john yarmuth will tell us about it later in the hour. you need to know before you head out the door this morning jay leno could be looking for a new job in two years. "the new york daily news" is reporting that even though leno is at the top of the late night ratings game, nbc is talking to jimmy fallin to possibly take over the "the tonight show" in 2014 when leno's contract is up. but you'll remember the first -- this is not the first time they did this. they replaced leno with conan o'brien and that plan failed miserably. >> bill: yeah, how did that work out? >> horrendously. you may find more mcdonald's restaurants open on christmas day this year but those workers giving you your big mac and fries will not be getting a dime extra for working on the big holiday. raw story is reporting mcdonald's is encouraging its franchisees to open on christmas to help a final year-end sales push but they will not pay those employees who choose to work overtime. they say they will only ask the employees to voluntarily sign up for shifts. >> bill: yo

. >> congressman john yarmuth from kentucky. thank you, sir. >> thank you, martin. >> next, vice president joe biden breaks bread with middle class americans. has the gop completely lost the battle for america's heart? stay with us. thank you, sir. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. thank you, sir. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80%

congressman january yarmuth made a -- john yarmuth made news yesterday. he says it is time to act on gun control. he will be joining us in studio later. reid wilson from politico from the hot line "national journal" will be along as well as tom perriello from the center of american progress and the question is president obama moving fast enough on gun control? but first... >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. you may find more mcdonald's restaurants open on christmas day this year but those workers giving you your big mac and fries will not be getting a dime extra for working on the big holiday. raw story is reporting mcdonald's is encouraging franchisees to help with final year-end sales push but they will not pay employees overtime. they're only asking their workers to voluntary sign up for those shifts. >> bill: this is absolutely crazy! i mean i think it's bad enough that mcdonald's is open but i

you know, john yarmuth was just on with us.'re going to pass the middle class tax cuts. what do you think? >> you meefn just do that and get on with the other -- this is the tom cole plan, right? >> stephanie: i guess so. get those passed. >> get those passed then deal with everything else after the first of the year. >> that's the path of least resistance to me. the idea that we're having a debate over this is completely bizarre. but if you expect -- if you accept parameters of the debate on its face, that's the path of least resistance. that's popular and it gets it out of the way. then you can have an argument over the other stuff. just the idea that that we're arguing it, at this state of our evolution as a political commonwealth that the richest 1% should pay 39% instead of 35% of their income, as i said before, i'm for rolling back the reagan tax cuts. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: chew on that for a minute. let's talk about michigan for a minute because -- >> michissippi. this is a unaccountable power producing unaccountabl

. >> on "washington journal" we will focus on gun-control issues with john yarmuth. tim helskamp will join us to talk about the fiscal cliff. and we will look at what options the administration has to tighten gun control laws with or without congressional action. our guest will be david ingram, responded for reuters. live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. two committees are holding hearings today on the attack in libya that killed four americans. the senate foreign relations committee will hear from deputy secretary of state at 8:00 eastern. you can see that live on c-span to. mr. burns will go to the other side of the capital of the afternoon to testify before the house foreign affairs committee about the report. that is live on c-span3 at 1:00 eastern. >> our first experience was to come and a different way than every other family up here. probably would never happen again in history. after dad was sworn in, we went and took a picture of the family behind a wall office desk. that night we did not get to move into the office -- white house because they left their

i think john yarmuth made a lot of sense. the sequestered cuts out of a deal, this shouldn't be passed. once you take the sequestered cuts left to bring the republicans back to the bargaining table when the debt ceiling comes. so, right now, as i understand is the deal and we don't know what's in the deal, going over the cliff is better than what we've got on the table. >> well, we do have -- >> that can be fixed. >> we have details, howard. apparently they've got the income tax level, the estate tax, capital gains tax, phase out deductions for people making over 250. when do we start to see the sequestration of the spending cuts? that really is the sticking point, right? >> i would prefer the republican approach, in that case, if that's what they want. i think -- we want another cliff to occur with the debt ceiling in order to force people to get together as they have today. >> right. >> look, here's the deal. i have never believed that taxing rich people is some sort of a moral imperative. my problem is, and i think the cli

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host: knelt on your screen is congressman john yarmuth from kentucky here to talk about some of the gunssues we have been discussing this morning. congressman yarmuth, in yesterday's "louisville courier journal," you wrote an op-ed. saying -- guest: like i think a lot of my colleagues, we tend to be affected by inertia. over the last six years, even though there has been a number of increase in tragic violence, weekend to continue or maintain the drum beat. last week i decided i need to keep speaking out and we all do because the frequency of these events has increased. the american people want us to do something them back before i spoke out on monday morning, we already have hundreds of phone calls and e-mails over the weekend saying please take action. i think we need to keep talking about it. in my district, i am surrounded by a lot of the nra supporters. in many cases -- i have an 'f' rating. this is not a change of heart for me. the louisville media market of fax a lot of kentucky. they and not hearing the other side of this case. host: you represent a very urban area? tesco i have

john yarmuth i believe. that was an apology. he said, i should have done more.what i want from the president, and i want action. one last quick question, do you think president obama actively pushes really hard for an assault weapon ban. >> i think he's going to. i think it will be multi ammunition gauges and magazines and i think it will be an assault weapons. >> cenk: right, i disagree. he will do some things he will not go for the assault weapons ban. i hope i'm wrong. he should do a hell of a lot more than that. >> congress is waiting and they're waiting for the president to lead. >> cenk: i've been waiting for four years. we're going to talk more about the australian examples which is amazing. roland, one of our producers put this together. every time we talk about gun control, this is what it's about. >> obama: we gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children, shar lot daniel olivia josephine, ana. [ singing ] >> dy lan madeleine catherine chase, jesse james grace emmilie. >> she always had something kind to say about anybody. >> jack, noah, caroline jess

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. >> congressman john yarmuth, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you, chris. >> so, ruth, how close do you think we are to a deal? we had said at the top, they are close to saying tax rates on those who make $400,000 a year. now we're hearing reporting from the hill that john boehner is telling them he'll introduce a plan for extend tax rates for those making $1 million or more a year. what are you hearing, what's happening? >> well, i think we're really a lot closer. i think we'll know a little bit better after the speaker has a chance to talk to his conference today and sort of get the temperature of what's acceptable. i think congressman yarmuth used a very apt word when he talked about "petty." the pettiness of these divisions people are going to follow this terrible -- i don't want to use a bad analogy, people are going to fall on their sword about 400,000, or 600,000, in terms of asking people to raise more money. so i think that there are very, very encouraging signs of movement on both sides, both from republicans with tax rates, from the white house with ta

cake john yarmuth who said, i have been largely silent on the issue of gun violence over the past sixw as sorry for that as i am for what happened to the families who lost so much. but can the nra with its money and influence thwart the momentum to address gun violence in america today? jonathan alter is an msnbc political analyst and julian epstein, a democratic strategist, joins us now. welcome to you both. >> hi, martin. >> john, does the nra still have the potency that apparently that congressmen appear to fear, that new york city mayor michael bloomberg says is exaggerated. >> it is exaggerated but it is a very potent, probably the most potent lobbying organization, because what happens is when attention fades, then the nra lobbyists move in and they nibble away at any possible legislation, they kill the legislation in the dark of night. what needs to happen is that we need a movement, a new conversation and a new movement so that they feel the political pain, so that somebody who opposes what should always be called common sense gun legislation, common sense, keep that in mind,

democratic congressman john yarmuth of kentucky, thank you again. >> thanks, richard. >> here is a look at some of the stories topping the news now. at least nine people were killed, more than two dozen injured after a bus crashed through a guard rail and plummeted down an embankment in pendleton, oregon. the section of the interstate where the crash occurred is known for being dangerous. new complications for venezuelan president hugo chavez three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery. on top of a respiratory infection. his vice president said his condition is quote delicate. the new york giants welcomed 200 students, parents, and faculty members from sandy hook elementary school to their final game of the season against the philadelphia eagles on sunday. the giants won that, 42-7, but they still did not make the playoffs. here is what the nfl playoff picture looks like. the redskins' first division title in 13 years gets them a postseason date with the sea hawks. the vikings during the nfc wild card spot on a rematch with the packers and the new england patriots are back with a bye. k

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>> reporter: kentucky democrat john yarmuth says most of the calls have been in favor of new gun restrictions. as a democrat from a conservative southern state, yarmuth says he avoided the issue for the past six years. but now he wants to reinstate the ban on assault weapons. >> nothing's going to bring back those 20 children and six very courageous educators. but we can make sure that's our inspiration, battle cry. and i won't be quiet anymore. >> reporter: neither will senator joe manchin of west virginia. like yarmuth, he has a record of being pro-gun rights. he even fired in a campaign ad. after friday's shooting, manchin says there must be a way to limit the purchase of high-capacity magazines. >> this is not about the second amendment to our constitution or taking guns away. it's been having an intelligent conversation. >> reporter: that conversation has dried up in recent years in the face of pressure from powerful groups like the national rifle association. the nra's lobbying budget is 66 times the amount the leading gun-control organization, the brady foundation, spends to lobby cong

john yarmuth of the great state of kentucky. i love him. he's one of our personal favorites.aid he wouldn't regret losing his seat over tighter regulations on guns and invited the nra to spend money to oppose his re-election. that's the kind of courage we need. he told "the washington post," the power of the nra was greatly overstated. he asked the gun lobby to please spend money to oppose him because it would be wasted. guns are more likely to be used to harm the innocent than protect them. i was reading all of the statistics. melissa fitzgerald was here yesterday. you keep going online whether it is the brady center or wherever. i can't remember -- the incidents of when a gun is used to protect or stop this is like nil compared to the -- >> times people have been accidentally or purposely killed. he said i think it was the tipping point and it was the last straw. after aurora, columbine after all of the incidents you say okay, we have to keep up the drumbeat because it is when the drumbeat stops that we lose our opportunity to make changes. >> chase in the chat room has a g

host: representative huelskamp, our guest was john yarmuth of kentucky and he said with regard to the fiscal cliff, the four largest employers in his district are very dependent on federal government moneys. humana, university of louisville were two that he mentioned by name. what about your district? how dependent are your farmers, your ranchers, whatever else might be out there on the federal government moneys? guest: and i don't have a lot of large employers. it's small business men and women and a lot of ag farm and ranch base and the federal government controls what they do. some on the income side and some on the regulatory side, that's the biggest impact. as i mentioned earlier, 70% of americans receive more from washington than they give. we've created a growing dependency, a growing entitlement state, our budget deficits i think show that. one thing he has opinion talked about is this sequester. it wouldn't have too much an impact. if we look at the sequester, it's budget cuts. and actually what we're being asked to vote on the floor today is undo budget cuts. when did republ