moran of the ac waawaa. we appreciate your willingness to continue to do that. is there a motion >> so moved >> motion is carried. congratulations commissioner. report of the general manager. >> julie labonte has been named 2013 government civil engineer of the year by the american society of civil engineers. it's a great privilege to win such an honor and i wanted to personally thank her. she is going to go to charlotte, october 11th, where you will receive the award. it's an amazing accomplishment for julie and represents the department well. julie why don't you come up and say a few words and then you can do your presentation. [ applause ] >> >> thank you. the award certainly did come as a surprise, but i was obviously very pleased. as part of my update today i wanted to first go over some key milestones that were reached in the last month or so and two of those milestones relates to two agenda items on your consent calendar today. it's the closeout of the crystal springs pipeline no. 2 and pipeline no. 3 and 4 crossover and i'm pleased to report in both case

usjerry moran is joining from the campus of kansas state university in manhattan.e is also the chair of the republican senate campaign committee. >> let me shift gears here and ask you about one policy or there may be some common ground. that is immigration reform. senators seem to be interested perhaps already supportive of immigration reform. where are you on the issue? how many states do you think both gop senators support immigration reform bill but fewer house members point it when it goes to the house side. the process we have been through in the senate, particularly as it involves senator rubio has been the opportunity to cause republicans to pay more attention and be more interested in finding an immigration bill that can be supported. there is high regard for senator rubio. appealing not is only to the american people but to his colleagues. he has a particularly strong voice. that is not necessarily cause the republican senators to say they are voting for a bill that thes the gang of eight has represented. and think the attitude approach is that there may

moran: mr. chairman, i have gotten that clarification and we will wait until we are -- the chair: and the clerk will read. the clerk: page 58, line 19, section 406, none of the funds made available may be transferred except pursuant to transfer authority provided in any appropriations act. section 407, none of the funds may be used for a project named for an individual serving as a member, delegate or resident commissioner. section 408, any agency receiving funds in this act shall post on the public website any report required. section 409, none of the funds may be used to maintain a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading and exchanging of pornography. section 410, none of the funds may be distributed to the association of community organizations acorn or its subsidiaries or successors. section 411, none of the funds may be used by an agency to exercise the power of eminent domain. section 412, none of the funds may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pa

monday night 8:00 eastern on >> next, "newsmakers" with senator jerry moran of kansas. later, q and a. >> joining us on "newsmakers" is senator jerry moran, republican and chair of the national republican senatorial committee. thank you for being with us. >> and reid wilson. thank you for being with us. let me begin with the main question. how do you get sick seats to retake in 2014. what is your target? >> we want to increase the number of republican senators. i say that because i believe it is important for the country. i am interested in this topic not because i am a republican but because i believe the country needs a different direction. our goal is to make certain that we move in that direction. it would be great if we had more than 50 senators. you do that by reelecting the incumbents, the republicans that are out seem to be in excellent shape. no incumbent republican senator faces a significant challenge in being reelected. our primary responsibility is to make sure that those republican senators are reelected. then you work in open seats and try to make certain

and abc's terry moran was right there for this landmark ruling, same sex marriage in america, and he leads us off now. terry? >> reporter: diane, you're right. what an extraordinary day it was here. uncertainty and anxiety before the decision came down and when this ruling was handed down, it was like a dam burst emotionally. here and across the country. it was a day this court changed not only american law, but american life. the moment of victory. the two gay couples who brought the case from california and their lawyers emerging into a different america. across the country, jubilation among supporters of same sex marriage. a champagne toast in new york. tears and hugs in san francisco. and edie windsor, 84 years old, who brought the case seeking to overturn the federal law that denied the validity of her marriage, declared victory. >> we won everything we asked and hoped for. wow. >> reporter: the court, in a 5-4 opinion by justice anthony kennedy, struck down the defense of marriage act, which defined marriage under federal law as the union of one man and one woman, and thus deni

moran: thank you very much. i was on the floor a little bit earlier today describing this amendment. i'll do so very briefly. this is an amendment to the farm bill that deals with a crop called alfalfa. one that is grown and produced in most states but often not known a lot about as we discovered in this farm bill discussion. and what we know about this crop, it is so important, used in many ways to feed cattle and produce milk by immediating dairy cattle, and so it's a very important component in the livestock industry and valuable for feed for both cattle for meat consumption and cattle for dairy consumption. and this crop is -- there's a real challenge in getting crop insurance available for this crop and so what this amendment does would require the federal crop insurance corporation to conduct research and development regarding a policy, an insurance policy to insure alfalfa and provide with us a report as from the results of that study. there's no cost to the taxpayer. this as i understand it is a noncontr

here is my "nightline" co-anchor, terry moran. >> ♪ make them hear you. >> it was gay day at the supremen the defense of marriage act, or doma, and sent it back to the lower court, basically legalizing gay marriage in the most popular state. for many it was a day of triumph and pent-up emotions. >> today is a good day. today is the day i finally get to look at the man i love and finally say will you please marry me? [ cheers and applause ] >> so you just got engaged over here? >> well, we gotçó engaged a lon time ago, but that was a nice public proposal. i realize i never said yes on the microphone, so i did the yes. >> so you're on the record? >> we're on the record of saying yes. >> reporter: word spread so quickly, that president obama spoke to the other couple on his way to africa. you talked to the president today already? >> we did, we talked to the president. he called from air force one to congratulate us. >> what was that like? >> i have to say i was a little shaky at that moment. hearing his voice, and then picturing him on the day of the state of the union where he likened our

. >> commissioner moran's concerns are real. >> that is an excellent point. >> thank you. these haven't been posted on the website yet and we'll make the modifications, but our intent was the code issue was only related to backflow preventers and if a backflow preventer was already required by code to be there and it's not there, the puc would not be paying for that improvement. but if there was additional pr, and the backflow preventers are installed, according to code, we would pay for additional improvements with respect to backflow preventers with the grant program. >> i would prefer to see the language before it's posted and i am sure commissioner moran would. >> does this need to have any action at board? is there an ordinance associated with it? >> yes, the action of the board is to authorize the general manager to execute -- oh, the board of supervisors? >> board of supervisors, yes >> not to our understanding. >> okay. >> there is an internal. >> okay. so we don't have to worry about the wording of an ordinance going forward. if it's clear that we are not paying f

terry moran, abc news. >> "nightline" will have much more on the passing of james gandolfini at 12:35 and on" good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >>> the men's warehouse has fired one of the most recognizable pitch men on television. the company announced the removal of founder george zimmer today. george zimmer says it is because he spoke out against the direction of men's warehouse in the last few months. men's warehouse didn't comment, but they canceled a shareholder meeting. he opened the first warehouse in 1973 and there are now more than 1100 stores nationwide. >>> the daughter of former new york yankees manager joe torre is being called a hero after she caught a falling baby. 44-year-old kristina torre was buys bicycling when she saw the baby hanging from an awning. tor re was there to catch the child. the parents were arrested for child neglect. >>> the naked mole rat could hold clues to fighting cancer. the african rodent lives 30 years or more and are resistant to cancer. they identified a chemical that prevents the animal from getting the disease. it exists between cells in

moran. >> aye -- i'm sorry, no. >> yep, jerry moran almost wound up on the winning side of the vote,ely by accident. twitter was all over the gaffe with journalist ryan teague beckwith saying senator jerry moran of kansas can now argue on immigration that he was for it before he was against it. >>> next, it's a question many of us have been struggling with for years, or at least the "sesame street" fans among us. bert and ernie, gay couple? the "new yorker" magazine seemed to think so. check out this latest cover. bert and ernie watching the supreme court justices on tv and snuggling it. the cover is called bert and ernie's moment of joy. aww. as puppets, bert and ernie are without a sexual orientation, important to note. >>> now to the flip side of the supreme court decision on doma. far-right televangelist pat robertson for one is flummoxed by the news, particularly the fact that justice kennedy was on the side of striking down doma. >> let me ask you about anthony kennedy. does he have some clerks that happen to be gays? >> robertson's guest wasn't sure, but for the record, there

moran's, amendment. the fact is that section 533 of this bill, which his amendment amends, that section has no place in this bill in the first place. this doesn't simply -- doesn't belong in the homeland security bill. if it belongs in any bill, it would be the commerce justice bill. but as a political gesture for years now, we've had this amendment or something very much like it added to a number of appropriations bills. what mr. moran's done tonight though is interesting. he's not proposed that the section be removed, he has simply amended, he's amended it, i think, in a sensible way. he would limit the prohibition to he transfer of detainees those demonstrably dangerous people who were transferred after 2005. and that should remove most of the objections people have made to the elimination of this prohibition entirely. it seems that the people who have pushed, the colleagues who have pushed this amendment year after year and bill after bill, they don't apparently have very strong concerns about indefi

terry moran, abc news. >> "nightline" will have much more on the passing of james gandolfini at 12:35 and on" good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >>> the men's warehouse has fired one of the most recognizable pitch men on television. the company announced the removal of founder george zimmer today. george zimmer says it is because he spoke out against the direction of men's warehouse in the last few months. men's warehouse didn't comment, but they canceled a shareholder meeting. he opened the first warehouse in 1973 and there are now more than 1100 stores nationwide. >>> the daughter of former new york yankees manager joe torre is being called a hero after she caught a falling baby. 44-year-old kristina torre was buys bicycling when she saw the baby hanging from an awning. tor re was there to catch the child. the parents were arrested for child neglect. >>> the naked mole rat could hold clues to fighting cancer. the african rodent lives 30 years or more and are resistant to cancer. they identified a chemical that prevents the animal from getting the disease. it exists between cells in

moran. >> aye. i'm sorry. no. >> on the other side of the capitol the house is in the spotlight on immigration but majority leader eric cantor is not aware of any details in the senate bill. >> i can't tell you what's in that big senate bill and the well over 1,000, 1500 pages it may be. i don't really know you could ask a lot of the senators to tell you exactly what's in that bill. >> it seems like not much has changed at chick-fil-a. after the supreme court's decisions on same-sex marriage the company's president and coo dan kathy tweeted in part, quote, sad day for our nation, founding fathers would be ashamed of our generation to abandon wisdom of the ages. that post has been deleted and a spokesman said cathy pulled the tweet and realized his views didn't match the views of all its customers. >>> jeb bush will present hillary clinton with the liberty medal in september. >>> in africa the first family had what they described as a powerful moment. they visited goree island off senegal where africans were bo

. >> commissioner moran? all right, thank you, mr. ritchie, if you can get me those answers later, that would be great. welcome. >> >> good afternoon. art jensen with [pwa-ufrpbgs/]. >> and here we thought you were retiring. >> pardon me? >> and we thought you were retiring. >> not yet. >> good. what do you mean "good? [ laughter ] >> okay. sorry, i couldn't resist that. >> for the sake of the decisions that our bode will are have to make we're adding the word "with certainty." businessstitions or policy decisions that the board is going to be forced to make investments of public money and they want to make those decisions with some certainty and that doesn't mean all certainty and doesn't mean we'll be able to predict hide rawling, but it means what you or anyone else would reasonably thin as i said to our board policy commit, i never got to quote linc, but the one i like, the best way to predict your future is to create it and we're in the process of create our future. second, it's certainly one of the least expensive supplies avail

terry moran, abc news. >> "nightline" will have much more on the passing of james gandolfini at 12:35n" good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >>> the men's warehouse has fired one of the most recognizable pitch men on television. the company announced the removal of founder george zimmer today. george zimmer says it is because he spoke out against the direction of men's warehouse in the last few months. men's warehouse didn't comment, but they canceled a shareholder meeting. he opened the first warehouse in 1973 and there are now more than 1100 stores nationwide. >>> the daughter of former new york yankees manager joe torre is being called a hero after she caught a falling baby. 44-year-old kristina torre was buys bicycling when she saw the baby hanging from an awning. tor re was there to catch the child. the parents were arrested for child neglect. >>> the naked mole rat could hold clues to fighting cancer. the african rodent lives 30 years or more and are resistant to cancer. they identified a chemical that prevents the animal from getting the disease. it exists between cells in tissue

. >> with more on that legendary role, here's abc's terry moran. >> reporter: sometimes an actor finds a role that just connects. the role of a lifetime. ♪ woke up this morning >> reporter: for 86 episodes, over 6 seasons on hbo, gandolfini seared america's eyeballs with his all-out portrayal of a new jersey mob boss plagued by self-doubt and petty problems, yet capable of staggering and ruthless violence. with news of his passing, apparently of a heart attack while he was in italy, the world has lost not only an immensely talented actor, but also a cultural icon. but success was a long time coming for gandolfini. >> i had such anger back then. when you're young, a lot of people do, everybody does, you're pissed. and you're not sure why. that's probably why you're all sitting here. because you want to express something. you don't know what it is. >> reporter: gandolfini began his career playing cold-hearted mob enforcers, in films like "true romance." >> maybe you can help me. i'm looking for a friend of mine. >> reporter: and "terminal velocity." >> i'm here to determine if charges sh

terry moran breaks it down tonight. >> reporter: just 11 days before today's landmark supreme court ruling, angelina jolie walked the red carpet, her story and so many others linked with this landmark case. >> i feel great. i feel wonderful. >> reporter: in february, jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy, because she carries a defective gene that dramatically escalates the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. jolie's mom and her aunt died of breast cancer, and doctors told her she had an 87% chance of developing the disease herself. hundreds of thousands of americans carry that same gene. and until today, one company, myriad genetics of california, owned that gene. that's right, they owned it, because they had done the work and spent the money to identify and locate it among the roughly 20,000 genes that every person has. the question before the court, can you really own a part of a person? in a unanimous decision the court said no, justice clarence thomas writing, myriad did not create anything. now doctors and researchers say the cost of getting tested for that gene will

senator moore ran, i look forward -- moran, i look forward to working with him. >> i look forward to working with you on this and other issues as well. i thank you for calling this subcommittee hearing to discuss the home-equity conversion mortgage program. , americans have had the impression that homeownership is is the financial corner store and -- cornerstone of our society. ability -- the inability to access wealth in a home could be damaged if steps are not taken to improve the reverse mortgage program. since the first program was made more than 50 years ago in fairway, kansas, american seniors have utilized this program in increasing numbers. it is clear it is popular. it is critical that the potential tremendous strain that the program has placed on the fha insurance fund is addressed and a meaningful way. when fha operates in a safe and viable manner, many deserving borrowers get the assistance they need to make their home and all -- home ownership dream a reality. that is jeopardized by the current financial status of the mutual mortgage insurance fund and the role that the

moran, i yield a minute to mr. moran. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. mr. moran: thank you, madam chairman. i rise in support of this amendment. we are about to authorize more than half a trillion dollars for our military. the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says, we don't want or need this extra $5 billion. what's our response? we tell them, no, you have to spend that. but you also have to cut $50 billion from our military in the most stupid, irresponsible, irrational manner possible. and within that $50 billion, you have toe get -- to get $2 billion in savings by furloughing 650,000 department of defense employees? we are going to save $2 billion by furloughing people? we have to force them to spend $5 billion over in afghanistan while we furlough people here. what's the rationale? we can't justify that. of course we should hold to what our military says they need in afghanistan. we ought to also give them what they feel they need here in the united sta

[applause] [applause] "newsmakers" kansas senator jerry moran cherry of the national republican senatorial committee talks about -- 2014 election landscape. see it again at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there will be very different impacts, depending on you are in the affordable care act. averages will not tell the story. the young young and healthy will see big increases. our survey says 200%, their number, or 197. sharp premium increases. for others they will get relative decreases as a result of the regulatory framework. on just don't want to rely an average. there is not a single number that will tell you the story about the aca implementation. some people are going to get quite a bit of impact and others a lot less. >> this weekend on c-span, the impact of the new health care law on insurance premiums. sunday night at 9:00 eastern. also this weekend on c-span twos book tv, pulitzer prize-winning author rick atkinson takes your questions on "in-depth." on american history tv on c- span3 our weekly look at the presidency of george h w bush and german reunification. sunday at 7:30. of

moran: the chair knows it's the gentleman from virginia. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of this amendment. it's a very complicated issue. and i have great respect for our ranking member. but it does seem that we ought to be removing government production limits from our dairy program. expanding distribution markets throughout the world is one of the best ways to grow american business and create jobs. and that should be one of the roles of government, to remove barriers to expansion and growth. the fact is that the world demand for dairy products is growing at a faster rate than milk production increases in those regions that grow - -- produce the most milk like new zealand and australia. it's the u.s. dairy industry that's best positioned to been fit -- benefit from that growing world demand. but this export growth limitation is threatened by the dairy market stabilization program in this bill because this provision in this bill gives usda the ability to require every dairy producer enrolled in any level of margin insurance protection to reduce product

i do go to signings as erin moran. >> no wonder she is broke. it is you who was stealing. >> mary tyler moore was in dick vandy ce. >> i loved the mary tyler moore show. you had ted knight. and that was when ed asner was likable. >> absolutely demanding a recount for "charles in charge." >> she didn't age well, nicole. >>> coming up,een drug abuse is on the rise. heavy marijuana use among teens is up 80% with one in 10 reporting they use it at least 20 times a month. that's a story we are not doing. first, was "game of thrones" too bloody or not bloody snuff? bloody enough? >>> the brand is damned. according to young republicans the state of the gop is dismal with a capital d. a new report from the college republican national committee picked apart what went wrong in the 2012 election and paints a picture that much like bill's face is ungodly and ugly. political report -- politico based the study and says it rips on making governments smaller and lowering taxes. other complaints include candidates used a at polarizing rete rhetoric and the party

. >> commissioner moran? >> here. >> commissioners moller caen awn vietor will be arriving a little bit later. >> thank you a. proval of the minutes. can we read them, and are there any public comments before we move to a motion? there being none, is there a motion to approve the minutes. >> moved. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor, signify by saying aye? >> aye. >> moved, motion carried. public comments? mr. decosta. >> commissioners, you all know this is your city and county of san francisco, and while we know, as the mayor says, that now over 35 cranes hovering over the city, there is a lot happening at the ground level. and one of the thing has there that i want to bring to the attention of the sfpuc, that all over the city, for example, we have your department of external affairs, that supposedly deals with outreach and has to project and put a nice face to our city, a lot of work has to be done when it comes to the tearing up of our streets, linked with clean water pipes and the sewer pipes. i w

terry moran, abc news. >>> just 51. he was so good in that role. >>> state lawmakers are getting a big pay boost. almost $5,000 apiece. the california citizens compensation commission voted to restore some of the cuts it made during the recession, increasing salaries by 5%. now, that means the governor will now earn $174,000 a year and the base pay for lawmakers goes up to $95,000. but not everyone on the committee wanted to give lawmakers a raise. >> they do well and they improve the state, then we'd have something to look at that says it's okay to provide them with a raise. until that happens, i'll have to stand my ground and i will vote no on any restoration. >> most lawmakers also take home an additional $30,000 a year in per diem payments on top of the $95,000 base pay. even more money for being committee leaders. california legislators are the highest paid in the country. now to news that affects just about every one of us. fed chairman ben bernanke expects the economy to grow and unemployment to fall. but he also

superheroes, with terry moran. >> hello, everyone. thanks for joining us tonight.y, they fight, they save us from evil horses. superman, ever the strong stoic good guy, now cast in a new light. tonight, we' got an all access pass to the blockbuster movie of this summer. and we meet the newest man of steal for what hollywood hopes will be many years to come. abc's chris connell lee reports. >> reporter: he's back. and this man of steal has the total package -- speed, sizzle, super strength. also, he's nice. >> you okay? >> reporter: a classic character, headlining one massively anticipated summer movie, and we have behind the scenes access. >> that felt incredible. >> with the all-star cast. >> my heart was racing. >> did that really happen? >> his superpowers and do-good demeanor, that cape rippling through the air makes superman a pop culture icon. it's a legacy that would daunt any actor, especially on first hearing the news of his casting. >> i thought oh, my goodness. i've -- i'm superman. >> when he came out of that scene for the first time, i was like okay, t

. >> commissioner moran? >> here. >> commissioners moller caen awn vietor will be arriving a little bit later. >> thank you a. proval of the minutes. can we read them, and are there any public comments before we move to a motion? there being none, is there a motion to approve the minutes. >> moved. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor, signify by saying aye? >> aye.

. >>> from washington, this is "nightline," with terry moran. >>> good evening everyone, the day thejames gandolfini became a household name. well, today is the day we lost that vanguard forever. >> reporter: sometimes an actor finds a role that just connects. the role of a lifetime. james gandolfini, who died suddenly today at 51 was tony soprano. for 86 episodes over six seasons on hbo, gandolfini seared america's eyeballs with the portrayal of the man capable of staggering violence. with news of an apparent heart attack while he was in italy, the world has lost not only a very talented actor but also a cultural icon. but success was a long time coming for gandolfini. >> i had such anger, when you're young, a lot of people have anger, you're pissed, you're not sure why. that is probably why you are all sitting here. you want to express something, you don't know what it is. >> reporter: gandolfini began his career playing cold-hearted mob enforcers, in such shows as terminal velocity. he kept getting cast as the rough characters and doing better and better in the roles. as career de

abc's terry moran has the details. >> reporter: angelina jolie walked the red carpet her story and so feel wonderful. >> reporter: in february, angelina jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy because she carries a defective gene that dramatically escalates the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. jolie's mom and aunt died of breast cancer doctors told her she had an 87% chance of developing the disease herself. hundreds of thousands of americans carry the same gene. one company, myriad genetics of utah owned the gene, they had done the work and spent the money to identify and locate it among the rough re 20,000 genes every person has. so the question before the court, can you really own part of a person? in a unanimous decision, the court said, "no." justice clarence thomas writing, "myriad did not create anything." now, doctors and researchers say the cost of getting tested for the gene will likely come down from about $3,000 today. since other companies will be able to compete with myriad. and most important, the ruling applies to all our genes. which means scientists

terry moran said the law had been invalidated.did not explain it to the average person and even the "washington post" said that only 13% of americans were following any of this debate. >> jon: liberal media were using terms like gutted and assault referring to it. >> i got back from the jersey shore yesterday and one got called by hurricane sandy. most homes were gutted. 95% of it is gone. in this case, the law was not gutted. race among blacks are higher than whites. the law has done its job. yet you have somebody from msnbc, saying stupid things. you want to keep kids what high personly means? take, hyperbole means? >> and voting rights decision was 4-1 against a decision and doma decision was 3-1. the bias here is pretty thick and not only intuitive but documented with facts and figures. >> jon: speaking of facts and figures. >> it seemed like 5-1 rare hoe oe stories were positive in terms of favoring gay marriage. there a lot of momentum but if you look at public polling, cnn did a poll, 53% of the country favors gay marriage,

. >> announcer: from washington this is "nightline" with terry moran. >>> hello, everyone, and thanksnight. the news today seems as though it was ripped right out of the pages of a spy thriller. a high school dropout turned nsa super wiz leaks government secrets and goes on the lam. but it's not james bond's latest movie. it's the story of edward snowden, now wanted for leaking some of america's most confidential information. and tonight abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the latest. brian? >> reporter: terry, it's been a month now since edward snowden abandoned his country, essentially defected, leaving his job at the nsa in hawaii, determined to reveal some of this country's most sensitive secrets. and now his saga has turned into a full-fledged diplomatic incident, badly straining u.s. relations with first china and now russia. it was a day of high drama and international intrigue today at the moscow airport, reminiscent of a cold war spy novel. at the center of it all, 30-year-old edward snowden, a contract employee at the cia and the nsa, the national

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senator elizabeth moran led the unsuccessful fight to hold student loans at a fair rate. joins us tonight from washington to talk about the fallout. senator war and, thank you for thank you- warren, for your time. let me start by asking how your sense of how your home state is faring. they're still recovering. where were you the day the bombing happened and what is your sense about how the city and state are recovering? in boston andy massachusetts, it is patriots' day and it is a big celebration. it is a day when we are the world city. i stayed in massachusetts as long as i could and got on an airplane to fly down here to washington because we had votes late on monday. i stepped off the plane and that there had been a bomb had gone off in massachusetts. i get back to boston and they held this on the runway and they said they closed the airspace over boston and you could not get through on area code 617 two call anyone. and finally got back to boston after a few more hours. it was really tough but i will tie you this. you really saw the worst in a best inf people and the

monday night 8:00 eastern on >> next, "newsmakers" with senator jerry moran of kansas. later, q and a. >> joining us on "newsmakers" is senator jerry moran, republican and chair of the national republican senatorial committee. thank you for being with us. >> and reid wilson. thank you for being with us. let me begin with the main question. how do you get sick seats to retake in 2014. what is your target?

terry moran said the complete law had been inval indicated or whatever he said.t -- wasn't -- did not explain it to the average earn and even "the washington post" said that only 13% of americans were following any of this debate. >> the liberal media were using terms like gutted and assault and referring to the -- that law. >> yeah. i got back from the jersey shore yesterday. they got killed by hurricane sandy. most of the homes were gutted because of water damage. 95% of it is gone. in this case, the law was not gutted. all right. five of the six states original states to whom this law applied, the race among blacks is higher than whites. the law has done its job. demographics have changed. you have melissa harris perry saying my citizenship over now. parents, if you want to teach your kids what hyperbole means, use that example. >> to msnb, mention cnn. the media rae search center counted up the guests on cnn and talking about the case and voting rights decision was -- 4-1 in favor -- against the decision and on the -- the doma decision, 3-1. in other words, t