairman is mentioned about the very strong letter of tedout, s, jenna bill cartwight and others who are saying to those who would suggest that we might in fact have another year of hearings marked a with ultimate consi

judd gregg, that was just today.ers like them, which public figures become per clamped tells you a lot. we are about to get the most emotional politician third in line to the presidency. he is about to be in the headlines for all of next year and beyond. we have to get past the shock of his visibly strong feelings and the feelings that invokes in us. we have to figure out how to pay attention to what he is saying even if he is crying while he is saying it. >> members on all sides of the aisle who feel differently that our mission in iraq and chances of success there -- after 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, we need to stand up and take them on. >> i put my -- myself through a school working every rotten job there was. every night shift i could find. and i poured my heart and soul into running a small business. >> you have probably found out by now i am in a pretty emotional guy. these are some things that trigger real emotions. i was talking, trying to talk about the fact that i hav

memorializing a longtime staffer in february there at the top of that block memorializing senator judd greggnts in which public figures become verklempft in public tells you nothing bad about that person. we're about to get probably the most emotional politician in modern american history taking on a very visible role, third in line to the presidency. with john boehner about to be in the headlines every single day for all of next year and beyond, we're going to have to get past the shock of his visibly strong feelings and the feelings that that invoke in us. we're going to have to figure out how to keep paying attention to what john boehner is saying even if he is crying while he is saying it. >> members on both sides of the aisle who feel differently about our mission in iraq and our chances of success there. after 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on? when are we going to defeat them? i put myself through school working every rotten job there was and every night shift i could find. and i poured my heart and soul

it did half a dozen people rock in the month of december were looking to buy vehicles advertise on gregg's list. victims are responded to the being directed to north and east oakland neighborhoods. the one thing that i would want people to be careful of if the vehicles advertise for well below the blue book value that's a red flag. if the deal looks too good to be true of probably as. >> at oakland police headquarters kron 4 news. >> the growing controversy here at the santa clara fire department of what's being called a double dip pension. 57 year-old kenneth retires at the end of the month will start collecting his pension, his actions did not for a while to help the department transition into energy. that means getting paid a consulting fee equal to what is the area's chief $113 an hour. that's on top of getting at $200,000 a year pension. the chief said it's only this is the consol for collection of spiriting campbell kron 4 news. >> time is running out to find a way it laying off 6 to his officers were scheduled to lose their jobs to and refers. the city manager was told earlier this

stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until wheeler from going senators kit bond and judd gregg. this is 50 minutes. . rei >> mr. president, last night i was at home and received a message on my very good ambassador richard holbrooke hal died. i really felt very, very sad about that. he was such a nice man.he was so, she was the epitome in hisdt dealings with me have been aeryw gentleman. everyone i worked with and knew how hard h he worked and i joinw the many thousands of people who mourn the passing of the master, richard holbrooke, a champion diplomat and a personal friend.e administer ambassador holbrookee dedicated entire life to keepin, america safe or tough, sensible diplomacy. i will miss him, his friendshipn his counsel in our nation willes miss his tireless leadership on foreign policy. o i had the option to work closely with him on a number of occasions during my tenure here is majorityde leader. co he appreciated in many insight conversations and his insights into the central national security issues of thess day.nt the world bears the imprint of ambassador holbrook

, getting a bit teary. >> great senator, judd gregg. >> absolutely. >> dr.he table. >> enough with the crying now. >>> time for the must-read op eds. >> boehner, mcconnell. >> we're sensitive. we're not ashamed to admit we're sensitive. we like little puppies and daffod daffodils, the end of "pretty woman." that always would make me cry. you never think richard gere is going to go back when make julia roberts an honest woman. "you've got mail," i cry in that all the time. >> when the dog shows up at the park. >> oh, my god, i was hoping it was you. we played that in the republican house. not a dry eye in the place. >> "new york times," maureen dowd. i'm going to read half of this. usurper in chief. with the last three presidents there's been an attempt to go beyond presidency to delegitization, to paint them as not just wrong, but sharl tans with no right to the job. >> mike barnicle, i used to be, it's always tough. for the last three presidents, it's something that we've said all the time, clinton, bush, obama, it's not enough to oppose them, you have to d

the story picks up 10 years later greg and his wife now have two kids, gregg takes a job moonlighting for drug company. pam sex also comes in as the picture that's up to greet a project that he's the real man of the house. little fokkers rated pg-13. stay with us your full forecast is next with this live look outside at sfo where it is certainly break. apparently there's some 15 met delays in effect at this hour. will be back. learning warmer, understanding more having yogurt generations teaching. we're back at 8:44 a.m. with a live look outside at the golden gate bridge of looks bright and shiny not to much greater out there on this not much traffic either. let's check in with brian van >> could sunday morning to you today looks a lot better than what we had yesterday weather wise. lots of rain for christmas day but today breaks the sunshine and with the clouds had a few passing showers but not completely dry day. for the afternoon hours, a chance for showers and the showers could produce heavy rated * but it should not last very long. otherwise, mostly cloudy today and partly cloudy

. >> gregg mcclymont. >> the prime minister will be aware of the arctic conditions sweeping across central scotland. constituents of mine have been trapped in cars and buses overnight, they have been trapped in their own homes, and schoolchildren have been forced to spend the night in temporary accommodation. can the prime minister assure me that the uk government are offering all possible assistance to the scottish authorities, up to and including the use of military personnel and equipment? >> i can certainly give him the assurance that we stand ready to give any assistance in terms of how we are doing these things. ministerial meetings at, in effect, the cobra level, are going through what actions need to be taken. there is a bigger strategic supply of grit than there has been in previous years, the military stand ready to help, and i can guarantee him that whatever needs to be done will be done. >> order. >> each week the house of commons is in session, we air prime minister questions live on c-span2 at 7:00 a.m. eastern. then again on c-span. you can find a video archive of past prime

i think senator gregg said in his farewell speech, we work between the 40-yard lines. he's right. we've got to get back there. and quit being on these fringes just for the media that sits up here and wherever they watch us. so like i said, i'm just frustrated tonight. i'm looking forward to maybe going home, getting a good night's sleep an coming back with a good attitude. i'm controlling my motion as best i can tonight. your words, i wish those were the words that started this debate tonight to be very frank with you. that's not what happened. so i look forward to whatever we can do to get through this maze and get on with the show and get what the american people are looking for and that's frults the congress. maybe -- results from the congress. maybe we'll go from 13% popularity to 14%. we can at least strive for something. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i want to thank my colleague from tennessee about the deficit commission and it was a controversial vote and it was the right vote to deal with the deficit and the probl

so i thank judd gregg for what he has done there and in so many other ways. my dear friend ted kaufman and lynn, we traveled the world together, to afghanistan multiple times. he is the one who served with such distinction. he has taken up the effort to ensure that securities markets particularly are well regulated, especially in regard to the new phenomenon of high frequency trading. and it's no coincidence that just yesterday we -- or this week, rather, we had a hearing on high-frequency trading. ted has not let us forget that very critical issue in the future. senator george lemieux and his wife mism kki, again, they served here for a short period of time, but with such distinction, such character, such concern. i want to salute him. he and i worked together on the teacher and principal improvement act, a brilliant and a decent civil servant. thank you, george. blanche lincoln, blanchend aserved in the house together. she decided to go and raise her family, came back to the united states senate. i can say, without any hesitation, without her very courageou