joe williams, directorjoel rubin, joe williams, and the great sam seder.ou for your time tonight. sam will hang around and come back later on in the show. after the newtown connecticut massacre, gun supporters are telling us they're the real victims. out for us. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. >> john: was on december 14th that adam lanza broke into sent hook elementary school and murdered 26 people including 20 children. you'll recall a nation along with president obama who vowed this time it would be different. this time as a country we would react. over this weekend possible pieces of legislation were leaked. in addition to banning assault rifles and high capacity magazines, the proposal would require universal background checks for all gun sales create a national unified database, and stiffen the penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. despite the fact that no one has talked about taking anyone's gun away ever, ever, and w

back with us is joe williams and donnie fowler.art with you about secretary clinton. >> you got to wonder who had the concussions. >> jennifer: that's a good point. >> the right-wing has just -- >> jennifer: they have got a brain -- i won't say it. and they should apologize, but let's talk about the underlying issue, her moving on and john kerry stepping in. >> what a great choice. >> jennifer: he is a great choice. he does haven't the star power that hillary clinton does although he did run for president. >> he is also a decorated war veteran, and his agenda has already been clear, and since he lost the presidency just by a hair a few years ago, he is focused on three things. counter terrorism, clean energy and improve the problems in the middle east because of the iraq and afghanistan war. >> jennifer: that brings me joe, to the second-term kind of issues with people that the president will be dominating. senator kerry will be an easy confirmation in the senate. there are others that might not be -- we know what happened with sus

you very much. >> john: for more, let's bring back etter in chief of the editor tina dupuy and joe williams. thank you both for sticking around. joe, i want to pick up on something bill just said. he's not worried about convincing those who science can't convince. should we try to convert our friends and neighbors and that coworker in the cubicle to believe in climate change or is it best to ignore the deniers? >> well, if things continue at pace, we won't have to because all of the predictions that al gore and others have been making about climate change are coming true. not the fact necessarily the earth is getting warmer and that we'll have 70 degree days in january but that the storms will occur more frequently. they'll be more intense. they'll do a lot more damage. i can guarantee you, you go up to new jersey and new york and the coastal areas rockaway beach, you ask people there if climate change is real. people who probably hadn't considered the issue would give you an absolute yes it's real and it destroyed my home. so i think that the polling is going to continue to go up because a

is political reporter joe williams. and here with me in new york is the only and only sam seder host of the majority report. thank you for your time tonight to discuss all of this malfeasance. joe, let me start with you because my head hurts over this. help me out here. 41 votes to maintain a filibuster instead of 60 to break it. is that the kind of reform harry reid has been promising month after month? >> basically it is change we can believe in if you're a senator because what they want is a rule that can benefit them when they're in the minority. and that is kind of a half measure that nobody really likes. because everybody's afraid -- the democrats are afraid at this point that one day we're going to be where the republicans are even though they've already been where the republicans were a couple of cycles ago and they never even tried to use these kind of shenanigans to the degree the republicans have. >> john: they did use the filibuster. the republicans did use it under president bush. >> there is a difference be

. >> john: i'm joined by joe williams and rob wilcox, and former spokes spokesman for the brady campaignen, thank thank you for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> john: of course. joe, do you feel these congressmen and senators have already made up their minds on this? will anything come out of this? >> it was political theater but political theater of the best sort. certainly the dramatic testimony of gabrielle giffords. you would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by that. i think it was of it was theater, but you heard your guest talking about wayne lapierre squirming, and people in the audience applauded when dick durbin held wayne lapierre's feet to the fire on a couple of issues. with that you have an active demonstration that the public is with pro gun control legislation, and that, i think alone could move the needle a little bit. >> john: it seems unthinking that these senators are unaware what the mood in this country is on this issue. gabby gifford probably would have brought tears to a stone however, wayne lapierre appears to have a heart harder than stone.

the company trying to place these people, trying to match them up said: >> cenk: let's bring in joe williamse, a great reporter from washington, d.c. to talk about this. joe, is there any sense in washington, you've been covering it for a while now that hey maybe this is a little dirty. we were just guys legislating on this, going over there to lobby our friends on capitol hill to do the bidding of these folks or do they think high five this is the great evident thing that ever happened and there's no ethical problem at all. >> ethics is in the eye of the beholder. we are witnessing the ritual, like the swallows going back, the nba playoffs in the spring, members of congress who defeat incumbents lobbying for jobs, but now kind of elbowing each other, because there's so much money to be made and this dirty little secret is out in the open oh or you have them going back like schuler chased down in a parking lot. that is something we heard a lot when he was playing for the redskins so it's not surprising there, but basically people going to these big firms getting a lot of money paid a lot of

we'll bring in a couple of experts, michael shure, our own epics politics man and joe williams dc reporter's great to have both of you guys on. joe, let me start with you first. what is your over all take on the speech. does it show that the president is going to be more aggressive in his second term or is it the usual stuff? >> i think it signals that he's going to be more aggressive in the second term. you heard him mention some things that we haven't heard him talk about before. he talked about climate change. he talked about voting rights. he also talked about trying to protect the elderly and the most vulnerable. these are things that we heard from the president long term but we have not heard them talked in a way in a national address. we've seen e-mails go out to campaign supporters. they're trying to organize america into an action committee, and he's relying on legacy, the one thing that he had not had to consider in the last two years or last four years over his first term. >> you know, joe that's a good point. he mentioned all these things that are really positives for progressi

here i studied the history of religious liberty including with joe-- roger williams and look at equal respect of conscience and how that imposes have led to the tradition that government may not substantially burden the free exercise of religion without it extremely wait of public interest. and i defend those ideas. the second prong of my approach is for consistency and a self examination in our approach to the religion of other people. many policies lack the basic virtue to have a coherent and consistent policy across similar cases. many are flawed in a deeper way people act in ways to give there group special privileges. so we will see that but the third prong i argue even with good principles and consisting reasoning we still need something more. active, a curious imagination learned about the lives of others and coming to see how the world looks from other points of view i give works of literature from both adults come to children to promote the a understanding. i use the history of prejudice as a historical case that is good to think about. for the 19th century antisemitism it ha

catching up with joe gibbs and doug williams tomorrow. >> we're looking forward to it. thank you, dan. >>> coming up next, riding a record-breaking wave. >>> one more check on doug's forecast. now snow in the morning? >> we've been talking about this the last 24 hoyer. it looks like we could get more, and by more we're talking half an inch in some places, but the timing is during the rush hour. i wouldn't be surprised if you woke up and gnaw snow. it won't be everywhere, but some areas could pick up a quick half inch. 35 degrees for a high tomorrow. that snow will move out very fast. most of the day sunshine, another chance for snow shower on sunday, then a better chance the light snow i think on tuesday. not a lot in any of those storms, but once again, temperatures way down, too. >>> thanks, doug. >>> a surfer out in hawaii said -- well, actually he's from hawaii, but he says he rode a 100-foot wave to break his own record. guy is garrett mcnamara. he's 45 years old. he's professional big wave surfer, known as an extreme water man. this is not the wave we're talking a

the joins joe trippi ron williams, all i can say is wow. just wow.d then brett ehrlich i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. hd

the joins joe trippi ron williams, all i can say is wow. just wow.d then brett ehrlich stops engaging in twitter wars just long enough to cover other people engaging in twitter wars. en ♪ >> jennifer: now being in congress is a job just like any other, and just like any job, people who do it, use the internet to waste time. so here to report on the latest time waster is an expert on the subject, brett ehrlich. shhhh, brett's talking now. ♪ >> every arena has its juggernaut juggernaut lebron, lip protection burt. in the world of tweeting politicians, there's jim himes. he was voted the second best congressional tweeter last year with a whopper 8,000 followers. this got under the skin of chris murphy. this week he finally pulled ahead in the twitter count. does this senator so silently enjoy the win? no, he issued this tweet . . . and did himes leave well enough alone and go off and sponsor a

and let's get some analysis of the situation in egypt let's talk to william engdahl joe political analyst and author of myths lies and oil wars good to have you want today egyptians seem to be at a boiling point once again we understandably you think they finally got the people in power they've been asking for but now they're all riled up all over again and what was the problem well the problem is this is a minority the muslim brotherhood it's the best organized force in the country after the toppling of mubarak. but the and it's backed by by while. the obama administration which gives them additional clout the problem is they just ram through a constitution in effect what's happening is the muslim brotherhood is establishing an islamic dictatorship with a minority a tiny minority of the actual voting age population and approving of something like eighty percent of the eligible voters voted for this constitution i'm so you talk about the constitution because of what i understand the to the two thousand and eleven revolution was started by those wanting a socially equal secular state how d

a -- i don't know that people would automalt cli elevate him to that strats fear of a joe dimaggio or ted williams there a lesson in the story of berra about how to maybe overcome obstacles to become a super achiever, less natural talln't maybe, something like that? >> well, everyone that we chose we -- they not only excelled in their field but they actually elevated it to an artform. and yogi definitely elevated being catcher for the yankee to an art form. >> yogi was originally an outfielder and told by the yankees that if he did become a catcher he wasn't going to make it on the team and he was not a great catcher. and he took it upon himself and found a mentor and became one of the greatest catchers if not th catcher, of all times. >> by the way, guys, to clarify, ted williams is still alive at a cryogenics -- >> stop it. >> one of the common traits among super achievers is happiness and you have an interesting quote from george clinton who says if you get to the top and catch up with happy you have a real problem. you will get real bored. is one of the traits that these people are never truly

hamilton joe frank and --? sherwin williams? [ laughter ] sherman anderson cooper sherwin williams?s sherman hemsley. >> jimmy: sherman hemsley williams. >> steve: "movin' on up" -- [ laughter ] -- frank and anderson cooper. >> jimmy: frankie valli. >> steve: anderson cooper. >> jimmy: and the four -- >> steve: tops. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: tops. >> i'm looking. i don't know. >> jimmy: can you find it? you can find it. ♪ baby baby falling in love falling in love again ♪ yeah. ♪ ♪ baby baby falling in love falling in love again ♪ i don't know why it's in my head all day, and it won't get out of my head. you gotta give me another song to get that out of my head. ♪ 1-877-cars again [ laughter ] ♪ 1-877-cars again >> jimmy: hamilton, joe frank and reynolds. >> steve: hamilton, joe -- >> jimmy: frank and reynolds. >> steve: -- frank and reynolds. >> jimmy: hey, guys -- >> steve: that song was stuck in your head. >> jimmy: i want to make a segue right now. >> steve: are you going to ride a segway? >> jimmy: no, i won't ever ride a segway. [ light laughter ] no, come on back. maybe one day

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williams. >>> former republican senator joe hagel is expected to be named the next secretary of state.dent obama could select this selection as soon as next week. hagel could face opposition in the senate for disparaging comments that he made in the past about israel and gays. >>> an airline pilot arrested for intoxicate as he was preparing for a flight. plus thousands of fake guns destroyed in mexico. the connection they have to real crime. >> we have clear skies right now but a weather system is developing offshore. the timing of the heaviest rain this weekend and the one direction temperatures will be heading over the next few days. >> good morning. >> that's actor patrick demsey assumes a new role as he takes on starbucks and wins. >>> an american eagle airlines pilot is on suspension tonight after failing a breathalyzer test. christianson was preparing to fly when a tsa agent reported smelling alcohol. airport police gave him a breathalyzer, they say he failed so he was arrested. >>> lance armstrong may come clean about using performance enhancing substances. armstrong has been st

williams. >>> former republican senator joe hagel is expected to be named the next secretary of state.nt obama could select this selection as soon as next week. hagel could face opposition in the senate for disparaging comments that he made in the past about israel and gays. >>> an airline pilot arrested for intoxicate as he was preparing for a flight. plus thousands of fake guns destroyed in mexico. the connection they have to real crime. >> we have clear skies right now but a weather system is developing offshore. the timing of the heaviest rain this weekend and the one direction temperatures will be heading over the i wanted to be in the military since i was a kid. i served a total of 16 years. and at 19 years old, that's the first time i ever saw somebody die. coming back, i was raging. i started having pretty horrible nightmares. i started drinking a lot. i guess i never recognized it in myself. it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because

dimaggio, williams and stan--no. joe. i would say who would i like to be like. because joe could do everything. he was a good base runner, good hitter, and he played in a very deep ballpark. that's why he only had about 300-something home runs. he didn't have a lot. but he was a really quiet guy that i could tell at that time. i liked joe. when i got to know them all together, they were all good guys. then i--i had to pick jacki jackie came in and i had to pick him to go with that group. i had to analyze jakieckie he got me to the majors. >> gavin: you talked about all the racism that existed as you were playing. sometimes the difficulty going out on the field and people coming after you and personalizing it. the harder they threw at you figuratively, you harder hit. >> you mean talking to me. >> gavin: the whole issue of being african-american. when i read a lot of what you said you seemed to be able to block a lot of that out. how were you able to do that. >> i don't know. let's go back to my first year. everything i used to go into pennsylvania they would cal

and new york police chief william bratton as a consultant. cbs 5 reporter joe vasquez is in oakland. joe, bratton's approval not a slam dunk, huh? >> reporter: not by any case. we're expecting a lively city council meeting, and already we're starting to see demonstrators arrive here in front of city hall. there is also a large police presence here at city hall. the topic, whether oakland should hire the former police chief of l.a. and new york william bratton as a consultant to the police department. the contract for $250,000 will be debated at a full meeting of the city council. last week it got rowdy at a criminal justice committee hearing. opponents of bratton say they're concerned about his adherence to a policy called stop and frisk. supporters say they want to do whatever is the right thing to stop this horrible and rising violent crime problem. as you say, the city council meetings starting within the hour here. we will monitor the events as the police here are expecting quite another rowdy meeting. >> all right. joe vazquez in oakland, thanks so much. >

oakland city council is meeting to decide whether to hire william bratton to help the police department deal with an out of control violence situation. joevasquez is in oakland where some people think that there are better ways to spend the department's money. joe. >> reporter: allan, dozens of demonstrators are inside right now as the city council meeting is under way. there are perhaps as many police officers here to make sure the proceedings don't get out of control. meanwhile, it's the violence on the street that's out of control. several miles from here, in east oakland where this debate is resonating most profoundly. you want to know about violence in oakland? talk to gerline robertson. >> you have four sons? >> i have four sons. and out of the four sons, three of them been shot. and two of them been shot real severely. but through the grace of god they survived. >> reporter: at a time when politicians are debating whether to hire a $250,000 consultant and protesters are shouting down the debaters. >> no bratton, no contract. >> reporter: these officers were going door to door today looking for a guy who shot a cop. mrs. robertson

williams. >>> and did you catch this playoff game yesterday? joecco and the bray ravens knocked off the denver broncos yesterday. it was super exciting. baltimore has a tough game next week facing off with the inwer of the patriots/texans game. and yesterday the 49ers sealed their spot in the nfc title game running over long time rivals the packers 45-31. colin kaepernick led san francisco setting a new record for rush iing yards by a quarterback in any game regular season or post-season and he scrambled for 181 yards. the niners will play either the seahawks or the falcons next sunday. >>> and while football is not your thing, maybe hockey is. the new season starts next saturday. yes, they have inked a deal after a threef-month lockout. it will be a short season, 48 games down from usual 82. training camps open today. >> all right. forget lance armstrong or the gun debate or the oscars, here is a sports story that comes from a half mile under the ocean. the first ever pictures of a giant squid in its natural habitat. take a look here. the ten-foot

he wrote some of the best sports profiles about ted williams and joe dimaggio. he's the most sympathetic writer you can imagine, always striving to understand the world that his characters, how they saw the world. he would say he's always trying to get behind their eyes. he didn't write in a confrontational way, trying to see the world as his characters saw the world and gave them em immense empathy very rich and rare in our business. >> coming up, new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >> well said. >> general stanley mcchrystal and former security advisor dr. brzezinski. first, bill cakarins with a loo at the forecast. >> thank you, mika. a nice warm day across much of the country. it's a little chilly. if you're traveling in the greater houston or galveston area, have showers or thunderstorms heading your way about local time 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. is when we see the worst rolling through, pretty much from now maybe until about 6:00 or 7:00. if you're flying, i think most of the airlines won't start up until after the rain is gone. then we have another round

joe flaco to dennis and 17-6 baltimore. flaco got man coverage, 24-9. just over five minutes left. fourth and 1, luck, ball is tipped by graham, williamsk but that seals it. ravens advance to play denver next saturday. >> it was about giving me everything i got. under these circumstances you may be going to just push through it. if you can push through it. >> and redskins, something had to give. griffin hobbling on that knee. 14-0 washington then seattle. marshawn lynch, 27 yards, 131 on the game. 2-point conversion made it 21-14. and his complete catches the turf. he would have to lead the game and kurt cousens and ron johnson lights him up on 0. biggest come back. battle of the birds, hawks and falcons in atlanta. they asked if made the decision would he have finished the game. >> i would have been right back out there on the field. you respect authority. i respect the coach, but at the same time you have to be a man sometimes. there was no way i was coming out of that game. >> on the eve of the bcs, notre dame and alabama, both coaches posing with the trophy. >> there is a lot of players out there that started this season wanting to

. >> in the afc, baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco threw three touchdowns in the second half. the final blow was when the ravens' carey williams picked off tom brady in the end zone. it was the patriopatriot's firs playoff loss at home. >> and the super bowl in new orleans. you have the brother versus brother dynamic. and then ray lewis, his final season. got to the super bowl. willis is happy. >> that's a good story. i lived in baltimore for a couple of years. >> you worked for the ravens? >> my very good friend is the mayor. >> you've got a political hookup. you better get down there. >> you're going to see sunny in the good seats. in atlanta, a falcons fan is in the hospital this morning apparently was stabbed after the game outside the stadium by a 49ers' fan. the good news is he's not in critical condition. looks like he's going to be okay. the suspect ended up getting away. but we hate to see a great day of football marred by violence. still just a game, folks. but congrats to both teams, especially san francisco for beating the falcons. thank you for that. >>> coming up, lance armstrong's tell-all interview with oprah w

williams kicked things off. despite being away she had 21 winners and finishes with the backhand winner on match point. joe caw very much is looking to become the first male to win three straight titles. easily taken the first two sets. he is moving on with a straight set victory. let's tee it up. what a tournament for russell henley. he was the first rookie to win his debut in 10 years. he was draining birdies on the final five holes and shot a seven under 63 and finished at 24 under. he finishes with that birdie on 18. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. sharks are back on the ice and we will hear from the men in teal later in this newscast. >> and our viewers are picking up on the hot new trend called kaepernicking after yesterday's game. this viewer kissing his arm like the quarterback did during a touchdown celebration. and here is another viewer in the act. i have to say he ran it in. it is not like he threw it in. am i the only one here? we want to see your 49er pride. send your photos in, and we will be posting them at abc7news.com. and we might show yours on the air. >>

williams kicked things off. despite being away she had 21 winners and finishes with the backhand winner on match point. joeery much is looking to become the first male to win three straight titles. easily taken the first two sets. he is moving on with a straight set victory. let's tee it up. what a tournament for russell henley. he was the first rookie to win his debut in 10 years. he was draining birdies on the final five holes and shot a seven under 63 and finished at 24 under. he finishes with that birdie on 18. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. sharks are back on the ice and we will hear from the men in teal later in this newscast. >> and our viewers are picking up on the hot new trend called kaepernicking after yesterday's game. this viewer kissing his arm like the quarterback did during a touchdown celebration. and here is another viewer in the act. i have to say he ran it in. it is not like he threw it in. am i the only one here? we want to see your 49er pride. send your photos in, and we will be posting them at abc7news.com. and we might show yours on the air. >>> stil

joe biden begins talks with people on all sides to come up with a solution on how to reduce gun violence in this country. rita williamsktvu news. >>> more details on the gun control debate. the national gun association says that it will send representatives to those meetings. president obama set the vice president as head of the association against violence. >>> james holmes is the man accused of killing 12 people inside a movie theater. >> they are saying someone is shooting in the auditorium. >> reporter: the call from the theater in aurora lasted 27 seconds with the caller drowned out by the sounds of gunshots. 30 gunshots were heard in that one call alone. today an fbi agent took the stand and described a massive booby trap in the suspect's apartment. it included smokeless powder and live rounds. >>> mcclain wears number 55 he was pulled over for a window tint violation in decatur alabama. he lied about his identity and was arrested. mcclain was previously arrested for firing a gun right next to a man's face also in decature. >>> the parents of the debate group pflag died in her home. jeanne ma nford was a teacher

joe biden begins talks with people on all sides to come up with a solution on how to reduce gun violence in this country. rita williams gun control debate. the national gun association says that it will send representatives to those meetings. president obama set the vice president as head of the association against violence. >>> james holmes is the man accused of killing 12 people inside a movie theater. >> they are saying someone is shooting in the auditorium. >> reporter: the call from the theater in aurora lasted 27 seconds with the caller drowned out by the sounds of gunshots. 30 gunshots were heard in that one call alone. today an fbi agent took the stand and described a massive booby trap in the suspect's apartment. it included smokeless powder and live rounds. >>> mcclain wears number 55 he was pulled over for a window tint violation in decatur alabama. he lied about his identity and was arrested. mcclain was previously arrested for firing a gun right next to a man's face also in decature. >>> the parents of the debate group pflag died in her home. jeanne ma nford was a teacher turned activist after her son was

joe, you know what i like? i like the editorial but i like the tone. republican party's stand pat is going nowhere. let's start with your quote of my former friend and boss williamote for the mo mos lectable conservative. >> no doubt about it. we made so many mistakes, self inflicted wounds over the past several election cycles. look, there's no way your good friend william f. buckley would have ever told conservatives to jump off the cliff and vote for christine o'donnell or richard murdoch or sharon engel when they had a chance to vote for republicans that would have beaten democratic candidates. if you look at the mistakes we made in the primary process simply because we've had this ideological litmus test over the past, again, two election cycle, we've made harry reid, we have, not democrats, we've made harry reid the majority leader again. we just got to start playing smafrter. >> a better candidate than sharon engel. his polls were terrible. joe, let me say something else. i worked for reagan, okay. reagan was a big tent guy. he was inclusive. in his administration we had moderate republicans, we had conservative republicans, we had supply siders like myse

williams. stay here live with vice president biden. >> good evening. [applause] >> good evening. [applause] >> i'm joe biden.r in chief ball. it is an honor to be with so many of you who have done so much for all of us. and the privilege only is intensified by knowing first hand the sacrifices that you all have made for this great country of ours and to the troops at camp casey joining us from across the world in south korea, thank you. i wish you were hear with us. we owe you. we owe you all more than we can express. i can't tell you how honored jill and i are that you would spend the night with us. you, all american soldiers, sailors marines, airmen, coast guardmen, you are the finest warriors the world has ever seen and that is not an exaggeration. this generation literally is the finest warriors the world has ever seen and ladies and gentlemen, your sacrifices have been amazing. the greek historian wrote the bravest are truly those who have the clearest vision of what is before them. glory and danger alike and yet they go out and they meted. ladies and gentlemen, you have met every challenge conceivable.

williams continues our coverage on this issue. >> reporter: it's been nearly a month since the devastating masacre at sandy hook elementary shocked the nation and stirred up a passionate debate about gun violence. senator joehin, west virginia democrat, and a-rated member of the national rifle association, says legislation can't be made with a narrow scope that only addresses gun regulation or the mental health system. >> as adults, we have a responsibility to sit down and have an adult dialogue and try to have a comprehensive package that works. >> reporter: but the nra is gearing up for battle. >> you don't want to bet your house on the outcome, but i would say that the likelihood is that they are, they are not going to be able to get an assault weapons ban through this congress. >> reporter: vice president joe biden met with several stake holders in the gun debate last week. he's expected to make recommendations to the president on how to reduce gun violence by tuesday. in the meantime, one senator is calling on stores that sell firearms to take the first step. >> i'm urging our country's major gun retailers, like wal- mart and sports authority, to suspend sales of modern assault- style weapons until co

joe and nika, can you do anything. >> it was a little disconcerting when he took finger. other than that, it went pretty well. what else? >> william who writes, what teeth-whitening product does louis use? it really works. >> good question. get that one all the time. it's actually cgi. john, thank you for those. "morning joe" begins right now. >>> just recently republicans in congress said they'd never agree to raise tax rates on the wealthiest americans. we've now raised those rates permanently, making our tax code more progressive than it's been in decades. obviously, there's still more to do when it comes to reducing our debt. and i'm willing to do more as long as we do it in a balanced way that doesn't put all the burden on seniors or students or middle-class families. but also asks the wealthiest americans to contribute and pay their fair share. >> good morning. it's thursday, january 3rd. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, we've got the host of cnbc's "mad money," jim cramer and also msnbc political analyst, john heilemann. i thought we were going to wait longer before he came back. alex, next time talk to me first. m

williams ices it and baltimore is heading to new orleans. >> i think we can hear the cheers down here in washington d.c. beat the patriots 28-13. joe flacco threw for three touchdown passes. raven legend ray lewis will end his career with a trip to the superbowl. jim harbaugh and the 49ers are also heading to the superbowl. john harbaugh says he and his quote i don't know if we had a dream this big. we had a few dreams. we had a few fights and a few arguments just like all brothers. superbowl 47 is in new orleans february 3rd. >>> and that does it from here, send it back out to tony and allison live at our inauguration headquarters atop the canadian embassy. beautiful out there. >> it is. coming up in just a little bit. our coverage will continue with a look at how the region is paying tribute to martin luther king jr. the man who in many ways made it possible for an african american to reach the highest office. >> if you are planning on joining in with the festivities today, you are going to need to know how to dress. please, bundle up in you are heading to the mall. and make sure you know where to avoid. we're going to check in w

joe scarborough. >> that guy is a jerk! >> for the gop to win again, it must dear to embrace william f.'s ruthless pragmatic approach to primary learn again vote for candidates who can win sweeping majorities and just say no to ideological' ideologicalgs to at vans the cause. what passes for a moderate republican in 2013 is laughable. the winds of history have blown barack obama's way of late, not because of some irreversible sociological trend but rather because supporters of todd akin, richard murdoch, christine o'donnell and sharon eng gl, voted for what they saw as ideological purity instead of primary candidates who could win in november. >> if you look at the writings of william f. buckley, what did buckley say? vote for the conservative. the most conservative candidate that has a chance of winning. ba because extremists have taken over the party process in some states, you've had people like murdoch, akin, sharon angle, christine o'donnell. if they listened to william f. buckley they'd control the senate. >> don't you think he would be endorsing ting chuck hagel righ? here is a r

william. you keep watching and i'll stop taking her to dinner. how about that? great show, everyone. "morning joe" starts right now. >> you attempted a few times to talk with her through facetime. and you would see basically what? a black box. >> right. >> and she would say to you, i can see you. i don't know why you can't see me. >> correct. >> didn't you think that was a little weird? >> to be honest, no. >> no? >> i didn't. >> are you that technologically challenged? i am, but someone your age shouldn't be, right? >> i saw a black screen. she said, i can see you and i can see me. you should be able to see me. i was, like, i don't know what's wrong with your camera. >> hi, i'm just letting you know i got here and i'm getting ready for my first session and just wanted to call you to keep you posted. i miss you. i love you. bye. >> good morning, my friends. it's friday, january 25th. let's take that one apart. with us on set, msnbc political analyst and visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. also senior political editor and white house correspondent for the huffi

with us again is sam seder, joel rubin, and political reporter joe williams. t to thank all of you for sticking around. john brennan has that kind of "i have killed a man for less than this" look. i'll begin with you joe he is considered such a natural to cruise to an easy appointment? >> this is a policy generally accepted in washington, the drone policy, but there is significant opposition and concerns being raised time and again by congress as well about it. the hearings that brennan has will be very interesting because it will be the first time in public public viewfull public view we'll have more verification about it. brennan is a long-time c.i.a. officer. what the president has done is in essence put two grunts at the working level of these departments be it chuck hagel as an enlisted man and john brennan. they'll be able to move the agencies in the direction that the president wants to go. the drone program is one part of the broader part of counterterrorism that brennan will be responsible for. >> john: taking nothing away from brennan's extensive serv

and listen to the company he joined -- joe dimaggio, jackie robinson, ted williams, roberto clemente, hank aaron, frank robinson and the famous buck o'neill. at the white house, i stood patiently waiting for the moment to ask stan musial to sign that old baseball glove which i still have from since i was a kid. he agreed to do so. what a thrill. i was 10 years old all over again. you know, outside busch stadium in st. louis is a statue of stan the man in his playing prime. he's coiled up in a batting style that every coach said don't bat like stan "the man" musial. even though he has great numbers, if you do that, you will never hit the ball. we all tried. the coaches were right. etched into the base of that statue were words that major league baseball commissioner ford frick said when stan retired in 1963, and i quote -- "here stands' baseball's perfect warrior, here stands baseball's perfect knight. on the field and off, stan musial was always a gentleman, always a champion. he exemplified the values of sportsmanship, discipline, hard work, grace, consistency and a love of family. b