joining me now is mark sanford. thanks for joining me. be able to talk about something where there is some bipartisan agreement. what do you say to folks in your own party, including marco rubio, who are not in support of this lifting in embargo? he has called the new cuban policy a concession to tirrany. >> what we have had in place here is a strategy for 50 years that hasn't worked. this is about american rights. our founding fathers promised life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. but a big right within that basket of rights is the ability to travel, to come and go as you please. of all the different countries on the globe, there's one you can't travel to presently and that's cuba. you could travel to north korea, syria, iran. a whole host of countries that don't have america's best interests at heart, but there's no prohibition traveling to those places. this is about american liberty among other things. >> given marco rubio and his roots and he has preeminent voice on issues of immigration -- >> i'm not against him. jeff flake

also congressman peter king and mark sanford. they're going to debate whether the government should be funded with a clean bill. and the co-star of the oscar's nominated film "american sniper" kevin lacy is going to join us and weigh in on the guilty verdict of the man who killed his friend chris kyle. and next vice president joe biden says it looks like it's out of a third world country. now a major change is in the works at laguardia airport. they're finally going to have running water. really? is that not great? >> toilets. >> toilets, i hear in 2017. >> can't wait. >> for now you've got the hole and the shovel. anyway, a big impact on ticket prices. first, here's bill karins, he has a big impact on ticket prices when he's on the plane. >> everyone on. >> everybody's on. >> suddenly, no demand. >> always get the seat next to me empty. >> isn't that great? >> it is great. >> fantastic. well, hey, what's happening in the forecast? >> millions of people with the day off today because of the snowstorm. historic snowstorm that hit

. >> he is not alone, you have veterans like matt sam from arizona and mark sanford who will be on the show later today, telling us why they will not vote for a clean up or down bill if that is the case if conservatives block that bill then it looks like we may have a shutdown yet. >>> meanwhile, dhs secretary johnson called the entire situation absurd, his predecessors seem to agree. >> in these challenging times, when we were concerned about terrorist organizations, we are in the midst of a harsh weather, it is even absurd to be stlg conversation -- to be having this conversation. it's absurd that i have to spend a large part of my work week defending paying our people to work. >> i personally believe as a former member of the congress of the united states, that the president has gravely over-stepped his constitutional authority. but i don't think we right that wrong on the backs of of the patriots that go to work every day to provide safety and security at the department of homeland security. >>> there are deep concerns people have about the executive order that the president undert

kennedy: like mark sanford. what have i didn't? >> you are a actual russian?as born in sophiyet -- soviet union. >> i am ashamed he is in senate. he is for the drug war and his wife is a pill popper. kennedy: i don't think you can say that. >> she admited it. >> she is a nice lady. >> i love her, she is ruthless. she should be in the white house, the only principle that mccain believes in is war at all-times at all costs, you think someone that served had a tragic history would have more of a let's have war as a last resort. kennedy: janis, if you have a blank map, and you took a rid pen, and colored in country that john mccain at on one time eithr wanted to bomb, invade or go to war with, how red do you think that map would be. between crimson and rubey. >> very red. it would depend on if he was a flash back or not. kennedy: now you are just pileing on. >> we can't invade russia right now it is winter, people have made that mistake before. kennedy: that is when they drew you in. >> yeah. that is not whether to go. >> we have sanctions on russia. >> it is not

mark sanford was caught cheating on his wife and now she in congress. bob mcdonald apologized forring accepting loans and gifts while in office. when his term ended he was indicted and he has been convicted and sentences. rick perry was also indicted last summer on two controversial felony abuse of power charges. there are democrats who say that perry should not have been charged with any crime. now oregon's constitution does not allow for the impeachment of a governor so kitzhaber could have stuck around to try and ride this storm out. the first big domino was last week with more allegations coming about his girlfriend's role in his administration. the state's largest newspaper responding to those revelations by calling on the governor to step down. yesterday, perhaps the fatal blow. his most loyal democratic supporters joining the resignation calls turning on their long-term ally. the state speaker met with him and said it was over and time to go. they left that meeting convinced that he was ready to resign. as soon as that meeting was over it looked

in fact, studies have shown -- a study out of sanford -- stanford by mark jacobson two years ago listedew york as a case study and basically found that going to 100% wind, water, and signed by 23rd was -- by 2030, was going to pay for itself. we take air pollution and water pollution for granted. we take it for granted. we assume these are god getting conditions. we all live with our respiratory disease and the other consequences. these are just natural parts of human society. in fact, they are not. they are not. they afflict us from birth on. these are not just diseases of aging. they hit children in much the same way now. the point is a very good one. there are so many benefits to greening our economy to halting climate change, to making wars for oil obsolete and really providing those jobs now that are essential. we can make unemployment thing of the past. we can put everyone to work and the good news, especially there is that conservation and efficiency simply saving energy by weatherizing homes and schools, all of that pays for itself in about three years in terms of just the energ

. >>> today marks three years to the day since trayvon martin was shot to death in sanford, florida. is marked by the news that the justice department has closed its civil rights investigation into the unarmed teen's death at the hands of george zimmerman. the doj concluded that there's not enough evidence to file charges against zimmerman who was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter by a florida jury in 2013. zimmerman says he acted in self-defense. martin's family has said they're disappointed but undeterred if their mission to empower others who demand justice and peace. indeed calls for justice are on the rise. right now the justice department is still working two separate investigations sparked by the fatal police shootings of unarmed ferguson teenager michael brown over the summer and there's a federal investigation into the apparent chokehold death of staten island man eric garner and that too, is ongoing. just this week the aclu has asked the doj to assist in the investigation of the fatal police shooting in washington earlier this month. the senior digital edito

the biggest gainer, right here in sanford, home prices rising 9.3% year-over-year. second after that is miami. markn is coming up at the bottom of the hour -- at the top of the hour. mark: the company whose sales outlook weekend says it is unable to raise prices in much of the united states. what is keeping potential new home buyers on the sidelines? and how will the housing market uneven recovery impact the company's bottom line? the company's ceo, doug yearlyey will join me in a few minutes. cory: "bloomberg west" will be right back. ♪ cory: i'm cory johnson and this is "bloomberg west." ebay still dominates in online auction, but increasingly specialty marketplaces like scetsy are using special technology to authenticate items and it's getting to be a big business. recently, my guest was asked to describe how the niche market works. >> we authenticate and best price everything will item leveraging our system on the site as well as the pricing engine to price these items in real-time. 80% of the folks are there do not know the prices of the jewelry and watches they own right now and are only gett

mark s. tillman. kappa cy fraternity founded in indiana university. the reverend ralph abernathy and my colleague sanford bishop william lacy clay the dean of the house, john conyers, alcee hastings, benny thompson and hakeem jeffries. general daniel james, the first african-american four-star general. attorney johnny cochran. and also the first black astronaut. and a special shoutout to a proud kappa brace klemoned of seattle, washington. they're land by william randy bates. alpha kappa alpha sorority founded in 1908 at howard university, a sisterhood who proudly boasts of congresswoman sheila jackson lee, eddie bernice johnson, terri sewell, alma adams and bonnie watson coleman. astronaut mae jenson, maya angelou, rosa parks and coretta scott king. and their honorable president, dorothy wilson. omega cy phi fraternity founded in 1911 at howard university, men who include in their ranks james clyburn of south carolina, congressman hank johnson kendrick meek, nasa administrator charles boldin, hall of fame chicago bulls star michael jordan, dr. charles drew whose medical research in the field of blood tr

sanford, florida, back in 2012. he was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges in a state trial. thursday marksee years since trayvon martin was killed. >> 15 people were injured by a natural gas explosion that leveled a new jersey home. you have to look at this. >> geez. >> wow! utility crews were called to the scene tuesday morning after getting a report of a strong gas order from neighbors. 90 minutes later that powerful blast followed by flames. seven utility workers and six firefighters hurt many of them suffering from concussionlike symptoms from the explosion. the concussive force of that blast must have been intense. >>> your chance of an audit from the irs dropped to the lowest level in a decade last year. your risk this year is even less. uncle sam audited just over 1.2 million individuals in 2014. 162,000 fewer than the year before. now, the irs commissioner is warning that number the number of audits will keep declining because of cuts in funding for the irs. >>> fox news host bill o'reilly is under fire again, accused of embellishing his investigation into jfk's assassination. in h

mark segraves news4. >> the quakers could sue the city or the d.c. council could step in and give them a special exemption. but sanford can't afford to sue and so far no council member has offered to help. >>> dealing with the loss of a friend and a teammate. up next, the emotional journey of one resilient group of teenagers here in our area. . >>> we're continuing to track the snow. we have spotsylvania schools now closed tomorrow as well. we'll continue to get more and more closures. i especially think down to the south and east of d.c. that's where we'll see the biggest issues. a winter storm warning for everyone. ♪ ♪ with 5 perfectly sweetened whole grains you can't help but see the good. try new cheerios plus ancient grains. ancient goodness, great taste. >>> that's i-66 at sudley road and you can see the snow accumulating on those roadways. a very ruff night for travel. if you don't have to be out on it stay at home. we'll be on all night long. keep it here on nbc 4. looking at the radar, you notice the roads are really becoming a problem. look at the evening planner. here's nebraska avenue right outside our sta

mark o'mara, you are shaking your head in agreement here and why? >> well ferguson is the up to of the day. two years ago it was the sanfordpartment, and so we can't settle this the one town at a time, and we have to have a more principled approach with the way that law en porsment is interacting with it and towns are going to be come ing ining in and out of our minds and much more national issues that have to be foe focused, and so we have to address it everywherewhere and if we make an example out of ferguson and keep it in the spotlight, then maybe change will happen everywhere. >> and judge, you were there in ferguson a and what do you think will happen when there is real and lasting change? >> it will only happen when the community is involved in the say-so of what happens in the government. it is 70% black, ferguson and the police department is 10% african-american, and if you just go through the entire city most of the people that are in office, and that are decision makers do not look like the people who live in the city so you have to give them a voice in the city. i said that you need to prepare yourselves to bec