michael steele win?rats are starting groups . we actually have a lot of scientists that play music. the creativity, the innovation, there's definitely a tie there. one thing our scientists are working on is carbon capture and storage, which could prevent co2 from entering the atmosphere. we've just built a new plant to demonstrate how we can safely freeze out the co2 from natural gas. it looks like snow. it's one way that we're helping provide energy with fewer emissions. >>> despite of major debt and dwindling donations michael steele is running for a second term of the chairman of the republican national committee. but next, former president nixon get ds rewrite. my doctor said most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. it'll cost a fortune to insure you. nationwide insurance, we need a freeze-frame her

is she going to beat michael steele?n open race. >> the republican party runs michael steele for big jobs, lieutenant governor of maryland, make him party chairman and keep dumping on him. why do they trust him with these positions again and again and again? >> you want him as lieutenant governor, maryland is one of the toughest states in the union. people thought he ran a credible race. he was in the rate for the chair. >> why are they dumping him all the time? >> they didn't dump on him to begin with. they're dumping on him now because they believe he hasn't made money. people aren't giving to the rnc. he didn't do the job he should have. he's brought on too many people that are cronies. >> your track record of victory should be the ultimate output. the input is money. the output is victory, victory, victory. >> the question is, is he responsible for those victories or didthy win them in spite of him? >> let's look at him last night on fox talking about the midterm results. here he is talking about whether he gets cred

they don't want another michael steele. have someone who demanded attention, and we didn't like it. >> and it's a very small number of people that get to make this decision. to be a republican national committee member, and, therefore, to have a vote in this, means you are probably anonymous, probably very well off. and probably you have been lobbied by michael steele? >> you're not technically anonymous. >> no, but you're not well known. >> people who work in this area describe it to me as the pathetic 98-year-old people, in the contest who can suck up to them the most. it is to keep the pathetic 98-year-olds happy. and michael steele did it not keep them happy. >> and he bragged about that. that was part of his appeal. he said, listen, i'm raising small dollar donations and it's a positive thing because it shows i have a broad appeal. yeah, i'm neglecting the larger scale donors, but he carried them as a larger -- >> to look at the people that are against him, none of them are bragging about it. everyone who's running, ha

of the republican national committee would be running unopposed for a second term, but this is michael steeleng about, a man who has made repeated politic al gaffes and whose organization's funds went from $20 million to negative $15 million in his two-year reign. steele has until january 14th to make his case before the 168 committee members cast their vote. joining me now white house correspondent for politics daily, alex wagner. forget who the republicans are going for here, who do the democrats want as the next republican national committee chair? >> i think it's a safe bet to say that democrats would be happy to see michael steele back in the rnc chair. this is a guy that has come out vocally against the republican party on key issues including immigration, abortion, afghanistan. in january of this year he was saying that he didn't think the republicans would win back the house because they weren't ready. this is a democratic candidate if ever there was one. >> i'm going to turn my cards over. michael tooel is a friend of this show. he's the only one of the candidates for the rnc who has

would not be chairman. >> he's a good true -- >> michael steele was more than just being a blackele had at that time he had the media presence at the rnc chairs didn't, he was able to touch the young voters and young people in the republican party. >> he started the hip-hop republican movement. >> but he mentioned it. he had no problem dealing with the tea party. >> the republican party should appeal to the hip-hop generation. >> he's been able to talk to folks in a diverse way the republican party had not been able to do previously. with that said he's been successful in a way previous chairmans have not been. >> okay. sit right there. we have a little more time but i want to go to commercial for a moment. we'll be right back. >> 2012, does barack obama get re-elected? >> if there's a republican that can speak to middle america unlike mccain and some of the other candidates he's going to lose the white house in 2012. -somebody got a brand new car! -it's got that new car smell... -wait, wait, wait, wait! -what? -c'mon, man. you gonna say no to this? bam! -double quarter pounder.

i think michael steele has been a great rnc chairman. as a young, black conservatives i can't understand how people like rush limbaugh and jim demint are jumping down his throat after he has been so successful. one over 60 seats in the house, more seats in the senate, went on the tour called the "fire nancy pelosi" torte and that is what happened and now it seems like all they did was try to use him after barack obama got elected and now that he has been successful they want to try to throw him out. michael steele is basically to make a black republican that does not act like a white republican and that is one of the things that appeals to me and a lot of people. i remember sitting here with relatives and flicking the channels, some news channels, michael steele comes on and the first thing they say, he is a republican? he attracts young, black men, at least gives them a chance to take a second look. "meet the press" when he went against gov. kaine, he handed him his hat. he destroyed him rush limbaugh ones to complain? why shouldn't he

the republican party keeping michael steele.eutenant governor of maryland, put him up for the united states senate. they they've him all these big jobs. why do they trust him again and again and again if they're not going to trust him? >> he won as lieutenant governor. maryland is probably one of the most -- party chair and so they gave it to him. >> why are they dumping him all time? >> they didn't to begin with. they believe he hasn't raised money. people aren't giving to the rnc. he's brought on too many people who are cronies. >> his track record of vikt vito should be the output. >> is he responsible for those victories or did they win him in spite of him? >> here he is assessing whether he gets credit or not. >> we had not won the seats we won 60 in the house, 21 state legislatures that flipped from democrat to republican, then that would rest at my doorstep because we hadn't put the appropriate mechanisms in place to win. we took advantage of those opportunities to raise the money and won the election so we have control o

michael steele surprises us and everybody again and wait until you hear how julian assange described himself on an online dating website. we are going to get to the rundown in a moment. first, here is what we are watching today. at the top for us, where is speaker pelosi? as the tax deal heads toward the house after today's deal in the senate, simmering tensions between house dems and the obama white house are now boiling over. is she going to take the lead, start talking publicly and try to kwai yet yet things down? >> we will see. lawsuit politics also on our radar, will virginia attorney general ken cool. nelly use his success with the health care challenge to launch himself into higher office? here is a hint. he is raising money online. >> senate race in '12, governor's race in '13. >> rahm his day in court, facing legal challenges over whether he really is a resident of chicago and whether he can run for mayor. get to the rundown, the senate nears final passable of the tax deal, house democrats must decide whether to fight it or fall in line. kelly o'donnell, nbc news capitol hi

please election michael steele.l join the rnc and i will vote for that guy. >> there you go. >> i will do it and i'll switch back to the democratic party if that's what it takes to get michael steele out there for two more years, running his mouth off saying dumb stuff every single day. makes me happy. if you do, guess what? we can only go but up. >> he might take you out to some strip clubs. >> court your vote. >> listen, the mesh american people houf their debt, the congress is out, let the rnc add 15 more million. >> why not reverse this. >> the debt? >> the whole concept of racing each other into the ditch to see who can suck the most. >> because the race to the bottom has better ratings than the race to the top. >> the treest and most -- welcome into this conversation. nice to have you and karen, always a delight and pleasure to see you. >>> up next, uncle sam's failed attempt to help with home foreclosure. a new report says the government is falling far shorter of its goals and more americans are facing the pr

also coming up, if michael steele was trying to create a new story by a last-minute mislead about his decision to run for another term as head of the republican national committee, it appears he succeeded. but can he win? >>> and new tapes reveal things said by former president nixon r that earn him tonight's rewrite1 . flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream! for under $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than 23 of america's most expensive luxury creams. fantastic. phenomenal. regenerist. ♪ [ male announcer ] they've been tested, built and driven like no other. and now they're being offered like no other. come to the winter event and get an exceptional offer on the mercedes-benz of your dreams. it's our way of showing a little holiday spirit. and stay connected with three years of mbrace service complimentary.

>>shepard: and new questions of the future of the republican national committee chairman michael steelele is expected to announce if he will seek another term some time this evening. he santa an e-mail to committee members and scheduled a conference call for 7:30 tonight. steele has come under scrutiny and some call for him to step down. and now, trace has this. what have we heard? >>trace: he is unpredictable and the staffers tell fox news that they are not exactly sure what is going to happen during the conference call and could talk about fundraiser. but michael steele's critics say he will use the conference call tonight to say he is not going to run for another term. however, g.o.p. insiders tell fox that is not true. that michael steele wants to keep his position and he will run again but we can tell you this, if he is planning to keep his position, he has done very little to get his new campaign off the ground. >>shepard: if he says he wants to run, it is very clear that he may not have the support. >>trace: that is the issue. there are 168 members of the republican national comm

michael steele got a lot of attention. in january, 2009, he became the first black republican national chairman. he stunned everybody by running again. donors tell us they will not give money to him. it will give it to outside groups. that leaves the committee with an inability to pay off debt and weaker going into the convention in tampa. >> you have to wonder about the so-called money mismanagement. did not michael steele consider this when he decided he would run for reelection? you wonder what he was thinking in making that decision. >> that is a good point. his senior staff would be leaving if he were to win again. he did not build any support or case. one conservative magazine has an editorial out this morning saying anybody but steele. there are six other candidates and they said none would be worse. >> thanks for joining us. good to see you. the drama continues. >>> we have a quick reminder about some schools. rappahannock county schools are closed because the water issue. schools in garrett county, md., and morgan

you never know with michael steele. >> what is going on here? why is he going forward with such criticism? >> he is proving that he does not really care about his critics, that he is going ahead because he believes he is responsible for these wins. he really believes that the "fire nancy pelosi" bus is one of the reasons for the republican win. he faces a much more difficult path then he did two years ago. he has about half the delegates that he needs. we will know in january when the committee vote on this. >> jessica, good to have you. thank you so much. >>> time now for traffic and weather. >> adam caskey, what does it look like out there? >> sunspots on the road from some isolated snowfall. be careful that especially in frederick and montgomery county. more on that coming up. let's take a look at the temperatures. eight teen in gaithersburg, 19 in winchester and martinsburg. it is not just the cold, it is the wind. we are dealing with bustier wind -- with gustier wind than yesterday. wind chill values dipping down below zero. jacksonville, 2

a major blow to the president's health care law today and republican party boss michael steele made up his mind about running for another terp. the first legislative deal is cleared with the president's deal with the republicans and the president came out to urge congress to finish the job. we'll go straight to political correspondant cameron hill on capitol hill. >> hi, bret. >> supporters needed 60 votes and they got a huge momentous building vote with yes votes and counting. >> the vote began at 3:00 p.m. on the republican's deal with the republicans to extend the tax benefits. they lead reoff pledging support. >> plain and simple this is a compromise about jobs and extending middle tax cuts to help create job. not extending them would cost jobs. >> normal time limits were suspended because of bad weather. gop hailed the obama administration for working across the aisle on tax relief. >> this is a shift. >> compromise could come tomorrow. this proves both parties can in fact work together. >> after touting the huge vote clearing the procedural hurdle, the president turned up the hea

decision day for republican national committee chairman michael steele. >>> plus, the case for ratifying s.e.a.r.t. and we will speak with sam nunn, the former author of the initiative. >> if i come to you and say, mr. mayor, i want to take a hard look at this and this is not a vanity play and we could win this thing, would you change your mind? >> no way no how. >> no way, no how. mayor michael bloomberg says he is not running, but he is offering a new political vision, politics without labels. this hour we will talk with another key player behind the effort. los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. >>> and michelle ree is not done fighting. we will have more on that union fight as msnbc continues. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington, and we begin with news that ta virginia judge has struck down part of the president's health care law as unconstitutional. and pete, let's break it down, because thisis arguably the most imparent part of the law. >> it is. and the judge said it is one thing for the congress to regulate activity, and the congress has broad powers to do so, but what it can

does this man michael steele want to keep the job? learned that steele will hold an invitation-only conference call later today. that is when he could announce whether he intends to run for the chairman gig again. the rnc will choose its chairman for the next term next month. so far, steele has said nothing publicly as to whether or not he wants to run. >>> president obama signing a $4.5 billion child nutrition into law today with his wife first lady michelle obama by his side. they call it the healthy hunger free kids act. it aims to expand the number of children in school lunch programs and get rid of junk food in those vending machines. >> because while we may sometimes have our differences, we can all agree that in the united states of america, no child should go to school hungry. >> this is all part of the effort to reduce childhood obesity by the first lady. president obama joked he will be sleeping on the couch if this bill does not pass. >>> and kind of sad here. it's the final week of larry king live after decades on air inte

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mikeel steel -- michael steele will tell us his plans. >>> ravens fans heading to texas.will be clear in the 40s. they play against 5-7 texas on espn's monday night football. if the playoffs were to again they would play jacksonville where mr. have -- there are plenty of seats going. but they need moatium on the offensive side. coach cam cameron says the guys are ready and says he is not. >> he eve and knows what the offense has to do tonight -- >> he eve and knows what the onaive and knows what they have to do. >> here's what you missed. eagles and cowboys. how about the cowboys. jackson had 210 yards receiving including 91 yarder and go ahead touchdown early in the fourth. philidelphia gets the 30-27 victory over dallas in dallas last night. philidelphia ended a 3-game losing skid to the nfc east rival a moved ahalf game ahead of the giant in the divisional race. michael vick did perform well. 16 of 26, two picks but making his case to be league mvp. >>> 6:53. santa certainly wouldn't mind driving around in one of these. but these people actually reserved for some of th

let me ask you, andrea, let's look at michael steele. he is the republican national chairman. he takes a lot of heat of what he says. let's catch him on this one. >> this was a war of obama's choosing. chris: this was a war of obama's choosing. analyze the thought behind that. >> we could have a whole magazine issue on michael steele's gaffe. going back to what biden sai biden is now on the hill doing all of these one-on-one negotiations. biden is the man, he is the right-hand man. chris: he is the correcter. he is the back-slapping, dropping the f-bomb, he is the happiest guy in the white house. >> the heavy lifting. chris: what role does he play? >> enormously influential now. biden with rahm gone, rahm emanuel gone, biden is probably, i would say one of the president's most influential advisors. chris: he doesn't make gaffes that hurt. here is gibbs, the white house press secretary robert gibbs who got overheated last august and talked as the critics as the professional left. he said to add to this i hear people saying he is like george w bush. those people ought to be drug

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rnc chairman michael steele holds a conference call at 7:30 tonight to announce whether he will seek re-election. a lot of people think he's going to say he won't, but chuck, he's got a few surprises in him, probably. >> he's michael steele. you know who he is, and you never know what he may end up doing. we're also keeping an eye on a federal judge in virginia who's expected to rule today on whether the new health care law is constitutional. 25 lawsuits are pending across the country, challenging that federal statute, specifically on the mandate. this one in virginia, a lot of legal experts say, was well filed. >> exactly, something to watch. it may have ramifications for other lawsuits. >>> finally, the u.s. envoy for afghanistan and pakistan, richard holbrooke, is still in critical condition today in a washington hospital. he underwent two rounds of heart surgery over the weekend. he was in the operating room for over 20 hours on friday and saturday. our thoughts are with him. >> absolutely. and perhaps the one piece of good news is that he was stable enough to do the second surge

what is wrong with michael steele?ut the former congressman and susan, and a number of leaders who joined republicans and saying this is not about michael steele. he's a good man and good conservative. but the committee cannot dysfunction in 2012 as they did in 2010. we need functional leaders who can get back the alienated donor who is understand the cutting-edge technology and be able to provide what the state parties did not have -- >> so you blame michael steele for that dysfunction? >> well, the committee did not raise the money or give the support to the parties and by every account there were a number of seats that could have been one that were left on the take because of the lack of what the rnc typically provides. in the midterms. and we have to go up against this massive obama machinery in 2012. we just have to have a professional organization. >> let me let donna weigh in. in all of your years in politics, have you ever seen a party dump a chairman that has helped the parties have the historic gains at midte

and gentlemen, we are our washington bureau confirming now with multiple sources they expect michael steele to announce tomorrow he will not be running for reelection as chairman of the republican national committee. comment? >> the chairman of any committee whether it be the republican or democratic committee should not become the issue. he became the issue to a degree that made him virtually a noneffective republican chairman. republicans have a great feature over the next several years in american politics. they don't want them to become an issue. >> do you think deficits only matter when becoming indebted because someone other than receiving the benefit is getting it? >> i think deficits and debt really matters. you saw we have two deficit commissions that came out with reports in the last couple of months at the most. those deficit commissions are now toast. because when you take a trillion dollars and add it to the national deficit without paying for it and allocating it the way it is, you could say it's a political compromise and i agree with that. never the less we have a huge probl

michael steele making that announcement last night. he deliberately kept his plans quiet so he could see who else wanted the job. he faced criticism for not doing enough to move the party pour ward. the rnc will select its next chair in january. >>> bernie madoff will not be attending his son's funeral. his lawyer says he decided against it out of respect for his daughter-in-law's and grand churn's privacy. he will hold a private service at at prison where he is serving a sentence no a massive ponzi scheme. >>> that is hugh jackman trying to get on to the stage at the oprah show. he tried to make his grand entrance by sliding down the cable. the stunt took a dangerous turn whether he collided with a stewed where he light. he wasn't hurt too bad though. he was back on the stage a few minutes later with a little chat from oprah, take august swig of red wine which may have helped with the pain. paramedics treated him for a black eye. >>> it is a brand-new sporting goods store opening up in georgetown. we'll tell you what you need to know

. >> michael steele is causing controversy as head of the republican party. does he wants another term next hear what he has to say. >> find out how this home became a real life ice palace. >> we will check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. >> not a bad ride out there other than some fire activity in other than some fire activity in the >> welcome back. 23 degrees downtown. the actual temperature does not mean all that much because the wind is gusting close to 30 miles per hour. it is 20 at the airport. 18 in westminster. 20 and parkton. we're having wind gusts between 25 and 30 miles per hour per it would set a 30 mile per hour wind gusts at bwi and the 25 mile per hour wind gust in westchester -- in westminster. it feels like 8 at the airport, for in westminster, five in parkton. -- 4 in westminster. major the kids are prepared for arctic conditions. some of these like effect streamers will cross over the ridge tops and make it into maryland this morning and this afternoon. there could be a few areas that a coating, kind of like

unemployment benefits anprovide a one-year cut in social security taxes. >>> today we will learn whether michael steeleill run for the republican national committee. steele has been criticized for his leadership and inability to manage the party's funds. many believe he will not seek reelection. he was elected in january of 2009. the 168-member republican national committee will elect a chairman in about a month. >>> opponent's of president obama's health care have their eyes on virginia as it has a challenge on the overhaul. attorney general cucinelli said americans should not be penalized if they don't buy health insurance. 20 other states have filed similar lawsuits against president obams health care plan. >>> a major supermarket is filing for bankruptcy. cotney, good morning. >> reporter: they do file for bankruptcy, thcompany has 400 stores on the east coast under the a and p and superfresh names. a and p also known as the great atlanticnd pacific tea company was found indeed 1859 and was once the nation's largest grocery chain with 16,000 stores. it struggled since buying the pathmark name in 20

no evidence it's because of michael steele's leadership. and it is ironic that he should be celebrating. if he positioned himself differently, and remember in january '09 and the great halo republicans got for picking the first republican black chairman but he proved to be not a good fund-raiser and that's why people are looking for a change. but michael steele will -- one of the reasons he's doing this call is to be able to make his case, make his pitch, and say, look, i helped you get where you are. >> he doesn't survive, does he? >> i don't believe he does. steele beat a group of strong candidates. really strong people. >> is haley the guy that's sort of the puppetmaster right now? >> he wanted steele out. >> and haley is still the king of republican politics, right, as far as the guy who knows how to -- who else knows how to work washington, i guess? >> lyndon johnson. >> what's next. >> from taxes to tanning, john boehner sits down and answers all the questions we ask. like does he use a bropzer. a defin tish answer from the speaker to

and gentlemen, we are our washington bureau confirming now with multiple sources they expect michael steele to announce tomorrow he will not be running for reelection as chairman of the republican national committee. comment? >> the chairman of any committee whether it be the republican or democratic committee should not become the issue. he became the issue to a degree that made him virtually a noneffective republican chairman. republicans have a great feature over the next several years in american politics. they don't want them to become an issue. >> do you think deficits only matter when becoming indebted because someone other than receiving the benefit is getting it? >> i think deficits and debt really matters. you saw we have two deficit commissions that came out with reports in the last couple of months at the most. those deficit commissions are now toast. because when you take a trillion dollars and add it to the national deficit without paying for it and allocating it the way it is, you could say it's a political compromise and i agree with that. never the less we have a huge probl

. >>> michael steel is the chairman of the national republican party but will he keep that job? he's expected to let us know tonight if he's interested. there's criticism about his leadership and he's lost a lot of backing. >>> if all you want for christmas is a job, we may be able to help you. for every open job there's at least four other people looking at the same job. we'll tell you how to stand out in the crowd. >>> a massive storm covering much of the u.s. is now heading east. a look at the blizzard conditions the storm left behind and a look at what we can expect, coming up. >>> take a look at these pictures and realize things could have been worse. temperatures are expected to drop to 15 degrees today. >> reporter: the massive storm covering some 1500 miles have been on the move since friday and now the monster blizzard is heading east. >> i think maybe once ever seen this in ten years that i've ever seen it this bad. >> reporter: monday morning hundreds of drivers were stranded on indiana highways facing sub zero temperatures. shaun cunningham and his family were stuck

michael steele says there will be an announcement. reports are that he will step down after a single two-year term. >> and has been a tumultuous tenure. he has been there for two years, but the party has made huge gains. they are not in good shape. >> he took over the post in the early 2008 and his term expires in january. there is a wild -- a wide field of candidates ready to take his place. >> goodbye tater tots? the president heads to a local school to unveil big changes in the lunchroom. >> biting cold and blinding snow, why whether it is still across much of the country. >> i am not a witch. i am nothing you have heard. i am you. >> the sound bites you never expected to hear. we show you the best one-liners of 2010. >>> president obama visited a public school today to sign into a bill to make school lunches healthier. the $4.5 billion loss makes more meals available for low-income children and of hours the government to decide what kind of foods may be sold in vending machines and served in cafeterias. >> i shook his hand and i g

michael steele on the front page of "the baltimore sun" this morning. the next zero call is from mclean, virginia. fred, independent line. caller: i think the way you frame the question and i think the way a lot of people are commenting misses the cynicism of the opinion article that you read. i think it was really more to the effect, do you need to be a trying year later -- triang ulator. it really manipulating both sides against its other and dangled just enough carrots for americans to do not want to give up anything so their representatives can get reelected in our continuous election cycle. host: let me read a little bit more from the piece in "the new york times." the users, go byrne -- thomas coburn as an example of someone who sticks to his conviction yet can govern. what did you think about that? caller: i guess he is a counter to the larger point i was making and maybe he does stand out as an out liar then pared -- allied air -- outlier then. i am not as familiar with his electors. but in the larger case, but congress house members, they did n

criticism and candidates already lined up against him, republican national committee chairman michael steel announced last night he will r for re-election. the surprise move ensures a nasty battle over the direction of the party just as the republicans assume control of the house next month. >>> it's been more than a month since the midterms, but alaska's joe miller isn't giving up his house in the u.s. senate at. yesterday he filed an appeal at the supreme court. >>> jailed financier bernard madoff says he will not attend his son's funeral out of consideratio for his family's privacy. mark madoff committed suicide. >>> d small consolation, but the statement that likely caused christe o'donnell the election earned her a top spot on top quotes for declaring, quote, i'm not a watch. tony hayward infamously claimed, quote, i'd like my life back, during this summer's oil disaster. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,428 after climbing 18 points. the s&p was up a fraction and the nasdaq fell 12 points. taking a look at overseas trading th

michael steele announces tonight he wants to run again for a second term. it is no secret this'll be the toughest fight of his political career because five other republicans want the same job. he said, i am asking you tonight for your support for a second term. a lot of republicans are unhappy with his fundraising efforts and management style. >>> republicans, independents, and democrats are joining forces for a new movement called "no labels" to find nonpartisan solutions to some of the nation's biggest problems. >>> he could not sleep, could not eat, and you are not even playing but such is the life of a ravens fan these days peewee went over to the park to see how fans are managing tonight. >> it has been kind of tough. you can cannot sum game stippled way -- game slip away, it has been tough on ourselves. >> i think tonight we have got it going on peewee are going to beat them good -- and we are going to beats them good. >> we have to interesting travel stories to tell you about. would you pay extra to lock in your airfare? would you pay a few extra do

hours from now, michael steele is expected to reveal whether or not he'll seek a second term and thennouncement comes amidst growing calls in the party for his resignation. you've been looking into it. we don't know what he's going to announce, but there's a lot of anticipation building. >> and a lot of speculation for months about what is he going to do? is he going to stay? at 7:30 he'll hold a conference call with members of the rnc. he may resign or stay and run for another term. we don't know. he certainly has been an unpredictable figure. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: looking for a change, the republican national committee chose michael steele as its chairman soon after barack obama took office early last year. republican strategist says it was the right decision at the time. >> he is african-american, and really showed a diversity for the -- for the republicans. >> reporter: but almost two years later, after huge wins for republicans in the house and senate, the mood has changed. steele is now the focus of critics within the gop ranks. in fact, just last month, steele's

should michael steele stay or go?.c., go to fox news.com and take your "you decide" poll and we have responses and more than 64% say he should go and we have division in the ranks, get those votes in and tell us, if you have comments go to twitter@marthamccallum and let us know, that is an interesting number. bill: and ultimately, see if he's successful and a long legal battle after the key court decision against the overhaul of health care a federal judge rules it's not constitution tol mandate americans buy medical insurance, siding with virginia's attorney general, ken cuccinelli, he fought the battle in virginia, and two judges prior to him sided with the white house. here's robin gibbs. >> you have district court rulings 115 miles away that the bill will continue to have its day in court. i think it is important that even this judge ruled that the bill continues to move forward, in terms of its implementation and, obviously, the individual responsibility aspects of this legislation weren't to go to infect until 2

republican national committee chair michael steele not giving up his post without a fight. night he will run for re-election. he's come under fire for his financial management of the party but steele insists he can get the job done. >> my style is a little bit different than most conventional republican party chairmen. my style is more grassroots oriented. i'm much more of a street guy. the party needs to get outside of the comfort zone. >> the r.n.c. will pick its chairman next month. steele is one of six candidates now in the running. those are your headlines. >> all right. yesterday, it was a big headline. u.s. district judge henry e. hudson down in the commonwealth of virginia ruled that it is unconstitutional for the government to force people to buy health care insurance. of course, that's the very premise upon which so-called obama care has been based upon. immediately, the republicans said we told you it was unconstitutional. see, this guy agrees with us. >> and the attorney general in virginia is the one that brought that lawsuit. and he gave his explanation on gre

. >>> and will michael steele try to hold onto his job as leader of the republican party?ul play. a coach for the jets trips a dolphins player during the game. should this coach be fired? in 30 minutes the senate is expected to start taking a critical vote on the tax cut deal? the open vote is expected to last two and a half hours with the results coming in around 5:30 eastern time. the bill is expected to get more than 60 votes needed to move it forward to a final senate passage, which could come as early as tomorrow. then the bill goes to the house. peter defazio of oregon led the revolt by house democrats against the compromise deal. congressman, thank you so much for joining me. >> thanks for the chance, tamron. >> absolutely. let me point out a new poll. a "washington post" abc news poll shows 69% of americans support the tax cut deal. 29% oppose it. a, what do you make of the poll, and where do you stand in your opposition today? >> a lot of those people don't know what's in it. it won't put a single american to work to benefit states over $10 million and the wealthi

criticism and candidates already lined up against him, republican national committee chairmanen michael steele announced last night he will run for re-election. the surprise move ensures a nasty battle over the direction of the party just as the republicans assume control of the house next month. >>> it's been more than a month since the midterms, but alaska's joe miller isn't giving up his fight for a u.s. senate seat. yesterday the tea party-backed candidate filed an appeal at the supreme court, three days after a rival for apparent winner lisa murkowski can be counted, even if they're misspelled. >>> jailed financier bernard madoff says he will not attend his son's funeral out of consideration for his family's privacy. 46-year-old mark madoff committed suicide on saturday. the second anniversary of his father's arrest of the biggest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. >>> and small consolation, but the statement that likely caused delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell the election did earn her the top spot on yale university's annual list of most notable quote for 2010 for declares, "i'm

. >>> he has fought up off a lot of criticism, but that is not stoppiig michael steel from seek a secondl announced his intentions of running for reow re-election during his conferrnccecall on monday. he lost support, but many question his judgment on several issues, including fundraising comments he mmde on the war in steel served as lieutenant government here in maryland under bob ehrlich. >>> it is not even winter yet, but there's plenty f complaints coming out of north usa. the snow jst will not o o awa. here is ainsleyer than hart. >> reporter: it's tough doing -ucc of anything in frozen, minnesooa. cars are still buried and some areenot going anywhhre, anytime soon. >> right now my car is like on a pedestal of snow. it's still packed under it. my tires are offfthe ggound so i have to degree on the bottom.ú %-midwest got uppards of 2 feetf snow after a weekend storm blew through. >> snow, sleet, rain or hail, we >> reporter: whether it's the snow crew or the snow blow elements. snowplow drivers have job security this week.3 travelers trying to get out off3 lines, more than 1500 flig

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governor michael steele is confusing political insiders. he announced last night he will seek a second term as the chairman of the republican national committee even though his tenure has been marked by allegations of financial mismanagementrnc members will vote next month. >>> d.c. police chief cathy lanier is expected to keep her job after a mayor-elect vincent gray takes office. he could still change his mind. many credit her with reducing crime in the cigarette her approval rating among d.c. resident is about 80%. >>> news from around the region -- a super shuttle driver is accused of driving fast and furious through northern virginia. the driver drove up to 95 miles per hour from i-96 in arlington to dulles airport as they morning and crashed into four cars and ran some off the road. he was hired just a few weeks ago. >> he was talking about his uniform and how he wanted a uniform. we were going to get him one and he was very nice. it is still in shock them a mother and her baby were hurt when the vasn rear ended their car but they are

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michael steele win? >> democrats are starting groups of their own and maybe we'll see rovian action to push steele to the forefront. >> alex, you get the last word. that's the last word. you can follow our blog at the last word@msnbc.com. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? julian assange with our guest michael moore. assange is not contrite. we know they're instruments of u.s. foreign policy. it is not something we knew before. the blowback, the lunatic fringe calls for suppression of the free press. >> i think we also should be censoring the american news agencies which enabled him to be able to do this and then also supporting him and applauding him for the efforts. >> and assassination. >> i'm not for the death penalty. i'll illegally shoot the son of a -- >> on fox he says this. >> did i ever tell you how rupert murdoch's father made money, by leaking military secrets during world war i. the tax compromise. moody's says the tax cuts will p put it at risk. robert reich. and

. >>> michael steele plans to run for a second term as the head of the republican national committee. this will be one of the toughest fights of his political career because five others want the job. steele kep the decision secrets until a conference call last night. a lot of members of the gop are unhappy with the fund raising efforts as well as management style. >>> dramatic video caught on tape. >> yeah. police officer stops to help an accident victim and when he is hit by a car, we will show you what happens. >>> and the slow moving storm that brought bone chilling cold and dropped heavy snow moves out to the midwest. and we will show you all the problems it caused. >>> time for a look at trains and buses throughout the metro area. good morning kurt. hope you are warm this morning. >> reporter: yes, once i got in the building. that's good thing. we have of course warm bus and trains out there moving folks along and a delay on the light rail northbound running about 20 minutes late. metro subway on schedule. warm buses are moving along. 8 bus with a 15 minute delay. 5, 8, 20, 23, 4