scott harris who's the clerk of the court. is patricia? kathie and patricia from our public information office. as you indicated mr. chairman, we're always very careful and cautious about budget tear expenditures. the budget of the supreme court is just a small part of the budget for the course of the whole. and i think a day, you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the 6th circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. spends many, many days and weeks on this subject. the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole it's important, i think, for the congress to realize it isn't just judges. there are 7,900 probation and presentencing officers. this is cost effective because this keeps people on supervised release so that they're not in custody. this is a huge cost saving without reference to the human factor. and over the years, in the federal system, we have a very low recidivism rate for those on release. it's high if you look at it as one-third. but it's quite low compared t

. >> hig, scott. harry reid we saw was retiring. he won't seek re-election in 2016.tion immediately turned to speculation about who would succeed him with a potential race with chuck schumer, dick durbin, maybe elizabeth warren, pathy murray. harry reid in an interview with the washington post endorsed chuck schumer, said he had talked to dick durbin about that. i've talked to a half dozen former senators as well as current and former aids. as one democratic aid told me, senator schumer is the next leader. he is a senator from new york and a senator in particular with a close relationship with wall street, guys. so a bit of news that chewing schumer looks almost certainly to be leading the democratic senate contingent beginning in 2017. >> interesting news. john harwood, thank you so much from d.c. >>> coming up, legendary investor bill miller reveals his favorite stock tips plus less songs. >>> we talk to a cio that crushed the s&p last year. he's going to reveal his talk plays. talk some shop with the traders. we will also take some student questions so tweet us cn

harry reid decides to retire. his position has already begun. reporter: we are taught -- scott : this announcement creates some interesting subplots on the hill. harry: we have to be concerned about the country, the senate. scott: the senate is almost ready to hand over his gavel for good. he still has some time left and sarcastically reminded republican counterparts. senator reid: don't be elated. i'm going to be here for 20 more months. scott: a handful of democrats in the senate did not support keeping him as leader. he recently suffered a serious eye injury. >> he is known as a solid or stubborn individual. if he had been physically able i think he would run for reelection. he is claiming his recent injuries had nothing to do with it. he was badly injured at the beginning of this year. it is hard to believe that didn't have some impact. scott: you can feel the elbowing about who will take the helm. the front-runner is senator chuck schumer of new york. harry reid of wasting no time in endorsing chuck schumer. keep in mind he could keep that particular position all the way u

scott harris, who's the clerk of the court. and we -- is patricia here with you? we have kathy and patricia from our public information office. as you indicated, mr. chairman, we're always very careful, very cautious about budgetary expenditures. will as you well know, as the committee well knows, the budget of the supreme court is a very small part of the budget of the courts as a whole. and the budgets for the courts of a whole is a very small part of the united states budget. and i think a day you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. and this is of immense importance. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. spends many days and weeks on this subject. and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole, it's important, i think, for the congress to realize, it isn't just judges. there are 7900 probation and presentencing officers. and this is cost effective because this keeps people on supervised release. so that they're not in custody, which is cost saving. and over the years, in the

scott harris, clerk of the court. and, is patricia here? we have kathy. patricia from our public information office. as you indicated, mr. chairman, we are always very careful cautious about budgetary expenditures. as you all know, the budget of the supreme court is a small part of the budget as a whole. the budget for the courts as a whole is a very small part of the united states budget. i think in atoday you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. she spends many days on the subject. the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole is important, i think, for the congress to realize. it is not just judges. there are 7900 probation and sentencing officers. this is cost-effective because this keeps people on supervised release so they are not in custody. this is a huge cost saving. without reference to the human factor. over the years,i in federal system, we have a very low recidivism rate for those who are on release. it is high if you look

counselor to the chief justice and the budget and personal developer and the marshal of the court and scott harris, the clerk of the court and is patricia here? we have carthy and patricia from public information office. as you indicated, mr. chairman we are always very careful and cautious about budgetary expenditures and the budget of the supreme court is just a small part of the budget for the court as a hole -- whole -- it as a very small part of the budget. today you will hear a presentation from the sixth circuit on the budget as a whole. and she was a marvelous jobs with many days and week spent on the subject. the budget for the judiciary as a whole it is important to remember it isn't just judges. this is cost effective because it keeps people on super vised relief so they are not in custody. it as a huge cost saving program. in the federal system we have a low recidivism rate for those who are on release. it is high if you look at it as 1/3 but low compared to the state. so this is cost-effective. the federal court as a whole, mr. chairman, are a tangible clear manifestation of commit co

scott harris, who's the clerk of the court. and we -- is patricia here with you? we have kathy and patricia from our public information office. as you indicated, mr. chairman we're always very careful, very cautious about budgetary expenditures. as you well know, as the committee well knows, the budget of the supreme court is a very small part of the budget of the courts as a whole. and the budgets for the courts of a whole is a very small part of the united states budget. and i think a day you will hear presentation from judge julia gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. and this is of immense importance. she does a marvelous job for the judiciary. spends many days and weeks on this subject. and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole, it's important, i think for the congress to realize, it isn't just judges. there are 7900 probation and presentencing officers. and this is cost effective because this keeps people on supervised release. so that they're not in custody, which is cost saving. and over the years in the federal

. >> ifill: david harris governor scott walker one of the many republicans running for president, wrotery for national review magazine today in which he said the u.s.-israeli relationship is in crisis. do you agree or disagree with that? >> well, i think, first of all, the issue is not just the world view, it's the geographical divide. it's about where israel is situated and where america is situated and eve to look at that first gwen. israel is sitting in the tumultuous middle east that since the so-called arab spring has become even more chaotic and more destructive. israel is facing the country iran that openly calls for its destruction. so the fact that the prime minister would come should be seen in that context. he's worried about the neighborhood, he's worried about the fact that iran or iranian proxies he says now are in gaza in lebanon, in syria, on the heights and worried about the grumbling of the middle east. he's iran asserting power extending its reach and building nuclear weapons capability. in that context he says the jewish state faces potential destruction and we can't

and abc 7's leon harris and scott thuman are in the running, folks. so there's a competition here. but we know who is going to win. one of the two, right? leon: they could have picked some more current photos. i think both of those photos are about 10 years and 20 pounds ago? scott: let's be honest, i think the only reason we made the list, made the cut they need some facial hair representation on that panel. all we got going for us. leon: that pretty much is it. you actually use their products. scott: i do, i do. maybe they looked at the mailing list and said put that guy on the list. alison: you're both well groomed. maybe that was one of the things they were looking at. leon: it helps where in my house, you shave using the tears of cleveland browns fans. scott: right. softer. alison: can't -- scott: they're voting in droves now. alison: can't stand all the handsomeness up here. vote for one of these two on our link at wjla.com. leon: i'd vote for thuman. scott: we'll trade votes. leon: you got it. like you said, we're photo negative anyway. cancel each other out. all right. afte

the study will include comparing scott kelly to that of his twin brother. >>> senate majority leader harrye announcement today. he is not running for reelection next year. he has been credited with helping to push much of president obama's agenda through the senate. he has been in the senate for 29 years. on new year's day he suffered a eye injury when he fell while exercising. he made his announcement through a video and make a joke about his time as a boxer. >> these bruises are an inconvenience but they are nothing compared to the bruises i got when i was fighting in the ring. >> harry reid said his injuries have nothing to do with his decision. he has a reputation for being unflappable but he was surprised when president obama called in to speak with him. he said they had great run together. >>> the long legal saga for amanda knox appears to be over. italy's highest court today over turned the murder conviction against her and her former boyfriend. this is amanda knox in video. she was facing 28 years in prison for the 2007 killing of her roommate. she lives in seattle. she said that s

. >> hunt: there has been some chatter about scott walker's candidacy that he would be the first president since harry truman not to have a college degree. you would be the same unmarried since buchanan. do you think americans handle that? >> americans can handle it both. married people have screwed it up see how well the college graduates have done. i think america will judge me based on what i can do for their family. i hope they respect my choice in terms of how i lived my life. it is about our nation. i hope there is a role for single people. >> hunt: colonel lindsey graham, thanks for being with us. we'll be back in just a minute. >> rose: john chambers is here, has been chairman and ceo of cisco systems since 1995. the company i merged as one of the most important players in the internet economy even eclipsed microsoft in 345e6r7 2000 and faced increasing pressure as technological shifts challenge its core business. most recent quarterly earnings however reveal the company's best revenue growth for three years. pleased to have john chambers back at the table. welcome. >> charlie arc pleasure to

senate majority leader harry reid announced he is retiring next year instead of running for reelection. he is already voicing support for his successor. scottthuman is live with more. a bit of a surprise. scott: a tiny bit. i think some people thought this would happen eventually. put the timing through some of us off. he is an institution. he is a five-termer. harry reid has been minority and majority leader on the hill. he is also 75 years old. there are a lot of considerations in these decisions. he faced a tough reelection last time in nevada. he might have had some difficulty in this next campaign were he to run again. he also had a serious injury while exercising over the holidays, even though he says that is not why he will call it quits. it might truly be the right time for a changing of the guard in his home state and as majority leader. harry reid: i have had time to ponder. we've got to be more concerned about the country, the senate, the state of nevada, and us. as a result of that, i am not going to run for reelection. my friend, senator mcconnell, i will be here for 22 months. scott: that is how long he still has in his positi

let's first go to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." >> harris dramaticship of afghanistan. the new afghan president, ashraf ghani, praising u.s. troops and get this calling for women's rights in a dramatic meeting with congress today. he says there is hope for reconciliation. we have mike emanuel on that. yemen is devolving into chaos right now. the president there reportedly fled the country as rebel troops threatened to arrest him. rebels have seized an important airport. the u.s. and u.k. withdrew military personnel from the country earlier this week. we'll get you an update. stocks are taking a beating right now. the dow is down more than 100 points. there is growing evidence of a global economic slowdown. get you a check on the markets ahead, "happening now." harris. >> see you at the top of the hour. thanks a lot jon. >> thanks. >> i know you jesus of nazareth. you have opinions on everything. what is his opinion on this? >> any among you who is without sin, let him be the first to cast a stone at her. any among you who is without sin. >> that was

harry reid and the democrats basically shut the senate down. but as a legislator, i had more power than all of the senators. mark: here is scottalker of wisconsin making the case for executive leadership. governor walker: the leadership we provided under extremely difficult circumstances, arguably the worst in the country, i apply that to say if i were to run and win and be commander-in-chief, i believe that kind of leadership is what is necessary to take on radical islamic terrorism. mark: who will get the better of the experience in washington versus executive experience argument? john: i think in the end, this will not read the decisive argument but the governor start with an advantage, and that is barack obama. they can say he did not know how to run the government because he only spent a couple of years in congress and that doesn't give you executive experience. the senator's start with the headwind. does not mean they cannot win. they are in a disadvantage this time around. mark: it is still the case all the governor's lap foreign -- lack foreign policy experience, with the exception of john kasich, if he runs. they need

harry reid. he has put his support behind chuck schumer. history making mission to space. starts in less than an hour. american astronaut scottole year. wow. on the international space station. both he and his identical twin mark will undergo the same medical experiments. one in orbit and one on earth. this is so cool. foxfox news' phil live with more. phil, i love this. tell me more. >> we have a guinea pig in space and one on earth. over in kazakhstan, scott kelly and two men are seated and strapped into the capsule. it is just under an hour from now it will be launched. trip to the space station. it's a trip to mars. >> think about what you were doing a year ago most people can't remember. that's how long it was. >> especially if you're not on earth for that year. no restaurants. no walks in the park. just circling the earth 16 times a day. >> you miss the weather the and seasons. you miss the human relationships you have with the friends and family and people you love on the ground. >> in a landmark study to enable us too mars and beyond scott kelly will float for a record 12 months in space. >> long duration space flight

president barack obama called harry reid a fighter and says the senate won't be the same without him. >>> nasa astronaut scottlasted off into space today. also making history. he'll spend an entire year at the international space station. his identical twin brother retired astronaut mark kelly will remain on earth and as a result nasa plans to can conduct a study comparing the two. mark kelly by the way is the husband of former congresswoman gaby giffords. >>> the study will focus on how space affects different human organs, decision making organisms in the gut and the way genes react. >> pretty fascinating. >>> the new miss philadelphia is not your average beauty queen. she spent years battling a lung disease and is now using her crown to inspire kids facing similar battles. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman shares her story with us tonight. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: 22-year-old julia ray lecter was recently the featured performer at seacrest studios inside the children's hospital of philadelphia. she's also sung in the 6abc thanksgiving day parade and her voice helped her become the new miss phila

scott will be there for a year and will launch in an hour. mark however, will stay on the ground to be the comparison figure for the study. >> senate minority leader harry reid said he will not run for re-election next year. the 75 year old nevada democrat made that announcement this morning in a youtube video. this is just months after harry reid suffered serious eye and facial injuries in an exercise accident. he had a lot time to think while he recoup operated and wants to spend more time with his family. he was first elected to the senate in 1986. he has led the senate democrats since 2005. >>> and elementary school in tennessee is deny accusations of be being unpatriotic after forcing a seven-year-old boy to change his military-style hair cut. his mother said she shares a photo with "arm times," and said he wanted to honor the soldier's step brother with his hair cut and the school said he was threatened to be suspended. and ironically the school is named after a fallen vietnam war hero. the school district said it is not commenting on internal matters. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> also ahead, did you wear your yellow

scott kelly is tuesday at the international space station until march of 2016 -- twoo stay at the iss until march of 2016. as we mentioned, the seismic shift is underway on capitol hill. harry reid announced today that he will not seek reelection. the decision has major political implications from washington to nevada. peter cook has more on the fallout. was this a surprise? peter: not a total surprise. anyone up on capitol hill who hasn't seen harry reid up close knows the injuries he suffered back in january were very serious. they have taken a toll on him. up until now, he has been insisting that he planned to run for reelection, so this announcement did come as somewhat of a surprise. the 75-year-old is an amateur boxer who grew up in a nevada shack with no running hot water made it official with a video message this morning that said the injuries were not the deciding factors. >> we have to make sure the democrats take control of the senate again. i feel it is inappropriate for me to soak up all those resources when i can be devoting those resources to the caucus. that's what i intend to do. peter: he insists he has plenty of work to do in his remaining months. his dec

coretta scott king received the letter shortly after her husbands to assassination in 1968. in 2003 a few years before her death, she gave it to singer and social activist harrye ton thai. he tried to auction it off in 2008 but king's children stopped that from happening. but just last year both sides reached an agreement and the bidding will start tomorrow at an auction house in virginia. >> wow. it's quite fascinating. we do sell high value items all the time. rarely do we get a piece of history it's been humbling. >> opening bid for the document is slated at $60,000. the letter has an estimated value of 120 to $180,000 but auctioneers say it could end up going for far more. kentucky man cannot stop smiling after getting the gift of a lifetime. for the longest time the witch cha waiter brine was in desperate need of dental care but it never let him put a damper on her spirit or stop him from cracking a smile. a lawyer visiting from out of town noticed the waiter's teeth were pretty bad shape. he left him a $25,000 to be used toward his much needed dental work. >> i tried to smile through it and just show people still good to people no matter how bad they lo

harry reid announce announcing he will retire next year. we're going to report on which lawmaker did this on capitol hill. some are calling it the worst parking job, ever. >>> later, astronaut scott kelly moments ago took off into space for a historical mission. we'll speak with his brother mark kelly. that is ahead on "now." the volkswagen jetta is really fun-to-drive. go for it. okay. wow... woohoo! i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not while you're driving. and, right now, you can get a one-thousand-dollar volkswagen credit bonus on jetta models. seriously, pinch me. it's not a dream. ow! it's the volkswagen stop dreaming, start driving event. stop dreaming, and test-drive one today. hurry in and you can get 0% apr plus a $1000 volkswagen credit bonus on 2015 jetta and passat models. if you can clear a table without lifting a finger... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™. before earning enough cash back from bank of america to help pay for her kids' ice time. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time. a

harris to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend scott siena, st. john the beloved catholic church in mclean virginia. the chaplain: loving and gracious god, we ask that you pour out your blessings on our nation this day. may these men and women who are called here today as representatives of the people of this country be given an inspired vision of the common good and may they meet the challenges they face with resolve and righteousness. may your grace bestow upon the members of this house a lively hope and the virtues of justice, wisdom, and compassion. that they may be instruments of your holy will, in carrying out their noble vocation as public servants. we pray that the work of this house will contribute to the flourishing of this nation so that all peoples and families will be raised in dignity, encouraged in solidarity, and blessed with ordered liberty. we ask this through christ our lord who raines forever and ever. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to sks 2-a of house resolution 134, the journal of the last day's proceeding

harris to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend scott siena, st. john the beloved catholic church in

harris will be against it. has the president been made aware of this? press sec. earnest: this is the first i'm hearing of it. reporter: what was in, scott kelly is going up the space for one year. the president's meeting with sites and technology people today. is there anything like that -- will the president be watching the lunch? will he be following as commander kelly spent the next year in space? press sec. earnest: this is a subject of the president has been very interested in. you will remember, commander kelly sat in the commander box during the stay of the union. the president had the opportunity to salute the heroism and courage of this mission. the president is obviously very interested in the mission and its success. he is proud of the accomplishments of the brave americans engage in this effort. i do not know if he will have an opportunity to to watch the launch he is certainly aware of it and will be following the mission over the next year. this is an interesting opportunity for us to gain some new law knowledge on prolonged space exploration on the human body. it should be interesting. the president will certainly be foll

host: scott walker, who is part of the story this week, if he were elected as president, he would be the first since harryruman that does not have a college degree. will that be an issue? guest: it will be an issue. there will be folks who actually try, whether it is a whisper campaign or something actually -- someone actually challenges him on in a debate. i don't think many voters will make a decision based on that. to me, that is more this sort of thing that if you're looking for a reason to dislike a guy, you may settle on that and become hardened in an opinion. i doubt there will be many voters and the primary will vote on that. it will get attention. there are people like you or me who may ask him about it. he will have to talk about it. there may be some people who in the general election and up finding that an intriguing thing. in terms of relating to them. i'm not sure how it plays. i do suspect they does play a role, one way or another, to some extent. host: stephen dinan. you will be joining us on "newsmakers" as well. i want to talk about one other issue that we will see more of this week. put

scott harris, clerk of the court and is patricia your with you as well? can't we have kathy r. berg and patricia from our public information office. as you indicated, mr. chairman we are always very careful, very cautious about budget expenditures and his will you know and the committee will knows the budget of the supreme court is just a small part of the budget of the court as a whole. the court as a whole is a very small part of the united states budget. and i think today you will hear presentations from julie gibbons of the sixth circuit on the budget for the judiciary as a whole. and this is of immense importance. she doesn't marvelous job for the judiciary spends many many days and weeks on the subject. and the budget for the federal judiciary as a whole it's important i think for congress to realize it isn't just judges. there are 7900 probation and presentencing officers, and this is cost-effective because this keeps people on supervised release so they're not in custody, and this is a huge cost saving. without reference to the human factor, and over the years in the fe