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that's where our own kelly o'donnell is stationed again tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. looking at the lineup of winners and losers from across the country tells us what made voters so angry and what makes them demand change again. while the victory party moment passes quickly, the newly elected insist they know what voters want -- >> we need to restore fiscal sanity to this nation. >> reporter: and what voters reject. >> they're tired of games. they're tired of people that go to washington, d.c. and forget everything they ran on. >> reporter: now that voters turned to republicans to clean house -- >> retire nancy pelosi. >> reporter: today, with a more gracious tone -- >> we need to listen to the american people. >> reporter: speaker in waiting john boehner was more measured on an issue that ignited voter outrage, health care reform. >> we have to do everything we can to try to repeal this bill and replace it with common sense reforms that will bring down the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: running against the

we have today, hdnet's dan rather, the bbc's katty kay, nbc's kelly o'donnell and "time magazine's" rick stengel. and president obama invited the republicans to a conference this week and the republicans have a scheduling conflict. some senate republicans refusing to consider the agenda during the lame duck session as the white house is urging. since the election, is seems like little has changed. mitch mcconnell doesn't even try to sound cooperative. >> some have said it was indelicate of me to suggest that our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. butth fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill, to end the bailouts, cut spendin and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all of those things is to put someone in the white house who won't veto any of these things. >> mcconnell and john boehner are under pressure from the tea party and sarah palin, part of her plan in case she runs for president. in this interview, palin pushed her point. listen to her limp endo

our own kelly o'donnell on the hill for us tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we saw a different charlie rangel today. monday, he walked out of his trial, had no lawyer. today, he was back with a friend and legend of the civil rights movement by his side. looking drained and diminished, once a tower of political influence, today, charlie rangel faced scorn. >> mr. rangel should only look into the mirror if he wants to know who to blame. >> reporter: found guilty of 11 house violations. >> the failure to pay taxes for 17 years. what is that? >> reporter: his fall is steep. 40 years in congress. a decorated korean war hero who marched for civil rights. today, an icon of that struggle. john lewis called him a good man. >> he same to salma and he walked with many of us, including dr. martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: the pain of this moment and that history filled the room. >> i hope mr. barner, in his statement, did not imply my lack of love for my country. >> reporter: the alabama republican who so forceful

cnn's gloria borger and nbc's kelly o'donnell and " the chicago tribune's" clarence page. first up, president obama returns to washington and right back to reality. a new poll matching him against an unnamed republican candidate in six states he carried has him down an average of 18 points from his 2008 number. so now more than ever republicans see the 2012 nomination as a prize well worth fighting for. and right now, this fall is when they're making the big choice to go or not go. there are two paths to the nomination. first some will run as the best unobama as his opposite. opposite in gut appeal. republicans might choose sarah palin who would be red hot compared to today's cool obama. or who's a more seasoned manager? like mitt romney, governor haley barbour or governor mitch daniels? then because obama's clearly vulnerable on big spending, g.o.p. deficit hawks like newt gingrich, tim pawlenty and john thune. but there's another path to the nomination. this way of thinking goes, don't try to be unobama. assume -- play strongly to the christian conservatives who are vyin

>> kelly o'donnell on capitol hill tonight. kelly, thank you. >>> we told you last night about the return of general motors to the stock mark. as you as a taxpayer already had a huge investment in the company which was wailed out with taxpayer money and put through bankruptcy proceedings. tonight, taxpayers are getting some of that back, and cnbc's phil lebeau is a the new york stock exchange to sell us how it went. phil, two years ago the company wasll but left for dead. somef that taxpayer money coming back in. >> reporter: 11.8 and $13.6 billion. heavy shares for general motors today. the stock opened at $3a share. finished at $34.19. there's plenty of enthusiasm for gm on the floor. the ceo of the company rang the opening bell. then they piped in the sound of a chevy camaro revving up. the leaders of gm are vowing not to repeat the mistakes of the old gm. they are currently making money here in the united states. ironically, this ipo comes exactly two years after former ceo rick wager went to capitol hill asking for a bailou

kelly o'donnell joins us now. look, we know a deal's going to be struck. david axelrod accidentally said that last week and then had to retract it. but we know there's going to be a doeal. is this a deal that will be struck thursday r when these guys get together at the white house? >> the president has said he will not negotiate in public until he gets to have that conversation. then you have another option of finding perhaps another number to be the line. could it be a million dollars as was suggested by chuck schumer. so thursday seems to be the most pivotal day in trying to solve this. can they get it done that quickly? we have thanksgiving around the corner and resolving this is one of the biggest issues for the the white house and congress. both want to say they got something out of the deal. >> so this stuff has to emanate from the house. we know it's a house bill and these things on taxes. outgoing speaker nancy pelosi can probably get whatever bill the president needs, but is she going to wait to see what harry reid can deliver first before sort o

cnn's gloria borger and nbc's kelly o'donnell and " the chicago tribune's" clarence page. first up, president obama returns to washington and right back to reality. a new poll matching him against an unnamed republican candidate in six states he carried has him down an average of 18 points from his 2008 number. so now more than ever republicans see the 2012 nomination as a prize well worth fighting for. and right now this fall is when they're making the big choice to go or not go. there are two paths to the nomination. first some will run as the best unobama as his opposite. opposite in gut appeal. republicans might choose sarah palin who would be red hot compared to today's cool obama. or who's a more seasoned manager? like mitt romney governor haley barbour or governor mitch daniels? then because obama's clearly vulnerable on big spending, g.o.p. deficit hawks like newt gingrich tim pawlenty and john thune. but there's another path to the nomination. this way of thinking goes, don't try to be unobama. assume -- play strongly to the christian conservatives who are vying f

kelly o'donnell is in d.c. at the national republican congressional committee where the atmosphere there, kelly, must be upbeat this evening? >> reporter: brian, they are trying to package and contear their reaction to early successes saying they don't want it to be a celebration. they want it to have a serious spirit because of where the country is right now. after all the talk about the anti-washington year, it's here in a d.c. ballroom that national republican leaders are seeing it all unfold. john boehner, the top republican in the house voted in ohio and came back to d.c. and he's now here at this hotel where he's working with senior staff and what they call a "command center." he's making calls to some of the early gop winners. republican chairman michael steele is in the room and they are will be making remarks later tonight. house speaker nancy pelosi, tried to get u out in front of what could be a difficult night for the democrats talking about their ground game and encouraging people not to make predi

our own kelly o'donnell has more from the hill tonigh kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the pressure really ratcheted up today when some key republicans said they would block approval of that treaty. and they say there's just not enough time to work out differences with the white house in the few weeks remaining in this congress. that is a blow to one of the president's signature foreign policy issues. flanked by the top senators on foreign relations, today secretary of state hillary clinton's raised voice sent a message of urgency. >> for anyone to think that we can popone ior we can avoid it, i'm afraid vastly underestimating the continuing threat. >> reporter: a threat that evokes a colwar fear of the soviet union. it was such a vivid part of american life. until the first start nuclear arms treaty in 1991. but that deal expired last december. so the u.s. can't officially track how manyarheads russia has now. >> we need to get our inspectors back into russia after a gap of nearly a year. >> reporter: there is considerable bipartisan support. >> any one of those

our own kelly o'donnell has the story tonight from the capital. kelly, goodevening. >> reporter: hi, brian. it's been years since the house put a member of congress on trial like this. charlie rangel cims he's being treated unfairly by a jury of four democrats and four republicans and he didn't stick around for long. >> the committee counsel is present. are you represented by counsel today or are you representing yourself? >> reporter: new york's charlie rangel stood alone. >> 50 years of public service is on the line. >> reporr: facing 13 counts of ethics rule violations. >> i am entitled to a lawyer during this proceeding. >> reporter: with his well-honed stage presce, he pleaded for a delay. >> and all i'm asking for is time to get counsel. you denied it before, and you are denying it now. >> reporter: rangel and his legal team split weeks ago. but he did not hire anyo else, claiming he can't afford it. afr spending $2 million on his defense. >> we are prepared to proceed today. >> reporter: adding to the drama, ranl walked out. the ethic' commi

. >> kelli o'donnell joins us to fill us in. what can we expect today? >> deliberations are going to get going again. four democrats and four republicans are looking at 13 counts against charlie rangel. it's personal finances, not paying taxes on rental income, how he used his office and staff to try to raise $30 million for a college center that bears his name. none of this is criminal. they are violations alleged of house rules. after a really long and very memorable career, this hannan embarrassing time for him. when you saw him make the appeal, part of what the committee resisted, he knew for a long time it was coming. the idea he didn't have a lawyer didn't hold up. they moved ahead. we are waiting now to see the results. >> kelli, excuse me. mitch mcconnell is also in the headlines for reversing his long held support of earmarks. now, pledging to sign a ban for them. what is among the fall out for fellow republicans as they take over. >> reporter: lawmakers put into legislation, earmarks. mitch mcconnell used it to help his state. many members have

kelly o'donnell is capitol hill correspondent. huge change election, everyone wants change, and the players are exactly the same on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: the people who don't want change are the people who have devoenjoyed their leadership positions in the senate. we saw it yesterday, and now on the house side, the argument for pelosi and her supporters, she is the one who helped get democrats out of the wilderness, as they like to say, when they assumed power in 2006. therefore, she is the one who knows how to get it done again. there's a big argument against that case that about two dozen makers are making, saying the american voted strongly against democrats, doesn't make sense to keep the identical leadership team in place. but when you look who these people are, really skilled politicians, they know how to count votes and bring a caucus together. and because so many of the moderates are the ones who were sent home, nancy pelosi's base is here. so it looks like she has the votes. it's just a kind of a chip away

it certainly did not go his way. >> kelly o'donnell. >> thank you, kelly. >> what about sarah palin inou run for president? hey, i'd do it, like going to a movie on friday nite, i'd do it. >> well- >> well, palin keeps dropping hints about 2012. what does lisa murkowski think about that possible bid? that story is next. >> she's from alaska, i amnes'm she supports it. >> i would think. >> don't forget about the newsletter including a recap of the show and big stories of the day. sign up by going to joe@msnbc.com. ♪ [ man ] i thought our family business would always be boots. until one day, my daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when businesses see an opportunity, the hartford is there. protecting their employees and property and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartford helps businesses at achievewhatsahead.com. i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure, decaf or regular? - regular. - cake or pie? - pie. - apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil

join me and dan rather, kelly o'donnell, richard and katty kay for a great roundtable discussion.at what's coming up on "meet the press," here is david gregory. david? >> thanks, nor. showdown between president obama and republican opponents on nuclear weapons and the president in portugal presses allies for support. our guest from the summit secretary of state hillary clinton. then an emerging voice in the republan party has a new book unleashing the attack on the president in the oil spill. louisiana governor bobby jindal. plus our political roundtable this morning all coming up on "meet the press." >>> well, cougars are ready to pounce in california this weekend. >> but these weren't big cats out in the wild. some of themmay have been big. some of them may be wild. women were looking f their catch at the california cougar convtion in fresno esterday. they paid to be there. the event attracted ladies who probably do not want to reveal their ages along with quite younger men. one woman was vot queen cougar. >> i don't know what that means. >> that comes with a free trip to jamaic

join me and howard fineman, kelly o'donnell, clarence pai and gloria borger for a great roundtable discussionr a look at what's coming up on "meet the press" here is david gregory. david? >>> thanks, chris. good morning, kimberly and aaron. coming up, the politics of the economy at home and abroad. the president returns to the u.s. this morning after facing international resistance at the economic summit in asia and a home the debate over tax cuts and controversial cuts in spending proposed by the president's commission. aftethe election will the white house and republicanbe capable of finding common ground? david axelrod and the view from the republics with senator john mccain. plus, we'll have a special economic discussion this morning with alan greenspan, newt gingrich, mclean who has written a book about the financial collapse and former congressman harold ford. it's all coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> thank you, david. what was meant to be an apology to formerresident george w. bush has turned into more drama for kanye west. >> the comedians seem to think the two might act

>> kelly o'donnell on capitol hill this morning, kelly, thanks, as always. >>> karl rove served as senior adviser to president george w. bush and his book, "courage and conscious: my life as a conservative in the fight" is now out on paperback. good to have you back. >> good to be back. >> i know you worked closely with outside republicans in this election. 2004, george bush said you were the architect. were you an architect of this big win for republicans on tuesday? >> well, i don't -- look, others can apply the labels, i just had a lot of fun being involved in american crossroads and crossroads gps and our efforts to help elect more republicans. >> it was a thumping for democrats, no question about it, on tuesday, in the house, in the senate, in some governors' races across the country. i thought it was interesting what you wrote in an op-ed yesterday. let me read some of that. republicans must not delude themselves. the voters didn't throw out the democrats because they're enraptured with the gop. the polling data suggests that many voters still remain nervous about it. republicans ar

you have been tracking the house side, chief capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell as well. to you both. first to you, how the house is shaping up now and talk to luke about some of the leadership struggles. >> andrea this is certainly a time when people are trying to get a sense of what the new congress will feel like, what we know on the gop side is they have become -- begun working with the transition team, much like when a new president is elected, a team, a committee of 22 who will work on all of the nuts and bolts as well as the political message going forward. they have started that work and includes a few of the freshmen and a few of those aligned with the tea party. so certainly, republicans are trying to say they are being inclusi inclusive.some of the old bulls who have been around, how it works, the new energy going forward. boehner, the presumptive speaker if we expect him to be elected as everyone does in the new congress, these saying he wants to have new energy of newly elected as well. he in a year when incumbents took it on the chin, all the older house mem

. >>> but first, nbc's kelly o'donnell is on capitol hill with more on this. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: there is so much to tell you about happening simultaneously today. returning members of congress are having meetings about policy like those tax cuts. charlie rangel has been a member of congress for 40 years and we're watching as new careers are just getting started. lawmaker boot camp. for more than 100 new members of congress. but only two are already sworn in. >> do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states? >> reporter: brand-new senators who are filling vacancies for delaware and west virginia. for republicans, they're getting to know you sessions needed more seats this year. >> at the '08 election we had two freshman republican senators, obviously i'm excited to be sitting here with 13 this year. >> sounding like he's been to a tea party, the top republican, senator mitch mcconnell gave his own position on pet projects. >> on congressional earmarks, as a leader of my party in the senate, i have to

kelly o'donnell has our story. >> reporter: only a few times has this committee recommended censure, and for charlie rangel who's been in power here for decades, he was reduced to almost tears as he apologized to his colleagues for his infractions, 11 ethics violations that include not paying taxes. >>> a swedish court issued an arrest warrant on thursday for australian julian assange who's been leaking military documents. assange is wanted for questioning in the alleged rape and molestation of two women in sweden. his lawyer says assange did have relations with both of the accusers, but they were consensual. >>> two hostages arrested in nigeria have been returned to their employees. they were rescued when nigerian security forces. >>> franke lauterbach -- who committed suicide this year after his dorm room encounter with another man was allegedly broadcast online. the bill requires colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment. those are some of the stories now at 8:04, now for a check of the weather from al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by adv

kelly o'donnell has details. >> reporter: good morning.e talked how unpredictable this election season has been and just look at what's going on in alaska. voters have done something that hasn't happened since dwight eisenhower was president. a sitting senator winning back her seat on a write-in. it is not official yet but looks like alaska has written some more history. >> they told us this couldn't be done. >> reporter: home in alaska to claim victory. >> can you imagine? over 100,000 who wrote in the same name. >> reporter: against all odds, lisa murkowski put voters through an election day spelling test and she scored big. >> you are m-u-r-k-o-w-s k-y. >> reporter: after a time consuming hand count of write-in votes, a stunning comeback. in august, senator murkowski lost her republican primary to newcomer joe miller backed by the tea party express and her long time rival, sarah palin. murkowski was called a sore loser when she launched a write-in campaign. now, miller says he hasn't given up. >> it's looking like it's less than 1% wher

kelly o'donnell has more on this at capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: hi. so much to tell you about happening simultaneously today. returning congressman talking about the tax cuts and deliberations continuing in the ethics trial of charlie rangel, a member of congress 40 years and we're watching as new careers are just getting started. lawmaker boot camp. for more than 100 new members of congress. only two are already sworn in. >> do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: brand-new senators filling vacancies for delaware and west virginia. >> that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you're about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> reporter: for republicans, they're getting to know you sessions needed more seats this year. >> after the '08 election, we had two freshmen republican senators. obviously, i'm pretty excited to be sitting here with 13 this year. >> reporter: sounding like he's been to a tea party, the top republican, senator mitch mcconnell re

nbc's kelly o'donnell is is on capitol hill with that part of the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: and good morning to you. republicans are gearing up, and today they're going to tell us more about the transition team they're appointing to help organize all the political and even practical aspects of taking over power. and john boehner is already carrying himself like a speaker in waiting. government under new management. in the weeks ahead, expect to hear a lot of this. >> what we need to do is listen to the american people. >> they want a government that listens to them. >> ready to listen to the american people. >> reporter: power they claim can deliver on big promises. >> creating jobs, cutting spending, and reforming the way congress does its business. >> reporter: a tall order for boehner, who arrived in congress 20 years ago from ohio. with blue collar roots, one of 12 kids growing up. >> i put myself through school working every rotten job there was. >> reporter: getting teary is not unusual for boehner, but now that will get more notice. >

. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting. >> that is tough. people generally like charlie.y good guy. >> made some mistakes and should have owned up to them and taken the deal. >>> up next, one of the world's dirtiest energy sources, but is coal the key to clean energy? we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan called the humana walmart-preferred prescription plan. it's a new plan that covers both brand and generic prescriptions and has the lowest-priced national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month and in-store copays as low as $2. when you could save over $450 a year, you can focus on the things that really matter. ♪ go to walmart.com for details. >>> mike, one of the problems with these kids in nantucket, the economy has changed. there's been displacement, right? it used to be when this entire economy of ours was fueled by coal, good old-fashioned coal, dug deep from god's green earth, these kids had things to do. i mean chimney sweeping. that was big in nantucket, big in

kelly o'donnell is live on capitol hill where we are awaiting the new leaders of the republican partyce post election. kelly? >> the shift of power begins now where we will hear from the top republicans from the senate and the house and across the country. they will talk about what voters did not say to them. expect to talk about being humble in their victory, that this was not a grand sweeping endorsement of republicans in congress. they will try to talk about changes that people around the country is what they want. that's a pledge we will hear from them this morning. they will give them a sense of a transition, an organization of up to 20 members of the house, how they plan to take over leadership in january. there is a shift going on in the leadership, and some of the other positions may still be up for grabs. >> kelly, the interesting thing will be will there be added diversity. mike pence may step down to run for president himself. will they bring in some diversity? i will let you take your seat. here are the three leaders of the republican party. >> good morning, every one. as

paul posted to a senate victory and republican candidate kelly ayoff won the senate race in new hampshire. and tea party hopeful christine o'donnell lost the senate race in delaware. >> hope you'll stay with us for up to the minute election results. and and also, toys are about to be ban from kids meals in another bay area city. >> i'm sandhya patel. mild, then we're looking at possibility of rain and showers. showers. and that is comingggggggggggggg ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> investigators trying to figure out the motive behind the murder of a san francisco socialite. the 45-year-old dealt in high end italian jewelry. she was a guest on ""the view from the bay" the show that aired here on abc 7. friends say she returned from a trip with her mother on fi. her body found in her russian hill apartment saturday morning. and no

o'donnell for joe biden's old seat. and in new hampshire, republican kelly ayotte defeats democrat paul hodes. republicans need to capture 10 democratic seats to take control of the senate and so far they've picked up two. in the house, it's still very early in the counting, but the republicans have won a handful of democratic seats. they need a net gain of 39 to take control. we have our cbs news election team deployed at key locations across the country and here at election headquarters and first we turn to congressional correspondent nancy cordes. as we mentioned, republicans in the senate have picked up two seats so far, they need eight more. >> reporter: that's right, katie. democrats are breathing a bit of a sigh of relief after holding on to connecticut but there are so many other states across the map here that are danger zones for them. you can see all these states outlined in blue are all seats where democrats are at risk of losing tonight and they're particularly worried about a handful of them. pennsylvania, the ultimate swing state. illinois, the president's former seat. colorado,

. >> and republican candidates kelly aot won in new hampshire and marco rubio the senate race in florida. tea party hopeful christine o'donnellost in delaware. >>> president obama called reporters to the white house to discuss the mid-term election results. >> we will carry the president's address live here on abc7 tomorrow morning at 10:00. >> and the president will no doubt give tonight's event a positive interpretation in the morning. but this is certainly a very rough night for the democrats. >> it sure is. we are hearing this was really the biggest mid-term loss since 1938. political analyst bruce cane is here to break down what is going on. >> in california we should keep an eye on some other congressional races. it is not just the mcnerney seat. it is the central valley and orange county. if this wave is as large as we are seeing across the country, it might sweep these two seats as well. it is possible there would be a reduction of three in the democratic caucus here in california. >> just take a look. i heard an analyst on tv use a line that two years ago it was a question of whether it would be the obama moment x or

kelly ayoed in new hampshire. and governor rick perry in texas. not all of her picks paid off, of course. high-profile sharron angle in nevada, and christine o'donnellelaware, both conceded. >> thank you, governor palin, for your endorsement. >> reporter: and joe miller, in alaska, is likely to remain in a long fight. but a big win for mavericky, as she calls him, marco rubio. >> a second chance for republicans to be what they said they were going to be, not so long ago. >> reporter: many see the young cuban-american as a future party leader. and as for sarah palin, does she now turn her clout and her attention toward her own future in 2012? some would argue, robin, she's not doing exactly what she should be doing. if she's really looking at a run, she's not holding the right meetings, courting the right people. being a kingmaker, not so bad. but it has conflict with the republican establishment. everybody on the republican side, wants to shut down the idea, in the republican establishment, of a palin candidacy. she responded angrilangrily, to as you might imagine. >> some said they want the election behind them. then, they will discuss sarah palin