when president obama nominated ms. aponte in march of 2010 to be ambassador to el salvador, republicans asked for more information to address the allegations that had been -- that had previously surfaced. namely, information about the scope of the 1998 investigation including an update to that file. second, information about the cuban defector that was handled by the c.e.a. who publicly alleged that cuban intelligence had attempted to recruit ms. aponte through her longtime live-in boyfriend. and, three, information about the f.b.i.'s counterintelligence investigation that led to ms. aponte's refusal to take a lie detecter test in 1994 as requested by the f.b.i. serious questions, honest questions. instead of allowing senators to access that information and alleviate our concerns, president obama went around the senate and granted ms. aponte a recess appointment in august of 2010. for nearly a year and a half, republicans have been continually denied access to ms. aponte's full f.b.i. record and other information as th

i oppose the nomination, so this is why the nomination should not be confirmed.inations to the d.c. circuit deserve special scrutiny. the court of appeals d.c. court hears cases affecting all americans. this court frequently is the last stop for cases involving federal statutes and regulations. many view this court as second in importance only to our supreme court. as we all know, judges who sit on the d.c. circuit are frequently considered for the supreme court. so there's a lot at stake with any nominee appointed to the circuit court, d.c. circuit. ms. halligan has an activist record. there are a additional concerns regarding her judicial philosophy and her approach to interpreting the constitution. the second amendment, for instance, in 2003 ms. halligan gave a speech where she discussed her role in suing gun manufacturers for criminal acts committed with handguns. at the time, congress was debating the protection of lawful commerce in arms act or as most of us called it at the time, the gun liability bill. those lawsuits of course were paced on meritless lega

the nominating commanding officer presents the nomination. the nominated officers are present to answer any questions the committee may have. by secret ballot, the awards committee votes on whether to approve the medal of valor and what grade. the chief of police boards approved the nominations to the police commissioner for final approval. you can see it is a lengthy process. these awards are taken very seriously. to give a few words also this evening, we will have the commission president speak. >> ladies and gentlemen, i really want to thank you for being here tonight to honor these officers. every police officer that enters the department enters with the goal of serving the community and helping others. these officers are getting medals of valor. valor means something extraordinary. they risk their lives for somebody they do not even know. those are very special people you are related to. your mom, your dad, your son, your daughter. you should be very proud. i am honored to be here tonight to stand in front of these four officers. they ar

nomination to's lose. some of the things that happened in new hampshire including appearing to cry in a serious moment outside the local newspapers for things that had been printed about his wife. there was some dispute about whether he was actually crying or not. it was snowing at the time at muskie, himself, said he was not crying. that was the impression, nevertheless. the only reason his tennessee collapsed in new hampshire -- his candidacy collapsed in new hampshire was because of his position on vietnam. mcgovern left no doubt where he stood on the war. mcgovern was genuinely against the war, but he was the little -- belittled in those days. although he was revered by the people who were against the war in vietnam, there were other people who did not see it that way. they would not dream of voting for george mcgovern. >> charles guggenheim felled part of the campaign, including the senators speaking to a group of vietnam war veterans at a hospital. here is a little bit of that conversation. >> they l

nominated for president. he had a background in eastern europe that led him to believe the cold war concept was all wrong. the soviet union was not attempting world domination. it was simply protecting the traditional fear of influence. he was born to be a professor, but he was also very interested in politics. he got active in the 1952 stevenson campaign in south dakota. he started writing letters to the editor. he caught the eye of state democrats who asked if he would be interested in becoming the executive secretary of the south dakota democratic party. the democrats in south dakota at that point were in bad shape. there were 110 legislators in south dakota in 1953 -- two were democrats. it was quite a challenge. mcgovern thought it was a challenge worth taking. he slowly built up the democratic party. he recruited party workers, candidates, raised money, wrote speeches. the democrats got 24 seats in 1954. in 1956, mcgovern took the party he helped build up and ran for congress. he won again in 1958 when

nobody expected this cordray nomination to go through.equired 60 votes for them to go to a vote to confirm this nomination. they didn't get there, as i said, 53 votes. it was expected to go down a part of this is sort of a set piece, part of the political process and part of frankly the ongoing gridlock in washington. >> the consumer financial protection bureau again that was put together by elizabeth warren, she has moved on. richard cordray being blocked from the nomination to head it. how does it operate currently present day in washington, d.c.? >> it can do some things with regard to credit cards and consumer rights with regard to dealing with their credit card companies and the banks that oversee them. it cannot oversee some other things, for example payday lending which we've seen in the news a lot. the possibility now of a recess appointment by the president to head this agency. >> we're going to wait for the. to the take the podium there, mike viqueira at the white house, thanks. >>> we'll get in other news quickly. two separate

congratulations to your nomination. >> three nominations. >> a film i'm very very proud of michelle'sis also nominated so i was excited and grateful. >> we have video of you watching the announcement. as we roll that. >> let's get your reaction here. >> here are you listening in. was that a yes or was it for marilyn or for your wife? >> i think that was for elizabeth. i'm ecstatic for michelle williams. she worked so hard. she is so brave in taking on the part of marilyn and deserves everything coming her way. >> she is going to win. going to win that category. >> i would love that to be the case because no one does it better more. >> it's great. we talked about the other artist six total nominations "the descendants" and "the help" each have five and three for "my week with marilyn." >> as far as films that got absolutely nothing, "the tree of life "has been picking up a lot of early awards and buzz that brad pitt was in, that got nothing. "the muppets." i was hoping they would get nominated. >> i hope they participate in the golden globes. >> unfortunately, the songs didn't even get

the sag nominations didn't nominate them for best picture, but did get a best picture nomination hereow and then. "my week with marilyn" was nominated for best picture in the comedy/musical category. i don't know, maybe they wanted to find a way to fit it in there because it has been such a critically acclaimed movie. they did fit that in there. michelle williams also nominated for best actress for that movie. the best actor category, wow, several heavy hitters there. it's like the good-looking man category. you've got george clooney, leonardo decap rio, ryan gosl g gosling, brad pitt, ryan gosling was nominated for "crazy, stupid love" and the "ides of march." it was a movie everyone liked, but in the last few months, wasn't getting a lot of play because a lot of other really good movies came out. but the hollywood foreign press association did give a nod to it this morning. like i said, lots to digest here this morning. we also saw, of course, meryl streep getting a nomination and that was something that a lot of people expected for her portrayal as margaret thatcher in "iron lady."

obviously, the golden globe nominations started to come rolling in and we were thrilled we got a nomination to be interviewed. then i was pulled away by heidi our publicist. >> god bless heidi. >> we love heidi. >> she pulled me into another corner and the news broke. >> it must have felt so good. >> you have another exciting thing that happened in your family, as well, right? >> yes. we are having quite a year because my husband, i'm very proud, directed a movie called "my week with marilyn." >> that got nominated as best picture. it was a weird category. hoda loves it. >> love, love. >> what are you going to do to celebrate? >> we are putting on the glad rags and paint the town. >> i love that. this series again airs on masterpiece on pbs. tell us about the framework and your character cora. >> well, the premise of the series is that we are all in a big house run by a massive group of servants who live downstairs. and there's upstairs the posh family. >> to the manor born. >> the second series opens right in the middle of world war i. you can see how that impacts all the characters and th

the film nominated for best drama. also in the running for best drama "hugo," martin scorsese's 3-d fantasy about a boy living in a paris train station. "moneyball" starring brad pitt and "war horse," steven spielberg's world war i story set for christmas release. actor gerard butler announced the nominees for best comedy and musical. in addition to the artist -- >> "50/50," "bridesmaids," "midnight in paris" and "my week with marilyn." >> if you're going to do it, do it. >> reporter: two actors got dual nomination. ryan gosling for ides of march in drama. best comedy or musical performance for "crazy stupid love." >> on my purchase of your business. >> glenn close was nominated for best dramatic actress in "albert knobs" and for writing the lyrics for the film's tune "lay your head down," best song nominee. globes will be handed out sunday, january 15th. ricky gervais will be the host for the third time running. it'll all be right here on nbc. ann? >> george lewis, thank you so much. >>> just ahead, michael jackson's

ryan gosling was nominated twice. actor in a drama for "ides of march." it overall got a big boost nominated for best screen play for george clooney. that's a movie that seemed to have been fading in the overall award season, but had a big boost. others were "the help." as well as "the artist" which is just rolling out now. one of my favorites of the year. that's probably going to sweep the musical or comedy category. >> it is very funny. it is a great, great film. >> the big hits in the comedy categories "bridesmaids" did very well. >> we both love it. >> we can watch -- i think this scene in particular is the,,,,,, [ terri ] my husband, hank, was always fun. never took life too seriously. 'til our son was born... that day, he bought life insurance. now, there's no way i could send our boy to college without it. if there was one thing i could say to hank, it'd be "thank you." you're welcome. hey, hank. [ male announcer ] life insurance you can use while you're still living. you are one lucky lady. mm-hmm. >>> we're b

eastern, the senate will take up four judicial nominations, a roll call vote on one of those nominations is scheduled for 5:30. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o god, our father, take our senators this day and make them what they cannot be without your power. enlighten their minds so that they will know what is best for the good of our land. break for them the habits they cannot break. calm for them the worries they cannot still. soothe for them the sorrows no human comfort can ease. may they always remember that nothing can separate them from your great love. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., december 5, 2011. to the

he has six nominations and three in the major categories. his previous album was better than -- >> i would argue that. i think we both agree the previous bon iver -- his second album. grammys are always doing stuff stuff like that. >> they are up? ing a few people, too. tony bennett as we mentioned. because he has been around a while? >> i think a major story this year is that there are no old guys in the big category. paul simon had a good record and tony bennett had a record that hit number one. none of the major categories for them. taylor swift has three grammy but none in the major categories. you don't have to be old to be snubbed by the grammys. >> that seemed like maybe the biggest surprise of all of the tight. >> especially after her recent wins in the last couple of weeks. >> all i can think maybe there is a little bit of taylor fatigue. she has won so much, maybe they are just ready to take a pause, a taylor pause. >> she is, what, 21? >> yeah. >> speaking of the young state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with

publicist, matt told me i got nominated for a sag award. and then my phone started exploding right after he called me. because i guess they came out. people were calling me. and then i didn't realize, they told me the next day golden globe nominations were going to be announced. so, i didn't want to go anywhere near my phone, because i'm like, i'm not going to get nominated for a golden globe i'm just going to go about my day. whatever. [ laughter ] so, i was completely in the nude brushing my teeth getting ready for work. >> jay: let's get that visual picture if we could. [ laughter ] >> well, i can kind of show you what it looked like. [ laughter ] so -- and my friend luke calls me and he's, like, jonah, you've been nominated for a a golden globe. and i -- and he said it like -- like someone had been taken hostage or something. >> jay: right. [ laughter ] >> and i was like, listen, man. i'm getting ready for work. i don't have time, if you're joking around, like, this isn't funny. i'm going to beat you up next time i see you. >> jay: wow.

presidential nominating contest?ly that it doesn't, including a university of iowa professor who's lived in the state for 20 years and writes, "in a perfect world, no way would iowa ever be considered representative of america or even a small part of it. there are few minorities, no sizable cities, and the state's about to lose one of its five seats in the u.s. house because its population is shifting. still, thanks to a host of nonsensical political precedents, whoever wins the iowa caucuses in january will very likely have a 50% chance of being elected president 11 months later. go figure." is it time for another state to be first in the nation? joy-ann reid is managing editor of the grio and an msnbc contributor. erin mcpike is the national political reporter for real clear politics covering the 2012 gop race. here's the article headline, "iowa the over." in the atlantic, ari melber writes, "this year the idea of iowa in presidential politics will probably die." joy, dreu rds the kind of polit that is less and les

what is your reaction to being nominated?an you even describe what it was like to prepare for this role? i mean, it's not every day that an actor gets asked to act in a silent movie. >> like a good student i watched a lot of movies. i watched silent movies like "sun rise," "the crowd" and i watched a lot of douglas fairbanks movies because he always plays the same role like my character. and i watched the movies for his smile, for his movement. victor yo for his italian physicality. clark gable for his mustache. >> and your role in this movie really -- >> of course i watched lassie and rin tin-tin. >> all of those characters really showed up on the screen in your role. let's get to bernice. what is your reaction to this news? you've been nom mountainadoed for -- nominated for a golden globe. >> i did like that. i'm so proud of everybody and so proud of michelle, jean, i'm very ex-sitded. i'm very moved. so, yeah. i'm very happy. as you can see. >> and emotional as well. >> yes. >> this was a movie that is a silent picture. it

but does he have a shot at getting the nomination? no.y, which is a three-legged stool, you've got the old john birch society guys, which we now call the tea party. you've got the corporate ring that wants romney. and you've got these evangelicals that seem to have no place to go. they don't like romney, he's not a christian in their sense of the word, and they can't feel comfortable 100% with newt gingrich. it is sort of a mess. >> erin, if ron paul is victorious two weeks from today in the iowa caucus, what does that do vis-a-vis in terms of the future of iowa of being the first in the nation? in other words, will they jeopardize their standing? >> they very well might. and iowa republicans and iowa democrats are both very worried with this. but one thing i would add, michael, this is the one time that fly over country really gets a say in the political process. that's an argument we'll continue to hear four years from now if other states try to knock iowa off. midwestern lawmakers complain all the time that legislation going through co

they promised to block this nomination, or any nomination, intel they get their way. it is hijacking the legislative process. you have a legislative battle, you lose and then you say i'm not going to appoint anybody because i lost the legislative battle. that's not how things should work around here. so let's ask this question which is a fair question. if this nominee loses, who wins? consumers don't win. many of the abuses we saw leading up to the financial crisis will be allowed to continue and the new cop on the beat for consumers will be forced to stand down. seniors don't win. they will remain vulnerable to predatory reverse mortgages and the cfpb will have to fight with one hand tied behind its back to protect them. service members don't win. they will remain at the mercy of private lenders, debt collectors in the cpb will not be there to help. and banks that play by the rules don't win. they will be forced to compete with unscrupulous lenders, unregulated mortgage services, all kinds of people who created a good part of this financial crisis because they were u

bon iver scored for nominations. skrillex got five nominations.on't know those names. >> you are out of touch? >> it clearly. >> still another half an hour ahead. >> a crime spree caught on tape and police need your help to catch the three men from this the violent hold up. >> blue skies for the day today and we look will be back >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead at 6:30, waking up wealthier when world markets follow in the dow's footsteps. can wall street keep this rally going? good morning washington, it is thursday, december 1. >> it is the first day of meteorological winter and the first day of the holiday season in d.c. this is a live look of crews on the ellipse getting ready for a brand new treat for tonight's 89th annual national tree lighting. have a preview coming up in a few minutes. here is meteorologist at caskey. >>> it is a little chilly outside and it feels like the first day of meteorological winter. temperatures are on par for this time of year. i just did day blog on wjla.com r

is that going to work if he were to get the republican nomination?little thing for him to suggest. i think david raised a question point. that one of speaker gingrich's problems is his lack of management skills. but the other thing is while it's true and he gets some credit for this wide ranging intellectual appetite, it's also led him to so many different positions from a policy peck perspective. when he's debating president obama, having the consistency of president obama's positions is going to come there. governor romney was for romneycare before he became obamacare and speaker gingrich was for romneycare before he was against it, too. these guys like you know, to bring to life some john kerry's famous lines in a particularly -- entertaining way for us democrats. >> well, what did you make, david, of his explanation why at one point like the e heritage foundation, he supported health care mandates, but eventually came around to see they're not useful. what do you make of his explanation? >> newt gingrich does not just stand for health care mandat

the chief than four or -- forwards these nominations to the office of the police commission. then those are sent off to a screening committee. if the awards screening committee approved the nomination, they send it back to the commission office so the awards committee secretary can set up a meeting. this is a meeting of all of the department's captains and command staff where the nominating commanding officer who presented the nomination, while the officer is sitting there, answering questions about what they were thinking, what they were doing. next, by secret ballot, the awards committee votes on whether to award and what grid of metal. finally, they presented to the police commission for final approval. you should be proud of your family members who are here. this is something that every captain looked at before these awards were made. it is a tremendous statement about what these people did to be here tonight that stood up to that kind of betting. -- vetting. at this time, i want to call forward mr. lazard to read the spirits of officer suguitan. >> on saturday generate 2

he's been nominated for a golden globe.t's not like the signs weren't there all along. >> where did you get that number? >> reporter: brooks has specialized in playing guys thwarted, frustrated and pushed to the limit. >> how much is left in the nest egg? >> nothing. give or take a thousand. >> give or take a thousand? >> yeah. >> reporter:. >> if people were sitting in the dark for 30 years hoping i would pick a knife up and kill one of the people in my own comedies, then maybe this is very pleasing. i mean, listen, a lot of my behave behavior, a made a movie modern romance where a guy drove around someone's house for 20 hours. that gets a restraining order. >> reporter: it's borderline. >> it's not borderline. it's a restraining order. >> reporter: it's one of several films that brooks has written, directed and starred in. >> i love you very much. >> i know you do. >> i know you do. i guess that's the same as "i love you too." >> these are cameras. >> reporter: a spoof of what would become reality television. >> i'm just