it's not clear to me if picking j.c. watts matters if they ignore his advice, getting more young and hispanic and black votes and listen, it's not just the party chairman. the party chairman is a weak office in and of itself. the party has to make more strides in a lot of ways on policy, on candidates, on tone, no chairman the candidate like mitt romney giving gifts to people that's a big problem the chairman can't solve. >> you can lead an elephant to water but can't make it drink. we're back more right after this. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios yofor giving the perfect gift?le just have a knack tend to weigh less than those who don't. they put real thought into it. and find just... the right...thing. how do they do that? more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. pick up a ridgid jobmax multi-tool starter kit and get a free head at

some members of the gop are pushing former congressman j.c. watts to run for chairman. but a lot of people in the party don't seem too hot on the idea. a leader tells our peter hamby he had no prayer. roland martin warns that responses like that could backfire. he writes even if they choose not to vote for watts, if he decides to even seek the job, it is his skin color and perspective. that is strl to the central to the gop having any sort of presidential future. "out front" tonight, c.j. watts. let me ask you point blank, what do you think about what roland martin had to say, what the party has to respond to you even considering running, thinking about race? >> well, erin, i don't necessarily believe that the answer is to take a black face and put him in the chairmanship at the rnc or female or hispanic or asian ornatetive americ nati. i think it's bigger than that. i think we have to surround

thank you, j.c. watts.hank you, judith. >>> up next, jon stewart explains how republicans hate the u.n. more than they hate the disabled. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." now time for the "sideshow." first, 38 republicans voted this week to defeat a u.n. treaty that promotes rights for disabled citizens worldwide. last night jon stewart took them on. >> i guess it's time for a new segment "please tell me this is rock bottom." it's official, republicans hate the united nations more than they like helping people in wheelchairs. you voted no because your fear is if we sign onto a treaty that is only recommendations for improved disability standards, standards we ourselves made the law of the land in this country 20 years ago, what's to stop the men if blue helmets from storming into your living room -- - i'm sorry, school -- and force you to build a wheelchair accessible ramp to the cafeteria -- i'm sorry, your kitchen. >> and from the tea party right to the liberal l

thank you, j.c. watts.ou, judith. >>> up next, jon stewart explains how republicans hate the u.n. more than they hate the disabled. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- ♪ you can stay in and like something... ♪ [ car alarm deactivates ] ♪ ...or you can get out there with your family and actually like something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. offering some of our best values of the year. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back to "hardball." now time for the "sideshow." first, 38 republicans voted this w

before we go, j.c. watts are you in or out? if j.c. in. >> party line. >> so party. >> he's so party. that is all. that is all unfortunately for "now." i will see you back at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific joined by frank brownry in, joy reid, jonathan altar and americans for tax reform president grover norquist. until then find us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon, andrea. >> good afternoon, alex. thank you very much. coming up here on "andrea mitchell reports," the road to nowhere. when will the real negotiations begin? we'll have the latest from chuck todd and chris cizilla. plus, the top democrat on the house weighs and means committee, sandra levin. what is hillary clinton's new read line in syria? former congresswoman jane harman joins us. and in the line of fire, we'll hear from one of the women challenging the pentagon's ban of women in combat. plus, musician, composure, teacher winston mar sal less on a quarter century of jazz lincoln center all that next on "andrea mitchell repo

former congressman j.c. wattsm doing will. >> your sooners got a bowl game in memphis this year. congratulations. >> well, it's actually the tulsa hurricane. the sooners are going to be in dallas, versus johnny football -- >> sorry, i messed it up. >> that's okay. i forgive you. >> notre dame is going to beat alabama -- we have that in the "hannity" household. >> your wife's probably going to win that argument. we are wasting time. are you running for chair of the rnc. >> i heard an rnc member say, you know, last weekend, said, you know, unfortunately, he said, we have had one black guy in the chairmanship. we have been there, done that. we don't need to go there. this is never -- i have never said that you needed a black person there. i never said you needed a white, red, yellow or brown -- or even a female. you said, you need someone sitting in that chair that understands the val of growing deeper relationships with -- with voters, especially non-traditional voters. you mentioned in your earlier segment with ann

j.c. watts. we will bring you back. i think you raise very good points about building relationships with everybody. and you have been a good friend for a lot of years. >> appreciate you, man. thanks for having me on. that's all the time we have. stick with the fox newschannel, with breaking news coverage on a busy, busy news night continues. as always, thank you for being with us. >> this is a nox news alert. a gunman opened fire in a mall in oregon, shooting and killing two people. the gunman, police say, is dead. joining us on the phone is james rose with the clackamas county sheriffs department. can you tell us what you know? >> caller: at 3:30 today, we got a series of 911 calls, describing an active shooter at the mall. the police responded immediately. and began searching the mall for the shooter and evacuating people, making the scene secure. since then, we have determined, we have secured the shooter, he is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. we are carefully and methodically going through the ma

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j.c. watts serious or were you joking when you said you were thinking about running again? you opened that door. somebody else ran through it, though. >> that's fine. the more the merrier. the leadership failed, it should be challenged. >> are you going to do it or not? >> i'm still thinking about it. >> when do you make a final decision? >> i got a little time. >> i don't get on the plane until january. >> to the charlotte meeting. i mean, people know who i am. >> chris and richard taylor mentioned their first child into the world yesterday. >> national christmas tree lighting today. >> stay away. >> a piece coming out on bet about mr. watts and his chairmanship. >> i can't do gangnam style because all gangnam style is david gregory. later on we'll have the breaking news from the november jobs report. coming up next, chris jansing. bye-bye. fifteen bucks on rollback. wow! that's a savings of over 29 bucks! twenty-nine bucks!!?? and they're powered by friendship. see for yourself if you could sa

. >> gentlemen, i want to play for you what j.c. wattsressman, said to me yesterday on the lack of diversity that is represented right now in the republican party. >> i think the diversity and inclusion in outreach, i think it begins at the grass roots level. we have lost what with every demographic out there except for white men. and i've been saying for 20 years that we've got to do a better job with nontraditional constituencies. >> reverend, how can the republican party do better with nontraditional constituencies? >> by telling the truth of who they've been historically. the truth of the matter is this and mr. reid did in fact say the president did well through the south. but the truth of the matter is this -- take away this president's skin color and take away the race card that is played so often with this president and there's really no reason for black people to vote for him or latinos in that frame as well. because when you look at the unemployment rate among those two demographics, when you look at the poverty rate among young

j.c. penney has spent the year tinkering with new ways to get people in the stores and as cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts shows us, the chain now finds itself right back where it started. >> i got two coupons so i came in to use them. >> reporter: they're back, coupons at j.c. penney. the store famously got rid of coupons and sales earlier this year and replaced them with everyday low prices but while the signs say no coupons, they have sales. they reportedly emailed friends and family coupons offering a three-day discount last week. >> i think their core customer base is hungry for deals. >> reporter: a professor of retail strategy at santa clara university says that was clear by the customer turningout on black friday. the store tidessed its one and only sale of the year and long- time customers who had been staying away showed up asking for more. >> people have to have something to look forward to. >> reporter: everyday low prices aren't going to get you in the door? >> no, i come less than before. >> reporter: the professor says that's because the no sale strategy only works for a couple of specific

like white voters voted for j.c. watts will vote for people they perceive represent their interest regardless of their color so y50i6r7k tim scott has a chance to be ebb elected to that seat and hold that seat for a while. >> i think he can win because losing makes you sober and i think the republicans will continue to liez nationally if they don't change significantly. >> because we're all learning individuals, if the republican party continues on the path it's on, they will not be able to win the presidency. and so, i think that this was an important investment in the conversation and the ability to have standard bearers for a national election. otherwise, they're going to continue to move toward the relevancy. the democratic party is driving through v, north carolina, where we lost by two points. georgia, he was 45 ahead. >> the next place they're looking is georgia? >> this is one of the things that i think we can't ignore. the demobilization of black community in the south. one of the things that happened after the ci

you have j.c. watts, kind of former congressman, out there kind of seemingly testing the walters.ly on chairman priebus. i think he's got to go and make a case for a vision for the party. one of the things that i give my former boss, howard dean, former vermont governor chairman of the party credit for is he came in as chairman and said here's my vision for how he we organize our party from the grassroots up. itch heard that kind of talk from priebus. that's the kind-vision i think you need to hear. >> karen finney, senator katon dawson, a big thanks to both of you on this saturday afternoon. katon, if it happens we expect you to come back on and announce it on this air. have a great saturday. ten seconds. go. ten seconds. go. >> the rnc race, that's one i've been in before. rens priebus is a friend. he's got it. that's an inside baseball deal. that race is over in my opinion. he's got it. that's an inside baseball deal. that race is over in my opinion. >> i sure have enjoyed you two. >> see you, karen. >> take care. >>> up next, the supreme court set to take on same-sex marriage.

j.c. penney the retailer has spent the year tinkering with new ways to try to get people into their stores. as cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts shows us the chain now finds itself pretty much right back where it started. >> i came here to use my coupon. >> reporter: they're back! coupons at j.c. penney. >> ya! >> reporter: the store famously got rid of coupons and sales this year replacing them with everyday low prices. but well, the sign still says no coupons, tacked on the top are newly advertised sales. the website now boasts 20% off jewelry and jcp reportedly emailed friends and family coupons offering a three-day discount last week. >> i think their core base is hungry for it. >> reporter: he says that was clear by the customer turnout on black friday. the store advertised its one and only sale of the year and long-time customers who had been staying away showed up asking for more. >> people have to have something to look forward to. >> reporter: so everyday low prices won't get you in the door? >> no. >> i come less now than before. >> reporter: he says that's because the no sales strategy only works for a couple of spe