mr. wo lf up here if you would not mind? >> bruce wolf. >> so mr. wolf, i hear your comments, and i think that i have, certainly my view of this is that in order to find a willful violation, i think that i am going to have to find that a respond ent at a minimum did not retain a document that they were required to maintain under their policy because i am not going to... whether the policy is right or wrong is a discussion that we should have but not one that is relevant here, because in my mind at least, an employee who follows their own document retention policy cannot be found to have willfully violated the sunshine ordinance when this is about document retention. you may disagree with that, but what i am hear to ask you is if you appear to have studied this retention policy to some degree, what category of, if you don't think this is a category four document, the ballard document, what category do you think that it would fall under? >> it would not refer to the retention policy. >> i understand your view. >> i only referred to section 8 of the adm

the ordinance does require as a think a few people including mr. wolf have said, the ordinance does require that the department heads, department heads at least, retain records in a professional manner, some, i'm misquoting it. which we have always interpreted to mean and advised to mean, consistent with your records retention policy. so, there is something in the ordinance that essentially requires the department heads at least, to act in a manner consistent with their record of retention policy, that probably does not help you in this particular matter since you are not looking at a department head >> p mr. gibner are you talking about section 67.297? one of the speakers during public comment had pointed to that, about the department heads shall maintain and preserve in a professional business like manner all document and correspondence, including letters, e-mails. >> and that is right and we have advise and always interpreted that to mean consistent with the records retention policy. >> okay. >> not every on-line e-mail that crosses your desk must be

. >> reporter: as evidence of nasa's indifference, mr. wolfs on an earlier occasion allowed by nasa supervisors to take his work and research back to china even after nasa learned about the concerns about him. some officials were indifferent and one wrote an internal e-mail quoting now, i think it would be in the government's best interesting best interesting to continue our work with him and the best use of taxpayer's money. mr. wolf is asking for an independent review of all of nasa's security protocol. and he's appearing in a court in virginia. >> megyn: and a stunning report out today showing most future retirees don't have enough savings to fund their first year out of work. the new numbers on america's retirement crisis next. what are these folks going to do. and was this granny shown here on the left, a victim of abuse at the hands of her grandson or is she a cold-blooded premeditated killer. en play a 911 to see it if there's more to self-defense as she claims. and let kelly's court decide who is the victim here. kelly's court. ♪ ♪ i d

. >>> "the situation room" with mr. wolf blitzer is straight ahead. what do you have for us, wolf?ng up in "the situation room." we go to amman, jordan, john king and jessica yellin tell us how the president did in the middle east this week, but more importantly where we go from here. is there really hope an israeli, palestinian peace process can get off the ground? we will get their assessment, they have been there with the president. >>> and two potential republican presidential candidates, senator rand paul, congressman paul ryan, my interviews with them and a lot more coming up here in "the situation room." back to you, don. >> looking forward to it, wolf, thank you very much. >>> what if extinction isn't forever? researchers are working on bringing back some species that haven't been seen on earth for decades. that's next. [ indistinct conversations ] [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ protect your mouth, with fixodent. the adhesive helps create a food seal defense

. >> mr. wolfe. >> it's friday. >> you need a sip of that? >> we have all day. we have three hours.rious. >> republicans support a balance add approach. >> so republicans have taken the president at his word that he supports a balance add approach, so they support a balanced approach, too. what have we had, the fiscal cliff, and now we have sequester. the president decided, and congress decided, that the fiscal cliff, instead of being a balance of tax increases and spending cuts would be 100% tax increases. so now we move to the next step in the process. and this is the sequester. that has always been about spending cuts. >> yeah. >> and so if our last exercise, budgetary exercise, was 100% tax increases, let's make this all about spending cuts. the two do balance each other. and we move forward. and then let's talk about a balanced approach where we'll close the loopholes, which i support, but mr. president, you say you support reforming medicare and medicaid and social security. so if you really support that, we'll do that all together. >> i don't think that the republicans do sup

now mr. wolf blitzer. >>> happening now, is it something in the water? there's been a series of some insensitive comments, downright slurs and now hasty apologies from a pair of united states congressmen. also some words coming from a rising political star. i'll speak to that star, dr. ben carson, the well known neuro surgeon who has now become a darling of the right about the words he chose to use this week when discussing the sensitive issue of gay marriage. president obama flew down to florida today to talk jobs but he also talked sports in what has suddenly become the center of the basketball universe. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we heard some extraordinary language this week which many found deeply offensive, coming from a very highly respected physician, dr. benjamin carson. he, himself, is well known having had an extraordinary background, rising from poverty to head pediatric neuro surgery at john hopkins university hospital. he has recently become a hero to the republican right after criticizing the president's aenda at

families of the four who were killed have, you know, with the exception of one of the families, mr. wolfly been silent on this they know a lot. there is no doubt, byron. >> they do and this is total radio silence. i'll tell you here in washington there is a huge disconnect between democrats and republicans on this. talk to democrats, they say this is over. get over it. the republicans are politicizing this. remember hillary clinton in her exchange with ron johnson, the senator from wisconsin, said, you know what does it matter now? what difference does it make now? republicans feel they have never gotten the straight story on this. so they're using the leverage that they have and in the house they have a lot of leverage because they're in the majority. they can actually subpoena some of these people if it comes to that. the in the senate they're ma minority, not as much leverage. they have upcoming confirmation of debra jones nominated to replace chris stevens as ambassador to libya and republicans can hold it up to demand more information. martha: we saw some of that expressed in the co

i leave you now in the able hands of mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> jake, thanks very much. happening now president obama calls iran a great civilization. so what's behind this renewed outreach even in the face of a potential nuclear threat? vice president joe biden spends one night in paris. the hotel bill comes to more than half a million dollars for him and his entire delegation. we're getting an extremely rare glimpse at how much it costs when a vice president of the united states travels. and a newborn baby found in a new york city subway, adopted by the man who found him. you'll find out how extraordinary this story really is and how it's playing out. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> president obama is kicking off the next leg of his trip to the middle east with what might seem to be a change at least in tune a little bit as far as iran is concerned. at a news conference in amman, jordan the president made a staunch plea for a peaceful solution in the face of growing nuclear concerns.

the clerk: mr. wolf of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute peeches. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. but the house is still not in order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. he house will be in order. >> mr. speaker, the congressional research service, the nonpartisan research arm of congress recently issued a report confirming a startling trend over the last five years. mr. thompson: the production of oil and natural gas is down on federal lands and up on private lands. the increase from 2007 to 2012 that continues to make national headlines did not come from our national federal lands. the boom in shale gas production that's providing unprecedented economic opportunities across my district and continues to make national headlines

mrs. obama, wolf, you are a big fan of the dougie. but that's obvious.oug e. fresh. a great guy. there he is at the b.e.t. soul train awards where he actually did teach me how to do the dougie, very poorly, but i had a great time. >> he was just in washington. fantastic show. fantastic. it was for the congressional black caucus foundation. so that was a treat, wolf. >> doug e. fresh, great guy. thanks very much. erin burnett is going "outfront" on mental illness linked to the neutw newtown, connecticut, massacre. what's going on? >> we'll talk to a woman testifying in washington. she wrote a blog, i am adam lanza's mother. her son at one point threatened to kill her and kill himself. she joins us to talk about that and why she wants to be the face of this issue across the country. >> and mockder, is he really dead? and our essay tonight on the kicker, a woman who applied to be the kicker. we have a strong point of view on how that went down, and there is someone to blame. it's not her. back to you. >> did not do a great job, but she's got a huge future,

mr. president, you keep doing the boy cries wolf, you have to stop the howling, what do you think happens? >> the real crisis is not so much of the economic crisis that affects the ordinary citizen. we do know to charles' point that tens of thousands of defense workers will be laid off. its real catastrophe to lose your job. the real catastrophe is that the government will not compromise. this isn't the third reich. it's supposed to be some people giving and not everyone getting what they want. the fact that the government can't compromise and come to a decision in the harsh spirit of compromising, that is the crisis. >> neil: adam? >>> i'm going to take a slightly difficulty tact. i don't disagree what last been said. i think that the american people deserve a fair amount of the blame, too. we know public opinion polls we are not happy with the way our leaders in washington are leading but at the same time, we don't ever want them to cut any of our programs. electorate is completely two-face order this issue. it's not terribly surprising to me. >> neil: you are talking about the differen

he was actually booked to be interviewed by wolf blitzer but mr. rodman has decided to cancel.here's been a lot of criticism over what he's been saying. by the way, he is the latest in a long list of famous people whose celebrity has been used to give legitimacy to naughty leaders and marquez and fidel castro. and nelly fur tad do was paid to perform for gadhafi's fine but decided not to keep the money. >>> cardinals are not choosing a pope just yet, four days after pope benedict xvi retired. the cardinals are discussing when to start the all important conclave. just yesterday the only british cardinal admitted unspecified sexual misconduct and asked for forgiveness. he had already declined to take part in the conclave. the vatican isn't commenting on church investigation but does say pope benedict had been informed of cardinal o'brien's transgressionses. >>> queen elizabeth all smiles as she left a hlondon hospital after spending the night for treatment of a stomach bug. she looks pretty darn good. buckingham palace says the queen is in good health. max foster is following the

mr. president, you keep doing the boy who cried wolf and you've got to stop the howling.t do you think happens? >> i think the real crisis is not so much the economic crisis that affects the ordinary citizen although we do know, to charles' point that tens of thousands of defensivelyion workers are going to be laid off. for those people it's a catastrophe to lose your job and even to lose it for a few weeks, it's a real catastrophe. i think the real catastrophe is that the government will not compromise. this isn't the third reich, it's not supposed to be run by absolutes, it's supposed to be run by some people giving, not getting everything they want. the fact is the government cannot compromise and come to the spirit of compromise for what's good of the country and that's the crisis. >> neil: adam. >> i'm going it take a slightly different tack, i don't disagree with anything that's been said. i think that the american people deserve a fair amount of the blame here, too. we know that public opinion polls say we're not happy with the way our leaders in washington are lea

. >> reporter: troubling congressman wolf, mr.sa and nia supervisors and take his work and other nasa research back to china for a period of time. hard to believe that, bill. bill: sure is, doug. you wonder if nasa can do much to crack down on this or is it doing anything? >> reporter: remarkably when nasa officials learned of these security violations one of them wrote in an internal e-mail that congressman wolf obtained, listen to this, i think it would be in the government's best interest to be able to continue our work with him and the best use of taxpayers money. wolf believes that this lax security culture at nasa may be a problem at many other nasa centers. he is now asking for a full independent review of their security procedures. bill: got to keep a good eye on the piracy. doug mckelway, thank you. live in washington for us there. martha: all right. back to this breaking news story right now. syria's state-run news agency claims that rebels have killed 25 people in a chemical attack in northern syria. opposition forces a

ok well wolf we'll have to leave it there mr dawson thank you very much they feel it's on your insight that is geo political analyst ryan dorset. now you can have your say on when you think the us will finally close guantanamo head to r.t. dot com and tell us what you think and we'll tell you the results a little later on. the european parliament is set to vote on banning all forms of pornography in the media including the internet the aim is to help eliminate gender stereotypes that debase women but there are privacy fears that it will mean allowing web users to be policed even in social web social networks and their own photos as artie's tesa cilla expletives. the criticism is coming from the civil liberties fighters those campaigning for freedom of speech and expression as well as some politicians because they see it as a an infringement of sorts so one of the strongest voices coming from rick fall the founder of the swedish pirate party here's what he said on his blog he says this surrenders attack on our fundamental freedoms of speech and expression needs action now well basically

mr. prime minister. wolfgo figure. >> when i was there in north korea a couple years ago, i saw how obsessed they were with michael jordan, the former secretary of state madeleine albright brought to kim jong-il a basketball signed by michael jordan. it's got a spot of reverence, if you will, in pyongyang right now. so here's the question. if michael jordan were to come to you, the commissioner of the nba, and say, what do you think, should i go to pyongyang? what would you say? >> i'd say, just a minute. i'd pick up the phone and say, secretary kerry, what do you think? >> you'd want to get the green light before you did that. look, diplomacy with the chinese seems to have worked out pretty well. >> we had the atlanta hawks in the former soviet union in 1988. ping-pong diplomacy worked out. we had early discussions before the philharmonic went with young mr. kim jong-un's father about a possible visit by a team that had nba stars on it but, you know, i'm just not sure about the nuclear issue that -- someone'

mr. obama never used the word settlement today but, wolf, it is still a big obstacle.in the israeli settlement clearing ground for new homes and complicating any hopes for peace. just across the way a bigger test. the push to build hundreds more on the west bank parcel israel calls e-1. the land is prepared. the water lines are in place. the police station, too. the final step, a government green light, would make the mayor happy and infuriate the white house. >> i expect my prime minister to take care of our young couples that have been born here. now there are young couples who want to live by their families. >> reporter: the mayor invited the president to visit but was ignored. >> because he hears all the time the disinformation, store friesm the palestinians. this place doesn't disconnect the palestinian state. it's not a buffer at all. >> he says the israelis are not to be believed or trusted. this prayer protest is to draw attention to construction of an israeli highway that connects jewish settlements to jerusalem but splits the palestinian neighborhood. it spli

. >> reporter: and wolf points out that mr.ng was on an earlier occasion allowed by nasa supervisors to take his work and other nasa research back to china. hard to believe, jenna. jenna: interesting. you said really there was one whistleblower that brought this to the congressman's attention, so is nasa doing anything now to crack down on this sort of thing? >> reporter: you know, authorities at the langley research center apparently moved quickly, according to wolf, to review security protocols, but nasa is slower to do so. when officials learned of the behavior, one of them wrote in an internal e-mail, quoting now: >> r eporter: wolf is asking for an independent review of all of nasa's security protocols. jenna? jenna: we'll stay on this story, doug, thank you. >> reporter: sure thing. jon: new reaction as the former sec secretary of state, hillary clinton, takes a new stand on a key social issue generating more buzz about her political future. less than two months after leaving the state department, mrs. clinton stepped bac

congressman wolf says the contractor has a history of trouble. >> we know that mr., has in the past, taken sense stiff information back to china and he should not have been allowed to remove from langley. >> last week the inspector general said this did not appear to be. >> shepard: a huge day for a teenager who took a bullet on the school bus. today she walked back to school for the first time. what she says about her mission next. ds... ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless.

mr. leader, thanks very much for coming in. >> appreciate it, wolf. >> i want you to listen carefully tomeetings here in washington. listen to this. >> over the last several weeks, the press here in washington has been reporting about obama's charm offensive. well, the truth of the matter is all i've been doing is calling up folks and trying to see if we can break through some of the gobbledygook of our politics here. and i do believe that, you know, that at this juncture, one of the things i believe is that we've got to get members of congress involved in these discussions, not just leadership. >> all right. well, you're the leadership, mr. leader. what do you say to the president? he seems to want to go around you, given the history of what happened a couple of years ago. >> well, wolf, the president came to capitol hill yesterday to meet with the members of our republican conference, and, you know, i hope that he is sincere in wanting to work together. because the fact is, there are a lot of things that we do agree on. we know we've got to balance the budget. we know that there are th

wolf on sequester? u.s. news and world report, how obama bungled the sequester. and from politico, obama administration sequester claims shot down by fact checkers. and tom brokaw said mr. obama present too much time campaigning, suggesting he should have been at camp david with congressional leaders working out a deal. so, jim, has the coverage changed? have we seen that about-face? >> i think it has. the media research center's jeffrey dickens pointed out that two-thirds of the mainstream media coverage was alarmist before this happened, but then, i think, last week i said that the administration was getting a little ahead of its skis in terms of sequester and pushing too hard and declaring doom and gloom and i think having watched "saturday night live" last weekend where it had a fake president obama saying, quote, i don't know anything about money, unquote. and i think now you can say the administration has jumped the shark on-- to use a tv cliche and further compounded the problem canceling the white house tours, which is a pr fiasco that even the mainstream media had to make fun of. >> jon: you bring up the media research center, 66% of the stories done from vale

mr. williams, we may not be done with him just yet. because he and the wolfff to an impressive 8-1 start this season. dunk a basketball, get $1 million. no, not for the average joe. it's being offered to the world's best baller. lebron james by one of the all-time greats, magic johnson, and it's not for any ordinary dunk. magic wants lebron to give in and finally participate if the nba's slam dunk contest. dunks like this, prior to miami heat games have fans racing to their seats earlier than normal, fans and magic want lebron to take their talent to new orleans in next season's midseason showcase. if he does, magic says he'll pay up. stay tuned. for all of today's entertaining sports news, including a rematch between duke and miami, be sure to logon to bleacherreport.com. that's going to do it for our update. back to you, victor. >> how's that tooth? a little better? >> it's a little sore. we'll get some novocain, it'll be all right. i battled through it, though. i'm tough. >> we appreciate it. take a couple of minutes, get yourself together. thanks, jared.

mr. speaker, republicans cry that the president and democrats are crying wolf. about sequester cuts and furloughs. well, the wolf is already biting . in my hand is a furlough notice from the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. in d.c. the u.s. attorney still handles local crimes for this big city, as well as some of the most important federal matters, including terrorism suspects. to meet sequester cuts, the u.s. attorneys notice says there will be up to 14 days, that's two weeks, of furlough days for u.s. attorneys and other personnel. on furlough days, the notice says, u.s. attorneys and other staff are not committed to come to the office to volunteer. mr. speaker, the problem with making sequester is budget rather than a product as intended is not the 2%. it's the compression up front in a short period of time. the american people who depend upon u.s. attorneys deserve better than a deliberate and avoidable public safety furlough. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: unanimous cons

mr. speaker, and i'm a strong advocate for frank wolf's proposal that we set up that committee to examine all of this and produce a report for the american people. that's simply triggered by my questions when i listened to the gentleman from pennsylvania. i would expect you would ask to yield if any of that was inaccurate. seeing not, the gentlelady from north carolina come to the floor for any reason? i would be happy to yield if that's the case. it would be my honor and privilege to could so. i would be happy to yield to the entlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: i thank my colleague for yielding. i thank the speaker for recognition. mr. speaker, i rise to honor the life of marine corps veteran lance corporal mason vanderwork of hickory, north carolina. after multiple tours of duty defending liberty abroad, this 21-year-old hero gave his last full measure of devotion this week in service to our country. we can never adequately thank him or his loved ones for all they have given, nor can most fully grasp the weight of freedom's burden on young service members and their families. but in

wolf has been on this for some time. we'll see if there is a move by the house with subpoenas. i think. mr. world, thank you. >> thank you very much. martha: we've been hearing about the major cuts for weeks on capitol hill over the automatic spending cuts but now a new report the government is adding a new six figure job. if you're looking for a position you might find something pretty big in the department of education. we'll tell what you is up there. >>> a manhunt is underway after a prison director is gunned down in cold blood in his own home. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums martha: this is a possible big setback for gun control advocates. senate majority leader harry reid says that he is dropping the assault weapons ban part of this which is really what we've been talking about all along. dropping that from the senate's gun control package. i'm joined by senator scott brown who is not at all sur

to congress in the 97th congress, my deer friend, frank wolf, and i would urge all might have colleagues to support this resolution and i thank mr. nolan and mr. barletta for bringing this resolution to the floor and i yield back the balance of my time. to mr. nolan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota. mr. nolan: mr. speaker, we have no other speakers so we yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. barletta: i'd like to thank the gentleman from minnesota for his support and also the gentleman from maryland for introducing this very important resolution and for what it means for so many across our country. mr. speaker, i have no other speakers and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 19. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended -- mr. barletta: mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and

mr. herrera, i have to interrupt you right now and i apologize for that. we have to go to israel. president obama is now speaking. wolfyou. >> the president of the united states in jerusalem at the jerusalem convention center, the centerpiece of his visit to israel, addressing young people, a few thousand are gathered inside. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. complete analysis immediately following the president's speech. >> it is a great honor to be with you here in jerusalem and i'm so grateful for the welcome that i've received from the people of israel. thank you. i bring with me the support of the american people and the friendship that binds us together. you know, over the last two days, i've reaffirmed the bonds between our countries with prime minister netanyahu and president peres. i've born witness to the ancient history of the jewish people at the shrine of the book and i've seen israel's shining future in your scientists and your entrepreneurs. this is a nation of museums and patents, timeless holy sites, groundbreaking innovation. only in israel could you see the de

wolf? >> mary snow on the streets of new york. outside the courthouse. mary, thank you. we're joined now by david ranta's attorney. mr.ch. how is your client doing? what did he say to you once he finally became a free man? >> one of the things he said, i asked him what he wanted -- he was hungry, what he wanted to eat. and he wanted a juicy chicken parmesan sandwich. >> what's taking so long to get a chicken parmesan and side of fries? there's a lot of restaurants in new york. you could do that pretty quickly, right? >> we're all set. he's taken care of. >> when did you realize there was hope he would be released? >> if you're asking me, you know, what i felt instinctually, i felt many months ago, instinctually, that this was the only result that was possible. you know, based on reviewing everything in the case. when i actually knew on a concrete level that it was happening, i would have to say, in the last seven to ten days. >> what does he plan on doing? what are the next steps besides eating a chicken parmigiana sandwich? what will he do over the next weeks and months? >> so, you know, at this point it's time for s

i stand with congressman frank wolf and 58 of our colleagues in supporting the effort to establish a select committee to investigate and report on the benghazi attack. mrnishek: only by aggressive congressional oversight will we ensure that our pitiful response to this attack will never be repeated again. i hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in demanding the administration provide the straight answers that americans deserve. i yield the floor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today as a member of the safe climate caucus to remind us how the threat climate change poses to our communities and to emphasize the need for increased federal investment in new and i owe vative technologies to improve the world we live in. mr. holt: this past october hurricane sandy hit the mid-atlantic, including my home of new jersey. it was one of the most costly

wolf. >> i'm anxious to hear that explanation. chris lawrence, thanks. >>> the classic filibuster was by the passionate character played by jimmy stewart and mr.washington. remember this? >> i had some pretty good coaching last night and i find that if i yield only for a question or point of order that i can hold it until doomsday. >> love that film. let's discuss what's going on. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here and john king from boston. senator rand paul may be flattered but what's really behind what is going on right now? >> you heard rand paul earlier. he believes that he is debating a very important constitutional issue, that is what he considers to be illegal government overreach. and i think, wolf, you can actually make the case that this is a result of the administration's earlier reasoning that it didn't need to be more transparent about the question of drones, which came up at john brennan's confirmation hearing to run the cia. and that transparency is an issue on the side of the aisle as well. you have this confluence where you have rand paul, not a ron wyden of oregon, a democrat on this side of the issue. >> it's