south carolina governor nikki haley is a military spouse, her husband deployed for afghanistan a yeargo. but now captain mike haley just got back and joins along with the governor. good evening. what is it like to be home? >> it's great to be back. s if as i left it, so everything is all good here. >> and governor, how about you, are you glad to have him back or has he come back and taken over the remote control and doing all those things husbands do that is annoying? >> oh, greta, we got our christmas wish. when i saw him, i've taken the first breath i've taken in an entire year. >> one of the good things that when politicians have a real life experience, so many military families go through such -- it's tough. and so for politicians to actually experience it, i think you understand better. you get it. >> we're a military family first before i'm an elected official. and so what i know is the sacrifices that are made on both sides. our loved ones go overseas and fight for our freedoms and our country. we are so proud. but at the same time, we become single parents, we become the finan

. >>> republican governor nikki haley says she must have been good because santa gave her a beretta pxnd gun. she believes focusing on mental health care, not gun control, would prevent violence. >>> first lady michelle obama will ring in her 50th birthday next month. the white house is sending out save the date cards. >>> secretary of state john kerry and walker snoop dogg walk into a room. and what happens? diplomacy and a fist bump. snoop tweeted boss life. me and john kerry at the white house. john kerry responding, between us, we have sold 30 million. what, what? that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now for our first look at politics, as he does every friday, kevin cirilli. good morning, kevin. happy friday. >> happy friday, good morning to you too. >> we all know the clock ticking for 1.3 million americans who will lose unemployment benefits tomorrow. this congress is already widely disliked by so many people. is there a chance that might reach a compromise here? >> this is hope, actually, senators jack reed and dean heller, a demo

. >>> republican governor nikki haley says she must have been good because santa gave her a b beretta4 storm handgun. she believes focusing on mental health care, not gun control, would prevent violence. >>> first lady michelle obama will ring in her 50th birthday next month. the white house is sending out save the dale e-mails for the january 18th gala. guests are being told the wear comfortable shoes and practice their dance movers. >>> secretary of state john kerry and walker snoop dogg walk into a room. and what happens? well, diplomacy, of course, and a casual fist bump. snoop tweeted boss life. me and john kerry at the white house. john kerry responding from the state department's twitter, quote, between us, we have sold 30 million. what, what? that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now for our first look at politics, as he does every friday, kevin cirilli. reporter from politico. good morning, kevin. happy friday. >> happy friday, good morning to you too. >> we all know the clock ticking for 1.3 million americans who will lose unem

they got nikki haley to governor. party through nikki haley, put tim scott u.s. senator, first u.s.or in office. are you still with me? host: we are still here. caller: in the last 100 years, tim scott was elected congressmen, congressman from charleston, south carolina. i have been trying to figure out where the tea party is coming from. i am african american,, native american and caucasian american. host: thank you for spending some time with us this morning. detroit and here is tina. you are on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. how are you? i have been listening to the republican party. they have been talking about thisbig -- they are doing to gain african-americans and latinos to the party. i would like to know what makes them think we are coming? i would like to know that. host: what is it about the republicans that does not attract you? their whole message. is not inclusive for me. and as a woman, i really feel that they are just outside the norms. they haven't caught up to the millennium or something. party that isve a so out of touch that they are --itng women

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. >>> nikki haley is proud of one of her gifts this year.santa gave me a baretta px4 storm. a picture of that gun right there. she said she wants to focus on mental health and not gun control. she thinks that would reduce gun violence. >>> secretary of state john kerry partied with an unlikely guest at white house, snoop dogg. snoop posted the video from when he met at the a party this month. it went viral. snoop tweeted, secretary of state writing, i can't do my impression, boss life, me and john kerry at d white house. i tried. >>> secretary kerry responded from state department's twitter account, between us, we sold 30 million. sense of humor. how will michelle obama celebrate her 50th birthday party. >>> doing more of that, dancing. a dance party. the white house report lid sending save the date e-mails for snacks and sips and dancing and dessert party. guests being told to practice their dance moves. [ sneezes, coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is tha

nikki haley. she's polling at 44%.lican party aren't the senators and house members and they're the governors, your governors are in big trouble and you better watch out. because we may have majority of the governors next year. >> who knows better about the stars in the republican party than michael steele. >> there he is. >> you won't have a majority of governorships next year. nor will you have the majority in the senate at the end of 2014. i think there's a real movement afoot and a legitimate one by the gop to make the smart effort this time as opposed to the last two times where they've blown the opportunity to take the senate in 2014. but i think the bigger prediction for me, the presidential race takes shape in the 2014 primaries where we're seeing tea party and establishment republicans lock horns. the winner of that battle will set the stage for the governors and the senators and others who will put their names in the hat for 2016. >> i predict that you're going to see an unusual turnout of voters in the midte

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. >>> a happy day to tell but for south carolina governor nikki haley.rs after a nearly yearlong deployment to afghanistan. the governor calls this her early christmas present. michael hail gee a captain in the guard. he is the first spouse of a sitting governor to deploy to a combat zone with the national guard. those are your headlines. how nice is that to see a spouse of a politician who could be living in the governor's mansion full time provide that service to our country? welcome home. >> certainly. >> as we learned about 20 minutes ago, today is the 377th anniversary of the formation of the national guard. >> incredible. >>> it's a good thing we have a lawyer here to explain this because when you hear this, you're going to be outraged. it involves a 16-year-old kid down in texas. he was driving drunk. he hit a bunch of pedestrians, killed some people. but his defense has got people going, are you kidding me? >> the defense is called affluenza. meaning he grew up too rich. and the defense team brought in an expert psychologist to make this testimon

south carolina governor nikki haley made headlines this summer after this video of her touring a gunthough. and no one want to live next door to kanye west and kim kardashian according to a new survey. other least desirable celebrity neighbors, honey boo boo and family. who do they want to live by? late night funny man jimmy fallon. clayton over to you. >> i would not want to live by honey boo boo. late yesterday, president obama signing two budget related bills but critics say they come at the cost of our nation's heros and our national security. >> elizabeth prann is live in washington with the very latest on this. hi, elizabeth. >> good morning, kelly, good morning, clayton. you are right yesterday president obama took time out of his vacation for a little bit of work signing several bills recently passed by congress. one of them the defense spending bill which includes provisions related to prisoners held at guantanamo bay. the eventual closure of the prison and the transfer of detainees out to other countries is another long standing promise by the administration. the president