is this picture from kathy mcmorris rogers, is this republican party doing damage control, do you believe>> one thing that's important to keep in mind is that kathy mcmorris rogers is actually a member of congress in office right now. mike huckabee is the host of a television program, not an unpopular one. he's not some official republican spokesperson. i also think it's important to keep in mind that if you are going to fault mike huckabee, it's for being ungenerous to democrats rather than insulting women. he was characterizing how democrats think about women. he wasn't saying that women themselves are people who can't run their own lives. >> hillary, i hear you laughing. you've got a smirk on your face. i have heard conservative media say, hey, listen, his comments are being taken out of context on the left. what he's basically saying is that democrats are being condescending to women. >> well, first of all, i've never heard any democrat say that women need to control their libido as a rationale for legitimate family planning and birth control, so these words are actually a figment of

. >> here she comes, kathy mcmorris-rogers. >> what an honor for me to be with you after the president's state of the union. tonight we honor america, a nation that has witnessed the greatest rise of freedom and opportunity our world has ever seen. nation where we are not defined by our limits but by our potential and a nation where a girl who worked at the mcdonald's drive-thru to help pay for college can be with you from the united states capitol. but the most important moments right now aren't happening here. they're not in the oval office or in the house chamber. they're in your homes. kissing your kids good night, figuring out how to pay the bills, getting ready for tom rose' doctor's visit, waiting to hear from those you love serving in afghanistan or searching for that big job interview. after all, we, the people, have been the foundation of america since our earliest days, people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world, people who come to america because here no challenge is too great and no dream too big. that's the genius of america. tonight the president made

the women were trying to perform an exorcism. >>> washington state congresswoman, kathy mcmorris rogers will deliver the official republican response to president obama's state of the union. coming up next, we'll explore how she and other members of congress feel about the president being willing to >>> welcome back to capitol hill where in just a few hours, president obama will be here to give the state of the union address. and tonight, he says his theme will be a year of action, which of course would stand in stark contrast to 2013 which most of us would agree in which not a lot got done. the interesting thing s the president comes to congress to basically say, i'm going to move forward without you. we're here to talk about what that is likely to mean to the congress members as the woman who covers congress for u.s.a. today, thanks for coming by, we appreciate your time tonight. the president hasn't gotten along with congress all that well when he is trying to work with them. how is this sentiment? >> it depends on who you are talking to. so coming up here and reminding the person pu

political party could designate a single spokesperson, in this case, republican congresswoman kathy rogers as their one and only message deliverer for the state of the union aftermath are over, we are now in a time when a person like rand paul, the senator of kentucky or mike lee from utah, someone with his own agenda and brand can go out there and deliver his own message, push his own issues and probably muddy the party's message in the process. >> glor: alex from politico, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> glor: the royal caribbean cruise line says it's explorer of the seas ship returned two days early, from the outbreak that sickened more than 300 passengers and crew, federal health investigators boarded the ship on the u.s. virgin islands and terrell brown has more. >> reporter: one passenger aboard this ship tweeted about her illness, "all aboard the fun ship," she said, "yep, i am sick." the explorer of the seas cruise ship scene in this youtube video departing the bahamas last spring had to make an emergency stop yesterday after reports of volume omitting and diarrhea from passe

. >> it's up to washington state congresswoman, kathy rogers so deliver the official republican response. she'll focus on jobs and healthcare. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> the president is also expected to announce executive actions on job training, retirement security, and assistance for the long-term unemployed and he takes his message on the road starting wednesday. >>> we'll have more on the state of the union throughout the evening. anchor, derek mcginty will speak with u.s.a. today congressional reporter susan davis coming up at 6:00 and 7:00. that will be live from the rustle senate office building and carry the state of the union address live right here on wusa9 starting at 9:00 and then stick around for derek and jan at wusa9 news at 11:00 and teaming up with the u.s.a. today political team to provide you with complete analysis and reaction. >>> there is some encouraging news on the unemployment front tonight. at least in our area. the district's jobless rate is at at lowest it has been since december of 2008. the seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 8.1% last

they think kathy mcmorris rogers will connect with the american public. bret. >> live in statue airy hall, thanks. back with the panel, charles, any other thoughts, we only have a few seconds before the republican response. >> in 2008 president obama said reagan was historically consequential, what he meant was reagan changed the course of american history, he did a lot of things, tax cuts, tax reform, deregulation, et cetera, and clinton played small ball. when obama came into office, extremely expansive, extremely ambitious. here we are, he sounds like a president who realizes he's not going to get it done, he does the one thing, health care, which he's trying to hold up and hold back the other forces opposing it, but that's it, i think he understands, and now he's playing small ball, being a clinton and not a reagan. >> the biggest applause line for the president was dealing with women's issues, democrats really seemed to like that, for republicans, kathy mcmorris rogers offers this message from a republican point of view. >> she is a rising star among

. >> and republicans have tapped a woman, kathy rogers, a mother of three to deliver the gop responseto the president's state of the union address. it is critical to reach women voters. in the last being election, democrats captured 56% of the female vote, republicans only 43%. sharon day is marshaling women. >> i'm committed to the plan, the party is committed to the plan, we are going to reach out one woman at a time, one vote at a time. >> the republicans have to convince women that they are caring about the problems that women face, and they have the economy and jobs. >> efforts to reach out to women may have been hindered by remarks made by former gop presidential candidate mike huckabee, saying that democrats are the ones short changing women. >> if the democrats want to short change the women of the nation that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in, then so be it. >> democrats called the remark offensive and the rnc chair without mentioning any names reminded those here that words can speak as loud as actions. >> however, as we look to grow the ranks of our party, we

the speech from kathy m mcmorris-rogers will be to win over female voters.is rising star better. kathy mcmorris rogers says she wants her speech to be's conversation with the american public and yet, her speech is ato send a signal that it is welcoming to women leaders, but women voters too. >> are you nervous? >> i'm trying not to be. >> reporter: as a member of house gop leadership washington state congressman kathy mcmorris rogers is never far from the house speaker's side but she says she was still surprised when he asked her to deliver this high-profile speech. >> i was totally caught off guard. it was not anything i anticipated and i immediately thought it was a tremendous honor to do so. >> why do you think he asked you? he just thought that i had a great personal story myself as far as my experiences and my background. >> mcmorris rogers grew up working on her parents' orchard and was the first in her family to go to college, taking a job at mcdonald's to help pay her way. she is the first member of congress to give birth three times while in office.

kathy mcmorris rogers and the senate's number-two democrat, dick durbin. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with breaking news. these are live pictures from atlanta where misery is turning to fury right now. this hour, one of the largest cities in the country virtually shut down for the next 24 hours. a half dozen states across the southeast are now under snow and ice with two people dead in georgia and five in alabama. more than a thousand accidents reported after just a few inches of snow turned major roadways into icy parking lots and stores into shelters. look at this. these are live pictures at traffic cameras around atlanta where everies are under way to clear thousands of abandoned cars and trucks. drivers, some after waiting ten hours or more in traffic, decided to risk their own lives and walk miles in bitter cold to try to get home. thousands of children forced to spend the night in schools or on school buses. they are finally home tonight. cnn has team coverage of all of the breaking story. our victor blackwell and bringian todd are both s

their top women in the house of representatives, congresswoman kathy mccormick rogers and earlier today, another prominent voice looked to try to turn the tables on his liberal counterparts, presidential candidate mike huckabee suggested that the war is not against women but for women. >> if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing a prescription each month for birth control, then so be it. >> that was huckabee speaking to a crowd at a committee here in washington, d.c. the verdict is still out on how well his words will go over with female voters. dana bash joins me now. the comments already generating plenty of buzz. >> i was actually in the room and talking to many of the members of the republican party who were there at this meeting and so the consensus was that they liked the idea but maybe he shouldn't use the word libido and certainly the idea that he said that is getting a lot of buzz was a question asked to jay carney at the white house briefing and here is his response. >> i have

the official response from house republican conference chair and stay at home congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers the big question is, how would she rank on a scale of rubbio to 10. jim? >> you know, firstoff, it's a major plrbment that she didn't provide content for a week's worth of the late night. >> she didn't do any harm. >> i don't think anyone did any harm. i don't think they did anyone any good. there is no nursery rhyme, the cow killed nelly in the belly in the barn, didn't do her any good, didn't do her any harm. >> stephen: well said, george, well said, the whole evening was a complete waste of time. by the way a cow kicked nelly in the belly is also the republican's plan for contraception. we'll be right back. "!hqrrrdx >> stephen: welcome back, everybody, my guest tonight is espn analyst and hall of fame wide receiver, good luck catching my softball questions. please welcome cris carter. (cheers and applause) chris, thanks so much for coming on. good to see you. all right. now then, chris, all right, for the few people out there who may not know your impressive cv, let's get a few th

congresswoman, kathy mcmorris rogers delivered the gop response. >> republicans have plans to close the gap. plans that will focus on jobs first without more spending. government bailouts and red tape. >> but members of both parties showing the president salute to army sergeant, corey remsburg. he was wounded in afghanistan during his 10th deployment. among first lady, michelle obama's invited guests was san francisco mayor, ed lee. >> the mayor sent out this letter, it's from the white house. the two men he is with are jason and jane collins. the mayor released a statement saying, he will do what he can to support the president's goals, including more affordable housing. >>> all eyes were on the president at a watch party. the speech pretty well received. >> it was not arousing as previous years, but he touched on a lot of good points. economic inequality, defending healthcare reform, the importance of that. >> dozens of people turned out because it was their homework. >>> elsewhere around the bay area, our exclusive kpix5 poll found that 53% have confidence in the president to lead th

washington congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers will fiv give the rebuttal in english. rand paul plans to deliver his own response and the tea party's reaction will be delivered by mike lee. you can watch the president's address live right here on ktvu. our coverage begins at 6:00 right after the news at 5:00 and following the president's speech we'll have a special edition of ktvu news. >>> parking meter prices are expected to go up in san jose. why city officials say the increase in rates will benefit drivers. >>> it's a mostly cloudy day around the bay area. ktvu's rosemary orozco will be here to tell us when we might be seeing some rain in the forecast. >>> after the break, we'll have a live report on breaking news out of oakland where police are on the scene of a shooting near the mormon temple. >>> fact to breaking news on a shooting near the mormon temple in oakland. allie rasmus just arrived on the scene and joins us now with a live update. good afternoon, ail. >> reporter: there is an active scene. police have closed off this intersection with their crime scene

you have kathy mcmorris rogers doing the official response but then you have mike lee giving the teasponse. rand paul will shoot his own response to his e-mail list and twitter. as republicans such as rand paul started looking towards the white house race in 2016, they'll be angling to do their own thing. this is a problem for john boehner. he's signaled he wants to move on areas like immigration but bringing along the rest of the party will be difficult for him. >>> david knack a meuer ra with the washington post. stick around, my friend. don't go anywhere. david and bill will be together with first buzz including a grammy night with racy and revealing moments. that's coming up next. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like solar... and wind? let's find out. this is where america's electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the elec

. >>> washington state congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers is going to deliver the republican's official response tonight. senators rand paul and mike lee will give their responses and coming up in about 3 minutes we're going to introduce you to a woman who will have a very special seat at tonight's address. >> other news, legendary folk singer and song writer and activist pete seeger has died. he passed away monday at new york presby attorney presbyterian hospital. he was part of the quartet, he was an inspiration to many including bob dylan and bruce springsteen. seeger recorded more than 100 albums and he always saw folk music as a catalyst for social change. again, pete seeger, dead at 94. >>> jazz drumming legend max roach will live on forever in the library of congress. the library purchased his entire collection works spanning decades. that collection is more than 100,000 items. it includes manuscripts, papers, photographs, and hundreds of sound and video recordings. this you see here is roach performing at d. c.'s blues alley back in 1981 and all of the material will be available

whenever it is needed >> pam: representative kathy morris rogers delivered the republican response to build or president barack obama state of the union address. >> it helps working families rise above the poverty and protect the most imponderable. washington plays by the old rules same moral stature duke it is the vision that is fair and promise of a better future for every american >> pam: she says that his president obama policies are making it more difficult in making life more hard for americans she focuses on his economic plan is in the number of americans who have stopped looking for work. >> pam: a barry area health organization was some advice coming to a muni bus near you. at a community in mourning following the death of a bart officer appeared necks with his neighbors are saying about their loss on the eve of his memorial service. >> reporter:in statement tuesday, the director of cal fire, chief ken pimlott said ""we have a well exercised mechanism for addressing short term elevations in the threat of wildfire, but these prolonged conditions warrant an even more aggressive

but, you know, i think that just yesterday representative kathy morris-rogers was announced she's thean in the house. she's going to be giving the republican response to the state of the union address. obviously, we've seen women like senators kelly aot and susan collins really make their mark in the senate. so, you know, i think that there really is a divide in the republican party, perhaps, with which approach to follow. and i that i there are just two different approaches and yes earlier we saw the radio host former governor and presidential conditioned date mike huckabee. >> yes, we did. thank you. you have a great weekend. >> you, too. >> coming up, bill karins and brian shactman will be here for first buzz and we'll tell you about a bizarre proposal and famous movie scenes reenacted. we have the adorable shots for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] eeny, meeny, miny, go. ♪ ♪ more adventures await in the new seven-passenger lexus gx. lease the 2014 gx 460 for $499 a month for 27 months. see your lexus dealer. for $499 a month for 27 months. if ...hey breathing's hard... know the feeling?

you've got congresswoman kathy mcmorse rogers giving the official republican response and senator mike lee. he's giving the tea party response and senator rand paul giving the rand paul response. which one of them speaks for you? >> we're a big-tent party. we need a president that's going to commit to work with congress, face the challenges and meet the challenges that this country needs dealt with, not go off on his own. so we'll look for him to work with us to get the job done. >> but isn't this a mess, come on? isn't this a mess? three responses from your party. >> we are allowed the diversity of opinion. >> that's a shopping mall. >> debate gets us to good results. >> you guys used to like the big tent idea. put you on the spot for a second, representing one of the great coal states. if we end up with republicans gaining as many seats as they might, we could end up basically in a tie. if in a tie your vote was the one vote that mattered between harry reid of nevada and a coal senator, is it automatic, or do you start thinking? >> you mean a coal senator from the standpoint of what,

we're going to hear from the republican response from kathy mcmorris-rogers.t's the official republican response but we're also going to hear a tea party response from utah republican senator mike lee and we're going to hear a response from kentucky republican senator rand paul, the three responses probably an indication of the divisions in the republican party. shepard? >> wendell, one of our white house correspondettes thanks so much. it is interesting of note there is the official, there is the tea party and there is the rand paul. >> yes, and rand paul just seems to have decided he's going to deliver his own response. we despite what when del said won't be hearing all of those tonight. all you'll hear is kathy mcmorris-ronnellers one of the top members, in fact the only woman in the republican leadership in the house, has had three children since she became a member of congress, the only woman ever to do that and i don't think it's a complete coincidence it's a woman delivering the republican response obviously. they've got an issue with women and the pres

but kathy rogers make a different case. >> last month, more americans stopped looking for a jab thanmany people are falling further and further behind because right now the president's policies are making people's lives harder. people's lives harder. try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. >> police shot teenage runaway in hawaii in honolulu. >> the staff went into lockdown situation and that means no in and no out. >> it is as a gap we face between where you are and where you want to be. the president talks a lot about income inequality but the real gap we face is one of opportunity and equality. >> the highest ranking woman into the house delivered the official gop response after obama's state of the union. she is the chair of the house conference and joins me now. good morning. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> that is a job that is froth with pit falls. how did you fell it went? >> my goal was to deliver that as republicans, our policies are no matter where you come from or live, ours w

. >> we understand kathy rogers will give the republican response. what should we know about her?he's is house gop conference chair. i don't know this stuff but i think the republicans have an interest in putting her up there as a woman. democrats are going to say things like democrats hate women and minorities so republicans are putting a lot of those members up in the public eye to make the case for the g.o.p. side of things. >> at least in the house next week looks like a short week with the state of the union and republican retreat. but there is an abortion bill coming to the floor. what is that all about? >> kanter promised this on wednesday the march for life. he said there will be an abortion vote next week. it's a vote we saw before almost three years ago. they passed a similar bill that cod fies current law that says no federal funds can be used for abortion. this is a ride they're shows up on the spending bill for health and human services department. it is some obama care language in it. it says if you have a low enough income and you qualify for certain federal subsidi

. >> reporter: and republicans have tapped a woman representative kathy mcmorris rogers of washington state, a mother of three, to deliver the g.o.p. response to the state of the union address. the party knows it is critical to reach women voters who make up more than half of the electorate. in the last presidential election democrats captured 56% of the female vote. republicans only 44%. rnc co-share sharon day is marshaling women. >> i'm committed to the plan. the party is committed to the plan, and we'll reach out one vote at a time. one woman at a time. >> reporter: analysts say it's not necessarily an easy sale. >> the republicans have to convince the american women about several things. that they care about the problems that is effecting women as a whole. it's called compassionate issues in our politics, and the economy and jobs. >> reporter: efforts to reach out to women may have been hindered by remarks made by mike huckabee, who was trying to say that democrats are the ones shortchanging women. >> and if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe

kathy mcmorris rogers will give the republican rebuttal following the state of the union. you can watch the speech right here on channel 2, the coverage begins on tuesday night after ktvu channel 2 news at five and we will have special coverage after the president's speech at 7:30. >>> it costs more to mail a letter. the u.s. postal service raised the price of a stamp to 49 cents. and mailing a pass card increased a peney also. it is needed to keep up with inflation. >>> google is apologizing for a search engine glitz that sent thousands of e-mails to one man's hot mail address. it happened friday during the temporary outage that had nothing to do with the glitch. there were blank e-mails sent to a hot mail address. going the says it is fixed. >>> the pride is usually the center of attention. an orlando woman shared attention to a woman that may not have any of her own. ter reese blare was the real bride but walked with others on saturday. lives in a special needs home that blare runs and she officially asked them to be her bridemaids. she did everything a bride likes to d

kathy mcmorris-rogers will give the official rebuttal to president obama's speech. florida congresswoman eliana will give the spanish version of the response. and kentucky senator rand paul will deliver his own response to president obama's address which he will post on youtube shortly after the president finishes. mike lee of utah, he will deliver the tea party response to the president's state of the union address. a spokesman says the senator will address the real causes of economic and equality. on his facebook page, senator lee asked people for their ideas to add to the tea party response. now, you can watch the state of the union address right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage begins at 6:00 right after ktvu ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we'll have a special edition of the news after the address. >>> 7:16. this sunday's super bowl is much more than just a football game. it's a nationwide party. that gives the question a post- holiday boost. this year meshes are expected to spend more than $12 billion on super bowl parties. that includes snacks, decorations a

deliver bed i the highest ranking republican woman in the house, washington state representative kathy morris rogersclearly they are trying to present a picture of a g.o.p. party that welcomes women, and many others, we will have to see for the remark hurts rather than helps. back to you. >> lisa stark, thank you, and an arrest has been made in the infamous heist that inspired the movie good fellas. this morning fbi agents -- he is accused of stealing nearly $6 million in cash and jewels from a cargo hanger at jfk. allen reports. >> it was a key moment in martin's new york mob drama good fellas. >> funny how? like i am a clown, i amuse you? i make you laugh? >> nobody in law enforcement was laughing back in 1978. when crooked loaded a black van with cash and jewelry stolen from the airline vault at kennedy airport. they found the van but not the money or the robbers. >> nobody knows for sure how much was taken in the daring raid. in fact, it was more. $5 million in cash, and another 1 million-dollars in jewelry, according to charging documents. the largest cash robbery in u.s. history at that time.

the union address on tuesday and this year's gop response will be delivered by congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogersest ranking republican woman in the house is asking her colleagues to do something different. invite constituents who are left behind by the president's policies. a radio talk show host, fox news contributor and ron is a former communications director to former speaker dennis hastert and it's great to have both of you. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >> ron, how important and significant and impactful could it be to bring someone to this speech, make them your plus one and have them have a compelling story to tell? is that a good strategy? >> yeah. i think this is really an idea by chairmanwoman rogers. she's giving the response herself and she's a working mother of three and to have members of congress, republican members of congress bring guests who are hurting by obamacare, who are looking for jobs, who have problems in america is an answer to the president who every state of the union promises the kitchen sink, yet nothing happens. actually since the last state of the union, i don

>> the official republican state of the union response will come from representative kathy mcmorris rogers of washington state. but the tea party will put out it's own televised response from senator mike lee of utah. heidi zhou castro takes a look at the tea party and whether last year's government shutdown helped or hurt its re-election. >> i do not like green eggs and ham, i do not like them, sam i am. >> that was part of ted cruz's 21 hour marathon speech in the u.s. senate. although opponents belittled his crusade less than a week later the republican-controlled house brought the government to a halt and furloughed 800,000 workers for 16 days. >> when we defund obamacare we'll be happy, happy, happy. >> reporter: the tea party lost that battle. obamacare opened on octobe october 1s. >> they're using our members and using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. >> but among the tea party grassroots supporters in texas, a different take. >> i like ted cruz. i think he's, you know, i think he has got nerve. he's not afraid to be--not afraid to be called a conservativ

followed by the response from republican conference chair kathy mcmorris rogers and your reaction by phone, facebook and twitter. the state of the union, tuesday night live on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. .. [applause] >> thank you for coming out tonight. it's a friday night, and it's miami, and plenty of time to get down to the beach. so i'll see you there. ping-pong diplomacy, as mitch just said, an extraordinary moment in 1971 when this deeply engrained antagonism that existed for 22 years between china and the united states suddenly fractured, and it all seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. and the story goes it was these ping-pong players who started the process, rather than politicians, and the press loved it because it was the spontaneity and it was almost too good to be true. a story of a young american who befriends a young chinese, and together the two guys start this process that changes the world. that's what we were taught. if we know anything about ping-pong diplomacy that's probable my what you know. it's a pack of lies. it falls very neatly into what every

for the first time two women will deliver the republican response washington congresswoman kathy mcmares rogers in english ileana rose will give the response in spanish. >>> here in the deep blue bay area polls show the president's approval rating has dropped, but an attempt by the administration to try to pick up some steam. david stevenson is live in san francisco where mayor ed lee will be a guest at tonight's speech. >> reporter: that's right. we caught up with the mayor after he took a red eye flight last night to the nation's capitol. san francisco mayor ed lee reverted up at his washington d. c. hotel this afternoon ahead of his invited appearance at tonight's state of the union address. >> my immediate feelings are wow, this is such a great honor. >> reporter: lee, the city's first asian american mayor is being recognized as an extraordinary american. but president obama is also expected to speak on immigration reform and raising the minimum wage two subjects for which san francisco has long been at the forefront. >> it's not about bragging it's about modeling what works and certainly f

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republicans are putting a new face on their official response to the president, kathy mcmorris rogers is the highest ranking republican woman in congress. she's also a mom. republicans are hoping she maybe will be able to help them improve their appeal to women. after the speeches tonight, we'll bring reaction from voters in the leadoff presidential battleground state of iowa. we put together a focus group of democrats, republicans and independent voters. they've dialed their responses to the president in realtime. it will look like this with lines going up and down. back to you, wolf. >> thanks very much. we're also getting an exclusive look behind the scenes of preparations for the president's speech. and new details emerging what he's going to say. our senior white house correspondent brianna keilar has been working her sources. what are you seeing and hearing? >> wolf, i've spoken with a number of sources very familiar with president obama's speech tonight. they say he'll deliver a populist message focused on middle class families. in addition to announcing that heal increase the

obviously, one that is the official and i think the one considered to be the most discussed, kathy mcmorris rogersays the president talks about income inequality, but we face the opportunity inequality and believes this happened under the administration's policies here. >> i think she struck a very hopeful note. there was no real specific policies that she outlaid. but really when you're talking about what the republican response is, you're trying not to screw it up. you don't want to be remembered for the gaffe. she delivered what she needed to, able to strike a hopeful note and kind of bring republicans back into the messaging in terms of where they want to be, still talking about income inequality. some republicans like senator marco rubio start to talk about more and more, and i think they're going to be trying to do some more of those policies instead of the divisive budget deals where they've had issues in the past couple of months. >> the republican party plans to take a softer line on raising the debt ceiling. that's the late word from their conference in maryland. >> yeah. absolutely. tha

. >> but doesn't a party usually come up with one -- >> kathy mcmorris rogers was the responder, ande the official response. >> official response and then there's all the other splinters. i'm not the only one -- i'm not alone. >> every member of congress is in the studio giving a response. rand paul was not the only senator giving a response. >> i hear your point, but they said conservatives are competing for air time. >> i don't care how he framed it. i'm just telling you what the truth is. >> and i hear your point, but what he said was the latest flare-up of the latest gop civil war was not about itology, it was about publicity. it does fan the flame that the party doesn't have a voice. you're saying one person put out a response, but clearly there's not a lot of people behind her. there's a lot of people fighting to say the gop is this or it's that. if you have a fight on, how do you win the white snous. >> i don't think there's a whole lot of people that are tuned in to anything to that magnitude. i think what you have in politics and in this country are people that are tuning in

representative kathy mcmorris rogers. and by the way, in case you haven't noticed, she's also a woman. they tweeted out a photograph of her with her baby practicing her speech last week. something the republicans need. they need women on their side. senator mike leigh, he's giving the tea party response. and then senator rand paul is giving his own response. i think it's with an eye on 2016. he talked to david gregory today on "meet the press", also with an eye on 2016. let's take a listen. >> i think the thing we make the mistake of up there is we try to agree to too much. i'm the first to acknowledge the president and i don't agree on every issue. but if you took ten issues, i think there are two or three that we agree on, and we may agree firmly on. why don't we go after the issues that we agree on. >> reporter: so, we heard from him. we're going to be hearing a lot from senator rand paul. but the three responses, i think the only one you'll probably see everyone take is probably representative mcmorris-rodgers. >> i t

look for the republican response by congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers to be heavy on criticism of obama care. that's the main talking point that the gop has in terms of their battle for congress. we'll also get reaction from two outspoken republicans and possible 2016 presidential contenders, senators ted cruz and rand paul. they'll join us after the president's speech. and we'll have the first reaction from americans who watch the president's speech in our exclusive instant poll. we have new specifics of what the president will say tonight. let's bring in our senior white house correspondent jim acosta, he's got the very latest. jim? >> reporter: wolf, president obama will be making the case to the american people for expanding opportunity for all americans. and he's going to be talk about tackling income inequality, calling it the defining project of our generation. according to excerpts released by the white house. but he's going to be putting on congress on notice that either they will have to cooperate and send legislation that he can sign that will accomplish that objective or he

the republican response from rep is the is his kathy morris rogers. she is in her fifth term.that, a rear of the president's state of the union address, a 65-minutes each focus focused primarily on domestic issues including other challenges facing this country. we want to get your reaction on what the president outlined and his priorities for 2014. in.can call you can also join us on our facebook page at facebook.com/c- span. or on twitter. #c-spanchat.s scott wilson writing about tonight's speech, he says this was not the presidency that barack obama had in mind after winning his historic election five years ago. but it is the one he believes he has left. the first time since taking office, the president spoke to congress today from a clear position of confrontation, threatening to veto new iran sanctions, warning against further moves against health care law and demanding action on a series of previously proposed economic measures. that from "the washington post was good at washingtonposted.com. caller: first of all come i believe that the republican party can do a lot to he

what i said yesterday was just have kathy mcmorris rogers. >> kathy did a great job. >> she was fantastic respectfully disagree with at that. i think she did the best perhaps that she could do, but that is a terrible assignment responding. the next person who thinks they're going to get called to give the response ought to change their phone number and not share it with anybody. when i listened to her speech, she was very pleasant but it reminded me -- the old mayor daley once made a speech and he misread his lines and said "we have to rise to higher and higher platitudes." that's the way it was. >> and what about the republicans that can't even stand behind one response? >> it seems like a lot of responses. but i think the republican party, you know, speaker boehner is in a position where he feels a little built more empop-upered right now, even though he knows he'll get a lot of resistance pushing immigration this year. he was even saying yesterday that the party has to change direction, that it has to go back to where it was. if they want to retake the white house and retake the senate

congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers, the highest ranking republican woman, gave her party's response.ly solve the problems facing americans. >> reporter: president obama said last night he is committed to making washington work better but his approach, which basically cuts congress out of his game plan, may actually increase the mistrust among republicans. and, ryan and marci, it may also deepen that already very bitter divide. >> and, karen, the speech was largely focused on the economy and domestic policy. but there was a moment at the end on foreign policy that may be what sticks in american's minds. tell us about what happened there. >> reporter: what a moment that was. towards the end of the president's speech last night, he singled out one of the guests in the first lady's box. cory remsburg, an army ranger, who served ten deployments. he was nearly killed by a roadside bomb a couple years ago. and right now he is still -- he is blind in one eye. he is still recovering the use of his left side. the president pointed to him as a symbol of inspiration. he said, cory doesn't quit,

. >> we understand that representative kathy mcmorris rogers will give the republican response.t should we know about her? >> she's the republican woman in the house, the house g.o.p. conference chair. i don't know this stuff but i think the republicans probably have an interest in putting her up there as a woman. we're in that attack season where democrats are going to say things like republicans hate women and they hate minorities so we're seeing republicans put a lot of those members up in the public eye to make the case for the g.o.p. side of things. so we can expect this for several more months. >> at least in the house next week it looks like a short week with the state of the union. but there is an abortion bill coming to the house floor that was mentioned by eric cantor this week's march for life. what's that about? >> he promised this in the event you watched all day on wednesday, the march for life. he said there will be an abortion vote next week and it's a vote we saw before in 2011 they passed a very similar bill that cod fizz current law that changes over every yea

kathy mcmorris roger will give the rebuttal and florida rep i leaned ross of and will provide a responseber as we said you can see the state of the union address in its entirety tonight comes up on the kron4 and 6:00 it is what the press conference starts. the state of the union address and it will follow that with the kron4 evening news so stick around for that. >>: look at the weird weather phenomenon we are scene and ohio. i shaved snowballs. they're known as rollers. strong winds blow trunks of snow and they create what to see there. >>: it reminds me of pay. these are different. it picks up five shapes. on like snowballs made by people snow rollers are typically a cylinder shape. and they are hollow usually. an earlier so there we can't have all right apart. so ends up looking like a doughnut or emanate hay baled. sometimes it's not square. >>: i thought the same tank. >>: we are tracking a pretty good storm last time they have met troublesome of all was five years ago so very rare event and this is really affecting the deep south into georgia. the peak empurpled showing the freezin

followed by the response from republican conference chair kathy mcmorris rogers. and your reaction by phone, facebook, and twit per. state of the union tuesday night live on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. under his watch, everything has gotten worse. he should talk to himself because poverty is worse. food stamps dependency is worse. and more people have given up looking for under barack obama's watch than any time that i can remember. when the federal government tries to equalize outcomes the job market and health care. we're going to be better off. that's the right approach. visiting hundreds of schools and communities nationwide. 20 years later it continues on the road. on the campaign trail and visiting book festivals history events, education conferences and schools. look for us on the road and online on our website c-span.org. we are hitting the road! >>> coming up next kentucky governor speaking about the state's expansion of medicaid under the health care law. after that fbi director james talking about the relationship between local law enforcement

eastern with the president at 9:00, followed by the response from republican conference chair, kathy mcmorris rogers is your reaction by phone, facebook and twitter. the state of the union tonight, live on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> on facebook, we asked which issue do you want president obama in congress to address this year? winnow congress will not work with obama, so we need to go people and that will work for the good of all the people. >> this is where the clintons lived when they were professors. in fact, hillary's first year teaching here, bill was driving down the road and and a townhouse for sale and hillary clinton at the houston said that's a cute house and bill took her to the airport and picture from the airport a month later and that i bought your house. you have to marry me and looked me in it because i can't live there long. i was in fact the fourth time he had proposed. >> there were nine people at the wedding. a small, intimate ceremony. hillary was retaining your own name. bill didn't seem to be bothered by this, however when they sold virginia and many toddlers moth

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past year to promote some of their women office holders like tapping washington congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers to deliver their response to the state of the women on tuesday and they launched women voters over the past couple of years. this is the warning that rnc chairman ryan priebus looked at. >> as we look to grow the range of our party we must all be very conscious of tone and choice of words when we communicate those policies effectively. we should set the standard. >> but huckabee responded and tried to explain himself this morning on "fox and friends." >> actually i was upholding them and saying, you know what, women are not helpless. i've been married nearly 40 years. let me assure you, my wife is not helpless. my wife is a strong woman. my daughter, my daughter-in-law, are strong women. i respect them as equals. my wife can do things i can't do. that's my point. >> well, in his comments this morning he also just touched on abortion, essentially needling testimonies for luring women to vote for them by giving access to birth control prescriptions and free abortions and believing that