why can't washington have the same kind of attitude as a rick scott in florida? of other governors across the country doing the same thing. >> because the rules in the house and senate are different. they don't live by the same rules that we live, that you live by, that the public lives by. they are accepted. they have their own pension plan. they have their own hospital plan. they have everything. they're like an elitist group. reminds me of the time when there was divine right of kings. that is what they're doing. i'm serious. gerri: speaking of different drain -- divine right of kings, you heard the president what he wants is get rid of the debt ceiling. you don't have to go to congress to ask for permission. stroke a check. give the president the checkbook and let him spend whatever he wants. >> not only that but look at all the things, the laws he has done by fiat. he has passed over 800, i think it is 900, excuse me, 900 executive orders. he bypassed the congress. bypass the courts. don't have to do anything. want something? here, i will sign it i go. gerri

rick scott, governor of florida, hoping change that. thank you for your time. what changes are you proposing? >> thank you, soledad. have you done a great job with compassion, thoughtful coverage of the tragedy in connecticut. you just -- i mean, you can't imagine that happening to your family or your community, so i just want to thank you for that. >> appreciate that thank you. >> but going to the voter -- look, people are frustrated in our state. some of our counties, we have very long lines, you know, we've got to reach a confidence in our election, i asked the secretary of state to sit down with supervisor of elections. some are republicans, some democrats and get feedback. what went wrong? why did we have long lines? why did it take them so long to get results to us? we compiled them at the state, basically the supervisor of elections give us. we need to have bipartisan legislation that deals with three issues. the one is the length of these ballots. we have -- i have the ballot from miami-dade. 12 pages. 12 pages of ballots. this took some people 40 minut

speculating that he made the move perhaps to position himself for a run against republican governor rick scott. co coming up in 2014. >>> look at this wild police chase through the streets of miami. police say a man stole a u-haul truck and sped away from police when an officer tried to stop him. when they finally got the truck to stop, you can see it there, they drew their guns. but watch what happens next. a mob of law enforcement surrounds the truck and they break the window and yank the suspect out of the driver seat. the police pounce on him and cuff him and police identify the suspect as darrell conyers. no serious injuries reported there. >>> well, before the break i asked you this political junky question. who did south carolina senator jim demint replace when he originally won his senate seat? the answer, earnest hollings. hollings, a democrat, served nearly 40 years in the senate. for most of those years he was there alongside south carolina's other long-time senator, strom thurmond. >>> all right. i'm just going to say it, fiscal cliff, i know, i know, you've heard it. you've heard

he trashed governor rick scott for the law that might have suppressed the vote in florida, saying it turned the state into what he called a, quote, late-night tv joke. >>> actor ben affleck testified to congress about security in congo and he stuck to his mission, politely declining to comment on possibly being named to the senate if john kerry becomes secretary of state. affleck said, quote, that's not what i'm here to talk about. >>> a white house photo just released shows the president playing with the son of a staffer outside the oval office in october. he escaped quickly enough to win re-election less than two weeks later. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now for a look at the national weather forecast, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. sounds like it will be pretty bad. >> not as cute or funny as that photo of the president. it's an ugly morning. it's a classic plains blizzard we're dealing with, the gusty winds, the thunderstorms to the south of it, airport cancellations, highways closed. it c

some are speculating this move is in preparation for another run for governor against rick scott in 2014. >>> the supreme court has decided to take up two major same-sex marriage cases. the first is the defense of marriage act. the 1996 law denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. right now around 120,000 legally married same-sex couples in the u.s. the second is california's proposition 8. that made same-sex marriage illegal in the state. a decision on these cases is expected next year. >>> is this the end of gangnum style mania? korean pop star psy which is the most watched video in youtube history is apologizing for an anti-american lyrics that aired in 2004. made its way around online. it included lyrics calling for the deaths of american troops serving in iraq. in his apology he said his performance was emotionally charged and, "while i'm grateful for the freedom to express one self, i learn there is some limits to what language is appropriate and i'm deeply sorry for how these lyrics will be interpreted. i will forever be sorry for any pain i have caused by thos

is home to almost a third of the ports that would be affected by the potential strike, governor rick scott says he's still thinks a deal will be reached, but if it doesn't he's counting on washington to step in. allison worrell, "n.b.r.," fort lauderdale, florida. >> susie: volatility was the word of the day here on wall street. investors were fixated on the war of words in washington over the fiscal cliff, and shrugged off some encouraging news today about jobs. fewer americans filed for jobless benefits last week: new claims fell 12,000 to 350,000. but the labor department says the christmas holiday may have distorted the numbers, as some state offices were closed monday and tuesday and could not provide data. in the markets, the volatility index, or what's often called the "fear index," jumped to its highest level since last summer on those fiscal cliff worries. but trading was still light volume on the big board weighed in at 565 million shares. over on the nasdaq: over 1.3 billion shares traded hands. eight out of 10 sectors in the s&p were down. the weakest were materials and financi

the governors that are set to be in jeopardy, rick snider and scott walker, john casic and rick scott. are the threats something that the labor leaders can pay off? >> there is not any evidence right now. they were energized this year and got the signatures to put this on the ballot in michigan proposal to enshrine collective bargaining and got over 600,000 signatures and it got clobbered by an almost 3-2 margin on november 6th. they can huff and puff right now, but they are playing defense is what it gets down to. >> we talked about the options in our first read. they can file legal actions charging the process and violated the states and opened meetings act and overturned it bypassing a voter initiated law. are those two long shot options there? >> well, there will be a lot of litigation. no question about that. they will do everything they can in court and maybe that's the best chance of success. in terms of an initiative or referendum, the bill that passed the legislature innoculates the law for being challenged in a referendum. it's got an appropriation in it. i don't see a way y

bad of the very very hot ho maniacally ugly good florida democratic state legislators take that rick scott to a democratic state senators in the sunshine state of interviews two bills that would reinstitute the fourteen days of early voting in florida governor scott had reduced to only eight days both bills could also increase the number of voting hours on each early voting day and fortunately republicans control both chambers of the state legislature but incoming republican leaders have suggested that they might be amenable changing voting laws in florida let's hope that's the case so that every every floridian who has the right to vote is able to win upcoming election the bat michigan governor rick snyder despite the system for months that he would not support a right to work for less law in his state senators doing just that today snyder called on the michigan legislature to introduce and as a right to work for less bill and so that he would sign it as soon as it reaches his desk and it was one of several republican governors who led an all out assault on workers' rights in two thousand

to be the governor who moved away from the corporate lapdog mentality that controls people like rick scott or scott walker so i you know i don't see this as the end to unions at all i think what it is is that people start paying attention to statistics their statistics where out of the ten most poverty stricken states in america eight of those states are right to work states they're all red states by the way where you have in those right to work states the statistics start emerging where we see that employer sponsored health care insurance is dramatically lower in those right to work states not just for union members but for everybody for the purpose for the purpose for the persons working right next to that union member their rights drop to wages three to four percent lower in right to work states not just for union members but for everybody employer sponsored pension programs is much as ten percent lower in right to work states for everybody so i think what ends up happening is this is a pivotal moment for the unions don't count union don't count the union at here if anything. this is a

governor rick scott is finding ways to turn out graduates with marketable skills.s the new york times, a paper, reports, it couldn't be blunter. give us scientists and specialists and technology experts. do not worry so much about historians. what are they? philosophers, boo. anthropologists, bra and english man. and free tuition for majors in strategic areas. so they would pay less for a degree in engineering and biotechnology than in french lit, whatever that is. professors in departments like philosophy aren't taking it well. >> that was one of the dates on millionaire match maker. that was a shame. pab, you never went to college and it shows. should they be telling them what to study. >> have i a master ease's degree, but it depends. >> that response was even better. taxpayer funded colleges, that's the key here. as the guy who ran this test, he says people pay taxes expecting the public good will be served to the greatest degree possible. we call that a return on the investment. the return on the investment if you are giving taxpayer dollars is for these peopl

he's seen as a candidate former challenger republican rick scott in 2014.e a message for christ. bring it on. he was elected in 2006 but ran for senator after losing the republican primary to rubio. crist is a vocal supporter of president obama and even addressed the democratic national convention last summer. >>> a dallas cowboy player dead who started here on fox report. a teammate charged in his death. new details still unfolding at this hour. we will have an update for you on our sttop story. we have been reporting on the growing tension in egypt. it is one of our most important allies in that region and the stability is crucial to peace in the middle east. coming up ambassador john fulton joins us to weigh in on what is at stake there. one business owner display this is inflatable santa on his store's roof for years. now the town says santa has to come down. he's getting fined for having him up there. is this a fest i display on a safety hazard. we report, you decide. [ male announcer ] kids grow up in no time... marie callender's turkey breast with st

some are speculating he made the move to run against rick scott in 2014.t now on the fiscal cliff. there has been very little actual movement this week on it. both sides have their proposals on the table, but it seems like no one is sitting at those tables. there's been a lot of back and forth on television, but what's really getting done, if anything? joining me now as they do every week, cnn contributor maria cardona, and amy holmes, anchor for real news on the blaze. good morning to both of you. >> good morning, randi. >> i'm sure you've been watching all the back and forth. it's getting ugly. the disagreements have been public. grover nordqvist suggested that negotiations be fully televised. but would that work or would it be better to just lock them in a room away from the cameras? amy, i'll start with you on this one. >> dana milbank said republicans had not merely thrown up the white flag, but the white bed sheet. i think you have seen movement on the part of republicans, that they're willing to give the government $800 billion of revenue and the pr

thanks to people like rick scott. >> stephanie: we talked about these six teachers, made the ultimatent. however, there are things that might help. this is voluntary discovery channel. american guns canceled. as hollywood wrestles with links to gun violence. part of what we've been talking about. we all have to put our sacred cows on the table and look at them. discovery channel's popular -- that's, by the way canceling a hit show? that takes -- that you don't have to hear about. it is about a family of gunmakers, american guns came under intense scrutiny in the wake of the massacre in connecticut. people who were flooding the show's facebook page calling for its cancellation. melissa was saying yesterday this is on us now. we can do this. clearly, a lot of republicans other people are having changes of heart on guns in the wake of all of this. people are letting -- i think i heard that. white house petition has gotten more signatures than anything ever in terms of -- assault weapons ban. >> that's what i heard. >> stephanie: a lot of people were putting on the facebook page it makes

to where we were this morning and again the national retail federation and the florida governor rick scott will be urging president obama to prevent a strike invoking the tap partly act and something not done since president george w. bush did it in 2002. back to you. >> doug: phil keating in miami. the so-called milk cliff that would also kick in to effect the lawmakers can't avoid the fiscal cliff they be averted now. hill source tells fox news and the senate agriculture leaders working on a year long extension of all farm programs. the source noted that the truman era law is so old it would take weeks to implement. even if the old law expires don't expect immediate spike if milk prices. >>> congress is still working to find agreement on the $60.4 billion emergency spending bill for hurricane sandy victims. some conservatives want the government to cut back spending in other areas in exchange for relief money. the new york and the new jersey governors ask for bigger aid packages. >>> the powerful winter storm swept through half of the country and left many in dark. arkansas, 15-inchs of

but you can point to states where governor like scott walker or john kasich or rick scott are employing conservative principles and they are attracting businesses and creating jobs. o'reilly did a great segment comparing texas and california. that is what i want to do with heritage, showcase successes we are having. to republicans concede we need more revenue in the context of not reforming entitlement or the tax code and the president wants a blank check to borrowone future, that is nuts. we should not negotiate with ourselves. stand our ground and we have a power majority in the house. the idea of the fiscal cliff -- >> bret: democrats say the argument was made in the election. won on their side. >> it didn't win in south carolina or the majority of the states. republicans elected won those elections running on the limited government and less taxes. they shouldn't give in to that. principle is wrong and the president doesn't have a serious plan. his idea of raising taxes will run it for a few days. it's a political trophy to the left. we need to do what is good for america despite wha

are aiming to take down john casic and scott walker and of course schneider throws in florida's rick scott although florida has been a right to work state for a long time. in a statement, we consider 2014 to be absolutely crucial. if you wanted to somewhat arbitrarily say which region will see the most action, it's going to be in the midwest. schneider responded to that threat. >> i am prepared and it's unfortunate that people are using the term retribution. there were comments made that i didn't think appropriate in terms of violence. again, this is not about someone against someone else. >> the irony to all this. when you go back to the michigan republican primary in 2010, it was democrats. rick snyder appealing to moderate democrats that got him over the finish line. michigan is an open primary state and he was able to beat back more conservative opponents and now he is in the cross hairs of the democratic party and those who were skeptical in 2010 will fully embrace it. in a diplomatic shift, the u.s. will recognize the syrian council. president obama announced the move in an interview

always fun. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: hunting deutsch was the job star in florida for governor rick scottg unemployment before he got that job. now his job is to oversee people taking unemployment. from 2009 to may of 2011 he took unemployment. let me give you the specifics on that. he maxed out at $275 a week over 91 weeks. that's over $25,000 in government benefits. now if he really needed it, okay, fine. but it turns out he didn't. he had, for example home in santa rosa beach valued at $602,000. a condo in miami worth $500,000. he admits it. quote, at the end of the day i'm fortunate enough where i work for a very successful companies for a long period of time and luckily sold all my bank stocks and quite frankly didn't have to work. so my wife and i took time off and traveled a good bit. we were in europe several times. so the guy admits, i have all this money. i didn't need to work. and i was in europe vacationing and i took out unemployment benefits any way. is that an abuse of the system? well, it is. against the guidelines for taking unemployment. the guidelines are that you have

he made the move to position himself for a run against republican rick scott in 2014. >>> is this thegangnum style mania? the most watched video in youtube history is now apologizing for anti-american lyrics that he rapped back in 2004. that performance resurfaced on cnn's ireport in october and then circulated online. calling for the deaths of american troops serving in iraq. in his apology he said his performance was emotionally charged. on the 21st psy is scheduled to perform at a charity concert in washington and president obalm saw planning to attend that event. >>> psy is one of the names that grabbed our attention this year to the outrageous and inspirational. we want your input to choose the most intriguing people of 2012. cast your vote for the top ten most intriguing people of this year. cnn will reveal your selections on air and online monday, december 24th. >>> violence and protests have shattered egypt's calm and raised alarm in washington. mohamed morsi is meeting with members of the opposition to end the worst crisis since he took office. let's bring in rasa. opposition

florida governor rick scott telling the media a strike will be devastating to his state's economy. governor's right but it's an entire nation about to get slammed. brent is the president of miller and long construction. we import -- we pointed out somewhere around 65% of international trade hits the ports. we import cars, we import produce, we import oil and gas. explain how this will affect the prices for people watching right now of everything. >> well, it will be very significant in a lot of ways. we're talking about eleven ports, basically from boston pretty much all the way around to houston. the reason governor scott is concerned is there are four ports in florida that will be affected. this is containerized shipping. electronic goods, food stuff and things like that. it could be massive impact, especially in this -- we had retailers getting trouble getting back on track. it will affect everybody's pocketbook eventually. >> eric: tell us how it trickles down to the consumer. >> basically everything will become a lower supply. therefore, lower supply means higher prices. uncer

rick scott signed this law in florida banning physicians from asking about gun storage in the house.. because some nra members were asked, i think by their pediatrician about how they're storing their guns. they were offended. the nra said, this is an issue we can deal with. it's not a big issue for most gun owners in america, probably. yet, that's the place you have to go to pick a fight. >> but that came from the centers for disease control on how can we reduce homicides and children actively being shot. and the pediatricians said just talking to the parents, do you have a gun? and if you have a gun, what precautions are you taking to keep that gun out of the hands out of chirp or someone who might do harm, a teenaged son. >> in 2009, twice as many preage school children were killed by guns than officers in the line of duty. 173 preschool-age children. i want to talk about the initiatives on the table and the president's comment which perhaps signaled a new willingness to take on this issue. after this break. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not liste

independent and more visionary than partisan apparatchiks like wisconsin's scott walker and florida's rick scott. the real motive of michigan's right-to-work champions is pure greed, the determination to emasculate once and all the democratic party's most reliable organizational support. snyder's right-to-work legalization is an attempt to institutionalize republicans' current political advantage. everything else is window dressing. michigan's governor has abdicated his leadership responsibilities to republican legislators bent on vengeance. and that comes from a paper that endorsed rick snyder. they are supposed to be on his side. not on this. also, a modern republican governor of michigan watching the fights over stripping union rights in neighbors ohio and wisconsin inside out these past ol' years. one republican michigan governor of late said just this year that michigan would never make that mistake. he told a u.s. house committee i don't believe it's appropriate in michigan during 2012. another quote, you look now that they've had those things happen, talk about neighboring states. do they

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governor rick scott initially denied there were problems and refused to extend early voting hours.hispanics and blacks were disproportionately deterred from voting. >>> the german magazine mistakenly published an online obituary sunday for former president george h.w. bush just hours after a family spokesperson said the 88-year-old is recovering from his illness. the obituary wasn't flattering describing the former president as, quote, a colorless politician. it was taken down after a few minutes. today the legendary "newsweek" magazine will publish its last edition and playoff to a digital only format in the new year. new economics of the media industry made it a money loser. gallup has just released its annual most admired list. for the 11th year in a row hillary clinton is the most admired woman. for the fifth consecutive year president obama is the most admired man. if you read only one thing this morning, in honor of new year's eve, my must read is best movies of 2012. for those of you in particular maybe who don't want to fight the crowds tonight maybe your perfect evening is

the voter purge in florida, where the justice department had sued to block republican governor rick scott's controversial effort to remove thousands of registered voters from the rolls, using an outdated drivers' license database to ostensibly identify non-citizens registered to vote. rep. john lewis: it is unreal, it is unbelievable, that at this time in our history, 47 years after the voting rights act was passed and signed into law, that we're trying to go backward. i think there is a systematic, deliberate attempt on the part of so many of these states-not just florida, but it's all across the country, it's not just southern states-to keep people from participating. i think there is an attempt to steal this election before it even takes place, to make it hard, to make it difficult for our seniors, for our students, for minorities, for the disabled to participate in the democratic process. it's not right, it's not fair, and it's not just. amy goodman: why do these voter purges actually target the groups you've just talked about? how do they target them? maybe you can explain what you wer

. >>> speaking of other poll news in florida, governor rick scott's job approval ratings are still underears into his term, 45% disapprove of his job. 36 approve. 52% say the governor does not deserve to be re-elected. a majority of republicans would like another challenger to scott for the republican nomination in 2014. >>> vice presidential nominee paul ryan, the house budget chairman tapped georgia congressman george price as the vice chair of the committee. a week ago price raised eyebrows for not immediately dismissing talk he might fight speaker john boehner for the top spot in the house. his office later said he would not mount a challenge. now paul ryan may be thinking about his own presidential aspirations and keeping conservatives happy. has put tom price as his number two. >>> the opening bell just rang on wall street. yesterday stocks rallied on optimism of the fiscal cliff negotiations. meanwhile general motors plans to buy back 200 million shares of stock held by the u.s. treasury. the company will pay $5.5 billion for the shares. le federal government's plans to sell the r

. >> sometimes there is and sometimes there's rick scott in florida. it can go both ways on that. think that what is notable is that -- and it goes to something joy said, these folks are going to get an enormous amount of pressure from their medical industries. the hospitals will be killing their governors for not accepting the medicaid portion because there's a dimension that gins to ratchet back the money that the federal government pays hospitals to cover uninsured people. we're ratcheting that back because we're going to be insure them and we're going to be insure them almost entirely at federal expense, but if you're a state like florida, say, and you refuse to take the medicaid money, it's to the just that your hospitals aren't going to get the relief from their current uninsured, they're going to get hammered on dish payments, and they're not going to like that at all. one other is quick thing i find amazing about this, if you look at a list of what states have the largest percentage of the uninsured it's mostly red. i did this a while ago, seven or eight of the ten. the to

run for governor again in 2014 challenging the republican who currently holds office, governor rick scott. in washington state dozens of same-sex couples waited in line overnight. today is the first day that they can legally marry there. in sports, texas a&m's quarterback johnny manzel became the first freshman ever to win college football's heisman trophy last night. known official as johnny football led the aggies to a 10-2 record this season including last month's upset victory over then top ranked alabama. at the 113th army-navy game in philadelphia yesterday, army looking to avoid its 11th straight loss to the mid shipmen launched a drive later in the game only to see it come to not with this fumble. navy sunk the army 17-13 and took home the coveted commander in chief's trophy yet again. police have charged dallas cowboys' nose tackle josh brent with intoxication manslaughter after a crash that killed teammate jerry browne. the practice squad linebacker died when brent's car overturned after hitting a curb early yesterday. brent was arrested after he reportedly failed a sobriety tes

florida's governor rick scott has been well supported by the n-r-a. he'd legislative change. >> "i support the second amendment. i believe in the second amendment, but look, what i want to focus on right now is the families, make sure our states, our schools are safe." >>reporter: a c-n-n o-r-c poll released today indicates that more americans are in favor of gun control. 52-percent of people polled say they favor major restrictions on guns. with 46-percent saying they oppose. coming up tonight at 5-30. michael yaki will be here to but first -- we want to know what you think. california. kron4's terisa estacio is here with the story. after >>pam: and -- we are continuing to follow developing news tonight. a freeway shooting. sky-7 hd, abc 7 news. a marine recuriters car shot at -- multiple times. kron4 crews are on the scene. as the search the gunman continues. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a po

listen rick scott in florida is a competitor, bobby jindal, susan martinez, they are all competing forf you want to sit there -- i'll give you a good example. i think the martin o'malley, former -- or still -- former dn -- >> he's in virginia now, right? >> no. i think he's up in maryland. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. current governor. >> former chairman of the democrat governors association. he and i were on a panel one day. he's a bright, capable guy but he made the comment, you know, he was a little offended that a governor would come into his state and try to recruit businesses out of his state to go somewhere else. well, i understand that he might be offended, but the fact is that's how the world works. competition is what makes you stronger and putting legitimate competitive policies in place whether it is grants to help a business move from a place that has overtaxed and overregulated to your state so that the people who work in your business can keep more of what they work for and to be able to take better care of their family is just good common sense and it's that competition i

speculating crist made this latest move in preparation for a run against incumbent florida governor rick scott in 2014. >>> lawmakers want answers about what that deadly depth seventh attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya is all about. soon they may hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. she will testify before a house committee on a state department report expected next week. u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens and three other americans were killed when the consulate was stormed three months ago. >>> in britain, a prank call from an australian radio station to the hospital treating the duchess of cambridge has turned tragic. two deejays called the hospital, tricked a nurse to get information about katherine's condition. well, that nurse was found dead friday of an apparent suicide. she leaves behind a husband and two children. > the two deejays are suspended and the ceo of the station's parent company says he's confident his company did nothing illegal. >>> and more now on that story. cnn's matthew chance joins us live. matthew, good morning. this story certainly generatin

rick scott sent a letter to president obama asking him to invoke federal law in order to invoke a coolingeriod. i don't know what the likelihood of that is. i don't know what the president might do. do you think he would -- >> wow. that's a lot of red. >> you step out. you like to step out. you like to make statements, right? >> it's the holidays. >> i'm aware of that. >> you're wearing a red tie today. >> a shirt and a tie. that's usually what i go with, some type of shirt, some type of tie. no bells and whistles. this is your thing. whether you have bracelets -- one of those things is measuring your heart right right now. how is it? >> it's measuring my -- >> your calorie intake? >> my pressure goes up when i'm with you. well, no, this is the jaw bone. >> is it a measure of calories? >> calories, walking, sleeping, rem sleep, how much i shept last night. >> and calories. >> calories. >> if you wore it on your left wrist, would there be less calories, do you know? >> i will test that for you. >> test it out. gasoline prices. you know what i want to ask you? do you employ lobbyists at all

governor rick scott wants to charge each student according to their major.ans is going to love this. engineers, scientists and technology experts are in demand, students with those majors would pay less than students majoring in disciplines like history, philosophy, or even english. i don't know how i feel about that. the idea is to steer kids towards fields where there is the most need. they'll take up the idea during the next legislation. >> it's innovative, but for humanities majors like me, is it fair to pay more to study that stuff? but, you know, you have to -- >> i'm sure they'll debate this. >>> head to our blog, c cnn.com/earlystart. >> so if the faa's ban on smart phones in the air have you frustrated, you have an ally in washington. surprising frank comments from the head of the fcc just back from vacation, comments from the fcc coming up. >> and you can't go back. there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement th

the governor of florida, rick scott, is considering it. appointed by the governor wants students who pursue so-called stem majors to pay less at state universities than students in less demand disciplines like history, philosophy, english. the idea is to steer kids toward fields where there is the most need. liberal arts professors complain the stem push could hurt small liberal arts programs suffering from budget cuts. florida hack looking to reform education in the state. your college major greatly affects how much money you make. according to the census data, engineering majors earn $3.5 million over a 40-year career, more than the median earnings for all majors, $2.4 million. those with education majors earn the least, $1.8 million. brooke? >>> bottom of the hour here, i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. you see the crowds, you see the president. he's speaking at redford, michigan, not too far from detroit. take a listen. >> so in addition to seeing the best workers in the world, you've got -- you've also got all this cool eq

the governor of florida rick scott considering it.ted by governor scott wants students to per sue so called s.t.e.m. majors against less in demand majors like history, philosophy, or english. the idea is to steer students to where there's the most need. liberal arts professionors claimed that could take money from programs already undergoing budget cuts. frankly, your college major does greatly affect how much money you're going to make. according to census data, engineering majors earn $3.5 million over a 40-year career, more than the median earnings for all majors, $2.4 million. those education majors are in the list, $1.8 million. >> so they should pay less in tuition. >> they want a freeze. so the proposal is to freeze tuition for the in demand majors next two years. you go in as a freshman, same tuition three years in a row. if you're an english major, maybe not. your tuition keeps going up. >> the technology revolution over the last 30 years in k-12 is coming to education. more student debt, credit card debt. if your parents gra

and rick scott will join me with an exclusive announcement to fix all of the problems around voting ine year, the most influential person, and everybody loves raymond. a new movie, called not fadeaway. >> time they fix those voting problems in florida. >> now is a good time to start working on that. >>> bracing for a bitter blast. a huge winter storm, stretching from colorado to the upper great lakes, expected to cause blizzard-like conditions today. the u.s. getting cold, stormy, nasty weather. alexandra steele joins us from atlanta with details. >> talking about 17 states, 10s of millions impacted by a winter storm that begins in denver, colorado and rolls out and doles out snow as it goes, moving from denver toward omaha, nebraska, and kansas today. and getting toward iowa, wisconsin, and also illinois. as we head for tomorrow into tomorrow night. so here is how the models see it. you can see denver, colorado, in toward kansas as it moves from wednesday night through the day, overnight to thursday morning and then chicago's first snow of the season, tomorrow night. will wind up with

we've seen a lot of it with rick scott.n a lot of it of course in new jersey with chris christie. particularly in the midwest there's been this blatant war on unions. the latest is rick schneider, a guy who was just recently elected who says the last thing he wanted oh, no, no, no, he said this publicly, privately we heard this yesterday from steve cook, head of the michigan education association was a guest on our program. the union leadership was working, meeting with governor schneider and he said no the last thing i want is -- i don't want to split this state the way they did in wisconsin and ohio. no no, no. i don't want anything to do with that. i want to work together with the unions. i don't want anything to do with this rumors that they might try to pass some so-called right-to-work legislation in michigan. they met for like about ten days and then on friday, the republican-controlled legislature forced through -- get this now -- with no public hearings no debate on the floor, no members of the public allowed to te