liz cheney was so sudden.hing herself there. it was all parachuting back in. >> in other countries, other forms of democracy, the place matters so little, you'll take like a party will identify like a promising up and comer and find a district. >> we're a bigger country than most countries with a stronger state identity and the country that started out as a federation of states and not like national identity first. i did want to state liz cheney experiment will be my new band name. but also, again, liz cheney's problem is she wants people to sort of back date her residency literally. she's not doing the hillary clinton thing, or the al franken thing of saying, yes, i'm moving there. that's what i've done. i've moved here. >> and here's why -- >> i think you're right about -- benjy is right about the fact she hadn't laid the ground work there. cheney establishment is very strong and they hadn't gotten people on board. alan simpson very strongly -- >> like 6,000 word essay -- >> talking about how lynne cheney --

. >> i'm liz cheney, and i approve this message. >> so liz cheney wants you to know she is all aboutmily, and the reason she is stressing her family in that political ad is that her family is the only reason she is running for candidate. it shows cheney at a huge 28-point disadvantage to incumbent mike enzi, of course she is running in a state where she last lived in 1978. and more recently, she was fined for not fulfilling her registration requirements. it might strike you as odd, given that dick cheney who is tapping into his d.c. fundraising for his daughter, recently criticized mike enzi for doing the same thing. >> as a record, if you go back to his finances he gets about 80% of his funds from his washington based pacs. he doesn't get much money from wyoming. >> of course, another reason liz cheney wants to remind you she loves her family is that her sister called her out for saying she has a funny way of expressing her family love. things got a little hairy after liz told fox news that gay couples should not be allowed to marry. her sister is gay and married. she took to her fa

>> you know, dick cheney, liz cheney's dad, was discredited towards the end of the bush/cheney administration he's not helping himself even in wyoming. he seem to be calling in chip his just doesn't have. he's kind of alienating a lot of people on his daughter's behalf. she's certainly trying to run roughshod in a place where she's not getting traction at all. it's not just double digit, it's 20, 30, 40-point spread she's losing by relative to senator enzi. might it get closer? it might. i don't think it has national implications. it's an oddball race. i don't think the cheneys are helping themselves at all. >> texas, i'll stick with you. talking about texas state senator wendy davis, democrat. she made international headlines in june when she staged that 11-hour filibuster to prevent a vote on the abortion bill for the state. hoping to become the first democratic governor of texas in two decades. does she have a real shot in the red lone star state? its red but trending purple, right? everybody says, frankly, without any fear of contradiction by 2020, texas will be a competitive state. can i

liz's sister mary is gay and her wife slammed liz cheney on facebook. mary joined in saying liz, this isn't just an issue on which we disagree. you're just wrong. and on the wrong side of history. at a book promotion event, the former haven't responded to this feud. >> we, you know, were surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. and wished it hadn't happened. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family and frankly, that's our preferences. >> let's bringing in our chief political analyst gloria borger. how striking were these words from the former vice president to you, gloria? >> well, dick cheney is not a real emotional guy as you can tell. but you could just watch his sort of pain about this because this is an issue that has been spoken about at great length within their own family and you know, wolf, as well as i do that dick cheney at some personal political peril himself when he was running as vice president said that he believes that gay marriage should be an issue that's left up to the states. he's also

the cheney sisters. liz is running for senate in wyoming. cheney, is gay and married, and liz opposes it. who is right? >> i do not think we will not settle this but this illustrates that this is one of the issues that can painfully divide families. the cheney parents have said that this is a long-standing painful disagreement in our family. the sad thing here is watching it play out on the public stage. >> dick cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney. what is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> yes. he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. i thought that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. thank you for w

the couple took to facebook to criticize liz cheney's stand against same-sex marriage. he was asked about the controversy last night. >> we were surprised when there was an attack launched on facebook. and wish it hadn't happened. >> mr. cheney added the issue has always been handles inside the family and that's where he prefers to leave it. >> marine biologists are trying desperately to help stranded whales in the everglades. more than 300 whales got stuck in shallow waters off of everglades national park. the area is remote and is accessible only by boat. by the time they got there, ten whales had beached themselves. at least four of them died. the scientists say guiding the survivors back to deeper waters will be difficult because pilot whales stay in tightly knit groups and will not be willing to leave the others behind. >> all right, vj, we have busy days ahead of us in the weather world. >> and that we do. we will talk about a series of storms and i really think that after this weekend, our weather is going to get more extreme around here for about another two or t

and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney.hat is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ .. ♪ >> i am deirdre bolton. welcome to "money moves weekend," where we bring you some of the best interviews of the week. our focus is on alternative assets -- places investors are putting their money outside of traditional stocks and bonds. we talk to experts in the world of private equity, venture- capital, and much more about where they see opportuni

and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney.t is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> the sochi games are fast approaching and the race is on to market the world's best athletes. >> it is important for us to activate pre-the olympics. >> if i do well, i will get my face on a box. >> good the race for the national championship get any more exciting? just wait for the anticipated playoffs. we are taken inside the workings of the new system

and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney.t is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate seat, when the very soul of his daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. >> ahead of his own president. >> he said in his statement, don't confuse liz's compassion for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. >> "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> i am deirdre bolton. welcome to "money moves weekend," where we bring you some of the best interviews of the week. our focus is on alternative assets -- places investors are putting their money outside of traditional stocks and bonds. we talk to experts in the world of private equity, venture- capital, and much more about where they see opportunities. t

lex did cheney came do a fundraiser for liz and he has emerged on the side of liz cheney.t is sad about that is that it is on the side of careerism, of helping her win a senate of hishen the very soul daughter mary is involved and at one time he was with mary on this issue. his own president. >> he said in his statement, compassionse liz's for mary with support for gay marriage. that was the worst thing that a dad could say. oh, liz feels sorry for mary. he is a politician at heart and he wants the senate seat. >> it is sad but i thank you. it is never sad with you guys here. take you for watching. we will see you next week. "political capital" is a production of bloomberg television. ♪ >> we are going to move to cloud-based computing. >> not everything went as well as we would have liked. >> 2012, you had to lay off people and retool. stock took a dive. >> it is the biggest bonehead move we have ever done.

. >>> politico reports wyoming candidate liz cheney's husband is registered in wyoming and virginia, but he reportedly signed a document in wyoming signing he wasn't registered elsewhere. a spokeswoman says he's asked to take his name off the rolls. >>> a new ppp poll finds chris christie leading hillary clinton 45% to 42%. but how long will the former secretary of state be on that list? well, after barbara walters named her the most fascinating person of 2013, here's what she had to say. >> i haven't made up my mind. >> you haven't? >> i really have not. i will look carefully at what i think i can do and make that decision sometime next year. >> nor harry reid reportedly plans to stick around as senate majority leader, but he said i don't want to do it more than eight more years. maybe in those eight years minimum wage solution will be reached. here see what thomas perezed told chris hayes. >> i think the minimum wage can be increased. i know it must be increased. it's a moral imperative. it's really an economic imperative if we want to grow the economy. the way to grow the economy

you remember mary cheney, a lesbian took to facebook to criticize her sister liz who's running for thenate out in wyoming. here's what mr. cheney said about it. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on her facebook. and wished it hadn't happened. and do believe we've lived with their situation for many years. and it's always been dealt with within the context of the family, and frankly, that's our preferences. >> well, the feud began last month with liz cheney, she said she believes in the traditional definition of marriage. we'll be right back. if you're seeing spots before your eyes... it's time... for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® has an active naturals total soy formula that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. try it for a month. then go ahead and try to spot a spot. aveeno® positively radiant. naturally beautiful results. aveeno® positively radiant. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them.

i would just say all of this does not help liz cheney. she needs to build a case for why mike enzi, who's been elected and re-elected in the state, why he should be fired and replaced by her. none of this, which is basically all we've talked about as it relates to the cheney family in this race for the last couple weeks if not months, none of this goes to building that case. >> and speaking of all the problems that the white house has had and building the case, peter, one of the reasons why democrats are so nervous is they're nervous about losing the senate. and it could turn on mark pryor in arkansas. take a look at his new ad. >> i'm not ashamed to say that i believe in god and i believe in his work. the bible teaches us no one has all the answers, only god does. and neither political party is always right. this is my compass, my north star. it gives me comfort and guidance to do what's best for arkansas. i'm mark pryor, and i approved this message because this is -- >> that's pretty remarkable. one of the most endangered democrats in a

he is to the left of liz cheney on gay marriage. >> the attacks were -- >> he supports mary on the issue- >> politics is the business we have chosen. >> another godfather reference, i appreciate it. coming up next, a frat house in the heart of capitol hill. the guys living in it are some of the most powerful members of congress. plus, not a new album in 20 years. ♪ ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ [ male announcer ] the beautifully practical and practically beautiful cadillac srx. get the best offers of the season now. lease this 2014 srx for around $369 a month with premium care maintenance included. ♪ to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. and our networks are getting crowded. but if c

you remember mary cheney, a lesbian took to facebook to criticize her sister liz who's running for the wyoming. here's what mr. cheney said about it. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on her facebook. and wished it hadn't happened. and do believe we've lived with their situation for many years. and it's always been dealt with within the context of the family, and frankly, that's our preferences. >> well, the feud began last month with liz cheney, she said she believes in the traditional definition of marriage. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] here's a question for you. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is... 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 billion each year. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> we're back at what is being billed as a preview of the state of the union address the president spoke today. he spoke about the growing income equality gap. the pr

liz cheney, candidate in wyoming, made comments indicating she supports what she calls the traditionalarriage. that drew condemnation from cheney's sister mary and her wife, who responded on facebook. the former vice president said he was caught offguard. >> we were surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. wished it hadn't happened. do believe we've lived with the situation and dealt with it for many years. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family, and frankly that's our preferences. >> cheney is featured at a $10,000 per couple fund-raiser for his daughter in washington and that is happening tomorrow night. >>> the nation's capitol is brighter for the rest of the year after getting an annual touch of holiday glitz. house speaker john boehner flipped the switch on the capitol christmas tree. the 88 foot tall spruce adorned with ornaments made from kids across the country. beautiful. what a shot. >>> when we think of cuddly animals, koala bears, kittens, or small, cute little puppies. >> but we don't think of manatees but one of them in fl

and we will wrap it up, pat roberedson, lamar alexander and a special episode of mike enzi and liz cheneyder are not in trouble yet. both strike me as if the challenger got hot late, they could be snuck up upon. >> right. with pat roberts, his challenger, we have to see that. how his fourth quarter report looks. if he was able to post a decent number, that will cause the outside groups to take a look at it. whether it's a club for growth or others who are not interested in picking up the candidate and they have to show lovability on their own. another point that is important is the calendar and how these take place. they will start with john corn in. and mitch mcconnell anded that cochran. if there is success from the outside groups at the beginning, that could snowball into the others or work in the opposite direction. >> vehicle quickly, it's a very special race. the cheneys versus enzi. this has nothing to do with ideology. this one is one that is not like the other. >> that was just the point i was going to make. i think it was cheney wanted to create this as she is the true conservat

in wyoming, mike enzi faces a nasty challenge from liz cheney. senior senator pat roberts also elected in '96 is being primaried by a tea party backed radiologist. in tennessee, facing a tea party backed opponent. in kentucky mitch mcconnell has to first tango with a republican opponent before taking on a democratic one who's up by two points. and in mississippi as i mentioned, senator thad cochran has got to fight his own party. in georgia there's at least eight republicans vying to replace the retiring senator saxby chambliss. lindsey graham faces a crowded field of republicans to unseat him. these are the faces of powerful republican senators who are forced to defend their seats against their own party. michael steele's an expert. he's a former chair of rnc and political analyst. michelle goldberg writes for the nation. let's be sophisticated about this. some of these states are so conservative that probably the most conservative will win no matter what. south carolina, mississippi. i'm trying to think of the other one. maybe wyoming. there's

decide to actively pursue legislation where i might disagree with fairai look at the rift between liz cheney coming out and saying i don't think that my sister has the right to have equal protection under the law, you've had a lot of fights with my sisters i'll never go there and say you don't deserve the same rights i do. >> so tacky, you don't say it on television for heaven's sake. >> i know. >> that's right she did say a softening. more importantly republicans have to get hip to the fact it's reality. that's where i come from on this. fairai and liz, thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> next let's forecast what we'll be looking at a year from today, the outlook, hmm, sunny with a strong chance of disruption, that's when we come back. ♪ ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! ♪ [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: the energy in one gallon of gas is also enough to keep your smartphone running for how long? 30 days? 300 da

fund-raiser put on by liz cheney's new super pac. she is challenging mike enzi.ill be the key note speaker here in d.c. the next number is negative one. newly minted democrat charlie crist is down a campaign manager in the bid for florida governor. he left abruptly one month into the official campaign. he simply wanted to move back to new york. he was the campaign manager for bill deblazio. 21 is the number of years passed since bill clinton made the remark about not inhaling and smoking pot. it came up in an interview this week that he did with fusion. take a listen. >> have you denied it? >> i never denied they used marijuana. i told the truth. i thought it was funny. the only journalist who was there said i told the truth. everyone else had to cover that up because that's not the story they wanted to tell. >> he said he never tried to hide experimenting with marijuana and doesn't think legalizing pot would end violent in latin american countries. the next number is $153 million, the mind-boggling seven-year deal they inked for out fielder jacoby ellsbury. he's

. >> it is interesting, liz cheney is trying to make it ideological, but everything she stands for, the is against, she is washington, she is privileged. she has promoted democracy in the middle east. she has sent actual taxpayer dollars to egypt when she was in the state department. her husband is this perpetual insider who went out and used money from corporations to go out and build a $2 million home in jackson hole. >> also, she had to plead guilty to lying on her fishing license, that she was in wyoming, which was by far the best. you're telling me that georgia is sort of the sleeper rate. that is also -- a very, very ideologically zealist. >> main stream georgia republican, we have on the democratic side, this fantastic woman, michelle nun, who runs the charity that deals with volunteerism across the country. >> deeply polarize. >> she is the daughter of sam nun, whose name carries a lot of weight there. if todd aiken were there, phil gingri, he has seen similar things in his own practice, and karen handler who had to step down from susan g. komen. >> and jack kingston. >> and tha

i'm not going to ask you, speaking of cheney the whole liz cheney thing out in wyoming.e'll save that for another time. it's a family break up. let me go to you first. is this deal going to pass muster among the conservative side of the gop, the club for growth and the prosperity caucus and the other activists who are on the conservative side of the gop, and i'm already hearing some protests from senator rubio from the conservative side in the senate. what do you think? how do you think this will work? >> senator rubio is not relevant in this case because it will passing the senate pop your question, yeah a lot of tea party house conservatives that will say, you know what, this doesn't work or go far enough. >> why? >> the whole sequester thing. that's the main issue there. also too, i don't think they trust paul ryan. >> really? >> i think so. >> i think -- >> we think he's running for president. >> i think ryan is a great tool here. the issue here, steve, once you break the caps, once you break the sequester they are gone. they will never be -- you'll not make up for t

i want to start, manu, with liz cheney.teresting in this race, obviously a lot of conversation about why would she be challenging incumbent mike enzi? just this last week her sister, mary, was speaking at a fundraiser in indiana that was -- she was arguing in favor of same-sex marriage which seems to suggest that that spat between the two of them is not going away and may, indeed, stay fairly public. >> that's right. this has been sort of a distraction for her. at least in the national media. i think that she has calculated that even if this happens, the national media is focused. wyoming and wyoming primary voters may not be as focused on this. a lot of wyoming republican primary voters oppose gay marriage. maybe she's on the right side of the issue among that electorate. the bigger problem for her is going to be the fact she's lived in -- most of her life in virginia. she recently relocated out of wyoming. and mike enzi is seen as a guy that's generally likable, both among the republican establishment and among wyoming re

liz cheney said she does not support same-sex marriage.'s wife shot back that liz has told them she supports their relationship. >>> the pentagon has just appointed the highest ranking woman in history and you might be familiar with her backstory. christine fox has been named acting deputy defense secretary. she was the inspiration behind this character. >> the mid-28 does have a problem with its inverted flight tanks. it won't do a negative g pushover. >> we happened to see a mig 28 do a 4g negative dive. >> where did you see this? >> that's classified. >> it's what? >> that's kelly mcgillis in "top gun" in the mid-'80s. fox worked with naval aviators. her call sign in 1985, no sexism there, it was legs. >>> 'tis the season at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the white house tweeted this pick of volunteers decorating for the holidays. the first lady will welcome military families for the first look at this year's bedecking this afternoon. that wraps up this hour of "jansing & co." i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. a little underused

wasn't like that in 2008 or 2004 when he was running. >> she made those statements on television, liz cheneying for the nomination, she made those -- >> this is a facebook post fight back and forth. >> but it's a family -- >> that's how it became a bigger issue. >> i think he was truly surprised by the facebook post. and in the state of wyoming, this is not issue number one. this is a side show to things like taxes and fishing licenses. but what this is within the state is a fight to see if the republican establishment wins. she is portraying herself as more conservative than the incumbent. >> i have worked with the nrsc who is supporting mike enzie, but that is something that's not as much of a policy issue, but it's a character issue. it's a question about why is liliz cheney having a fight that's very public in her public. >> a person will try to block a person's right to marriage equality. >> they all agree. >> they agree on this issue, but it's not a problem for mike enzi, it's a problem for liz because she is fighting about it with her sister. >> thank you very much. up next, new detai

the feud began when liz cheney, a candidate for senate in wyoming, told fox news she supports traditionalrriage. >> pam: the interview prompted a series of facebook posts from her sister mary, who is gay, and her wife, heather poe. >> jacqueline: we will be in the 20's and 30's every well else except for san francisco. 43 in antioch, 42 and daly city right now. the bay area what it and the 2:00 hour we will see more of those 20 degree temperatures. very cold conditions that is the reason behind the freeze warning. the light blue on a screen is a freeze warning in a dark blue and is a hard freeze on maureen thought it was all but the cold frigid weather coming up. >> pam: coming up at 5:45. >> pam: what a cop allegedly told some rowdy kids on a bus. to earn himself a suspension. but next. the bay area getting into the holiday spirit. >> pam: now for a look at today's closing stock numbers. stocks are ending mostly lower as investors weigh conflicting economic reports and assess the outlook for federal reserve stimulus. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the w

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wyoming, of course, is the big showdown the within we have already talked about between mike enzi and liz cheneywhen you consider senator enzi hasn't done anything to offend conservatives. he has been close to the cheney family until now. so far enzi, polls show a 50% edge, a lot of time between now and then. >> that is eight incumbent senators up for re-election if 2014 and who are facing republican primary challenges. in a different time, we'd assume that most of these are mostly new sans challenges and we would just ignore them. if we have learned anything in the tea party era, it's that the right is happy to go to war with its own and if you end up on its hit list, it can take you out with literally anyone. just ask mike castle and richard lugger. that's how it worked if 2010. that's how it worked in 2012. we are going to find out if it's going to be the same in 2014. asw stapler purchase in three years. but then i saw the new windows tablet, . ask me what it's like to get your best night's sleep every night. [announcer] why not talk to someone who's sleeping on the most highly recommended b

wyoming is the one folks are looking at mostly because of liz cheney, not because she's doing particularlyll, india is beating her pretty well in the polls. but when democrats infight, it typically hasn't strengthened the party. so why is that? why would it strengthen the party for republicans but not for democrats? >> what's interesting, we disempower our left and they empower their right. i think that is part of the story. but i think there's something just very interesting about the way that we -- and also, democrats participate in this. because we tell this magical story -- remember when the republican party was really straightforward and knew how to govern and compromise? that party has been fighting with itself for 50 years. so that's starting. but once you're in office, of course, you have to make deals and govern. and to the lesson that all insurgents learn is they have to govern, right? uh bing there's a very -- the stories are not parallel with these two parties and we tend to try to make equivalences and they're not. >> as part of what the tea party's demonstrated, they're not w

in wyoming, i guess with would say liz cheney is tag taling in the race for u.s. senate right now. you look at these, are these expressions that in these sort of regional distinctions in terms of how we talk, are they here to stay or in this country of, like, the same chain restaurants in maine is in california, the same big box stores, are they going to disappear, are these things here to stay? >> linguistic diversity is not going anywhere in the united states. american english has always been tremendously diverse. and as you say, there are forces for homogenizatiohomogenization. greater mobility, people are traveling around the country, they're in the staying in their own location so much. there is mass media and other things that might cause people to shirt a common language. but as this quiz demonstrates, there is still lots of diversity in other parts of the country. i'm from central new jersey, and so we call it a circle there. i grew up in a town that had three of them. you know, we're -- >> you got the jug handles of new jersey too. i lived in new jersey what the heck is th

guest: liz cheney, this was not a raise everybody was anticipating. ke was not considered at risk at this time around. to cheney has a challenge is ave -- prove that she regular wyoming citizen, and she does come from his family with tremendous political background, not all of it in wyoming. they are in this dispute about the fact her sister is gay and married. make a fundamental case that mike is a bad guy and wrong for wyoming. has not know if that case yet been made. at the moment, the focus of i am a real, wyoming girl and i want to be your next senator. we will get later to the race about whether it is the wrong guy and if so, live here that is really what the race will be about. i am not convinced gay marriage will become -- this is an all republican state. -- wenot a place we risk expect the republican candidate to lose. >> holsinger, his work is available online. as always, we appreciate checking in with you. thank you for joining us. as we have been talking about during the course of the morning, the jobless rate is falling to seven percent. w

recently married to her longtime female partner, mary cheney addressed liz directly, writing that her wrong side of history. dick cheney says it is a family matter and ought to be treated as such. >> we -- we're surprised and there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. and wished it hadn't happened. it's always been dealt with within the context of the family, and frankly, that's our preferences. >> despite his staunch conservatism, cheney supported same-sex marriage long before president obama did. cheney said he will not discuss his family feud again in public. he told reporters, and i'm quoting him, don't waste your time. >> we have been talking a lot about the winter storm that's about to crash into balmy texas and certainly of its southerly neighbors. it's dropped several feet of snow on states like idaho and i. it is 56 degrees colder for the morning low in dallas on friday than it is right now. things are going to freeze up. cold air today, cold air tomorrow. this is the battle ground tomorrow, you're going to take a look at this, it will be really important, brook. t

. >>> the first time since the feud erupted with the cheney sisters over same-sex marriage. she did not mention liz or the controversial senate campaign but she did defend gay marriage. >> as a conservative, i also believe that strong families are the cornerstone of our society and that we as a society should do everything we can to ensure that all families are provided with the greatest opportunity for success. i said it before, and i'll say it again, i believe that all families, regardless of how they look or how they are made or where they live, that all families deserve to be treated with the same respect, dignity, legal rights and recognitions as any other. i firmly believe that and i certainly hope our country will continue to move towards that goal. >> the general press was not invited to cover the event but the organizers did release this video provided by freedom indiana to nbc news. ya know, with new fedex one rate you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. how naughty was he? oh boy... [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. waiting

the media, but the organizers of freedom indiana provided the video of cheney's remarks to nbc news. now, mary and her sister, liz over their very public spat over the issue of marriage equality. and making of that topic, today marks a milestone for a movement that began five years ago as a direct response to the passage of proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in california. the no hate campaign is now five years old since its inception, some 33,000 people, many of them selects, artists, paoliticiani g politicianing -- politicians and regular folk. joining me now the co-founders jeff parshley and adam bouska. gentlemen, remind us how this got so pop already so fast. >> we started this in direct response to prop 8. people came to us wanting to speak out for a variety of reasons. different backgrounds want to speak out whether it's sexual orientation, skin color, what have you, everyone has a reason to speak out. through the way activism has changed through social media, we've really seen a spark of just people wanting to get involved and wanting to lend their face. so that's really the success behind the

cheney who's there on the right is gay. she took to facebook to criticize her sister liz's stance on gay marriage and all of this while liz isy himself is taking sides. >> we, you know, we're surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook and wished it hadn't happened and it's always been dealt with within the context of the family and, frankly, that's our preference. >> cheney called the rift a difficult thing for his family and when the interviewer tried to press him further on that subject he said, do not waste your time. it's hard because it is a personal family feud but it is a subject that is so much in the headlines for this country right now. >> yeah. in the context of a political campaign so now it's become sort of fair game. >>> we know kids can be cruel but here's an example of a boy trying to change that. you will love christian, a second grader from york, pennsylvania. he felt bad for his lonely classmates on the playground and came up with this idea of buddy bench where kids feeling left out can feel welcome. >> what a great idea. >> if you're feeling lonely and don't have anything to do, y

. >>> dick cheney weighing in now on the conflict between his daughters over same-sex marriage. >> we're surprised when there was an attack launched against lizhin the context of the family and frankly that's our preferences. >>> you might recall the conflict began a few weeks ago when liz who was running for senate in wyoming said she supported traditional marriage, despite long contending she supported her sister mary's same-sex relationship. >>> the capital christmas tree is sunshining bright in washington. the tree was lit for the first time last night. it is decorated with 5,000 handmade ornaments. it's an 88-foot tree, the second tallest ever at the capital. >> beautiful. >> you've seen it in person. it must be breathtaking. >> my drive when i was in washington every morning and evening, i'd drive right past it, especially when i was working in the capital. >> it's one of the few times you live in washington when you take a moment to go, that's cool. i live in washington, d.c., i get to drive by this every day. that's a neat moment. i like that. >>> the deadly train crash to get you an update, the settling administration from the engine