old was chief of staff to senator lamar alexander when investigators seized computers from his southeast washington home. up, d.c. police faces some tough questions over her officers after three profile arrests. >> signs of a breakthrough >> a 24-year-old baltimore man is facing dui and manslaughter charges after an early-morning crash that killed a man. his jeep smashed into his car. he is being held without bond. >> an exclusive investigation reveals a series of attacks on drivers on the george washington parkway. park police are investigating 16 separate incident where someone has thrown objects at vehicles. the majority of the incidents have happened this month. we will have much more on this story for you tonight at 11:00. time since thet civil war began in syria, both sides will meet face to face. representatives of the government and the opposition will meet tomorrow in switzerland. john kerry said any deal to end the civil war must include the removal of assad. >> the opposition will never stop fighting while he is there. if your objective is to have must steps one man aside in f

for his behavior will stop prior to his arrest, he had been the top aide to republican senator lamar alexander of tennessee. >> howard county police release new details about the man accused of killing two people at the columbia mall before taking his own life all stop investigators say a journal seized from his home shows signs he was suffering from mental illness and was aware of it. so far, there were no clues as to whether he knew the two victims in the shooting. it does appear he frequented the mall himself. police are handing out flyers to try to connect with anyone out there who can give more insight into his past. 6:00, what's at causing so many people in our area to feel sad and sluggish this winter? and the recipe some people used to beat the blues. >> why the commonwealth >> ukrainian leaders are moving it to escalate the violence at the capital. tonight, the prime minister resigned just as parliament was dealing with a controversial law that would eliminate protests. >> the commonwealth of virginia has closed its investigation of the former governor, bob mcdonnell, without eileen a

and senator mitch mcconnell, another lean democrat , and then also in tennessee with senator lamar alexander. tossup races. i think we are pretty well also five --ossified. they know where they are and know what they are going to do. they have been pulled and pulled and pulled and micro-targeted. everybody has a really good feel for where they are, and i feel it is not likely, not impossible, but it is not likely that republicans can pick this up. unless democrats find candidates like we are, they would have to find time, and then we would have a better shot. gues i think rich is much more realistic. i've heard republicans talk about this, almost giddy in terms of their chances of taking over the senate. you cannot take anything for granted, but i guarantee you after they changed the senate rules, they're going to do everything they can in order to keep the senate. and i think the trajectory for the affordable care act is going is helping them in that. we have more than 6 million people signed up for it, enrolled if you count the medicaid piece. the more that republicans have this attitude,

lamar alexander, who stepped aside, is running. he is facing a challenge.guest: this is an ongoing frustration. incumbents lot of who frankly need to be defeated. they do not represent their state and conservative state as well as they should. our frustration is that it is hard to find the target. it is very hard to define conservative challengers. you have to be very good on the campaign stuff. you have to fund raise a lot of money. together ave to put competent team or you can do the right things to win. unfortunately, it is very hard to find those people. you hope that they pop up. in tennessee, we have not been able to do it. it is frustrating when we see somebody like lamar alexander and his very poor record. he appears to be some uncomfortable. -- somewhat comfortable. host: you worry that your organization to the right and other organizations to the left create a polarization that is very difficult for both sides. frustration is that people think that compromising is a good policy. theo not find that that is case. compromise usually leads to bigger g

the former chief of staff for senator lamar alexander has been found dead.month that he was arrested after a raid on his home where police say they found child pornography. nbc's luke russert joins us live with the latest. luke, what do we know? i know the family released a statement regarding wanting privacy here. what are police saying? >> well, police are saying that they were called to the family residence this morning and it was evident that he had taken his own life. this comes on the heels of early december. mr. lawskin was charged with international pornography. this came as a huge shock to washington.

the former chief of staff for senator lamar alexander has been found dead. it was just last month that he was arrested after a raid on his home where police say they found child pornography. nbc's luke russert joins us live with the latest. luke, what do we know? i know the family released a statement regarding wanting privacy here. what are police saying? >> well, police are saying that they were called to the family residence this morning and it was evident that he had taken his own life. this comes on the heels of early december. mr. lawskin was charged with international pornography. this came as a huge shock to washington. he was very well known. he was known it is a chief of staff to lamar alexander and was known as being one of the top republican message men. he was one talking to folks before came on your show very well liked by both sides. i saw him personally. a lot of hill happy hours. very pleasant. one of the nicer aides you would meet. hence why it was so shocking for a lot of folks what he was charged with, severity of the crimes. tragic endin

. >> republican senator lamar alexander has already said he will not support it without the chance to debate more ideas for helping the unemployed. others have objections to the money. >> i've always said that i'm not opposed to unemployment insurance. i am opposed to having it without paying for it. >> i want to bring in our company, managing editor of msnbc.com. philip bump, writer for "the wire." good to see both of you. happy new year. we'll get to the specifics of this vote and what it means for both sides, but the big picture first, could this set the tone for 2014? >> absolutely. i think that's a really important question right out of the gate. if this is something they can't come together on and is going to be so difficult right now, just imagine the things that are coming down the road. that's really the fear here. this is an important test for everybody coming back from the holidays. >> and should it be easier than some of the other things we're looking at coming up ahead, like the debt ceiling, immigration? >> clearly. this is something -- 1.3 million people who are despera

he worked as chief of staff for kennedy senator lamar alexander. the senator released a statement saying this is a sad and tragic story from beginning to end. >>> a texas judge ordered a hospital to remove life support for a pregnant woman who was ruled brain dead, plus gun shot ring out at south carolina state university, these stories and more from around your world in 90 seconds. >> on the eve of the third anniversary of the uprising that took down former president mubarak, the bombers struck egypt security forces. another bomb hit a police car near a cairo train station. a third explosion rocked a police station near the famous giza pyramid. >> the military plans to deploy blimplike aircraft over the skies of maryland this fall. >> they should not be testing it on the american public. >> the army says they're needed to protect the nation's capital. the aerostats will have radar reaching from boston to north carolina. >> we are extraordinarily sad about this. he's a very nice young man and it hurts. >> 20-year-old brandon robinson was killed in

when you talk about options and choices, you look at lamar alexander in nashville, 105 insurance plans were canceled that you had the availability for. your doctors are going to be limited, your interns are going to be limited, and we'll have what they have in europe. if you're rich, you'll afford the best health care in the world. you'll have a by-level system. if you are not rich where you can pay cash, go to the doctor to pay cash and see what kind of service you'll get. it's different. if you are not, you are limited on doctors, on hospitals and your wait time will be extwo ordinary like it is in europe. >> brenda, that's the bigger uncertainty to me, not knowing whether or not my doctor will stay and be in the plan and do i have to move. we have been following this fabulous story how one woman goes to sign up her five kids, and the stupid system recorded them as illegal immigrants and they didn't even apply. meanwhile, the kids were all born in the united states, so the uncertainty of even registering on the website is still there. like there are so many unknowns. this has to some

he was the former chief of staff in republican senator lamar alexander's washington office. authorities charged him with possessing and distributing child porn last month. >>> d.c. police chief cathy lanier is calling for changes with her department, saying she has been forced to rehire nearly 30 so-called bad cops in the last two years. recent high profile arrests of two officers charged in sexual misconduct cases prompted a hearing on the matter in the d.c. council today. lanier said she wanted to roll out a plan to have officers wear body cameras to establish a record of conduct. >> they seem to be the single best indicator for ensuring that you have high levels of accountability. so body cameras are being embraced by the community. >> chief lanier also called for improvements in how the district reviews prior disciplinary charge against officers. more than 100 officers have been arrested in the last five years, but many of those cases were dropped. >>> next, and new at 11:00, a local crime ring. thieves targeting luxury cars. the surveillance video police want you to see

in maryland, lamar alexander has been found dead at his home.ryan lorscan was arrested on possession and distribution of child pornography. the sheriff office said the cause of the death may have been suicide as a result of the charges. the 35-year-old was allowed to live with his parents while awaiting trial. >>> in indiana a massive collision involving 40 cars and tractor trailers is still being cleared up. it happened yesterday on the eastbound section of i-94. a senior couple and a man with his dog were killed. 20 others were injured. some of the victims of the crash were trapped in their cars for hours before emergency workers could can you them. state police blamed the crash on severe white out conditions. >>> from pyongyang to washington, d.c. the feds are investigating dennis rodman rodman allegedly showered the dictator with gifts including whiskey and fur coats and other goods. >>> on sunday the of the u.s. stamp will jump to $0.49. it's the largest increase of postage in a decade, but you can save by purchasing the forever stamps befo

he was the former chief of staff to tennessee senator lamar alexander. >>> a suspected drunk driver charged with aggravated manslaughter in a deadly crash in arlington. we learn the man arrested has been in trouble for driving drunk before. jackie benson reports he just received his driver's license back a month ago. >> reporter: the force of the 2:00 a.m. collision was horrific. a jeep driven by 24-year-old aman was headed east. he struck a chrysler crossfire with deadly force killing a 24-year-old man. >> driver of the striking vehicle headed eastbound on lee highway remained onscene and currently being interviewed by police department, individuals at the headquarters. >> reporter: news 4 has learned that the man has a long history of traffic offenses, including speeding and reckless driving. in 2012, he was convicted of dwi. his license was suspended and returned just last month. jackie benson, news 4 today. >>> new out of south carolina, police arrested one man in connection with a deadly shooting at south carolina state university at a dorm there. officers charged 19-year-old justin si

energy maryland a former aid to tennessee senator lamar alexander hung himself in the basement of his parent's home. he was arrested on possession and attempted distribution of child pornography. the chief medical examiner declared the cause of death a suicide. the 35-year-old was allowed to live with his parents while awaiting actual. >>> from pyongyang to washington, d.c. the feds are investigating dennis rodman. rodman allegedly showered the dictator with gifts including thousands of dollars of whiskey, jewelry a fur coat and other goods. >>> saturday is the last day that first class mail will cost $0.46 because on sunday it will jump to $0.49. it's the largest postage increase in a decade. but you can still buy the forever stamp before the price hike. >> the hole is so deep, maria, appreciate it. have a good weekend. the run national committee is looking to change it's imagine to attract new voters at its winter strategy meeting they're looking for ways to connect with women. >> reporter: this is the new face of the grand 'ol party. that's the message of the republican national co

senator lamar alexander republican of tennessee made that point with some exaggeration on the senateoday. >> hopefully the supreme court agrees with the appellate courts. otherwise the senate might go out to lunch and return and find that we have a new supreme court justice. >> senator alexander's comments on the floor get to the heart of really who holds the power. congress or the white house? the supreme court will decide on this case by late june. that's when the term ends and it may have some implications and repercussions of how the white house can act in the future. >> libby casey at the white house for us. >>> l it's not exactly the people the administration was hoping would sign up, of those who signed up for the president's healthcare law, age 45 to 64. only aquarter of the 18 to 24, if that pattern persists it could cause premiums to go up in the future. experts say the administration needs to sign up large numbers of younger people to balance the risk of those who require more medical care. >>> it could be a step towards peace in the middle east. humanitarian aid into some

appointment and he had no choice but to go ahead and fill important vacancies, well republican lamar alexandernnessee spoke on the senate floor and while he used a bit of hyperbole, he expressed why senate republicans are so concerned. >> hopefully, the supreme court agrees with the appellate courts. otherwise the senate might go out to lunch and return find that we have a new supreme court justice. >> and as the senator said a lower court did side with the person who brought this case, a company in washington state, that didn't like a decision made by the national labor relations board and sued because he said that three of those appointments on that board were not length because they were -- legitimate because they were put in without the senate's agreement. >> you go to lunch and could you come back with a new supreme court justice. libby casey on capitol hill. libby appreciate it, that is crazy. >>> could be a step to peace in syria. humanitarian aid into some parts of the war torn country. this comes as secretary of state john kerry and diplomats of other countries met in paris to discuss

up until recently the 35-year- old staffer was a top aide to senator lamar alexander of tennessee. >>> the d.c. police chief is on the hot seat today answering for a force where more than 90 district cops have been arrested in the past five years. charges range from snapping semi nude pictures of an underage girl to attempted murder, but now the chief and d.c. council may be getting all big brother on the police. debra alfarone has that bombshell development coming up at 6:00. >>> flip over the skies of d.c., coming up why the pentagon is moving forward with a plan to dispense loading dispense systems around the nation's capital. >> temperatures not quite as cold tonight, wind chill below zero again. here are your current temperatures, mainly the 20s, 19 already in gaithersburg and frederick. we'll return, talk about a clipper, a yellow alert and snow tomorrow. >> he attacked you. >> he got me twice. >> speaking with cbs evening news anchor scott pelley about his emotional interview with virginia state senator creigh deeds. >>> you are watching wusa9. i'm joined now with bob roberts f

he was once a top aide to republican senator lamar alexander. >>> not guilty pleas from virginia's former governor and his wife to charges of federal corruption. they're accused of accepting gifts and loans from the former ceo of staff scientific, a company interested in doing business in the state of virginia. mcdonnell has denied the charges and has given back the gifts and repaid the loans. the trial is set for july. >>> traffic is moving slowly in montgomery county right now. a 16-inch water main break on rockville pike is still pumping water into the street. crews have been trying to fix the break since 4:00 this morning. the water could begin to refreeze as the mercury continues to drop. >>> and will the mercury continue to drop? let's check in with v.j., veronica, what's going on? >> yes, it will. i think we're sick and tired of the extreme cold and the problems that it's been causing. today, though, we got a chance to get a little sunshine in here. look at the gorgeous sky closer to sunset. again, mighty, mighty cold. your evening planner forecast, dropping to 18 by 9:00 p.m. talk

. >> yet, tennessee republican lamar alexander said many public schools are failing to provide that opportunity to close the achievement and long-term earning gap, so he's teaming up with tim scott of south carolina to launch a series of proposals that would give parents more choices in how federal tax dollars are spent on education. >> too many of our kids are sold a bill of goods that there is no chance to escape poverty, when in fact school choice provides a bridge for that student who has potential to realize it. >> the two gop senators want billions in federal taxpayer dollars already spent on education to be given to states which can then decide how to give parents more control on using their money to place their children in private, charter, or better performing public schools. there are skeptics. >> we haven't seen consistent evidence anywhere in the country that these kind of programs are effective at producing better results. >> unions like the national education association or nea, d adamantly apossess the idea of allowing taxpayer money fund students. they pose an elitist strategy a

. ♪ >>> breaking news, a former top aide to lamar alexander arrested on child pornography charges haveminary investigation indicates 35-year-old may have taken his own life. senator alexander just issued this statement saying, quote, for everyone involved, this is a sad and tragic day from beginning to end, end quote of the we'll follow that for you on msnbc. switching gears nouz, our next guest fulfilled the dream of many tech fan, working with mark zuckerberg and reed hoffman promoting immigration reform for undocumented immigrant. luis alma gar is the brain child for the push for reform web app. when we looked at the app this morning, tell me how this web app advances immigration reform? >> it's a tool that connects you to your representative and tells you their substance on immigration reform and let's connect you directly to them and let's you tell them what your opinion on their stance is. essentially, it connects all of america to the representative, something we felt that needed to be done with the co-creators. we know as organizers that a lot of the people do not know who repr

his family home. 35-year-old ryan loscarn was the former chief of staff in republican senator lamar alexander's office. last month authorities charged him with possession and distribution of child pornography. and he had been living with his family in sykesville ever since his arrest. >>> a bombshell case involving a former governor, his wife, and tens of thousands of dollars in gifts. tonight, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen are free after pleading not guilty to corruption charges. while they said little in court today, a lot of new information came out today. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was in the courtroom. she joins us live from richmond now with the latest on this story. julie? >> reporter: as you know, virginia prides itself in its history. the longest running general assembly, the birthplace of presidents. today just a few blocks from here in federal court, a dark moment in the history as one of virginia's governors appeared to face criminal charges. >> how you feel this morning? >> good morning. >> reporter: hand in hand with wife maureen, form

representative tim scott and lamar alexander say their program would expand opportunity for several groups. it won't be easy to get the bill passed democrats. senator tim scott joins us. >> good to be back. >> what's your idea. >> the idea is a very simple one. kids deserve to be the focus of education. by doing so what we do is move our choice to the hope act. creating hope and opportunity through education. we are looking for a way to get these kids trapped in fail schools out. >> this is a voucher system. >> this is a voucher system in part. let's take an example the d.c. opportunity scholarship. today, 56% of the kids graduate in the voucher system, 97% of those kids are graduating. >> and d.c. is the only federal voucher program in the country. right? >> well, only one federal. louisiana has a new voucher program that has high satisfaction marks from the parents and many at risk kids, high potential kids find themselves now with a great opportunity to seat future in a brand new way because of our system. >> all right. i take it that the teacher's union isn't wild about this? >> they a

he is just lamar alexander. they're always looking for a bully in that party.ved sarah palin, remember? sarah palin was a bully. i'm sorry? >> let's not generalize. he has to go to iowa where you and i know they really have distaste for any rough talk or hardball behavior. maybe in new hampshire, you tell me which states are going to like this personality, this thuggish personality. which state? south carolina? are they going to go for it? >> everywhere there where there are republican primary voters, where there are the kind of voters who booed the gay soldier, who cheered when somebody said what should we just let people die? those republican primary voters are in every state. and in every state they're going to like chris christie. this is not the disaster for him that people think it is. i don't think so. i think it's miley cyrus. it look like a scandal when she was twerking at the vma award, but it turns out that it just made her a bigger star. >> you're the only person that would make that comparison. >> all i saw was every network covering chris christie

you have tennessee republican lamar alexander says he will vote know because they should put people backrk, including job training programs in addition to the unemployment benefits. and then another leading republican talked about essentially the price tag of all this, how you pay for it. >> with regard to unemployment insurance, i've always said that i'm not opposed to unemployment insurance, i am opposed to having it without paying for it. i think it's wrong to borrow money from china or simply to print money for it. but i'm not against having unemployment insurance. >> i am hearing some members are have something weather flight delay issues so we'll see if that has an impact on the total vote or on the timing of the vote. >> mike emanuel on the hell. thank you very much. i you like damage jets, -- gadgets the consumer electronics show kicks off in vegas you. see that movie, internship, about google. i liked it. they had a google car that drives itself. this year the star of the event is not the new cell phone or a huge video tv or game console. this time it's the car about which i jus

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lamar alexander of tennessee says he's a no vote unless there's more discussion of these other measures. dean heller, who is a republican, is co-sponsor. he's a yes. but we don't yet have a real sense of the picture. if it doesn't go forward today or if it goes forward and fails, democrats say they will try again quickly to sort of get public momentum to resolve this. it's likely to pass the senate. the house is a whole other matter. the issue is do you find the money by making other cuts? is it the right policy? those are some of the issues that will be debated. >> and what about the confirmation of janet yellen as fed chair. explain where the temperature sis on that one. >> that should go forward in light of changes that have made it easier to get confirmations through. i'm told by talking to a bunch of people here that at 5:30 that vote is scheduled if everything goes forward given the weather issues and she's likely to be confirmed without much of a problem at all. there have been some who have opposed her but this kind of nomination is likely to get passed and it's the type of nomi

in tennessee lamar alexander. indiana with dick lugar but we also saw what happened in utah with authentic in the last election cycle. gone, right? he got primary from the right. republicans need only to net six seats i think. this might not be chew anymore. it might be said 17. they only need to net 16 to win the senate out right. the last election cycle 59 were part of the tea party caucus and because if i don't count them as card-carrying members of the tea party caucus if i just want to say people who got tea party support and they won their election we are talking 85 people now. 85 seats but card-carrying members of what was the tea party carcass in the -- caucus and i say was because the tea party no longer exists. 59 tea party caucus. of the 52 part seeking election 48 retained how seats in 2012 winning a percentage of 92%. these other folks you know retired or they lost. 92%. so you have 52%, we have 40 folks that are in the house right now that are part of the tea party caucus or identify with the tea par

he's just lamar alexander. in every state they'll like chris christie.r him that people think it is. >> what are your thoughts on that? you look at the new polling out when it comes to honesty and being trustworthy. 51% say his numbers when you look across the board are still very decent for a governor and certainly someone with so much national attention. >> that's the problem. the national attention. as these charges come out and revelations of what was actually going on, all that national attention is going to be focused on those charges and that's really a problem for him. he should have back in december got this out of the way. he should have dealt with it back when the executive director of the port authority testified december 9th there was no study. christie up until last week was still saying he believed there was a study which is just nonsense. it was a sham study and he knows it. if in december he had dealt with it and put a cap on it, it would go away. the problem he's got now is it's going to keep coming out and coming out and his big argume

employees for more than 30 hours a week. 11 school districts in the state of tennessee according to lamar alexanderir substitute teachers because they don't want to have to get into this. nice example of unforeseen consequences of this. volunteer firehouses still waiting for the irs volunteer is considered employee under the rules of obamacare. can you imagine being a teacher saying okay, can we have somebody work that day? have them leave at 2:00 instead of 3:00 because we don't want them hitting 30 hours a week. unforeseen consequence style headache of this. >> minnesota? >> minnesota, first of all the web site was down again thursday. maybe that relates to the really awful weather we have had in some sort of key server froze. >> i can go to amazon and shop site has had these problems. the average wait time was 76 minutes, which means obviously some folks are having less and some folks are having more. most people who are trying to get insurance have had all the problems with the web site so far you don't have hour 15 minutes sitting on that person antidotally facebook comments not happy when the

senate side where senator harry reid has scheduled a vote for tomorrow, now it sounds like senator lamar alexander is suggesting that he might try to, i don't know if you would say it's a filibuster, but he definitely sounds like he is going to make some waves before letting that vote go through. >> well, if i were him, he has a death wish to be doing that in front of everybody in the whole country. when everybody knows that the humane thing to do is to give it. and harry reid is putting it out there and saying hey, guys, come on, let's be human beings for a moment here. we've given unemployment benefits before without finding offsets, and the sky has not fallen, and the country has not gone gao into the dumpster. and we are still doing just fine. and we can do it right now. we can fix this stuff later as we get to the budget. >> right. >> but right now they need something over their head and in their stomach. and that's really what is at stake here. >> so congressman, very quickly, before i let you go, it sounds like at a minimum one of the things we can do, or people can do is call their member

it includes pat roberts of kansas, lamar alexander in tennessee, lindsey graham in south carolina, andxas. but the senators and their allies don't intend to take the challenges lightly, and as evidenced by this super-pac ad that blasts steve stockman. >> lies. shady deals. ethical failings. it's everything that's wrong with washington, and it's congressman steve stockman's troubling record. >> joining me now is brian walsh, former spokesman of the national republican senatorial committee. brian, sal, how are you doing? sal, i'll start with you. i think you might contend that my setup there buys into the premise that says the tea party has been a problem for republicans regaining the senate. why is that -- why do you not believe that's the case? >> well, i think you just look at the facts, you know, starting with 2010. people like you and your fellow pundits said democrats will gain seats in the house, and we won 63 -- >> i don't know how many people thought they'd gain seats, but go ahead. >> i mean, i think if you go back to early 2009, most people thought that democrats were going to

lamar alexander will have a say. i would like to see the republicans. i like to see them be in a party accrue up with backup of civil rights through. the republican party of lincoln. a new book coming out next year that i just read. make you cry over you so inspired by the midwestern public into and fought for civil rights in the 60s. so powerful. macola, charlie howie, those are the guys. the southern segregationist down here to lift a finger. they were totally against desegregation. >> how are you doing, i'm robert. i want to go back to the carter administration and ask you, a lot of people talk negative about the administgative about the administration and the gas prices and economy was terrible. i would like to have a good come back and take it things about the carter administration. >> well, i think clean as a whistle. that's a start. great values. without the need for energy independence, he was really big on that. people made fun of this letter. he was working on it. he did not the answer. that's why he gave up. the congress went back in. see wha

lamar alexander, who stepped aside, is running. he is facing a challenge.st: this is an ongoing frustration. incumbents lot of who frankly need to be defeated. they do not represent their state and conservative state as well as they should. our frustration is that it is hard to find the target. it is very hard to define conservative challengers. you have to be very good on the campaign stuff. you have to fund raise a lot of money. together ave to put competent team or you can do the right things to win. unfortunately, it is very hard to find those people. you hope that they pop up. in tennessee, we have not been able to do it. it is frustrating when we see somebody like lamar alexander and his very poor record. he appears to be some uncomfortable. -- somewhat comfortable. host: you worry that your organization to the right and other organizations to the left create a polarization that is very difficult for both sides. frustration is that people think that compromising is a good policy. theo not find that that is case. compromise usually leads to bigger gove

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tennessee senator lamar alexander says he's opposed to this measure because the senate should take up and vote a number of good ideas to help put people back to work. and alexander's the cosponsor of a job training measure which has already passed the house. another key republican says if you want to extend unemployment insurance, find a way to pay for it. >> with regard to unemployment insurance, aye always said that finish i've always said that i'm not opposed to unemployment insurance, i am opposed to having it without paying for it. i think it's wrong to borrow money for china, but i'm not against having unemployment insurance. >> reporter: certainly, many republicans throughout the house of representatives and fellow senators are also onboard with the idea of, okay, let's extend unemployment benefits, but it is critical with the debt growing to find a way to pay for it. jenna? jenna: so what is the argument or the pitch, if you will, from democrats, mike, to try to get some republicans and get this across the finish line? >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid calls it em

lori: why not, as senator lamar alexander suggested, not only vote on this, but debate the extensionfederal unemployment benefits but also other ways to help long-term unemployed, other ways of incentivizing folks to get back in the labor force? >> there are all sorts of conversations we can and should have but it is overdue now. it is five days past the new year. this expired already. this is very urgent situation with 1.3 million families without their checks. so let's extend unemployment insurance, do it cleanly, simply three months the same way we've done it many times before, then there will be all sorts of time for conversation. adam: i want to shift gears real quick, to the discussion of the minimum wage, the federal minimum wage to $10.10. it says in "atlantic monthly", vast majority of people live earning minimum wage not living in poverty. why the urgency to raise the minimum wage? >> a lot of families on minimum wage are in poverty, but you're right, a lot of them are above the poverty line, vast majority, the statistic was pretty startling. i'm not saying that life is eas

. >> it also comes on a day when senators lamar alexander and tim scott move forward on school choiceaying that's where the gap lies. panel, thank you. senator rand paul live in studio when we come back. [ male announcer ] e new new york is open. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to boldids. that's why n york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and ows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. >>> it's time now to get reaction from what we've heard tonight from rand paul of kentucky. thanks for coming in. >> good to be here. >> your thoughts on the president's address? >> i was kind of underwhelmed. to hear him talk about the state of the economy, you think, there's not still 20,000 people out of work, underemployed, can't get a job. quit looking for a job. what policies will work to get people jobs, to get job creation going, i think i heard more of the same, it

maybe lamar alexander or bob corker might vote for cloture. it is not strictly a partisan issue.here is an economic component the very state-by-state. the first call comes from marilyn on the line for republicans. good morning. thanks for taking my call. since more people are waking up to the scientific evidence that -- proving building seven was brought down in a controlled demolition on 9/11 and -- host: we will stick with the agenda. john is up next from new jersey on our line with democrats. good morning. i have a general comment that i would like to make. it does include the issues that you are talking about, but i think we need to consider one very important thing, and that is, 60 votes are needed every time a new issue comes up. there is an automatic acceptance. not only on the part of the press, but even senator reed, that the filibuster is being acted on. i think this is an outrageous condition that we have to put up with in this country. it is one of the reasons that congress is getting such low ratings. host: your response? guest: senator reed has been challenging this

. >> it also comes on a day when senators lamar alexander and tim scott move forward on school choice saying that's where the gap lies. panel, thank you. senator rand paul live in studio when we come back. >> test test >> test >> test >> test >> test stamps.com is the best. i don't have to leave my desk and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> it's time now to get reaction from what we've heard tonight from rand paul of kentucky. thanks for coming in. >> good to be here. >> your thoughts on the president's address? >> i was kind of underwhelmed. to hear him talk about the state of the economy, you think, there

he was an aide to senator lamar alexander from tennessee. loskarn killed himself.h possessing child pornography. and according to politico, his mother posted a final message from loskarn on his blog. i'm going to read from it right now, in part. he said, "i found myself drawn to videos that matched my own childhood abuse. it's painful and humiliating to admit to myself, let alone the whole world, but i pictured myself as a child in the image or video. the more an image mirrored some element of my memories and took me back, the more i felt a connection. i have asked god. i've asked myself. i've talked with clergy and counselors and psychiatrists. i spent five days on suicide watch in the psychiatric ward at the d.c. jail, fixated on the "why" and "how" questions. why did i do this? and how can i kill myself? i've shared the most private details of my life with others in the effort to find an answer. there seem to be many answers and none at all. to those who choose to sever all ties with me, i don't blame you. no one wants to think or talk about this subject matter.

you have albert gore senior, junior, lamar alexander. bob corker. bright.we've made some news. about three minutes, a couple minutes left to finish this discussion, and at the end of it, an exciting announcement about what's coming at theened of the show. stick around. be right back. it's hip-hop. for cross-country, classical. and for jumps, i need something...special. so i use my citi thankyou visa card for music downloads and earn two times the points... plus a little extra inspiration. [ ♪ music plays ] the citi thankyou preferred visa card. earn two times the points on entertainment and dining out with no annual fee. citi, with you every step of the way. and five simple whole grains, new multigrain cheerios dark chocolate crunch is breakfast... with benefits. start your day with a delicious new crunch. healthy never tasted so good. of the dusty basement at 1406 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. ...and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of th

also saw senator lamar alexander yesterday. here's a for election this year.hile he isn't opposed to the principle of unemployment benefits, he is opposed to the idea that the senate will just move on this bill are debating the best way to go forward, which i think is another line of concern you'll see from republicans who are still little bit frustrated with the senate changes that happen before the new year. expect us to you play in the house that moves to iser the recess narco guest: possible you will find five republican votes, but it is no sure thing. once it would clear the senate, it is a very tough vote in the house without having those offsets. i think what you're hearing from house democrats is that they think this will play out like previous issues which were so politically toxic. republicans had to move forward. the house had to move on the violence against women's act. remember how long that took. it took a long time and there were 1.3 million americans who are already affected by this loss of medicines, with a projected 3.6 million americans supp

choice may be another one of the core election year issues for republicans and tennessee senator lamar alexanderill introduce a bill today to give low income families to spend it on any school they want to send their kids to and redistrict about $24 billion from public schools and states could use the money as vouchers or scholarships to send low income students to private or charter schools and alexander was the u.s. secretary under hw bush and we will have comprehensive coverage of the state of the union both before and after the speech starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern and have the speech live at 9:00 eastern. hillary clinton is talking about the secretary of state and what she could have done differently and she was in new orleans for the automobile conference. during a question-and-answer session clinton spoke about her biggest regrets while leading the state department. >> my biggest, you know, regret is what happened in benghazi. it was a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: clinton praised chris stevens killed in benghazi for his service. when asked of her plans for 2016, if she is going to run fo

and the tea party stuff is out of the way, we'll see a bill put forward by great senators like lamar alexanderess and taking away what in new york is roughly a 10% advantage for amazon, makes a big, big difference, the competitive position of best buy and others. and i think over time by being price competitive for now and taking their lumps, they're doing the right thing for the long term. >> you know, tom, this threat of online sales, it's a problem that some of the brick and mortar have been dealing with for years. it's not new. so, why haven't some of their defensive strategies been working? >> well, you know, frankly, people have tried to blind themselves to it and rationalize they can ignore this kind of pricing. and my old friends in the office products industry, frankly, are as guilty as any by not responding appropriately to the kind of pricing that amazon puts out there. you can't take the american consumer is going to let you pay 10% or 15% more at your store versus amazon. you have to go down there and fight them in the trenches. and i think the companies now they are coming to the