the other big development happening is in the fourth circuit, ken cuccinelli the attorney general for the state of virginia, is arguing that the appeal for the decision from last week should go forward. they say that he's guilty and should continue to be tried and they are arguing for an appeal. if the appeal is denied in the fourth circuit, ken cuccinelli says he may take the case to the u.s. supreme court. a lot of things happening and a lot of tension in the courtroom particularly from the prisoner's family. more at 5:00 tonight. virginia. >> thank you. following another story. congress has passed a deal which now reverts the fiscal cliff. >> than since the dow jones sorry for the first time in weeks, but not everyone is happy with the deal. as brianne carter reports some lawmakers are concerned the new agreement will leave us worse off than before. >> a surge on wall street after congress finally reached a fiscal deal late tuesday night. on this thursday in trading of the new year, the dow jones jumped more than 200 points. >> this lot is just one step in the broader effort to str

that i'm making the point here by the way it's a democratic republic and the distinction is as ken cuccinelli argued in virginia when he opposed the very thing that we're talking about today which is this push to try and divide virginia up into this ludicrous map cuccinelli said look every state needs to be winner takes all and the reason is is because the state has to have a voice in the process because the states created the federal government not the other way around well the thing about the virginia too is that you know i really want to talk about how these districts are porous and how many minorities are in the decision whatever else this isn't actually even a map that was gerrymandered by republicans it was actually democrats who created virginia as mouth for how the congressional districts are forced and that's not true yet there it is that so you don't want to talk about this that well that's going to refer back to the civil rights act which says that mine every vote each person gets one vote no i'm talking about the way the magistrates are portioned the digital records with by the go

. >>> tonight political foes of virginia's attorney general are on the attack and a accusing ken cuccinelli for getting full-time pay for part-time work. >> for nehe wants to keep cashi paycheck while he runs for his next job. >> the group offered no specific instances where the work has suffered because of his decision. virginia's governor bob mcdonnell when resigned as attorney general when he ran was asked if should do the same. >> he has been running a year already. i'm getting the good service that i expect. i am able to reach him any time i need to on a cell phone and i don't see any difference in the service provided me. >> dozens before them have not resigned. the campaign response is it is interesting hillary clinton that was being advised by terry mcauliffe didn't resign to run for higher office but national democrats believe that ken cuccinelli should resign. he pledged that he would serve his full term as attorney general and like always he would honor his word. >>> home daycare providers are breathing a bit easier tonight in fairfax county. some feared zoning rules could shut t

attorney general ken cuccinelli pressured the board into enacting those regulations. >> cuch watch was created, and so the motto is ken cuccinelli is keeping an eye on our vagina, and now we're keeping an eye on him." >> reporter: we are keeping an eye on any gun control legislation that comes up and the governor's controversial transportation plan which would eliminate the gas tax. it would be the first state in the country to do so and also raise the sales tax. coming up at 6:00 i'll tell you why democrats are saying that's a terrible idea, especially for northern virginia. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. >> so new year, same fight, and a pretty nickname. >>> lawmakers returned for the latest session of the general assembly. in the wake of the sandy hook school tragedy several gun laws are on the table, including limits on how much ammunition a magazine can carry. governor martin o'malley wants to upgrade maryland's aging transportation system. >>> the flu season does not usually peak until sometime next month, but this year's flu outbreak is so bad health officials say we

for example, take a look at what virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli writes in his upcoming bookikes a similar note to mitt romney's old problem about that 47%. remember? here is a new version. quote, one of their favorite ways to increase their power, he's talking about the democrats here, is by creating programs that dispense subsidized government benefits such as medicare, social security, and outright welfare. these programs make people dependent on government and once people are dependent they feel they can't afford to have the programs taken away no matter how infish lent, poorly run, or costly to the rest of society. does the republican party have a chance with folks like cuccinelli around? bob shrum is a democratic strategist and michael steele is a former rnc chairman and msnbc political analyst. bob, i want you to talk about this because it's fairly familiar talk. whether it has any logic to it or not there is something of a ratchet effect. people have been paying into the social security program. or medicare same deal. who is 70 years old today who will say i don't wan

and i think that thanks to governor ultrasound, mcdonnell of virginia, and thanks to ken cuccinelli, who wants to be the next republican governor of virginia, who is absolutely another governor ultrasound, i think people's attention has been sort of focused on this, and people are turned off by it. i think that if democrats want to continue winning elections, they will continue to put this issue forward and be very open and transparent about it and say, you know, we don't see why women's health should be restricted. there is not a single aspect of men's health that gets restricted on ideological grounds. we're not going to do it to women. >> i think your hypothesis there bolstered by the fact that governor mcdonnell, governor ultrasound saw fit to pass this -- sign these regulations that are likely to shut down every clinic in the state in the dead of night with no public announcement in way that he hope head wouldn't be held accountable for. terry o'neill, national organization of women president, thanks for being here. nice to have you here tonight. >> thank you. >>> the great stat

that stay is requested right now by the attorney general ken cuccinelli in the fourth circuit court of appeals. we'll find out tomorrow. we'll stay on this case and we'll have more for you this evening. back to you. i'm a little out of breath running down the stairs. >> peggy fox reporting live. we'll continue with this story throughout the evening. >>> coming up, olga has the forecast. stay with us. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. here are my favorites. here's one to go with the new xbox you just bought. bestbuy.com is offering a membership that allows you to go online and play games with your friends. you can instantly watch hd movies, tv shows and sports. the price $12.99. that saves you 12 bucks, 48% off. lots of people love the website threadless for cool t-shirts and accessories. gilt city has this deal. pay $22 for $40 in an online credit to spend on the site. there are deals for iphone cases and hip artwork. how about barbecue delivered from pig of the month club right to your door. google offers has this deal. pay 29 bucks f

attorney general ken cuccinelli says the ruling will save virginia taxpayers over $300 million. >>> they say old habits die hard and you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but those concepts today came together to save a woman inside a burning home in bowie. retired firefighter billy mills saw smoke as he was driving along route 301. he knew it was a house fire by the smell. so this 20-year-old veteran made a beeline for that sneak and arrived at just about the same time as emergency crews, but then he got some unexpected help to save the day. >> a large black lab come charging at me, not knowing what he was going to do, i shut the gate real quick and when he came over, his tail was wagging. so i assumed he was okay. opened the gate, he jumped up a little bit frantically. i calmed him down. next thing i know he took off to the house. to the right was a sliding glass door. when he took off, i looked right and when i did, the flames were coming out the top and thick black smoke, but underneath i could see what looked to be a lady. the dog was already up there. so when i went up there, i kn

virginia's attorney general, ken cuccinelli, says going to jail might be an effective way to protestederal mandate regarding contraception. cuccinelli, a conservative republican, is rung for governor in virginia. >>> a grim looking defense secretary leon panetta says the upcoming budget fight in congress could be a serious threat to national security of our united states. >> a severe blow to both the national and local economies with the military being very hard hit. we'll be hearing a lot more about this one in the weeks ahead, and it it could affect all of our pocketbooks. gary nurenberg is here with more. >> reporter: derek and anita, the fiscal cliff really isn't behind us. it's just lurking in the shadows waiting for three guaranteed congressional fights. automatic spending cuts known as sequestration still kick in unless congress stops them. the country is approaching the debt limit and it won't be able to spend any more sometime next month unless congress raises the debt ceiling. and government agencies are only funded until march unless congress gives them more money, they're

that makes attorney general ken cuccinelli the presumptive republican nominee. >>> this morning a virginia man is fighting a visa bad to see his wife again. adam ross and his wife got married six months ago. three weeks after the wedding, apena's mother in thailand got terminally ill. the problem -- she left the country before finishing the process to get a green card, and that kept her from returning to herndon to be with her husband. she's been stuck in thailand for five months now, away from her new husband. >> i haven't seen any humanity from these people. they can't imagine themselves in my position. they're just a result of very, very bad bureaucracy. >> adam ross says he reached tout elected officials who tried to intervene, but immigration officials won't budge. >>> two days, two losses for the wizards in the new year. washington fell to the pacers last night 89-81. d.c. fell behind as much as 17 points in the first half but battled back to keep it close. jordan crawford led the team with 20 points. it's the wizards' 11th loss in the last 12 games. there was some good news. bradley

. >>> virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli is working on bipartisan legislation to make it easierar on the commonwealth's election ballot. cuccinelli wants to cut the number of required signatures in half from 10,000 to 5,000. he also wants to allow rejected candidates to be able to appeal the decision before the state board of elections. cuccinelli says the changes are in response to the 2012 election where many presidential candidates failed to get on virginia's ballot. >>> in the day ahead, a montgomery county committee will look at how to protect trees in the county. they will hold work sessions on two bills. one would save, maintain and plant new trees, the other would require a permit to destroy or disturb roadside trees. it would o also authorize the department of transportation to create a tree replacement fund. >>> today could be a historic day for the stock market. the dow is in range of hitting an all-time high today. the previous high mark was 14,164 set in october 2007. the s&p is also close to reaching a milestone. it's close to breaking 1565. also set in october 200

a survey found 31% of registered voters support mcauliffe while 30% support ken cuccinelli.rd of virginians are still undecided. half of those polled say they have no opinion on either candidate. a majority of maryland voters don't think governor martin o'malley should run for president in 2016. a research poll found 25% of those surveyed. the democrats should run while 58% say he should not. spike that, more than half of those surveyed think o'malley is doing a good job. is national prominence has risen since he took over the democratic governors' association in 2011. >> it's thursday 5:27, 90 degrees. the news continues. >> live reports from all around the region as we check on the roadways. we will have more on that and >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead the roads are huge concern this morning with the chance of slick spots because of the snowfall from overnight. good morning washington. rise and shine, everyone. it'samela brown. >> i am scott thuman. we want to pass along several school closings and the latest. they are

. >>> ken cuccinelli has written a book set for release.he book is entitled "the last line of defense. the new fight for american liberty." promotion at materials promise a look behind the scenes account of his conflicts with president obama's administration. the book will be published by crown forum, a company that pun blishs other conservative writer. >>> another computer hoax, con artist behind tech support scams. >> reporter: he relies heavily on his computer for law practice, and considers himself tech savvy. that's how he was concerned about a phone call ten days ago. he said he was from microsoft, said i had fwhoun hodded a corrupt file. >> reporter: he immediately suspected a problem, and before the call went any further. >> i said if you obviously know who i am, you know my e-mail address, send me an e-mail. >> reporter: what happened? >> he hung up. >> reporter: jerome isn't the only one to get a call. the regional director for the federal trade commission, he says tens of thousands are targeted. >> you get a call from someone cla

i went to college with ken cuccinelli.ty before tea party was cool. >> jennifer: it sounds wrong. already, democratic strategist donny fowler, thank you my dear, for joining us. up next a proposition. we'll tell you what insurance giant aig did today. if only you promise to remove all sharp objects from your reach. yes, it is that bad. and later, brett erlich has the details on what one of the oddest defenses you are ever likely to see. >> coming up, i guarantee you you will agree with pierce more gone. how often does that happen? don't go away. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> jennifer: okay, time

and ken cuccinelli saves a trucker from a burning rig. pulling her out of the truck and putting out the flames with a fire extinguisher, you'll remember that mayor booker has come to the rescue saving a neighbor from fire and last week, a dog left out in the freezing cold. findly, and on friday, clinton backers launched ready for hillary super pac and hopes of 2016 campaign. there's no direct be connection between the super pac and secretary of state hillary clinton and tomorrow night, secretary clinton goes on the record. you do not want to miss our interview with secretary clinton, 10 p.m. eastern tomorrow night. so what are your favorite tweets of the day? who caught your attention on twitter? follow me on twitter greta wire and hashtag greta. what would our country be like if a child were president. a new video paints that picture next. >> greta: time for last call. our country gained a big pep talk from a little kid. a child releasing an uplifting new video. here sit. >> don't stop believing. if that is your dream. >> be a better fri

republican governor bob mcdonnell and ken cuccinelli, the commonwealth's attorney general, have bothe out against the republican plan which would have made it easier for republicans to win that battleground state. that's good news for anyone who cares about fairness in elections and proves that not everyone is in the mickey mouse club in this issue. still, republicans in four other swing states, pennsylvania, ohio, wisconsin, and michigan, are considering similar measures to rig the vote. we'll be right back. >>> it's the end of an era of sorts. late friday fox news announced it is parting ways with one of its star political pundits, sarah palin. palin spent the last few years giving such astute political observations such as these. >> well, first off, nancy pelosi is a dingbat. she is a perfect spokesperson for president obama's democrat party. with all due respect to the office of the presidency, when i hear barack obama speak at this point, especially when he lectures about ethics and civility, it's nauseating to me. >> that's a very scary thought, because barack obama is a social

in virginia terry mcauliffe has a five-point lead over the state's attorney general ken cuccinelli, 46%%. that's good news for the dems. but in new jersey chris christie looks unbeatable. ten months to go, a new poll has christie with a 3 to 1 lead over the only democrat in the race so far. we'll be right back. >>> when i was elected mayor, this was a broken city. tell me things haven't changed. >> you know who i am? >> step by step i have been getting us fixed. >> it's all right. calm down, okay? >> tell me things haven't changed. you in my eyes, a hero. >> thank you. >> do you ever do any hunting? >> we're back. the now movie "broken city" uses a political backdrop to showcase the conflict between a retired policeman played by mark wahlberg and a corrupt mayor played by russell crowe. the mayor meets his match in a crusading police chief played by our guest tonight, jeffrey wright. >> you better start telling me something, explain to me what you're doing at my crime scene. >> i was in the neighborhood. >> you were just in the neighborhood. carl andrews is dead. you think you're just g

. >>> virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli is focusing more on his run for governor.ormer executive director of the virginia republican party. cuccinelli is now the presumptive gop nominee since lieutenant governor bill bolling announced he isn't running for the nomination. however, bill bolling may still run as an independent. >>> the department of education could get involved in the university of virginia's attempt to fire its president. a nonprofit group says an accrediting agency overstepped its bounds when it issued a warning to the school. last summer the school tried to fire president teresa sullivan, although she ultimately kept her job. that prompted the southern association of colleges and schools commission to issue a warning, which the american council of trustees now says is a power struggle with the president, faculty and trustees. >>> the cia and other spy agencies will receive less money in the coming year. congress slashed the budget for spies and satellites for 2013. the house voted yesterday in favor of a senate bill to boost slightly president obam

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is that something you think ken cuccinelli has to do. >> the last 40 years, almost every attorney general has done it. >> has a precedent been set? >> it has. i thought it was better for me and the office of the attorney general. i was laser focused on the governorship. that was right for me and it worked. i won by 1 points. beat had a full-time attorney general. if ken thinks he can do both, more power to him. that's an individual decision. >> and i know, you're a big sports fan. president weighed in on this issue of safety. do you think states need to be having high schools look at this issue of football safety with helmets and that maybe the states need to get -- on the nfl level, these players are getting compensated for the violence. they've made the decision. what about the trauma that happens to these people that never go pro? and do you think that's something that the state should be involved in and more high schools should look at? >> i hesitate to get the government into that at this point. i think there's enough pressure from parents and coaches and others to be self-regulating

listen to this, virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli saying opponents should be willing to go to jail to fight it. on the radio says he supports the lawsuit of hobby lobby stores against the contraception mandate. >> i think you're going to see more hobby lobbies out there and plenty of people are suing, but i think, you know, part of this is the attack on the catholic church and my local bishop said, well, you know, i told the group i'm ready to go to jail. and i said bishop don't take this personally, you need to go to be ready to go to jail and people need to see it play out all the way to its logical conclusion and this guy is making them do it. god bless them. >> attorney general cuccinelli quoting abraham lincoln, the best way to get rid after bad law is to enforce it vigorously. >> and no sign of the plane carrying fashion mogul vit t vittorio missoni. and did it crash? the son insisted the plane going down in the water is the least mrauzable explanation for his father's disappearance. what does he by that? and the reporter is in caracas venezuela. >> they've been searchin

in virginia terry mcauliffe has a five-point lead over the state's attorney general ken cuccinelli, 46%d news for the dems. but in new jersey chris christie looks unbeatable. ten months to go, a new poll has christie with a 3 to 1 lead over the only democrat in the race so far. we'll be right back. >>> when i was elected mayor, this was a broken city. tell me things haven't changed. ...and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169-per-month lease on a 2013 nissan sentra. ♪ nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> when i was elected mayor, this was a broken city. tell me things haven't changed. >> you know who i am? >> step by s

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i want your thoughts about ken c cuccinelli. what are your thoughts on his ambitions for governor?well, i happen to -- i happen to know his record in the state senate and he's a -- and i don't agree with most of his views. some, you know, he's been working on restoration of rights for felons with the governor. >> not all bad. >> but basically i think his -- i'm not familiar with his book. so i can't go in to detail on that but in terms of the budget, we have serious work to do. ought to do it with arithmetic. if we're going to cut taxes say how you pay for it before you vote to cut taxes. and that's what we haven't done. >> all right. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> and up next, as much as the debt kreeling is a bunch of make believe, allegedly there are a lot of actual conservatives on college campuses. >> true story. >> i don't believe it. do you? >> i believe it. ...so as you cs customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this

look at ken cuccinelli. look at tom cotton.nderstand conservative principles are right, conservative principles work. i like to refer to this generation as the children of reagan. because all of us were kids when reagan was president. and his model of optimistic, positive leadership bringing people together and understanding that our principles work and create opportunity, opportunity for those climbing the ladder is what we're seeing replicating all over this country. i'm convinced we're going to win the argument. and it's going to be the men and women in this room who are on the front lines winning that fight. god bless you. [applause] [applause] >> my boy can talk. i'm told by our masters. we have time for about eight minutes of "q&a -- of q + a. if you would like to ask a question, shoot your hand up boldly. >> i will be with you any second. how do people like you overcome leftward media bias and general cultural bias that is leftward? how do we do this generally? >> the media will always be a lost cause. it was a lost caus

i went to college with ken cuccinelli. was tea party before tea party was cool. >> jennifer: it sounds wrong. already, democratic strategist donny fowler, thank you my dear, for joining us. up next a proposition. we'll tell you what insurance giant aig did today. if only you promise to remove all sharp objects from your reach. yes, it is that bad. and later, brett erlich has the details on what one of the oddest defenses you are ever likely to see. >> coming up, i guarantee you you will agree with pierce momomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomomo before the sneeze, help protect with a spray. before the tissue, help defend with a wipe. before the cold & flu season help prevent with lysol. because when you have 10 times more protection with each hand wash... and kill 99.9% of germs around the house with each spray... those healthy habits start to add up. this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. >> jennifer: okay, time now to see how