. >>> texas congressman randy weber is the republican who took over ron paul's congressional seat after retired from congress. and congressman weber's been busy distinguishing himself since he got the job. last year when president obama announced to congress his executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors, randy weber live tweeted his experience. on floor of house, waiting on "kommandant in chef, the socialistic dictator who's been feeding the u.s. a line, or is it a-lying? this is a congressman. this guy doesn't live in the youtube comments. and now in the wake of the terrorist attacks in france, congressman randy weber decided to work his magic once again on twitter. this is him on monday night. even adolf hitler thought it more important than obama to get to paris, for all the wrong reasons. obama couldn't do it for right reasons. kind of has everything, right? hitler, misspelling hitler's first name. the president, of course, a parenthetical. he's now apologized today writing, it was not my intention to compare the president to hitler. though it's hard to see wh

but congressman randy weber of texds pushed the envelope too far.compared obama to adoll of hitler. obama could not do it for the right reasons been for the record, adolf is spelled with an "f." not a "ph." he apologized for his statement saying i need to first apologize to all those offended by my tweet. the mention of hitler was meant to represent the face of evil that exists in the world today. i realize that hitler hurts those that were victims of the holocaust. back to our panel, your thoughts on this guy that just discovered that the holocaust has emotional fire power today in comparing hitler to the president in something different. it is not exactly the same as not showing up for a very important event. >> in political rhetoric, i think there are three things off limits. your children, your mom, and adolf hitler. if a staffer tweeted that, they would have been fired. he did the right thing in apologizing. members of congress sometimes put out stupid things on their twitter feed without thinking. there are a lot of things that happen for both

. >>> republican randy weber is upset. posted a tweet last fight saying even adolph hitler thought it more important than obama to get to paris, for all the wrong reasons. obama couldn't do it for the right reasons? president jimmy carter stopped by the ""daly" show" with jon stewart and said you guys blamed mr. obama for not going to the rally. >> first, a lot of reference has to be made with 36 hours notice. i can understand how it would be very difficult for president obama to go at the last minute. secondly, he has other duties to perform, he has been on vacation, i'm sure papers on his desk are piled up this high. >> on the flipside california's lt. gov. gavin newsom announced he will not be running for the spot. venezuela soccer legend is trying to squash rumors that former president fidel castro has died. he says he got this letter in the mail t. 88-year-old castro has not made a public appearance in over a year. some of the recent photos were taken in private meetings with the presidents of china and russia in july

congressman randy weber of texas, a frequent critic of president obama, compared him to adolf hitler saying "even adolf hitler thought it more important than obama to get to paris, for all the wrong reasons. obama couldn't do it for the right reasons." but congressman weber later issued an apology, saying "it was not my intention to trivialize the holocaust, nor compare the president to adolf hitler. the mention of hitler was meant to represent the face of evil that still exists in the world today. i now realize that the use of hitler invokes pain and emotional trauma for those affected by the atrocities of the holocaust and victims of anti-semitism and hate." but congressman weber also went on to still criticize president obama for not attending the rally. >>> attorneys for the boston marathon bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, are asking a judge to suspend jury selection in his trial for at least a month because of the terror attacks in france. now, the filing says a delay would "allow some time for the extraordinary prejudice to diminish from comparing the attacks in paris to the

. >>> more now on the apoolg from republican -- the apology from congressman randy weber under fire after president for not attending the rally in paris. he said i need to first apologize to all of those who were offended by my tweet. it was not my intention to trivialize the holocaust or compare the president to hitler. i now realize that the use of hitler invokes pain and emotional trauma for those effected by the atrocities of the holocaust and victims of anti-semitism and hate. on capitol hill today, congressional leaders of the brand new 114th congress met with president obama. afterwards members of both parties gave wonderfully positive hopes for the meeting and efforts to achieve big-agenda items. >> we're in a position to make sure that 2015 is an even stronger year and relative to our competitors, we are holding much better cards. the key now is for us to work as a team to make sure we build on this progress. obviously there are disagreements around the table on a whole range of issues but there is where we can agree and that is where we're going to focus. >> however some of the

and congressman randy weber comes to their defense, shall i say.s, don't make hitler comparisons. but randy weber, republican congressman from texas tweeted this even adolf hitler thought it more important than obama to get to paris. for all the wrong reasons. can't you just say obama should have sent somebody more high-profile. into the equation than bringing up adolf hitler? >> and spelling his name wrong. i don't know what to say, just don't do it. >> once again, washington has found a way to insert itself into something it didn't need to. it will cause them at least a day's worth of criticism. would you think by now that the white house would have figured these types of things out and that house republicans or at least leadership would be telling the rank and file don't do stuff like this. it's politics 101. he hasn't taken it down. in the most crass of moments he's probably thinking this will only lead to good things for me. it will draw more attention to me this isn't the kind of attention you want and it's certainly not the attention that jo

randy weber now marking those over double digits saying they will not support the speaker for a third term. a producer for fox news on capitol hill tweets this -- by the way the "washington post" reporting this morning that speaker vote is held by roll call and could take more than an hour, a length of time that makes boehner supporters uneasy. boosters will be ready to counsel and our cameras will be in the chamber to watch this vote on hold. cameras and other begin our allowed on opening day of congress and other joint sessions of congress for a couple of hours. you will be able to see different angles of the chamber that you do not normally get to see. after that, control of the cameras will go back to the house and the senate as usual. tune in and watch this vote take place here on c-span. host: end up until that will take place this morning, our phone lines are open, take your comments on the opening day of the 114th comments -- congress. the numbers are on the screen. happy to hear your thoughts on any of the policy on opening day of the new congress, or past congresses as well.

randy weber september out a tweet saying adolph hitler thought it more important to obama to get to parisor all of the wrong reasons. obama couldn't do it for the right reasons. weber's comparison according to the story in the washington post followed an apologies for not certainlied to go someone with a higher profile. the tweet from weber's verified account went live before 9:30 p.m. on monday tracting pretty much instant attention and ridicule. vote trans of the twitter outrage cycle were not surprised to see the et tweet deeted. another tweet followed from his verified website that said i need to apologize for those offended by my tweet. it was not my intention to compare the president to adolf hitler. imagine if he was here to represent the face of evil. i realize the et use of hitle invoke pain and emotion trauma for those affected by the atrotsties of the holocaust and victims of hate. two legislators joining us first by scott perry, republican of pennsylvania. we will talk about that homeland security vote, especially as he sits on the homeland security committee. he will join us

here's randy weber, republican of texas, the greatest threat to our future generations will be debt and not climate change. jason smith, a republican from missouri from the eighth district, if the administration continues with its climate regulations, the gdp loss could be more than $2.5 trillion in 2030. congressman of south carolina, the best scientists are all telling us question really? all question i wasn't aware of that, interesting, wrong, but interesting. mick mullaney talking about the president's comments last night. glenn kessler looked into the president's numbers that he cited on it be the warmest years on record. 14 of the past 15 years to place in the first 15 years of this century and quoted at the president was exciting research from several government agencies. they include, the national oceanic and administrative administration, and nasa as well. the environmental group very happy with the president's comments. here is a statement from michael brown. he is the executive director when it comes to the climate crisis, the president knows the stakes and tonight he undersc

randy. >> our other tag like from the rec and park department we like to say get out and play you said it and so our next partner that helps us is ken weber if monk knows play as you sit here now can welcome ken. >> (clapping.) good evening, everyone what an honor to be up here with with mayor ed lee and phillip and you'll i all those people that work hard to make san francisco whether we love playing on a cell phone or tablet that's why we're proud of our partnering rec and park department with the san francisco parks alliance on behalf of as you sit here now gases more than one thousand based employees we want to wish a safe and happy and hopefully happily lit holiday season. >> one piece of business left what is that. >> the lighting of the tree. >> we're going to light the tree. >> actually, my wife is boggs me around (laughter) before you before we do one thank you to two other organizations here tonight the ferries is the san francisco parks alliances two folks are here thank you to them (clapping) and also who i saw in the crowd representing the hard working who take care of our works vince from the local. >> (clapping) we're now g