mike kelly, this will be one of the big votes. you risk having the government come to a standstill. >> you know, speaking as an adult who has always paid his own way, i do understand what happens and raising the debt ceiling to me is absolutely irresponsible. we've been spending money for so long that we don't have. "it's okay. we'll just raise taxes and find it somewhere." tax revenue comes from people who are working, people who are profitable. it does not come from raising tax rates. >> smith: michelle bachman? >> at this point, i am not in favor of raising the debt ceiling. as a matter of fact, i have a petition that i'm urging people to sign at michelle.com to urge their member of congress not to raise the debt ceiling because the congress has had a big party the last two years. they couldn't spend enough money. now, they're standing back folding their arms saying, "oh, taunting us how are you going to go ahead and solve this big spending crisis?" it's fine when they have the credit card and they're spending money. >> smith:

her husband, mike kelly, lives and works in houston as an astronaut. he's predicting a complete recovery in two months' tom. the suspected gunman is accused of killing six people and i njuring 1 others, including giffords. >>> caltrans say it could take several days to clean up after an accident. the solo car accident happened around 3:45 on the 101 in mountain view. a silver suv flipped over and slammed into the center divide, taking a 15-foot long chunk out of it. the driver suffered serious injuries. investigators still don't know the cause. >>> the bay area is no longer in the top five when it comes to the slowest commutes in the country. a new report out says bay area highways have dropped to number six on the worst traffic list. that's due in to the s lumping question -- economy. but researchers say it's also the result of recent highway improvements. >> it may have to do with carpool lanes but most likely it's due to the economy. nobody is working like they w ere, 40 hours, some are only working three days a week. >> this is the first day the ba

. >> reporter: but incoming house republicans like car dealer mike kelly want to try. >> that bill makes no sense to anybody in america. the greatest majority of americans want to say let's run from it. >> reporter: on his way back from hawaii, president obama charged, repeal is a political ploy to help republicans run for office. >> there will be plenty of time to campaign for 2012 in 2012. and our job this year is to make sure we built on recovery. >> reporter: but first to fight for health care. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> captain owen honors was relieved of his command tuesday of the "uss enterprise" and reassigned of other duties over a scandal while he served in his command. in a news conference, the navy explained the firing saying honors showed a failed lack of good judgment and professionalism when making videos containing simulated sex acts and gay bashing. the navy is continuing to investigate including the actions of other senior officers who knew about the videos and what action was taken in response. >>> a federal court in san diego has ruled that a sa

mike kelly is a new member from pennsylvania. >> i don't know how in the world you folk goes home andk these people in the eye and say we have done a great job. on the house republican agenda repeal or defunding of the new health care law. >> we said that we would bring up a vote to repeal health care early. that i1 happen before the president state of the union address. >> reporter: also large cuts in government spending. darrell issa will head the oversight committee. he said he can find billionsÑi in waste. >> the sooner the administration figures out that the enemy is the bureaucracy and the wasteful spending, not the other party, the better off we'll be. >> reporter: an early fight in the new congress, raising the debt ceiling. failure to do so would shut down the government. but republicans say higher spending can only come at a cost. >> i will not vote for the dpeá ceiling increase until i see a plan in place that will deal with with our long-term debt obligations starting with social security. >> reporter: even so says politickeau, the new republican majority may prove hard to

these photos taken the day after the shooting show giffords' husband, mike kelly, at her bedside, holding her hand. karen brown, cbs news, tucson, arizona. >>> sarah palin today released her first statement about the attacks using her facebook page. she reacted to criticism that her web site placed an image of cross-hairs on giffords' district, and those of other democratic incumbents before the november election. >> journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves to incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn. that is reprehensible. >> and sarah palin's use of the term blood libel is drawing criticism from the jewish community saying it is an inflammatory term and palin says the attack was inexcusable and only the gunman was to blame not political discourse from both sides of the aisle. >> may this resolution remind us of the urgent need to uphold our democratic values, to treat one another with courtesy and with respect. >> congress today had only one order of business. that resolution to honor congresswoman giffords and the others who were

they just released these photos showing her husband, myc kelly,-- mike kelly, holding her hand on sundaythe congresswoman was in the prayers of those who gathered at a special mass in tucson for the six people killed and the 14 wounded in saturday's rampage. >> ♪ i once was lost ♪ but now i'm found >> a children's choir sang "amazing grace" during the remembrance mass in tucson where the youngest victim where to church. the girls singing tonight are about the same age as 9-year-old christina taylor green. christina attended saturday's appearance by gabrielle gif forwards with -- giver forwards. he said his wife was holding kristina's hand when the shooting started. she is recovering from three gunshot wounds and heavily sedated. her husband says it seems she is reliving those horrible moments from her hospital bed. >> i hear her in her semiconscious ramblings screaming out, christina! christina! let's get out of here! she keeps talking about the holding of hands and then the realization that she was on the ground and the bleeding was profuse. her memory seems to end there. >> a former ne

. >> reporter: as mike kelly moves in he says the key is not becoming part of washington. >> i don't want to become isolated and get inside this belt and start to think like this is my home. it's not my home. it's a place i come to work. >> reporter: andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> we return now to the story that started off our broadcast last night. we reported the captain of the aircraft carrier in the u.s. navy had been temporarily relieved of his command because those on dashboard ship videos that have surfaced that the navy is not happy about. tonight, temporary has become permanent. our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski is here with the update. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. by all accounts, captain owen honors was still a rising star in the navy but only three days after the public release of the controversial videos, it all came crashing down today. after a 28-year navy career, captain owen honors was informed only minutes before the navy announced he was relieved of his command of the uss enterprise. in a punishing public statement, admiral john h

al lado de la primera dama michelle obama se encuentra el astronauta mike kelly esposo de la representantla de la navidad, debido a una respuesta más efectiva de las autoridades locales coordinadas por el propio alcalde michael bloomberg. miles de haitianos, muchos de ellos vestidos de blanco, participaron en diversos actos religiosos de recodacion al cumplirse un aÑo del terremoto que dejó 250.000 muertos.más en noticiero univision. una presentadora de televisión y su esposo asesinados sin que se sepa el móvil del crimen veamos. >>> qué tal, amigos buenas noches hoy. >>> este fue su último noticiero en vivo de la conocida presentadora en su canal milagro city tv se le ve ahí tranquila minutos después acudió a conducir el evento de la elección de reina de belleza de milagro esa madrugada desapareció. >>> era con la bez de nuestro canal que que nams un año además, de ser jefa era una amiga. >>> todo parece indicar que a eso de las 3 de la mañana su puestos ladrones la o bli garn a ella y a su esposo a abrir las puertas de su casa después los delincuentes secuestraron a la pareja. >>> nos d

the largest freshman class with no previous experience in elected office in 63 years, among them mike kelly a businessman. >> 62 years old are not looking for career on looking to make a difference. >> the want to reduce the size of government the new gop majority wants to halt the monstrous new to us. requiring every bill to specify which section allows it, new spending. of the first major vote will come next wednesday when the new republican majority wishes to repeal of bombings health-care law. on capitol hill samantha hayes. >> the if you are looking at a united plane that had to be diverted because of this bill capa coffee. it was diverted to toronto after the pilot spilled coffee on to some traditional assortment which then triggered. united may be making possible what one of the can drink coffee on the jobs and more than just the made/some landing back in 2009 the century to its current destination as a museum piece in north carolina. the damaged plane has everything from dance, where the birds have it, the future is richardson on board. disaster was avoided when the captain determin

host: there was a moment yesterday on "face the nation" between anthony wiener of new york and mike kellyf pennsylvania. >> this is what america loves, both sides pointing the finger at the other side. we talk about having an adult conversations, and we need to start acting like adults. we have a huge problem. being on the outside my whole life, i do not know how you look these folks in the eye at home and say that we have done a good job. >> now you are one of those folks. it is your job and the majority 's job to govern. the last time you were in charge, you drove the government to a shutdown. all of this "you" stuff has to end today. guest: anthony wiener is running for governor of new york, and everything needs to be put into context. 60 was a terrible number for democrats. it really give them the illusion of a mandate. now everyone will have to do business and republicans are hoping that democrats will walk through a minefield. host: in the cq guide to the new congress they say -- lisa mascaro, what are you hearing about this tea party caucus and its influence? guest: when she first

pennsylvania republican mike kelly is trading in his role as a car dealer. >> i'll don't sleep here, but i got to get back to my district, i got to get back to the people that i work with. >> reporter: bobby schilling who left behind his pizza restaurant is awestruck. >> i still have to pinch myself when i'm up here. >> reporter: there is a very different adjustment period underway for house democrats like speaker unanimously pelosi. today's big transition puts that scene from 2006 in reverse, this time the gavel passes from hep lows pelosi to john boehner. on spending and debt, boehner will say no longer can we kick the can down the road. the people voted to end business as usual and today we begin carrying out their instructions. plans to cut the budget for capitol hill operations by 5% and roll back the federal budget to 2008 levels which would trim billions. but as republicans promote a new austerity, just blocks from the capitol, many celebrated at a posh fund-raiser tuesday night, with lobbyist and power brokers. tick >> obviously this isn't just about raising money, this is ab

i am mike kelly from northwest pennsylvania, part of the steeler nation.ith me today is my grandson, george, my granddaughter, vivian, and my wife, vicki. in 1776, thomas jefferson said, "we hold these truths that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. if we knew in 1776 how important life was, we certainly know in 2011 that the same thing holds true. now while the temperature may be called, our hearts run warm and our passion runs white hot. god bless you and god bless america. >> the greatest moral issue that we face in this nation is the killing of 4000 babies every day o. god cannot and will not bless this land while it is going on. we have to stop it. we have to stop it now. i am paul broun from georgia representing the 10th congressional district. when i was elected, i promise the first bill i would introduce was a sanctity of human life act. it was and it will be until we stop this tragedy, this war going on in america. the greatest political force in americ

reporter mike toben joining us live from houston with the latest. >> reporter: the husband of gabrielle giffords, mark kelly tweeted this morning that they are getting all settled in at this new hospital and ready for rehab. one of the most remarkable stories to come from her transfer came from the people who lined the tucson roads as the ambulance passed by. they shouted and cheered in support. doctors say that congresswomen gabrielle giffords heard them inside of the ambulance and she reacted. >> there was several times we could hear applause in the ambulance with gabby and she responded very well to that, smiling and in fact even tearing a little bit. it was very emotional and very special. >> reporter: now, much of the news has been upbeat following the transfer, but not all of it. doctors say there has been a buildup of fluid inside of her head that something -- that's something they were watching for. they installed a drain to relieve the buildup of the fluid. while that drain is in place inside of her head, she will remain in intensive care to minimize the risk of infection. also doctors say that the

kelly cobiella reports, the "challenger" seven are still an inspiration. >> reporter: it was a bright, cold morning and the nation's eyes were on florida. >> pilot mike smithwed by christa mcauliffe. >> reporter: nasa was about to send a seven-person crew into space, among them, a teacher, christa mcauliffe. >> i don't think any teacher has ever been more ready. >> i always wanted to be an astronaut. >> reporter: sheree kearns was working at an accountant's office. >> part of my spirit was with these teams when they went up and when i saw the vehicle lifting off, my heart was just rising up. "that is a teacher going. this is awesome." >> reporter: 73 seconds into flight, it was suddenly, horrifically, over. >> obviously a major malfunction... >> reporter: school kids across the country saw it. matt hagopian was in eighth grade. >> you could just tell that it didn't go as planned and it was just gone from, like, confusion to just, like, shock. >> if your heart could sink to your stomach, that's what i felt. >> reporter: nasa took the blame for putting an ambitious launch schedule ahead of safety. for two years, the shuttle program was grounded. but in that

kelly, is slated to command. >>> the steelers, bears, jets and packers are putting their final plans in place before the conference title games. for the rest of sports, here's mike espn news. >> we start on the nba hard wood. jason terry thinks his team will be the last team standing. may want to rethink after what we saw against the chicago bulls. fourth quarter's where we pick it up. chicago down by two. derrick rose, the nice finish. they talk about him as potential mvp. why not? moves like that will help the fodder. 25, 5 and 8 are the numbers for him. mavs down four. dirk nowitzki had 20 points. he looked strong in this one. as did derrick rose, who scored 10 of his 26 in the fourth quarter alone. bulls up by one. more from rose. getting it done. chicago a winner, 82-77, your nal score. >>> blake griffin and the clippers heading to portland to take on the blazers. griffin, had a streak of double-doubles, snapped at 27. griffin finished with 20 points and 18 rebounds. to start a new double-double streak. fourth quarter, blazers up by nine. tony fernandez to andre miller. he's got the lay-in. portland, just rolling. clippers trying to rally back. eric gordon,

mike sugerman shows us the doctor, though, stands by his research. >> hi, bradley. >> reporter: by the time 9-year- old edward came home on the school bus kelly had hadh time to soak in the news. groundbreaking report she had known of for over a decade had been repudiated. >> i was not surprised when i heard this news today. >> reporter: she is not among a large number of parents who believe the m.m.r. vaccine is responsible for their child's autism. she is a nurse practitioner as well as a mom. her son was diagnosed as autistic soon after the vaccine scare came out. she and her husband ignored that scare. >> it was somewhat of a relief for me because i think a lot of people have had us hope that maybe it is just vaccines that cause autism. >> reporter: the doctor, andrew wakefield, defended himself today in an interview with cbs5. >> did you have some sort of prepre conceived notion? >> absolutely not. dr. gupta, go and read my book. parents understand it. they have lived it. the claim to whether the vaccine caused the child harm or not came from the parents not me. i didn't have a pre conceived notion about this all at. >> as they watched their one