mcmahon of connecticut to be administrator. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the time until 11:00 a.m. will be equally divided in the usual form. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. durbin: mr. president, later today we are going to consider an effort under the congressional review act to change america's background checks system when it comes to the purchase of firearms. for months, i have been listening to president trump and republicans talk about gun violence in the city of chicago. it is a heartbreaking reality. more than 4,300 people were shot in chicago last year. over 400 so far this year. and it's not just chicago. the american medical association has declared that gun violence is a public health crisis in our nation. so what is congress doing to save the lives in chicago and across the nation from gun violence? what is the senate doing to protect people from being shot? nothing. in

i, linda mariery mcmahon do solemnly swear. >> i linda marie mcmahon do solemnly swear. >> that i willport and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same. >> bear true faith an allegiance to the same. >> i bear this obligation freely. >> i bear this obligations freely. >> without any mental reservation. >> without any mental reservation is. >> for purpose of evasion. >> or purpose of he evasion. >> that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties. >> that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties. >> of the positives upon which i am about to enter. >> the office i am which about to intare. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. david: with all the good news, amid all the crazy news, linda mcmahon, unlike other nominees, got big majority, 81-19 was the senate vote confirming her. mcmahon, you might recognize her, she and he

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mcmahon is a former executive with world wrestling entertainment. she stepped down from the company in 2009 to launch an unsuccessful senate bid. >>> major questions loom in california over how the marijuana industry will be regulated starting next year. >> jackie ward is here with the details on a hearing that is set to provide some answers. >> right. we've been talking about this for months. basically. since voters decided in november to legalize recreational pot. how it has been regulated has been up to debate. state leaders will hear from california governor john linken looper. the big question is will california be ready to regulate and tax the marijuana industry by its january 1st, 201 deadline? others believe it is moving in the right direction so today that hearing will be at 1:350 and lawmakers are eker to gain clarity from colorado's governor. another california group of people who are looking to coloradoan for guidance. >> like we do every morning. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >>> time now is 6:10. a year after playboy decides to ditch the

small business administration cabinet post goes to linda mcmahon. just passed senate confirmation. a former wrestling entertainment executive. also former senate candidate. she's been involved in business and politics. now she will be head of the small business administration. we'll con to watch cabinet confirmations as they come in and keep you posted as we get more. jon? >> jon: not all smooth sailing for this administration. there's been a lot of action on president trump's cabinet with steve mnuchin sworn in after the senate confirmed him. only one democratic senator supported his nomination. as we just reported the senate just confirmed the nomination of former wwe executive linda mcmahon to head up the small business administration. that may not be the case for nominee nor labor secretary. andrew posner has four republican senators who are expressing reservations about him. only three would have to join democrats to block his confirmation. joining us now, the go pack chairman and attorney and democratic commentator. thanks, both of you, for be

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell made the final pitch for linda mcmahon. >> we'll be able to putnother important nominee to work this morning, helping businesses to flourish in the last eight years, it's been very difficult for our economy, workers and small businesses, and i'm confident the president's pick to lead the small business administration linda mcmahon will prioritize growing jobs over growing government bureaucracy. >> there are still plenty more trump nominees ahead, mick mulvaney to be head of the office of management and budget, scott pruitt to have the epa, wilbur ross for commerce secretary, ryan zinke for interior secretary, dr. ben carson for housing and urban development and rick perry for energy secretary. senate democratic leader chuck schumer blasted the trump team particularly the budget director nominee. >> it is the most unethical cabinet that i have ever seen nominated. at least in my lifetime. representative mick mulvaney is unfortunately an example of a cabinet member that is too far compromised by potential conflict of interest and other ethics chall

tuesday at 11:00 a.m., the senate is expected to vote on linda mcmahon as small business administrator. watch it live on c-span 2. thursday, the confirmation hearing for any cluster, president trump's labor secretary nominee. the senate labor committee hearing being and attendant clock a.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span 3. you can also watch at c-span.org , or listen live on the free radio app. on thursday, president donald trump spoken a swearing-in ceremony for attorney general jeff sessions. the senate confirmed his nomination in a 52-47 vote. president trump: thank you very much everybody for being here today. it is with great pride, very great pride, that i say these words to you right now, attorney general jeff sessions. [applause] welcome to the white house. i want to congratulate you, jeff, your wife mary, and your entire family. jeff sessions has been a federal prosecutor at the highest level and at the most respected level, a state attorney general, and then a u.s. senator for two decades. he has devoted his life to the cause of justice and believes deeply tha

senate today confirmed to former wrestling executive linda mcmahon as part of the small-business abuse evisceration. tomorrow the senate will vote on a resolution to repeal an obama administration role on background checks. it requires the social security administration to notify the federal gun background system of people receiving disability benefits because they are mentally ill. also tomorrow, the senate begins consideration of the president's nominee to serve as head of the white house budget office. the office. the nominee is south carolina congressman, nick mulvaney.

tomorrow, the senate will vote on linda mcmahon's nomination to head the small business administration. we're on stormwatch.. as another winter storm batters the northeast. heavy, wet snow is again blanketing new england. and it's happening just days after the biggest storm of the season dumped up to 19 inches of snow on the region. in massachusetts yesterday, a 60-year-old man was struck and killed by a snowplow. in new hampshire, three snowmobilers plunged through the ice and into a lake. only one survived. the storm has led to school closures and flight delays and cancellations. winter storm warnings are in effect from upstate new york to maine. up to two feet of snow are possible in some areas. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen high wind warning in effect until 6pm for a majority of the area. gusts to 60 mph. numerous reports of down trees and power-lines. lots of flying debris. driving high profile vehicles in these conditions will be difficult. - windy & chilly today - quiet rest of the week (coolest day thursday) - 60s return for second half of president's day weekend today

. >>> linda mcmahon who trump picked for the small business administration.a wrestling executive. mcmahon has faced little resistance. >>> big news of course is mike flynn is out at national security adviser. >> if you're not following every detail or, let me bring you up to speed. a retired general had been appointed as president trump national security adviser. he made several phone calls before president trump became president trump. he made calls before the election, whether we knew who was going to be. now, that is a crime. it is is not a huge crime, but it is illegal for a civilian to negotiate with a foreign government. flynn told the white house, vice president pence specifically, in had only been one phone call and he did not talk sanctions with the russian government. actually he we learned there were many phone calls. and he said he might have talked about sanctions but couldn't remember. then several news agencies said indeed he did talk about sanctions. the acting attorney general warned the white house that flynn, who was going to be our top sec

tuesday at 11:00 a.m., the senate is expected to vote on linda mcmahon as small business administrator. watch it live on c-span 2. thursday, the confirmation hearing for any cluster, president trump's labor secretary nominee. the senate labor committee hearing being and attendant clock a.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span 3. you can also watch at c-span.org , or listen live on the free radio app. on thursday, president don

mcmahon's mission is to remove the stigma related to cannabis and promote its benefits, not only fornd former nfl players, but for the general publicmcmahon: its proven to help millions of people, there are no side effects other than you may get a little hungry, its never killed anybodyand what more ideal time to spread this message in a city where the spot light is shiningmendoza: we felt that this element here in superbowl in texas was perfect timing on behalf of what these things do for the athletes suggested question after tag: has the nfl showed any interest in changing or adjusting their current policy? we continue to cover the violent protests breaking out on the cal campus last night... and the threat they are getting from president trump this morning. we will have the very latest coming up at - grocery outlet is the home of "wow" savings. "wow" means you save 50% or more on thousands of name brands. - wow. - you're gettin' it! there are three stages of wow: denial... - is this price right? - acceptance... and "boooyah." wait for it... "boooyah" has three os. ♪ grocery outlet

and tomorrow they'll take up the nomination of linda mcmahon to head the small business administration. the senate live now over on c-span2. >> in case you missed it, here are some clips of c-span's programming last week. california senator harris gives her first speech from the senate floor. >> our country needs a secretary of education who has demonstrated basic competency when it comes to issues facing children. they just need to know what they're talking about. when questioned in a hearing by my colleague, senator franken, it was clear ms. devos didn't know the difference between two basic theories of testing. proficiency and growth. >> lantos, award recipient and iraqi parliament member, on president trump's travel ban. >> iraqi soldiers' blood were mixed with the american soldiers' blood on the iraqi oil. we appreciate that they gave xception for the minorities. but it's unjust to enlist iraq with countries that country them terrorists. of was in my home city charleston where the civil war began. it was in my home city of charleston where nearly 40% of all the slaves that came to

liz: we have news alert from headlocs to breaking up -- former wwe head linda mcmahon is new leader of the small business administration. the senate confirmed her in vote of 81-19. >>> madison square garden, speaking of headlocks, scene of many big fights but none bigger than last wednesday's. where former knicks star charles oakley who started to take on security guards who began to get up in his face. he ended up being handcuffed, arrested, dragged out, banned from the garden for life by nix owner and msg executive chairman james dolan. that is when the real behind the scenes fisticuffs began with former players jumping to oakley's defense. fans screaming a at dolan to apologize. the nba all-star coming up this weekend the situation hit critical mass. nba commissioner adam silver with a secret weapon, air jordan. let's bring in the director of the sports business program at washington university, st. louis, pat risch. it is a stunning story of a brand in danger, getting hurt so badly, that solid, swift, management by adam silver had to come in and he had a silver bullet, didn't he, t

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tomorrow, lawmakers hold another confirmation vote on linda mcmahon to head the small business administration. follow the senate live over on c-span2. >> tonight on "the communicators," the new chair of the house subcommittee on communications and technology, tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn on her priorities for the subcommittee and how she suspects communications and tech issues will change this year with a republican administration and a republican-led f.c.c. representative blackburn is interviewed by john hendle, congress reporter for communications daily. >> making certain that we address what i view as having been an opportunity, communities that do not have broadband, then they're not able to go in and ex-tand -- expand educational opportunity for their students. they're not able to utilize telemedicine and health care. they're not able to recruit new factories that can bring johns -- jobs to those underserved areas. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every tai with news and policy issues that impact you and co

karen mcmahon tweeted this looks like a white light with a fan sparkler tail possibly a comet in the southwest sky. david tori saw it from the peninsula and said interesting object in half moon bay sky. meteor? turns out with it was neither. it was a light from missile tests the navy was conducting off the coast. to trident d5 missiles were launched early this morning. one at 3:30 the other at 6:20. these were not armed and never flew over land. north korea tested a missile on sunday and how president trump reacted has been making headlines lately but the navy says this test was not conducted in response to any ongoing world event or as a demonstration of power. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> hearing on marijuana will take place a little more than an hour from now in sacramento. ever since the 2016 election when california voters approved proposition 64 state lawmakers have been scrambling to come up with ways to regulate the legalize recreational pot industry. among today's speakers colorado governor john hickenlooper who -- one of the first to legalize pot for nonmedical pu

and who knows, linda mcmahon may turn out to be a great chief of the small business administration but the business she comes from does have a dark side to it. the trail of dead performers she leaves behind at the business she ran with her husband is unsettling and it keeps coming up in part because wrestling is an odd side par interest for this new administration. there's a lot of weird things about this new administration but one is the wrestling correction, we've seen the crazy tape, the man who's now the president of the united states having a big fake fight on the side of the ring at a big pro-wrestling match, right? actually, while he was having that sipted fake fight, the featured performer in the ring, just finishing his wrestling match, that guy there, that was the guy who was 34 years old at the time. he went by the name umaga. he was 34 years old when donald trump had that cameo fight in the middle of his wrestling match. he was dead less than two years later. dead by the time he was 36. so who knew we'd ever have a presidential administration with lots of ties to the weird

mcmahon will be confirmed in the small business administration. it is starting to pick up a little bit and there is a light of the end of the tunnel. onpolitical also reported andrew posner. what will we hear about his confirmation hearing thursday? >> you'll hear about an undocumented immigrant that worked for him and did not pay toes on for 45 years -- for five years. republicans are sticking by this nomination, but democrats are realizing that he is probably the only one left that they can get to withdraw so they are theirtrating all of firearms on temperature chuck schumer has cost on posner to withdraw. i think the democrats are going to focus all of their energy on settling his nomination which is now becoming the latest one they can put a lot of energy towards. politicohe report on .com. thanks for the update. >> thank you so much. >> the house and senate return on monday. earlier today, oregon senator ron wyden spoke against the steve mnuchin nomination. here are his remarks on the senate floor. >>

however, the white house did notch a went after former wwe executive linda mcmahon was confirmed and sworn in as the head of the small business administration. >>> and today israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will meet with mr. trump for the first time since the inauguration. this amid reports that the united states will not insist on a two-state solution for israel. one source said peace is the goal whether it comes to a two-state solution if that's what the parties want or something else. >>> tens of thousands were allowed to return home after an evacuation. the immediate threat of catastrophic flooding has ended, but residents should remain prepared for the possibility of another evacuation order. officials are still working to reenforce the dam's emergency spillway. they're also continuing to release water from the reservoir, and they project it will have the capacity to handle additional rainfall as forecasted storms roll in. >>> also president trump has approved a california emergency declaration. this allows fema to coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide federal

the senate confirmed linda mcmahon's nomination to lead the small business administration. vote of 81 to 19. the white house will start public stores after months of shuttering the building to tourists, according to melania trump's visitors office. that usually stop tours during the presidential transition, then start them up more quickly. medicine square garden -- madison square garden has banned to charles oakley after a competition with security guards after the game. a reconciliation was facilitated by nb

mcmahon was previously head of world wrestling entertainment. federal reserve chair janet yellen says the central bank still means to raise interest rates this year, but it wants to see what the trump administration does. at a senate hearing today, yellen acknowledged uncertainty surrounding the president's tax and spending plans. >> changes in fiscal policy or other economic policies could potentially affect the economic outlook. of course, it is too early to know what policy changes will be put in place or how their economic effects will unfold. >> woodruff: president trump has said that his goal is to double economic growth. and on wall street, bank stocks rallied after yellen's remarks, in hopes that higher interest rates will help profits, and that led the broader market higher. the dow jones industrial average gained 92 points to close at 20,504, another record. the nasdaq rose 18, and the s&p 500 added nine. still to come on the newshour: the questions left unanswered by general flynn's resignation-- i speak to senators on the intelligenc

ari melber, charlie sykes, steve mcmahon. >>> we're keeping an eye on st. louis where the vice president is touring a construction equipment company. he sat down to talk with plant officials last hour. if he speaks this hour, we'll bring it to you live. >>> after the break, house speaker paul ryan got a firsthand look at what it takes to secure the texas border. >>> homeland -- after trump's feud with the mexican president. a live report from mexico city next. uh, yeah. it's over, larry. what is? the whole wheelie thing. what do you mean? i just got this baby to get around the plant floor. right, but now ge technology monitors every machine. yeah, it brings massive amounts of information right to you. so you don't need that. well, it makes me look young and uh..."with it." time to move on. oh i'll move on... right into the future. ...backwards. u're goingkwards. the future's all around us! not just on your little tabl, my friend. i did... n't. hat? hey, come look what lisa made. wow. you grilled that chicken? yup! i did... n't. mhm, lisa. you roasted this?

and linda mcmahon has been approved to run the business administration. >>> and the battle over the dakotas pipeline is heating up. the active secretary of the army instructed the army corps of engineers to issue the final permit. the standing tribe has protested the

the voting is set to continue this morning, when linda mcmahon will likely be confirmed as head of the small business administration. the position is not formally part of a presidential cabinet, but is often elevated to cabinet-level status. to recieve bi-partisan support. d.c.'s "death with dignity" law appears to be on life support. d.c. leaders overwhelmingly passed the law last year. it allows a terminally ill, mentally competent adult to ask a doctor for self-administered medication to end their life. but d.c. has to get federal approval of all new laws from congress. and last night, the house oversight committee voted 22-to-14 to overturn the law. the decision sparked a protest outside the u.s. capitol. what happens this week will be crucial. if the full house and senate don't vote to overturn the law by friday.. it will take effect on saturday. good news for nats fans this morning. baseball season - kicking off just hours from now in sunny florida. the spring training schedule, next. plus - online shoppers, scammed. the eight dress retailers you want to avoid. the dr turned out

vote for linda mcmahon as small business administrator. the session is live on c-span two areas coming up thursday, the hearing for president trump's labor secretary nominee. committee labor hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span3. you can also watch on c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. now, west virginia governor jim justice delivers his first state of the state address to a joint meeting of the state legislature in charleston. this is just under an hour. [applause]

i'm joined byjim mcmahon, and the liberal democrat leader tim farron. jim, let me start with you.in social ca re all talk about the crisis in social care the question is what is to be done? the easy answer, the default answer, isjust done? the easy answer, the default answer, is just more done? the easy answer, the default answer, isjust more money. is that the answer? to be fair, that's not what the social care professionals are saying or council leaders. we need to better bring together health and social care budgets into one place to make sure people are supported as individuals to be in their own homes for longer to prevent admission to hospital. but quick discharge if people need to return home as soon quick discharge if people need to return home as soon as quick discharge if people need to return home as soon as possible. the intervention by surrey was quite important. it's not myjob to defend conservative council leaders. but david honk is more than that, he's the leader of the conservative group on the local government association representing all of english local governm

veteran affairs secretary david shulkin of philadelphia fellow and a small business administrator linda mcmahon. >>> the secret service director who has philly roots is retiring now for a second time. the agency announced in a tweet today joseph clancy is leaving. clancy grew up in the area attending high school in radnor and then he wept on to graduate from villanova and came out of retirement more than two years ago to take over after series of scandals and security problems. he will lead the secret service in march. president trump will now pick the next person to lead the agency. >>> have you been doing any banking in bear delaware check your statement tonight much police say this guy put a credit card skimming device on atm that drive through bank on the 1100 block of polaski highway. the device is used small camera to get credit card information. if you recognize him, delaware state police would very much like to hear from you. >>> dozens of shelter dogs in philadelphia need a home now more than ever before. >> space at the city's animal care and control team the city's open intake shelte

then tomorrow we expect senators to vote on the nomination of linda mcmahon to head the small business administration. all nominees would require a simple majority to be confirmed. as always you can watch the senate live here on c-span2. >> next, a look at the state of military readiness with representatives from the army, navy, air force and marine corps. they spoke to lawmakers about modernization efforts, recruitment, and the impact of budget cuts. this is just over an hour and a half.

i was reading a list, senate committee on small business, vote on mcmahon delayed, and mnuchin delaysnd sessions delayed as well. what do you expect to confirmation process to pick up speed? >> i think a lot of this is waiting on vote of linda devos as education secretary. there are two republican senators who said they are not going to vote for her. which means if all rest hold that would be a tie, broken by the vice president. however for it to be a tie, they need sincer to sessions vote -- senator sessions vote, voting as senator, if he is confirmed and sworn in before that, he would not be a senator any more, they may delay his vote until hers takes make. maria: this is all about betsy devos, they are holding back attorney general rally of u.s. to have their way with betsy devos? >> i think that folks who are decided to hold back on the vote for attorney general are not the democrats but rather republicans who want sessions to vote as a senator, that is their tactic it is legitimate. maria: okay, but there has been stall tactics? >> democrat require every i be dotted and t crossed

of david shulingin to be veterans veterans shulkin for affairs secretary and then tomorrow lindhan mcmahon for small business administration. he's got a bill he's advancing on health care. >> thanks for having me. >> let me introduce you two. neil, dave. you are up first. >> i'll duck tail off what susan said in the introduction to ask you about your health care proposal but also, what's your conversations with your republican colleagues in the senate and maybe even in the house in terms of how far away we are seeing movement on a repeal and replace of obamacare >> well, i think it should happen simultaneously. we shouldn't repeal and say, of course ok, what's the american people going -- ok, what's the american people going to do? we criticized obamacare for six years. we should replace it with something that happens people to find, you know, access to health care. i think it's met with a pretty good reception so far. i think it's a conservative proposal out there. we don't replace obamacare with another big government program. we replace it with market reforms that i think will expand ho

senate today confirmed to former wrestling executive linda mcmahon as part of the small-business abuse evisceration. tomorrow the senate will vote on a resolution to repeal an obama administration role on background checks. it requires the social security administration to notify the federal gun background system of people receiving disability benefits because they are mentally ill. also tomorrow, the senate begins consideration of the president's nominee to serve as head of the white house budget office. the office. the nominee is south carolina congressman, nick mulvaney. when the senate is back in session tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, live coverage and sees fit. up next, conversation with connecticut senator chris murphy undemocratic priorities in a republican-controlled congress. we sat down recently with the washington post. >> thank you so much everyone for being here. happy friday. we have a great a great turnout. and thank you to everyone joining us online and on c-span. a reminder before we get started that we'll take a few questions on twitter. if you tweet using th

the senate confirmed linda mcmahon's nomination to lead the small business administration. she sailed through with a vote of 81 to 19. the white house will start public stores after months of shuttering the building to tourists, according to melania trump's visitors office. that usually stop tours during the presidential transition, then start them up more quickly. medicine square garden -- madison square garden has banned to charles oakley after a competition with security guards after the game. a reconciliation was facilitated by nba commissioner adam silver and michael jordan. news powered by 2600 analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is "bloomberg technology ." mp bump. yet for the tru hitting highs led by tech weaker apple. -- fromfrom apple apple's coo. a 6 billion nuclear write-down at the beginning of its profits for the japanese giant. u.s. stocks beginning a record run. bloomberg stocks reporting all day in new york. >> great to be here with you. it is pretty amazing. yet another day of simultaneous record highs, the dow, nasdaq, and s&p 500. one

linda mcmahon, who will soon be the administrator of the small business administration was unanimously approved by our committee. i serve on a small business committee. one of the areas were democrats and republicans agree is we need to pay more attention to small businesses. one area is revelatory relief. -- regulatory relief. we are looking at ways we can provide help to small businesses in a sensible way. not only regulatory relief, but how we can do with access to capital. how can we deal with affordable health insurance. those are areas we hear frequently from small business owners. that is the growth of america. that is where job creation takes place, innovation takes place. there is bipartisan support to help small businesses in this country. >> thank you for being with us. we have such a long list of questions and topic areas. 25 minutes seems like hardly enough time. thank you for giving us your time on "newsmakers." senator cardin: thank you to c-span for making this time available. i appreciate it. >> so, i don't know where to start. we had so many issues. we started out wit

. >> linda mcmahon will head the small business administration.former wrestling executive. >>> scott mcgrew taking a closer look of this 26th day. scott. >> good morning to you, mike flynn resigned after it became more and more apparent what he told the white house was not true. let me bring you up to speed. he is a retired general. he had been appointed as president trump's national security adviser. flynn made several phone calls to the russian government before president trump became president. in fact, flynn made phone calls before the election allegedly negotiating with the russian government. that is a crime. it is not a big one. it is is the facts or claims of facts that really got flynn into trouble. flynn claimed there was just one phone call that was made to rush shafplt during that phone call he did not talk about sanctions with the russian government. but later we learned there were many phone calls. and flynn then said he might have talked about sanctions but couldn't remember. several news agency including the "new york times", said

. >> former wrestling executive linda mcmahon's president trumps pick to have the small business administration. the senate returns tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern a.m. eastern to debate her nomination with a final vote scheduled at 11:00 a.m. a simple majority is required for the nominee to be confirmed. you can watch the senate live on c-span2. >> i had a piece of information that they wanted. i did not articulate that to myself and when i look back and i asked myself why i did this bad and stupid thing, i think that's it comes down to. >> sunday night on q&a, georgetown university professor talks about working as a researcher and ghostwriter for hillary clinton. carl bernstein a wall and woodward. in her book "pretend i'm not here" how i worked with newspaper icons a powerful first later and still managed to dig myself out of the washington swamp. >> i resisted. i just spoke in general terms about what it was like being in the white house and then i told them a story about being in the room. during this unusual exercise. i told them that you cannot use it, there is only these two women in the

senate today confirmed former wrestling executive with the mcmahon as part of the small-business demonstration. tomorrow. tomorrow, the senate will vote on a resolution to repeal an obama administration rolling on that background checks. the rule requires social security administration to notify the federal gun background system of people receiving disability benefits because they're mentally ill. tomorrow the senate begins consideration of the president's nominee to to serve as head of the white house budget office. the nominee is south carolina congressman nick mulvaney. when the senate is in session*morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, life a.m. eastern, life coverage on c-span2. right now senate leaders briefed reporters earlier today area first will hear from republicans, then the democrats. >> good afternoon everyone. we are making our way through these cabinet appointments. our democratic friends are burning all the time they possibly can to keep the president from getting his outstanding cabinet selections and places of the government can function.

linda mcmahon will be sworn in tonight. she served for the w.w.e. before stepping down to run for the senate. she helped w.w.e. grow from a dozen employees to an enterprise with more than 800. larry: mazda is recalling 174,000 small cars in the u.s. seats can change angles suddenly to make the cars hard to drive. i covers 2011 mazda 2 sub compact and 2010-2011 mazda 3 and the mazda speed 3 compact. dealers will inspect the seat and install reinforcement brackets or they may replace the entire seat. alison: coming up next at 5:00 -- the stand still stands. the reason the inauguration platform is still there in front of the white >> a rising tide lifts all boats. the museum on the mall stirred the imagination of the nation. larry: the area museum you might not know about. and why you might want to go to this one if you can't get into the national museum of african american history and culture. alison: ahead at 6:00 -- it caused a town's evacuation. up close look at what it took to get rid of a world war ii bomb found underneath a gas station. steve: a

after that, a expected to confirm linda mcmahon as small business administrator. thursday, the confirmation hearing for andy custer, trump's labor secretary nominee. the hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span3. you can also listen live on the free c-span radio app. c-span -- announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was brought to you by public television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. the democratic national committee will elect a new chair later this month. the candidates met this weekend in baltimore to discuss outreach efforts for the organization. by white was moderated house correspondent april ryan, and included an introduction from dnc interim chair donna brazile. ready?candidates are as i said earlier today, i want to thank the maryland democratic

in this year we had ivan trump and linda mcmahon and dina powell.o len about the strength of investing in our minority entrepreneurs. >> dina powell is a strong pick to back up ivanka trump if this is what her focus is. >> a network of people. >> yes. >> that wide network helped to bring -- >> we know that. personally. michael steele, jump in. >> yeah, no. i thought the address by the president was spot on and that is going to follow today or maybe tomorrow with an executive order on hbcus and a lot of folks very anxious to hear what the president down in writing to sort of fill out his promise to do more with and for these institutions, which have been largely forgotten since the bush administration, which was the last administration to really focus on how to drill down and make these institutions a bigger part of the occasionally fabric. i think given what mark is saying, the other important piece in the black community is not just the entrepreneur but the educational piece and how secretary devos is able to roll out strategies that empower those

linda mcmahon was confirmed as small business administrator. the votes was overwhelmingly bipartisan. 81-19. there are many more trump nominees still in the pipeline. mick mulvaney, scott pruitt for epa administrator. wilbur ross for commerce secretary, ryan zinke for secretary of the interior. dr. ben carson, and rick perry. mcconnell called on democrats to cooperate. steel with cooperation, we can work for the american people. >> there some optimism about getting up to three more confirmations this week. mulvaney, pruitt, and perhaps wilbur ross ahead of the presidents' day recess. >> bret: mike emanuel, thank you. there's conversation in the media about the ongoing resistance on the left to president trump is comparable to the conservative outrage that led to the creation of the tea party. tonight doug mackle way looks at what democrats are doing and whether it could backfire. >> i'm a professor! how dare you! >> there is anti-trump anger sweeping the country. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> campus rioting. labeling trump and his su

the ethics website which shows that 18 of the designees completed filing with oge and facing linda mcmahoninated for administrator but the bulk of these posted these five or ten days after inauguration day which was the lead time to review those the submissions. could the democrats say that they are actually slow walking which is what they are accused of. either way, people want action. they do not want gridlock. are the democrats walking a fine line with the delays? >> they can blame it on that and perhaps they have some saving grace to blame it on the delay. the reality is there base is demanding they do something to slow down president trumps nomination. they cannot do something to stop him. senator cardin was right. they cannot stop president trumps nomination from being confirmed. they don't have the power specially after the rule from 2013 and did the filibuster. these people are going filibuster. these people are going to get confirmed one way or or another. democrats feel that in order to plan dirt to their base, they have to show that they're doing something. that is is trying to

linda mcmahon will likely be confirmed as head of the small business administration. >> political reports that senators considering andrew cluster for labor secretary have viewed a tape in which his wife accuses him of physical abuse. this is from a 1990 airing of "oprah." peerstein has retracted the claims writing a letter to a senate committee that she made it up to bolster her divorce settlement. several republican senators remain undecided on puzder's hearing, which has been delayed multiple times is set for thursday. >>> still ahead, disgraced cycling champion lance armstrong's next trek may be to a federal court. we'll explain why. >>> next, evacuations near the nation's tallest dam. hundreds of thousands of residents are unsure when they'll get back to their home. those stories and a check on weather when we come back. stay with us. ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. whattwo servings of veggies? v8 or a powdered drink? ready, go. ahhhhhhhh! shake!

. >> the senate is expected to confirm wwe wrestling executive linda mcmahon ahead of small business administration later today. in new york, kelly wright. fox news. >> also on yesterday the senate unanimously confirmed david shulkin to head ahead of va administration. >> and house oversight committee was busy with d.c. dignity law. mostly party line vote the chances congress will strike down the law are slim. it would have to pass house and senate and be signed by president no late her than friday. >> all right. 6:05 let's get another check or first check of weather on this valentine's day. >> i tried to help out. >> where's music, ms. my intro? >> we're having some intro music? >> celebrating monday on tuesday. >> happy valentine's day, kiss kiss, kiss kiss. >> cupcakes for you guys later. >> you do. >> not really but maybe we'll get some. >> let's do the forecast. we have technical problems here too. maybe we do not. cold out, 3 in washington. dulles 29, dwi marshall 28. no wind this morning. that was nice break right? and we lost winds goat a little cloud cover to start the day a