and welcome, jay carney. to your new job. when we come back it won't be long until we know which republicans are definitely running for president. but the powers that be don't seem happy with the lineup that's shaping up right now. will they unite and try to grab jeb bush? scoops and predetections right out of the notebooks of these top reporters. >> "the chris matthews show" is being br charles schwab. get the help your money deserves. talk to chuck. chris: welcome back. this week much of the 2012 republican field was at the conservative political action committee big meeting in washington. it's called cpac. it only made party big shots more worried about the lineup and the conservative magazine national review made it their cover story and they're pushing for there it is, jeb bush. we have included jeb in our 12 for 12 series but not certain he will jump in no matter how much pressure from the big shots push him into the race. we tested with our matthews meter. 12 of our regulars including gloria and john who are right here

gibb's replacement is jay carney. >>> governor jerry brown is trying to cut costs every way possible yesterday he created quite a buzz when he took a southwest airlines flight by himself no security to address the chamber of commerce? southern california. he chatted with passengers during the flight. brown's predecessor used to travel with a private plane and had a security team. >>> a new terminal at sfo has a new -- it's being hailed as the most modern in the country and the greenest. >> we saved about 12-18 months after the usual construction cycle and the project is also being delivered under budget. >> the building also has increased natural lighting to save electricity. it features restrooms with recycled water and recharging stations for electronics. the new airport and terminal is scheduled to open april 14th. >>> the transit agency has joined ac transit, bart, cal train, and muni in accepting the cards. you can buy clipper cards from any of the participating transit agencies or at local retailers. >>> it's coming up on 5:00. i want to go back over to sal. how does it look? >

at the white house today, press secretary jay carney stopped short of endorsing gay marriage outright. >> the president's personal view on same sex marriage-- i think you all have heard him discuss as recently as the press conference at the end of last year. that is distinct from this legal distinction. the decision is that the administration will not defend the defense of marriage act in the second circuit. furthermore, the president directed the attorney general not to defend, because of the decision that it's not constitutional, defend the defense of mriage act in any other circuit in any other case. >> ifill: the law's supporters condemned the president's decision. and a spokesman for speaker boehner said in a statement that, "the president will have to explain why he thinks now is the appropriate time to stir up a controversial issue that sharply divides the nation." for more on this, we turn to charlie savage, domestic correspondent for the "new york times." welcome to the newshour, charlie. explain something to me. we heard jay carney today make the distinction between a legal

. >>> at the white house, now, jay carney has given his first press briefing. the former "time" magazine reporter, seemed a little nervous. he promised to give reporters the best information they need. the man passed up for the job, deputy press secretary, bill burton, has announced he is leaving the white house to form a consulting firm. >>> hawaii's governor plans to sign a bill making civil unions for same-sex couples legal in the aloha state. hawaii is the seventh state to give the same rights as marriage to gay couples. civil unions will begin next january 1st. >>> thousands of angry teachers, prison guards and other state workers swarmed wisconsin's capitol building. fighting the governor's attempt to strip them of their rights to unionize. but despite the protests, the nation's most aggressive anti-union proposal is moving quickly through wisconsin's republican-led legislature. >>> meanwhile, six current and former officials of the l.a. suburb of bell, california, are going to stand trial for corruption charges. they are accused of fleecing the city of m

taking over for gibbs will be jay carney, who is vice president joe biden's press secretary. >>> the obama administration will issue reform proposals for the troubled mortgage giants freddie mac and fannie mae. between them the two government-sponsored companies hold more than half of all u.s. home mortgages. anthony mason reports. >> reporter: they were created to help the mortgage market, but fannie mae and freddie mac have become the mortgage market. backing $5 trillion worth of home loans. >> what happens with fannie mae and freddie mac could potentially change the face of american housing. >> reporter: set up by congress as private companies, to expand home ownership, fannie and freddie buy up mortgages from lenders, so those banks have money to lend again. but they're now holding hundreds of billions of dollars in bad loans. and the government, which always unofficially backs fannie and freddie, is stuck with them. the white house will present a range of reform models that will include leaving fannie and freddie alone, creating a new entity that would only backstop the mortgage

. >>> new white house press secretary, jay carney, briefs reporters today for the very first time. >>urviving pirate from the attacks on "the maersk alabama" will be arraigned today in new york. he pled guilty to kidnapping and hostage-taking. he was captured during the daring rescue of captain richard phillips two years ago. >>> and top dog is making his way around new york city today. after clinching the westminster dog show last night, hickory, the scottish deerhound, is going to be appearing on a string of talk shows. >> probably has a lot to say. >>> coming up on "good morning america," we hear from a woman who says the popular shoes designed to tone your body actually hurt her. she is suing the company. elisabeth leamy is here with safety recommendation. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, handing out the nation's highest civilian honor. thy lifestyle? well, you should also star enjoying activia or activia light. activia, for us? sure, it's for people who want to feel good inside. when you feel good, you're more likely to get out there and enjoy l

have heard mixed messages from obama's new press secretary the new white house press secretary jay carney was asked about this today he didn't confirm or deny the new resolution he said you know i'm not going to comment on an ongoing negotiation but the fact that he didn't confirm or deny it suggests that there is something going on because the obama administration has already taken a lot of criticism for it from democrats and republicans in congress so they would about right tonight if it wasn't true. honor us left in vocal as usual has already taken a strong stance here and absolutely denounce the on ministrations policy but the thing is that the obama administration has they've always had this stance when it comes to settlements in israel so why would this be such a drastic shift it would be a drastic shift because what every u.s. president going back many decades has officially said that the united states does not support the settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem because there are recognizes. out of israeli territory as part of the un resolution one eighty one and one nine h

. >> today reporters asked white house press secretary jay carney if the president would march with wisconsin union workers? >> i wasn't with him at the time. but again i think that the president has different means of speaking out on issues and being heard. >> reporter: carney said the president encourages all parties in the wisconsin debate to come together and make sacrifices. meantime union workers continue their solidarity valleys. hundreds of people marched today yelling, we are wisconsin. >>> and a judge ruled today that assange can be extradited to face charges. he says he will appeal today's ruling. >>> it's raining right now, but just wait. how people are preparing for some very unusual bay area weather ahead. >>> when you folks say no, no vote, no plan. no. that's not american. >>> governor jerry brown is turning some heads at the state capital. the meeting he crashed today and more on what he said. >>> a storm bearing down on if bay area could drop temperatures into the 20s. we continue now with our storm watch coverage. that cold weather in the coming days is the kind that can be

gibb's replacement is jay carney the current communication director for vice president joe biden. >>> there is a push in san francisco now to require someone familiar to be san francisco's next police chief. the residents and police officers voice their concerns at a public hearing last night. they don't want to see an outsider get that job. instead, they are lobbying for someone from within the police department who is going to stick around. >> odds are things will get resolved better. promoting from within the department would help moral because it gives us a sense of what they know what we have been through. >> police officers also said the department needs consistency right now. former chief george gascon has been brought in from mesa, arizona. he lasted only 18 months before becoming district attorney. there are two more meetings before it goes to ed lee in march. >>> right now it's 6:18. sal is starting in contra costa county. what is going on? >> we are looking at highway 24 that is getting busier on 24 westbound as you drive up to the tunnel. there are no major problems but yo

at the white house, the new press secretary, jay carney, stopped short of repeating yesterday's veto warning. >> the president has made clear that he doesn't... we cannot support arbitrary or irresponsible or deep cuts that undermine our ability to grow the economy or create jobs in the future or harm our national security or other essential functions of government. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote on the spending cuts tomorrow, but the bill will face tough going in the democratic-controlled senate. thousands of state workers in wisconsin braved the cold for another day, protesting a move to strip their collective bargaining rights. republican governor scott walker has called for an end to collective bargaining for most state, county and municipal employees. the workers camped out all night in madison while a legislative committee meeting convened. many of the protesters gather in the capitol rotunda as the meeting stretched into the night. republican leaders said later they would make significant changes in the bill. and in florida, republican governor rick scott canceled

. >> lehrer: in washington, white house spokesman jay carney said qaddafi has lost any claim to legitimacy said the u.s. is going ahead with unspecified sanctions. and, he defended the pace of the president's response. >> there has never been a time when this much has been done this quickly. the united states has acted in concert with its international partners in great deliberation and haste. >> lehrer: the u.n. security council met this afternoon, to consider possible sanctions against the qaddafi regime. secretary general ban ki-moon urged concrete action and he said any delay will mean more loss of life. and nato's decision-making council held an emergency session, but announced it would not intervene in libya. and to hari sreenivasan. he has been talking by phone to several people in libya. >> in tripoli we spoke with a woman who wanted only oh be identified by her first name. rama lives in the neighborhood and watched qaddafi's speech and wondered if his supporters in the square had been paid to be there. >> we had eye witnesss that saw him in the green square, the suv was an open ba

. >> reporter: at the white house today press secretary jay carney said the president hasn't committed to signing the short-term bill just yet. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: house republicans already approved their version of how the government should be funded through september, the end of the fiscal year. but as speaker john boehner noted at a gathering of religious broadcasters in tennessee sunday, democrats were unwilling to go along with that proposal. >> the house has passed legislation reflecting the will of the people that we keep the government running through october while cutting spending. the leader of the united states senate has refused to allow a vote on this legislation. so the house will pass a shorter-term bill that will also keep the government running while including reasonable spending cuts at the same time. >> reporter: the house is scheduled to begin debating and voting on the two-week spending bill tomorrow. >> woodruff: next, health care reform, and the latest move by president obama to deal with opposition to the law. the president announced today he sup

what does this transition mean as we now hand the reins over to jay carney, former "time" magazine bureau worked for vice president biden. what are the challenges here? >> well, i think the first two years were difficult with the press in many ways. i think robert gibbs did a great job in many ways but he did two jobs. he was a senior adviser as well as the press secretary and spokesman. a lot of days i think reporters were frustrated they didn't get their calls returned. but i think it's an opportunity for the administration to reset a little bit and redefine the relationship with the press and to kind of start in a new direction. >> either thin skinned or too demanding. thanks to all of you. we will leave it there. that is all for [ male announcer ] at e-trade, low cost investing doesn't just mean a low price. it means getting everything you need to invest for yourself, not by yourself. it means choosing from stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and every etf sold. plus 5-star service and research designed to increase your intelligence, not insult it. so you can wave good riddance to some high-

what does this transition mean as we now hand the reins over to jay carney, former "time" magazine bureauhere? >> well, i think the first two years were difficult with the press in many ways. i think robert gibbs did a great job in many ways but he did two jobs. he was a senior adviser as well as the press secretary and spokesman. a lot of days i think reporters were frustrated they didn't get their calls returned. but i think it's an opportunity for the administration to reset a little bit and redefine the relationship with the press and to kind of start in a new direction. >> either thin skinned or too demanding. thanks to all of you. we will leave it there. that is all for today. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." for the ultra-wealthy. it's a necessity. find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists. quickly. easily. use pre-defined screeners and insightful trading ideas to dig deeper. work smarter. not harder. depend on yourself the one person you should trust to take charge of your financial future. e-trade. investing unleashed. and this is everything peopl

we are waiting to hear from j kearney --jay carney. the obama administration says it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a ruling on same-sex marriage. president obama has concluded that the administration can a longer defend the federal law that defines marriage is only between a man and woman. the justice department had defended the defense of marriage act in court up until now. we're likely to hear more about the fromjay carney. that will get under way in momentarily but until then, "washington journal." [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> "washington journal" continues. host: let me introduce you to our final test, dr. gary wiltz. -- final guest. thank you for being here. what our community health centers and how long have they been around? guest: community health centers are non-profit community board that are serving areas of their country that are medically underserved. that is the first criteria that the areas we're located have to be medically underserved. the key element is that we are contr

we will hear more about that with jay carney's briefing. he might have more to say about the president and his comments on libya. the president reportedly spoke with the turkish prime minister today. we will tell you more about libya in just a moment. house republican leaders today held a conference call talking about their budget proposal for 2011. eric cantor outlined a plan to keep the current operating for two weeks beyond march 4, which included $4 billion in spending cuts. that was a conference call. we have posted that on our website, and a lot more about the budget. you can find that at c-span.org. we mentioned the governors. a lot of coverage this weekend. we begin today with the democratic governors meeting at 2:00 p.m.. they will have discussions on jobs and making their state's competitive. live coverage is coming up at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend, governors will talk about how to grow their state's economy, education, and cyber security as they gather for the annual winter meeting of the national governors' association.

and making way for jay carney. live coverage here on c-span. >> did we miss any news? can do -- you can do that as a senior cbs official? >> put the transcript out. >> i have one quick scheduling announcement. tomorrow afternoon at 12:30, the president will host speaker boehner, majority leader cantor and ma majority whip mccarthy for lunch here at the white house. i don't know that they have set out many plates, but i know the president is looking to a productive lunch. [inaudible conversation] >> i will share that. >> anything on the agenda that you can tell us about? >> i think that the president looks forward to discussing all issues foreign and domestic. obviously without a doubt there will be a heavy discussion on the economy and end on spending. and i think the president will have a chance to talk with them many of the things he outlined in the state of the union and i have no doubt that they have their cares and concerns as well. >> will he be giving out any guidance of what will be in the budget? >> no. we will save it for them and for you on monday. >> a few

[inaudible conversations] that was press secretary jay carney taking last-minute questions on the federal budget. he also announced the u.s. will start sanctions against libya and he briefed reporters who had a number of questions about the situation there. the leader of libya, colonel moammar qaddafi addressed supporters today in tripoli square where he told the crowd to fight against antigovernment protesters and defend the nation. about 1000 of his supporters demonstrated in green square and here are some of his remarks by colonel qaddafi from the al-jazeera news network. >> translator: reply to the liars. reply to the mass media. the mass media, the mass lies. this is the great people of egypt. you are the fruit of the revolution. you are the end to see us take views of the revolution. you see pride and dignity in the revolution. you see history and lori and the revolution. it is the jihad of the hills. it is the revolution that gave birth to -- it is the revolution that we set up memorials. i am among the public. we will continue to fight. we will defeat them. we will die here on the

 >> on this thursday as white house press secretary, jay carney answered questions about when the president would begin negotiations on the country's long-term budget deficit. other topics include unrest in the middle east. mr. kearny previously served as communications director for vice president by date and before that it's time that esteemed washington bureau chief. this is about the imminent. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon everybody. how is everybody doing today? excellent. thank you very much. i'm glad to be here. i really appreciate the turnout. i've never seen this room was crowded. before we get dirty today, i have a presidential scheduling update for you. this afternoon the president will take television interviews with local television affiliates in cincinnati, wcpo, richmond, debbie wbt and milwaukee amherst tv conglomerate. it's part of his continued effort to talk to americans across the country about his budget proposal and how it will prepare our country to win the future. these tv interviews are embargoed so you can begin refreshing those local tv websites now,

jay carney, mr. obama's new press secretary, giving his first white house briefing, echoed the white house line. >> without getting into specifics, i think that the president has made clear that he doesn't, you know, we cannot support arbitrary or irresponsible or deep cuts that undermine our ability to grow the economy. >> reporter: the house could vote today on that spending bill which keeps the government running through early march but the senate isn't likely to take it up until next month and not likely to go along yeah way. that means the government could shut down unless they agree to put temporary funds in there to keep it going. it's what you could call business as usual. >> bill, thank you very much. >>> the president meets today with apple ceo steve jobs who is on medical leave as rumors continue to swirl about his health. the president will also talk with facebook finder mark zuckerberg during a trip to california where he will discuss high tech innovation and jobs. >>> in vietnam a touri

>> i certainly think as jay carney said the legitimacy of the libyan government is basically gone.ased on its turning its weapons against its own people. going forward, we will look for ways to support the libyan people. we are looking for example at the humanitarian situation on the ground. that will be something we will be focused on in the coming days, but our bratt message to libya today -- our broad message is to stop the violence and we will continue to find ways to communicate that to the libyan officials. >> it sounds like a warning to libyan officials they may find themselves before the icc? >> part of what the human rights council did was to establish an inquiry, and we will do our best to contribute to a gathering the facts and evidence of what has happened in libya, and those facts will determine what the further steps are. >> is there an investigation that leads to an icc prosecution?

ambassador to the united nations is expected to join press secretary jay carney at this briefing, live on c- span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> shortly here at the white house, we are expecting an update on the freezing of assets of the libyan government by the united states, up to $30 billion in assets. secretary of state, hillary clinton, says the u.s. is sending assistance teams to libyans -- to libya's borders to help desperate refugees trying to flee a civil war. u.s. has pledged $10 million to help those refugees. that is from the associated press. >> we are expecting the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, to join press secretary jay carney, talking about the treasury department freezing $30 billion in libyan government assets. that is live on c-span. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. as i mentioned this morning, we have with us today the united states ambassador to the united nations, susan rise. she was just in a meeting with the president and the un secretary general.

he is being replaced by jay carney, the communications director for vice president biden.rge washington school of public media and the ferris hosted the event. it is about 30 minutes. >> please welcome the president of george washington university. [applause] >> we provide our students as well as our friends and neighbors with the front row seat to the theater history. tonight is no exception. we're delighted to have on our campus this evening four former white house press secretaries could in the faces and voices of presidential administrations collectively spanning nearly two decades of american history. i am pleased that one of them, then the three know, this is an extension of her teaching role last semester on our fragile school of political management. i am also glad we're joined this evening by a the senior cnn white house correspondent who is teaching this semester as a fellow in our schoolthe programe house -- making and shaping the news -- is hosted by former cnn white house correspondent and washington bureau chief and emmy award winning journalist, frank sesno,

jay carney calling on the libyan government to respect the universal rights of its citizens and allow peaceful protest to take place. this is libyan leader qaddafi calling on supporters to take back the streets. he said he would die as a martyr. meanwhile, the un is said to me this afternoon. the security council is scheduling a meeting at 3:00 this afternoon to hear a briefing from the un secretariat. the foreign secretary of the u.k. says that military ships are being deployed in a potential evacuation effort. we are likely to hear more about libya from the state department at 1:00. we will have that for you on c- span. it is also possible the president may comment on libya, although he is in cleveland today to talk about small business. holding a forum they're called winning the future. joining him are the commerce secretary, treasury secretary, and others. now back to the issue of wikileaks. in this discussion, they focus on the effects of the leaks on the idea of foreign policy. we are going to talk about wikileaks. it is clear to me, and many of us, that wikileaks has really sen

gibb's replacement is jay carr any. carney. later this morning a pretrial meet will be held california's use of lethal injections for executions causes unconstitutional severe pain. jeremy fogel ruled in 2006 that the death chamber was out of date. he ordered it to be renovated. a couple days ago he toured the new death chamber. he will hold three more hearings whether on making a decision on resuming lethal injections. >>> one lane of southbound highway 101 is still closed this morning after a motorcycle crash into a highway patrol car. this happened about 9:30 last night on the southbound lanes of highway 101 near holly street. the highway patrol says one of the officers tried to pull over that motorcycle with two men on board. the driver wouldn't stop and crashed into the patrol car. the two men were take ton the hospital. one of them died. the officer was not hurt. sal will join us in a couple of minutes with the very latest on traffic trouble spots in just a couple minutes. >>> the announcement about the fate of five uc be

live coverage continues at 1:00 eastern as white house press secretary jay carney will give his daily briefing. c-span will be live at noon eastern with fwormer presidential candidate, mike huckabee. he has written a book. former governor from arkansas will answer reporters questions at the "national press club". >> again awaiting interior secretary ken sal lar this morning at the center for american progress. a couple other programing items we have coming up for you on the c-span networks. at 1:00 eastern c-span will be live with a discussion on political unrest in the middle east that is hosted by the palestine center. again that start as the 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. and the space shuttle discovery will make its final launch today. coverage starts at 4:30 eastern. that will be live again on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everybody. i'm john podesta. i'm the president of center for american progress. i want

. >> earlier this afternoon, white house spokesperson jay carney fill the number of questions on the administration plan fell response to the political unrest and violence in libya and the effected is having on oil and gas prices. he also said a government shutdown would be detrimental to the economy, administration is confident the administration will find common ground on the current budget. this is 55 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. sari i am light. i apologize. -- sorry i am late. i apologize. robert gibbs never apologized kurt >> then i take it back. -- >> robert gibbs never apologized. then i take it back. [laughter] >> since the readout was sent last lead, i want to make sure all of you know that last night around 8:00 p.m. the president spoke with the president of mexico felipe calderÓn, and president obama expressed admiration for the desire to rest -- appreciation for the arrest.to re the president said neither the united states or mexico could tolerate violence against those who protect our citizens as this special agent did. president obama also said he was looking

. >> reporter: natalie, today is press secretary jay carney's first briefing as the new press secretary. >> you're going to be tough on him, i'm sure. chuck todd, thank you. >>> unrest inspired by egypt's revolution has spread from iran, yemen, bahrain, and now libya. hundreds clashed with police calling for the ousting of muammar qaddafi. government backers and security forces fired at the demonstrators with rubber bullets. a u.s. law enforcement official was killed in mexico on tuesday and a second wounded when gunmen opened fire on the vehicle. the two u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agents were on assignment fighting mexico's drug war. hailey barber is refusing to contend a proposal to honor a former ku klux klan member and general on a license plate. the naacp has called for them to denounce the plan to honor nathan bedford forest. he led a massacre of black union troops during the civil war. >>> just a week before the january 8 shooting in tucson that wounded gabrielle giffords and killed six others police were on alert at the community college that had suspended suspect

national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> jay carney starting the briefing with a couple of questions about the administration pulled the decisions to no longer defend the constitutionality of the federal law that bans the cost -- the recognition of same-sex marriage -- the marriage act. it is possible we will hear about libya either today or tomorrow. the state department said sanctions an asset freezes are two steps that might be taken with response to the of violence. more about the middle east later this afternoon. then newly appointed governor of tunisia's central bank will be talking about all role of the nrest.y in the wave of ui he will also talk about the potential economic impact. as live, today, at 3:30 p.m. eastern. primetime gets kicked off a couple of congressman. we have jim cooper, and then at 9:25, newly-inducted paul gosar. >> you are watching c-span. every morning it is "washington journal" connecting it with elected officials, and policy- makers. also, supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends it can see our sign

in just a moment we expect spokesman jay carney to update reporters. live coverage here on c-span2 when it gets under way. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> standing by for the start of today's white house briefing with spokesman p.j. crowley. in the meantime, today's state department briefing is underway,.j. crowley is -- p.j. crowley is there offering remarks about the the prettial unrest in libya. the obama administration will throw it weight behind the european effort to expel libya from the u.n.'s top human rights body to look into alleged atrocities committed by the qadhafi regime. here's live coverage on c-span2. >> good afternoon, everybody. sorry i'm late, i apologize. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] >> i take it back. [laughter] >> there you go. >> before we get started, i have a couple of details about recent conversations that president obama has had with foreign leaders. first, since the readout was sent last night fairly late, i jus

white house spokesman jay carney called on the libyan government this morning to allow peaceful protests. libya leader moammar ca calfty appear -- qadhafi appeared on television saying he will fight. at least 250 people have been killed during public demonstrations. we're watching for a televised announcement and will bring it to you on the c-span networks. coming up here on c-span2, we'll be live at 3 eastern with a discussion on retirement and the future of social security hosted by the woodrow wilson international center. and ireland's general election is this coming friday. the prime minister is stepping down because of the country's economic problems, and the candidates to replace him -- the leaders of the three major irish political parties -- will meet in their final tv debate this afternoon in dublin. you can see coverage at 4:30 eastern on c-span. >> the c-span networks, we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history. it's all available to you on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites. and find our content anytime t