and harry reid obstructed as he did, but instead people chalked it up to just a guy doing k.g. things as opposed to -- doing cagey things. reid will leave the senate bruise literally, because they showed him that i injury that he got working out, but he also lost to one of the most powerful people in the senate. today during a radio interview with kpnr of nevada, they discussed the senator's unique qualities. radio host: keri is unique and he has that curmudgeonly charm -- harry -- president obama: harry is unique and he has that curmudgeonly charm, but i am going to miss him. mark: the republican senatorial committee did a press release that was scathing and it did not really honor harry reid, so what will his political legacy going to be -- what is his political legacy going to be? john: in the context of the 2008 presidential campaign, as you and i reported there was a very important moment when harry reid calls obama up to capitol hill and says you should run for president. it was a very big moment that gave a sense to obama that there are democratic establishment that every

harry reid can do nice. harry reid is capable of nice. to be confrontational, that picture there is not random. the guy on the right is harry reid. the guy showing all of his teeth while he punches the other guy's lights out. that's harry reid in his boxing days. someone offered harry reid money, $12,000 if he would approve new gaming devices in casinos. he called the fbi, they set up a sting operation, and the plan was that harry reid would take a meeting with this guy, fbi agents would set up hidden camera. they would be watching from the next room. harry reid was supposed to say "is this the money?" that was the signal. and the fbi agents would know to rush in and take the guy. that is not how it worked out. harry reid did take the meeting, did often him the money, but then instead of just saying the signal phrase to the fbi could rush in, a videotape of the sting reportedly shows harry reid getting up from his chair and saying "you son of a beep, you tried to bribe me" then he attempts to choke the guy. they had to rush in and make th

gwen: news tonight -- harry reid's exit. old and new debates in afghanistan and the first official 2016 candidate steps up. we will cover it all tonight on "washington week." >> we've got to be more concerned about the country, the senate the state of nevada and us. and as a result of that, i'm not going to run for re-election. gwen: harry reid's announcement he's quitting the senate sets off a scramble for both his nevada seat and for the top democratic post in the senate. the fallout, two ways of looking at afghanistan. >> we want to make sure that we're doing everything we can to help afghan security forces succeed so we don't have to go back. gwen: as its president pleads for the tows stay a little longer. and bowe bergdahl, once hailed as an american hero, is instead branded a trader. >> sergeant bergdahl is charged under the uniform coach of military justice with one count of article 85, decertification with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty. gwen: plus -- >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millio

. >>> plus harry reid calls it quits. >> don't be too elated. i'm going to be here for 22 months. >>> and a twin experiment that's ouch out of this world. >> the space environment is pretty severe. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. we start with discrimination in the state of indiana. on thursday republican governor mike pence signed a so-called religious freedom bill into law. the bill was signed in a private ceremony in pence's office. no members of the public or press were allowed to attend. here it is. senate bill 101 prohibits state or local governments from sub substantially burdening a person's ability to exercise their right to religion. sounds like a lot of gobbledygook. when you break it down, it is a whole bunch of discrimination. opponents say it provides the opportunity to discriminate against gay and lesbian americans. the law could also provide the opportunity to discriminate against any faith. on thursday pence came out and defended the law. >> this bill is not about discrimkrimcrimination discrimin

harry reid's retirement means two new faces. a new senator from nevada and new leader for the democrats. let's bring in the panel, joe, chuck schumer, for harry reid what changes do you expect? >> that's a big tradeup for the democratic party and america. >> trade up? >> trade up. harry reid is majority leader in the senate and the tea party in the house it was a disastrous combination. chuck schumer is an interesting person who not only will be better for his party, because it is going to be be able to tateke the message to americans more. like tip o'neill, one thing he hates more is gridlock and getting nothing done. i think we're all better off now. >> i agree with almost everything there except harry reid was described as this guy -- the behind the scenes guy and harry reid was the guy the republicans secretly cut deals with they couldn't deal can tom daschle. does the job itself polarize you. harry reid used to be what joe described. >> i think it is polarizing a little bit. i think harry reid responded to the tea party. th

and we have seen harry reid slow down for the first time. he has been the public may not realize it a master tack tigs of the senate and workings of government. much of the work happens behind the scenes not the on camera face of the party where his strengths have been most notable but what he has done behind the scenes. it has been an opportunity for him and his wife to pause and think about it. you're talking about a six-year term and larger concerns about trying to regain the majority instead of his own personal race. andrea? >> nevada is always a tough race in recent years. this is going to be a big change. kelly o'donnell. coming up new clues and more questions as we continue to learn more about how and why germanwings co-pilot andreas lubitz crashed the airliner. >>> the deadline is fast approaching, you're watching "andrea mitchell reports," only on msnbc. to be honest, i thought a lot of toothpastes were pretty much the same. but then my husband started getting better dental checkups than me so i did what he did i went pro with crest

harry reid announcing he will not seek reelection in 2016. harry reid is a fighter.gain he stood up to special interests and made sure every one of his constituents had a voice in the nation's capital. let's take a look at the implications with phil mattingly. the question is how much does this matter. is it possible it will be overtaken by a republican? let me take it off with you. >> harry reid is not popular in his home state. he has to figure out a way to win in 2010 when his favors were over 50%. his ability to get out of this race gives him a real chance for potential democrats to ramp up and get control of his team. this will not be in easy race for democrats the matter who is running for the seat. one wildcard is it will be during a presidential year. if hillary clinton is on the top of the ticket, the ability to turn out the hispanic population will be huge. it should have an impact on who the democrat is that replaces harry reid. lisa: it looks like dick durbin from illinois are the frontrunners of this point. are they start to jockey for this position? phi

we will see you back gwen: news tonight -- harry reid's exit. old and new debates in afghanistan and the first official 2016 candidate steps up. we will cover it all tonight on "washington week." >> we've got to be more concerned about the country, the senate the state of nevada and us. and as a result of that, i'm not going to run for re-election. gwen: harry reid's announcement he's quitting the senate sets off a scramble for both his nevada seat and for the top democratic post in the senate. the fallout, two ways of looking at afghanistan. >> we want to make sure that we're doing everything we can to help afghan security forces succeed so we don't have to go back.

let's talk about harry reid. he announced he's retiring but not till the end of next year, but this is after being the face, the leader and face of the democratic party in the senate. what does this mean for democrats? >> well first, just a quick word about harry reid. i mean, harry reid was not born to privilege or advantage. there's no pedigree there. there are eight counties in nevada where prostitution was legal and harry reid lived in one of them. his mother took in the laundry from the local brothel. his dad was a miner who had a problem with alcohol and committed suicide. he went to law school nights, worked as a capitol policeman up on capitol hill. totally self-made man, which some say is the creator of great responsibility, but he was such as nails, determined, you could take his word to the bank. you could talk to anybody on the hill, that was the thing about harry reid. he was incredibly determined tough no holds barred. you wanted him on your side if you were in a foxhole. not smooth and not sunday m

i think, though, the big difference between him and harry reid, while reid is a very soft-spoken guyof tough to get a full sentence out of him chuck schumer is to put it lightly, quite eloquent, they say the most dangerous place in washington is between chuck schumer and a camera. people are going to see schumer on their tv messaging for the democrats. he's going to make their case and so that's the big difference i think you're going to see between the senate under harry reid and the senate under chuck schumer. >> and then what do you think, finally, as we wrap up harry reid's legacy will be? >> yeah. harry reid was obviously one of the longest-serving democratic majority leaders in history. he actually came into the job with somewhat of a centrist past. he was a senator from a swing state. he was pro-life for a while. he kind of changed that later on. later on he became very much kind of a partisan brawler. he fought with mitch mcconnell and not a whole lot happened over the last few years. harry reid was the leader when obamacare got done and the early things in the obama administ

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this budget that he is not going to sign it. >> finally, what do you think, when you think about harry reid's tenure as leading your caucus, what do you think the legacy is? >> i would agree with jim manley's remarks. what people don't know about reid she a lot more progressive than most people believe he is. he is not a great charismatic tv guy. he remembers where he came from and it was dirt poverty in nevada. he has not forgotten that and he has been a real warrior for low income and working families throughout his entire career. the other thing is that he is an honest guy for the members of the caucus. when you talk with him and he tells you something, he does it people trust him, and he managed to bring pogt fairly conservative with progressives. people respect him and trust him and that's no small thing for a later. >>> all right, the creator of the only show on tv that ted cruz says he is watching, ahead. i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not while you're driving. and, right now, you can get a one-thousand-dollar volkswagen credit bonus on jetta models. seriously, pinch me. it's not a drea

his first two years in congress would not have been possible without the skilled leadership of harry reid. >> democrats are already looking at who will fill reid's shoes. she's he's endorsing new york's chuck schumer. and nevada's senate seat for a political climate where every race counts. libby casey, al jazeera. >>> the congressional probe investigating benghazi, said the former secretary of state deleted all the e-mail on her server. she admitted to deleting about 30,000 e-mails messages she described as personal. indiana's governor mike pence has signed into law a measure as jonathan betz explains, critics say it's meant to chip away at the rights of gay people. >> a long and heated debate ended quietly in indiana. governor pence signed into law the religious freedom restoration act. it louse business owners to refuse service to anyone if the owner feels it violates their religious beliefs. >> this bill is not about discrimination. if i thought it was about discrimination i would have vetoed it. >> that's exactly what many are calling it. worried that it will allow businesses to open

harry reid a little more come rah shy. chuck schumer and camera shy never used in the same sentence. >> also one of the fiercest en fighters behind closed doors? >> yes, but always trying to find a deal. harry reid was known as that guy before he ascended to the top spot. sometimes the spot itself forces you to be partisan and the question is can chuck schumer still be a deal maker and a partisan leader? >> that's tough to do. >> a lot to talk about today. >> a busy show. we e eem go 90 minutes if we have to. >> you heard it here first. >> we'll see if the bosses here at wrc allow it. >> you can see "meet the press" every sunday on nbc4 right after "news 4 today." >> amelia is here with better news. temperatures rising. >> yes, rising to 49 degrees for a high today. that's still a good ten degrees below where we should be this time of year. >> that's cold. that's cold. >> i know. at least it's sunny. at least we're not talking about snow. finding the silver lining there. it is warmer than yesterday. still chill live. some

harry reid and the democrats basically shut down the senate.gs that i have passed in the senate the two things that have passed in the senate are more than all but a handful of republicans in the last two years and that was despite senate democrats basically shutting the senate down so that almost nothing could pass. >> i want to ask you also about something that you and i have talked about several times over the years, which is likability with respect. you're not the most popular man in the republican congress. i think you know that. you wear it as a badge of honor. when you're president of the united states you have to have some measure or level of likability in order to reach out and get things done. how will you overcome that? >> i'll point out there's almost an inverse relationship between being liked and appreciated in washington d.c. and reviled back home and being reviled in washington and appreciated back home. i mean you remember because you came to texas after we had the historic fiept to stop obamacare, to defund obamacare. a lot of

go ahead. >> is this harry reid? barack. >> well i'll be damned. >> are you allowed to say that on radio? >> i'll be damned. >> well. >> it marks a pretty big turning point for democrats in washington. this is actually if you look back at it the first time a top leadership post has opened up for them in ten years. that would give senators a chance to think about who they want to be the party's national face or make changes. but anybody hoping this would be a time to decide who that face is, think again. harry reid already pushing for his own candidate. he has endorsed new york senator chuck schumer. joining me now to break this all down political editor sam stein and perry bacon. perry, i don't want to start with the smart money in washington, which is where folks will tell you the democrats in the senate have already kind of worked this out. technically durbin was the whip. i want to start big picture and say at this moment in the country with everything going on and the obama era ending is it even a good idea for e

with the #harry reid next stop. tweeted mostly by conservatives.ll covered capitol hill for nbc news. and kelly, is it safe to say senator schumer is the shoe-in at this point. >> that is the expectation and one we've seen for a while. if reid were not here, that chuck schumer was the likely person to step forward, wanting the job and getting the support to be the lead of the nedemocra in senate. so expect that to happen. but for two years reid will still be in charge and play a powerful role. one of the things people don't understand about harry reid is his public persona is not as strong as the tactical skills he possessed behind the scenes. noving what moves to play -- knowing what moves to play, and to fund his caucus to keep unity and move his agenda here on capitol hill and a true powerful player. and now that he is minority leader said were not factors in his decision and trying to move forward for nevada and holding the seat for democrats. >> kelly o'donnell. thank you as always. enjoy your weekend. joy reid hanging out in the motor city. w

hopefuls, fiorina and harry reid is getting out and ted cruz is getting in. >> i am announcing i am running for past the united states. >> our sunday group discusses a busy week in politics. >> our power player of the week: ted kennedy's widow, on bringing her husband's love of the senate to the next generation. all right now on fox news sunday. >> hello, from fox news in washington. we begin with breaking news on the investigation into the germanwings flight that crashed in the alps this week. there are new revelations of the co-pilot would deliberately flew the plane into a mountain side. senior foreign affairs correspondent joins us now from the crash site with the latest. amy? >>> chris the most dramatic quotes from people who knew co-pilot andreas lubitz come from a woman a former flight attendant and claims she was a former lover and told the german newspaper that lubitz told her that at one day he would do something heinous the world would remember him and he used to wake up in the night screaming, we are going down, we are going down. now, they have published snippets with the pilot

and the president over the head of harry reid, who didn't like it.saw he has been truly marginallized. schumer of new york will take a lesson from this. he has a chance to reset things in the senate. just basically a boxing ring. all they do is fight. i think schumer likes to be a player. >> see, the senate majority leader harry reid i saw as playing political games and doing everything he could. i'm deeply deserved that the nominee for attorney general loretta lynch has not had a vote. i don't care if they're voting for or against her. the republicans promised they weren't going to do the political games that harry reid did. well, they did. >> from a democrats's perspective. >> that's going over the country. >> he is the leader of the democrats. so they are playing two roles. a key role in both parties. >> he's not had votes in the senate. >> i also don't think he is being pushed out. this is something he is legitimately leaving over health issues. >> i think it's not fun to be in the minority. >> they have no interested in getting rid of him. they

harry reid endorsed him today. dick durbin, the chief competitorth race. we know a new york senator friendly with wall street will be the next democratic leader. the question is going to be do republicans and democrats or democrats hold the senate in 2017? harry reid's retirement makes it slightly easier for republicans to hang on. >> lastly banks reportedly withholding campaign contributions. attacks on wall street. how big a dent would that be if they carry that out? >> i don't think that's going anywhere sue. certainly with hillary clinton as the prospective nominee. she's friendly to wall street. i mentioned chuck schubert. i don't think you'll have widespread protesting. elizabeth warren was just out this afternoon raising money off that threat calling on her supporters saying don't let us be bullied by the big banks. >> it is never a dull moment john. thank you so much. john harwood in washington. >>> a $5 billion deal tops tonight's market focus. dow chemical and a spinoff and merge both of its chlorine business with olin corporation. the deal makes

we got a statement from mitch mcconnell who said harry reid was often underestimated and a formidable opponent, wishing him well. mark: we are also learning today that senator reid has already anointed chuck schumer as his successor. is that causing any ripple effects? especially for dick durbin of illinois. peter: it is sort of a surprise that he has already spoken out. he thought schumer should be able to succeed him. schumer has been eyeing his job for years. he is currently the number three democrat behind dick durbin. read says durbin will not seek this job. these two men are friends former roommates, potentially vying for the same job. there could be an outside challenger. there is some concern about his wall street ties, that he will not represent the democratic party. mark: peter cook, thank you so much. the u.s. economy grew 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2014 fueled by strong consumer spending. the chief u.s. economist for bloomberg intelligence joins me here in studio. thanks for your time. winter weather gets part of the blame for this but talk to us about the impacts of th

you served with harry reid for years. it's generally agreed that he did president obama's bidding or certainly worked alongside him bottling up house republican legislation so it never went to a vote, let alone forcing the president to veto it. but you do hear criticism not just from matt but from some of the president -- some of reid's colleagues who say he weakened the institution, he prevented amendments, he prevented legislating and that he made it harder for the senator to do its business. do you think there's some truth to that? >> chris, i served under four leaders, two republicans and two democrats. over the 12 years i was in the senate, i saw more and more of that under both parties. i think it's really a reflection of the times in which we live and which the basis of both parties is very estranged from one another. that leads to polarize is and gridlock. so to combat that concentration of power in the hands of leader on both sides. senator mcconnell now, maybe not quite as much as senator reid suffered those sam

his first two years in congress would not have been possible without the skilled leadership of harry reid >> democrats are already looking at who will fill reid's shoes. he's endorsing chuck schumer to lead democrats in the senate, and already a fight is shaping up for ride's nevada senate seat in in a climate where every vote counts. >> a nearby surveillance camera recorded yesterday's explosion two people on the restaurant of the ground floor are still missing. officials think that someone tapped into a gas line, sparked the explosion and a fire that destroyed three buildings and damaged a fourth. >>> a recycling plant in california is shutting its doors over allegations it polluted nearby neighborhoods with illegal toxins. residents say at a it has been violating environmental laws for years and they want to know what took regulators so long. >> for decades this planet spewed lead and other toxic substances into the neighborhood. one of the thousands residents who lived down wind from the plant. >> the smell in the area is an ugly smell. the odors are repulsive. they're so ugly. >> the

very close to harry reid. schumer speak to each other multiple times. the first and last person reid speaks to is schumer. they are so close they talk all the time. can you talk a little bit more about that relationship about where that comes from? in general, with what kind of a majority leader or minority leader whatever it is schumer ends up being? >> first of all, senator reid has a 10:00 rule. he doesn't take phone calls after 10:00 at night. two people are allowed to break that rule the president of the united states and senator schumer. so how do they become so close? they came so close -- working together very closely, coordinated very closely in 2006, and 2008 as they worked methodically to pick up the seats necessarily for senator reid to become majority leader. remember, senator schumer was then the head of the dscc. and together like i said they worked to pick up what was it the 12 to 14 seats over that four year cycle that allowed them to gain a comfortable majority margin. regarding the style and

harry reid says democrats are blocking the conference because the only real difference between the bills is that the house bill nullifies president obama's executive actions on immigration, and the senate democrats want that provision simply stripped out of the house bill. snoerd, for the democrats in the senate there is nothing to negotiate in conference. >> i've been very clear for days now that we will not go to conference. the majority knows that. the speaker of the house knows that. senate democrats will not support going to conference because it will be counter-productive. >> the senate's refusal now to go to conference makes it at least theoretically possible for democrats in the house of representatives to employ an obscure house rule to force the senate bill to come to a vote in the house. republican congressman steve king of iowa who voted against

harry reid not running for reelection and already calls for guess who? elizabeth warren to take his place as the top democrat in the senate and the market is running as the economy grows to 90% during the christmas quarter. an end of a big week for your money. "varney and company" is about to begin. we have breaking right now. is longest gunman reportedly shoved their way into a hotel the capital of somalia. government officials may be trapped inside. the extremists reportedly stormed a hotel. witnesses heard a large explosion and gunfire as many as seven reported the killed. no claim yet of responsibility. this story is developing. we will bring it to you live as we get information in. we begin with the germanwings crash. investigators finding important clues about how the co-pilot ashley webster is here for the aisle, what is the latest on this? ashley: shocking development in this story but prosecutors have conducted a search of andreas lubitz's apartment in dusseldorf and his parents's home further away and they found evidence that he was hiding an i

maureen: harry reid decides to retire. his position has already begun. reporter: we are taught -- scott : this announcement creates some interesting subplots on the hill. harry: we have to be concerned about the country, the senate. scott: the senate is almost ready to hand over his gavel for good. he still has some time left and sarcastically reminded republican counterparts. senator reid: don't be elated. i'm going to be here for 20 more months. scott: a handful of democrats in the senate did not support keeping him as leader. he recently suffered a serious eye injury. >> he is known as a solid or stubborn individual. if he had been physically able i think he would run for reelection. he is claiming his recent injuries had nothing to do with it. he was badly injured at the beginning of this year. it is hard to believe that didn't have some impact. scott: you can feel the elbowing about who will take the helm. the front-runner is senator chuck schumer of new york. harry reid of wasting no time in endorsing chuck schumer. keep in mind he could keep that p

harry reid was a fighter. there is no doubt that his tenacity and skills benefited the country when he served in that position, and as he has served in that position. over the course of the next 22 months when both men say about the remainder of their term, i'm confident that they will work closely together in the interest of middle-class families across the country. i'm confident that senator reid will fight for his values and priorities, and will benefit the country. reporter: the loretta lynch nomination? press sec. earnest: unfortunately, no. we are up to 139 days. i think the promise has been broken. major. reporter: you brought up the senate majority. you now have a lame-duck president and lame duck minority leader. what affect will that have on the ability to regain the majority? press sec. earnest: i will leave the election analysis to you guys. what we have seen over the last several months is a president who has really taken control of the united states capitol. i think he has been in position where

>> broad reaction on capitol hill harry reid says he will stay until his term expires. for his ties to wall street and fundraising ability. schumer's colleagues must still elect him. as for the current minority leader joined and commended him in nevada. >> i could not be more proud of him. a whole bunch of really tough issues saving this country from a depression. making sure that these people have health care. making sure that your people were able to go to college. >> refusing to back a candidate to succeed him. senators patty murray and elizabeth warren are also in current democrat leadership. melissa: what is the cost of? why do people think that he did this? he had a terrible accident exercising. is it that or is it that he just is not up for in another tough election? >> his judgment is the time off has given him the opportunity to work select. he is 75 years old. he was a cop. a boxer. look at the math here. he will be 77 and a couple of years. listen the senate has plenty of people in their 80s. democrats have had the same leadership for almost a decade now. mel

game-changing news from senator harry reid this morning.emocratic majority leader and scrappy former boxer will not runnel for re-election in 2016. reid announced on youtube he will instead focus on being, retaking control of the senate for democrats. his departure actually means two jop openings. one for his senate seat in neff never and neff never and one for his position at democratic leader. >>> the senate stayed in session into the wee hours of morning passing a budget after a marathon session. it's a non-binding plan full of spending cuts and could lead to a balanced budget within ten years. the white house said today that it's full of gimmicks however. >>> well we have nbc news political writer carrie dann with us to break it down. >> good morning. >> what took so long? 15 hours? >> a votorama. a fun name for senators being in the capitol until 3:30 in the morning when they finally finished this. where the senate votes on a series of amendments. almost any senator can say, smig want to add to the budget. vote it up or down. here's wh

let's take a look at now some highlights of senator harry reid reid's long career. highlights.264, 338, 344, 345, 346. 422. 494. 496. 499, 500, 501, 504. >> soaring rhetoric from the united states senate tloor. how exciting. good morning. it is tuesday march 31st and welcome. let's start overseas. a lot of people are focussed there because the negotiations of iran's nuclear problem deadline. there are less than 13 hours let for diplomats to reach an agreement on nukes. a long day of talks is expected with secretary of state warning there are still quotes and tricky issues to be resolved. nbc chief foreign affairs

can a new leader kind of have that much power, that much ability in the way that harry reid did, or wasnique in his leadership's abilities of the caucus? >> you know, i think what made senator reid unique and the same challenge mitch mcconnell is having now is the ability to hold your caucus united. it was not ever senator reid's personal will, but he actually was the leader of his own caucus and the caucus was saying many times hold strong hold steady hold out from where we want to move and where we want this ledges laegs to go to. so he really was a senator's senator or still is a senator's senator and one that will abide by where the caucus is leading and where the caucus wants to go. so that's the same challenge that mitch mcconnell can have. can he instill unity amongst his party to be able to get the bills and the legislation and the progress in which they want to go. >> and you point out the unity of party is so important. if we have the list of the potential replacement for senator harry reid or those who could take over the minority leader's job, i'm not sure you could ever rep

if harry reid says no they would not.hew boyle who broke the story a couple of years ago. he said they have been working on this and investigating for three or four years now. >> the department of justice has been looking in this direction for some time for the reason you mentioned mentioned, tens of thousands of dollars of free plane trips and so on that he has had to reimburse admitting error if not crime. they may well have found other things. bill: designated chaser. >> he famously have politicians signed the no tax pledge. others have. do you expect them to? >> he did not sign it as a candidate for governor and as that commitment verbally saying he will not raise taxes, vetoing every tax increase he had the opportunity to. bill: thank you. you. we will talk to you soon. >> good to be with you. >> the country. >> if you are short about your vote, i'm not sure i wanted. ♪ bill: so you want to be a chaser. are you on twitter? what is your handle? now, now what kind of things do you tweet about? >> what is your favorite

he's been harry reid's right-hand mound for five or six years now. so operationally, behind the scenes, you won't see much change. what i think -- there'll be some -- there are personality differences between the two, and that will impact i think, how the senate is run. number one, chuck schumer is somebody who always loves to make a deal. the ultimate pragmatist to the point that some, some on the left thinks he tries to cut deals too quickly and too often. but he's a deal maker. the second is he's not camera shy. harry reid was not somebody who was in front of the cameras a lot. was not somebody who appeared on a lot of the sunday talk shows, things like that. chuck schumer, on the other hand the last phrase you would use to describe him is camera shy. and as folks know on sunday morning, a very familiar face. i think you'll see a more outspoken senate leader somebody that will be a more familiar face but also somebody that will be considered more of a dealmaker. >> all right, chuck todd moderator of "meet the press," chuck, thank you. >> you got i

if harry reid had an emoji it would have a black eye. not just because of the bad fall he took it would be because not only did he lose an election and go into the minority but now he's got to deal with this serious corruption case that is swirling around congress. what it relates to is bob menendez, he is a democrat from new jersey. ranking member on the senate foreign committee has harassed the president on his foreign policy. mr. menendez points out he's not been charged with anything, but if you're holding a press conference and defending yourself against the noncharges it's not exact -- >> we do that every day we say nothing. >> also not charged. >> nor have i been charged. there you go. >> no charges today. >> harry reid doesn't want to get the call from the feds saying, hey you too, come on over here, sit down with us. >> come over and talk. because, as politico reports that reid did talk to the fbi, that he is not facing charges himself or there is not an investigation targeted at him. but he took money from the same guy, or i sh