harry reid. >> that's a beautiful thing to be said about harry reid. icans paying tribute to reid today or next week at the capitol? i mean, when you give the length of his tenure serving in congress, yes, the end of his tenure, he had gotten right into the mix of the extreme partisanship of this country, but he preceded that as well. when you had democrats and republicans working alongside one another across the aisle. >> that's true, and based on leigh ann's reporting, there are a couple of current republican lawmakers who are there in las vegas to pay their respects and we'll certainly see more next week when the late senator lies in state at the u.s. capitol. i'll tell you, though, i'm struck by the written statement that president biden released where he said that harry reid was focused on attaining power not just for power's sake but to use it, to wield it to help people like him, and to help families like his, and it speaks to the point that senator moseley braun made f. you look at harry reid's life, his journey from rock miner's son to being se

host: that scene from harry reid's exchange on the capital back in 2013. the reporter he was talking to, that so-called bully was a senior writer for congress on the white house neal winooski and he's joining us this morning by phone to talk about the legacy of harry reid stop do you remember that moment on capitol hill? guest: i certainly do. thank you for having me this morning. it was a little bit unexpected. in those days when senator reid would have the tuesday afternoon stakeout at the ohio corridor, i was pretty much one of the regulars who was there every week working for roll call. it sort of became a recurring element with senator reid picking on a few select regulars in the crowd. the other one that comes to mind as you may remember was steve dennis who also used to work at roll call and works at bloomberg now. he had a moment where he was accused of asking a clown question in the parlance of harry reid for bryce harper back when he was playing for the nationals. this was sort of a recurring part of the sort of shtick, i would call it. host: we

that's what harry reid represents. man of old school virtues. that are in short supply these days. yet it seems to me they are precisely the qualities our democracy requires. harry understood we don't have to see eye to eye on everything in order to live together and be decent toward each other. we can learn to bridge differences, background, and race and region. he knew that our system of government isn't based on demanding that everybody think exactly the same way. a country as big and diverse as ours, people will, we can still work together. harry may have been a proud democratic part seisan. he didn't shy away from bare knuckle politics. what's true is that i never heard harry speak of politics as if it was some unbending battle between good and evil. because he knew what was true for himself was true for everybody. that we're all a bundle of contradictions. we all have our flaws. but despite all that, it was possible for us to affirm our collective humanity because that's what made america great. once we both left office, i didn't see much o

but as dana and david were talking about the partnership, harry reid was so proud of his time with presidentobama, and he said this when he was leaving in 2016, he said the records will be written about the eight years of obama and reid. he viewed himself as very much part of that partnership and he was in every respect, from the financial crisis to the fordable c affordable care act and many other things. i think the service today is much more personal in nature, again celebrating the life and legacy of this late 82-year-old senator. >> and that marquee, as you mentioned, it's lovely that he is being celebrated for that and many other moments of his life and his relations with so many who are there. thank you so much, jeff, david and dana. we're going to take a short break. i really appreciate talking to you. we'll continue to monitor the memorial service there of the late harry reid there in las vegas. meantime, coming up, covid cases are surging nationwide and pushing hospitals to their breaking point, and it's leading to intense debate over how to keep children safe in school. plus, days

as the nation remembers harry reid. susan, you know, just to pick up on what jeff was just saying, you know, barack obama did say reid was not much of a sc schmoozer, wasn't a regular on the d.c. circuit, but he got things done. we don't have as much of that in washington these days, do we? >> i think some americans who watch politics closely would be surprised by this outpouring of affection for harry reid because he was not a good outside politician. it was, he was a terrible outside politician. couldn't give a big speech to save his life. in 2010, i went out, he had what was thought to be a serious challenge from sharon angle for senate re-election bid. he participated in a debate. he was terrible. he was not glib. but he was a master of as an inside politician. he was a master at getting legislation done. figuring out how to build a coalition that could get something like the affordable care act through the u.s. senate. and he had the enormous loyalty of members of the democratic caucus. member congressional leaders

that was harry reid to a t. if you were lucky enough to be someone harry cared about and called his friend, he cared with you in every fiber in his being. and his generosity extended beyond things sartorial. a few years ago he called up my wife and said i've sent you and chuck a special gift. it's the greatest thing. you're going to love it. it's a month's subscription to netflix. i didn't have -- iris didn't have the heart to tell him we had subscribed for four years already. clearly harry wasn't big on new technology. he didn't text. he didn't mail. and as you know, whenever he called you, he'd hang up the phone so quickly, you'd think he was allergic to telecommunications. but what harry was allergic to was the artifice of politics. he considered it a distraction from his true passion, getting good things done in this capitol. harry never forgot where he came from, nor did he forget the people. his childhood friends and neighbors who just like harry early on, struggled to get by, and he kept up with so many of

feed the poor harry reid -- feed the poor. harry reid yield -- harry reid. . his humility was rooted in his strong values from a humble childhood, rising from searchlights to the spotlight and becoming one of the most celebrated and consequential senate leaders in history. more than four decades of public service and even at the highest level, she never forgot his northstar, to fight for working families like his own fight for nevada. harry loved his home state. you know that. he did everything he could to make sure the citizens of nevada's voices were heard. you observe harry lead and legislate was to see a master at work, fearless, strategic, knowledgeable, and brilliant. he was a pioneer, like a pot -- pioneer. you could rely on his understanding, needs, and ambitions. and in all our conversations, i never heard harry say an unkind word about his senate colleagues, democratic or republican. in the 12 years as we served together, i had the privilege of seeing his mastery firsthand, helping american families, protecting hard-working consumers, and championing

you are the product of harry and landra reid. what a gift. what a gift god gave you. what a gift that was and is. elder ballard, president obama, vice president harris, second gentleman, governor, thanks for the passport into the state. and iris and chuck schumer and paul and nancy pelosi, members of the nevada congressional delegation, senator cortez and representatives horsfod and lee and titus, members of congress, democrat, republican, past and present, distinguished guests, what a gift harry reid was to the state, to this nation. and to so many of us individually. i know he's smiling right now. only harry reid at his sendoff would sandwich a speaker between former president of the united states, carole king, and the killers. thanks, harry. you've always had a great sense of humor. he always had to win. and he always did. you got me again, but he always got me. the first time i met harry, i got a call asking whether, as i had just been elected at 29 years old to the united states senate, hadn't even turned 32 yet, he was newly -- i was a newly elected senator. he a

woman: i'm going to support harry reid. woman 2: senator paul laxalt will be retiring at the end of this term. laxalt: i've done my political bit, and that's it for me. [lively tune playing] reid: i'veever taken my good fortune for granted. there's one other thing i've never taken for granted, and that's you. [rousing music pys] tom brokaw: there were enough vos to bring about a fundamental shift of power in washington. in nevada, congressman harry reid was a giant killer, winning the senate seat of president reagan's close friend, paul laxalt, now retired. christensen: it's election night, harry reid has won the senate seat. big celebration lots of reporters around microphones getting stuck in his face. one reporter asks him, "what's the most important thing you're going to work on?" reid: i said, "water." now frankly, at that time, i didn't know what i was talking about. man: from a staff perspective, one of the things i really appreciated about him is his sort of decisiveness. he would make a decision, and then you would

of course, harry reid, unique in washington for another reason, harry reid does not like listening to other people complement him. or sing his praises. many of us have found that harry has left us alone on the phone call, because he has figured out the business of the call is over and we just wanted to say nice things about him. harry, when i learned of his -- when his shy we say departure was imminent, i said harry, we have to have a bid for dinner in your honor inviting all of your friends from all over the country. he said forget that, i would rather spend the money feeding the poor or giving it to the university. that is how he is. [applause] it's really a miracle that we've gotten him to think -- persuaded him to sit through all of us saying how wonderful he is. harry, in case you attempted to walk out from all of this praise, we have asked the sergeant at to bar the door. it has been my privilege to work side-by-side with harry reid for more than a decade. to observe harry biz to observe a master at work. -- is to observe his respect for his colleagues. he had many occasion to e

that dean did not know harry reid's character. others would later underestimate the man's hardship that forged a steel in harry, a fighting. that explained his success in the boxing ring despite being significant the undersize. he liked to talk about his boxing. you know, barack, i was not a great athlete. i was not big and strong like some of the guys i was up against. i had two things going for me. i could punch and i never gave up. that is about right. that same dogged determination marked harry reid's political career, lost his first senate rates by just 600 votes. six month later, he ran for mayor of this town and lost in a landslide. but harry did not give up. he got himself a seat in the house, the senate, and finally became senate majority leader, and let's face it, he enjoyed every minute of proving doubters wrong again and again and again. sometimes the people who motivate us the most, harry would later say, are the ones who believe in us the least. though yes -- so yes, being tough, being a fighter was one of harry's sin

christensen: and harry reid ran for that new open seat and won. and that was the beginning of his long congressional career. reid: i will continue to be nsistent... conservation, you know, is not a democratic issue. to be independent... tv announcer: independent like nevada. reid: and to work hard for r state. this is gridlock in spades. and i'll always do what i think is right for nevada. christensen: when he won that congressional seat in 1982, nevada was still seen by many as a wasteland. [wind howling] tv narrator: the nevada desert, some of the most desolate acres to be found anywhere in the united states. chisholm: the federal government's role in nevada has been one of using it, quite frankly, as a colony. goes back to the mining history, where the mines generated all the wealth for san francisco, but also were important to the union cause. it goes to the cold war, when it was the testing ground and proving ground for the atomic weapons. at the height of the cold r, the u.s. government was testing atomic weapons above ground, underground, ju

that's what harry reid represents. a man of old-school virtues. e qualities in short supply these days. it seems to me they are precisely all that democracy requires. harry understood you don't have to see eye to eye on everything or to live together or be decent toward each other, we can learn to bridge differences, background and race, he knew our system of government isn't based on demanding that everybody thinke the same way, and fact,t presumes in a country as big and diverse as ours, people rarely will, we can still work together. harry may have been a proud democratic person, he didn't shy away from bareknuckle politics but what is true is i never heard harry speak of politics as if it wasn't unbending battle between good and evil. he knew what was true for self was true for everybody, we all have our laws, our blind spots. despite all that possible for us to affirm our collective humanity because that's what made america great. once we post last office, i see much of harry but we call each other on the phone from time to time. he would tell

that's what harry reid represented. a man of old-school virtues. es that are in short supply these days. and yet, it seems to me they are precisely the qualities our democracy requires. harry understood, we don't have to see eye-to-eye on everything. in order to live together. and be decent toward each other. and that we can learn to bridge differences of background and race and region. he knew that our system of government isn't based on demanding that everybody think exactly the same way. in fact, it presumes that, in a country as big and diverse as ours, people rarely will, but we can still work together. harry may have been a proud democratic partisan. he didn't shy away from bare knuckle politics, but what is true is that i never heard harry speak of politics as if it was some unbending battle between good and evil. because he knew what was true for himself was true for everybody, that we're all a bundle of contradictions. we all have our flaws. we all have our blind spots. but despite all that, it was possible for us to affirm our collective h

to lose harry reid is like losing track of the north star. there are many in this chamber who got to where they are because of him. next wednesday, january 12, harry will make his final return to the u.s. capitol where he'll lie in state under the rotunda. as we honor his life and legacy, i'll have more to say in the coming days. but for now i can only say that harry was my leader, my mentor, one of my dearest friends. when you lose someone who is as close to us as harry was, they're never truly gone. they'll always stay with us, as we gavel in today i take comfort knowing that harry is with us in spirit. walking alongside us as we continue to work, to continue the work he dedicated himself to for so many years. to harry's family, to his wife landra, to all the children and grandchildren, i offer my prayers and my condolences. now, mr. president, the senate gavels in on this icy january morning to mark the beginning of a new year, and there's much -- and there is much we must accomplish. at the start of 2020, few could have foreseen the awful

to save a lot of them for the book if you don't mind, alex, but there are a lot of great private harry reidnd the stories, i don't really have a specific one, but let me tell you that's not known that much about reid, who was known as this kind of terse, laconic always driving forward, sometimes very partisan and even very harsh kind of guy in public. in private he could be very gentle. there are countless acts of kindness to people you've never heard of i've heard about. but most of all, his dead pan humor. i've told this story before about him, alex, as he came on my tv show once and his book had come out. and i had written a book and i decided to put up the amazon readership numbers, and his book of course had many more readers than mine, and i asked him how that could possibly be, and without miss ing a beat, he said i'm just a better writer, jon. that is really something about harry reid that people don't know. by the way, i think it helped him get through some of the really tough times in life. both in growing up in abject poverty and what kristen alluded to with the mob when he was t

in las vegas, former senate majority leader harry reid is being remembered by a number of top democratama are some of the politicians there in nevada to pay their respects to the late democratic leader. reid died at the age of 82 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, and despite being born into abject poverty in a small town, he went on to become one of the most powerful politicians in nevada history. let's bring in jeff zeleny. we see that president biden is already there. what's expected at this service today? >> reporter: well, fredricka, the service is just getting under way right now. as you said, president biden, first lady jill biden, former president barack obama, vice president kamala harris, speaker nancy pelosi, senate majority leader chuck schumer and many more are here to pay tribute and honor the legacy of former senator harry reid. this is going to be the a service that will be opened up with remarks from one of his 19 grandchildren. all five of his children also expected to speak, as well as a eulogy from former president barack obama. so certainly harry reid during hi

god truly blessed america with the life and leadership of harry reid, leader harry reid. may he rest in peace. thank you. >>> all right. the program will continue, and kind words from house speaker nancy pelosi, and let me bring in dana bash, and manu raju, and your words from what we are hearing here. >> again, it is hard to capture harry reid, because of the compl complicated need of him. one look at chuck schumer who said that he did not text, but he did text. he was fighting pancreatic cancer, and checking in on how he was, and he said, not feeling good enough to spar, but last saturday, landra and i celebrated our 61st wedding anniversary, and that sums it up before the ceremony began, but it is looking like he has, she is holding his hat there, and the love of his life, and his partner, and obviously she did not serve, i know that she was very influential on him with a number of policy issues quietly, kate. >> and very kind good-bye happening from the senate, and well, from congress right now, as we are taking a look at landra. manu, chuck sumer said that they will

the capitol rotunda where the remains of the late bob dole who served alongside the other side of harry reidted at the top of the steps of the capitol there, including his wife, landra reid. >> and he served as majority leader from 2015 to 2017, and looking at the partisanship that we were back then, and thinking of the affordable care act and among one of the things that he was there and presided over. >> yes, and that and the dodd/frank, and the rewrite of the big financial laws happening in 2009, and 2010, and a significant part of harry reid's legacy happening today, and still things reverberating in the united states senate today dx and he took the steps of the filibuster rules today to confirm the presidential nominations along the straight party lines and move unprecedented, and the past and present current debate happening right now to change the filibuster rules, and if it weren't for harry reid, this may not be a discussion at this point where we are at the moment, but reid is one of the ultimate inside players in the senate, because he knew the way to work the system, and he had r

i said my father is congressman harry reid. before i could say another word, the gentleman spewed expletives, raised the hoe above his head and literally chased me from the yard. so, i went back to the copper queen and watched a movie. [laughter] when my dad called to check in that evening, i told him about my day. i just remember him laughing. he laughed and laughed and then he said, wait until you get to elko county. they really love me there. [laughter] i have also been thinking a lot about a moment i had with my dad when i was very young, i was a boy. i was in the hills of searchlight with him. one of his brothers was there, i think don, my brother leif was there if i remember right. my dad carried a flashlight as he walked ahead of me. i did not know where we were going. after a few minutes, we approached a dark opening of a horizontal line shaft that disappeared deep into the hillside. as i leaned to one side, he turned on his flashlight and i peered around him, and when he shined his light into the blackness, i could see

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i can recall a number of occasions when harry reid would get ahold of some member when you were havingas said, what was offered, what was denied, but harry had a wonderful ability to make things happen. and for those of us who were chairs of committees or working on major bills, you couldn't have a better ally as a member or leader than harry reid was at those critical moments. so he made an awful lot happen because of his firmness, his confidence in his colleagues and his inclusiveness with people across the board to make sure we're all involved in critical issues of the day. so it's a real loss for the country that he's not still there. we miss him. i'm not sure i've talked to harry an awful lot i think there was hardly a week went by in the last five years we didn't talk at least once on many different matters just sharing information back and forth as friends. and we talked a lot about these issues that you're raising today. and again, it's hard to say how we would have functioned in this new environment that's happened over the last decade or so. but, again, a real loss. >> and su

harry reid lying in state in the united states capitol. so appropriate for someone who did so much to make the future better for america. the comments that were said there, the show of support for him. the president, vice president, members of congress come to pay their respects for this great patriot. those of us who were at his funeral service, his celebration of life in nevada, two presidents, president biden and former president obama, making their remarks was quite remarkable. but to hear harry reid's children talk about him was something just glorious to behold. we would all hope that our children could even come anywhere in the same category of reflection about us as harry reid's children did. it was so beautiful. now they took him home last night in nevada, a state that he loved, worked for, always looked out for in every way. as i said, not only the environmental climate, by protecting the beautiful natural -- [indiscernible] -- but also the political climate, by protecting their status in the presidential election process. he wil

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bill, covid, harry reid. any questions? yes, ma'am. >> thank you, madam speaker. leader mccarthy says he will not comply with the january 6th select committee. does he have an obligation to cooperate, and should he be subpoenaed, if he refuses to continue to comply? speaker pelosi: yes, i think he has an obligation, as we seek the truth, to help with that. but it's up to the committee, as to what they do next. i see what you see. i mean, they make their decisions. they come forward. and i'm not prepared to say what they do next, but they'll be telling us. >> madam speaker, is it problematic for the investigation if all house republicans just refuse to talk to them? speaker pelosi: no. we will seek the truth. we will find the truth. and the committee will use, as they have said, everything is on the table -- at one point they said that -- in order to do that. i have confidence in the bipartisan nature of the committee. they are working very hard, as we can see in the public domain with the product of their work. and i have confidence in them. yes, chad. >> and just

harry reid is lying in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol on wednesday. coverage of the saturday funeral will begin at 2:00 p.m. on our homepage at c-span.org and on our app. highlights of the funeral will air on c-span at 8:00 p.m. on saturday night. if you want to see it, you can turn to c-span or go to our app, c-span now, to see the funeral for former senate majority leader harry reid. let's go back to our phone lines and let's talk to donna, who is calling from orlando, florida, on the democrat line. donna, good morning. caller: good morning read thank -- good morning, and thank you for c-span. my concern on my mind this morning is the disinformation problem that we have in this country. since the former president him on the scene, i have had breaks and breaches with friends and family because we get our news and our information from different sources, and we seem to be locked in. i would love to see what other colors have to say about how we could possibly find a solution to this problem, because it just seems to be deadlocked, gridlock, with the di

carter, you tell grover n y once told to go "f" himself and his response is perhaps the best bit of harry reid i've read all week. reid was anger with then republican house speaker john boehner for refusing to compromise in the run-up to the infamous fiscal cliff of 2012. and reid accused boehner of running a dictatorship and putting his own political interests above those of the american people. as reid himself later admitted, quote, i stepped out of bounds. boehner thought, so he said, go "f" yourself. oak, i can accept that. it wasn't the first time. i appreciate his being honest with me. a politician who can appreciate the honesty of being told to go "f" himself is a rare man indeed. harry reid is a man who will be much missed by his former colleagues and by millions of americans mer colleagues and by millions of american don't settle for products that give you a sort-of white smile. try crest whitening emulsions... ...for 100% whiter teeth. its highly active peroxide droplets... ...swipe on in seconds. better. faster. 100% whiter teeth. shop crestwhitesmile.com. age is just a number. and

harry reid said light skin and he could turn off and on his dialect.almost exactly what joe biden said when he discouraged obama as clean and articulate. the first person was an african american candidate. finally, they reviewed senatorial careers as a family franchise. if you wanted to have a federal or state contract or you wanted to get in on one in nevada, you had to do business with the reid family, son-in-law and same is true with joe biden. they viewed their careers as making rich. the hard lift took over the democratic party. that old guard in biden and reid were opportunistic. they didn't have principles. they viewed the career about getting rich rather than working for the american people. >> laura: i have to switch gears and go to this hyperbolic dramatic cnn special they are doing on thursday and other media outlets regime, dinesh, about january 6th. why are they doing this, and what does this really mean, given all of the problems the country is now facing with supply chain still covid and the rest? >> i wouldn't say january 6th is a distr

a city that really transformed throughout the lifetime of harry reid.crabble upbringing from search light, nevada, you know, really taking him to the highest ranks of power in the u.s. nate will also be celebrated here today, but really everything that he did and accomplished throughout his three decades and after leaving office is so palpable. when we were flying into what is now the harry reid international airport, was renamed just last month before he passed away, certainly one of the many things named in his honor, but it is no coincidence that barack obama, he will be here, i'm told, flying in from hawaii where he has been spending some time over the holidays, will be delivering the eulogy. thinking back, fredricka, back to 2006, it was those private conversations that senator reid had with the freshman senator barack obama that really convinced him to run for president. so they developed a very strong relationship. without harry reid as majority leader the affordable care act likely would not have been passed, the rest of the obama agenda would n

good to see you. >>> and right now, family, friends, and former colleagues of the late senator harry reidotunda where he will lie in state. these are live pictures from capitol hill. you see the ceremony is really about to begin. reid represented the state of nevada for more than three decades through washington. senator reid died on december 28th at the age of 82. >>> joining me now, leigh ann caldwell. also with me, the former deputy chief of staff to the late senator. as family and friends get to say their good-byes to senator reid, what are you hearing from the former colleagues on capitol hill today? >> hey, jose, of course it's going to be a somber ceremony. senator reid is going to be first nevadaen to ever lie in state in the u.s. capitol. of course, he was senate majority leader for many years. he was proud of his roots from a very small mining town of searchlight, nevada, where he had no running water -- >> leigh ann, i'm sorry to interrupt you, so sorry to interrupt you, but it's beginning. let's listen in. >> yep. >> ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, step. ready, s

what is it that senate democrats said, you know what, i trust you, harry reid?lane sitting across the aisle from harry decades ago when word came that senator laxalt was not going to run for election. this big smile came across harry's face because he knew what that meant, he was going to run for the united states senate. he had lost to laxalt previously. he went to the senate and became senate leader. you asked the question, you know, what existed there? it's really interesting, he was never the sparkle in the room. if you walked into a room, he was never the sparkle in that room. he was quiet, he could be blunt. he was no-nonsense. and he would always ask the question what and how, what do we need to do here, what are we going to the and how are we going to get it done. for some reason, he created a great deal of confidence in other democratic senators and he was elected democratic leader for a good long while. >> when i talked to senators, i would say, why harry reid, sometimes leadership comes from wherever the biggest constituencies are for either party, fo

harry reid also understood nevada's landscapes. from the desert outside of searchlight that so many of us have heard about to the snowy peeks of the ruby mountains in winter to the glistening waters of lake tahoe. he was a dedicated environmentalist who helped conserve nevada's abundant national treasures keeping our state beautiful for future generations and protecting outdoor recreation that fuels our state's economy. and we all know he would not back down from a fight, especially when it involved nevada. whether that was blocking every effort to dump nuclear waste at yucca mountain without nevada's agreement or advocating for federal funding to help upgrade nevada's schools, airport, roads, and bridges. he was relentless in his push to get our state the resources that we deserve. harry reid was a diligent -- was as diligent in supporting nevada's rural and tribal communities as he was in building up our world class cities. he helped create nevada's booming clean energy economy and make the state a destination for those looking t

president joe biden there remembering former senate majority leader harry reid in las vegas on saturdaymber of political heavyweights who spoke at reid's memorial service, which drew mourners from both sides of the aisle. former president barack obama gave reid credit for helping his own political rise and said today's democrats would do well to remember reid's pragmatic approach. jeff zeleny has hr. >> president biden and scores of democrats gathered here in las vegas on saturday to pay tribute to former senator harry reid for his lifetime of service in washington and here in his home state of nevada. for more than three decades, he worked in the halls of congress, passing some of the key legislative efforts of the era. certainly the affordable care act in the obama administration, saving social security during the bush administration, and so many more examples. the president hailed him as one of the greatest senate leaders of all time, and he also invoked his name in a fight for democracy. >> we have to restore the soul of america. no one knew it better than harry. protecting democrac

. >>> top lawmakers gathered in las vegas to pay tribute to the former senate majority leader, harry reid. president joe biden, and the first lady, nancy pelosi, and chuck schumer were all there. the president was joined by former president barack obama to eulogize the leader that died on december 28. >> harry care so much about his fellow americans, and so little of what everybody thought of him. he was all search light and no spotlight. >> we wanted harry in the foxhole. his willingness to fight by my side, to stick with me, even when things were not going away. >> harry reid is considered to be the most powerful politician in nevada state history, helping to turn nevada into a democratic stronghold. with the state last backing a republican president in 2004. >>> nearly 15 tons of ground beef has been recalled due to possible e. coli contamination. the ground beef was shipped to retailers in seven states, including california. the recalled items have an establishment number of est 965. that is a number you can find inside the usda mark of inspection, or next to the timestamp. i'm sure y