reid: no one's up there. reid. reid. cory. this got all messed up. don't be stupid. wasn't supposed to be with him. it was his run. he runs it every day, not her. cory, listen to me. we can fix this. but you've got to let reid go. i never meant to hurt her. but make no mistake, i will shoot your boy right now. no, you won't. [cocks gun] tempt not a desperate man. put the gun down. all right. you win. drop it. drop the gun. ok. ok. you win. i'm putting the gun down. you're in control, cory. let him go. for the evil is man's best force. man must become better and eviler. that's what this is about, right? zarathustra? the superman? there's no moral obligation for killing someone if you're superior to them? but nietzsche was speaking metaphorically about evolving as a species. you're just a horny kid who wanted to get rid of the cheerleader's boyfriend. no. yes. that was never my intent- c'mon. [gunshot] you all right? what happened? him bringing us down here was way too much of a coincidence. i got that. but did you have to tackle us both? you're welcome, reid. [sirens]

harry reid's prepared to do that.ion to instruct on the floor of the house that's going to be voted on very soon. it was a bipartisan vote that we got on the conference report. there were a number of republicans voted to accept the senate bill by voting against going to conference. we believe that the most rational common sense certainty creating position that we can take now is to take the senate bill, which is a short-term solution, and then work for the next 15, 30, 45, 60 days on coming to agreement on a long-term solution. but people have been watching the congress and that's tough to get done and certainly tough to get done in the short term. and very frankly, speaker boehner sent a bill, a house rf representatives sent a bill to the zent senate that was designed to nail. he knew it was not going to pass the senate. >> congressman, i want -- two things. first of all, scott brown who we mentioned earlier, massachusetts senator, he put out a statement, i want to read it. it angers me that husband republicans would

reid the king. and i don't think that we have to do what mr. reid says. he has a very high opinion of himself. i think we do what the constitution tells us to do. when there is a difference of opinion, then we go to conference. a no vote to our colleagues means they don't want to follow regular order and want to continue the uncertainty. what has the senate done this year? the senate has passed approximately 10 substantive bills. it's my opinion that the senate is out of touch. a two-month bill is not

reid, sorry, we're waiting. lila, we got to go.ou're gonna be back here, you know, the next time you're in los angeles, if you'll be fit for time. lila, we got to go. gideon: bernard shaw once said, "an american has no sense of privacy. "he does not know what it means. there is no such thing in the country." [laughs] night, hollywood. come on, man. you knowreid, you're lucky they didn't get a shot of you next to the pool trying to draw your gun. you looked likeey didn't a wet rat. of you hey. i was playing. did you know that, um, she, uh, i kissed her in the pool? it's so weird. it doesn't even feel like it really happened, you know? sure, sure. she's a beautiful young actress. yeah, you know, i kept explaining to her about transference and the ct that, you know, she probably only liked me because i was there to protect her. reid. you were her hero. i wanted to think that. no, no, no. don't go selling yourself short, kid. you took down an armed subject without firing a shot. you saved her life. that's pretty much a hero in my book.

>>congresista, mire y usted sabe que estuvo aquÍ el senador harry reid en "enfoque" la semana pasada,l dice que ustedes, simplemente por su defensa fÉrrea de que los millonarios no paguen el porcentaje justo que pudieran pagar para ayudar a salir de esta crisis, y que ustedes no estÁn dispuesto a ceder ni un milÍmetro con este tema. >>es totalmente ridÍculo. cuando harry reid y los demÓcratas estuvieron en Él sÚper comitÉ, en el comite ese grande, los republicanos dijeron que ellos estaban dispuestos a tener una cuarta parte del acuerdo que sean impuestos mÁs altos en ciertas personas. ellos dijeron que no era suficiente. era algo como 250 millones de dÓlares en impuestos mÁs altos. ellos dijeron, si no es un trillÓn de dolares nosotros no

given that reid based it on npr research.t, national public radio host would be all working at thrift stores, boring you with stories about their cats that don't even like them. look to npr for facts on capitalism, looking to protesters for advice on hygiene. remember that reid sides with the president who stated that unemployment benefit create more jobs than building a pipeline. think about that. entitlement shown to extend joblessness has more job than a project that requires workers. who the hell believes in unicorns? poor harry, frozen in 1956 and thawed out to discover that america won the cold war. evil capitalists everywhere. sorry about that. p.s., you lost east germany, too. >> bob: yeah. i'm city trying to figure out what the -- i'll still trying to figure out what a unicorn is. >> bob: look at the picture up there. see, a unicorn. >> greg: some say it's -- >> bob: symbol for the sea seals? >> greg: unicorn is considered a mythical creature but it's a real creature. people saying it's mythical are part of a big cov

jon: harry reid got 89 votes in the senate for this silly extension.s about as b bi-partisan as you get in washington these days. >> absolutely. it is absolutely a success. i would say it's sort of a legislative success. it's not a full success until both sides agree on it, and it gets signed by the president. and, you know, that is a reality that harry reid has to sort of deal with. jon: in the meantime the president kind of stands above the fray and comes out of it looking like he is the adult in the room. >> absolutely. and yet if people would listen to him, he's running with the exact same lark about tea party republicans are trying to kill this tax cut, which it really tarnishes his standing as the adult in the room, but i don't think he's going to change his tune any time soon. jon: charli charlie herd with the washington times. jenna: we are expecting a briefing where jay carney ask answers questions from the press. yesterday we had a surprise guest, president came into the room. we'll watch and wait for that. you can see the countdown clock in

leave as senator reid gets scared.are in danger if they don't come back and do something about this. the only thing i can think of. >> bret: we talked about the disconnect between the house republicans and senator mcconnell on this. what happened in all of that back and forth when republicans voted for senate version. when the house republicans make the case this is what the president wanted, a one-year extension and we are willing to do it now. december pilot the fact that house republicans have problem with a one-year payroll tax cut extension. does that not resonate somewhere? >> it doesn't make sense. people who follow us, do they know when they had a one-year proposal approved by the house it had extraneous measures attached to it that made it somewhat toxic for others, especially democrats and the white house. they were threaten the veto of such a bill. so basically, you have to buy into the idea that except the house republican on what they want, buy in to their extras, the extraneous item and packages i describ

listen here to senate majority leader harry reid from last night right after the house vote. >> the bill just passed by house republicans tonight is say pointless partisan exercise. the bill is dead on arrival. it was dead before it got to the senate. the senate will not pass it. the sooner we demonstrate that, the sooner we can begin serious discussions how to keep taxes from going up on middle class americans. >> reporter: now senator reid said very much the same thing today as he was speaking on the senate floor even going as far to call it a useless partisan charade, kyra. there is likely to be a vote on this house-passed measure in the senate today.

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>> aye. >> though officials may argue reid's claim of not being a troublemaker, even reid acknowledges that wherever and whenever he finishes his sentence, he'll have issues to deal with. >> so what happens when you get out of prison? >> what happens? i don't know. i'll need to be very careful. one mistake and i'm back for a recall. >> you think you're going to drink? >> why not? >> seems to cause you problems. >> i've been doing it for 40 years. any time i'm out. can i see myself stopping? no. no. no. >> jimmy had told us about all the problems his drinking had caused. and that he had concerns, but the fact that when he was released he planned to go right back to drinking, it was evident, that's who he is. that's who jimmy is. >> i'll be okay. i'll be all right. i hope. >>> coming up -- >> i stood on the bed, and i put the rope around his neck, and i killed him. >> how long did that take? >> five minutes. >> the chilling account of one young inmate's decent into murder and a life in prison. with an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance com

reid, great to see you. >> kyra, great to see you.eat to talk to you. >> you heard a little bit about what you told me as soon as the iraq war began. you know, how is that moment and that war changed you professionally and personally? >> without a doubt, kyra, i think that war made me grow up awfully, awfully fast. very quickly i realized that war can be ugly. it's fast. it hits hard and it's for real, and i think that single thing really, really made me into an adult probably a little bit younger than i would have been. i think that's helped me throughout my career. >> now the war began. you landed on the carrier. i tracked you down and i asked you, what does this mission mean to you. here's what you told me. >>. >> reporter: why do you think this war is the right thing to do. >> that's a great question. this war is a very right thing to do because of sad dam hussein and in my opinion more importantly, his sons, who are far more vicious than he is. for the iraqi people, it's going to be tough. this next year is going to be very tough

reid, with speaker boehner's participation, could not come to an agreement. we are not going to hold hostage to these folks until we get to an agreement. >> there was a one-word pass between mr. camp and myself. he never said a word. they eliminate 40 weeks of unemployment insurance, a federal unemployment insurance. a small difference? it would have reduced the maximum weeks in michigan for the unemployed looking for work to 46 weeks. bill, and then sit down, have a conference, and work out differences that are significant. >> on that point, because i heard the republican majority leader say the differences were very small in these negotiations. it is just not true. that is make-believe. the reality is that there were some big differences. let's remember, again, that the house republicans were opposed to 01-year payroll tax cut. but they realized politically that they had to do it, so they decided to use that opportunity to try to get all of these other extraneous, and related provisions through. even today, they don't support the payroll tax cut for itself.

reid and obama are saying how did they do that? he is really good.is something he can create that in the end the president can swallow that poison pill. it at least pleases part of the base in union. >> bret: some democrats question 20,000 immediate job number. how many jobs it will start. senate majority leader said anytime republicans are on the same side of james hoffa usually it means they have a deal some place. >> if you get to point republicans and democrats quibble over 20,000 jobs or 15,000 jobs, something republicans are pushing to make issue of, that is a win for republicans. susan did do a terrific job of describing the overview. >> bret: mine was dismal. >> yours was really good. yours was really good. hers was terrific. i argue given the exact fact set you laid out, that is to republican advantage at this point. republicans right now, when you have got the president of the united states having a meeting with the senior democrats this afternoon and saying maybe we will back off the millionaire surtax we have been talking about, that is a

i would ask senator reid to appoint conferees. we do not need people who are am -- depending on these important programs. >> i am a doctor and the daughter of elderly parents to depend on their medicare benefits. i have been a small employer. i was on radio with folks in the hudson valley. one of them was -- point out that in fact it would be difficult to manage payroll. he said keep fighting. this is why you're there. this is why we're here. we're determined to do the right thing. this is not partisan. this is about common sense and doing what is right. nobody thinks that two months is better than one year and we are determined to make that happen. >> i think the american public is tired as -- of business as usual. it passed a two months' extension and raced home for their vacations. republicans are committed to a full year tax cut and we're willing to work through the holidays to make sure that happens. mr. president and senate democrats, do your job first. vacation is second. what possibly are you doing that is more important t

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we hear that the president reached out in separate calls to house speaker harry reid. from the capitol hill perspective, john boehner this their phone call, speaker boehner urged the president to call on harry reid to appoint negotiators to this conference that we now are talking with so much about to try to hash out the differences between the house and senate. as you well know, senate majority reid has no intention of negotiating and as he read in a letter to speaker boehner, along with speaker boehner and all congressional leaders and the white house, they want that deal and senator reid says not until they have the assurance that the tax cut will not lapse come january 1. so they are pushing -- he is again pushing as well as the white house, to put -- to push through the two two-month extension. but bottom line, where do things stand? talks are not happening. there isn't any real progress because there aren't real talks happening. both sides are very dug in. they all seem to want the end goal but absolutely talking with each other at this point. >> let us know if t

reid: there will be at least two roll call votes at 5:30 p.m. in relation to eisen and aponte nominations. next week, madam president, we have additional nominations. we have to do either a c.r. or an omnibus spending bill or one of each, which is possible. we have the balanced budget amendments. we have payroll tax. we have unemployment insurance, medicare reimbursement, tax extenders and we have the -- including the medicare reimbursement, of course, is what we're talking about, the s.g.r. or the doctors fix. all of these matters are set to expire at the end of the year. if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until >> pay a dollar an hour for your labor, have no health care. that's the most important element. no pollution controls and no retirement and you don't care about any thing but making money. there will be a sound going south. >> britain's defense secretary testified before parliament yeste

this afternoon begging reid to call the senate back for further negotiations on the bill reid rejected the request outright saying senator mcconnell and i negotiated a compromise of speaker boehner were quest i will not reopen the reading the negotiations excuse me until the house follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by republican leaders and supported by ninety percent. meanwhile republican infighting began today as republican senators pleaded with their colleagues to pass the middle class tax cut senators dean heller scott brown and dick lugar all for immediate passage of the bill senator scott brown's strongly condemning house republicans saying the house republicans plan to scuttle a deal to help middle class families is irresponsible and wall yes yet none was that's exactly what's just about to happen so months of bowing to the tea party finally caught up with speaker john boehner is the republican party on the verge of breaking apart and how voters react to yet another no vote from republicans and and a tea party tax increase here to talk about all of the

in one short 15 minute dose, medical workers at walter reid allegedly pumped kendall with more medicine than she was supposed to get over the entire three weeks. >> i was telling her one thing and my heart was saying something else. and i was praying to god that he let me have more time with her. >> it can severely damage your heart muscles even years later. and children particularly vulnerable. >> lobster red color. it looked like she was burning from the inside out. >> over the next few weeks, kendall was back in the hospital repeatedly. >> she had no white blood cells. >> pain so severe, doctors prescribed morphine. >> she wouldn't let me touch her. >> walter reid's pharmacy chief apologized for the error, but kendall's mom says no one has ever explained to her how it could happen. how the hospital will keep it from happening again, or how the military medical system could once again fail the troops. >> he was in iraq for three tours and that is his daughter. so how you treat her is how you are treating him. >> they have filed a claim through military channels, hoping if the worst ha

bruce leshan, 9news now. >> and a spokesperson for walter reid national military medical center saysatter is under investigation, so she could not comment on it. the good news is, kendall's cancer is in remission right now. >> that is the best news. a health alert tonight about a popular way people find relief from stuffy noses this time of year. the state of louisiana is issuing a warning about netty pots after two people died. people used tap water instead of the recommended distilled water to flush out their sinuses. they then became infected and died. louisiana's health department emphasizes that when used correctly, they are safe. 35 people are being warned to get checked out by a doctor after a student at the george washington university died of meningitis. that unidentified graduate student lived off campus and the student had the bacterial form of the disease. >>> good news and bad news on the government shutdown. the bad news is, congress is not going to get a deal done by tonight's deadline less than an hour away. the good news is, congress says that deadline really doesn't

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senate majority leader harry reid says this about the back and forth.r mcconnell and i negotiated a compromise at speaker boehner's request. i will not reopen negotiations until the house follows through and passes this agreement," speaking of the senate bill, "negotiated by the republican leaders and power play all righted by 90% of the senate." that is where we are. bring in the panel, david drykrer, for roll call. juan williams, the hill. syndicated columnist charles krauthammer you heard the house majority leader on this show say they are going forward, they are going to push this and see how far they can push senator reid to negotiate on one-year payroll tax cut extension. >> there is the same that certain factions never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. republicans here had a win because keystone pipeline divided the democrats. gave republicans a major policy and put president obama in a box. he didn't go over with the rank and file conservatives. not just the freshmen, but the veteran and the freshmen conservative in house caucus that w

harry reid somehow feels that the only thing we can do is 60 days. what we are saying, and the speaker is saying is that is not acceptable. we are here to do our work and we are asking them to join us. >> walk through the process procedurally of what c-span viewers and others can expect. the house remains in a pro- forma session on friday. what could happen? >> as you know, the house on tuesday rejected the senate suggestion of 60 days and move to go to conference to put the full year back in the body of the senate. now what needs to happen in or for tax relief to be provided to the people in any sort, the senate has to act. if taxes go up, it will be because the senate did not come back to town and do their work. we are asking if it's that -- if harry reid would appoint conferees and work out the differences. knowing where the negotiations were when they broke off, we are not very far apart at all. it is inexcusable for us to allow any kind of politics to get in the way. what we're talking about is people's hard-earned money and we are talking about

reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent we proceed to executive session, that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, there being no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, that any related statements be printed in the record, that the the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that the senate immediately resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i made a mistake, mr. president. i thought it was the normal script and it's changed. i ask unanimous consent that following morning business tomorrow morning, the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 337, that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. upon the use or

the president also put in a call to senate majority leader, harry reid. house republicans are demanding the senate return to washington to negotiate a full-year extension. joining us to talk about it is mark murray, nbc news deputy political collector. stalemate seems like the right word. i feel like if you had a word to define congress in 2011, it would be stalemate, or partisanship gridlock. pick your word. this is brinksmanship. political chicken, who turns the wheel first? >> usually the side that's actually behind. and right now, you have to see that republicans are the ones that are in a corner. chris, it actually started earlier in the week when republican senator scott brown and dean heller said we don't support what the house republicans are doing. >> dean heller served in the house, he knows of what he speaks. >> you have the deafening silence from senate majority mitch mcconnell. that he's not said anything says a lot. and lastly "the wall street journal" editorial page saying look, house republicans, it's time to wave the white flag. it shows

i want to ask what senator reid said. senator mcconnell and i negotiated a compromise at speaker boehner's request. i will not reopen negotiations until the house follows through and passes the agreement that was negotiated by republican leaders. and supported by 90% of the senate. finally he says, i have always thought that a one-year law -- i have always saw a one-yearlong extension. i am happy to continue to negotiate -- always sought a one-year long extension. i am happy to continue to negotiate. once we have made sure that middle-class families will not wake up to a tax increase on january 1. before we reopen negotiations, on a yearlong extension, the house of representatives must protect middle-class families by passing the overwhelmingly bipartisan compromise that republicans negotiated and was approved by 90% of the senate -- that is the exact quote. >> it is fascinating to listen to you and mr. mcgovern speak here in support. you are going to have another opportunity. yeah, yeah, yeah. mr. mcgovern was a suppleme

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and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> let's bring back our panel, he graciously stayed here during harry reidy in 2012 presidential politics, mike? >> i think it is inside baseball in washington. what's going to be the biggest issue of 2012 elections is jobs. that's the number one thing. we can spend all the time we want in washington talking about the war in congress and legislation and i don't think the voters really care. this is a big win for democrats. first one they had in congress. can they translate it into momentum for 2012? >> you have the president's state of the union around when the payroll tax expires. it is a chance for mitt romney and newt gingrich to distinguish from each other. gingrich indicated he is willing to weigh into the fights. romney said he is not going to at all. there's an opportunity to lead the gop caucus, show that they'll be a leader or to punt on this all together. i think it hurt romney to be completely quiet on this issue. >> is that silence heard? >> i think so. gingrich is an opportunity to show case what he did as speaker of the house. also, what's he g

bill: you're saying harry reid is in a box right now. suggest you outflanked him in this deal? >> i'm not suggesting --, we simply followed the constitution. house pass as bill, senate pass as bill you go to conference. what reid is doing, he is playing politics with this. saying dead on arrival not allowing people to vote on it. you have a number of members on both sides of the aisle want to vote on it. this is the same tactics he used with more than 25 job creation bills the house passed in a bipartisan manner sit on the senate. bill: why was it important to include the keystone pipeline? that really seems to be the issue that democrats have an issue with. >> jobs. bill: nancy pelosi called it a poison pill. steny hoyer called it in a stick in the eye. >> no. number one issue this america today are jobs. because the president refuses to make a decision and waits until after the election, 61 people were laid off yesterday in arkansas. it is going to happen more. we're not saying you have to say yes to keystone. what we're saying is, her

reid: i ask the next two votes be 10 minutes in duration. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: and as the order -- the presiding officer: under the previous order -- mr. reid: may i -- as the order that's now before the senate indicates, i have the ability to designate who will be the speakers. we have two minutes on one and two minutes on the other. and those four minutes will be used by the senator from pennsylvania, the senior senator from pennsylvania, senator casey. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the armed services committee is discharged from further consideration of h.r. 1540. all after the enacting clause is stricken and the text of s. 1867, as amended, is inserted in lieu thereof. the bill, as amended, is considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider made and laid upon the table, the senate insists on its amendment and requests a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses. the chair appoints the following as conferees on the part of the senate. the c