rendell, you use what kind of phone?er. >> we have to talk about towers. i want you to explain. you said the phone gets better reception than an iphone. >> telephone reception . >> right. for voice applications the flip phone has a better signal. >> people laugh at you. >> who is the maker? >> motorola. >> it has to do with the circuitry in the phone and the network itself. those phones were designed primarily for voice and data secondarily. iphone, samsung, galaxy, they are designed for data and entertainment primarily. you can also use them for voice calls. there are engineering tradeoffs with the hand set. the original trade offs favored the voice. >> ed was ahead of his time. >> back to the future. >> a selfish question. dropped calls. one dropped call happens to me every time across the george washington bridge. it's on verizon, ile apologize if you are watching. what is that? >> signal strength at the cell edge. the cell is a radius of signal strength. as you go farther from the source there is a bell curve. when i

has basically said, i'm going to cut the budget for schools, and i'm not going to fund governor rendell's formula that was actually supposed to give kids with the least the most. and that's why we have gotten -- we're so angry about the abdication of responsibility, the starving of schools to that a republican governor like corbett can say, the schools don't work, you need to have private alternatives. responsibility. >> sorry, you're really angry about this. and you mentioned being a champion of the schools, which made me think about the new york city mayor in waiting essentially tonight. phil deblazio. and i read that he's considering bringing you on as the city's next school chancellor. you're not a huge fan of charter schools or reforms that mayor bloomberg instituted. but what changes would you make to the new york city schools if you took the job. >> first of all, i have a great job, and i love my job and representing teachers. i love working with kids in this capacity. so i'm not going to indulge a baseless ruler that i hope soon to be mayer-elect deblazio has also refused to indul

. >> governor rendell, a new one. president obama is allowing obama care to hijack thanksgiving.what do you make of this. >> it's absolutely ludicrous. and it makes you wonder, don't these guys have anything else to do? you know, all the, i read all the material that was sent out. and all they're saying is, if you've got a family member who's uninsured. and that can be a child. it can also be an uncle, talk to them about the possibility of getting insured. well, that's what families do. families protect each other. families look out for each other. and there's a lot of misconceptions out there about this bill. and it's important that people do talk to their friends and their family, their neighbor, earn. so for example if you've been dropped from your health care recently, you look at the, someone told you that plans on the web seetsite are going to c you more money, well, you could also qualify for a subsidy. so those things ought to be talked about. by the way, if it's a young person and an uncle who's uninsured, maybe the uncle doesn't know how to use the internet and the youn

ed rendell was governor of pennsylvania. david corn is for mother jones magazine.oth are msnbc political analysts. i think this president has made a big mistake first of all in naming his health care bill obama care which has been used as a term of personal derision especially by those who hate him personally and use anything about his person to describe anything attached to him. but i think what's going on here is the right wing of this country has been a big part of the republican coalition and not once does boehner or mcconnell ever stood up and said those people are unacceptable in the way that bill buckley said anti-semitism is not allowed in the conservative coalition. nobody says it. nobody stands up for the middle right and says we about part of your crowd. you ain't part of ours. your thoughts. >> i agree, chris. i think it's time for the president to go on the offensive. i wouldn't bother with the birther issue, because every time some republican running for office says that the president wasn't born in the united states, all that does is get another inde

joining me are former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and jess mcintosh. thank you both for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> our pleasure. >> jess, how important has the abortion issue been in the virginia race? >> look, i think women's issues, women voters have been absolutely critical in virginia. because they have a candidate who is literally the human embodiment of the republican war on women. we saw in 2012 historic gender gaps. more women turned out for democrats than ever before in history. and it was because they were rejecting a buffet of terrible policies that roll back the clocks on women's rights and opportunities. and ken cuccinelli has accepted every item on that menu. that's why we'll see even more women turning out today. >> governor rendell, it's been a major problem with the gop, the gender gap. in 2012 the president bested mitt romney among women by 12 points, 55-43. and today in virginia the gap is twice that. cuccinelli trails by 24 points among women. when will they learn, governor? >> it's amazing. you would have thought 2012

let's bring in former pennsylvania governor ed rendell who is new an msnbc news political analyst and kay bailey hutchison of texas. senator, let me start with you, what's your assessment of governor christie and the landslide victory. what does it mean for his standing as a potential 2016 gop presidential candidate? >> oh, it's great. it's great for him and it's great for the party. he had an astounding victory and he went across the board heavily being favored by hispanics, by people who make a lot of money. by people who don't make very much money. he just has an appeal across the board that i think has made republicans as we have seen from some of the comments very excited and i think he's going to be a breath of fresh air. >> governor, what is the -- what are the disadvantages of being a media darling of the gop this early on? >> there are some real advantages to begin with. governor christie beat an opponent who had no money and he was an incumbent governor who won by two points. and he won with by 70% and carried every county. two years later he ran against john kerry in a sena

i asked former pennsylvania governor also democrat ed rendell earlier this week if he thinks it's a good for jay-pa as he's nope to run for congress and the gov told me it's a little too soon. >> nationally i think a lot of people think paterno's legacy was tarnished by the scandal, but you're saying that in their home district, he's actually still remarkably popular. >> absolutely. outside of the penn state community and outside of central pennsylvania, the paternos have a somewhat tarnished legacy, but within that community, he remains very he popular. >> all right, bill? >> yeah. hallmark famous for their holiday ornaments. this one little controversial. you can see it here. don where he now our fun apparel. they kind of changed the christmas lyrics to this one. they're getting a little criticized for taking the word gay out. >> and they apologized. >> they realize now it was in bad taste. >> they should apologize for the sweater. >> this is stirs lois first loo. would too early oig starts right now. >>> the new york yankees released this congratulatory message for the red sogsox. tak

i began looking at him in 2008 in a corruption probe involving governor ed rendell.indicted. one received a gaming license and his catholic priest. both were indicted for lying about their past ties to him. >> go to the house, take up the floor, with the luminol, retired michigan state police we hired to do this. why was he was involved and do you think frankie sherman killed him in this house? >> in covering this gaming, corruption probe, i developed sources within remnants of the buffalino story. they said the story was accurate. some issues with the entire story, why he thought he was being killed. >> because he wanted back into the teamsters. >> correct. he spent four years trying to regain presidency of the teamsters union. so there was a lot of pressure in place to get him killed. but he kept him alive, that's how powerful he was. un1975 when identified by "time" magazine as part of the cia monrovia parts. senate at the time had been investigating him, a subcommittee, church committee investigating cia's ties to recruiting gangsters. now that he was outdoor. he

nbc political analyst and former governor ed rendell. managing editor of the grio.com joy reid and deputy of new york city howard wilson. my fellows and friends, thank you for joining me on this election day, which i'm determined to make a big deal in this hour we have. michael steele, i'll go to you first. talk about the implications of the republican party. i want to start with virginia. my question to you is will the gop take notice if ken cuccinelli is defeated. >> they will take notice of it. in a sense we're making more of these two elections in terms of where the gop is going to be and nation is going to be in two or three years. what's happening on the ground is affected by different things, not just cuccinelli's record with women, the impact of governor mcdonnell on the race was significant. the impact of what republicans did nationally to shut down the government was significant. so women 50 to 36 for his opponent are not necessarily there because of hot button agenda items. it's a complete package of issues. >> a complete pack

under the rendell administration, they passed this sentencing tool that was opposed bethat was supposed to developed by the sentencing commission. it was not funded. through our initiative we were able to find that so we can give judges actuarial information at sentencing. >> where did you get the actuarial information? >> we had information, and the commission is a group who is in charge of taking that and developing a tool -- >> getting information out of the tracking information on your own intimates, essentially? >> the sentencing commission, the courts, the different agencies, pulled all those together, get the information together, put together a tool, tested it, and then roll it out across the state. >> ok, thanks. >> thank you. >> can you pick out what kentucky has done, any particularly successful elements that you would commend to us as areas of focus? >> there are number of measures on the front end and back end that are translatable to the federal system. i'm no expert on the federal bureau, but we are talking about folks -- i will tell you that it seems to me that being a f

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under the rendell administration bypassed this tool that was supposed to be developed by the sentencingcommission. however, it wasn't funded. through our initiative we were able to find that so we can give judges information at sentencing and allow them to make better decisions on real information. >> where did you get the actuarial information? >> we had the information and the sensing commission is charged with taking that and develop tools -- >> polling information out of the tracking information on your own inmates essentially? >> we have a bunch of different sources of information. the sentencing commission, the courts, the different criminal justice agencies pull all those together, develop ago, tested, piloted and then roll it out across the state. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> chairman telly, same question to you. can you pick out of what kentucky has done any particularly successful elements that you command to us as areas of focus? >> i think there are a number of measures on the front and back and that work and are translatable to the federal system. mind you i'm no expert on t

>> i don't, but i agree with governor rendell.r president of the united states. i think his biggest competition will be chris christie, a very successful governor. if you are going with governors or former governors, chris christie will probably raise the money that former governor bush will be helping to raise. >> what is the conversation around the cheney table? >> i don't know, but i hope there is a food tester for it. >> governor, what do you think? >> let me say about jeb bush. it's a shame. hillary clinton and jeb bush. it would be a good choice. >> what i'm interested in is george p. i know he is running for texas. comptroller? >> it's interesting. we have president carter's grandson running for congress. a lot of dynasty building. people are more comfortable or frustrated with the leadership they are seeing in washington. there is something that cuts both ways and maybe having people who are used to getting something done. >> it's fascinating to watch. thank you both. >> don't forget chelsea. >> that's true. she may jump i

it now it's backing up beyond her rendell for the westbound 24 ride. of began between orinda and lafayette. the ride on interstate 80 in the back of now all the way to highway 4 and that is the beginning of the bay bridge back up because that's the reason for the slow traffic here this morning and extremely slow there's a new hot spot here interstate 580, the macarthur freeway heading through oakland. there are 150 something plastic debris has been spilled across at least two of this lanes and it's serious enough that it is really pretty and back up here. and looking at the rest of the traffic. continuing problems with slow going for southbound 683 south phone 242, westbound for. that's all part traffic this morning and the ride of 580 westbound. not so bad but drive times are still up from 42 to 44 minutes. we have another hot spot here and in fact, still do but the incident that caused at least it is clear. if there was police activity. an investigation of a person found on the roadway. they have been transported to the hospital so the scene has been

under the rendell administration, they passed this sentencing told that was opposed to be developed bythe sentencing commission. it was not funded. through our initiative we were able to find that so we can give judges actuarial information and sending -- at sentencing. where did you get the actuarial information? >> we had information, and commission is a group who charge -- who is in charge of taking that permission and developing a tool -- >> getting information out of the tracking information on your own intimates, essentially? >> the sentencing commission, the courts, the different agencies, pulled all those together, get the information together, pull together a tool, tested, and then roll it out across the state. >> ok, thanks. >> thank you. >> can you pick out what kentucky has done, any particularly successful elements that you would commend to us as areas of focus? >> there are number of measures on the front and at and that are translatable to the federal system. i'm no expert on the federal euro, but we are talking about folks -- seems toll you that it me and will rule in a

on the other side where there's sometimes a back up as people are trying to move through the her rendell lafayette area. that eased the direction is also moving quite quickly as well so on this first day during the commute it's also some go out here. if you have gone through the tunnel yourself and you want to share your experience because there's some new high technology inside the tunnel. and also ensure traveling westbound there's a new configuration. let us know. go on to the kron4 web site for tweet us some affirmation three reporting live here next to the caldecott tunnel at the fourth to board. i'm terisa estacio back to you guys. >>anny: bart and its two biggest unions could be heading back to the bargaining table yet again.because of a contract mistake. riders fear another bart strike. widespread damage across the midwest as tornadoes touched down. with the devastation in this video. you have more pictures for you coming up next. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking f

it's where the rubber meets the road as governor ed rendell is always telling me. how frustrating is it to be in congress and especially the senate where you guys work your tails off to get a bipartisan immigration reform bill done and john boehner says we're not going to go to conference with it. just tell me, if you will, your experience in terms of that. >> both joe and i would tell you it is frustrating. but as governors, we really bring, i think, a problem solving approach. that's what drives us. and i hope we add that element to the debate and to the process. but we've got a big, wonderful country, 300 million plus people with many diverse ideas. and to get everybody on board with a solution that actually works is tough. but that's the very point as we're talking about with health care or even as we approach this very challenging budget battle and debt ceiling agreement. we've got to find a way to create bipartisan support. if one party or the other tries to do something unilaterally or pretty much unilaterally, i don't think it's going to generate the suppor

thanks to our guest hosts, governor ed rendell. thank you. >> happy veteran's day, everyone. remember it. right now, it's time for ""squawk" on the street." [ music playing ] good monday monk. welcome to ""squawk" on the street." i'm here with jim cramer, david faber of the new york stock exchange. it is veteran's day. with that, stocks are opened. although the bond market is closed. the nyse will honor the nations veterans before the opening bell. we extend our thanks, as well. oil is one to watch as talks between the u.s. and iran fail over nuclear weapons. overall, a busy week over earnings and yellen's confirmation hearings later in the week. the markets potentially taking a breather after the dow hit a new high friday, both it and the s&p closed down a fifth consecutive week of gains. volatile after iran's nuclear program stumbled. amazon strikes deal with the u.s. postal service to deliver some packages on sunday, while the chinese rival ali baba wraps up $3 billion in one day. >>> transocean has a proxy battle. we'll talk about that. >>> we begin with the dow coming of

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