nancy miller was there as well as commissioner mirkarimi. the committee was interested in what legislation might be helpful to promote cca in california. the issues raised were related to some of the challenges you have all heard here, like putting some real teeth into the laws that would -- the law says that pg&e should fully cooperate with cca. there should be some legislative changes to really compel them to cooperate, and what that would mean. we talked about some of the existing rules about benefit fees and the application for energy efficiency. participating customers are creating a subsidy where they are paying for benefits that accrue to the investor-owned portfolio and their energy supply portfolio. it was a well attended hearing, and the senators were very receptive to what they were hearing. a ton of she wants to add to that now or later -- i do not know if she wants to add to that now or later. commissioner mirkarimi: please. maybe we'll pepper this in, but i of appreciated your comments. from the portion that i missed of your fi

miller has thoughts on president obama's trip overseas and nancy pelosi's latest political move. ller, upcoming. >> bill: gallup poll taken a few days after the election show president obama's rating up a few points. a new poll just released today says the president has lost three of those points. 44% of americans now approve of the president on the job. 48% disapprove. purveyor of dick morris.com mr. morris. this chris christie thing bothers me. because you have got the justice department, very powerful. when you were in the white house, did you ever see the clinton administration use the justice department to go after somebody for political reasons? >> well, the whole clinton presidency happened pause of just that. clinton was losing ground to bush as the '92 election came out. and the special prosecutor walsh, lawrence walsh, announced five days before election that he was going to indict cap wineberger, the defense secretary in the bush white house, bush administration over iraq. and they never did. he was pardoned. but that announcement five days before election day is the re

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reporter: it means the bay area loses clout on capitol hill as nancy pelosi loses to the third most powerful political ship. george miller lost . now with republicans in charge -- >> it will be hard to have the influence they once had a. >> reporter: jon weiner said he got a nice voicemail from speaker pelosi today. the official handover of power is in january. >> betide of republicans headed to washington could settle some big projects here in california. john mica of florida says he wants to be examined billions of dollars in grants for california's high-speed rail project. he is in line to house the -- to head the transportation committee. >> it ended up being too much to overcome and today carly fiorina conceded defeat. she says she called her opponent senator barbara boxer today to congratulate her. the unofficial results show boxer with 52% of the boats. fiorina had 42%. senator boxer has admitted this is one of the toughest campaigns of her political career. >>> at 36 jerry brown was the youngest governor of california and now at age 72 he is heading back to sacramento as the oldest governor to take office. today

counted so far but those votes are being challenged by republican candidate joe miller. 31 women in congress are saying that nancyelosi and should keep her spot as democratic leader in the next congress. if they say she has for the branch of unfair criticism and attacks and the party still leads her. this day she will help block a republican attempts to roll back the health care and other measures tared it's in their view and nancy pelosi said " of the reason republicans have tried to go down is because i'm effective if she was targeted after about two dozen democrats voiced a preference for somebody else to leave the party next year. no obvious candidate has emerged. >> to live look at the sunset the cold call the cut tunnel orange in. those will clear over night will see warmer week and especially in decemberto whom sunday. and plenty of sunshine on a weekend battle breezy but there's a one adviser in effect for the north bay in east bay hills. all the areas highlighted in blue on your screen. from 7:00 a.m. tomorrow until 10:00 a.m. monday it will be a long period of these preconditions 20 to 35 mi. an hour wi

remember, nancy pelosi still lobbying to become the minority leader in the house. >>> republican joe miller is gaining ground in the alaska senate race, cutting into the vote lead for write-in according to the latest vote count, miller trails murkowski by 11,000 votes, a smaller margin than the more than 13,000 vote difference after election night. election officials will begin to open the more than 92,000 write-in ballots today to determine murkowski's exact vote totals. both miller and murkowski have hired attorneys for their legal efforts which could take weeks depending how many ballots are challenged. most expect to be for murkowski. she's expected to hang on to her lead. >>> if you were watching news at all yesterday, you may have heard reports of a mysterious missile launch off the coast of california this week. but this morning, the pentagon, the attempt, and norad are all denying that the unidentified object was in fact a missile. that ought to satisfy the conspiracy theorists. a government press release. although officials still not sure what exactly it was. one military expert su

tim miller who's texas e question search was on nancy grace and talking about dave holloway and how he's handling the anxious hours. >> i talked to dave today. i said, dave, how are you really doing? he says, you know what? i don't know. he said no matter what the news is, it is disappointing. if it comes back that it's not natalee but another roller coaster ride and he wants it to come to an end. if it comes back it is natalee, then you know the reality hits that, you know, that miracle's not going to happen. natalee really is deceased and then they really have to face that. >> reporter: that's part of the problem here. this case for five and a half years i have been following it had so many of these moments of expectation only to discover that they're false leads and false hope. it's frustrating for journalists. you can imagine what it is for the holloway family. it could be a breakthrough or a false lead. we have to wait and see. the announcement expected this afternoon. kyra? >> all right. marty, thanks so much. >>> let's get back to the good news about the economy, shall we? growing

miller who beat her in the primary. >>> also on capitol hill, it's official. republicans have chosen john boehner to be speaker of the house, outgoing speaker nancy pelosi will lead the democrats. >>> and still ahead on "world news," a game changer. imagine raising your good cholesterol 138%. the new drug that could do it. >>> sarah palin, could she beat obama? she tells barbara waters. >>> and our team in china, their postcards from half a world away. ugh, my sinuses... the congestion... it's your fault. naturally, blame the mucus. well, i can't breathe. did you try blowing your nose? of course. [ both ] and nothing came out. instead of blaming me, try new advil congestion relief. what you probably have is swelling due to nasal inflammation, not mucus. and this can help? it treats the real problem of your sinus symptoms, reducing swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe. [ mucus ] new advil congestion relief. the right sinus medicine for the real problem. to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan that has the lowest national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month. so you can focus on the things that really matter. go to walmar

nancy pelosi is the woman for. you. >> many democrats reeling from the drubbing they got in the midterms. set up griping behind closed doors. congressman joe miller is one of the speaker's closest allies. let me get you to respond. the basic critique you hear from blind quotes. this is a congressman saying it on the record. i'm sure everybody is more appreciate of that. basic critique is this. yes, she was effective. but she became so polarizing, can she remain effective going forward? >> what became polarizing was the environment where one party walked off the playing field and said we're not going to provide you a single vote. every vote for health care, energy, reducing the cost of higher education, student loans had to be sought within the democratic caucus. and the fact of the matter is, would the democrats have preferred to have gone into this election having done nothing on health care, nothing on energy, nothing on higher education? you know, and financial reform. the fact of the matter is the president the came to the congress and asked for these things to be done in the middle of the worst economic downturn. i'm sure there were many peo

nancy pelosi rules, still but why? we will have some analysis on that. later, beck will be here. is he selling off some of his personal stuff. also, millerpear tonight. he has some thoughts on airport security. i'm sure they will be gentle upcoming. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with fire in its veins. bold. daring. capable of moving your soul. ♪ and that's even before you drop your foot on the pedal. ♪ the new 2011 cts coupe from cadillac. the new standard of the world. >> bill: impact segment tonight, as you may know speaker of the house nancy pelosi is leaving her position shortly because the democrats got hammered by the republicans two weeks ago. ms. pelosi is likely to remain the post powerful democrat in the house despite controversial posture. with us now james rosen and chief political correspondent carl cameron. big secret meeting today, cameron. what was the stuff stuff about. >> their election. they spent hours actually debating whether or not to even have it today. there were a handful of democrats who said hey, look, we have got to reflect more on the beating we took in the 2010 elections a couple weeks ago and really st

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nancy pelosi will show the leadership she's going to be doing everything that she can to take care of business before speaker boehner grabs the gavel. congressman george miller will tell us how they plan to fight and win on this issue in just a moment. there's bane staggering jump in the number of americans without health insurance in this country and the republicans are fighting to repeal the law that would help them get the coverage. reverend jesse jackson takes on the gop's destructive agenda in "the battleground" story tonight. >>> and sarah palin is already booking performers at her inauguration party? plus, she's declaring war on big government with cookies. >>> but this is the story that has me fired up tonight. it's the lame-duck session of the congress and what should our expectations be? well, i'll tell you this, judging by the voices on radio, liberals don't want any compromise. they want action. and keep in mind, folks, this may be the last time the democrats have the house, senate, and white house for decades to come. why? well, it's the money. this is a time for democrats to get a heart, get a soul, and grow a spine. no better time to do it. 2

nancy pelosi being the leader. what they want to do is offer and amendment to switch the rules so she could not appoint her close confidants in leadership positions. george miller of california and connecticut. head of the rules committee. they want to make the appointments as well as the dccc appointed by pelosi. they want to make them elected positions. releasing pelosi's hand from that type of power. what would it do? it would get a lot of pelosi people out of important leadership positions. they run the congressional campaigns in 2012. what does the steering committee do? decide which people get committee assignments. the blue dogs say look, we are going to try to strengthen or loosen her grip on the power and get rid of the strength. it will be interesting to see if anything will happen with it. talking to a lot of people yesterday, not just blue dogs, a lot of folks in places like pennsylvania, indiana, illinois, a lot of state that is took hard hits this past cycle, they seem to be receptive to this. what said, if this was a football team that got completely destroyed and we came back with the exact same team next season, people would look at us to say w

miller, however, says he has no plans to con cede the race. >>> despite calls for change there will be no change at the top for democrats in the house of representatives. san francisco's nancyly outdistanced moderate heath shuler 150-43 to win election 80s minority leader in the house. the victory came in secret balloting during a lengthy closed door gathering on capitol hill. pelosi bristled when asked why she thinks she is the best person to lead house democrats considering her low approval ratings. >> how would your ratings be if $75 million were spent against you? because i'm an effective leader because we got the job done on healthcare and wall street reform and consumer protections the list goes on. >> some democrats wanted pelosi replaced, seeing her as partly responsible at least for the republican sweep to power in the election two weeks guy. as expected, republicans elected ohio's john boehner and speaker of the house to replace pelosi in the position. >>> the results of last night's dancing with the stars has many people shaking their heads and wondering how to could happen. one of the highest scoring performers voted off and one of the lowest kept on. even fello

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miller. her write-in campaign after losing in the primary. there is a controversy over some voters having spelling errors. >>> there is word that democrats are pressuring nancy pelosi to step aside. democratic lawmakers say they won't support her in a new roll call in january. >>> as we all feel the effects of this down economy, there is one group making out better than ever these days. we'll look into the skyrocketing salaries of some federal workers. >>> and as we head to break, a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic updates next. there is 395. look at how nice it is on a federal holiday when it comes to traffic. it's coming up right after this. it's 7:09 now on this thursday morning. n i thought i parked on level 2. or maybe 8? my "me time" is when there's a 10% chance of rain! [ cellphone rings ] my "me time" is when he doesn't get the hint. ♪ my "me time"... [ bang ] is when everybody's takin' shots at me. [ male announcer ] discover you time anytime. mccafé your day with a mcdonald's frappé. smooth and icy caramel or mocha blended just for you and topped with a decadent drizzle. "me time"! [ male announcer ]

nancy pelosi won her battle in the race against heath shuller. the results of that 150 to 43. >>> in alaska we have the winner of the race and it is murkowski over joe miller. this is after her write-in campaign. she becomes the first u.s. senate candidate since 1954 to win a write-in campaign. >>> straight ahead on fox 5 morning news, a closer look at the tsa screening tactics. the debate over body scans and patdowns moving up to capitol hill. do the screening tactics go too far or is it a reality in a post 9/11 world. we'll have that for you coming up. >>> as we head to break, let's take a live look outside. we'll check in with julie and get the update on traffic and tony has the forecast coming up as well. rule the tweet. rule the bedtime. rule the upload. verizon built america's most reliable network to make a more powerful you. rule the air. verizon. right now, you can get a new samsung fascinate for $199.99 after mail-in rebate. only at verizon. >>> here is your daily update on the royal engagement. we may have a new clue as where prince william will get married. the britain newspaper snapped this picture of kate middleton walking out of westminster

i expected joe miller, but i did not expect nancy pelosi to still be in office. if we were going to take over -- lisa murkowski is the first candidate to win as a write in over 50 years. it is over hyped. if it were really that big, jon stewart and stephen colbert were able to triple the tea party numbers at this rally, it says something. i would never belittle the tea party. i understand why people are angry. spending is out of control. obama has done little to nothing. i'm just as scared as everybody else about a lot of things going on. i think it's poorly organized. i don't understand the message. if sarah palin is the leader, i'm not getting behind it. >> well, i don't consider sarah palin the leader. but i think that -- >> do you have have? with all respect do you know who the leader is? >> no. that's because it is grassroots. basically the whole things seems to be get the -- you know, go back to the constitution, stop trampling the constitution, stop spending so much money that no one can repay. >> listen, i'm as frustrated as you are. i completely agree. >

nancy pelosi will be seek to remain the leader. >> she is been talking to members of her caucus. and number of them are close allies including george miller. they are taking the temperature of other members but sheep pills like she has sufficient support to do this. >> who might challenge her to do this? congressman suggested he would offer himself as an opponent to her. i do not think there will be any serious challenge to her. i think this is a done she would not announce if she did not have the votes. this is a done deal. this is extremely strong. progressives thought she was unfairly demonized in this campaign and the losses not her fault. >> who is running for minority whip? >> this is interesting. the current majority leader, steny hoyer, is running. he has not announced it, but you have the current majority whip of south carolina. if folks like cliburn and hoyer, they will be facing off against each other. >> what about the democratic caucus chair? to is aiming for that? >> it is jon larsen from connecticut. he is the current democratic caucus chair in the minority. that is not surprising that he is running again. there is not, as