of course, to become homeland security secretary in the first place, janet napolitano had to step down from her old job, which was being governor of arizona. we just passed the two-year anniversary of the mass shooting in arizona in tucson. this past week, the congresswoman who was almost killed in that shooting, gabby gifford, she and her husband, astronaut mark kelly announced a major new effort to raise $20 million for a new pac to compete with the nra and to support a pro reform agenda. part of the political power there is not just that gabby giffords was nearly killed in that pass shooting in tucson, but also that she and her husband are both gunowners and out and proud supporters of the second amendment. but they're nevertheless saying there needs to be reform. in fact, are saying that respect for the second amendment and reform are not incompatible things. well, today in arizona, the person who became governor once janet napolitano went to washington to become homeland secretary, the governor after janet napolitano, jan brewer gave her state of the state address, regardless of t

on the left, that's homeland secretary janet napolitano.the right that is education secretary arne duncan. both of them are staying in the obama cabinet for the second term we have learned. this is an associated press picture taken at a judiciary committee hearing on immigration that was held back in june of 2011. what is remarkable about this picture is that technically it is the job of this person, janet napolitano, to deport this person, the guy sitting right behind her. that would be jose antonio vargas. he was born in the philippines. here he is with his parents when he was a little tot in manila. when he was a 12-year-old kid, his mother sent him to the united states with someone who he thought was an uncle. actually, it was just a guy who his mom paid thousands of dollars to, to get her son into the united states, so jose could have a better life in the u.s. once he arrived, jose lived in mountain view, california, with his grandparents. he worked very hard to learn english. a couple of years after arriving in the united states, spea

>> we actually the suit names janet napolitano and for us at the ground level. i.c.e.s, look, i can't tell us not to not enforce u.s. immigration law. you can't order us not to enforce the law. that is the nuts and bolts of the lawsuit for us. >> eric: how are they telling you not to enforce the law? >> basically that the new policies that has directed janet napolitano and director of i.c.e. memorandum prohibits agents from arresting certain groups and individuals that under current law were required to at least put into removal proceedings. >> eric: given that environment, what do you think 6 president obama's new push to get his immigration policy in place right away even before you secure the border? >> you know, at ice, we're more about the interior enforcement. we do everything between the borders. border patrol takes care of the land borders, but throughout this it's apples and oranges. we view the president's comments. we looked at the bipartisan committee's plan and strangely enough we noticed that customs enforcement and immigration is not mentioned by the pre

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there are no women and eric holder is african-american male and if he were to leave i think janet napolitano would be the front-runner for attorney general. >> yes. >> but look. i remember i lost a lot of my great colleagues as governor in 2008. i lost governor napolitano to the obama administration. i lost governor sebelius. >> what does he need to do next then? >> one of the people that's considered and probably will wind up in the cabinet, no insider information, is jennifer granholm. the former governor of michigan, a terrific, smart, able woman. >> no longer in tv. >> no longer in tv. and i'm telling you, if i'm worried about who's in the inner circle, i want the number one person in the inner circle to be someone that, you know, is attuned with me and that's valerie jarrett. >> i'll read from "the washington post" and up all day and i want your incite. obama needs some binders of women. about all of the white guys, what a shame. not an outrage but a shame. a face of power that president obama has chosen to present to the country and the world with his second term cabinet pick is striki

attorney general eric holder and homeland security secretary janet napolitano will be there as well. the group will discuss the "commonsense policies president obama put forth last monthment" prince george's county residents will get a new voice in annapolis. darren swain will be sworn in as a member of the house of delegates. he will fill the seat that tiffany alston once held. she was removed from office after entering a plea deal to settle two misconduct cases against her. swain served in the house from 1999 to 2003. he is an assistant vice president for alumni relations at bowie state university. >> new this morning, police in annapolis are investigating a deadly shooting that they say appears to be a domestic dispute. officers responded to the 300 block of harry s. truman parkway at 1:00 this morning. they found a man and woman with gunshot wound. the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> a couple is recovering after their small plane crashed into the hudson river in new york. this is new video from overnight. res

. >>> president obama's homeland security janet napolitano janet napolitano is in new orleans reviewing the super bowl security plans. it's hard to miss the stepped- up security measures as you move downtown new orleans in the french quarter. uniformed officers are everywhere along with a small army of federal and state agents. >> we have been working very closely with new orleans, with the state of louisiana, with many other state and local partners to make sure that the runup to the game is safe and secure and the game is self is safe and secure. >> reporter: one coordinator for homeland security declared new orleans the safest city on the planet this week. the nfl hired 4,000 private security guards and crowd management personnel to work the super bowl. an annual tradition during super bowl week is now open to fans who want to have the ultimate nfl experience. the interactive event lets people test their skills at the 40-yard dash and see how you measure up to the nfl great in quarterbacking. some nfl players such as andrew luck of the colts are there for autographs and popular featu

. >> janet napolitano is secretary of home land security. this president has appointed, has made two appointments to the supreme court, both of them women and i think his commitment -- >> do you think it's an unfair charge? >> i think the record speaks for itself. >> the white house responded by posting a photo online featuring a more diverse crowd. the highest women in george w. bush's cabinet 24%. bill clinton has both of them beat. these numbers don't include female presidential advisers. >>> in health news, one of the worst flu outbreaks in years getting worse. check this map out, showing the extent of the problem, all of the states colored in red are reporting quote widespread flu activity. >> reporter: at boston's brigham hospital, veteran nurse has seen it all >> i have been working here for 27 years in the e.r. >> reporter: but she's never seen a flu season quite like this. >> we have seen a huge increase of patients coming in with nausea, vomiting, diarrhear, coughs, body aches. >> reporter: boston's mayor is warning the threat is v

today, nfl officials will hold a news conference with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. and happy birthday to marcus mumford of mumford and sons. he tushs 26 today. old man. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and the best political analysis on msnbc. and tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. microsoft founder bill gates opens up about his charity, family and the future. and liza minnelli and cast of cabaret reunite to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, sports and more. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." this, your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. >>> we have gotten our hopes up, got let down by that. so we're skeptical. >> could it be the break police have been waiting for? a san francisco cold case from 1984 gets a new look and the family talks to nbc bay area. >> plus

>> no, i'm not going to take anything away from janet napolitano, i think that's a very important position-- >> one, but that came after the criticism. >> no, it didn't. it came from the first administration and is ongoing because of the fine job she's done. >> sean: but dunn is wrong, it isn't a hostile environment and charlie rangel is wrong, lack of diversity-- and prominent liberals that work for obama they're making the claims out of thin air. >> i know many women, sean, i know many women there very satisfied and very happy and proud-- >> and thrown overboard in a moment when she could have used some support, but i won't mention names, isn't that true? >> she is, she is perhaps the-- >> and treated badly. >> and she was supported, she was supported. >> sean: should i name names? >> he she was supported by this president and able to do a fine job and delivering not only the reelection, but the ongoing-- >> sean, the president actually had to have a meeting of all the women in his white house, in his inner circle-- not the inner circle, but the white house when the complaints were overr

. >> if janet napolitano is the secretary of homeland security, the cabinet level position, the u.n. ambassador, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is susan rice. you know, again, i could go through the list. this president has appointed -- has made two appointments to the supreme court both of them women. i think that his commitment to -- >> do you think it's an unfair charge? >> i think that the record speaks for itself. >> the record does speak for itself, doesn't it? joining me now for our daily fix, chris alissa, msnbc contributor managing editor of post politics.com, msnbc's white house correspondent kristen welker and washington post opinion columnist ruth marcus. ruth, i got to start with you because of the headline writers on your column -- >> thank you very much. copy desk. >> the headline was? >> binders full of women. >> beaninders full of women. what is going on here? that is the question that a lot of people are asking. >> it doesn't look so attractive. no disrespect to the looks of it. men involved. i am not a fan of bean counting and counting up numbers of wome

homeland security secretary janet napolitano.ice president joe biden made a surprise visit. >> hey, how you doing? >> reporter: they all came not losing sight of why they came. army cadet casey gearry is hoping to brighten another soldier's day. >> i hope this letter finds you and your unit well and you smile at least as much as i did in writing it in thinking of you. >> reporter: a letter the likes of which she may one day receive herself. >> i'm glad to be able to come here as a cadet and give back to those who are already filling the shoes that i hope to one day fill myself. >> reporter: in southeast at the d.c. armory, surae chinn, wusa9. >> lot of big stars are in town for the inaugural and some of the parties are getting underway this very evening. our ken molestina is outside the generation now party in northwest where john legend, common and t. payne are among the artists set to appear. >> reporter: you're right. washington, d.c. right now looking more like hollywood here with all the celebrities expected to come through

jenna a poppleton no, kathleen sebelius will also be attending the meeting -- janet napolitano and kathleen sebelius. as a live report from washington at 5:30. and assault weapons ban unveiled on capitol hill. on display were in number of high-powered weapons. republicans are expected to oppose the ban. >> the march for life is taking place in washington, d.c., today. among the scheduled speakers are rick santorum. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a problem in howard county. watch for possible lane closures. this is 95 traveling southbound from white marsh. 65 eastbound on 70 at 29. things are moving find east and westbound. things are very light at greenspring avenue. no problems to report at all. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a quiet start and it is cold. the wind is calm. 14 degrees. there could be some light snow this afternoon. a high of 26. >> 5:12. 14 degrees at the airport. >> you might want to start planning your super bowl party. that is coming >> welcome back. 5:15. it is in the

along those lines today homeland security secretary janet napolitano is in new orleans. the fbi, ice, local and state law enforcement are assuring football fans and visitors that new orleans is very safe this week. there have been no credible threats reported and law enforcement is a abundant. there are police on every corner. and the nfl have hired 4,000 private officers. >> new orleans is a wonderful city and a wonderful host to this year's super bowl. we have been working very closely with new orleans, with the state of louisiana, with many other state and local partners to make sure that the run up to the game is safe and secure and the game itself is safe and secure. >> on the lighter side, the harbaugh parents, jack and jackie, met the media. on sunday they will watch their sons, john and jim, squaring off in super bowl xlvii. it is the 49ers against the ravens. we have a sample from what was a very entertaining news conference today. >> they are going to ask us how we feel on this historic event. jackie, who has it better than us? nobody. >> loose lips sink ships.

along those lines today homeland security secretary janet napolitano is in new orleans. the fbi, ice, local and state law enforcement are assuring y new orleans is very safe this week. there have been no credible threats reported and law enforcement is a abundant. there are police on every corner. and the nfl have hired 4,000 private officers. >> new orleans is a wonderful city and a wonderful host to this year's super bowl. we have been working very closely with new orleans, with the state of louisiana, with many other state and local partners to make sure that the run up to the game is safe and secure and the game itself is safe and secure. >> on the lighter side, the harbaugh parents, jack and jackie, met the media. on sunday they will watch their sons, john and jim, squaring off in super bowl xlvii. it is the 49ers against the ravens. we have a sample from what was a very entertaining news conference today. >> they are going to ask us how we feel on this historic event. jackie, who has it better than us? nobody. >> loose lips sink ships. they both have subscribed to

homeland security secretary janet napolitano and secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius will also attend today's meeting. yesterday biden sat in for one of those google plus hangouts holding an online forum outlining the administration's proposals to ban assault weapons and certain ammunition. >>> hundreds of thousands are expected to descend on washington, d.c. for the 40th an march for life. anti-abortion groups march from the national mall to the supreme court. this is video from the march last year. activists are protesting the court's roe versus wade decision made back in 1973. >>> a traffic jam brewing on the information superhighway. smartphones outpaced all other mobile devices in the dual for data. business analysts say network capacity could be in trouble as data use among smartphone users continue to increase. they warn everybody over the next three years connection speeds could slow down to a crawl. analysts blaming the problem on users who just so much rely on smartphones for nearly everything. >>> people are uploading video and pictures quite a bit because

along those lines today homeland security secretary janet napolitano is in new orleans.bi, ice, local and state law enforcement are assuring football fans and visitors that new orleans is very safe this week. there have been no credible threats reported and law enforcement is a abundant. there are police on every corner. and the nfl have hired 4,000 private officers. >> new orleans is a wonderful city and a wonderful host to this year's super bowl. we have been working very closely with new orleans, with the state of louisiana, with many other state and local partners to make sure that the run up to the game is safe and secure and the game itself is safe and secure. >> on the lighter side, the harbaugh parents, jack and jackie, met the media. on sunday they will watch their sons, john and jim, squaring off in super bowl xlvii. it is the 49ers against the ravens. we have a sample from what was a very entertaining news conference today. >> they are going to ask us how we feel on this historic event. jackie, who has it better than us? nobody. >> loose lips sink ships. they

i met janet napolitano of long ago. she knows what's coming. when she was a young associate in a phoenix law firm. she claims that she had a perm, but i have no memory. [laughter] since then she has been a u.s. attorney, ma attorney general of arizona, governor of arizona, first woman to chair the national governors association. obviously, i had a great influence over her. and we worked closely together when i chaired the house homeland security subcommittee, and she made one of her first field visits at home and secretary to the port of los angeles, which is the nation's largest container port. a topic i will discuss with her for part of this morning, including cybercom immigration, terrorism and disasters, all impact the port of l.a. and other critical infrastructure throughout the country. leaving dhs is a nearly impossible job because its jurisdiction merges 22 agencies and departments, its organization does not parallel the committee structure in congress, and the threats against our country -- to name just a few of the modest issues that

in the wake of these arrests, dhs secretary janet napolitano and others have publicly acknowledged that security checks have been expanded to the more than 58,000 iraqi refugees who had already been settled in the united states. according to press reports this past february, intelligence indicates that the threat posed by refugees with ties to al qaeda is much broader than was previously believed. fbi director robert mueller stated last year during congressional testimony before the house intelligence committee that he continues to be concerned with "individuals who may have been resettled here in the united states that have some association with al qaeda in iraq." there are also reports that that immigration authorities have given the fbi roughly 300 names of iraqi refugees for further investigation. with the recent movement of aqi fighters into syria and reports just yesterday of chemical weapons being moved, i am increasingly worried that terrorists may try to exploit various refugee resettlement programs via turkey, jordan or other countries where many refugees have fled to escape t

we mentioned it today, and as we mentioned earlier, janet napolitano will stay on. and the environmental protection agency administrator, lisa jackson, and the labor secretary, hilda solis will be leaving, but we don't know who will replace them. so this is the second announcement for the cabinet, the president's term starts after he is sworn in. when he was asked if there was enough diversity, he said people should stop rushing to judgment, he is not even done appointing people yet, which is true, which is exciting, especially if you have strong feelings about the secretary of agriculture, and you can name who he is off the top of your head, some like nfl drafts, some like nominees. thank you for joining us, it is time for "the last word." nominees. but deep down we are all the same. "first look" is up next. >>> good tuesday morning. right now on "first look," confessions to oprah. sources say cycling legend lance armstrong has fessed up to cheating. now legions of sponsors want armstrong to pay them back millions. >>> president obama and 19 gun-control executive o

the vice president and homeland security secretary janet napolitano sat down friday with former panelrs as the obama administration tries to promote new national gun laws. >> we were able to really quiz our friends here who tragedy as everyone in america knows, what happened at virginia tech >> reporter: >> reporter: the leader of the independent firearm owners association says polticians need to adjust their aim. >> instead of focusing on the gun, we need to focus on the problem, which is always, in whose hands are the guns >> reporter: gun control became a top presidential priority following the mass shooting in a newtown, connecticut elementary school. president obama is pushing gun sales and a renewed ban on assault weapons. supporters of the on washington this weekend. actress and activist kathleen turner will be among them. >> (turner): this is not an attack on the second ammendment. i don't think anybody is going to say you may not own a gun. it is simply let's own it responsibly and wisely. >> reporter: march participants want a ban on assault rifles and high capacity ammuniti

. >> he will be joined by secretary of homeland security and janet napolitano, secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius, and other administrators. expects delays on metrobus weekend. red line trained single-tracking between farragut north and judiciary square. on the orange line, trains will single track between east mostar and west falls church as well as between stadium-armory and cheverly. >> on the green line, delays between college park and greenbelt because of track work. for more reformation, go to our website, wjla.com. we are outside here, 19 degrees. >> and refreshing. >> totally. >> is chronicle today with high temperatures around 27. a light coating of snow this afternoon and evening affecting your drive home. anticipates some slow going and slick spots. finally warming above freezing this weekend especially on sunday. talking 50's by tuesday, so really warming up. kids are wearing pajamas inside out and flesh and ice cubes down the toilet for good luck. one woman said that she used to stand on top of the toilet and sing elvis. >> that's new. >> now to jamee

they are suing janet napolitano to say they are commanded to violate the oath to uphold and support federaley are adding they are violating the obligation to faithfully execute the law required by the united states constitution. >> they are taking prosecutorial discretion and expanding it globally. they are version and impersonation that is unknown in the nation history. >> to pass the dually passed law of congress, eric holder announced in 2011 it would no longer support the legal fight to is up hold the defense of marriage act. >> the bipartisan legally advisory group in the house taken that up to defend doma. >> last knight they approved the relief for hurricane sandy victims. and house democrats want to get rid of the federal debt ceiling. they are pushing legislation to repeal the limit accusing the republicans of using it to blackmail the country. the treasury officials say they will run out of borrowing power as soon as mid-february. each day that passes brings us closer to massive automatic spending cuts to dramatically affect the u.s. military and defense industry. tonight, jonatha

in two years ago, janet napolitano cancelled the project, she spent a billion dollars to do a 3 miles of it and realized it doesn't work. what's this nonsense high tech fences and drones and all of that what about a regular fence? don't tell me it doesn't work. the israelis constructed one across the west bank and the terror attacks are down by 99%. >> bill: so you believe they haven't done what they should do down there and that has to be done before the other stuff gets done? >> if you hear the word fence. you will know that they are serious. if you hear the word high tech, you will know they are not. it's very simple fences have worked 5,000 years and they work everywhere. why don't we build one and then legalize people who are here illegally. >> bill: charles krauthammer as always. is it legal on deck. some immigration agents suing their employer, the obama administration. and wait until you hear why. legal is next. >> bill: back of the book segment test. is it legal. we begin with a lawsuit filed by 10 federal immigration officers. ice people that alleges the obama administration

joe biden and homeland secretary janet napolitano will be holding a round table at virginia commonwealth university on reducing gun violence. joining them will be experts who worked on gun safety issues in the wake of the virginia tech shooting. >>> more on a metro overhaul, the systems that thousands of people rely to get around each day is talking about going places it has never gone before. but first, let's check in with tucker barnes for the latest on the next round of winter weather. >> yeah, on the way, not this morning, don't be worried about the morning commute. it is the afternoon commute when we'll get is some snow moving in. ill a have the details on your weather and julie wright will have your traffic. we'll do it right after the break.  >>> taking a look over washington, d.c. and kind of quiet out there right now. things are going to kind of kick up later on today, this afternoon, just in time for your morning commute, right, tuck officer. >> right. the morning commute, fine. it is the afternoon commute we're concerned about. the potential for -- my

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hillary clinton in her 60's and janet napolitano i think she's not married and you know, you can findho could do the job who aren't necessarily young mothers, it's not like there's an absence of qualified available women out there. so why isn't he finding them? >> well, i think he's finding people he's comfortable with. and that's the problem when you make laws based on political gain. and the president did this to make minority like him and did this so women would like mitt romney better than his binder filled with women. and the democrats are missing right now. and the president has people he likes and trusts and saying the most important job i've got to fill, i'm going with the person that i believe in and not fill a quota even though he told the rest of his government, and maybe why we have such a screwed up government, told them to run their government if it's as quota system instead of the best men or women for the job. the president got himself in a lot of trouble and did it to himself this time and welcome to the real world. >> megyn: and you know, marjorie, i don't believe th

river homeland secretary janet napolitano will hold a press conference with the nfl later today. super bowl fans packing the city, the police are dealing with the annual buildup of mardi gras where thousands flock to the french quarter in new orleans. >>> the number of children being diagnosed with adhd is on the rise. we'll take a look at what's causing that. >>> plus, >> announcer: you're watching "news4 midday." >>> it appears twinkies won't be going away after all. two investment firms that started the bidding to acquire the snack and other hosts items at $400 million. other companies could bid more for the sweets in an upcoming auction and a judge would have to approve any final sale. hostess declared it was going out of business this past november so, still, twinkies for everyone. >>> a major change is coming for one popular sports energy drink. gatorade announced that it will no longer add bromanated vegetable oil to the drinks. bbo as it's own has been pat at the present timed as a flame retardant and is banned in japan and much of europe. more than 200,000 people petitio

federal judge clears the lawsuit filed by as agents against morton at homeland security director janet napolitano claim, this is the background, the obama administration has forced agents to violate federal law by halting the arrests of most illegal immigrants. my first guest says, we have become the impact to have an enemy of this illustration. our own officers are now the enemy. joining us is president of nestle immigration and customs important council representing more than 7,000 agents and employees. welcome. >> thank you. thank you for having a son. lori: this really amounts to the bottom line to mobile all-star with the bottom line, you are suing the government to allow you to enforce the law >> that's absolutely correct command is this what the vatican to this point. but that his word is that a reader believe strongly what we're doing. we believe in the hopes that we took in the law of the land. lori: give us a sense of what the confusion is about and why you filed a lawsuit against the federal government and the first place? for example, if one of your aides insist on the job, on, you kn

the nfl holding a press conference with homeland security secretary janet napolitano to discuss the security efforts further later today. >>> a california family will soon be heading to new orleans o cheer on the 49ers from super bowl xlvii. it was a big ordeal to get these ticket. take a look now. sharon osgood paid $5900 for what she thought were super bowl tickets. turns out the man who sold them to her on craigs list was a scam artist. when the envelope arrived with what she thought were the tickets, she found a picture of the game's two starting quarterbacks and a note that read "enjoy the game. go ravens. lol." i was driving in my work truck and had to pull over. my heart was in my stomach and i thought i would throw up. >> $5900. ticketmaster's ceo heard her story and offered her and her family four free tickets. the 49ers even threw in a fifth ticket so everybody could go to the game. >>> new this morning, a new report from counterterrorism experts warns iranian militants are more dangerous and could soon attack the united states. they're learning from botched attacks the past few ye

. >> reporter: homeland security secretary janet napolitano and other top officials made no mention ofy threats or exactly how many law enforcement officers would be working during the inauguration. >> the secret service never talks about threat levels. i mean, i can say we have a lot of people that are assessing a lot of information. >> reporter: more than ever, cameras are being sed to pinpoint issues. and if problems are spotted by someone at macc, information can be pulled up here and police can be sent right away. >> if every law enforcement entity, we have 42 partners here. every law enforcement entity, every transportation entity, everybody that's got cameras, we're utilizing. so it's quite -- i don't want to estimate, but it's a large number. >> reporter: because of cell service issues last inauguration, these temporary towers have been erected. officials hope spectators will help them spot any issues by using special smartphone apps, facebook, and twitter. all eyes will be on social media. >> all of the agencies involved now have a very robust social media capability we'll be

. >> janet napolitano h susan rice. >> an african-american woman completely pushed out of the way byepublicans. >> it's embarrassing as hell. >> brought us whole binders full of women. >> of two appointments to the supreme court, both of them women. >> guys golfing with him, guys playing basketball with him. women have complained quietly about being excluded at the white house. >> the record speaks for itself. >> let's get to our panel now. msnbc political analyst karen finney while slouching but now isn't, and msnbc contributor goldie taylor joins us. karen, what's your view to the apparent lack of diversity in the president's cabinet as he moves forward? >> on the one hand i was disappointed in the picture, but i do feel like we need to wait and see what the full complement looks like and as others have pointed out, there are women in the cabinet, he has put two women in the supreme court. overall in the first term he's had a stellar record. at the same time though, martin, my bigger point here is i think we need to take the bigger picture. this is not just about who president obam

. >> janet napolitano is the secretary of homeland security. the u.s. ambassador of the united nations is susan rice. again, i could go through the list. this president has appointed -- has made two appointments to the supreme court. both of them women. and i think that his commitment to -- >> is that -- >> i think the record speaks for itself. >> sheri, you can tell they're aware of what's being said. they released a photo. take a look at this with female advisers in the pitting because everyone was talking about this other picture. ten advisers in the room with the president during the fiscal cliff negotiations. and you don't have to stare it to know they're all men. how much is an optics problem and how much is a very real problem? >> i think the majority of the problem is optical and also a communications issue. even if you look at the timing of the rollout, some of his previous nominees. look at the chuck hagel nominee. they've been hanging them out to dry essentially. and for members of congress to have their opportunity to throw shots at them. it