what sense do you have that this new norm will preserve without that being wielded that things won'tck to the way they were before? >> last night at the joint caucus i reminded everyone we had a vote at 10:00 in the morning and that i had the votes. and there was never any doubt about that. i was very fortunately, the caucus was with me. i think that's what was important. i think we were able to get this done, and i think it would never have happened had we not gone through the process we did. >> my understanding is as part of this deal that was announced today, there is no agreement on your part to take the possibility of a further use of the nuclear option in some further future foreseeable circumstances off the table. so does that remain a possibility if we see the republican minority go back to their ways of old? >> i was asked if i could do that, and i said no. i could not. i have to have the ability to protect not only the senate, but the country. and, listen, they want to filibuster, let them filibuster, and we'll override those filibusters, and if they get too out of hand, we

. -- to weigh in on the new norm.it. >> i want to be like a superman, but don't get me started. okay. >> let's talk about it. this is one of those things. it's tempting. you spent a chunk of your life with someone and you don't know what's happened with them. it's easy to do it anonymously. easy to kind of stalk. a lot of people do do it. >> and there's an element that the social media's built around making it so you run into people in some way. you type in an e-mail and it goes to a different name, and an automated birthday reminder. this technology makes it so you could perpetually bump into each other. we talk about how the digital age lets us connect. we can't disconnect in some ways. >> we want to be this out of sight, out of mind when we break up with someone. they keep dragging you in back in. they're everywhere on the internet. >> do you do that? do you go on line and peek? >> i occasionally have peeked. not very often. i'm pretty much a clean break guy. >> you are? >> i cut it. that's -- >> if they allow the

that i think we should find a way to make this be the new norm for everyone, all people deserve to have these options if possible for businesses. >> julia parish and i am a attorney in our work and family project. we get the calls from people struggling with fat.ly caring obligation and jobs and, too often they are forced to choose between the family and jobs and this is true for low wage workers who lack access to flexbility and sometimes the opportunity or courage to make these kinds of requests from their employers. there are laws that provide time off from work there are not any kind of laws that allow care givers to access workplace flexibility and predictbility that they need. it has changed in the model where there is someone at home to take the children to school and to juggle medical care for an elderly relative is just a thing of the past and we need to catch up. a recent caller to the help line from san francisco was trying to navigate her return to work with her care for her newborn baby. she was not eligible for any more time off from work, her baby was two months old and s

embroiled in scandal, however, the important question here tonight, has this behavior become the new norm here tonight? is power more important than dignity and how can we help save america? here to help answer those questions, our wonderful studio answer. show of hands. does private life like anthony weiner, should it matter in an election? yes? hold your hands up. no. hands up. >> first of all, most men cheat. i would say about no, i would say, so, the first thing is most men cheat. we're one of the few species who tries to not have cheating as part of our lives. this is actually true. the next thing is that we have to look at what politicses have to say about the issues. kennedy did it 100 years ago. bill clinton did it 100 years ago. it doesn't matter. >> i take exception as a man that all men cheat. how about women cheating? but that's not the point here. >> have you ever cheated? >> i haven't. i've been married 20 years. >> you're one of the few. anywhere else here hasn't cheated? there you go. thank you very much. >> where do you get the evidence that most men cheat? >> did i see y

>> we got a new norm now. to think that it's over, no. it's just the beginning. we're okay.e've been truly blessed. and we're excited to be home. >> and finally here they are. sierra went straight to her bedroom just to see it. lindsey, jumped on the trampoline just one of the excited siblings and cousins now. just a regular kid again. >> i love sitting there and being able to watch my kids playing on the play structure and kind of watching them grow and play from afar. just watching them be kids. >> it's not over. mit never be. but right now, it's just fine. >> that's all for now. i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. >>> very good monday morning to you. here's what's coming up on "early today." reaction around the country and the department of justice for the verdict in the george zimmerman case. >>> reports this morning that edward snowden has very specific blueprints of now the national security agency does what they do. >>> a major loss for high-speed motorcycle racing during an attempt to top 300 miles per hour. >>> plus, an autopsy will be done today to determine th

this is the new norm. it will be no supply. melissa: why? >> why, where is it going to come from?: i don't know. you're t real estate broker. >> let's look at luxury. that is where the cost is. anything that is new construction coming to the market is strictly super luxury. people that bought in the height six, seven, eight years ago. they're just getting bacack into the black. average to median prices. so we are more than halfy back to the highs. where they're going to move? melissa: is it t same on the west coast? >> get ready for some good competition. it's everywhere.3 you know, due to the lack of confidence before january where builders were not building all this new inventory until now. we are still kind of lagging behind. we are not seeing a lot of inventory. the middle class right now, the people are really gting squeezed, people taking out mortgages, people who have major competitions when a new product is the market if it does. all other times it does at the market. melissa: there was a great article about this and the new york post. they said the reason why we are s

if that is the new norm, that's fine. we're still going up. now the market is reversed, sell may, go away, made higher highs. we have a trading bottom in place, those june lows. the sell may go away worked in a historical basis, sell may to the end of june. i was surprised to see it go up on a new high. now that it has on breaks that will be upside buyers. david: david, now this is the big question of the day. how can markets behave so well when we're so close to a economic contraction? >> it is like you were saying at the top of the show, bad economic news right now is the good for the market. the bernanke put -- david: let me start you right there. there was a moment the market thought a month ago, bernanke, even if he continues to do as he has done that is about as much of a boost the market is going to get. there was a focus on the consumer. the consumer is not spending as well as we thought the consumer would be spending. is the consumer totally irrelevant to the market right now? >> the consumer relative to the market. homebuilders is bi

they stuffed the budget with all kinds of stuff that's now going to be the new norm for women in ohio course, it makes sense to sign all that into law with the guys. it's like last year's house hearing in d.c. about obama care's contraception coverage mandate. so, fellows, the birth control pill, the iud. tell me your stories. yeah. then last month the house judiciary committee pushing through a new federal 20-week abortion ban with hey, guys, surprise, surprise, an all male panel headed up by congressman trent franks. so the exile in guyville scene in texas this morning has become a pretty typical thing in republican politics of late. but so has the reaction to these kinds of bills outside of republicanland and outside of guyville. the new texas antiabortion bill to radically reduce access to abortion and women's health care in texas of course lit up state politics and a good part of national politics, too. the texas bill brought thousands of people to the state capitol in austin to protest and rally and give testimony. people filling the state capitol rotunda inside. spilling on to

as he's been known to do on occasion, and under his leadership, our country has fallen into the new normnd stagnant wages. i think it's unacceptable, but the speech turned out to be all as you seal, no steak, and that's sewelling there's sizzle left. >> that's language -- >> that's adorable, and nice fodder for the base, but it doesn't make sure that we can continue this recovery. we've had 7.2 million jobs over the last 38 months in the private sector created. we know that the public feels much better about the economy, but wants us to focus together on a balanced approach. they absolutely want us to make sure we replace the sequester and take away the pain that the republicans are hellbent on continuing the in my home state, president obama was in jacksonville today, where the national guard in the middle of the height of hurricane season have 11 furlough days, every monday until the independence of the fiscal year. what will happen if a category 4 hurricane comes bearing down, appeared the national guard will struggle to be there. that's thanks for the republicans. >> the governor wil

>> am i the only one bothered by the fact that now less than 2% economic growth seems to be the new normg about 2% to 2.5% for several quarters. now we're talking about 1.5% to 1.8%. without strong economic growth, where are the corporate profits coming from? >> earnings are doing fine at this stage. in the fifth year. earnings are doing fine. they're growing at 6, 7, and 8%. earnings profits are the mother's milk of stocks not gdp. by the way, gdp, if anyone ka , cares, tomorrow's release. you'll see revisions going all the way back to 1929 so you might see an entirely different picture of gdp. earnings are okay. the m-2 money supply is growing at 7%. that's why this fed thing. people get too excited. the basic money supply is growing at a steady rate. and the u.s. is doing okay, right? we've never been fabulous. but it's okay. that's why we can't get too bearish on this. >> i'm not bearish myself. i'm actually cautiously optimistic. i think if we stay on the ball in terms of earnings from corporations, i think if we can grow those slowly, not dramatically, we can probably get through t

success, how does he get away with this and how much longer will the american public accept these new norms don't think they will accept indefinitely. if i were him i would be working with the republicans on some sort of plan to do tax reform and deficit reduction along with the inevitable extension of the debt ceiling. bottom line i don't think will happen. i think the president will stand firm based on the climate change initiative, when in doubt, tax -- i'm not optimistic and agree with your premise. charles: we have a meltdown of receipts in the middle east, the syrians made recently but we are going to hear 100,000 real soon and i know our public waited for us to go into these militarily but we see where iraq is beginning to have a gigantic sectarian meltdown. we see in afghanistan another bombing overnight. the series fell year and a place where the president made this focus, started the apology tour in europe in the middle east and it has gotten worse, not better. i just joan know how he gets away with it for so long and how other democrats don't try to nudge him in some definitive d

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>> there has been a paradigm shift in terms of jobs for a lot of people, temporary jobs are the new norm this effect every single type of career and every single educational level. for people like factory workers, retail employees on through doctors and attorneys and nurses, we have send a trend from full-time employment to different temporary positions. >> kelly: why are we seeing the wall marts and doctors offices go more for hiring temporary workers? >> it allows large employers down to small employers to remain nimble and higher when necessary. so to run a seasonal promotion, hire 10,000 employees and make sure the promotion goes on smoothly. if the promotion is success they can offer temporary employees permanent positions and if it is f it is not, they will try something else. >> kelly: if you are hiring more temporary workers for the average person out there looking for a job, and accepting temporary work they realize they have to be looking all the time for a position. it changes the norm? >> you are absolutely right. for the job seeker, a lot of people go into positions hoping t

and i think when i say that the new norm for unemployment is 6.5%. that's proof positive free enterprise has failed. guest: what's interesting about that is that people will argue that from both sides. free enterprise is so ideological that people will say that you could argue some folks argue that there's too much government and that's the reason and some people will say that the government hasn't intervened sufficiently. so i would rather not get caught up. but i agree that -- i don't know if it's a failure of the free enterprise system but it's a failure of the u.s. economy to provide for its workers. we cannot -- and one of the scary parts of the sort of mild improvement is you get the seps of complacency. we're creating jobs that's fine. and you sense the frustration with your colleagues. no, it's not fine. my husband's been out of job since 2007. i've heard that quite a few times and you hear that frustration in their voice. so i think it's not an acceptable situation. and one of the ironies is that of course all the pundits that go on tv and t

to create new norms you have to understand people's existing norms and bar towers change.eas that spread as effortlessly. we prefer instructional videos to teach e-drones to troops, incentives to institution, people and institutions can feel messy and they introduce uncold variability. every change requires effort and the decision to make that effort is a social process. good morning. i don't know if there's much left to say. good to see you. >> thanks for having me on. >> joe has a question four. >> mike barnacle, we want instant, you know, we want everything instantly. and in our society that's just the way it's been. bruce springsteen wouldn't have been around today because he had a couple of albums that didn't sell too well. innovation. we want everything instantly and sometimes it's just going to take time and it's going to take effort and patience for some of these ideas and solutions to develop. >> you're right, joe. we live in a culture where people beat their horns at the drive through window at mcdonald's because it's not going fast enough. but, doctor, your piec

first, let's aim to make the best practices endorsed by the pension protection act of 2006 the new norm for all workplace savings plans. let's go full auto, auto enrollment, auto escalation to hire deferrals, plus automatic default to qualified target date or balanced funds for every workplace savings plan in america. there really is no reasonable doubt here that these basic structural elements do raise participation, deferrals, account balances, and the likelihood of retirement readiness. knowing this, i do feel like a medical doctor who has discovered a vaccine that can prevent a serious illness. in this case, financial stress and elderly poverty. that's why i would love to see these auto features be made mandatory for all workplace savings plans. in other words, a requirement of all plan designed, either through the next round of pension legislation or through regulatory guidance, or maybe just a mass outbreak of common sense. by spreading these best practices across all existing d.c. plans, we could lift the retirement readiness of more than 70 million working americans. as i see it

and high school, if you're using prescription pain medication or even heroin, that's kind of the new normbetween prescription drug use and eventual heroin use? >> well, i mean it's pretty easy to understand. prescription drugs are regulated and so they're a little more difficult to get. plus, they're more expensive. so what happens is if people start experimenting with that and they develop a habit, it's too expensive. they're going to have to start robbing and stealing. heroin is easily accessible, less expensive, and you get the same if not a better high. >> i want to talk about that easily accessible part in just a second. let me give you statistics. 90% of teen heroin addicts are white. heroin is easier to buy than prescription drugs. and by the way, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the u.s. you mention easily accessible. where are kids finding heroin? >> the easy answer, anywhere. i mean it's in the schools. it's in the communities. and these aren't people that have to go to what would typically be understood as heroin areas, inner cities, urban areas. this

will this be the new norm for america's job market? professor at the university of maryland and he joins us from our washington bureau. peter, 47% of the population with full time jobs, that seems like a disaster. give us some perspective, is it? >> it certainly is a disaster. americans aren't finding meaningful work. with obama care happening employers are concerned 18 months from now they are going to have to provide expensive health benefits they are taking two jobs, splitting them into three and finding people who will work 28, 29 hours a week. so more typical american these days is out there working for two part-time jobs with very little security. >> so in other words, employers are finding it just too expensive to hire full-time workers. isn't this exactly what the opponents of obama care predicted during the debate before that bill became a law? >> absolutely. if you require employers to provide massive health care program with very high standards of coverage to everyone, they are simply not going to be able to afford it. they

first, let's aim to make the best practices and doorstep by the pension protection act of 2006 the new normauto go full auto, enrollment, auto escalation to higher deferrals, plus automatic default to qualify target date or allen's funds for every workplace there is no reasonable doubt that these basic structural elements do raise participation, deferrals, account balances, and the likelihood of retirement readiness. knowing this, i do feel like a medical doctor who has discovered a vaccine that can prevent a serious illness. in this case, a natural stress of elderly poverty. that is why i would love to see these auto features be made mandatory for all workplace saving plans. in other words, a requirement. through the next round of pension legislation or through regulatory guidance, or maybe a sense.tbreak of common by spreading these best practices across all existing d.c. plans, we could lift the entire readiness of more than 70 million working americans. have ae it, the almost responsibility to aim for that and no excuse not to. the second big step toward boosting the retirement readines

to make the best practices and doorstep by -- endorsed by the pension protection act of 2006 the new norm for all workplace savings plans. let's go full auto, auto enrollment, auto escalation to higher deferrals, plus automatic default to qualify target date or allen's funds for balance funds for every workplace savings plan in america. there really is no reasonable doubt here that these basic structural elements do raise participation, deferrals, account balances, and the likelihood of interment -- retirement readiness. that is why i would like to see this a requirement for all plans designed. in other words, a requirement. by spreading best practices across all existing plans, we could lift the retirement readiness of more than 70 million working americans. almost have ae fiduciary and responsibility to aim for that and no excuse not to. step towardig boosting retirement readiness is to extend some form of workplace savings access to all working americans. many of the ideas proposed to do this such as the auto concept and proposal simplified for 401k's, what would be inexpensive for com

what the sad things about being being a diplomat in our area is the inability to have new international norms. i do not think the geneva convention, my personal view, we cannot have negotiated this today. we cannot have negotiated the you and charter -- u. n. charter. we really have to look out for the heritage we have from previous generation. the geneva convention as not bad at all. actually it does a pretty good job. this should be the job of all of us. if there was ever a common cause ,or everybody who is engaged not only humanitarian work, but political, it would be to make sure that this is all of what we have in their clear regulations. any violation would be unacceptable. it's a path for all. we'll have to cut this to the last question. i will take you from the young lady. i am with the institute for policy studies. i had a question about the u.s. influence with specific regard to issues of sovereignty that you were discussing. and how would changes in the distribution of influence between the diversity of nations affect the willingness of a nation in conflict to embrace u. n. interve

speaker, what is wrong with you, we work hard, now the new norm is a 30-hour work week and no benefits package. where are the jobs, where are the wages, benefit packages. are they going to illegal aliens that we are making legal or we thinking about the workers of this country and for the people that we are about to hand the baton to, the next generation. i yield to the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: i think that we have some intelligent and responsible members of congress that probably haven't contemplated something i'm about to say. i hear them say they are ok with increasing the work force especially in the low-skilled categories because they believe agriculture needs laborers and food processing needs laborers. i hear that, too. but here are the facts. the double-digit unemployment, the highest unemployment levels that we have are in the lowest skilled jobs. when you go into double-digit unemployment and the lowest skilled people are in oversupply, you have to believe it is a commodity and it is determined by supply and demand in the marketplace. if you have an oversupply of people

the sad things about being a diplomat in our areas in these times is the inability to have new international norms or obligations. i don't think the geneva convention, i don't think we could have today negotiated the geneva convention. so we are stuck in a situation where we really have to look after the heritage that we have from previous generations. they are not bad at all. and they do a pretty good job of disemanating it. but this should be a job of all of us. if there ever was a common cause not only in humanitarian work but those in political, it would be to make sure that this is all what we have but there is clear regulations there. and any violation to international humanitarian law is unacceptable and it is a task of all of us to look after. >> i'm afraid we're going to have to cut this to the last question. about the question u.s.' influence with specific regards to issues of sovety that you were discussing. and how could changes in the distribution of influence between a diversity of nations affect the willingness of a nation in conflict to embrace u.n. intervention. >> the sovereignty

norms is profound. this is now a risk that the senate is creating a new 60-vote confirmation standard. constitution plainly requires no more than a majority vote to confirm any executive nomination. but some senators have shown that they are determined to override this constitutional standard. exercising the constitutional option in response to judicial filibusters would restore the senate to its long-standing norms and practices governing judicial nominations and guarantee a minority does not transform the fundamental nature of the senate's advice and consent responsibility. this approach, therefore, would be both reactive and restorative. restore the senate to its long-standing norms and practices. it would be difficult to state the case more clearly. this just isn't about the rules. it's about the traditions and norms of the senate and their collapse under the weight of filibusters. i know the winds can change, positions can change, neither side is 100% pure on this. both sides have had their moments of obstruction and, no doubt, their reasons at the time. but i don't think the amer

new lot sold-out housing developments on the outside of town. >> [speaking russian language] >> in a country where the city before authority is the norm, a before 30re passivity is the norm, a few demonstrate. the people's voice is heard. talking at once in russian] >> [speaking russian language] >> hello, i'm john cleese. do you realize that native peoples are largely responsible for the survival of the planet? yes, because it's their forests that are still managing to offset some of the greenhouse gases from the major polluters like us. but although native peoples have the smallest ecological footprints, they unfortunately manage to suffer the worst impacts of climate change. it is their islands that are sinking, and their glaciers that are melting, and they are not happy about it. soon, we will be hearing directly from some of them, as almost 3,000 indigenous delegates from around the world struggle to have their voices heard at the united nations permanent forum on indigenous issues. so, settle back

melissa: we have breaking news right now before we get to the norm will "spare change."lties for large employers are delayed. it was supposed to start 2014 but the administration says for larger employers that don't provide coverage coverage, instead of penalties starting 2014 they will give them one extra year. >> i think this is just the beginning of the tsunami with all kinds of exceptions and delays and waivers. this is collapsing under its own absurdity before it starts. the exchanges are not ready by january 1st, they're supposed to kick in but nothing is ready to go. big government at its worst and most inefficient. this is very significant and just the start. melissa: just the first in the line of things? how does it play out? >> you already have democratic players that were architects of the law from baucus to rockefeller saying it is a train wreck. , is so complex to be incomprehensible the rockefellers road to it that they knew it had to end up looking like a disaster. >> is a large employers cannot figure it out what about the small employers? between 25 and

news. sources tell us that is really used turkish military bases to norms attacks inside syria now these allegations refer to one of the israeli attacks we're not sure exactly which one but the latest attack was carried out in early july when there was a pretoria strike on the syrian city of latakia that allegedly targeted russian made anti ship missiles u.s. officials speaking on condition of anonymity say that this attack on this weapons of this pope was in or likelihood and the israeli airstrike it happened not far from a russian base and there is suspicion. from many quarters that israeli fighter jets were responsible a number of syrian troops were killed and wounded in those explosions no one has officially come to say it was in came the sponsibility for the attack r.t. requested a reaction from the israeli government about the government declined to comment there is confusion as to what exactly happened we were also hearing reports that the attack was carried out by long range missiles what is important is that the attack from the reports we have from our sources here in r.t. originated on the

norm malt. obviously, once they step out of that door, they're in the public glaze as will their new baby boy. d then they'll try and have a sense of norm malt again. it's such an uprooting thing having a child anyway. the most wonderful experience and loads of viewers will know what i'm talking about and you martin, will remember all of that, as well. >> i do. >> you kind of -- yeah. and it's amazing how the mind filters out all the sleepless nights. i'm already getting broody now just watching it. but i'm not sure that i really want a newborn right now in my house. but no, i think they'll be enjoying this incredible moment. i think a lot of people get confused between the fact that the whole world's attention is on them now. people think how can they possibly have a semblance of privacy but they do. it becomes harder in this day and age of social media. but i think they'll still manage is it. >> ben, thank you so much for your insights. thank you. >>> and a final word on the royal birth straight ahead. hey linda! what are you guys doing? having some fiber! with new phillips' fiber good gummie

norm. it's standard procedure and does not indicate the doj plans to take on a new prosecution of zimmerman. federal prosecutors say they're opening up a civil rights investigation, but self-rights lawyers think charges are unlikely. >>> new details now, the massachusetts police officer who released the dramatic photos of the boston bombing suspect moments before he was captured has been suspended. sergeant shawn murphy was not authorized to release these photos showing dzhokhar tsarnaev. he relosed them in response to the controversial "rolling stone" cover that showed dzhokhar tsarnaev looking like a rock star. that sparked outrage across the nation. cvr, rite aid and wall greens announced they would not carry that "rolling stone" issue out in stores today. >>> tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the aurora theater massacre that killed 12 and injured 70. many events are being held. across the country. >> the tragic shooting like the one in aurora, and in newtown, opened the country's eyes to the fact that we have a serious problem with gun violence in america. >> the suspect in the

new york city. >> hmm. >> to prove the concept. overseas, exactly. >>> it's so great to see you norm, great to you have amanda. hope you come back.hanks for everything today. >>> we appreciate all you watching the show today as well. if you'd like to learn more about anything on today's show, all you have to do is click on our website. it is openforum.com/yourbusiness. you'll find all of today's segments and more information to help your business grow and follow us on twitter. it's@s in nbcyourbusiness and don't forget to become a fan of the show on facebook. >>> next week, taking a success off-line. >> if we can have retail be a form of entertainment, if we can build community through this store, then we think we're going to sell more and more glasses. >> how opening brick and mortar locations is helping them expand their optical brand and get new customer. >>> until then i'm j.j. ramberg, and, remember, we make your business our business. ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker every day. ♪ ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker and i'm working every day. ♪ ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker and i'm saving all my pay. ♪ small businesses get up earlier and stay la

are being considered to try to cut down on costs, and one option is already the norm at several u.s. cities, including new and austin, texas. coming up at 7:45, what the option is and why it may not necessarily prevent another bart strike. >>> in san jose a late night fire damaged at least two businesses. several people saw smoke coming from a commercial building on north king road. investigators had to cut a hole through a metal door to get to the flames. the cause is still under investigation. >>> new this morning, the dangers of fireworks may have already started a fire in the bay area. ktvu viewer, paul anthony, took these pictures of a small grass fire along highway 15 this morning. a dispatcher told us that the cause may be fireworks. crews put out the flame quickly, and no one was hurt. that area is considered a high threat zone because it's dangerously dry out there. >>> that fire appears to be an example of how fast flames can spread when it's this hot. fireworks are banned in most cities around the bay area. police in the south bay are really talking about this issue. >>reporter: they definitely

norms is profound. there is now a risk the senate is creating a new 60-vote confirmation standard. the constitution -- and again i am quoting through all this -- the constitution plainly requires no more than a majority vote to confirm any executive nomination. some senators have shown they are determined to override this constitutional standard. i will stop quoting there and just note very clear delineation of the constitutional standard during the time the republican leader was here in this chamber in 2005 not so many years ago. but the document goes on to say if the senate does not act to restore the constitution's simple majority standard, it could be plusably argued that a ress depth has been set by the senate's acquiescence in a 60-vote threshold for nominations. the document goes on to talk about the role of advice and consent. one way the senate can rescore the traditional understanding of advice and consent responsibility is to restore an exercise of the power under the constitution to define the enate practices and procedure. exercise would restore the senate to its long-

the white house cto has done a fantastic job pushing new standards to make computer comprehensible formats the norm. one good example i'll offer of this is nonprofit data. today nonprofit data's publicly available, but as a scanned piece of paper that a computer cannot read very well. and it takes hundreds of thousands of man hours to rewrite the data base that exists with information that is supposed to be public data. and so in the new budget proposal is the ability for that to be electronic information and, thus, much, much easier for technological organizations to leverage that data. there are 1.4 million nonprofit organizations in america today, and having the ability to engage them in a disaster or an emergency would have a lot of benefit to those on the ground, and that open data could go a long way towards that engagement. >> thank you. mr. cardenas? any thoughts you might have? >> i'll give you one example of the collaboration and how we're going to be able to help. i don't -- in the not very distant future i can see a first responder from are a municipality going out taking a picture with

think that's a good question and something from that norm ornstein quote where he said this doesn't meet the reasonable standards of governing. dou have a new classe. this applies to things like fill busters and playing chicken with the debt ceiling. they're changing the standard. >> john boehner says he wants to degovern. >> but this is -- i think your point about the kind of long-term success that these sort of small losses or momentary losses on any given policy issue still add up to a win for changing our notion -- if your argument is government can't do anything for you, government is incompetent, and then you go and in fact make government incompetent, then you have fulfilled that very prophecy. >> even in terms of the debate -- we have to go to a break but sam, we talked about this yesterday -- the humongous argument over earned benefit reform, aka entitlement reform. that's something that republicans have pushed forward and none of the progressive voices who have actually cautioned as to whether we should really be doing that, that kind of reform and pushing for that kind of grand bargain at this moment in time. those voices have be

and open data standards that the white house pto's done a fantastic job on pushing news standards making formats the norm. one final offer is nonprofit data, and today nonprofit is publicly available, but as a scanned piece of paper, they can want read well, and it takes hundreds of thousands of man hours to rewrite the data base that exists with information that is supposed to be public data, and so in new budget proposals, the ability for that to be electronic information and thus, many, many easier for technology information to leverage that data. you know, there's 1 #.4 nonprofit organizations in america today, and having the ability to engage them in a disaster or on an emergency would have a lot of benefit to those on the ground, and not that open data could go a long way towards that engagement. >> thank you. any thoughts you might have? >> i'll give you one example of the collaboration in how we're going to be able to help. .. to locate and identify equipment that has been damaged will continue to be critical. that i am hoping a will be able to see in the next nine to 12 months. >> thank you. tha