. >> i would like to introduce john diaz from the san francisco paper, san francisco chronicle. i'm very pleased to introduce him now. john? [ applause ] >> thank you very much, jeff and good morning and welcome to our panel this morning on forced treatment and constitutional rights. can they coexist? i am john diaz, the editorial page editor from the san francisco chronicle and i'm moderating this modern's discussion with our distinguished panel. forced treatment as jeff node is one of the most contentious issues of mental health. as you look at our discussion there are informed and panelled views from both sides. there has been many debates on how to implement lawyer's law which consist of outpatient treatment. it was named after laura wilcox, a mental health worker who had been shot to death by a man who refused treatment. the county r remains the only county to implement the law. there have been other counties in los angeles county and other counties who are considering it. >> why have they not adopted the law. what is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an all

john mccain tweeted "the remarks have no place in our party or the nation's discourse." the 79-year-old congressman apologized for those words saying "there was no malice in my heart." republican strategist danny diaz is working to change the party's image. he says this kind of talk will damage the republican brand. how much of a generational issue

. >> i'm joined by hose diaz the anchor of telemundtelemundo. >> father john -- and elizabeth, at duquesne university's campus. on a windy morning. good morning to all of you. >>> what are the immediate challenges do you think, liz, for the new pope pran sfrancis? >> must be that shell shock of coming out on that balcony. he was right in front of him. the problems and issues are all those flags, those faces turned towards him for hope. whether it's physical abuse, sexual abuse, fiscal problems, poverty. so much problems with religious liberty. people die because they're christians or catholics every day. the immense number of problems must be daunting. in that third comment from that wonderful woman beaming with that great face, that's the next step forward. she will pray for the pope as he will pray for us which is how he started his whole tenure as pope. >> you heard what i asked father dolan. cardinal dolan. the issues of american catholics are sometimes different than those in the rest of the world. but is he up to these challenges sm. >> that's a great question. one of the things that

diaz. still ahead here on our key u.s. senator rand paul is on a speaking marathon on the senate floor he's determined to filibuster cia nominee john brennan and protect americans from potential drone strikes on u.s. soil we'll have the complete story for you after the break. pretty down in the field that while we won't find it here if you're looking for relevant stories you need respect to some tough questions dowry. topping the mountain scene story doesn't make it news. no. question. a lot of potentially deadly blizzard taking aim for the northeast it's expected to hit starting in a few hours from new york to maine we have team coverage of. what we're watching is the very heavy snow moving into boston properly or today it was very sticky you can see it start to become much more powdery down the line there's still a lot of snow out here a good place for snowball fight. piece and it is kind of pretty incredible day there and even record snowfall throughout much of it might still be slightly driving license of emergency vehicles are exceptions. well the drone program is coming under more scrutiny now after a statement from attorney

diaz. still ahead here in our two u.s. senator rand paul a speech is on a speaking marathon on the senate floor he's determined to filibuster cia nominee john brennan and protect americans from potential drone strikes on u.s. soil we'll have a complete story for you after the party. the same story doesn't make it news no softball interviews no puff pieces some tough questions if you. let me let me i want to let me ask you a point. here. is what we're having a debate we have our night i. believe this was a bad thing there again hearing the story we're going to talk about the arraignment . the drone campaign is coming under scrutiny after a statement from attorney general eric holder here is a live look at senator paul on the floor of the senate where he's been speaking for more than eight hours in an attempt to filibuster cia nominee john brennan senators ted cruz mike lee ron wyden lago rubio and saxby chambliss are among those that joined him on the floor senator paul has repeatedly asked officials can the government conduct drone strikes on americans on u.s. soil here is holder's response to the senator quote i suppose to imagine an extra

john mccain tweeted the remarks have no place in our party or the nation's discourse. the 79-year-old congressman apologized for those words saying there was no malice in my heart. republican strategist danny diaz is working to change the party's image. he says this kind of talk will damage the republican brand. how much of a generational issue is this with younger republicans and younger voters? >> don young represents the past. i think there is a new brand of republican leaders in the senate and in the house. >> reporter: and republican advisers tell abc news they worry the slur from him comes at precisely the wrong time. just as the republicans are trying to expand their appeal to latino voters. dan and bianna. >> hard to dispel that one for sure. jeff zeleny, our latest addition to the abc news team. jeff, welcome to you. the weekend "gma" show. thanks for that. time to check the weather and filling in for ginger zee, once again we welcome erica martine, news 8 in new haven, connecticut. what's going on. >> yesterday we did see some reports across nebraska, kansas and oklahoma of three tornadoes, one was actually confirmed and we do have some video out there. hail that has been reported, so

diaz-balart. it will be different because the smart people in the republican party say they have to do it to worries me when somebody like johny he was for immigration reform, when he was up for re-election, said build the dang fence. >> he's up again. i think you're one behind here. part of it is the psychological barrier for republicans of just making a deal with obama. that is an obnoxious prospect to many republicans. what i see them doing here is an interesting, almost psychological device. they're saying goem wants to kill the bill so let's stick it to obama by passing a bill and making him sign it. i've seen this argument made and that's the way they're trying to sell it. >> i think the numbers game is doctoring. sometimes history, the kind of statistics how you're saying this might not help republicans enough. is not a good guide. the base that's very alienated by this is essentially shrinking. where as jose pointed out, the folks you're going to reach with comprehensive reform is growing quickly. >> if you look at the numbers, whites are no longer the births in this country. there's a generation of people for whom th

include paul labrador, sam johnson of texas, mario diaz-balart of florida, the group's democrats are gutierrez, xavier becerra, zoe lofgren of california and john yarmouth of kentucky. give us insight into what we've heard about that proposal. >> guest: so, um, it's very promising that, again, on the house side there's been bipartisan conversations. in the group has actually been meeting, most of the members have been meeting for the last four years in secret, so it's only been in the last month and a half or two that it's become public that they are actually very close to reaching an agreement. similarly, on the house side their looking at -- they're looking at possibly a path to citizenship, although they're a little bit farther apart on that. family reunification being a central component as well, looking at visas both for low-skilled workers and high-skilled workers. and then what both the house and senate are looking at is the employment verification system to hold employers accountable when they hire undocumented workers. >> host: and that proposal in the house, obviously, speaker john boehner will have a say in that proposal when it does