transportation becoming more expensive the price of food is increasing as well the public opinion agency in nevada senate conducted a research to assess russians purchasing power for food the overwhelming majority of russians ninety two percent say they don't experience problems in buying basic foodstuffs and for only buying food is problematic still many experts say the cetacean and wrong food prices will continue to worsen. ok there's no denying the fact that food is a commodity and you can make money off of it ok the producers and faster is eccentric cetera to what degree it's helpful to the world economy is up to opinion we've seen on this program here but also it's a very political thing at the end of the day food security is determined by each individual country and look let's face it politicians don't want to be thrown out of power because food is too expensive here deborah fine go to you how do we square all of those issues here because they're all they're not always on the same page rarely are they on the same page you people want to make money off of food that's why they do it ok not just becau

to come across the centerfold this month's cover girl is going to be none other than a failed nevada senate candidate sharron angle get a look at her she ran one of the worst campaigns in history couldn't even win against the very very unpopular harry reid so now she's going to show off her sixty one year old body the tea party faithful and it's just weird she looking a little asian here anyway way to go share it and so there you have it that is a first issue of the tea party review now ok we made some of that up obviously the stuff in the middle but i think you get the point the tea party movement bless their hearts have thus far been a little lost a little hypocritical but provided a lot of entertainment so i've a feeling at this magazine it's going to providers with a lot of left. now last night we saw something that i dare say could give us a glimmer of hope when it comes to our lawmakers transcending partisan divides creating an alliance based on core american values that everyone should believe it our civil liberties last night the house voted on extending the three key provisions of

he said when i was a young park ranger in 1928, keith pittman who was a vaim us nevada senator, very close to president roosevelt, sent me to nevada to find a place for a national park. he said that's my park. i'm the one that said it would go there, that's where it should go, and it never made it legislatively, but because of that meeting i had and ronald reagan's understanding of what politics was all about, he didn't veto my bill. he overruled his secretary, and together harry reid and ronald reagan created the great basin national park. it wasn't the last time president reagan and i worked together to preserve our west. mr. president, i introduced legislation that was really important legislation. it is -- it involved two indian tribes, two endangered species. it involves lake tahoe. it involved two rivers. the truckee and carson rivers. i think i mentioned two indian tribes. a huge wetlands that had gone from a couple hundred thousand acres to maybe less than a thousand very putrid acres. birds had died eating and drinking there. it was -- the wetlands had basically dried up. it

nevada. the 50 is for senator file.sunny dat cold, cold start. by monday we will warm up. it looks like we have and other system rolling in. white made a week we have a better chance for rain and wind. the chance contenders into the wind hicontinues into the w. >> vicki: let's just talk about the numbers and jerseys for baseball. >> reporter: pact broke has switched from #92 #five. what is the story behind the numbers? >> single digits. it looks better. so i said ok, i will choose #8. >> when i was a kid my family was from kansas city so i grow up watching a baseball star and i chose his number. >> i don't want single digits like double digits to lead no. 88. the mmi big- league career, once i got here i was offered a number. i did not have a choice. but i declined and i chose the number above. i chose no. 13. people think it is some lucky but i think it is lucky. >> reporter: the only thing that matters is number one. first division. this could happen seven months from now. in phoenix for kron4 news. >> vicki: apple is getting some serious competition for their i pad. we

the nevada vision stakeholders' group conceived by senator horseburg recognized our state's economic development and geology of intertwined and recommend nevada secure better access to federal land for renewable energy production and transmission projects. i support all efforts to make nevada the renewable energy capital of the world. [applause] finally, we need to improve ground connections by linking las vegas to phoenix via interstate 11 into southern california via a high-speed rail. both are critical for transportation and logistics as well as tourism. [applause] my message tonight is one of opportunity. certainly for those who care about economic growth. but also for those listening outside our state. nevada is a place you can call home and headquarters with equal measure. we are proud of great cities, low taxes and state's natural beauty. many state leaders are products of our schools and universities. thanks to my executive order freezing most state regulations and requiring a complete regulatory review, we can promise you a stable regulatory environment. nevada officials and

us and switching gears harry reid thinks that it's time to outlaw prostitution in nevada so what's gotten into the senate he's never made comments like this before and why would he want to get rid of an industry that could be taxed and bring in money to the state we'll ask those questions at the end of the program but now let's move on to our top story. as protesters in wisconsin enter their second week of picketing their anger expands to not only the state government but the federal government as well while these workers continue to fight for their cause many of them are asking. where obama r.g.s. as they can now finds out. week two mobilized workers taking their state capitol it is a revolution here a revolution of tens of thousands of workers fighting to preserve the rights that their state is trying to rip away the rights of public sector unions to effectively protect their working conditions all the people i grew up with. more than half of them have public sector jobs right like it's. sort of people pretending that that there's somebody going to solve these problems were the state capitol where lawm

it is past cycle we had conservative hispanics elected as governors of new mexico, nevada, u.s. senator from florida, and a number of members of congress -- hispanics from the state of washington, idaho, and texas, who here to for never had a conservative, not to mention a hispanic elected to office. we are proud of that and we think hispanics like everyone else are worried about the over the top spending habits with country has gotten into. host: you mentioned cpac and c- span covered a lot of the speeches of the weekend. michelle bachmann, who heads up the tea party caucus in talked to activists about the influence of the tea party but also remaining true to the social issues that conservatives care about. let's listen to what she had to say. >> we would be wise to recall and not forget that for all conservative coalition to be victorious in 2012, it will take every one of us and then some blend together to bring the the three legs of this conservative stool together -- the fiscal conservative leg, the national security leg, and a social conservative leggett, to work together. we cann

senate majority leader harry reid shocked everyone but here now thirty he thinks the time has come for nevada to outlaw prostitution during a speech in carson city he got for the senator in the audience who are a brothel owner legal prostitutes and illegal industries. so according to reports his speech just bought he heard cricket it takes and despite the fact that prostitution was just a tiny little portion of the overall speech it was the only thing the reporters wanted to ask about afterwards and the move was pretty odd for reid who've never taken a stance before but considering the state faces a one point five billion dollar deficit he decided to make it a matter of economic development the businesses couldn't believe they'd be setting up shop in a country where the largest vary county excuse me where the largest business is legal prostitution but could nevada be missing a much bigger opportunity here to cash in by taxing the sex industry earlier i caught up with dennis hof owner of the moonlight bunny ranch and the love ranch and he's also been seen on h.b.o. cat house i first asked him

now senate majority leader harry reid shocked everyone when he announced that he thinks the time has come for nevada to outlaw prostitution during a speech in carson city too bad first senator reid and the audience were a brothel owner legal prostitutes an illegal industries state lobbyist so according to reports in his speech bob he heard crickets and despite the fact that his portion on prostitution was just an event think part of the overall speech it was the only thing the reporters wanted to ask him about afterwards now this move was very odd for reid who had never taken this stance before but considering the state faces a one point five billion dollar deficit he decided to make it a matter of economic development the businesses couldn't believe they'd be setting up shop in counties where the largest business as legal prostitution but couldn't about to be missing a much bigger opportunity here to cash it by taxing the sex industry we're going to ask that question tomorrow. now earlier in the show we brought you all the latest on the union strikes in wisconsin but we did leave out one key aspect

nevada is the only u.s. state where prostitution is legal. well, now the state's most powerful politician, senateority leader harry reid, says it is time for that to end. >> we should do everything we can to make sure the world holds nevada in the same high regard you and i do. if we want to attract business to nevada that puts people back to work, the time has come to outlaw prostitution. >> as reid spoke to nevada legislators tuesday, some brothel owners and workers were in the audience. they say prostitution brings tourists and money to a state that needs both. >>> actress lindsay lohan is due back in a los angeles court today. lohan's attorney says she's open to a plea deal in a felony grand theft case involving a $2500 necklace. lohan faces up to three years in jail. meanwhile, her mother says lohan plans to wear something a little more conservative today, than the short, white dress she had on for her last court date. >>> straight ahead your wednesday morning weather. >>> and in sports, carmelo who? the short-handed denver nuggets soar without their all-star forward. forward. ♪ ♪ express yo

the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes en bloc amendments numbered 54 and 55. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so that i may call up my amendment number 49 which is at the desk. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new mexico, mr. udall, proposes amendment numbered 49. mr. udall: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement on this amendment in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so that i may call up another of my amendments, number 51, which is at the desk. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new

quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from nevada. mr. ensign: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from nevada is recognized. mr. ensign: mr. president, i rise today in support of the amendment offered by the republican leader to repeal what i believe is the unconstitutional government takeover of our health care system. make no mistake, we all want to improve access to affordable health insurance for all americans, including those individuals with preexisting conditions. but unfortunately, this health reform bill that was signed into law last year is not the right prescription. over the past year i have spoken with tens of thousands of nevadans about this bill. they were very clear when they said that this law is not the cure for our broken health care system. this law imposes new burdens on most nevadans and most americans. it requires that every american citizen purchase health insurance coverage. those who fail to buy health insurance that meets the minimum requirements

senator kyl from arizona, senator ensign from nevada. they represented the western interests so well, and they know aviation and they knew what we could do, and we have made great progress. i also want to commend senator wyden from oregon, senator cantwell who is going to be the new chairman of the aviation committee in the commerce committee. they both represented the northwest and alaska very well. senator begich and senator murkowski also did so much to help us thread the needle that would be a balanced bill. and then there was senator warner who also had a different interest, and that was to protect his constituents from congestion around washington national, and i think we were able to accommodate the needs of the people who live around national airport as well through the leadership of senator warner. so i want to say that it took a lot of negotiation to get there, and that's why really this bill took several weeks to do. so i'm very proud and pleased that we have done this. i, too, want to recognize the staffs without whom none of

nevada. guest: no question that the senate composition is of keen interest to both parties and to see the wayse difficult races will play out is completely routed in what we will see over these coming months, the unveiling of the budget, the process that will come as a result of that, the way the parties address the deficit and other cuts. i believe that the caucus is well-positioned to fight for their members. the democratic caucus is mindful that the majority is one that can be taken away. certainly, there are lessons to be learned from this past november of. i also believe that the path of the party is on will continue in a way that those seats will be increasingly say. however, the challenges will be there and it will be a tough race. host: we are only talking about the switch of four seats that would put the republicans the majority. guest: everyone of these boats will be carefully considered and the nuances will not be lost on party leadership. there will be tremendous attention to these seats and to the sustaining of those seats. host: we talked about kent conrad of north dakota who is

senator majority leader harry reid says he wants to outlaw prostitution in his home state of nevada.e said he wants to keep prostitution where it belongs, washington d.c. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's right. >> steve: preach! >> jimmy: harry reid is trying to ban prostitution in nevada, but prostitutes say they're not gonna take this lying down. [ laughter ] -- for less than 50 bucks an hour. then we'll talk. get this. china is building a theme park based on the "world of warcraft" video game. unfortunately, gamers are already complaining about the parks location -- outdoors. [ laughter ] [ coughing ] is it safe to breath? what is that big light? that's right. they're building a theme park based on the "world of warcraft." in fact, each roller coaster has a sign that says, "you must be this single to go on this ride." [ laughter ] did you see this? president obama has named aol founder steve case to the white house jobs council. hiring the founder of aol is expensive but obama got a cd-rom in the mail that offered 100 free hours, so it was -- [ laughter ] it should work

host: the top states in the senate races include massachusetts, montana. nebraska, nevada. new mexico. and north dakota, virginia and west virginia. >> if you look at where democrats have problems now more than say 15-20 years ago, it's states with higher sort of small-town, rural vote. that sort of thing. democrats have lost a lot of ground in sort of rural america. in fact our house senator david wotsalman figured out while democrats last only 25% of the seats in their house, they lost 60% of the land area. and now the democrats strength is more confined to cities and the suburbs, unless host: let me ask you about the presidential race. this morning david brooks writes run, mitch, run. and i ask you this with what you just said a minute ago about thousand political climate benefits the republican races. he says -- he is seriously thinking about not running. and govern daniels has been a comp tent manager. and it says governor calls for someone run things efficiently. governor daniels has spent his entire career preparing for this kind of moment. guest: yes. i've known him

host: the top states in the senate races include massachusetts, montana. nebraska, nevada. new mexico. and north dakota, virginia and west virginia. >> if you look at where democrats have problems now more than say 15-20 years ago, it's states with higher sort of small-town, rural vote. that sort of thing. democrats have lost a lot of ground in sort of rural america. in fact our house senator david wotsalman figured out while democrats last only 25% of the seats in their house, they lost 60% of the land area. and now the democrats strength is more confined to cities and the suburbs, unless host: let me ask you about the presidential race. this morning david brooks writes run, mitch, run. and i ask you this with what you just said a minute ago about thousand political climate benefits the republican races. he says -- he is seriously thinking about not running. and govern daniels has been a comp tent manager. and it says governor calls for someone run things efficiently. governor daniels has spent his entire career preparing for this kind of moment. guest: yes. i've known him

host: the top states in the senate races include massachusetts, montana. nebraska, nevada. new mexico. and north dakota, virginia and west virginia. >> if you look at where democrats have problems now more than say 15-20 years ago, it's states with higher sort of small-town, rural vote. that sort of thing. democrats have lost a lot of ground in sort of rural america. in fact our house senator david wotsalman figured out while democrats last only 25% of the seats in their house, they lost 60% of the land area. and now the democrats strength is more confined to cities and the suburbs, unless host: let me ask you about the presidential race. this morning david brooks writes run, mitch, run. and i ask you this with what you just said a minute ago about thousand political climate benefits the republican races. he says -- he is seriously thinking about not running. and govern daniels has been a comp tent manager. and it says governor calls for someone run things efficiently. governor daniels has spent his entire career preparing for this kind of moment. guest: yes. i've known him

. >>> senator reed is also calling for the end of legalized prostitution in his home state of nevada. he says it discourages businesses from moving there and is a bad mix for families. >> i've talked to families who feel the same way. parents who don't want their children to look out a school bus and see a brosle -- brothel. >> a brothel owner and eight of his employees said making prostitution illegal would lead to underaged girls and pimps. >>> time now, 7:18. the long awaited court ruling could come today on oakland's proposed crackdown in the fruitvale neighborhood. a judge has decided to prevent gang members from hanging out with each other and there's also a 10:00 p.m. curfew. oakland's city attorney says a similar plan has rediced violent in -- reduced violence in northern oakland. >>> there is a disturbing new development last month's deadly shooting of an el cerrito high school football player in richmond. now there's evidence that gene griggsby was killed simply because he lived in the wrong neighborhood. one individual said it was pay back and it was retaliation. >>> the sa

united states senate, what legislation we're going to consider on the floor, has made a lot of promises mainly during the course of a successful reelection campaign in his state of nevadabut every promise, virtually every promise he made to move a comprehensive immigration bill in the senate floor as not been fulfilled. then, again, of course he said that he didn't know anyone of hispanic heritage could be a republican. well, i would say it's pretty easy to see that there are not many alternatives to his party which is so cynically misled on a repeated basis, the hispanic community of their good faith many moving forward and their leadership on this important issue. it's easy to be skeptical of immigration reform when about the white house and united states senate have been in the hands of the democratic leadership who have made repeated promises that have not been fulfilled. of course, the american people change congress on november 2, and a new congress remitted increasing reluctance of the american people to pass massive comprehensive legislation of any type on any topic. now, i believe that immigration is one of those issues that can't be addressed effectively on a

host: the top states in the senate races include massachusetts, montana. nebraska, nevada.ew mexico. and north dakota, virginia and west virginia. >> if you look at where democrats have problems now more than say 15-20 years ago, it's states with higher sort of small-town, rural vote. that sort of thing. democrats have lost a lot of ground in sort of rural america. in fact our house senator david wotsalman figured out while democrats last only 25% of the seats in their house, they lost 60% of the land area. and now the democrats strength is more confined to cities and the suburbs, unless host: let me ask you about the presidential race. this morning david brooks writes run, mitch, run. and i ask you this with what you just said a minute ago about thousand political climate benefits the republican races. he says -- he is seriously thinking about not running. and govern daniels has been a comp tent manager. and it says governor calls for someone run things efficiently. governor daniels has spent his entire career preparing for this kind of moment. guest: yes. i've known him s

nevada, and reduce delays in the first place. that's what moving forward looks like. and that's why senator rockefeller has worked for years -- years to get this bill passed. but there have been little site issues that come up. site issues are going to be debated here on the floor and we will either pass them or get rid of them and get this bill on the road to the president's desk. so what rival talked about is -- what i've talked about is what moving forward looks like. that's what we democrats want to do. this is what moving backward would look like, republicans symbolic efforts to repeal the rights in the health care reform bill will put americans at risk. i will mention a few things. it would let insurance companies once again stand in the way of a child in the medical care -- and the medical care that child needs. it would take away a child's right to get health insurance and instead give insurance companies the right to use asthma or diabetes as an excuse to take away that care. it would kick kids off their parents' health insurance, it would force seniors to pay more for their prescr

the amendment offered by the minority leader, senator mcconnell, to repeal the health care reform law, and first i would say to my good friend from nevada we want to work together to reduce costs, but this bill reduces costs significantly. the cbo said repeal balloons the deficit by more than a trillion dollars in the second decade. that's because the law smokes out a good deal of the waste, the inefficiency, the duplication that we all know is part of our system. that's the place where we have to continue to work together. our country delivers the best health care in the world, but it's also the most inefficient. we spend 17% of our gdp on health care. the next highest spending country is only 10%. under the reform law, we will begin the first large step in keeping quality care, but getting the costs under control. now, if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle said, you know, you're right. we have to reduce costs. we have a better way, and they offered a bill on the floor, well, then, maybe we'd take a look at it. they are silent. they are easy to sit there and say repeal. what would you put in its place? the reason this amendme

amendment ofd -- offered by the minority leader senator mcconnell to repeal the r health care reform law and first i would say to my goodood friend from nevada yes, we wouldes we like to work together to furtherther reduce costs but this bill does reduce costs significantly.. has s the cboai has said in no uncertain the terms that repeal would ruin the d deficit by 230 billion in the first decade and more than a trillion in the second decade a good deal of the waste, inefficiency duplication thatthe d we'll all know is part of our system and that's the place we have to continue to work the wor together. 's a our counlstry delivers the best health care in the world but it's also the most m ineffic inefficient. heal we spend 17% of gdp on health care. the next highest spending unde country isr t only 10%. n t under the reform law we will begin the first large step in keeping quality care but getting the cost under control. colleags on now if my colleagues on the other side of the nile said you have know, you're right, we have to reduce cost, we have a better way and the offer a bill on theaybe floor, well then maybe we could take alook look at

who may think it's easy to defeat an ultra liberal senate democrat leader with the resources that leader has at hess disposal talk to our friends in nevada their efforts to unseat harry reid. harry reid started his re-election polled only slightly ahead of the ebola virus but by lks day he was reelected with a republican candidate not even managing 45% of the vote. but senator thune did beat the democratic senate leader. and if you think south dakota is an easy republican state, consider that before senator thune was elected to the senate his seat had been held by either george mcgovern or tom daschle for 36 of the preceding 42 years. by 2010 the democrats could not even get a challenger to john thune who became the third republican since the direct election of senators which began 100 years ago to win a senate race unopposed. [applause] senator thune enters this year focusing on getting government spending and the deficit ubbed control. -- under control. so to review senator thune and the buckley rule. conservative, check, electable check, let's hear what he has to say. our friend, senator john thune. [applause] ♪ >> thank you all very

nevada, and california. the the voting in washington and oregon was very strong. any race that was not excited election night -- i followed it. after election night, the colorado senate race at the oregon governor's race and the washington senate race and the l.a. senate race and the minnesota governor's race -- all the linebackers switched our way. it told us that in the close races, it is field politics that matter. field activity was going on because the state parties, organizing volunteers, -- there were bright spots. you cannot sugar coated. it was a tough night. after that night, i remembered a wonderful line i always remember after anything tough because it tells you, "progress is not always one straight line, it is one step forward, two steps back." if you ever needed proof of that proposition, all the pundits after the midterms -- it was horrible, nothing was going to get done, the other guys were offense, we were defense. we ended up with a president and a congress that got more good work done then nine of 11 responders. what a spectacular thing. [applause] the other guys try to block but we made it happen. the start treaty, the compromise that would extend

senate democratic leader tom daschle. [applause] >> and john thune one. for anyone here who may think it isn't easy to defeat -- i suggest you talk to our friend from nevada efforts to unseat harry reid. harry reid start his reelection 2010 falling only slightly ahead of the ebola virus. but by election he was reelected with a republican candidate not even managing 45% of the vote. but senator thune did beat the democratic senator. consider before senator thune was elected to the senate his seat had been held by either george mcgovern or tom daschle 436 of the preceding 42 years. by 2010, the democrats could not even get a candidate to file a challenge who became only the third republican since the election of senators began 100 years ago to win a senate race unopposed. [applause] >> senator thune interest this year focusing on getting government spending and deficit under control. so to review their -- senator thune, conservative, let's hear what he has to say. our friend, senator johnson. -- senator john thune. [applause] [applause] >> thank you all very much. thank you james, for the very generous -- thank you. thank you for that very generous introduc

the presiding officer: the senator from nevada. a senator: i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president, yesterday along with senators hutchison and mcconnell, we introduce add resolution of disapproval that if adopted will overturn the f.c.c.'s attempt to regulate the internet through the recent open internet order. in december the f.c.c. defined congress and the judiciary announced an order that will give it sweeping new authority to regulate content on and access to the internet. mr. ensign: particularly in today's economy, the internet and associated applications should be able to evolve without unnecessary government interference that could stifle innovation and stifle job creation. the last thing government needs to do is once again burden the private sector with additional burdensome regulatory red tape. while the f.c.c.'s action is certainly concerning, it should come as no surprise considering this administration's history of usurping the private sector rol

senator brown of ohio be recognized for two minutes to call up amendment number 105, the ensign amendment number 32, and that reid amendment, reid of nevada, number 54 and udall amendment number 51 be modified with the changes that are at the desk, the wyden amendment number 27 be withdrawn, and the senate then proceed to votes in relation to the following amendments in the order listed. brown, ensign, reid, udall number 49, udall number 51, as further modified, coburn number 80 as modified, coburn 1, coburn 9 -- coburn 81, coburn 91, and schumer 71. further there, be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote listed above and notwithstanding rule 22, the leahy-inhofe amendment number 50 remain in order. that upon disposition of the schumer number 71, there be ten minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to the leahy-inhofe amendment number 50, that that amendment be subject to a 60-vote threshold for passage. that if it does not achieve 60 affirmative vote, the amendment not be agreed to and that there be no amendments in order to any of the amendments listed in the agreement prior to the votes. further, upon dis

i hear from those in nevada that need us to fight for them and i know every senator is the -- hears theheir states. there are currently bits an piece of good -- and pieces of good news. there's not enough, for sure. the dow jones opened this morning above 12,000. that's the highest in many years. manufacturing is rising more than expected. consumer spending is beating forecasts also. corporate profits are higher than anyone predicted. we had a decent jobs number. better than economists predicted. not good enough, but decent so it's not all bad news. but i'm not satisfied hearing that things are simply better than we expected. nevada, like every other state, is still hurting. and our job is not to beat expectations, it's to beat unemployment and beat back the deficit. we can't assume we're back to normal every time we hear encouraging news. we don't have that luxury because it's not true. we can't let our guard down and we can't waste anymore time on symbolic votes. the fight to repeal the patients rights in the health care reform law is behind us, arts have been made, the votes have bee