liz cheney, eldest daughter of the former vice president, dick cheney, has dropped out of the wyoming senate race, citing family health reasons. off of erin mcpike, a relatively popular incumbent in wyoming. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, wolf, it was very rocky. that's understandable. because it was a surprise when she announced this campaign in the first place. you may remember, she moved her family across the country to take on a low-key but powerful republican incumbent senator, and then she picked a family fight along the way. now, this incumbent, mike enzen complained he was a friendy fishing buddy, but former vice president said that wasn't true. the whole race turned into a major distraction for the republican party. >> we're proud of our family in wyoming. we're proud of grandma and grandpa. >> we're proud of our mom. >> she is not running anymore. liz cheney's famous family helped catapult her political career but also the reason she is ending her ill-fated effort to unseat fellow republican, three-term wyoming senator, mike enzi. in a statement this morning, she expl

new information why liz cheney dropped out of the u.s. senate seat in wyoming, citing health issues in her family. she was trying to unseat republican mike enzi. polls last year showed him with a big league. cheney's campaign was rocky, to say the least. some accused her of being a carpetbagger trying to coast on her father's coattails and connections. then the public feud with her sister mary over same-sex marriage. john king broke the story and joins me now with new details. john? john, the statement cites family health issues as the reason for dropping out. do we know any more? >> i do, from several conversations from friends close to liz cheney and i'll respect the family's privacy, but some critics say she quit because she was losing the race. i can tell you, she is dealing now with two separate health issues and personal crises with two of her daughters and she just finally decided that the accumulative pressures that she needed to be a mom right now and not a candidate. but from all indications of the reporting is that these are se

the race was about liz cheney. come primary day had she stayed in, it would have been more and more about the republican. >> she's a neo-con in terms of her foreign policy. not the tradition tea party candidate. >> exactly right. she was someone who came in and said mike enzi is too willing to go along. not tough enough on some issues or at least she was tougher. this is part of the debate going on in the republican party. you have some who have taken a break from her dad's neo-con views. liz cheney is the opposite, very aggressive saying america has a strong foreign policy. this was an interesting race had it continued. >> even philosophical disagreements within her own family. if you had to wager a guess, you wouldn't rule out a future run? i would not rule out a future reason. and i would not rule out a political future. she's a person time candidate. part of the fact that she was losing early was part of the way too. cumulative effect, she decided she needed to be a mom right now and liz chain in a wants to be

liz cheney, the daughter of former vice president dick cheney, has announced she will not continue her campaign, citing family health reasons, not pertaining to her father, but her children, saying that's why she dropped out. this probably alleviates a headache that could have been playing for the gop for quite sometime. >> oh, absolutely. this probably would have been the most tuned-in primary in the country, maybe the most divisive when you look at the republican party. luke, she cited the family reasons and the health issues, but she was trailing in the polls. she also had to deal with carpetbagging issues she had moved from northern virginia, and then, of course, there was that very public dispute over gay marriage with her sister, mary. so when you take that all together, this was going to be a very tough election for her to be able to win, and if she now holds out for the next six years, another 12 years this could ab race in which she could be able to do something with. this doesn't necessarily end her political career, but this was always going to be an uphill fight. >> spend m

plus liz cheney out. breaking overnight and first on cnn the oldest daughter of the former vice president to abandon her senate bid. this morning she's telling use. and the push for benefits, president obama gearing up, an all out campaign for america's unemployed. "newsroom" starts now. good morning i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. bitter cold and brutal winds for millions of americans, history is about to be made just outside their frost covered windows. today and tomorrow much of the country will see their coldest temperatures in nearly two decades. parts of the midwest won't even get to zero today. a brutal finishing touch to the snowstorm that dumped nearly a foot of snow on chicago. that one-two punch shut down schools there as well as in st. louis and milwaukee. in indianapolis it's illegal to drive today except in a most dire emergency. the so-called red travel warning is the city's first since the legendary 1978 blizzard. the wind chill temperatures will feel like 45 degrees

. >>> liz cheney dropping out of wyoming's u.s. senate race, today the eldest daughter of dick cheney says quote, serious health issues have recently arosen in our family. many questioned her wyoming roots, since she grew up in virginia. >>> deadlines are extended for anyone who got coverage through covered california. the new deadline to pay is january 15. as long as you pay by then, you are covered all month. the extense was granted after people reported problems getting invoices. >>> the supreme court is putting same-sex marriage in utah on hold. an emergency appealed by the state. on december 20, the u.s. district ruled the state's ban on gay marriage, violates gay and lesbian couples' constitutional rights. >>> today, the woman who called

. >> i think a lot of people more people loved and admire liz cheney than loved and admired liz cheney'sampaign. >> a good way to put it. >> it was made difficult by people feeling like she revealed some of the impulses that would make her less than the bush and cheney years. >> you knew her? >> i worked alongside liz and mary cheney for the president and vice president's re-election. this was so shockey to everyone who knew the cheney's because they have always stood together, not just as a family, but as political warriors. so to see liz have to wage a campaign with a divided family front. >> that is hard. >> not as one of her assets but one of her burdenses was dismayed irks dismayed. >> a statement from the cheney campaign and reads the following. under the circumstances i have decided to discontinue my campaign. my children and our futures were the motivation of our campaign and reading that sounds like children's health. >> it sounds like something is wrong and we wish liz and her family all the best. >> sometimes those disputes are overblown and misunderstood and get worse in the

we know that there was obviously a painful experience for the entire cheney family when liz cheney camed opposed same-sex marriage. her sister is married to a woman, and this is -- this resulted in a public reaction, a very angry reaction from mary cheney, her sister, and mary cheney's wife. and the whole family was clearly upset about the way this was handled. clearly, liz cheney thought that to get the republican nomination in wyoming, you had to be against same-sex marriage. and she came out against same-sex marriage. the former vice president, her dad, later said she didn't -- she believed in traditional marriage between a man and woman. but this was a really painful experience for the cheney family and so many of their friends to see this anger that developed between these two sisters. >> and widening this out a bit beyond the family here, wolf, were there people in republican circles who really felt like perhaps they quietly wanted her to go away, that this was something that was not looking good for the party? >> yeah. mike enzi is not well-known outside of wyoming. but he's a pr

>> it is obvious that the campaign was going very poorly for liz cheney. she was behind by 40 points, you know, depending on the poll, it varied. and she was beset by problems the entire time. i don't think she is terribly sad the campaign is coming to an end. it is not clear how she can progress in politics after this. she tried to run in wyoming, where one of the challenges was that she was perceived as being a carpet bagger because she has a family background in virginia, and she was trying to run as an outsider with the name cheney, which is a nonstarter from the get go. i think they are probably not terribly sad the campaign is coming to an end, just to the standpoint it was going as poorly as it was. >> except for the reason there are health concerns in her family and everybody wishes the best for that situation, but mark murray writes in first read this morning that in some ways it preserves her ability to run again, because if she was going to beat senator enzi, it was going to be ugly. no way she was going to overcome that deficit without it getti

plus liz cheney out.ce president to abandon her senate bid. this morning she's telling use. and the push for benefits, president obama gearing up, an all out campaign for america's unemployed. "newsroom" starts now.

liz chip aeney expected to drop bid for senate msnbc has learned. a recent family incident caused her to reconsider. you may remember cheney and her sister mary, who is gay, publicly sparred over same-sex marriage. it peeked when she posted on facebook, liz's position is to treat mooi family as second class citizens. this isn't a discussion over grazing fees or what to do over iran. dick cheney came to liz's defense. it did little to diffuse the situation. liz cheney has trailed in public polling and saw veteran republican lawmakers flock to encouple bent mike enzi's chamber. cheney could leave as early as this week. >>> also later today in congress, the senate will vote on a three month extension of unemployment benefits for more than 1 million americans. democrats believe they have the votes to advance the bill but house republicans argue the costs should be offset with spending cuts. senators rand paul and chuck schumer talked about their points. >> i'm not opposed to unemployment insurance. i am opposed to how to pay for it. what i've always said is it needs to be paid for but we also need to do something for long-term

thank you. >>> liz cheney, the eldest daughter of former vice president dick cheney has dropped out ofn wyoming. abandoning her effort to unseat michael enzi. in a statement, liz cheney says serious health issues arose in our family and under the circumstances i decided to discontinue my campaign. my children and their futures were motivation for our campaign and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority. joining me now is nbc news senior political editor, mike murray. do we know what that statement means serious health issues is the wording that caught a lot of people by surprise for her reason to bow out. >> we know it has nothing to do with her father. it appears it related to someone in her immediate family. and deciciting that as a health concern. it wasn't just this. the polls show she was trailing in this race. liz cheney was having to battle charges that she was a carpet bagger after moving from northern virginia to wyoming. when you add that up, it gives you the reason why she decided to end her primary challenge against enzi. >> when you talk about the

with limited availability in select markets. ♪ >>> developing right now, liz cheney, the eldest daughterformer vice president dick cheney, is pulling out of the senate race in wyoming, banning her effort to unseat the well-liked fellow conservative republican michael enzi. she quotes health issues in her family, and under the circumstances, i have decided to discontinue my campaign. my children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign and their health and well being will always be my overriding priority. kelly o'donnell joins me with more on this. catching some people by surprise with this announcement. >> certainly, the reasons liz cheney put forward are a surprise, and it was not unusual to suspect there might be some movement in her campaign in the terms of the fact she's been blind, but this, a nonpolitical reason is a surprise, and sources close to the family say it is involving her children, a health concern. this is not involving her father, the former vice president, who we have reported on his many health issues and heart transplant surgery over the years. not rela

liz cheney dropping out of a race for the senate. a huge rift in her family. >> this is "new day." >> good morning. welcome to "new day." it's monday, january 6th, 6:00 in the east. americans are waking up in the midst of a polar vortexes a deep freeze that is literally deadly. from now till mid week parts of the country will face wind chills as low as 60 below, numbers that haven't been seen in two decades. the wind chill temps right now

liz cheney could announce as soon as today that she's dropping out of the wyoming senate race. t's daughter was well behind if the polls. >>> a body of a california girl whose family fought to keep her on life support has been released from the hospital. it's believed that jahi mcmath is being taken to a long-term care facilitfacili.. >>> a polar vortex is pushing superfrigid air from the north pole as far south as louisiana. and pushing the mercury well below zero. >>> rain along the southeast coastline and into florida, raising the risk for black ice with falling temperatures. >>> okay, and finally, there is no such thing as cold comfort this morning for green bay packers fans. particularly the 80,000 or so of them who braved frigid temperatures to watch their team yesterday. >> they did whatever they could to stay warm. but as we have mentioned, the team's season is now headed for the deep freeze. >> oh, yes. >> reporter: if anyone knows how to dress for one of the coldest nfl game on record, it's packers fans. yesterday's freezing conditions put them to the test. >> i have f

nbc news confirming that liz cheney, the eldest daughter, will drop her bid to represent wyoming in the senate. her upstart campaign challenging a fellow republican never got much traction. she suffered a series of initial set backs including labeled as a carpet bagger. and a public spat made national headlines. her exit clears the way for mike enzy to win a fourth term. wyoming has not elected a democrat to the senate since 1970. >>> new overnight, the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy is out of the hospital and in her mother's custody. >> jahi mcmath has been taken from children's hospital and has been brought to a place where they will use her name and where she can get to the starting line instead of where children's has left her at the finish line. >> while the family's would not reveal where jahi is headed, the place will allow her to have procedures done as soon as possible. one of those procedures could be to fit her with a feeding tube. the hospital argues that jahi's brain injury says she is brain dead. >>> first in aspen, colorado, where the pilot of

you mentioned liz cheney at the top. deeper part of that story, which is worth mentioning. her social policies don't resonate with young voters at all. >> such as? >> such as her stance on gay rights, which was at odds with her own family. when i look at 2014, the big story isn't 2012 social policy issue, we're just totally at odds where people shook out with those policies. if will be crucial to see where the gop shakes out on social issues and gay rights and -- >> karen, they're going to be pro-life. democrats is the party of pro abortion. on the other hand, i think jake makes some interesting points and i want too get your take in it, especially on the ladies' side. how does the gop reach out? they're going to have better vote with the women, better vote with the young people, the millennials and better votes with the hispanics. 20 seconds, how do they do it? >> they did a growth and opportunity report and they've started a new program called the rising stars program, where they've identified young people and trying t

maybe liz cheney, you can speak to this better than i, i'm not sure liz cheney even though her fatherpresident, really understood what it was like. >> it's hillary clinton herself would tell her she's around her husband's campaign. it's different. i want to change the subject for one second. today at the white house where i worked a long time ago, jay carney came out to the podium and showed what he looked like. it's brown. it's a little scruffy. let's pop up something side by side with this. that would be wolf blitzer. >> that was many, many years ago. . >> when i came to the white house, that's what you looked like. i had brown hair too. this should be a message to jay carney. stay too long, this is what happens. >> i got a nice e-mail from his wife who used to work with us at white house. she was one of our correspondents. she always liked my beard too. maybe she likes jay's beard. >> thanks so much for joining us. kelly wallace, i remember you from those days as well. gloria and john, as usual. jay carney, nice beard. we'll see how long it it stays on your face. mine has been on m

she said, liz, this isn't just an issue on which we disagree, you're just wrong and on the wrong side of history. that drew in dick cheney, if you recall. he came out with a statement saying liz has always believed in the traditional definition of marriage. she's also always treated her sister and her sister's family with love and respect. liz's many kindnesses shouldn't be used to distort her position. now, liz cheney moved to wyoming in 2012, and she was also kind of seen as this carpetbagger taking on mike enzi. so some top republicans never embraced her candidacy. they worried it would hurt the republican party, and this announcement this morning, now all that guarantees that enzi is, in fact, going to get the fourth term. >> thank you. >>> president obama is back at the white house after his two-week hawaiian vacation. he and congress returned to a packed agenda. they will face off on unemployment benefits and obamacare. harry reid went on the offensive sunday. >> i'm really concerned about what's going on with republicans in congress. repeat to your viewers, two-thirds of the people in the house of representatives,

to really challenge mr enzi but i can tell you republicans are breathing a sigh of relief that liz cheneyis backing of the race so that they don't have this messy primary leading into november but one thing to get back to obamacare we have folks who are facing sticker shock higher premiums higher deductibles these are major problems it's not just p.r. it's not just technological failure failure it is baked into the cake and baked into the policy and i think obamacare supporters really need to face that you guys want to make you forget is that in the house and senate races this year richard i think democrats hold the senate we might pick up we have to pick up about seventeen to eighteen seats in the house i don't think we'll do a public of ten but i think the fact that there are all these bitter primaries luckily there's now not one in wyoming for republicans that's a number one problem and i think that everybody out there needs to watch is what happens in these bitter primaries of the next coming months how scarred up it does the republican party brand look like as we get into november in

in a statement, liz cheney says to nbc news, "serious health issues have recently arisen in our family, and under the circumstances, i have decided to discontinue my campaign." cheney goes on to reference her children saying their future and well-being is her overriding priority. her famous name and fierce ambition were not enough. sources tell nbc news that liz cheney will drop out of wyoming's republican senate primary. >> i'm announcing today that i am indeed going to be a candidate for the united states senate for wyoming in 2014. >> reporter: the 47-year-old is a married mother of five, former state department official and loyal defender of her father, the former vice president. >> will get out and campaign for her? >> i'll do all i can. >> reporter: liz cheney rattled wyoming politics by attempting to knock out a well-liked conservative, senator mike enzi, running for a fourth time. >> i believe it is necessary for a new generation of leaders to step up to the plate. >> reporter: the state's gop establishment did not back her, cheney was accused of being a carpetbagger, moving he

liz cheney citing serious health issues in her family. mike enzi has a wide lead. some accused her of being a carpet bagger and then her public feud with her sister mary over same-sex marriage. joining us is peter hamby. what do you think of her dropping out? >> i think she is being sincere. there are serious health issues with her children. this is not just an excuse to abandon what i think a lot of people thought was a terrible campaign. she was never able to articulate a coherent message of why i'm running other than we need new blood. but is that enough against a senator who is conservative. >> her argument was he talked to much to the obama administration. >> the typical tea party challenger argument against an incumbent. and she supported the surveillance state, a strong national security apparatus. this does not fly with libertarians. >> but it made me think of chris christie and i'll explain why. chris christie, believe he is authentic. everything about this was a fake. she didn't live in wyoming. she wasn't as -- different from -- >> she messed around with

. >> liz cheney has abandoned her bid. she cited family health issues. she did not elaborate on what they were. cheney was trailing by double digits. a publicign also cause disagreement between ruth cheney and her sister over same-sex marriage. >> coming up at 6:00, the impact on the cold weather on air tracker -- air traffic. >> a former ec police captain has pleaded guilty to domestic abuse. ae attorney called the case sign of a larger problem. >> domestic violence is horrible. it is a big problem in our community and when i think this case signifies for us is that there are no boundaries. it is rampant in all parts. not only our community, but every community. as -- hiss part of a plea deal, tenure sentence will be suspended. you will be on probation from 18 months. he is currently suspended from the police department. coleen larose, known as jihad jane, could've been sentenced to toe for a failed attempt kill a swedish cartoon for insulting islam. instead she was sentences to 10 years. she was depressed and converted to islam after meeting a man of v

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liz cheney was never going to pull off the kind of race we saw of ted cruz or mike lee or others. international experience meant her campaign was doomed. cheney found her calling card in public life was a spokesperson for a muscular foreign policy just wasn't playing politically even a republican primary and deeply conservative state. where do you see it going? >> it's very divided right now. there's a new isolationist wing of the party led by senator rand paul and others that meets with the liberal wing of the democratic party in a new sort of unholy alliance making both parties nervous. this is going to be a huge challenge, i think, in the next presidential cycle when republicans are coming together to nominate someone to lead the ticket and take back the white house. >> this is going to play out in the democratic primaries too. >> i think it's a holy alliance for sanity in both parties. we don't want to be involved in dumb wars and wasting a lot of money in places where we can't make a difference when we have huge problems here at home. i take exception to the characterization.

. >>> liz cheney is abandoning her campaign. today the eldest daughter of kick cheney said in a statement, quote, "serious health issues have vent lie arisen in our family." cheney's bid was challenged from beginning. many questioned her wyoming roots since she grew up in virginia. >>> people flocked to a zoo to get their first look at a giant panda cub. the baby born about 6 months ago, shielded from the public until now. now old enough to climb on to logs under her mother's supervision. the cub is the first offspring of two giant pandas that mainland china donated to taiwan back in 2008. >> colder temperatures continue to grip much of the u.s. how millions of americans are dealing with the coldest weather in decades. >>> good morning, everybody. while you were in the confines of your cozy home watching the home team, 49ers want to green shivering through a 4th straight victory over the packers, and this was a big one. highlights next. ,, omg, jack. have you ever checked out these new product ideas people posthey're kind of ama

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the thing to watch this year is the rise cs.single issue super pa there is one in kentucky, when liz cheney was running. they have started to spend some real money. e smallering to se numbers in terms of american crossroads with the mississippi super pacs, they're going to be very important in these races, and what they go to do. host: the ones listed in gray are true tossups right now. the ones that are light blue are leaning republican. solidin light blue -- read, i should say, are likely or leaning republican. how many senate races are up in 2014? guest: 56 now. montana. and possibly theoing to be whether democrats ought candidate is going to be the appointed senate or, but that races on the ballot anyway. host: our phone lines are open. join us on twitter, or facebook. democrat line, good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: how are you doing? i wanted to know as far as 2016, i want to know if republicans do not extend unemployment, would that hurt them in the boat -- votes? host: thank you for that call. what about 2014 in the midterm elections? guest: it will be one

. >>> there are reports that liz cheney is going to end her bid for u.s. senate in wyoming and drop out of the republican primary. an official announcement is expected today. she's the oldest daughter of former vice president dick cheney and she was trying to unseat the incumbent senator mike ensi but her campaign had been rocky from the start. she was labeled a carpetbagger because she located to wyoming from virginia. she also drew attention in a public battle with her sister mary who is a lesbian over same- sex marriage issues. >>> rumors were in the air hinting that actor steven segal might be -- seagal may be eyeing a run for congress. in his new show he served as a reserve deputy sheriff in arizona. he said he had talks about the bid. >> like the gieb naturor all over -- giewb naturor all over -- giewrve naturor all -- giewf naturor all over again. >>> i think he takes himself way too seriously. >> you think? >> the metro area is expecting some of the coldest weather in nearly 20 years. weather alert day, yellow alert >>> welcome back. first problem

liz cheney, the eldest daughter of former vice president dick cheney, is dropping her bid to represent wyoming in the senate. in a statement released just hours ago, she says family health concerns were behind her abrupt decision. but her campaign challenging a fellow republican never really got much traction and put a deep divide in the gop. she suffered a series of initial setbacks including labels as a carpetbagger after having just become a resident of the state in 2012. her exit clears the way for incumbent senator mike enzi to win a fourth term. wyoming has not elected a democrat to the senate since 1970. >>> the baseball world is mourning the death of a legendary player and broadcasting icon. jerry coleman died sunday at the age of 89 following a brief illness. coleman spent his entire pro career as a new york yankees infielder, helping the bronx bombers to four world series titles. his playing career was put on hold during world war ii and the korean war when he served as a decorated marine corps pilot. but perhaps coleman will be best remembered as the voice of the san diego p

on now to some breaking news that is sure to dominate political headlines, nbc confirming that liz cheney the eldest daughter of former vice president dick cheney will drop her bid to upset wyoming in the senate. she never got much traction and put a deep divide in the gop. she suffered a series of setbacks including labels of a carpetbagger after becoming a resident in 2012. and with her same-sex marriage made national headlines. her exit clears wait for incumbent senator mike enzi to win a fourth term. wyoming has not eelected a democrat to the senate since 1970s. >> the baseball world is mourning the death of a legendary player in broadcast icon. jeremy coleman died after a brief illness. he spent his entire career as a new york yankees infielder helping the bronx bombers to four world series titles. his career was put on hold in the korean war when he served as a decorated pilot. coleman will best be remembered as the voice of the san diego padres. he served as the team's radio announcer for four decades becoming famous for the phrase, oh, doctor, and you can hang a star on that one,

. >>> liz cheney made the announcement to drop her bid for the senate this morning. she says serious health issues have stopped her to stop her campaign. she faced opposition from her own party and her family after she voiced opposition to same-sex marriage. her sister, who recently married her longtime girlfriend, publicly chastised cheney for her comments. >>> apparently, sexting now starts as early as middle school for some kids. a new study finds one in five seventh graders have either sent a sexual picture or text message. researchers at the rhode island hospital also found four out of seventeens that sexted were more likely to engage in sexual behavior, such as making out or having a friend with benefits. they also found girls were more likely to send photos of themselves than boys. experts say the study proves it's important to talk to your kids about sex early and often. >>> if you're having a bad day, you're not alone. researchers say today, the first monday of 2014 is the most depressing day of the year. >> come on, now. a study says that two million tweets

. >>> liz cheney announced today she is dropping out of the race for a u.s. senate seat from wyoming. she says family health reasons are the reason she is giving up the bid against fellow republican mike enzi, and her campaign was fraught with problems almost from the start, including a very public argument with her sister who is gay over her opposition to same-sex marriage. >>> overseas tonight, after almost nine years of fighting, over 4400 americans dead in iraq, more than 32,000 came home wounded, and so many will bear the scars of that war for the rest of their lives. u.s. fighting forces are gone from iraq, but as so many predicted when president bush chose to go to war there after 9/11, the fighting has started up again. we all learned about the city of fallujah during the war. well, now there are reports that al-qaeda forces may have seized control of that city while threatening another. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's ayman mohyeldin. >> reporter: in broad daylight on the streets of fallujah, fighters linked to al-qaeda brazenly brandish t

. >>> also breaking now, liz cheney saying she is dropping out of her run for the senate. siting serious family health issues, just weeks after her family feud of her candidacy went public. >>> are you ready for some football? florida state and auburn ready for the championship game. josh is at the rose bowl for all the action tonight. >> all: good morning, america. >>> oh, that gets you ready. >> with robin roberts on the base this morning. happy monday, happy new year, everyone. hope you had a great vacation. josh there in pasadena for the big game tonight. we're all back from our vacations as well. robin, yours was not all peace and quiet. broke a little news. >> it wasn't exactly breaking news for family and friends and others. yes, we'll share that later. we're all going to share some of our vacation plans and photos. i know people at home can't wait for that. >>> really, the big story. what everyone is talking about. the freezing, freezing cold weather. look at the roads. looks like something out of "ice road truckers." by tomorrow, every state in the lower 48 will b

. >>> former wyoming senate liz cheney called the man she tried to unseat to let her know she was droppingibed the call as brief and said he's keeping the cheney's in his prayers. >>> the senate pushed back a scheduled vote on extending unemployment insurance. that vote will take place today. and new york senator chuck schumer talked with raidal madow about the gridlock in congress. >> it is becoming clearer and clearer to the american people that gridlock is not being caused by both parties but by one party. the turning away from the middle class is dominated by one party. the refusal to do things that even mainstream republicans did like unemployment insurance, like minimum wage increases even five years ago is hurting them. rick scott is being sued in hopes he'll fill the state's number two spot. a lawsuit filed monday argues the republican is legally obligated to name a lieutenant governor. the state has been without a second in command since fellow republican jennifer carol resigned last year. >>> also in florida, a congressman brought in a power house ethics lawyer. rob walker is a f

liz cheney is dropping out of the u.s. senate race in wyoming. cheney, whose father is the former vice president, could make the announcement as soon as today. the campaign has faced major obstacles, including a well publicized fight with her sister over gay marriage. the latest polls show her 30 points behind. >>> after another violent day in iraq, secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is concerned about the fighting in iraq. he made it clear that american troops will not be sent in to help. kerry continues his mideast tour this morning. back in israel after a quick trip to saudi arabia and jordan. he indicated yesterday that iran might be allowed to participate in talks on syria set for later this month. >>> pope francis will also be heading to the middle east. while giving his weekly blessings at the vatican, he announced plans to travel to israel, the west bank, and jordan in may. he said the trip will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting in jerusalem between pope paul vi and the spiritual leader of the orthodox christians at

also causing a rift over liz cheney's opposition to gay marriage. >> basketball hall of famer back inth korea. including former golden state warrior. calling basketball diplomacy. the team playing a game on kim saying the young leader is trying to change the country. play players >> it's not about bringing dream teamers. it's about guys that are coming and want to be a part of this that care and that care about humanity. >> he had been criticized for not talking about the human rights records described as one of the worst in the world. >> figure skater tonya harding open 20 years ago today was injured in the games in an interview the 43-year-old denied involvement in the plot and says she was tacked by the media making it hard to concentrate on skating. two months after that attack harding pleaded guilty and was banned from competitive skating for life. >> former president george hw bush and wife, barbara celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary today married in 1945 while he was home on leave from the navy during world war ii. the celebration will be low key the former first lady r

join him and fix finding a way to make this law work for all americans amy what do you make good liz cheney pulling out of the senate race in wyoming well she says it was for personal family reasons and some subsequent reporting suggests that that is the case there's one child who has childhood diabetes and another child who has some unspecified issue going on while that child is in college so i take her at her word she apparently was raising money at a pretty good clip of her polling wasn't nestlé pulling up to be able to really challenge mr n.z. but i can tell you republicans are breathing a sigh of relief that was cheney is backing out the race so that they don't have this messy primary leading into november but one thing to get back to obamacare we have folks who are facing sticker shock higher premiums higher deductibles these are major problems it's not just p.r. it's not just technological failure failure it is baked into the cake and baked into the policy and i think obamacare supporters really need to face that you guys want to make a forecast on the house and senate races this yea

liz cheney says she will dropper challenge against republican senator of wyoming.e official statement from her campaign the eldest daughter of former vic president dick cheney says health issues have arisen in her family because of that she has decided to discontinue her campaign. she did not detail what those were. joining us now to assess the frustration and if it from obamacare to endicott on inequality, of juan williams columnist for the hill and former member of the george w. bush senior staff brad lachemann. good to have you both here. talk about income inequality that's go to 53 percent disapproval rating for this president with the latest daley gallup poll. key cannot see right now to do anything right. what is the way to improve called numbers for the president? >> with the start of the new ear you have to get back to your base look at the decline of his poll numbers. what is outstanding much has come up from the democrats and independents. if he could start to get the democrats back in line to demonstrate some competence especially with the obamacare web

. >> liz cheney dropping her bid for a wyoming senate society.ecision came as a result of serious health issues in her family. cheney started controversy when she got in a public rift request her sister who is a lesbian. >> and pope francis, mass at st. peters basilica is different than worshipers in bulgarria. they dressed up in costume and played bagpipes and was on the frozen river. >> you would not have to go far to do that here. >> it is a balmy 55. >> not for long. >> correct. it is changing soon. >> a new lawsuit over obama care, wisconsin republicans, senator ron johnson announcing a lawsuit over special treatment for members of congress and their employees. this comes as the administration is claiming 2 million enrollees. and chief national correspondent joins us live from washington with that part of the story. >> the administration has been congratulating itself on enrolling 2.1 million people in the private plans by the end of last year. analyst say it is little early to uncork the champagne. nobama care has proven that it can enroll

the only thing we disagreed on before was liz cheney's run against a conservative republican and alecaldwin. >> you have this obsession with watching these lunatics at msnbc. you've got ed schultz, chris matthews who's lost his mind. here's a short montage. >> he is an enemy of the country, in my opinion, dick cheney. lord, take him to the promised land, will you? i don't even wish he goes to hell. i just want to get him the hell out of here. and this right wing slut, what's her name? laura ingram? >> i hope you choke to death. >> did you hear what i said? answer me yes or no. >> you've got a big problem, you know that, don't you? maybe you are as dumb as you look. are you with fox, right? >> you're the one who almost hit my wife in the mouth with a microphone? you want to apologize? >> i didn't -- >> i asked you a question. do you want to apologize? i asked you a question. >> when mrs. palin invoked slavery, she doesn't just move her rank ignorance, she proves that if anyone requires discipline from thomas thistle wood, she would be the candidate. >> i want to talk about a controvers

. >>> liz cheney has ended her run for the u.s. senate in wyoming.opping out. abc's karen travers has more from washington. >> reporter: liz cheney's bid for wyoming's senate seat didn't just divide republicans there, it caused a major public battle in her own family. but now she's called it quits. she says she's ending her campaign due to serious health issues in her family. a family friend told abc news her daughter has juvenile diabetes. in a statement, the daughter of the former vice president said, my children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign. and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority. cheney's campaign drove a wedge through wyoming's closely-knit republican party but it was a rift in her own family that caused the most controversy. cheney tried to position herself as the conservative in the primary where she faced a major uphill battle to unseat senator mike enzi. this statement on fox news was no surprise. >> i do believe in traditional definition of marriage. >> reporter: but it launched a nas

first on cnn, liz cheney quit the race for the senate seat in wyoming after setting up turmoil withind her own family that includes dick cheney. liz cheney is not giving specifics, but her withdrawal statement cites what she calls serious health issues within her family. her decision to mound a challenge to gop angered a lot of republicans. she had a publicative concerning gay marriage with her lesbian sister, mary. politico today reporting that hillary clinton held a campaign strategy session last summer with three consultants. the only such meeting known to have happened and yet another indication that she wants to succeed president obama. cnn confirmed that a super pac reportedly formed to urge clinton to run has rented a list of contacts from clinton's failed bid for president in 2008. a clinton spokesman said any decision to run is a long way off. should clinton run? a lot of folks believe she would be a singe for her party's nomination. but there is another democrat who is makinging a bit of noise about running himself. here is brian schweitzer, the former two-term governor of m