mr. walker is here as well. [applause] with any educational institution that has value as our city college, not only did we work with those that are currently involved with them, but we worked as a city family. there is no way to express at this time the need to have this a family together to support our city college. so also i have representatives of the comptroller's office, then rosenfield, mickey callahan, the human resources divisions that are here today, nadia from our public financing, and certainly kate howard and the budget staff, all here to help me help the city college to make sure they continue in the best tradition that we have in our city. after all, they need our help, our support. they will not be able to accomplish it all by themselves, so no less than any other educational institution. they cannot do it alone. certainly, i get that message from hydra a lot. working with her on the board of education, as well as her being at the city college at this time, and then with our community assets, rea

mr. walker serves as the deputy assistant secretary for aging, advocating on behalf of older americans. now this new federal agency will seek to enhance and improve a broad range of support that individuals may need to live with respect and dignity as full members of our community. this needs to go well beyond health care. it includes the availability of private housing, employment, education, meaningful relationships, as well as social participation. in addition, we will be working with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to develop, refine, and strengthen policies that promote independent living among all populations, especially those served by medicaid. we would also look with cms to promote home and community-based services and support. last but not least, i will be remiss if i forget to mention that may is also the time of the year when communities across nations come together to celebrate the older americans month. the proud tradition that shows our nation's commitment to recognize is the -- recognizing the contributions and achievements of our seniors. the theme for th

mr. walker helped design when he was with the 49ers fichlt this is from the 50's and 60's.iners don't have this stuff. >> i like the oddity as well. things that are off the beaten path. >>reporter: like the original slide used for the "time"magazine cover of montan montana. one of the football was only given to coaches and staff after winning the superbowl. and then there's this game worn helmet. >> niners came out and ride to do this whole press on the public saying this is our new logo. that lasted one day. out cry was so loud that they, they squashed the idea. this is their first superbowl and these are actual tickets that somebody put them in plexiglas plexiglass. loses value because it's totally encased. go niners. >>reporter: there's no age limit on being a fanatic. abc 7 news. >> all right. abc 7 news has entire team heading to the superbowl larry and mike will be there. former forty-niner will be sporting the superbowl ring all week long. g thing he doesn't have there with all the memorandum beall yeah. and wayne and katie will also bring you the best coverage durin

mr. walker, why don't you start? >> well, i agree with absolutely with your premise, and i think the role of the government has to play in nasa is to assure that its missions are future oriented. and i think we spent an awful lot of money in recent years on essentially operational issues and so on. so what this committee can do is give us a sense of direction. do we go back to mars? do we do some of these kinds of things. but in order to do that then you have to commit yourself to some high-risk technologies. because in my view, it's extremely important that you, for instance, reduce the time that it takes to go to war if you're going to do. the only viable way is if you can go to in weeks rather than years. the fact is we could develop technologies along those lines but it's going to take the committee's decision in the authorization process to give nasa those kinds of instructions to move forward. and what i would suggest in my testimony is that into our ways to reach out for some of the other things we are doing f

mr. walker's problem space and time wise. we excuse you. >> i am fine. have my office tell my appointment that i will reschedule it. thank you. >> thank you. the chairman now recognizes the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you. thanks to all of you who testified on this excellent testimony. i am from an industry that has been affected -- benefited much from nasa and the technologies and everything that they have spawned from their research. i come from the automobile industry, everything from metals to paint to weight. i help nasa gets a long-term presence that they are looking for. it but it's this entire country. -- benefits this entire country. had not been for the stimulus we might not be able to talk about any funding. with that, i would like to direct a question to general. you testified that nasa needs personal flexibility including the ability to hire contracts rather than civil servants. i would like to know if this is because there is not a long- term commitment to the program. or if you believe even if there is a long-term commitment that wou

mr. walker. i now recognize honorable marion blakey. >> thank you, chairman hall. thank you for the opportunity to be here again. i am marion blakey, president and chief executive officer of the aerospace industry association, the nation's premier trade association for aerospace. we are very proud of the fact that we are documented space systems and how they're woven into the everyday lives of americans. nasa programs are hallmarks of the character of our nation and leadership. as americans, we're always looking for to the next great frontier. we need to think carefully about changing from current programs. it not only takes the consensus, it takes resources and capabilities. some the we are already building today. had we not committed to the f-1 rocket engine program in the 1950's well before president kennedy's apollo announcement, we would never have gotten to the moon by 1969. this engine enabled a wide variety of human spaceflight missions. how do we keep nasa moving in the right direction? nasa needs stable, long-term investment and steady policy goals. more

mr. walker which is the debt ceiling that needs to be raised in approximately two months' time, do you reallyverage point? is it, you know, acceptable for the country to possibly or flirt with the idea of not raising the debt ceiling? >> my personal view is we shouldn't have a debt ceiling limit. and as part of a grand bargain, we should move to statutory budget controls and a credit card limit. debt as a percentage of gdp. but unless and until we get a grand bargain which restores fiscal sanity, which puts us on a path to get to a reasonable level of debt-to-gdp, you'll continue to have it and they'll use it as leverage. it's not right, but it's reality. >> all right. >> chuck todd, thank you. dave walker, thank you as well. >> thank you, dave. >>> coming up, democratic congressman chris van hollen, also republican senator pat toomey. keep it right here on "morning joe." >>> i think it's symbolic, this is bob dole saluting the casket of danny inouye who died, obviously. these two young men went off to war, bravely wounded in italy at the same time. one lost an arm, one was almost killed. the

mr. walker's problem with space and time we excuse you at this time estimate i am fine, mr. chair. i had my office telling appointment that i will reschedule and so on. some of the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you mr. chairman. and thanks to all of you that testified with this excellent testimony. i'm from an industry that is benefited much from nasa and the technology and everything they have spawned from the research, the brilliance that's come out of that comes from the although investor and everything from metals to paint to wait and i truly hope that nasa gets a long-term presence that they are looking for. it benefits this entire country but also the stimulus that we have been talked about that's been kicked around i would say that same industry that came out ahead of nasa for the stimulus we might have been in the depression and not been able to talk about any funding. so, with that, i would like to direct your question to general sega. you testified that nasa needs personal flexibility including the ability to conduct reductions and force and hire

mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole hous will wish to join me in paying tribute to richard reginald walker, 28 engine regiment, attached to 21 engineer regiment. it is clear to see from the tributes paid that he was outstanding soldier and mutual respect. are deep assemblies are are with his family and his friends at this difficult time. mr. speaker, i would also lik to mention helicopter crash in central london display but also central london display but also wish to join in sending our thanks to the emergency services for the rapid and professional response to the situation. mr. speaker, this point i had meetings with ministerial and colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the south i will have further ch meetings later today. >> for too long many women and especially ard working stay-at-home moms have been penalized by th country's pension system for having interruption to their national insurance contributions. after 13 years when the previous government did nothing -- [shouting] >> does the prime minister think that the announcement this week of a single tear pension will finally

mr. speaker, kind of join the prime minister in paying tribute to sapper richard walker, 20 engineer regiment, attached to 21 engineer regiment. he showed the utmost courage and bravery, and all of us have thoughts with his family and friends. i also joined the prime minister i'm passing on condolences to the family of those who lost their lives in helicopter crash this morning in london. mr. speaker, when the prime minister first became leader of the conservative party said their biggest problem was that they spent far too much of their time banging on about europe. [laughter] is he glad those days are over? [laughter] >> i think, i think that even the leader of the labour party should accept the fact that it is a massive change taking place in europe. a change that is being driven by the changes in the eurozone, and and, frankly, this country faces a choice and political parties in this country faces a choice, do we look at these changes and see what we can do to maximize britain's national interest and do we consult the public about that, or do we set back, do nothing, until the public to

walker? >> i think that the seismic retrofitting, i actually spoke to mr. odalini, and there are anticipating introducing this the first meeting in february. and i think that it is wonderful. i think that anybody in our department who has had anything to do with it and the seismic and the mandatory process deserves a pat on the back, this is an important thing that will help to bring the oldest buildings in the city up to safety code. hopefully, so, i just would like to say that any of us who can help with getting this through the city hall process, if they could at this juncture it would really help. because introduction is just one part of it. the sooner the seismic, the mandatory program gets passed and implemented better everybody. >> i agree and we are anticipating that that will be coming very soon. >> right. >> okay. >> thank you mr. strong. >> thank you. >> item 8, c. update on the permit tracking system? >> >> good morning, commissioners. just put it down. >> good morning, commissioners, canti and i am project director for the department of buildin

mr. speaker, kind of join the prime minister in paying tribute to sapper richard walker, 20 engineer regiment, attached to 21 engineer regiment. he showed the utmost courage and bravery, and all of us have thoughts with his family and friends. i also joined the prime minister i'm passing on condolences to the family of those who lost their lives in helicopter crash this morning in london. mr. speaker, when the prime minister first became leader of the conservative party said their biggest problem was that they spent far too much of their time banging on about europe. [laughter] is he glad those days are over? [laughter] >> i think, i think that even the leader of the labour party should accept the fact that it is a massive change taking place in europe. a change that is being driven by the changes in the eurozone, and and, frankly, this country faces a choice and political parties in this country faces a choice, do we look at these changes and see what we can do to maximize britain's national interest and do we consult the public about that, or do we set back, do nothing, until the public to

mrs. michelle obama and dr. jill i didnbiden. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, the honorable george walker bush.mcconnell, house republican leader representative john boehner, and secretary for the minority, david chapa. ♪ >> has deputy sergeant at arms, senator harry reid, house majority leader. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president elect of the united states, joseph r aydin junior -- r. biden junior. [crowd chanting "obama!"] >> ladies and gentlemen, accompanying the president- elect, the committee for inaugural ceremonies, the senate sergeant at arms, gainer, wilson living good, chairman of the joint congressional committee on inaugural sermon -- the ramones, diane feinstein. house majority leader, house republican leader, john boehner. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of the united states, barack h. obama. [applause] [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] [chanting "obama!"] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, the honorable diane feinstein. [cheers and appl

walker bush and his son, george w. bush are not in attendance. the elder mr.a month-long stay in the hospital due to a respiratory ailment and so both bush families announced that they would not be able to attend because of the poor health of the elder george bush. the president after taking the oath of office will deliver his second inaugural address. following that, kelly clarkson will be singing "my country 'tis of thee." and these are the supreme court justices being led in, led by chief justice of the united states john roberts jr. who delivered the oath in 2009. here is the first lady as she is coming in to the capitol. as we mentioned earlier, she's wearig a dress and a coat by the american designer thom browne. navy blue we are told. there's justice sotomayor. nominated to the supreme court by president obama. she will deliver the oath of office to the vice president. justice elena kagan following her. the nine justices of the supreme court, filing in to take their seats. jan, you are inside the capitol, as we see the vice president coming in. tell us

>> there was a statement issued by president george herbert walker bush extending his best wishes to the obama children and mrsecovering in houston. we are told that george w. bush is also spending the day with his father. of course, two other former presidents also in attendance. joanne is joining us from detroit. good afternoon. >> i just want to thank obama and michelle for the beautiful job they have done. >> next is oscar from silver spring, maryland. go ahead. >> thank you for taking my call. today is a special day. this is a day for everyone to get together and join in with the democracy and everything, americans and elsewhere. >> ok, thank you for the call. by the way, one of the voice is your hearing this charlie, the official announcer of the parade, situated directly across from the viewing stand. he participated in his first in 1949, the inauguration of harry truman, the first inauguration to ever be televised. he has been doing? since 1957, when dwight eisenhower was sworn in to a second term. 85 years old, still doing it today. leonard joins us from corona, california. good afternoon, leonard. >>

mr. barrett, i believe is his name, who once upon a time ran for governor against scott walker.sheriff should be advocating people to use weapons. the sheriff responded. >> the police are not omnipresent. sometimes we can't be there as fast as we like. so in those situations, and i talk about it, once a wolf is at the door, once the intruder is in your home, once a guy sticks a gun in your face on the street and demands your wallet or wants to take your car, 911 isn't going to help you, but there are some things duke in that situation to protect yourself. >> brian: i thought the key in this conversation was when he said he had to lay off 40 something deputies, so he says there is less law enforcement on the streets, so crime is going up. what is he supposed to do if he cares about his constituents? in this climate now in light of newtown and the gun control, by the way, there is like five senate democrats who don't like the president's proposal and won't vote for it. so 40 deputies are out there. so he's saying for people in milwaukee, you want to protect yourself? i'm all for y

walker is a very good friend of mine, not as much as captain morgan. diaggio. >> gm shares up almost 2.5% this morning. we may be speaking with mr.ositive things, in terms of the goals he has for his tenure at the company. he's 64, but no plans for stepping down. cadillac a global brand, increasing chevrolet, getting the government out of the shares. phil lebeau reporting on that. >> the alcoa call, they talk about how sports utility vehicles are growing in china. that's gm. that's gm. >> yes. >> i want to know about the self-driving car. 15 years? google is going to have self-driving cars all over the place? >> if apple had that, i would shave about 10% of apple's -- >> google's going to have wi-fi. connect into google, ask for a car and they'll run the taxi services all over the place. wireless call will appear wherever -- self-driving taxis. >> that's a great idea, faber. the brain on you is amazing. boeing shares up 2%. it was interesting in yesterday's session, this is what mike pointed out yesterday on fast, and there is a change in sentiment yesterday during the session in the options pits. very, very bearish. and toward t