leadership begins with the longview.gress to vice president quail, governor brownbeck to senator elizabeth dole and robin, all of the members of the dole family. and especially to the newest recipient of the congressional gold medal, the honorable senator, bob dole. [ applause ] i do so as vice president, from the senate. as i told bob, husband of a kansas-born robin pence. as we heard today from speakers more eloquent than me, to the kansas to the war-torn hills of italy to the marbled halls of washington, d.c., bob dole has spent a lifetime serving this country. with courage and conviction. today we heard stories from those who have known and work with senator dole throughout his life. we have heard the examples of his character and they are legion. but for my part, there was one moment in his life that seem for me to embody the character of this great american. in every stage of his life, bob epitomized the greatest generation. when he represented as a combat veteran in world war ii. represented your state in the cong

in longview. my mother was born in '41. my grandfather was born in 1896 and slavery was abolished in what, 1865? >> '65. >> caller: 1865. so of course my great grandfather was a slave. so you know him growing up, having birthed a son in 1896, relate some of those slavery tendencies, the post-traumatic slave disorder to his son. my grandfather i'm sure relayed it to my mother, which is born in '41. and of course some of those rubbed off on me. and we can slip it on the other side. some of that -- i'm 48 years old. gone to med school and all. but to put this in perspective, we still have police brutality today. and should have those same -- some of the same apprehensions toward the other side, just like it was passed down to me from my mother and great grandfather, grandfather and great up and down father, that also was passed on the other side. some of the same ill will and same feelings. >> that's right. >> caller: i just wanted to say, put it in perspective that this is not too long ago. i mean, we're still -- >> exactly.

we begin in longview, texas where a rare snowfall inspired one dad to take his daughter out for a spinhe goes. police warned motorists to stay off the road until it was necessary. but when you are the fun dad doing donuts, it's also absolutely necessary. this may look like a stunt but it's valuable daddy-daughter bonding time. take it from a girl who didn't get to do dough tbhuts her daddy. topic number two. school kids in mississippi. they got a snow day of their own and these kids deserved it because they have been getting a really bad rap. you students, it's a snow day. you teachers, it's a snow day. drink you some hot chocolate because this is a snow day. kennedy: the assistant principle's rapping snow advisory had the parents laughing and the pta check the donuts and brownies at the bake sale to make sure they weren't stuffed with reefers. and some of them wanted to find out who this 50 cent guy is. one commenter suggests he deserves his own reality show. they can call it "america's got issues." topic number three. philadelphia eagles fans have always been hard on visiting teams.

so, i share with you a lesson learned over 60 years, leadership begins with the longview. you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united dates. the honorable mike pence. thank you.pence: mr. president, speaker ryan:, leader pelosi, leader mcconnell, , distinguished members of congress, vice president quayle, governor brownback, senator elizabeth dole, and all members of the dole family, and especially to the newest recipient of the congressional gold medal, the honorable senator up dole. -- bob dole. [applause] it's humblingce: for me to stand or you today. i do so as vice president, as president of the senate and as i of kansashe husband born karen pence. [applause] vice pres. pence: as we heard today from so many speakers more eloquent than me, from the windswept plains of kansas to the war-torn hills of italy to the marbled halls of washington dc, bob dole has spent a lifetime serving this country with courage and conviction. today, we heard stories from those who have known him and worked with senator dole throughout his life, we have heard e

i was visiting a local hospital in longview.a community in my state and the staff told me almost 1 out of every two babies born, they have mothers that struggle with substance abuse. that was astonishing and heartbreaking. but it is unfortunately not the only evidence of this epidemic. since 2000, no 10,000 people in washington state alone have died of opioid overdose. this is not just happening in longview. this is happening in local hospitals across the nation. we are losing 91 people every day to opioid overdose. when i say this epidemic affects everyone, i do not just mean the individuals facing opioid addiction. there are other victims as well. the epidemic hurts families. it leaves children struggling to cope with the impact of their parents addictions. at least many of them in foster homes. parents shattered with the heartbreak of the children's illness. it leaves many struggling with the financial cost of good misuse and treatment and recovery as well. and this epidemic hurts our communities as a whole. it takes up resou

host: david is calling from longview, texas iran with chris whipple who is in new york city. with bill clinton's reputation, was it not a failure of his chief of staff to let him be along with a female in the oval office? especially an intern? guest: possibly. but i think it is impossible. even though the white house chief is the gatekeeper, you can't completely control the president and you cannot control every person he sees. we are seeing even now with donald trump, he picks up the phone and he called the an end -- steve bannon. he calls reince priebus, all kinds of people. and kelly is none the wiser. he does not control those conversations. in fairness to bill clinton's chiefs, i do not think it was possible to police bill clinton in that way. was veryw it difficult. .hat scandal someone had to get him through that time and i know it was painful for bowls and the entire white house staff. i think they felt betrayed. host: just under 10 minutes left. mike is coming from beaufort, missouri. republican line. caller: good morning. mr. whipple, i am surprised the staff is not

i'm kept cal that in the longview, and by that i mean sort of six months to the election view, that democrats would land a is significant amount of blame for the government shutdown. the reason i say it is past experience. chris made the point earlier, we never had a government shutdown where one party controlled everything. don't underestimate that. it is hard for me to imagine that if the government shuts down, if people, regular people, not us. regular people who don't follow this all the time will dial in and say, oh, washington is broken. they won't look and say, wait a minute, donald trump is a republican. republicans control the house. republicans control the senate. why is this not republicans fault? i think, well, the senate rechoirs a motion of 60 votes. that is a complicated argument that the average person will not dial into. that's why democrats are standing so firm on this. they think they win -- and i know real lives are at stick here. but there is always a political calculation as well. they think they win politically in a shutdown because republicans will get the blame. >> da

i was visiting a local hospital in longview. a community in my state and the staff told me almost 1 out of every two babies born, they have mothers that struggle with substance abuse. that was astonishing and heartbreaking. but it is unfortunately not the only evidence of this epidemic. since 2000, no 10,000 people in washington state alone have died of opioid overdose. this is not just happening in longview. this is happening in local hospitals across the nation. we are losing 91 people every day to opioid overdose. when i say this epidemic affects everyone, i do not just mean the individuals facing opioid addiction. there are other victims as well. the epidemic hurts families. it leaves children struggling to cope with the impact of their parents addictions. at least many of them in foster homes. parents shattered with the heartbreak of the children's illness. it leaves many struggling with the financial cost of good misuse and treatment and recovery as well. and this epidemic hurts our communities as a whole. it takes up reso

this isn't just happening in longview. capital and local hospitals across the nation. we're losing 91 people every day to opioid overdose. when i say this epidemic affects everyone, i don't just mean the individuals facing opioid addiction. there are other victims as well. this epidemic hurts families. it leads children struggling to cope with the impact of their parents addiction. it leaves many of them in foster homes. it leaves parents who are shattered with heartbreak of their child's illness and lease many struggling with the financial cost of opioid misuse and treatment and recovery as well. and this epidemic hurts our communities as a whole. it takes up resources of public hospitals and law enforcement. it takes workers out of our local economy. it takes a toll on the morale of small towns and big cities alike with each new tragedy and we are behind the curve on fighting this epidemic. one of the stories invested it to me in your book was about a state employee from washington department of labor and industries. a woman named jamie may. jamie was a pharmacist ch

this is not just happening in longview, it is happening in hospitals across the nation. we are losing 91 people every day to opioid overdose. when i say this epidemic means everyone, i do not just me the opioiduals facing addiction. there are other victims as well. hurts families, at least children struggling to cope with the impact of their parents addiction. it leaves parents shattered with the heartbreak of their child illness and many struggling with the financial cost of opioid recovery. our epidemic hurts communities. it takes up resources of public health hospitals and law enforcement. it takes workers out of our local economy, it takes a toll on the morale of small towns and big cities alike. we are behind the curve on fighting this epidemic. one of the stories that stood out to me in your book was about a state employee from the washington department of labor, a woman named jamie. she was a pharmacist charged with overseeing the cases of workers who were receiving prescription drugs for injuries. she noticed that some of these workers were dying from the same pa

host: david is calling from longview, texas. he is an independent collar. you were on with mr.hipple. caller: with bill clinton's reputation, wasn't a failure to let him be alone with a female in the oval office? guest: possibly. that's the answer to the question. i think it's really impossible, even though the white house chief is the gatekeeper, you can't completely control the president and you can't completely control every person he sees. we see this even now with donald trump, he picks up the phone and he calls bannon, his former strategist. he calls reince priebus. he calls all kinds of people in it kelly can't control those conversations. in fairness to bill clinton's chiefs, i don't think is possible to really police bill clinton in that way. it was very difficult, that scandal. they tried to get clinton through that time. i know it was painful for bowls. it was painful for the white house staff. they felt betrayed by clinton. host: mike is calling from missouri on the republican line. caller: good morning. i am surprised the staff isn't wearing heavy sunshade so they'

in longview, washington, jesse, good morning. democrat's line.aller: i appreciate this man's comments. i think he is right on the money. but i went to address the concern -- but i want to concerned that address -- address the concern of mental health issues and local communities. it is very concerning. there is not enough funding for these establishments. are you concerned that in your area that those programs are not being funded? yes, sir. in my specific area, in longview, washington, these problems are not being addressed. know, it affects all of society, all of us. once again. i appreciate this man's comments. issuesddressing these i would just like to bring this to the forefront. host: thanks for opening up the topic, mental health or rims. how prevalent are they in these community centers and state agencies and what is the status of them? guest: nationally in the last several years, we have seen the seriousness of mental health and substance abuse issues within the country. when we look at the data with regard to causes of death, we have se

this is much is happening in longview, local hospitals across the nation. we're losing 91 people a day to opiate overdose. i don't just mean the individuals facing there's other victims as well. children struggling to cope with the impact of their parents addiction. many of foster homes. parents were shattered with the heartbreak of their child's illness and many struggling with the financial cost and it hurts our communities as a whole. it takes up resources, it takes workers out of our local economy. we are behind the curve of fighting the sect but. one was a state employee a woman named jamie mae. a pharmacist charged with overseeing the cases who are receiving prescription drug from injuries. she noticed summertime from the same painkillers that been prescribed. the paper she published in 2005 was one of the first papers in the country. she published her paper over a decade ago which shows we have been fighting this battle far too long. i'm glad we've taken the necessary steps. in 2016 it passed the cares hacked which included a billion dollars in state

and he is from longview, as well.'ing wedding colors. it is thursday, january 11 and this is "great day washington." >>> welcome to "great day washington." >> i am markette sheppard and we are kicking off the show with a man from down under. matt is the modern-day master croc wrangler . welcome to "great day washington." you have been wrangling crocodiles on tv for years. how did you get your start? >> i remember when we had a cat who got a snake and we put it in a paper bag in the freezer and mom opened it. >> it is >> i think we have a clip of the show? take a look. >> northern territory. australia. home of the saltwater crocodile, protected by all for over 40 years, they have had time to grow. this is matt wright. his job, keeping crocodiles and people out of harms way. it is dangerous work. but danger comes with the territory. >> oh my goodness! it would not be 9 am on great day without a master croc wrangler and a crocodile! tell us who you have. expect this is a 10-year-old.

. >> hello from longview, texas. >> shout out to our family and friends in illinois. >> we came all thed morning to crush volleyball and everyone back in northern kentucky. >> i just graduated and moved to new york city yesterday and i'm celebrating on "today"! >> welcome back, everybody, thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning here on "today." a hardy crowd outside. a little warmer than the last few days. >> we're not even going to wear coats out there. well, let's not get crazy. we'll get out there in a bit. let's get to your news at 8:00. president trump back at the white house to focus on immigration and negotiations for a possible interview in the russia investigation. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson is on capitol hill for us. hi, haley, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. the white house is teeing up to tackle serious sticking points on immigration, that's why a group of lawmakers will head down a very foggy pennsylvania avenue to talk with the president later today. at issue is this program called daca that protects about 800,000 undocumen

$80 million townhouse and that was sold by vince who bought it for $20 million back in 2006 so the longviewis that manhattan real estate is always a good investment, but short term, i'm being told that it could take two years before the pressur pressures could show up in prices because sellers are in denial and we can see whether it's 10% or 5% it will take a while for this to soak in the market >> for someone to accept the lower prices. >> exactly >> robert, thank you. >>> 2017 was a big year for the homebuilders check out the 12-month performance of the top four. lgi homes and kb urging more than 100 dr hort be on, up and pulte up 91%, and pulte up 84%. what about this year who will the winners be? >> and joining us is the number one housing analyst on the street welcome, you seem to like not the builders as much as you like the building product companies, why? >> well, to put it the in short, the valuations for the builders have reached levels that are far beyond anything that we've seen given the fundamental backdrop and frankly, 2017 was a power move largely driven by multiple expansio