remember joe walsh? he's the former illinois u.s.ho lost his bid for re-election to democrat tammy duckworth last year. walsh resurfaced at a town hall this week blaming his 2012 election loss on, you guessed it, democrats who promise people free stuff. >> maybe this is why i lost. i traveled the entire district and i said, my name's joe walsh, if you vote for me, i'm not giving you a darn thing. my opponent walked around saying, i'll give you this, by way, you need a new shirt. i'll give you a new watch. i'll take care of you. i'll pay for your haircut tomorrow. this is how our politicians get paid. will we ever have a majority of this country that will vote for me when i say, i'm joe walsh, if you vote for me, i won't give you a darn thing. i'm trying to cut what washington takes from you so that you can keep more of what's yours, now go live your life and be happy. >> that goes to the 47%. takers and makers stuff from last election. of course. he's got company. former south carolina senator jim demint kicked off his first day as p

remember joe walsh? he's the former illinois u.s.ho lost his bid for re-election to democrat tammy duckworth last year. walsh resurfaced at a town hall this week blaming his 2012 election loss on, you guessed it, democrats who promise people free stuff. >> maybe this is why i lost. i traveled the entire district and i said, my name's joe walsh, if you vote for me, i'm not giving you a darn thing. my opponent walked around saying, i'll give you this, by way, you need a new shirt. i'll give you a new watch. i'll take care of you. i'll pay for your haircut tomorrow. this is how our politicians get paid. will we ever have a majority of this country that will vote for me when i say, i'm joe walsh, if you vote for me, i won't give you a darn thing. i'm trying to cut what washington takes from you so that you can keep more of what's yours, now go live your life and be happy. >> that goes to the 47%. takers and makers stuff from last election. of course. he's got company. former south carolina senator jim demint kicked off his first day as p

for more on this, now, i want to bring in former republican congressman joe walsh, now host of the "joehow" on a.m. 560 called "the answer." with us from chicago. good afternoon, sir. great of you to join us. >> martin, good to be with you. >> mr. walsh, you, yourself, personally have had the humbling experience of being beaten by around ten points last november, just as republicans lost a second consecutive presidential election. what is your assessment of where the gop has gone wrong? >> i don't know that it's where we've gone wrong, martin. the gop's having a fight. i mean, we're having a bit of a revolution in the party. we're trying to figure out our way. and, look, we got our butts handed to us in november. we did lose. we lost around the country. many republicans like myself fell victim to redistricting, but fair is fair, we lost and there are a lot of republicans, martin, that think the way to be successful and to win is to just sound more like democrats. and if we can do that, maybe just maybe we'll be more successful. i don't think that's the way to go. i think republicans hav

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joe walsh from salon joins me next to talk about the g.o.p. assault on the deal.is coming up after the break. >> john: yet's vote was called a shameful day in washington as lawmakers failed to pass the most common sense of gun legislation in the wake of the tragedy at newtown. the added shame is that we can't say we didn't really see it coming. earlier this week, i had the chance to sit down with the brilliant joan walsh and we discussed just how challenging getting even popular gun control legislation passed can be. let's bring in the great joan walsh, editor at large for salon.com and author of "what's the matter with white people" which talks about the middle classes being divided and conquered. joan, welcome to "viewpoint." >> john: it is a pleasure to have you. you wrote a piece i was really taken aback by. in that this horrible tragedy we have seen in boston, one of the greatest risks is since america has a new most recent tragedy will this completely eclipse the important and fragile debate on gun safety? >> well, is there a danger there. there really is a

complex than simply targeting people who look like they might be terrorists as former congressman joe walsh would have you think. >> we're at war and this country got a stark reminder last week, again, that we're at war. and not only should we take a pause, when it comes to our immigration, we need to begin profiling who our enemy is in this war. young, muslim men. >> john: for more on this, i'm pleased to be joined by mike german a former fbi special agent who now works as senior policy council with the aclu. pleasure to have you here, mr. german. what a resume you have. >> thank you very much. a little unusual. >> john: it is fascinating. seeing you've been on both sides of this, both monitoring extremist groups as an agent with the fbi and now working to protect people's civil rights at the aclu, how difficult is the balance between thorough surveillance of potential dangerous individuals and protecting those same people's right to privacy? >> well, you know, this is one of the reasons why i left the fbi. is that i never viewed it as a balance. what i saw in working these cases was that

joe montana. elway and walsh have a history. walsh recruited elway to play at stanford and number 16 went on to win three more super bowls for the 49ers. upon hearing that news, montana tweeting out, hey, can't wait to watch 30 for 30 when i get home, heard i was almost traded for elway. >>> speaking of the craft, the 49ers hosting their own draft bash in downtown san jose. the first round starts at 5:00, to celebrate the, bud lite will host an outdoor party. it will feature food, drink, entertainment as well as special appearances by 49ers and alumni. fans will be there and just in case you are wondering, gold rush cheerleaders. they will have the 31st pick in the draft. they have 13 picks overall. >> sourdough and cheerleaders, sounds like a party. >>> the team has seven picks in this year's draft, including the third overall. don't mess with the raiders. >> when you have a rough season, you go higher in the draft. good luck to the raiders in that. let's check out things on the road now. mike inouye is back >>> we are going by

here is joe walsh jto make a point about immigration. >> we're at war, and this country got a stark reminder: that was a stark reminder of why you are not a congressman anymore. ♪ you are an idiot ♪ >> stephanie: all right. oh, would you like to hear the russian conspiracy theory? >> sure. >> stephanie: this is awesome. >> i know north korea wanted to blow up austin. >> stephanie: that's another story. >> and austin powers wanted -- >> stephanie: no, that is different. a gift to putin says chechnian opposition leader. some interesting stuff here. russia's president now gets to tell the west i told you so about chechnians after the bombers were revealed as chechnians -- >> really? [ mumbling ] [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i picked a bad day to be sniffing airplane glue. >> but when putin suddenly came out of nowhere -- >> stephanie: this is before it came out -- >> they are trying to enlist us in the fight. >> stephanie: after expressing his condolence for the victims he said chechnians and the chechnya nation are not responsible for -- three years ago putin said that western nations granting p

quickly, 15-year-old newscaster on a radio station after basketball practice, south dakota, governor joe walsherybody. >> there are tapes that if they don't -- >> i did that. >> don't refer to the state. they'll find it. >> okay, that's true. >> you said there's some tapes of you that would finish your career. >> oh, yeah. i can't say it. but yeah. we all have our moments. the first one though is always the most just the most -- >> so crushing. >> soul crushing. >> your life passes before your eyes. >> it does. one time you get rewarded. good to have you on. >> thank you so much. still ahead, we've got allen alda. he joins us to discus niz new project and his relationship with the islamic world as well as anybody. david rohde joins us in just a moment. ♪ i've got the power this time around it's gonna be different. this time around you're finally gonna lose the weight. like i did. on weight watchers. like she did. ♪ she got the power and she did. ♪ you've got the power this time around it's gonna be different. cause people lose 5x more weight following the weight watchers approach than trying o

joe montana could have been part of the trade. a new espn documentary is dropping a bombshell on fans. in 1983 bill walsh reportedly considered trading joe montana in a deal that would have sent john elway to san francisco. walsh was reportedly disappointed that montana did not make it to the playoffs in 1982 season and that was just one year after montana led them to the victory. >> we could check with sal on our commute, how are we looking? >> the toll plaza seems to be lighter than usual today and we are not asking too many questions. we will let it be. also this morning's commute looks good on the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. >>> santa cruz coast over to san jose is mostly clear and it is a little warmer for the upcoming weekend. >>> sounds good. coming up, a major law enforcement sweep involving the fbi and east bay police. ktvu channel 2 morning news has exclusive video of this operation. >>> also the boston bombing parents of the suspects are giving us their travel plans, stay right here with us. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in ame

bill walsh expressed interest for elway in the 1983 draft for a possible trade for joe montana. lway and walsh have a history. walsh recruited elway to play for stanford when he was back there coaching. the trade never happened. that was a blessing for the bay area. number 16, spectacular, went on to win three more super bowls for the 49ers. i love this part of it. upon hearing that news, montana tweeted out, can't wait to watch 30 for 30 when i get home tonight. heard i was almost traded for elway. >> what could have, would have been. we'll see. 6:23. coming up, a quick get away and a slow-moving truck. >> look at this. he goes into the right shoulder. he starts fishtailing again. >> a suspected burglar got behind the wheel of a u-haul to speed away from police. >>> welcome back, everyone. a good thursday morning if you are just joining us. taking a live look outside san jose. a nice day. 6:26. >>> we take you to southern california. new details about a u-haul that leads police on a wild chase. it started as a burglary at a store in riverside. the suspect, the burglar, suspected

breaking news tonight from nick peyton walsh and joe johns and gloria borger tonight in washington. joe, we start with you. we know the fbi was approached in 2011 to say the older brother was flirting with extremism, now you're hearing the cia was approached later that year by the russians. what happened? >> that's right. the cia nominated him. put him up as a candidate for a terror watch list system. it's our understanding the agency's involvement led to an entry into one of the databases. it also says it shared its other information with agencies and departments which we believe to be the state department, homeland security, fbi and the national counter terrorism center, and we understand cia gave out different possible spellings of his name, and two possible dates of birth, anderson? >> gloria, at this point do we know what the russians said to the u.s. about this guy, about the quality and information coming from the russians? >> here's what we know. we know that the information was thinned, we know that the russians are not likely to give up their sources to us it and when the

joe montana could have been part of the trade. they dropped this bombshell for you 49ers fans. bill walsht lid considered trading joe montana which would have sent john elway to san francisco. he will was -- john elway was a star in stanford but they were disappoi he di't make it to the playoffs and that was one year after joe montana led them to the super bowl championship. >>> the commute could get busier and i know you are talking about a crash? >> yes, pam, dave, there is a crash and it seems minor and it is being moved off to the side and we are also looking at highway 17 looking pretty good, now let's go back to the desk. >>> too much information, the privacy problem involving workers in the east bay. >>> also a major law enforcement sweep involving the east bay police and we have some exclusive video of that operation. . >>> i'll say good morning, a little cooler and west winds are up to 40 miles per hour, we will have more coming up stay tuned.

joe montana could have been part of the trade. a new espn documentary drops a bombshell for 49er fans involving something that happened in 1983. the network reports bill walsh trading joe montana in a deal that would have accident young john elway to san francisco. walsh was reportedly disappointed the 9ers did not maket to the playoffs in the 1992 season, one year after montana led the 49ers to their first super bowl victory. >>> a new funding plan for california's trial courts will mean big financial losses for several bay area courts. under this new formula, all bay area courts will be losing fund. santa clara county would be hit the hardest. more than $10 million in cuts over the next five years. alameda county would also suffer, losing $6 million in state funding in the next five years. this new funding norm mew law is became -- formula is aimed at fixing an imbalance. >>> a nevada state senator opens up in front of his colleagues. the personal revelation he made during a debate on the senate floor. >> we're looking outside our window. look at this. a lot of clouds around the bay area this morning. meteorologist steve paulson coming back. he will tell

joe johns joins me tonight along with nick payton walsh.s female dna found on one of the pressure cookers, what more can you tell us? what might it mean? >> there's no way to tell at this point, quite frankly. what could it mean, we don't know. one law enforcement source said the dna could belong to anyone who came in contact with any of the consumer products that were used to make the bomb. just the same, they want to see if they can track it down and of course, they started with the wife of the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. >> so joe, you can't assume that it was somebody who helped make the bomb. it could be the hair of a salesperson who sold one of the components, you're saying? >> that's right. it may well not implicate anyone of anything, anderson. they have apparently been trying to get am the widow for a couple of days now but all we know at this point, they have dna, we're not even sure whether they mean a hair or what, and apparently, it belongs to a female. >> so erin, you saw investigators arrive at the home. how long were they in

walsh recruited elway to play for him at stanford. but the trade never happened. and number 16, joe cool, went on to win a cool three more super bowls for the 49ers. after he heard this news, kind of funny here, montana tweeted, can't wait to watch that 30 for 30 when i get home. heard i was almost traded for elway. >>> the 49ers are hosting their own draft bash in downtown san jose tonight. the first round starts at 5:00. to celebrate, the team and bud light will host an outdoor block party in san pedro square. the free event will feature food, music and entertainment as well as special appearances by some 49er players and alumni. sour dough sam and the gold rush cheerleaders. the niners have the 39th pick in the draft. >>> raiders fans will be keeping an eye opt draft. the team has seven picks in this year's draft, including the third overall. >>> a new discovery about the man who invented the telephone. >> that's right. we'll hear from the man itself, alexander graham bell right after the break. why are 8 million people sleeping better tonight? they went to a sleep number store.

walsh jennings gave birth to a daughter, scout marjorie, this weekend. last fall she revealed she was pregnant during the london olympics. >>> super bowl-winning quarterback joe flacco will play johnny unitas in a new movie. >>> there he goes, the team has unofficially adopted jack and the players wanted to give him a moment he'd keep forever. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> just ahead, it's a hot chicks calendar like you've never seen before. >>> plus, tony stark lights them up at the premiere of "iron man 3." plus tom arnold and halle berry's baby bonanza next. >>> so our storm is moving through the mountain west at the current time now trying to cross the sierra into nevada and eventually central rockies today. there is rain and snow near mammoth lakes. the big deal today is just the windy weather out there. many areas of the west especially as you go through southern nevada into arizona and utah and even southern california. any of those valleys and passes will be the worst of it. and temperatures are kind of cool. we're only in the low 50s today in many areas of the northwest. >> thank you

nick paton walsh is in dagestan, and we have joe johns in washington, but we began with pamela brown with the latest on the investigation. >>> after a week of terror, chaos and heartache, the city of boston is still recovering. there are signs that life is starting to return back to normal here. there is a sense of relief after the arrest of the suspect, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. now the focus is on what charges he will face and when. >> reporter: one week after two deadly bombings exploded in downtown boston killing three and injuring 183 people, the only surviving suspect remains in serious condition. as federal prosecutors prepare to bring charges against him, law enforcement sources say dzhokhar tsarnaev is unable to talk after a gunshot wound to the neck. exactly when he suffered this injury is still unknown. >> this is a complex investigation. and it's hard to say exactly how he received that injury. there was a shootout in watertown. there were explosives thrown. so that's being looked into right now. it's hard to say how it owe kurd. >> reporter: we're learning more abou

walsh jennings gave birth to a daughter this weekend. last fall she revealed she was pregnant during the london olympics. congratulations to her. >>> super bowl winning quarterback joelacco will portray nfl hall of famer johnny unitas in a new movie called "unitas we stand." >>> you have to see this. 7-year-old jack hoffman is battling brain cancer but that did not stop him from scoring a touchdown during a spring football game. go. the team has unofficially adopted jack and the players wanted to give him a moment that he would remember forever and, indeed, they did. good for him. >>> finally, in cincinnati, a dad juggling his son managed to barehandedly catch a home run ball hit his way. can yyou imagine that, he managed to hold onto the ball and his son and a great story all together. >>> ahead, tony stark lights them up at the premiere of "iron man" and halle berry and tom arnold's baby bonanza, next. ta. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't hav

walsh. this is an investigation, which i said to joe johns, is multipronged. we're focusing on a manhunt.e is a lot we're not seeing in terms of tracking down travel records, immigration records, everything possible that might lead investigators to understand is there any kind of foreign connection, are these people who were somehow radicalized in the united states, if so, where? we saw among somali populations in the minneapolis area, i believe it was, a number of young somalis who went overseas, first suicide bomber in somalia a couple of years ago was an american, naturalized american. there is a lot of questions about what happened to these two in the united states and the relationship between these two. you this 19-year-old and you have this older man, this 26-year-old, who we know did travel overseas who clearly seems to -- was he the one in the lead? we simply don't know. >> you're right to characterize it that way, anderson. this is an investigation which is moving from the inside out. and from the outside in. from the inside out, what are they doing is this trying to talk to all

joe, working your sources. now the breaking news on the international end of the investigation. as we said, a lot happening there, as well. nick paton walsh and nick robertson are both in the dagestan region. both join me now. nick, fbi agents talking to the tsarnaev parents over the past two days. do we know any details about what the fbi asked them, nick robertson, or what the parents said? >> reporter: we know the mother has said through her lawyer that the americans were, quote, kind and polite. we don't know the substance of the conversation. it's been taking place in the fsb, the internal security headquarters here in the city. a place so -- under wraps, if you will, you're not allowed to film it. we haven't heard detail of what's going on inside, only that report coming from the state news agency. that, the family, both parents will -- it's 4:00 a.m. in the morning here now, will in a matter of hours be leaving to go to the united states to help with the investigation, anderson. >> and nick paton walsh, tamerlan posted videos of this militant, on his youtube channel. do we know of any connection between the two, any meetings, anyth