constituents like joe walsh. don't forget joe walsh. >> i've actually -- katrina, i've spent some time with michael grimm, i interviewed him. that was not a side of him that i ever got to see. i should say, there was a long new yorker piece about michael grimm, one that he called fiction, a witch hunt and a hatchet job. there was a report of him leaving a club at 4:00 a.m. just before the club closed. and he returned with a gun. >> it's like bully boy time in politics. i mean, we're seeing it with christie, we're seeing it with this guy. if you go into politics, excuse me, congresswoman. you don't have a thin skin, and you learn to deal with the media. and you're there to respond to questions. the media, unless these people think the media doesn't play any role which i don't think this guy does -- >> let me stick up with chris christie. there's metaphorical and threatening -- no one had ever -- michael grimm, though, is the one sort of gop response that everyone's paying attention to today. here's the thing i tho

today tammy duckworth is a member of congress a democrat from allen i and she'd be joe walsh. [applause] this excerpt goes on to talk about an effort that i've engaged in with a number of my colleagues dan webster a republican from orlando is one of them to try to make sure that we can build those relationships across the island start to build some trust. when i was in the legislature with dan and other colleagues in tallahassee, we did have opportunities to sit next to each other in committee hearings and spend time together on the house floor. if you notice how we conduct business on the house floor today, we really are engaged in a series of timed speeches and betake turns back and forth republican and democrat that we are not hearing each other. it's not really a debate. it's an opportunity, no offense to c-span but it's an opportunity to often get in front of the c-span cameras and project our message across the country to the hundreds of thousands of people that are watching at that moment. years ago when the founding fathers conceived how we would actually pass a bill i

joe walsh, republican of illinois told a news station it's important we don't live here.e are not creatures of this town. maybe if representative walsh or more of a social creature and washington can make when it accused his opponents of the 2012 election of exploiting service record as a way to get votes. the opponent flew 120 commodores in iraq before her black hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket launcher and 2004, blowing up portions of both her legs. duckworth had the poise to help her copilot at the helicopter safety before passing out from her injuries. she narrowly survived a nice is to prostatic legs. today, tammy duckworth is a member of congress, democrat from illinois and she beat joe walsh. [applause] this excerpt goes on to talk about enough for that i've engaged in the number of my colleagues. a republican from orlando is one of them. to try and make sure that we can go the relationships across the aisle. when i was in the legislature with dan and other colleagues in tallahassee, we did have opportunities to sit next to each other in committee hearing and sp

we've had heroes bill walsh, joe montana in an and ka-aper nick and there is many more. we'll hold on to those memories. the 1989 world series, who could forget. i was there as people ran out on the field. that was the playoff games. willie mays, jack clark, the beatles concert at -- stick park. it's really been an extraordinary journey for that location and as i say it's bitter sweet. a lot of people put in a lot of hard work over the period of time. on behalf of mayor lee who was unable to attend, i'm going to present a certificate of honor to you from the mayor and i'm going to ask our general manager to say a few words and alvarez and ask vice-president of operations with the 49ers to say a few words and we'll recognize you with a momento of this occasion. on behalf of mayor lee, i want to thank each one of you. >> thank you, commissioner. bitter sweet is certainly the word as i look out at rec's and park teams. there have been teams that step foot on the field at candle stick the last several decades. you mentioned some of the highlights. it is hollowed ground. toda

joe walsh -- >> that's coming back now? >> not if the dude has his way. that's not the eagles, man. morning and welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm joe kernen along with becky quick and andrew ross sorkin. andrew has our stop top story of the morning. it's not that tough of a -- it's the lira. >> the lira. >> we are writitrying to get th symbol. it's pretty packed. >> turkey central bank hiking all of its rates as they battle to defend the crumbling lira currency. the bank raising its overnight lending rate to, get this, 12% from 7.75%. a much sharper move than economists had forecast. as michelle caruso cabrera told us from the back seat of a car, a lot of economist res questioning the approach. and looking more into it. last year, the growth in turkey was, what, 8.9%? slowed to 2.2%. now they're doing this. the skeptics are saying, they have two elections coming up, growth has slowed and you're doubling interest rates. >> bls, michelle mentioned we'll hear from autos central bank coming up at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. >> brazil, south africa, i can she said 8:00 our time.

joe walsh. >> what i love about the show besides having you on, how people celebrate new year's around the world. we will go to london and dubai. >> they had the most fireworks ever. in between the ads for crist man mingle which of course i am a subscriber, a lot of fireworks. >> what's your profile on crist man mingle? >> i'm not on a dating website? >> what about tinder? all the kids are talking about it. >> i don't want to know, do i? >> if you are afraid of a watermelon drop, you don't want to talk tinder. it's very innocent. i can't believe -- i want to say what we should say is obviously welcome. >> now are you welcoming people? you get shy and it's brave to announce your endorsement for ted cruz. he announced his endorse am for the senator and his flat form and everything he stands for. it's brave to use this as a platform and talk about what are his talking points that you agree with the most? >> that's not my role. >> i will see you at vice president rand paul's party after the show tonight. i thought that meant you were going to the cruz. >> in case you don't know, kathy grif

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