i said what john marcos, my son?t night we had to take company to a cuban party and teach how to dance salsa. i went. my son, what he did is that he drove himself to the local hospital, to the psychiatric floor, and he signed himself in. he was 19. so he stayed. i went like a lunatic the next morning. da, da, da. the door wasn't even metal. it was metal so the loonies would not escape. i said my name is cristina, my son is locked up in here, he's a minor and i want him out. and they told me he's 19. he's not a minor. then a lady saw my state and said maybe this is the best thing that is ever going to happen to him. they didn't know he was bipolar then, neither did i. but he was in a car, trying to throw himself off the fifth floor of a parking lot, i mean, tavis, come on. then theres with a long time that we didn't know what to do with him, where to put him, what he had. it was ten years that i did the cristina show with my son going to hospital to hospital. he ended up in boston. they are the experts for mental illn

the president was operating under guidance he had gotten from john boehner and marco rubio, who said that if you get in the middle of a fight of immigration, if you start meddling in congressional progress on this, immediately republicans are going to have their back up and they are not going to want to do anything that you overtly support. stay general, stay away from the details, and we will handle it and try to get it through. ultimately, republicans in the house made the calculation that they would not put forward legislation of any kind because it would create an internal fight in their party. why should they care apart themselves when they saw the 2014 elections as being very good for republicans. they wanted to keep the focus on the president. next the congress that we will have in january, is it possible that this could lead to a government shutdown? >> the possibility seems remote. the is as much a test of new republican relationships with themselves as it is a test between the president and the new republican leaders in congress. the challenge for republican leaders is can

work with john mccain and marco rubio. they have said that what you have characterized on this bill is simply untrue. you sat down with the us -- they of commerce represent business -- yet you by your own account because you cannot have a conversation about this. they went on to say that you were lying about this bill and their position. the farm bureau has also supported this bill and farmers i have talked to say they need this kind of legislation to be able to be successful in terms of farming here in georgia. of , i am on the side business and farmers and people across the state to actually want solutions. >> mr. perdue, there has been a lot of talk about the minimum wage. do you think there should be a minimum wage at all? if so, what do think it to be set up? >> what i said is that i do not believe it is consistent with right now m we have with unemployment where we have fewer people working in the united states since anytime since jimmy carter. the congressional budget office is actually estimated that an in the mini

the most powerful members of the house, boehner, mcconnell, paul ryan, rand paul, marco rubio, john mccainuse numbers. i know my husband is in the house of representatives. they want to move on legislation to make it permanent solution to reform immigration. >>. >> why do they do it in the last year and a half? >> well -- >> and why now? >> i think it's ridiculous when republicans say let's wait. things were moving along. >> we are not going to do -- >> all right, ladies. i'm going to jump in here because clearly this is a contentious issue. so we both -- we all fwrae something needs to be done. the system is broken. what is the solution? can there be compromise? >> the solution is for this to happen in the people's house where they could hash it out, have a long-term solution, not a temporary politically expeaedant solution for the president. that is the right thing to do. >> maria, you wouldn't let me answer before. when it was going to happen, we have -- well, it was going to happen. boehner was in secret talks with the president, and then what happened? the president's executive order,

marco rubio, john mccain have been in the last few days. harry reid actually on a conference call with progressive campaign committee really towing those numbers. elizabeth warren backing up harry reid saying he would be a progressive, someone for the minimum wage. trying to appeal to those kind of democrats to get him over the edge. but in an off year election, a seven-point margin i think it's fair to say enthusiasm and momentum is on ernst's side. but you never know. elections are made to be surprising at the end, alex. >> and they are often very exciting when they are. as you know, luke, the president won both but what do you think that means for 2016? >> well if ernst pulls off a win in 2016, some people will say perhaps republicans are back into play. the democrats have won presidentially here since 1988. however, if ernst does win, she instantly becomes a rock star on the republican side. she's a veteran. she's 44, rather younger, she's a woman. if you think about all the presidential hopefuls that are going to line up to try to get

work on immigration, but it will poison the well when you have people like lindsey graham, marco rubio and johnain authors of the bipartisan agreement in the senate on immigration sending him a letter saying really think about it and this will have consequences. it's a difficult place. >> let me go to dana bash on capitol hill. you cover all of these men and women in the united states senate and house of representatives. set the scene what we're about to hear right now from mitch mcconnell. >> you know, mitch mcconnell is an interesting character. he is somebody who is going to be introduced much more to the american people than they ever have seen him before. to those of us who cover him in congress, we have seen the way he operates for some time and it will probably be illustrated in this press conference. he's known as somebody who is one of the most, if not the most, strategic politicians in washington. i think democrats and republicans alike will say that. he's somebody who plans so many steps ahead and for this being the majority leaders he's been planning for for years. he thought possib

marco rubio, scott walker. john casic depend a little bit on what jeb bush does.io is the most obvious there. he is sort of the mentee of jeb bush. i can't imagine him running if jeb bush runs. he occupies a lot of ta establishment and especially in terms of donors. they are in almost assuresly. whether he announces he is running or not or gives indications. i think he for a lot of the more establishment-type guys and women. it's the big domino to fall. >> speaking of women on wednesday, he was asked about hillary clinton and foreign policy. >> very beautiful. i do. i believe she is a house of cards. you can focus in the next two years on unifying and bringing people into the fold, into the tent and winning instead of focusing on shooting at each other. i believe we can become a majority movement in this country. >> they are all campaigning against hillary clinton. >> they absolutely are. they view her as the so does every political watcher out there. paul ryan makes a good point that she is going to face a rough race if she gets in. we can see that she has to bui

. >> i'm not sure i understand what you mean, i would want to work with john mccain and marco rubio. they have said that what you, in fact, have characterized on this bill is simply untrue. you sat down with the u.s. chamber of commerce -- they represent business -- yet you stormed out by your own account because you cannot have a conversation about this. they went on to say that you were lying about this bill and their position. again the farm bureau has also, supported this bill and farmers who i have talked to say they need this kind of legislation to be able to be successful in terms of farming here in georgia. now, i am on the side of business and farmers and people across the state to actually want solutions. >> mr. perdue, there has been a lot of talk about the minimum wage during this campaign. do you think there should be a minimum wage at all, and if so, what do you think it should be set at? >> what i said is that i do not believe it is consistent with the problem we have right now with unemployment where we have fewer people working in the united states since anytime sinc

paul ryan, john boehner, the list goes on. marco and things were moving along. yes, there were bumps in the road, especially this summer because of the last executive order that he did that caused the influx of children at the border this summer. may i also add that a couple years ago we were -- republican senator rar kmarco rubio was ve close to finding a legislative solution -- >> what isn't taking it all the way to the finish line? >> let me jump in if i could. >> let me finish that one. >> let me jump in. rachel is wrong. >> let me let rachel finish. go ahead rachel, finish. and then you can respond. >> i was trying to say that marco rubio was close to getting some movement together for the dreamer. and for political reasons which is what we see the president doing in all of these cases, he pulled the rug out from under him and did an executive a.c. again, not giving hispanics the durability that need that only comes from law making and consensus building from something that important. >> reuben? >> that's a fairy tale. marco ru

marco rubio put his shock on the line -- >> john mccain, lindsey graham. >> but in the house, they don't, if they got to a conference, it would be a better deal for the republicans if -- >> does this action by the president, which was really jumping on the galloping horse. he changed reality. i'll start with you, matthew. does this make it more likely the republicans will get moving here and bring up a real bill in the house, or less likely because they're angry? >> i hope it's more likely. because in the house and the senate, the leaders of the republican party do want immigration reform. >> where's kevin mccarthy in this thing? i think he's for reform. >> he's definitely for reform. >> he's number two now. >> kevin, as most republicans want additional resources to secure the border, one of the basic problems with this speech is that it, to some extent, doesn't encourage legal immigration. you need to have a policy -- we're a country of immigrants. >> just to be fair, the president said this relief he did that will go into effect today, doesn't make it any safer for somebody jumping the

john mccain. mitt romney. rand paul, jeb bush, marco rubio. they have been engaging. they are not only going out but they are bringing them in. saying, come to my state. i want to help you out. it has been a great effort. i'm sure i forgot somebody. what has been gratifying is how many people have said the senate thing, even though i may not be in the senate or have visions outside this one race, everyone gets how important this is. they are working hard. we are going to see that continue through the election. >> a question from the playbook reader. with the map and environment you have, how could you possibly let guy out raise you. >> the nrc has been a small committee. they are in the majority. obviously to the victor goes the spoils. they got the spoils. i would say this. they raised $30 million more than we have. however, if you look at spending and our cost of fundraising, we have been able not only to the -- be competitive over the summer, when they had a spending advantage between their party and outside groups, but also to wo things have been important factors

a bipartisan fashion did pass comprehensive immigration reform, your florida senator, marco rubio voted for it, johntting in the house of representatives for more than a year and the speaker hasn't allowed it to come up for a vote. and the president said he can't wait forever. does he have a point? >> wolf, here is what i do. if i want something to pass, i sit down with the leadership in the house and the senate and i find out what their needs are to try to come up with something that everybody is okay with, where we can get the votes to pass something. i don't sit there and say golly, you didn't pass something so i'm going to do something by myself. you sit there and find out what the needs are and the concerns of their constituents are and come up with something that fits everybody. the president need to first off secure the border and then sit down with everybody and say what can we get done. and maybe it is a comprehensive package. that is what i do in my state. i have taxes, i've got regulations. i've done things on education. and that is why we have 650,000 more jobs. because i work with my le

senator john mccain is one of those people. even marco rubio.ut sources i talk to say that would have to start in the house of representatives and house speaker boehner hasn't had luck getting them to kick start something like that. >> yeah. well, it's going to be trouble. let's put it that way. thank you very much from the white house. >> thanks, alex. >>> four employees are dead. one hospitalized after an early morning chemical leak at a plant. the valve on a container failed releasing fumes into the air. the chemical is used to create -- >>> in serious condition where he's being treated. 44-year-old doctor arrived in omaha yesterday. he's the third patient to be treated at the nebraska medical center. the other two have made successful recoveries. >>> turn your kids away from the set for the next story because santa claus is being more naughty than nice this year. surveillance video from melbourne, australia showing st. nick ripping off a post office. they put out a news release saying they ho ho hope they catch him. >>> let's go to the weath

marco rubio took huge hits in the party for leading on this issue in the senate. john mccain and others came to the table. so you have something here. that's my frustration with what the president is proposing to do and what house members are proposing to do. they are talking past each other and quite frankly they are being rather ignorant because the solution is right in front of them. they are playing politics. it is dangerous point for them. >> there's a general understanding, david, that there will be pay back from the gop. ted cruz outlines his plan which include delaying any appropriations process or making it so painful that there will have to be a full or partial government shutdown which is most likely? >> i have said since the day of the election, the question wasn't really how this president would relate to republicans, it was how republicans would relate to republicans. the leadership understands how disastrous it would be to take these draconian steps because of a disagreement over this issue. the question is whether they have the strength or power to resi

johns before. since we are on the topic of nominations, potential senate republican presidential you have senator rand paul, senator ted cruz, senator marcoio all potentially vying to make splashes in the next year. no matter what, official candidate announcements is what i am looking forward most to in the coming year. the u.s.rd today that attorney for the eastern district of new york is a leading -- loretta lynch is a leading nomination. employers are hiring more people yet americans who voted on tuesday signaled they still weren't happy with the economy. ♪ today's approval of detroit's $7 billion debt cutting plan. charles moore is chief operating at -- why do you believe that the speed with which the bankruptcy process and detroit, 16 months, why is that actually a good thing for the city? bankruptcy is an important process. but until you get on the bankruptcy, you cannot effectuate the revitalization. getting out as soon as possible was a critical initiative and objective of the bankruptcy. marty koepp as was one of the expert witnesses who testified at trial. she said in order to get the reinvestment plan up and running in the firs

john mccain the former republican candidates by a his side lindsey graham not exactly viewed as a liberal state but a conservative one. marco rubio of florida were immigrants to this country and to jeff lake a conservative republican by every measure. that was the theme. chairman of the immigration and subcommittee from the state of new york i joined him as someone has been involved with these issues bobbin and says the head of the caucus of cuban refugees and michael bennett of colorado who sits down literally four months sometimes angry sometimes cooperative but we wrote a 200 page bill to rewrite the bills to fix the system then may tuck it to committee and patrick leahy open hearings for any amendment that anyone wished then re brought it to the floor had the opportunity to be offered to even strengthen the border security section of the bill. that net result was brought to a vote an incredible day because on june 27 we pass on the floor comprehensive immigration reform by 68 / 3240 republicans joined the democrats and a bipartisan effort to fix the immigration system. it was a proud moment to have the support of the ch

what about marco rubio who was going to be a champion of immigration reform and then chickened out in the face of -- >> that's not illegal. >> john mccain was a champion of immigration reform. where has he been? >> that's political spine ri. that's about their spines. >> i don't care about the politics. >> but you're a lawyer, you care about the law. >> this is legal. it may be hypocritical, it may be done for the worst reasons, but it is legal. i guarantee you. ask 100 constitutional scholars -- >> jonathan turley, he's a constitutional scholar, he says it's not. >> he hasn't heard what the president proposes. >> we know -- >> absolute discretion to do what he's just done. there will not be a successful lawsuit. i will bet my mortgage that this will not happen. this is reaction to the fact that the house of representatives, the leadership, john boehner, is powerless. his body has been totally taken over of steve king of iowa, by mel brooks of alabama -- >> but the thing that i keep coming back to. this isn't a position on illegal immigration. it's just about executive power which you know is potentially dangerous if expanded too

ted cruzs and john boehners, you know the likes of those two, same ideologys on same page, and come together on anish like ish issue like immigration, you saw what happened with likes of marcoubio. that could be a problem. lou: i think marco rubio, found -- represented himself as conflicted and unthought out about the issue, he had to change his mind twice on the issue. i get the sense this time from so many republicans they watch the nastyness of this past -- 6 years, and they are ready to add something sweet to the drink here. i hop they do. >> that would be nice, i'm not sure i share your confidence in that i think a good party of this with republican party they don't know whose party it is, is it rand paul's party or ted cruz? there are a lot of different views. lou: ha hallelujah. >> they don't get along. lou: but you know it wouldn't be beter to have intermural battles over issues that matter within a broad philosophy that returns us to founding value, and traditions and honors our law and system of government with respect even when you are in charge. >> i'm not saying it is a bad thing, i am saying they are cognisant of this they know these are questions they control

there aren't going to be a lot of retirements but big names up including john mccain who signals he'll stay. rand paul is up. marcos up. >> as you look at that map or possible at least that the senate flips again in two years? >> very much so. in fact, before this election, people assumed it would. republicans did so well they have a seat or two of padding. one thing they want to change is they are talking about forming a new super pac to funnel republican money in one place. it was split up this time. they want to be more efficient. >> mike viqueiallen, thank you much. >>> all fraternities at the universities of virginia have been suspended since january. the author of the piece in "rolling stone" will be our guest this morning. >>> up next, he came to washington with a knack for politics and social change and was undone by controversy and credits corruption and then made an unlikely political comeback. a look at the legacy of the former mayor of washington, d.c. marion barry next. take a closer look at your fidelity green line and you'll see just how much it has to offer, especially if you're thinking of moving

what about marco rubio who was going to be a champion of immigration reform and then chickened out in the face of -- >> that's not illegal. >> johnn was a champion of immigration reform. where has he been? >> that's political spine ri. that's about their spines. >> i don't care about the politics. >> but you're a lawyer, you care about the law. >> this is legal. it may be hypocritical, it may be done for the worst reasons, but it is legal. i guarantee you. ask 100 constitutional scholars -- >> jonathan turley, he's a constitutional scholar, he says it's not. >> he hasn't heard what the president proposes. >> we know -- >> absolute discretion to do what he's just done. there will not be a successful lawsuit. i will bet my mortgage that this will not happen. this is reaction to the fact that the house of representatives, the leadership, john boehner, is powerless. his body has been totally taken over of steve king of iowa, by mel brooks of alabama -- >> but the thing that i keep coming back to. this isn't a position on illegal immigration. it's just about executive power which you know is potentially dangerous if expanded too large

marco rubio to stusm u stump forecast sidney. >>> yes,. >>> and that's been one of the things, is just how many marquee names, are drawn up, rand paul was down, and, john mccain was in before the primary, and then on the democrat side, they are having a fundraiser, and, the clinton's have been here. and it has drawn a lot of big names. >> host: okay. thank >> the u.s. house gavels in in about 15 minutes to begin their legislative day at noon eastern. live coverage here on c-span. more from today's "washington journal." o welcome back to our table, republican of wisconsin. >>> let me begin with yesterday's vote or keystone pipeline. you alone, all voted yes to build this pipeline. it failed by one vote. in the 114th congress, how many votes does it get. >> guest: it's hard to say, hopefully, get 54, and need six or seven. >>> and we had 14 democrats, and some of those individuals will no longer be in the senate, and, get the support. >> host: what do you think then? do you have enough votes to override the veto? >> guest: if president barak obama wishes to the american public, this is an issue that the american people support, because they want their en

marco rubio more on the positive side, you can see. mike huckabee ran in 2008 and may run again sort of in the middle and john kasich, this is somebody wes yet to make a broader impression and we'll see what happens and scott walker, we just showed that slip from. here's another interesting one to look at. chris christie, 29% positive and 29% negative. but what did chris christie want to run on originally? what was the idea? the idea was that george w. bush 2000 idea. he's the guy who helped new jersey through super storm sandy, that was one of the things he was going to run on. very popular. look at what it was just a year ago. just over a year ago, chris christie was at 41-12 and now 29-29. his image has changed and changed for the worse. doesn't knock him out. still keeps him interested in running but changes the equation a little bit. democratic field. much, much smaller field. hillary clinton in the poll this week 43% positive and 40% negative. take a look back about a year, two years ago. 58%, 28%. hillary clinton and bill clinton for that matter enjoyed a renaissance when it came to their standing in polls during the first term o

john boehner a chance to pass immigration reform. and they like to say repeatedly that this got out of the senate with bipartisan support, marco rubioacking this bill in the senate. it went over to the house and it died. and the president has been saying and i covered his campaign and dana covered the campaign back in 2008. the president has been promising immigration reform for six years. and they feel like this is time to do it. congress had a chance to pass it, it didn't get done. so the president wants take executive action by the end of the year, "the new york times" editorial says go for it, mr. president, make it big. they're talking about it in the immigration reform committee. millions and millions of undocumented families, the families of these docket kids, these dreamer kids that got deferred deportation, they're talking about extending it to their families. and that will go over huge in the latino community. so lot that they want to get done. you know there's the authorization for the use of military force for the war against isis. that's also a big topic over here, guys. >> the finger-poking in the eye is going both way

marco rubio to stusm u stump forecast sidney. >>> yes,. >>> and that's been one of the things, is just how many marquee names, are drawn up, rand paul was down, and, john mccain was in before the primary, and then on the democrat side, they are having a fundraiser, and, the clinton's have been here. and it has drawn a lot of big names. >> host: okay. thank you, appreciate it. >> guest: thanks for having me on. >> host: let's go to caste, and you're our last for now, on this keystone pipeline. what are your thoughts on it? >> caller: i don't want us to pass this bill. in congress, the other day, a woman congressman came up with an ament men, because the spill would be responsible for the bill. >>> this crude oil does not fall under the same law, that oil regular oil does, that the oil companies have to clean up. >>> so she proposed a ameant, if there were any spills, they would be responsible for for paying for the cleanup and, every republican said no. they would not allow that. >>> so, if this keystone pipeline gets built, there was a leak in the river, that cost over $1 billion to clean up. so, if there are any leaks, you, the american taxpayer are g

john mccain led the republicans. former republican candidate for president. lindsey graham, republican from south carolina. not exactly viewed as a liberal state. marco rubio of florida, whose father and mother were immigrants to this country, refugees from cuba. arizona, a of conservative republican by every measure. that was the team on the republican side. on our side of the table, we were led by chuck schumer, chairman of the immigration subcommittee judiciary. i joined him as a member of the judiciary committee that has been involved in some of these issues for a long time. bob menendez, ahead of the democratic hispanic caucus. himself the son of cuban refugees who came to the united states. michael bennet, of colorado. we sat down for months, literally four months, hours at a time, sometimes angry and ready to walk out, other times cooperative, and we wrote the bill. a 200 page bill to rewrite the immigration laws of america, fix the broken immigration system. then we took it to committee and hadchairman, patrick leahy, open hearings and allowed any amendment to be offered. then we brought it to the floor after it was reported from the had anee