jay carney's last briefing was last wednesday.resident spoke in the briefing room a pair of times as the fiscal cliff-hanger was coming through before the end of the year. i was there on the front row during those remarks. but there was no opportunity to pose questions to him, to direct questions to him. i think they feel very confidently about what his answers are going to be with the questions anticipating them right now and i think a lot of them have already been, as i noted earlier, telegraphed by jay carney t in the recent remarks that he's shared. >> peter alexander outside the white house for us. peter, we're going to ask you to stand by and get a quick break here as we wait for the president to walk out those doors you see in the background up to that podium for his 37th solo news conference. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions about protecting

she is right there in near jay carney. it's valerie jarrett's leg. her left leg is sticking out from behind the guy in the blue and white shirt standing next to jay carney. she appears to be wearing black tights maybe or leggings. but funny as it is, the trickery is not why it became notorious today, and it's not why they put it on the front page of the "new york times." it's because out of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven senior staff members advising the president in this photo, only one of the people barely in this photo is a woman. last month president obama held a press conference to announce he is nominating senator john kerry to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. so john kerry not susan rice. earlier this week, the president announcing that former republican senator chuck hagel was his pick to be the next secretary of defense. so chuck hagel and not, say, michelle flournoy, the very highly regarded undersecretary of defense for policy. no word yet on who president obama has in mind to be his next se

that's what jay carney said. how does that help what we are seeing unfold right now which is a deal with republicans on capitol hill. how does this help or not? >> it does not help. it far from helps. the speech today we expect would not help either. that is why we saw that report from the congressional hispanic caucus saying don't push the republicans too hard on this. if they are coming to the table let them come in and let them be there, because the president to his own thinking -- we talked about this just yesterday. the president's own way of thinking about what motivates republicans which he says is fear of certain cable news network and fear of conservative pundits and that they only oppose it because they are afraid -- they agree with it but they are afraid to do business with him. for him to come out and take credit for this accord and then further what he is going to do today is come out and talk about more things that he wants. those are not the things that you do if you are trying to entice your oppon

, inevitably jay carney ends up looking stupid because he doesn't know how to answer the question and use today pushing people around and you know, it will be tenacious and get asked about something he doesn't want to get asked about and he wants softballs. >> jon: story to interrupt you, after that press conferences washington post gave mr. obama a rare upside down pinochio. >> that's a brave voice, if you deal with those kinds of criticisms with the liberal mainstream media then of course the answers are seven or eight minutes long and you don't want many questions, but as fred barnes wrote in the weekly standard, a four year press honeymoon and now looks like it will be an eight year press honeymoon. >> jon: we've got the inauguration coming on monday, and judy is rolling her eyes as i phrase the question. how is that going to be covered? can you see the headlines now? >> i think we're going to have more of the same. i think what disturbs some of us is the double standard, if this president does something, if he kills people from 300 feet with a drone, if he draws up lists of ameri

. >> at the white house, jay carney signaled president obama would sign it. >> it still has toover comerns expressed by member of the hus and the senate before it passes both chambers to reach the president's desk. if it does and it reaches the president's desk, he would not stand in the way of bill becoming law. >> so it appears that pressure is building on senator reid to act. meanwhile late today, sources say speaker boehner told g.o.p. members behind closed dors the house budget chairman paul ryan is working on a budget plan that would balance within ten years. boehner says he applauds that goal and shares it. >> bret: mike emanuel live on the hill. thank you. more than 24 hours after promising to respond to the threat of climate change, president obama has something else to respond to tonight. nebraska's governor approved a new route for the controversial keystone oil pipeline to put the ball scarily in the president's court. chief white house correspondent ed henry tells us that is one issue getting a second look tonight. >> attending a prayer service after a long night of celebra

. >> you're planning on passing tomorrow -- >> at the white house today, jay carney was pleased to see the republicans moving in the president's direction. >> the president will not negotiate over congress's responsibility to pay the bills that congress has already incurred. that is true today, it will be true in three months and true for as long as he is president. the house republicans made a decision to back away from the kind of brinksmanship that was very concerning to the markets and business. very concerning to the american people. so the fact that the house republicans have made this decision is certainly something that we welcome. >> but jay carney would not say if the president is willing to urge democrats to help the new boehner plan pass. >> is the president encouraging members of the house to vote for that bill? and would he sign it? veto it? what is the position on the bill? >> as i said the bill still has to overcome concerns expressed by the members of the house and senate, and reach the president's desk. if it does and reaches the president's desk, he would not stand i

you see jay carney in the middle. timothy gieter in. there are almost no women in that shot.his question today. jay carney the press secretary was peppered with questions about the issue of women and diversity in the white house saying specifically that diversity is important to this president. he referred to a specific number which is 43% saying that 43% of the appointees by this president have been women in the course of his time inside the white house. that is a better figure than the bush white house and about even with bill clinton's numbers when he was here. >> right. even as the white house did release that cabinet photo as you pointed it out, how much of a second term priority can this be given all of the things that the president is trying to address at this moment? not least all of the economic challenges and the fights that are to come plus the issue of guns and gun violence. >> well, the white house has long said the president, jay carney and others made it clear they believe this white house and this administration should reflect the people of america. should loo

you have to get the right monetary policy to turn this economy around. >> greta: look at jay carney, he blames republicans but neglects to include that democrats and republicans agreed to the 2011 debt ceiling with that set in motion with more than $500 billion in defense cuts. it's a selective mind of everybody. this was -- if the defense cuts are contributing to this, or anything, you have to look at the fact who agreed to it. it was both parties. >> you are absolutely right. also, i think more carney needs to understand that the whole term of sequester emanated out of the white house. we have to start sitting down and saying the direction we are going is not right. what do we need to do as far as the personal income tax rate to stimulate growth especially sub chapter "s" corporations. what week do with dividend situation. people were concerned about the dividend tax rate. we need to look at regulatory policy. already we have seen 5700 pages of new regulations from the federal government. that is going effect this economy. we need the effective monetary policy also. >> those are th

they said let this gang work, and that's the message from jay carney. under a number of questions talking about, well, there's a difference here between what the president wants and what this group of eight wants, and jay carney said let me show you all the areas they agree, and the president will talk about -- talks tomorrow, andrea, in saying continue a conversation with the american people about immigration. >> let's talk chris and jose about the elements of this plan. we are talking -- if we could put it on the screen about a detailed plan that basically includes the path to citizenship, border control, combatting visa overstays, improving the legal immigration system, awarding green cards to immigrants with ph.d.s and degrees, something that the business community strongly wants, illegal immigrants have to pay their fines, back taxes, helping businesses hire low skilled workers. this is a really comprehensive package. jose, first of all, how is this going to be purr received in the community? >> extraordinarily well, andrea. good afternoon. as a ma

. >> and the gentleman who asked jay carney that question joins us now, peter alexander live from thepete, the nra issued a very terse statement and i'm quoting their statement, we got an invite late friday. we are sending a representative to hear what they have to say. could this be the most reluctant and grudging meeting since the president had lunch with mitt romney recently? >> reporter: well, you heard jay carney say that the white house is there to get input from all parties and the nra says it's here to hear what the white house has to say. that could obviously be a pretty short conversation. clearly in that conversation i had with jay carney, i asked him specifically what their position was given the fact that they have heard some of the recommendations from the nra, the conversation wayne lapierre had with david gregory on "met the press" and that odd news conference they had where they said more guns would be the solution, a good guy with a gun was the best antidote to a bad guy with a gun. the president was pretty skeptical of that. this certainly is picking up over the nex

white house press secretary jay carney apparently doesn't want to spoil the surprise. >> i will not get ahead of the president in terms of what his package of proposals will include. i will simply note that the president has made clear he intends to take a comprehensive approach. >> john: once again as has happened so often republicans are terrified of barack obama's package. we do have some idea of what's going to come from the white house included in that comprehensive approach. some or all of 19 measures identified by vice president's biden's working group that the president could order without having to go through congress such as sharing gun databases giving the centers for disease control the authority to do national research on guns and aggressivively enforcerring existing gun laws. some house republicans don't sound thrilled of the exercise of executive power designed only to protect american lives. kansas congressman him huelskamp told msnbc -- >> it is troubling to me the president says if congress doesn't do what i want, i'm going to issue an executive order. people in kansas

as jay carney just mentioned the administration knows there are limits to what the president can do. andrew napolitano, the fox news senior judicial analyst, this is the second amendment of the constitution, bill of right to keep the government away from guns and messing with people's rights to bear arms, it's not absolute. gun legislation has been passed in the past and president including a republican president, george h.w. bush, has ordered executive orders tightening gun control restrictions. >> yes. >> megyn: how far can president obama go? >> well, it's a great question, megyn. the statute on which george h.w. bush relied said that the president could ban importation into the u.s. of weapons that were not, quote, suitable for sporting purposes, closed quotes. and left up to the president and his advisors to determine what that means, suitable for sporting purposes. george h.w. bush, himself a hunter and throughout his career, candidly, a defender of second amendment rights tightened up the meaning for suitable for sporting purposes so as to exclude from importing into the u.s.

press secretary jay carney refuses to shed light on what those executive orders entail. while acknowledging that the administration acknowledges it may have to work with congress to accomplish many of the president's goals. >> when we talk about efforts to reduce gun violence, we are talking not just about legislative action. the president has already identified things that congress has actively considered. either the legislation exists or is being worked on. he called on congress to pass the measur that he believes are important. the measures to deal with high-capacity magazine clips and close loopholes in our background checks and system. lou: the president is scheduled tomorrow to address the media late in the morning. he is expected to reveal the unilateral gun control actions proposed by vice president bide his executive orders reportedly will include cracking down on those who lie on their background checks, and tougher penalties for gun trafficking, sharing a gun database information at the state and federal level, and better mental health reporting. if you think

. >> jay carney denounced it saying most americans agree a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight. although the president was willing to bring other kids in. >> in the let they're julia wrote me, she said i know that laws have to be passed by congress, but i beg you to try very hard. julia, i will try very hard. >> especially for democrats that remember the beating they took in the 1994 midterms after then president clinton passed gun control. now thousands line up at gun show from ohio,be nevada,be home state of harry reid who today called the president's plan thoughtful but did not commit to acting on it. >> a spokesman putting out tepid statement saying they will review the recommendations from the president. they have a major showdown on his hands. >> bret: suicide bombers blew up the vehicle today in three expleasure in syrian city and 22 people were killed there. they forced them to find makeshift shelter in the caves and ruins. tonight we get a first look at someone who may have been behind last september's deadly assault on a u.s. diplomatic outp

jay carney, how credulous they are about the story. carney, the highly politicized issue. political if you ask the administration to explain what happened. what happened during the hours? what about the solution is that as a close advisor to the president on terrorism, what was the president engaged in, in the seven hours in what did brennan know? what did he tell the president? were orders >> i were they carried out? there is so much unknown here. i'm not surprised we have let go the only suspect. we know the leader of the attack was a certain, katala. seen a few days later in a coffee shop outside benghazi. he remains unmolested to benghazi today. the administration wants to pretend it's political. it's not. it's to seek out what happened. >> bret: the other thing that this potentially does in the context of this hearing on brennan is open up the door to al-qaeda. the strength of al-qaeda in the region. strength that perhaps it's stronger than the administration forecasts that it was. questions about the policy going after al-qaeda. >> carolina in a backhanded way in any

white house press spokesman jay carney is backing off of that. it is a priority. it is a party of a host of parties that we can act on if we were to gather. >> not a singular priority. this comes at the same time that davos leaders are asking for $14 trillion. ashley: jay carney the king of doublespeak. tracy: there must be a class in college for that. ashley: speaking of climate, it is brutally cold across the eastern half of the country. the temperatures dropped so far that the weather service dropped wind chill advisories in at least 14 states. it is negative 20 in maine right now. with the windchill, it is even worse. in new hampshire, a ski resort has shut down for today and tomorrow. expecting 48 degrees below zero. plus you have the windchill going down the hill. you love this weather, though, don't you? tracy: how many coats do have to wear in a state like that? >> it is all about the layering. tracy: i can't. cheryl casone will take us through the last hour of trading. she has a fox business exclusive. the nations largest pension pension

white house press secretary jay carney followed up. >> this is not only an issue of helping our climate our national security >> reporter: some top republicans appear more focused on spending in washington. >> we should start with that nothing else matters. >> reporter: house republicans are of the debt ceiling - but with a stipulation the senate passes a budget inthe white house says it's ready to work towards something lasting. >> what we support is a long-term raising of the debt ceiling so that we don't have any doubt or uncertainty for businesses the simple proposition that pays its bills >> reporter: also on the president's radar in the next four years- comprehensive immigration reform. and in the aftermath of the in washington, i'm tory >> pam: beyonce.lip syncing the star spangled banner it could be perhaps because of the freezing cold temperatures and yesterday during the inauguration. >> jacqueline: hous and cooler temperatur. for the sierras, this is not going to permit much cold air but we're going to see rainfall at the highest elevations. dry conditions on thursday, friday

jay carney, not giving any daschle details as to what else the president might unveil today, but we do know this will be a comprehensive gun control package. we will have to wait to hear from the president later this morning. ahead of the announcement, the nra is releasing a new ad with a personal attack against obama. it preemptively criticizes him for not supporting armed guards in schools and it calls him this. >> mr. obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he is just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. >> president obama has secret service protection for his daughters, sasha and malia. asking if the president's kids are more important than yours. oh, my goodness, secret service protection, pretty customary for the president and his family. more bill next. these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those c

press secretary jay carney said the president believed that quote we need to capri miss not be absolutists but agree the need to act on behalf of the american people should compel us to make reasonable compromise while we stick to our principle. that's the approach he has taken since the end of the white house and approach he will take in the second tex. ryan says he doesn't think republicans are in the political wilderness since they control the house and most state legislatures but they need to broaden their appeal. >> mol knee henneberg. thank you very much. >> the second amendment taking center stage activists making their voices heard in a pair of opposing rallies. lawmakers religious leaders and hollywood stars addressed gun control supporters outside of the capital building. nearby a smaller event billed as the rally against gun extraction brought out those fighting to stop tougher firearms laws. >> extreme winter weather gripping much of the country this weekend as arctic air stretches from the midwest to the northeast. the bone chilling weather was actually more than just uncomfor

>> white house spokesperson jay carney issued a statement saying the ad is repugnant and cowardly and that most americans agree that a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight. >>> people in the united amariter are worried about their exports. the train on the supply is growing. now this fossil fuel driven nation is considering alternatives. >> reporter: an international exhibition is under way focusing on water supplies and renewable energy. the crown prince of the united arab emirates says they realize they have a limit. >> translator: the united arab emirates has been providing the world with energy for half a century. we'll continue our efforts to provide a stable supply. it's our responsibility as a member of the international community. >> reporter: what prompted the concern is an impending sense of crisis. the gulf nation could lose its status as one of the world's leading oil producers. in 2011, the uae was seventh in terms of production but energy demands in the nation amounting in the face of rapid urbanization and a growing population. one of th

white house spokesman jay carney said the president is praying for 15-year-old hadiya pendleton gunned down on tuesday. pendleton had performed with her high school band at last week's inauguration. a shocking revelation involving the notre dame football player manti te'o after talking to ronaiah sue soap poe was on the "today" show. >> was this a romantic relationship with you the answer was there. are you therefore gay, he said, well, if you put it that way, yes. >> dr. phil told him the hopester. >>> surfing a 100-foot wave off the coast of portugal. experts to looking to confirm the size of that wave. >>> the tug-of-war between bulls and bears. mastercard and u.p.s. could set the tone ahead of the first jobs report of tlirn. we'll see how facebook fares after news that mobile ad revenue climbed but overall income tumbled 79%. after the bell, chip maker qualcomm wowed investors with its bullish earnings. electronic arts ticked lower due to a slump in sales in gaming consoles. meanwhile, investors soured on the release of two new blackberrys wednesday sending the company's stock spir

there we're going back to the people we work with who are not the spokes people and say, okay, jay carneys secretary thinks you're doing your job. how about america need on this, what does it mean? all it means is encouraging her countries that do have diplomatic relations with iran to tell them, this is serious, you need to let this guy go, you're putting our trade and business in danger and worked on pastor usef's case and the vice-president got involved, and involved because the u.s. said, it's a good thing to get involved here. this is american. they need to know from the american government it's the right thing to do. we're getting there, but the state department can do that. and it's public, but at least right now, they're not doing anything. >> harris: jordan, you said a mouthful there. how about america take the lead on this? those are the words that will stick. and it it sounds like a place, a role for mramericans across the country to contact their leadership and elected leaders and let them know how they feel as a country, how we feel as a country. >> absolutely, we had 49 memb

>>> jay carney at the white house a few minutes ago said the president will move forward in a timelyfashion after the vice president's group makes recommendations. carney says many americans would disagree with putting off action following the newtown, connecticut tragedy and allies of the white house say the time to get this done is now. >> the federal government has an obligation to act and prevent tomorrow's senseless deaths by ensuring that guns stay out o of the hands of criminals and those who are are dangerously ill. we should be able to find reasonable common sense reforms that can preserve our rights and protect our families at the same time. >> we expect the vice president's proposals by the end of the month but jay carney would not be more precise with the timing. >> shepard: what about concerns from the other side on the issue, mike? >> there are republicans and rural democrats prosecond amendment worried about washington going too far. >> i think you need to put everything on the table. what i hear from the administration and if the washington post is to be believed that

white house press secretary jay carney says the ad is "repugnant and cowardly." government is confirming. americans are among those who were taken hostage during an attack by islamist fighters in algeria. at least two people have been killed and six others injured. the group targeted a bus carrying passengers - from a base at the british owned gas field. to an airport. indications are, the attackers are affiliated with an al qaeda group based in mali. defense secretary leon panetta has called it a - quote- 'terrorist act.' on to a developing story. the algerian army is surrounding a natural gas complex in the sahara where islamist militants are holding dozens of hostages. the government is confirming. americans are among those who were taken hostage during an attack by islamist fighters in algeria. seven of the hostages are reported to be americans. the group claiming responsibility says the attack on the complex was revenge for algeria's support for france's military operation against rebels in neighboring mali. >> jacqueline: we have seen temperatures in the fi

with top positions at the state, defense and treasury departments all offered recently to males, jay carney was asked about the gender issue. >> 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, vomit

jay carney laughed it off this week, but wouldn't rule it out. and that's interesting. out there. another option. >> and the timeline, rachel, on the fight. how is that playing out? >> three fights colliding in washington now. you will recall the sequester got only pushed back by only two months after the last fiscal chief fig cliff fight. that expires in march. the debt ceiling fight, that has to be raised by sometime mid-february, and we have this very consequential fight coming up that nobody seems to know an exact date at this point. awaiting further instruction from treasury secretary tim geithner on his way out. maybe he will give us a date. as we know, washington doesn't do anything without a firm deadline. and even sometimes when we have a firm deadline, we don't see any action. we have the spending bills about to expire that have to be renewed to keep washington running. >> okay. lots to look ahead to, amie and rachel, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >>> do you think video game violence contributes to violent acts? talk to me on twitter. i'll get to

the first reaction by -- by at least as far as i can tell, by jay carney, and also by leader peulosey and i have the statement by senator marco rubio, is to quickly jump out, release the statement, criticizing the other side. there is no self-reflection on howho to improve things. >> it's the circular firing squad. i think that's what you are talking about. in that case, nobody wins, partial the american people don't win, who are looking for leaders to sit down and analyze the situation and come up with solutions. einstein said it clearly, the definition of insanity is to do the same thing and look for different results. what really occurrence me is how the furthermore reserve is going to step in and stimulate the economy to $85 billion, they are printing to try to buy up our own debt and our treasury bonds so they can stimulate the economy that way. that's know the way to do t. we have to get the right fiscal policy and monetary policy. >> but look at what jay carney said, he blames the republicans for the automatic spending cuts, but he neglects to include that both democrats and re

jay carney saying if that happens, the president will not stand in the way. here's jay. the bill still has to overcome some concerns expressed by members of the house and senate before it can pass both chambers and reach the president's desk. if it does reach the president's desk, he would not stand in the way of the bill becoming law. >> this is the president trying to resolve the jitters of the market over this and the potential threat to the economy. we have to first see whether or not house republicans can pass this proposal. there is some uncertainty about that. one member of congress told me he thought some members on the right might take it down. once that happens, we have to see what happens in the senate. clearly the president is sending a positive signal of encouragement to republicans that this is the kind of compromise i'm looking for. >> john, we were saying this at the top of the show, it's short-term spackle. it is not solving anything at all. we're pushing it out, kicking it down the road. >> that is true, but it's significant that the republicans broke t

but within the last hour, white house press secretary jay carney confirmed the president would not unveil specific legislation. the plan unveiled today would be the first major immigration overhaul proposal in six years but one border state democrat congressman castro of texas say that is the devil is in the details. >> we've got to make sure that those measurements, when we have determined that we have secured the border, that those measurements are objective. otherwise you will have fights down the road where folks are saying, well, wait a minute. let's not move on to the second phase of the bill because we have not first completed the first phase. >> besides border security, there's guest workers and employer verification and a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in this country. let's bring in the political panel, "the washington post" nia-malika henderson and latino contributor, raul reyes and michael smerkonish. raul, if people doubt that elections have consequences, look at the issue of immigration reform and look back at the republican primary and the respons