jeff mason and erica warner. say paul ryan wants to push and a vicious agenda, what does he have in mind? guest: we don't know yet. that is something that will take place later this month. but what paul ryan has made abundantly clear is that he wants to use the house as a body fit a bold agenda for the gop. regardless of what the eventual to do and whatut that is. he wants to charter a course. he has made clear that it is not it isto be something that not something that the president will sign. rather, it will be a message. that the gop will set out. host: jeff mason, considering this is paul ryan's first full year in the job and the president's last full year in the job, what do you think their relationship will be? jeff mason: i think they will try to work together. i think they will try to be optimistic about working with a new speaker although despite some of the frictions they had with john boehner, i think the president respected him a great deal. they weren't able to come to an agreement of many things. th

host: let's hear from jeff mason. jeff mason: the caller raises a good point. some of the major shootings that we have seen, the one in newtown comes to mind, with the connection to mental illness. the caller int saying that it is something that the white house is aware of. and they are trying to take action. becausetricky issue there is a desire by policymakers to address the issue of mental illness but also not create an incentive for they are get help when ill. in terms of a way that would reduce their ability to get access to guns. it is a tricky issue. i can assure the caller that it is on the radar in washington. erica werner: and in fact, it has been the top republican response in washington in response to the latest shootings, the need to address that. congressman murphy from pennsylvania, he says the house leadership rallied around his proposal and we may see that move this year, but how far it gets, it is maybe not likely to pass the senate. probably unlikely. but it is an area that the republicans are talking about that. the democrats are talking abo

host: let's hear from jeff mason. jeff mason: the caller raises a good point.e of the major shootings that we have seen, the one in newtown comes to mind, with the connection to mental illness. the caller int saying that it is something that the white house is aware of. and they are trying to take action. becausetricky issue there is a desire by policymakers to address the issue of mental illness but also not create an incentive for they are get help when ill. in terms of a way that would reduce their ability to get access to guns. it is a tricky issue. i can assure the caller that it is on the radar in washington. erica werner: and in fact, it has been the top republican response in washington in response to the latest shootings, the need to address that. congressman murphy from pennsylvania, he says the house leadership rallied around his proposal and we may see that move this year, but how far it gets, it is maybe not likely to pass the senate. probably unlikely. but it is an area that the republicans are talking about that. the democrats are talking about t

reuters white house correspondent jeff mason first reported the story and joins me now from washington. how did the program work, how did we get 7,000 applicants in the system? >> well, the program basically works by allowing cuban doctors who are overseas because of incentive by the government to apply at u.s. embassies for entry into the united states. and the state department gives these em bas eyes and u.s. officials abroad pretty wide latitude to approve those applications and to get those applications going. so it's a program that-- is actually very proud of because it sends, or it is basically exporting their medical professionals abroad to help in places that really need it. they also earn money from doing that. so they certainly, the cuban government certainly saw it as a pretty big slap in the face. >> sreenivasan: i remember hearing about how many cuban doctors were there in africa to treat ebola. almost every natural disaster that happens around the world, you always hear of a large number of cuban doctors that are there. >> yeah, that's right. the cuban doctors are known f

. >> on today's "washington journal," a preview of the obama administration with jeff mason and associated press recorder erica warner. kraushaar looks at some of the key races in the house and senate, and richard lugar looks at some bipartisan work. as always, we take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live at seven ago a.m. eastern on c-span. today, former president bill clinton makes his first campaign trip for hillary clinton in 2016. he is in new hampshire for a series of grassroots organizing meetings. he will talk about how hillary clinton will make a difference for families across the country's. live coverage at 5:15 on c-span. >> tonight on "the communicators," consumer technology association president on the major technology issues he expects in 2016, and why the cta changed its name this past fall to consumer technology association. he is joined by tony rahm. companies in over 2.5 million thi, up from 2.4 million. it will be spectacular. more innovation, more excitement, more categories than ever before. it is the future.

. >> this morning, a preview of obama16 agendas of the administration with reuters reporter jeff masonnd errico warner. and looking at some key 2016 races in the house and senate. the new bipartisan ranking of all u.s. senators since 1993. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ president obama is back at the white house this morning after two weeks in hawaii with his family. he vows to get right back to work. he is meeting with loretta lynch this morning, talking about gun issues. we may see some executive action in that area soon. on capitol hill the senate remains out for another week but the u.s. house will be in session. they will get back to work tomorrow and we expect midweek they will take a vote to repeal parts of the health care law and to fund planned parenthood for one year. in

the next washington 2016al, a look at the agendas of the obama administration and congress with jeff masonnd erika warner. kraushaar looks at the key races in the 2016 senate and former senator richard lugar. we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live at 7:00 a.m. et on c-span. susan: our guest on "newsmakers" this week is nicholas rasmussen, who is the director of the national counterterrorism center. he has held that position since last year, and he has spent his entire career in foreign policy and national security isssues. let me introduce our two reporters who will be asking the questions. eric schmidt of the new york times is covering national security. also damian paletta covers national security for the wall street journal. eric, you are up first. eric: there has been some success in ramadi in iraq. i was wondering if you could

. >> a look at the 2016 agendas are the obama administration with jeff mason and associated press reporter eric warner. looking at the key 2016 races in and its newd senate bipartisan index, rankings of all u.s. senators who served in congress since 1993. take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span has your best access to congress in 2016. the house and senate will reconvene it to mark the second session of the 114th congress. on tuesday, the house is back from legislative work. then on monday, january 11, returning at 2 p.m. eastern. be sure to follow greg kaplan on twitter for daily congressional updates. c-span, live coverage on conference online at c-span.org. >> a look at the work of political cartoonists during the administration of george w. bush. cartoonists from the washington post, the atlanta journal-constitution and other media to about the issues that influenced their work. it is an hour and 20 minutes. >> welcome to political cartoonists and the george w. bush presidency. i am from the national center

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huckabee will be in ames in a half hour...to speak at jeff's pizza as for rick santorum...he is speaking in mason city at this hour....he will later head to hampton, iowa falls, and ames. carly fiorina is in oskaloosa this noon hour. later tonight, she heads to des moines to speak at the heritage gallery and waukee to speak at rubes steakhouse jeb bush will be in des moines at 2-15 this afternoon to speak at nationwide insurance. marco rubio will be in west des moines tonight at wellman's pub and rooftop bar. ted cruz will hold a pro-life campaign at noah's event venue in west des moines at 6 p-m. john kasich is in davenport tonight for a town hall meeting at 6 p-m. the republican candidates take the stage tomorrow night for debate before the iowa caucuses. but one candidate says he won't be there... donald trump says he's out of the fox debate tomorrow night because he thinks fox's moderator megyn kelly is unfair. peter alexander has the story... taking a page out of his "art of the deal" playbook... ... donald trump is walking away from the table... ... abruptly announcing he'll skip tomorrow n

they believe ty mason, a 33- year-old licensed practical nurse was stealing pain pills like oxycodone from the elderly and other patients needing care. >> i'm jeff with channel 9. i understand that you were still in prescription medication from elderly patients at the assisted living home? >> no. >> you did not do that? >> no. >> reporter: mason denied that to us when we stopped at her condo but police say she confessed to taking the pills to treat her own headaches. able visiting patients they were surprised. >> some people have to think beyond what they want. you know? me, me, me. >> reporter: when we checked the health department's website, it shows she has a clear and active license with no complaints on file that under florida law, the health department is in the light to say if the medical worker is even under investigation until 10 days after they go through a that means someone awaiting, no trial could get another job working with patients somewhere else. police say seven of the 10 patients affected have diminished mental capacities and they feel like she exploited that. her attorney is trying to get her confession tossed out. reporting

. >> mason county sheriff's office is also assisting,, they're not ruling out anything yet in northfield center, dave nethers fox 8 news. -year-old,, jeff mather in cindy mather and their young daughters as a great family they were founding members of the rock couldt be church in garfield heights where he was a church deacon and she taught sunday school, she worked at kidslinkururw behavioral center and twinsburg where coworkers are grieving the lossor , neighbors say that ten-year-old allison was homeschooled and eager a girl group was in second grade and northfield elementary and nordonia hills, for they brought in extra counselors to be. >> parents, hug your kids, it is unspeakable happened last night andea i met with a the staff this morning towi prepare them for the day.wi >> the church also says in a statement that the family's livesso touch many people and they will be deeply missedny, realtors >> police arrested a second -year-old, major howard r, aaron dunnings facing charges of murder are still looking for suspect donnell lindsey for the same shooting, court records show that they believe theyco were together when they fired s

wednesday, republican candidate mike huckabee talks to voters at jeff's pizza shop in ames, iowa, at 1:30 on c-span. later to masoncity, wa, where senator bernie sanders hosts a town hall, live at 8:00 p.m. on c-span 2. upon. >> now virginia governor earl ray tomblin delivered his state of the state address. he focused on economic output and the need for the state to move beyond the coal industry. this is about 50 minutes. [ applause ] >>> thank you. thank you. >> can we be seated now? thank y'all so much. mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the board of public works, justices of the supreme court of appeals, members of the legislature, distinguished west virginians and my fellow west virginiaians, five years ago when i first addressed this chamber, i called on our state legislature to get to work and put west virginia first. although many things have changed including the makeup of this legislature, our commitment to the people who call our beautiful state home has remained steadfast. since 2011, we have created a number of new opportunities for future generations. and we have faced our fair share of challengi