welcome back to an extended edition of "morning joe," joining us from bakersfield, california, kevin mccarthybroadcast today. >> thanks for having me. >> what's the key issue of the race for you today, kevin? what do you think americans as they go to the voting booth will be focusing on the most? >> economy. do you want the same as the last four years or you want some form of change? all across the country, people are looking at can america grow and create new jobs and that will be the inference on what people vote on. >> what change does mitt romney's candidacy promise? >> i think it changes the direction in such a government-creating jobs to a private sector creation of jobs to people working together to try to find solutions, for one. i think his success and the combination of paul ryan and the idea of understanding the budget so the future of what america will look like with job creation? do we get out of this mess by raising taxes or do we get out of the mess by changing. >> and you know speaking of the debt and the budget, andrew ross sorkin. >> mr. walker here. >> i have one question.

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. >> taylor lautner sat down with kevin mccarthy to explain why jacob has become his favorite role and tucker's favorite character. we'll be right back. >>> twie height breaking down dawn part two hits theets are today and taylor lautner has drawn a lot of fans for team jacob in thenedless love triangle that has played out during the twilight movie franchise. >> now that the final chapter is open, movie reviewer kevin mccarthy at down with the actor. >> i was thinking as an actor when you first got in this business or even nowadays, have you ever found yourself under estimating yourself and surprising yourself in a role. >> it does and mainly because of people that i've had the opportunity to work with. you do. you absolutely underestimate yourself sometimes and you get help from people that you never imagined you would be able to work with and they can take to you places that you never thought you could get and that is the best thing. >> is there ever a role that you surprised yourself so much like how did that come out of me. >> i had a lot of fun. i just day cameo in grown-ups 2 and

the most popular segment in morning television except for kevin mccarthy's movie reviews.oday's question is from shawn. that is the only name we have who simply want to know how did they come up with the names of the week or the names of the days of the week. i think we left something out there. how did they come up with the names of the days of the week. >> wednesday, thursday, friday. >> do you have any clues? >> i don't. i really don't. >> greek history. i don't know. >> close. >> good guess, wisdom. >> the names of the days of the week were originally -- they were originally named -- thousands of years ago, they were named by the ancients, the saxons and the force. >> the early vikings. >> they were hanging on the and checking out the stars because they didn't have television. >> no movies. >> that is how things got started, right? >> now, back when they started naming the days of the week, they could -- there were no telescopes and they would look at the sky and everything. they could see with the naked eye five planets. they also back then thought that the sun and th

and so off to the extent that anybody knows their weapons, the sentiments, it is kevin mccarthy . mccarthy and kantor are very close. there are two and the troika of the young guns. and they sort of represents a huge movement. there are a lot of people in the speaker's world you don't trust mccarthy because of his, because for one thing he is probably ambitious but also because he is very close to cantor. having said all that, this is the kind of thing washingtonians work themselves up into a frenzy over. the reality is, there is not day-to-day parlor in street. more often than not these guys work in lockstep, but certainly there have been moments that the debt ceiling stand up being one of them, when you could see separate damage taking place between kantor and the speaker that have been both looking over their shoulders. >> you mentioned paul ryan. of course i cannot go on without asking about him and the role that he has played in this congress and the degree to which his celebrity is embraced by other republicans who are presumably, as you say, as ambitious as the. he is the on

we'll speak with the number three republican in the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy is here.. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. that ti. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about saving up to 10% when you combine your auto and home insurance with liberty mutual. security, coverage, and

the most popular segment in morning television other than kevin mccarthy's movie reviews. the suggestment where tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions weather- related or otherwise. today's question comes from carol cole. carol writes i am working on my bucket list. >> i saw that bucket list and i was like uh-oh. >> you want to get started early. >> one of the things on it is to march any macy's thanksgiving day parade. finally, i will be doing that this year. they told us to dress if layers. can you guys please tell me how many layers i will need. that is rather specific information. carol, i have been to the new york thanksgiving parade many times and it is wonderful anden should to it at least once. i've never marched in it but observed t i used to cover it when i was at another station. man, it is usually cold. it is usually really, really cold. and i would wear like three or four layers. however, i don't know what the forecast is for this year. but you know who does? tucker barnes. >> before we start that, let me say. thi

kevin mccarthy had a chance to sit down with the movie's three main anchors. coming up, kristin stewart's take as the series comes to an end.    how far will people go to relieve their sore throat? try these. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. not just a sensation, sensational relief. [ l50858544p.'s me. but i'm not just a number. i have a purpose. a higher purpose. [ muffled ] have some respect! not good. oh, man. hello? mm, no! finally -- the buck stops here. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's new hot'n spicy mcchicken. tender, juicy chicken with a crispy, spicy coating. at only a dollar, it's spicy, not pricey. but only for a limited time. >>> it is truly the end of an era, the "twilight" franchise opened its final chapter this weekend. the franchise has gathered a legion of fans since 2008. fox5's kevin mccarthy sat down with the two leading actors and asked them to do a little role reversal. >> if you could drop the "twilight" cast into a classic film,

kevin mccarthy sits down with james bond himself actor daniel craig.  >>> back now at 8:00 on fox 5 morning news. a wild morning in downtown d.c. an armed robbery led to victims chasing the suspect and gunshots fired near the white house. we're live with the breaking details. >> president obama facing the so-called fiscal cliff this morning. calls for cooperation as the nation closes in on a looming crisis that could affect everything from your paycheck to the federal budget. >> storm victims with another setback, gas rationing now in new york city. >> ever seen a new business and thought, why didn't i think of that? we're going to introduce you to local entrepreneurs who took their ideas all the way to the top. i think about that all the time. i really do. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. it's friday morning. let's concentrate on that. >> yes. >> instead of what we didn't do. >> friday, it's beautiful. showing a live shot with holly. >> can i tell you something? tucker has some good ideas. you just got to -- you really

majority whip kevin mccarthy's office released this video. let me play a little bit of it. >> however good or bad we do is my income. this notion of $250,000 being top 2% or the wealthy people in america ignores the way most small businesses work in america. >> this is to the republicans' point, obviously, that this hurts job creators. this hurts small businesses. and in the end, the tag line of that ad says, small businesses, we've got your back. what do you say to someone like that? >> well, i say that, you know, that was the argument that mitt romney made, and he lost. and keep in mind, it's not just that president obama won, but the exit polls showed that half of the folks who voted for governor romney agreed with obama, that taxes on the high-income folks had to go up. so the challenge on the republican side, and it is tough, is folks like kevin mccarthy did get elected. and in his district, his no-tax pledge worked for him. these guys are in a very tough spot because they know at the end of the day they're going to have to raise these t

. >> "twilight" star and heartthrob robert pattinson sat down with kevin mccarthy. >> reporter: santanjoying a live performance as they are gearing up for a wonderful thing going on this weekend. it has to do with christmas trees, live musical performance, vendors, cooking lessons, and all about a good cause. it's called the enchanted forest. we're going to tell you how you can be a part of this coming up. stay with us. ♪ alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> love the music. here's one for all you bond fans. a new exhibit at spy museum in the district. it commemorates 50 years of bond movies and the bad guys. holly morris will be checking it out on the show on monday. allison?

. >> kevin mccarthy talked to keira knighty. >> if this forey were to take place today with today's technology, how differently would it go down. >> i think she would be caught quicker. there would be a picture of her snogging someone that she shouldn't be. >> joe make everything look cooler. if you could have him direct an aspect. your life, what would it be? >> i really do want like doing the dishes and my dishwasher which i recently got fixed, its abroken again. >> what? >> i have to get a new dishwasher which i haven't got yet. i think i would get him to making to the dishes look like a beautifullent resting thing utah whole idea of the fact, you know, the moral decision to be with aaron john sop's character and the fact that you are already married but you find your true love. when are morals allowed to be thrown out the window in certain swayings? what do you do? >> i think that it is a question of emotion more than it is morality. i think we all like to think that we'd stick to our morals, that we would never break them. human and dos break their own morals all the time. i think it is b

. >> kevin mccarthy talked to her. >> he is relent in his pursuit to find much.an actress looking back on your career, what was that one role that were completely relentless about getting, that you stopped at nothing to get? >> i've never done that, never, ever, ever. ever. i've just -- i've always -- if anyone has asked me what i wanted to play, i've never known what the answer was. i don't think i'm a good chooser. so i've just -- fortunately, things have come along out of the blue. some things i have he enjoyed hugely more than others but very few that i haven't actually enjoyed so that is a real statement of luck, isn't it? >> your character has the weight of the world on her shoulders. everything is coming at it now. as an actress, do you ever feel that pressure as an actress in a movie? do you ever feel the pressure of having the weight of the world for the film being on your shoulder. >> i think you have the pressure of wanting to play it well and being able to fit into the slot in the film. it is not the same as the theater. in the theater, you come on an

movie reviewer kevin mccarthy spoke with bond, james bond. also known as daniel craig.hey talked about everything from product placement to the reasons why the role of bond never gets old. maybe the paycheck? >> one of the most interesting things about this film is the fact that he is so relentless. an an actor looking back over your career what was the biggest role you were so relentless about, you would not stop going after? >> as an actor you can't get too emotionally involved. i have really, really wanted it and been disappointed when i wanted it. but if you kind of serve give -- just way too much disappointment to give everything. so i kind of pretend not to. you let it go by and time to move on because if you go -- you know, i wanted to may this part but i didn't want to play this part. i walked away from to a number of times and thankfully barbara convinced me to do it. but it's a strange one. you can't get too involved. >> reporter: i read an interesting article recently about -- you know, i thought it was perfect. is didn't harm the story at all one bit. as an

. >> the actress who has played bella throughout the saga sat down with movie reviewer kevin mccarthy to talk about what her caches teach her about her own personality. >> she speculates about whether twilight would have been good as a musical. >> if you could drop the twilight cast into a classic film and have them interact with another cast, who would it be. >> imagine them in grease. >> yes. >> imagine them in like west side story or something. i always imagine like before we did any scenes like let's do the musical version and then we'll do our verse and a parody version. >> the process of this movie is about your career, you have gone through an emotional series. in breaking dawn, you hit the physical transformation. what is the role you think you trance forced most for. >> genuine transformations, doesn't describe what i -- little so crazy to say you can be a completely different person. like you read something and something about it surprises you about yourself. you go i responded to something i didn't know i had inside of me and so making the movie is figuring out why you resp

kevin mccarthy said there's an unexpected twist and gave it three and a half stars. >> i'm going to tell what the twist is. bella turns into a transformer. crazy. >>> more drama for lindsay lohan. >> a dna test proves her father fathered another daughter. this time it was with a woman he had an affair with during the early 90. so the girl who is now 17 is lindsey's half sister. he agreed to submit to the test after denying the allegations for some time. did this through a hookup? >> tricked you. >> that's good. >>> your chance to score a decorated tree and help out local charity. >> up next, holly is taking us to the enchanced forest where more than 130 trees will be up for auction this weekend. >> then a group of female rockers performing the work of led zeppelin, the all female tribute lez zeppelin is performing for us after the break. we'll be right back. ♪ where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. we're here!! [ giggling ] these days, nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minuteclinic

the problem is that eric cantor and kevin mccarthy are going to reabe reaching under his belly to pull the pin and not pulling him off to avoid the explosion. it is a moment of reckoning for boehner, which is a moment he had back a little more than a year ago. with the public pressure there, it is entirely possible. mort, what do you think? >> i think they will not go over the fiscal cliff, that they will reach some sort of a framework agreements, that they will kick it into 2013, with instructions, and i think that john boehner is willing to fall on the grenade. and if barack obama place this right -- and do not forget, anyone who has read the bob woodward book pass the plan barack obama's lack of leadership as much as republican intransigence. i will not ask the percentages, but i know what you guys think of the percentages. barack obama is responsible, he has got to stop and be a leader as well. i think boehner will do what boehner needs to do. i hope that obama will do what he needs to do, but i think the chances are good and we will not suffer catastrophe, because americans someho

our own movie reviewer, kevin mccarthy votes there and he edmonton mailed us this picture. so kevin doing double duty today. >> we appreciate it. anybody out there watching, please do the same if you are seeing long lines as well. election officials? virginia say the number of absentee voters this year exceeded the number in 2008. they increased by nearly 3% in the state with more than 425,000 ballots received and more are expected to come in by the end of voting today. we are already starting to see other people sending in photos, lots of long lines out there. you are going to need to bundle up at least early this morning to be there. >> yeah, cold. got a freeze warning until 9:00 for much of the area here and temperatures overnight have fallen back into the 20s and low 30s for much of the region here. there is your freeze warning. it continues until 9:00 this morning. that is a heeds up to give you the warping that, if you have tender vegetation, that kind of thing subject to cold, your growing season will officially come to an end later this morning as the freeze will do

leadership team, john boehner eric cantor, kevin mccarthy and all of the rest, all of them signed a pledge opposing any climate legislation that raises tax revenue. that so-called no climate tax pledge, that tax pledge is backed by the tea party group americans for prosperity and guess who funds americans for prosperity? yep, the billionaire koch brothers who made their fortune from oil pipelines and refineries. and who, of course, along with other oil and coal lobbying groups spent $270 million on ads attacking the president this election. here's the good news though. that pledge opposing any climate legislation that raises taxes probably won't have much of an impact because the president has not even proposed a carbon tax. so there may be still hope. if congressional republicans continue to drag their feet though we might see a lot more action on clean energy at the state level this term. joining me now to talk about creating a clean energy agenda at the state level is washington state governor-elect, jay inslee. he ran on a platform of bringing clean energy and biotech jobs this to his

kevin mccarthy has a movie night.will be hosting a screening of the movie "lincoln" steven spielberg's portrayal of the republican party's most honored president. last year during the debt ceiling debate on capitol hill, mccarthy tried to rally republicans behind john boehner's plan with this clip from the town. >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later. we are going to hurt some people. >> whose car are we going to take? >> if you haven't seen the movie, two characters go to beat up a guy. mccarthy showed a clip where a thief emphasized not asking questions in a situation where people were going to get hurt. mccarthy also organized the republican screening of money ball, the brad pitt baseball movie about using math over conventional wisdom to win the game. this is the party that laughed at nate silver. this is the party that continues to argue that tax cuts for the wealthy are the key to growing the economy despite years of evidence to the contrary. the only math that repu

the house majority whip, kevin mccarthy rented out the film to show it to members of the house.t's the takeaway it is relevant in washington. joining us, doris cerns. congratulations for greatness. this is always the place for pom particulars. we want to talk about the politics. the movie focuses on the period in which the president, lincoln, near the last weeks of his life, just into his second term or before his second term commenced after he had been reelected when he put all the marbles on the table and said he was going to outlaw slavery. how did he get it done? >> he did it because he had the strength of his conviction, an important lesson in leadership. he knew that if he didn't get the 13th amendment passed before the war ended it might never get passed. the democrats would never be willing to vote for it once peace came. he used compromise in every possible means possible to get it going. that's the lesson. you need the leadership with the strength of the conviction to stay by your understandings of what's important. then, you use politics, messy politics, to get it don

. >> very good with latinos, kevin mccarthy. we have some bright new leaders and we need to have more of those. >> george w. bush's policies spending and two wars ended up also delivering barack obama into the white house. but let's start with you, chip. your take where we are. what do you think of my point that romney ran a defensive campaign but he also did have to deal with the bush baggage, credibility on spending, and a foreign policy that was frankly the by product of the hopeful but ultimately rather confused and unsuccessful policy in the middle east? >> yeah. i think you are spot on. first, let me say i aspire to be one of those old white guys. >> laura: and rich. >> definitely be a rich old white guy no question. that's what i aspire to be. no question a heavy load for romney. to thine ownself be true. we know who we are as a party. center right party in a center right country. conservatism didn't lose. mitt romney lost the race for the white house. we got knocked down but we dust ourselves up. we go and talk about wha

movie reviewer kevin mccarthy spoke with damage craig, the latest actor to play the super spy.asked him why bond never gets old? >> one of the most interesting things about this film is the fact that javier bardem is so relentless about finding you and as an actor looking back over your career, what was the most biggest role for you you were so relentless about getting you would not stop going after? >> as an actor, you can't really get too emotionally involved. i've wanted stuff and i've really, really wanted it and been disappointed when i haven't got it, but if you kind of sort of give -- there's way too much disappointment to just give everything. so i kind of pretend not to want it. you let it ride and try to move on. i wanted to play this part, but i didn't want to play this part and actually i walked away from it a number of time and thankfully barbara brocker convinced me to do it, but it's a strange one. you can't get too involved. there are always other parts. >> i was reading an interesting article recently about the product placement in line ken. i was like i watche

eric can der, pow, kevin mccarthy, bam, paul ryan, bang.rvatives with kick and youth and gunlyness. earlier this year, they decided to expand their brand. they called it their brand expansion effort. woman up, like man up only for woman. this was their woman-up pavilion where there were talks about politics and also a bar and also hair and makeup touchups. i kid you not. outreach and touchups intersect in tampa. then, there was the election where the republican presidential nominee lost women voters by 11 points. the number of republican women in the house went from 24 women to 19 women, which is woman something but it is definitely not woman up. then, there was last night when the republicans in the house picked for their 19 committee chairman 19 committee chairmen. 19 jobs, 19 men. it turns out that story actually gets worse. bang. that's coming up. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop

. >> late today in the situation room, republican kevin mccarthy, the house majority whip put a fresh spin on what seems to be the talking points. >> if the goal is to raise more revenue, what is the best way to do that? at the same time protecting the economy? if you're able to gain more revenue by closing special loopholes, and limiting them. and keeping the rate down, so you have better ground control. isn't that a better outcome. >> talk of tax deductions and closing loopholes. a big note on raising tax rates. a lot of talk, but not much real movement, at least for now. as for grover norquist. he told soledad o'brien today, although some republicans are discussing impure thoughts on television, they won't really act on them. >> lindsay graham says i would raise taxes if, and then he lists this incredible list of reforms and entitlements that the democrats would never give him. as i suggested to him, i said, senator you're offering to trade a tax increase for a pink unicorn that doesn't exist. >> whether he does or doesn't bend on taxes, pundits here in washington seem terribly imp

. >> late today in "the situation room" republican kevin mccarthy put a fresh spin on the talking points. >> if the gel oal is to raise m revenue what's the best way to do that and protect the economy? if you're able to gain more revenue by closing special loopholes and limiting them and keeping the rate down, isn't that a better outcome? >> once again, talk of tax deductions and closing loopholes, but a big note. raising tax rates, so a lot of talk but perhaps not much real movement at least for now. as for grover norquist, he told cnn's soledad o'brien today that although some republicans are discussing impure thoughts on television, they won't really act on them. >> i've had long conversations with lindsey graham. he said i would raise taxes if and then he lists this incredible list of reforms and entitlements that the democrats would never give him. as i suggested to him, i said, senator, you're offering to trade a tax increase for a pink unicorn that doesn't exist. >> whether he does or doesn't bet on taxes, pundits in washington seem terribly impressed that senator graham and other

fox 5 movie reviewer kevin mccarthy sat down with the british actor to talk about the iconic role. >> one of the most interesting things about this film is the fact that javier bar dan is do relentless. >> yeah, yeah. >> as an actor, looking back over your career, what is the biggest role you were so relentless about that you would not stop going after? >> as an actor, you can't really get too emotionally involved. i've wanted stuff and i've really, really wanted it and i've been disappointed when i haven't got it. but if you kind of sort of give -- there's way too much disappointment to give everything. so i kind of, i kind of pretend not to want it. you've got to let it ride and try to move on, because if you -- you know, i wanted to play this part, because i didn't want to play this part. actually, i walked away from it a number of times and thankfully, barbara convinced me to do it. but it's, it's a strange one. you can't get too involved. there are always other parts. >> i read an interesting article recently about product placement in heineken. i watched the movie last night. it

a short time ago, a couple hours ago house majority whip kevin mccarthy said that nancy pelosi and theresident are not on the same page. he referred to even the dollar amount of what is considered wealthy referring to the may proposal from pelosi at a million dollars or more as opposed to 250,000 we're talking about right now. is there divide? >> i think that right now we see a lot of positioning for the negotiations, but i've been one who has been in line with speaker pelosi or leader pelosi on that for a long time. that there's nothing sacrosakt about the $250,000 number. the white house is very, very strict about that. i think there are a lot of ways that we could negotiate somewhere between that number and incomes over a million dollars a year. i offered an amendment in the budget committee just to raise the tax rates back to clinton era rate on incomes over a million dollars. every republican voted against them. we'd love to talk about another number if the republicans were willing to talk about any number. >> that is an interesting point there. to further point out in this interv

. >> your colleague, the house majority whip kevin mccarthy, suggested yesterday that the leader of yourarty, nancy pelosi, may not be on the same page with the white house on a potential deal. let me play that for you. >> and nancy said last may that it had to be a tax increase on those. she keeps changing the game plan. that can't be the case. >> what i hear you saying is that the president is not in lock step with nancy pelosi when it comes to tax rates versus revenue. meaning and suggesting that he may go along with your deal as opposed to raising tax rates. do you see that as a possibility? >> i see it as a possibility. >> you are laughing. >> i'm laughing because what he is saying and what i'm about to say we have nothing to do with it. you deal with the heavyweights and he is suggesting that the president is even considering backing off increasing rates. now the president has spoken on that. it was an election issue. it's been decided and nancy pelosi is only bothering the president. where he gets the idea that we can raise revenue without raising the rates and have that acceptabl

they're going with house majority whip kevin mccarthy to a theater to see the movie about the great republicanhe united states. the other thing that's going to be happening tomorrow that we're going to be talking about is the president's trip to pennsylvania. you thought the campaign was over. the presidential campaign is over. but the president is going to pennsylvania as part of his tour to get the public behind him in pressuring congress to get something done, to get a deal done on the fiscal cliff. >> it'll be interesting to see whether any of the republicans take any wisdom from the example of thaddeus stevens and his willingness to compromise some of his more radical positions in order to get the 13th amendment passed. >> one can only hope. >> we're going to be watching for you, you're co-hosting "the sick cycle" at 3:00. >> kornacki, get well quick. >>> that does it for us. for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." >>> coming up in our next hour, we have the very latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations including new reaction from speaker boehner and senate majority leader reid afte

house majority whip kevin mccarthy is out with his own campaign style video featuring a small business owner who will see his taxes spike if the obama plan passes. >> this notion of $250,000 being top 2% or the wealthy people in america ignores the way most small businesses work in america. our company has figured out how to survive in this economy and how to be successful in this economy. the first thing we'll want to do with any income that i have is tax it? that's uncertainty. >> kristen welker is at the white house. critics said the president wasn't pushing a bald deal focusing more on taxes than spending. now the white house is out with its formal debt proposal which mitch mcconnell says he laughed at when tim geithner showed to him. what's so funny? >> reporter: to put the plan into context, first of all, this is the president's opening bid. and essentially comes after he's feeling emboldened by his re-election knowing there's not a whole lot in here that republicans will like off the bat. so just to take a look he it specifics, $1.6 trillion in new taxes, $400 billion in entitle

way they can as a minority party which is to not cooperate, i mean, the number of times that kevin mccarthy the majority whip, had to go to steny hoyer and say we actually need, you know, 30 democrats, or we need this many democrats to pass the debt ceiling or to pass these, you know, short-term appropriations bills, you know, the democrats were remarkably amenable to being, to providing cover for the republican majority. and if they truly wanted to wield power, they would figure out a way to get something out of that. >> i'll ask one more question that sort of goes to the same dynamic in the senate, and then -- which is, emily, you and i were talking a little bit backstage about the dynamic, what the results and the freshmen, what that says about sort of where the center lies in next year's senate. so i'd just be interested in your thoughts on that. >> yeah. i think it's interesting that the people who won on tuesday on the democratic side in particular but even i would include the, um, dean heller of nevada who won on the republican side really ran separate from -- not against, but separa

. >> congressman, let me play what house majority whip kevin mccarthy said.rning joe." we know a lot of the conversation from the voters is can anything get done in washington? here's at least some of his forecast of what is to be faced. >> we are going to have a fiscal cliff between now and the end of the year from the debt limit to the looming tax increases to sequestrati sequestration. all those ideas have been passed by the house to solve those. it's the senate that has not acted. i hope there's a big change in the senate as well to move america forward. >> what's your response to that, congressman? >> kevin is right that we do have a fiscal cliff. we have a very different way of dealing with it. the president has put on the table a plan to deal with the fiscal cliff we should immediately extend tax relief to 98% of the american people. the republican position, the house tea party position has been no, no, no, no. nobody gets tax relief unless the very wealthy get a bonus tax relief. in other words, unless folks like mitt romney get a windfall tax break,

kevin mccarthy rented out a movie theater tonight to show the house.s the takeaway from the story to show it's relevant in washington. joining us is doris kearns goodwin, the author. congratulations for greatness. >> thank you. >> this show is all about politic. we to want talk about that, not the battlefield but the politics. the movie focuses on after lincoln had just been re-elected he put all the marbles on the i slavery forever. why, in short, did he do it and how did he get it done? >> he did it because he had the strength of his conviction, which is an important lesson in leadership, number one. he knew if he didn't get it passed before the war ended that it might not ever get passed because once peace came, the democrats would never be willing to vote for it. and then he used compromise and every means possible to get it going. so i think that's the lesson. you need the leadership and the strength of the conviction to understand what is important but then you use politics, messy politics to get it done and he did both. >> he used pork and patro

you have a feel for what eric cantor and kevin mccarthy and the speaker is saying. is this just shadow boxing between the two sides of pennsylvania avenue or is this a serious stalemate with only ten legislative gas dais to go. >> we knew november would be for saber rattling and december would be where the deal would be put together. this is more significant than just your typical squirmish, shall we say, between both sides. john boehner saying, quote, right now we're almost nowhere. republicans were very much offended that timothy geithner brought to them a deal some of them had seen about three weeks ago and they thought was absolutely ludicrous, saying this was not a good faith effort by the white house, that in fact it was a completely illogical approach when you have a conservative house republican consfrens. what i'm hearing more than anything is that house republican aides are saying look, we have had a pathway to get to a deal before. it was apparent in 2011. why won't the white house look more at the things we could agree on back then as a practical way for

. >> here's the number three, house republican whip kevin mccarthy. >> if he wants revenues, we're noting no to revenues. what we're saying is, you don't get that by raising the tax rates. you get that by loopholes. >> yes. loopholes. you may remember them from the presidential campaign. and what of them? politico's headline today, tax loopholes alone cannot solve fiscal cliff. the article begins raise revenues and reform the tax code, easy, eliminate all the tax loopholes, right? good luck with that. as someone else might say -- >> the math tends not to work. >> as the two parties return to the table next week a "usa today" gallup poll suggests the public trusts president obama more than republicans to negotiate in good faith. 65% believe obama will make a sincere effort to work with republicans, less than half, 48%, say the same about the gol gop's willingness to work with the president. 57% say congressional democrats will make a sincere effort to compromise. joining the panel, host of the show on msnbc, our very own martin bashir, the queen bee of thegrio.com joy reid and my celebr