i don't know what standard you put senator lieberman as a liberal. i don't know what standards you-- good point. good point. right, and hillary, sometimes-- although, i think she's wonderful; i supported her; í helped her become a senator; i think she's mostly good-- i just think she doesn't know any better in this case. i think that she's made some mistakes, and everyone does. and tipper gore, in fairness, that was a late-'80s position that they backed off of later, but to this core question-- i wouldn't consider any of those people liberals, as a matter of fact. i mean, hillary's got some bones in her and some--but-- you also wouldn't put them in jesse helms' territory. no, no, that's right. my point is, these aren't people with a history of repression. that's right, not a history. so you sort of have to step back and say, you know, maybe something deep inside these folks really bothers them about the music, and what do you think it is? you know, it's just, like, difficult. it's cultural-- what it is, and so it's not racist. it's cultural, but it,

. >> in the last congress, senators lieberman, collins and carper introduced legislation called the projected cyberspace as a national asset act. in this bill, it would enhance of the homeland security act of 2002 and others to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the united states. this bill blight when the e111 congress ended. however, they're have been reports it will be reintroduced in the 112 congress. karen evans is a former administrator at the office of management and budget. ms. evans, of what would this bill to? how would it change the law? >> it's taking a look at a comprehensive approach of trying to update many of the statutes that are already on the books, to reflect the environment that we are in right now and the dependence on communications services, cybersecurity types of activities and bring clarity and alignment to the roles and responsibilities within the federal sector. >> would it in hands with the president can do now one comes to communications? >> i know there's a lot of interpretations going on about this especially t

joe lieberman. he is giving a short schmooze, and then they're going to the hearing. >> could that not just -- politeness? >> it is part of the ritual. not to have an adversarial meeting, and the committee membership has indicated to the witness this is going to be an easy meeting for you. we are not going to have a stand-up attitude towards you. your our buddy and let's schmooze. we will all have a nice little chat here. >> i will ask a question before each one of these clips. what is wrong with this? we can watch them, and then you can come back and explain them, and i asked our viewers to do the same thing. the first one is carl levin, the chairman of the armed services committee. >> how many afghan troops are there currently in kandahar, and about how many afghan troops do we expect will be there in september? >> mr. chairman, i will be happy to get that for you for the record. if i could rather just provide the overview of what it is that we are trying to accomplish in that area, and you certai

. >> lieberman, collins, and carper put forward an act to enhance the security and the resiliency of the united states. this would die when the 111th congress ended. this is the former administrator of the office of management and budget. how would this change will law? >> we have to look at taking a comprehensive approach on trying to update the statutes with the environment that we're in right now. this is dependent on the telecommunications services and activities, and the allied during the federal sector. >> and this would hands with the president can do right now? >> there is a lot of interpretation, this is about the national emergencies. the president, currently under many of his provisions has the authority to do this under a national emergency. he is clarifying these and green these up to date. this will tell people what to do if there is a state of emergency. and we can clarify this and update this possibility, to recognize how we do these things and what the environment includes. >> so where did this term come from? >> when we start reading this in one particular sector, f

democrin 2012, lieberman will h served four terms. question, which of these retirement benefits more now? democrats or republicans? i ask you. >> the republicans. i think you look at the seats that the democrats are working away from, it's going to be very difficult for -- to hold, for example, a virginia, it will be impossible to hold north dakota, where kent conrad is not running again. and the democrats are going to have to hold a number of seats. i think -- it's almost nearing certainty that the republicans will probably get the majority in 2012. >> is there any common denominator to those retirements, pat, ie incumbency is a dirty word? >> well, a lot of them are concerned about that mainly some of the democrats, because they're fearful they'll have -- but in arizona, kile stands down. gabby giffords is okay could walk into that seat for them but i think the democrats have about 22 seats up, john, republicans got about 10, and what the democrats feel they have been in power for a while, they've had the chairmanships and they're l

i do not care what is going on in joe lieberman's mind.s was done with william rogers in the 1970's about vietnam, he was picking up information, and in some cases, knew more than the witness about what he was asking. i do not want to know joe lieberman's political opinion on it. >> another senator, let's watch what he does, and, again, what is wrong with this? >> general, we all on the committee understand that this is an important time in afghanistan, and i think it would be useful to consider president karzai a reliable partner. it is sometimes hard to understand what he says versus what he does, and vice versa. i have some questions in that regard. how do you explain what is his mercurial personality? one day, he talks about the taliban, and the next day, he goes down to kandahar. i knew one person i have great respect for, and what do you think his departure might mean? maybe even crucial police training effort? >> thanks, senator. on the first question -- >> well, what is wrong? >> he is asking a question. he deserves points for that

. >> host: well, given what's happened in egypt over the last week and a half or so, senators lieberman, collins and carper issued statements talking about their proposed legislation. here's part of what they had to say. we would never sign on to legislation that authorized the president or anyone else to shut down the internet: >> host: what are some of the ambiguities in the current law, karen evans? >> guest: so in my opinion from working on this in the past is that you're using statutes and interpretations that were based before the pervasiveness of the internet. so they do go back. the telecommunications act and those types of activities go back, and you have that updated. furthermore, when those acts were passed, there was not a department of homeland security that could broker a lot of these types of things of what type of action you would take with private industry. that's what one of the challenges are here. i don't think anybody here in the united states would sign on or enforce legislation -- endorse legislation that would violate privacy or civil liberties. and be so, and th

hutcheson, and lieberman are also not going to be continuing their terms. >> the republican off gabrielle giffords. if you recall she was shot and ahead of last month in arizona is getting six hours of therapy daily. and she is speaking and she said to her husband that she supports her husband to go to the shuttle in april. and still it is not known if she is under complete understanding that she was shot for >> north on, both looking good a bit heavy. perhaps we are hollywood north. and maureen kelly has information about the three big productions around town. >> if you thought moviemaking was glamorous take a look! the 800 block has been strewn with old clothes and garbage. an action thriller called contagious with jude law withoand the neighbors checked of the activity. >> oh my gosh! it made it look like the end of the world is spooky but i'm going to take some pictures. i did not see any movie stars. >> they are cleaning up this location but will be shooting a round town until february 16th. one of three films in san francisco. here this street was taken over by a film crew called "

traveling in egypt, joe lieberman and john mccain called for tougher action. >> we think there should be a no-fly zone established over tripoli and lib y. we think there should be a provisional government set up in libya that we would support. >>> was gadhafi remains defiant. his son blames the media for exaggerating the unrest. >> everything is calm and peaceful. >> there's a big, big gap between reality and the report. >> with all the uncertainty and libya and evacuations continue. a british warship returned for more stranded foreigners. hundreds of americans have fled libya in the past few days. >>> hollywood's biggest night, the 83rd academy awards. a look at. so excitement. >>> they're in the pilot seat now. kids got to transport themselves into space cadets today. >>> some record cold temperatures to start out the day, but not bad afternoon. there's a storm lurking, though. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, academy awards has some new features to go with the usual glitz and glamour. kendis >>> it's hollywood's biggest night. the 38th annual -- 83rd 83rd academy awards has some new blitz to go with

traveling in egypt senators joe lieberman and john mccain called for quicker action. >> we think that there should be a no fly zone established over tripoli and libya. we think that there should be a provisional government set up in libya that we would support. >> reporter: but gadaffi remains defiant in an interview claiming the libyan people still support him. his son blames the media for exaggerating the unrest. >> there is a big gap between reality and the media reports. >> reporter: evacuations continue in libya. a british warship returned for more stranded foreigners. scott goldberg for cbs news, new york. >>> no surprises at tonight's academy awards but there was one controversial moment. what it was and how some of hollywood's biggest movers and shakers strutted their stuff on the red carpet. >>> oscar parties all over the bay area but this one is special. the reason people came together for this party in the east bay. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs5 weather center. a record cold start to the day in the bay area. not bad by the afternoon. but another storm is

. >> reporter: and lester, another senator, independent joe lieberman, says the united states government should recognize those opposition leaders in benghazi as the legitimate libyan government and arm them. and meanwhile, consultations will continue this week at the white house. the president meets tomorrow with ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary-general. lester? >> mike viqueira at the white house. thank you. >>> we want to turn now to the tragedy in christchurch, new zealand. the death toll from this week's earthquake is now around 150, but officials warn the number could go well over 200 by the time all of the bodies are found in the rubble. but tonight, rescue workers remain focused on trying to find survivors. and as nbc's george lewis reports, this sunday brought no day of rest. >> reporter: it is a delicate and dangerous task, pulling apart the concrete layer by layer, looking for signs of life. teams from japan and china concentrate on the wreckage of the canterbury tv building that housed a language school. 28 japanese and 20 chinese students are believed buried inside. an americ

"rolling stone" says the list of targets included senators john mccain, joel lieberman, al franken and others. >>> gay rights groups are celebrating a decision by the obama administration to stop enforcing a federal law banning raek mission of same-sex marriage. the justice department made the announcement on wednesday. the white house confirmed it but mr. obama is still, quote, grappling with his personal views on same-sex marriage. >>> in hawaii, governor neil abercrombie signed a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions. the new law doesn't establish same-sex marriage in hawaii. but it does give gay and lesbian couples the same state rights as married partners. >>> the u.s. state department is praising mexico for arresting six suspects in last week's deadly attack on two u.s. immigration officers. the alleged members of the zeta drug gang included the leader julian zapata espinoza. one u.s. agent was killed, the other wounded, in an attack on a highway in northern mexico. >>> at the kennedy space center this morning preparations are under way for the launch of the shuttle "discovery" t

well welcome to the sport and artsy coming to you live from moscow with lieberman koester about let's head straight to the headlines. called off the bahrain grand prix the sports call because of antigovernment protests in the gulf kingdom. while continental targets to become the first russian team to reach the last sixteen of the europa league in another big week of european football. and the playoffs are just a day away a look ahead at the conference quarterfinals plus the latest highlights from the kontinental hockey league. and we'll start with the big story in formula one where the bahrain grand prix has been called off because of antigovernment protests in the gulf kingdom the race was due to be staged on march the thirteenth and would have opened the new formula one season but the event had been endowed for more than a week because of civil unrest instead that's once the eleven campaign will begin in a strain that's what it's seven the race could still be rescheduled but organizers say there is no decision on that just yet the bahrain grand prix has been on the formula one calen

>>reporter: lieberman and collins unavailable for comment today but agitated spokeswoman for their committee told me that she wished reporters would stop referring to it as the kill switch bill and hold off on those comparisons to egypt. praving won again that timing isn't everything in politics but it is quite a bit. in the newsroom, 7 news. >>> president obama delivered an urgent message to american business leaders today. he asked members of the u.s. chamber of commerce to start sendingç money and hire worker president said u.s. company sit on nearly 2 trillion dollars. and time to get in the game. >> my message is now is the time to invest in america. now is the time to invest in america. if there's a reason that you don't share my confidence if there is a reason enthusiastic don't believe this is the time to get off the side lines, to the hire and invest, i want to know about it. >>reporter: business leaders have said the new wall street rules and regulation couple with health care reform are keeping them from hiring. president says he want to hear suggestions on which rules should be

and to extend its regional influence we also heard today from the israeli foreign minister avigdor lieberman and he says that this is nothing short of provocation israel and iran have not had diplomatic relations for the past thirty years and israel is concerned that iran is sending weapons to its neighbors that will ultimately be used against the jewish state is really soon relations are strained as well convinced an israeli official saying as much over the past few years that iran is supplying weapons to syria that ultimately land up in the hands of his very in lebanon on now the united states is adding fuel to the whole situation the u.s. state department recently set up a twitter account and it is using their twitter account to post tweets in farsi that supports anti iranian government demonstrators out on the streets of tehran we haven't seen the u.s. state department do anything like that supporting or even expressing any kind of opinion on the same kind of demonstrations that are happening in yemen since nine hundred seventy nine since the iranian revolution they have been know that h

it is just astonishing, and very troubling. >> thank you. >> just a quick note on senator lieberman. the associated press has reported the senator lieberman is working on a book that will come out in august. there also reporting ahead of ben bernanke's note remarks today, that he will talk about the future of the u.s. economy and that it will not rebound until hiring returns. later today, journalists will be discussing the anti-government protests in egypt and future if it is eyeing implications of that uprising. we will hear from bob schieffer at an event hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. that is live at 5:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the u.s. senate is in session today. members gaveled been earlier and are reauthorize in a federal law in aviation administration program, with a pellet hopes -- with a bill that hopes to modernize the program. senators will also today marks the upcoming 100 the birthday of former president ronald reagan with speeches. he would have been 100 this weekend, for every six. -- february 6th. while we wait for ben bernanke at t

here today, senator clinton, senator lieberman, many others are criticizing the content of rap not because it's revolutionary but because of profanity, sexual content. do you see today's music in a different light than you saw your own music? of course, it's a different time. right now, you got--you might have 29- and 28-year-olds with 29- and 28-year-old issues but with a target audience being 8 to 17. now, i believe-- i don't believe so much in regulation as in the fact that you have to navigate, or teach kids how to navigate through the massive information that's coming at them. people's fantasy is their reality. and if you don't have your realities down, which is your education, your economics, your enforcement, your environment, which is often the case in the black community, you could fall into a situation where fantasy and reality has a very thin line between the two. and when you have that very thin line between the two, not only does art imitate life, but life can imitate art, you know, be reciprocated. and that's what we're facing with information today. you have situations that

senators john mccain and joe lieberman, who are in the region, called today for the united states to arm the rebels in that fight going on in tripoli. now to the protests. back home, protests of a very different kind. these are peaceful protests in madison, wisconsin, by union members. that demonstration is moving into its 13th day. yesterday's turnout of 70,000 was the largest yet. yesterday, union workers across the country turned out to support them. these demonstrations over the wisconsin governor's plan to reduce spending by ending the collective bargaining rights of teachers and many other public service employees. governor christie, you took on the public service unions in new jersey. but you didn't talk about ending collective bargaining rights. do you think governor walker out there in wisconsin has gone too far? >> let me tell you what went on in new jersey. my predecessor, governor corzine, stood on the front steps of the capital at a public sector union rally and said, "i'll fight to get you a good contract." i thought to myself last night, who is he fighting with? once h

and in the same spirit, joe lieberman sat by himself. [laughter] and by the way, sitting all yourself is not a euphemism for something christine o'donnell doesn't really approve of. after [laughter] i was so genuinely inspired by president obama's team, his call to win the future. of course it was a little unfortunate that the acronym for win the future is wtf. [laughter] that's why i was so glad our vice president stepped in and offered a different contract, building futures daily. yeah. [laughter] but seriously, folks, what we in congress and you in journalism do every day is to build a better future for the country. if you will indulge me for just one more minute, i will say honestly how much i admire the folks who are here this evening, the people who don't just have a job, don't just work in the media but find in journalism a profession and calling. it was just in the past few weeks that we have seen individual examples of the sort of courage, bravery and risking of one's self to give a window into what's really going on on the grou

that he worked with us when it comes to extraordinary i mean in the middle east there you go over lieberman's best man in the middle of it even dates you know back much further than that it wasn't here for bragg in the one nine hundred eighty s. being educated more he's grabbing almost every tyrant that the united states to in the past thirty or forty years why i believe i have. whether it's you know radio or you name it that's sort of the way we do business. and you know in that case is this a move that we we've already seen excuse me israel support on are similar similar suliman i can't say right now they think he's their man is the rest of the world also going to support that i think you're probably going to find much of the world that matters following the u.s. lead on this to a certain extent until they see what it really means i think europe and others who care about this situation are probably going to back off of u.s. leadership if they see. essentially what i'm pessimistic lou predicting and that is we just out mubarak mubarak was sort of we don't change anything with regard to the e

lieberman: i thank the chair. mr. president, is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes, senator. mr. lieberman: i would then ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. lieberman: i thank the chair. mr. president, in three days time across our country, from the north country of new hampshire to his final resting place in simi valley, california, americans will celebrate the legacy of president ronald reagan. it will be the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. and i'm really honored to rise today to join other colleagues of both parties and others throughout the united states and i'm sure the world in paying tribute to america's 40th president. i cannot speak as personally about president reagan as some in this chamber can. i met him only a few times when, as a visiting state attorney general during the 1980's, i was at the white house. he was always gracious, always responsive to us. but i

lieberman and mccain visited today. liberman called egyptian exciting place in the aftermath of the president's resigning. during their stay the senators expected to meet with leaders of egypt's transitional government. >> the unrest in north africa and the middle east is making gas producers nervous and we are taking a hit. libya supplies 1% of the united states's oil. one reason behind the latest price hike is concern that if they stop contributing to the global supply other oil producing country also be able to raise their prices. coming up later at 5:30 jim vargas looks at how the unrest is impacting prices here and the cost of other goods. >>> airline passenger with measles may have exposed people in several states. the 27-year-old flew from the united kingdom to washington last sunday and then from baltimore to denver and new mexico last tuesday. she is believed to live in new mexico. anyone infected on the flights could have started showing symptoms by now. if so you should see a doctor. symptoms start way runny