on thursday, katherine clark was sworn in as the 113th congress. she fills a seat in massachusetts fifth district left vacant by ed markie who's serving in the senate after a special election this past summer. her swearing in was followed by brief remarks on the house floor. unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from the commonwealth of massachusetts, the honorable katherine m. clerk, be permitted to take the oath of office today. her certificate her certificate of election is in front of you. there's no contest, no question raised with regard to her election. >> without objection. will representative-elect clark and the members of the massachusetts delegation present themselves in the well of the house. and will all members rise?? and will the member-elect please raise your right hand. do you solemnly support that you'll support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or

. >>> democrat katherine clark becomes the fifth woman elected to the house from massachusetts. clark will represent the fifth congressional district. edward markey vacated that seat when he won secretary kerry's senate seat. >>> kerry is encouraging congress to hold off to imposing new sanctions because, quote, this is a very delicate diplomatic moment. >> and a man who provided sign language interpretation on stage at nelson mandela's memorial on tuesday, watch him. he was, quote, a fake. he had signed the same thing repeatedly. south african's government tells the associated press they're preparing a statement. i don't know. what do you think? if that comes out to be true, bill karins -- >> that's just mean. >> wow! the man, the myth, the legend. rhode island's favorite traffic cop is back in action. here he is, tony lapore is back by popular demand. his role as the ultimate dancing king. it is a tradition that started in 1984. he retired in 1988 but he comes back during the holidays to the delight of most everybody who sees him. i wonder if he practices that in his off time.

it's an honor for me to submit to you for the first time the honorable katherine m. clark from the state of massachusetts. . . . the speaker: if the gentlelady ill suspend the speaker pro tempore: if the yeal will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentlelady may proceed. ms. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. leader pa lowsy, congressman neal, and the massachusetts delegation, and all of you for this very warm welcome. thank you to my family and friends who are here with me today. my husband, rodney, and my three sons, adyson, jere red, and nathaniel whose love every day makes me the luckiest mom and wife in the world. my parents, chan and judy clark, i thank you -- thank them for the love and support and teaching me even when times are hard approach life with gratitude, optimism, respect for others, and a sense of adventure. myelin yause -- myin laws, i'm so grateful for all they do to keep our family running smoothly and all the love they give us. and my brother, john, and his partner, justin, thank you for being here and for all your support. and i'm so grateful to

katherine clark run to finish out the term of ed marky. hew is now a u.s.john kerry in a special. clark is only the fifth woman elected and after american governor multiple women have been elected. i think they are past stereotypes should be tossed aside. the next number is two. the number of nominees confirmed since the filibuster wars since they voted to consummer patricia millet and confirmed the representative from north carolina to lead and give us another special election. next up, three million is the amount of cash that the charlie crystal pain raised in the first month. the parties run as democrats and rick scott praised twice as much money and has billions to spent of his own money. the income number is staggering. 2,000 mourners are filing past nelson mandela's casket per hour. they are marking mourners fingers to make sure they only pass the casket once. the last number is 57%, the number of people who have a positive impression of pope francis. they named him person of the year this morning. i argued had they not named him, time should stop giv

it's an honor for me to submit to you for the first time the honorable katherine m. clark from the state of massachusetts. . . . the speaker: if the gentlelady ill suspend the speaker pro tempore: if the yeal will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentlelady may proceed. ms. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. leader pa lowsy, congressman neal, and the massachusetts delegation, and all of you for this very warm welcome. thank you to my family and friends who are here with me today. my husband, rodney, and my three sons, adyson, jere red, and nathaniel whose love every day makes me the luckiest mom and wife in the world. my parents, chan and judy clark, i thank you -- thank them for the love and support and teaching me even when times are hard approach life with gratitude, optimism, respect for others, and a sense of adventure. myelin yause -- myin laws, i'm so grateful for all they do to keep our family running smoothly and all the love they give us. and my brother, john, and his partner, justin, thank you for being here and for all your support. and i'm so grateful to

round two, stakes up to 200 points, katherine clark won a special election tuesday held by this 30-plusthe wealthiest members of congress, this florida democrat revealed this week he lost. >> alan greyson. >> that is correct. the senate voted 57-41 on tuesday to confirm this north carolina congressman jeff. >> mel lott. >> correct enstant bonus question. senate democrats cleared the way by changing the rules about what senate procedure that had been blocking. >> this is number you don't get the answer, just for jeff, that had been blocking his nomination. >> the filibuster. >> that is text for the instant bonus. an actress who appeared in minor roles on several recent tv shows pled guilty in texas this week for sending president obama letters laced with what? >> 3, 2, 1. ricin was the correct answer. >> i should know. the department of health and human services on wednesday shows this new england state leads the nation in seen-ups for insurance. kristen. >> vermont. >> that is correct. vermont for 200 points. retired major general michael leonard wrote in an op-ed for the detroit free p