for senate republican leader in 1959 was john sherman cooper. obviously senator cooper did not win that race. in 1959 eisenhower approached morton with yet another request. would he head the republican national committee? mr. president, you must be at the bottom of the barrel if you're asking me, morton replied. eisenhower did morton one better and responded, you're damn right i am. [ laughter ] >> but as it turned out, morton was a very good fit for the job. he headed the rnc from 1959 to 1961. a position interestingly enough that his younger brother rogers morton would hold exactly a decade later. as head of the rnc, morton was responsible for being the public face of the party and one of its chief fundraisers and organizers. he was hailed as the best rounded national chairman we've had in years. like clements, morton was a hard hitting partisan. he was known to say in the context of political campaigns if as a candidate you don't say it strongly, you'll wind up in the want ads. that philosophy was on full display in 1962 when the democrats nom

for the senate republican leader in 1959 was john sherman cooper. obviously, senator cooper did not win. 1959, eisenhower approached morton with a request. would he had the republican national committee? mr. president, you must be at the bottom of the barrel if you are asking me, he replied. eisenhower replied, damn right, i am. [laughter] as it turned out, morton was a good fit. 1959aded the rnc from to 1961. he was responsible for paying the public face of the party at fundraisers and organizers. he was hailed as the best rounded national chairman we have had in years. like clements, he was a hard-hitting cars and -- hard-hitting partisan. he was known to say, if, as a candidate, you do not say it strongly, you will wind up in the want ads. 1962,as on display in when the democrats nominated wilson wyatt, who was then the lieutenant governor, to challenge morton for the senate. throughout the campaign morton wyatt on his liberal ties. international attention. president john f. kennedy came to speak in favor of wyatt at freedom hall. a prominent sena

the senate republican leader, edward arcs, actually oppose the treaty. morton, a former state department official, took the initiative not only for his party but also for the senate. first, he persuaded former president eisenhower to embrace the treaty, which removed a great deal of potential partisanship from the equation, and then morton used his knowledge on the subject matter and reputation as a former state department official to convince two thirds of his fellow republican senators to favor the pact, forcing leader edward derksen to change his position. once morton had succeeded in securing strong republican , he prodded a hesitant president johnson to weigh in with democrats. lbj obliged, and ultimately, the senate approved the treaty. morton's success reflects how power in the senate often fluctuates depending on the circumstances. senator, even one in the minority party, through a combination of timing, tenacity, and political acumen, can season issue and drive an outcome. an issue and drive an outcome. morton's snatcher coupled with his foreign-

senate. nine were considered. seven were agreed to. four democrat, three republican. so i would suggest to the senate and to the president that it's not a secret why we were able to succeed this year in fixing a bill which is very difficult to fix. we know that because we've tried in each of the last two congresses hard working with the secretary of education, the house republicans, the senate -- house democrats, senate republicans. we spent a lot of hours, we worked on a bull but we failed. -- we worked on a bill but we failed. why did we have more success this time? i think it's because everybody had a part of the process. everybody had a chance to have their say. we had amendments in committee. we had amendments on the floor. we had amendments in the conference. and if you're convinced that you've had a chance to have your say, then it's easier to say, okay, let's vote. i might win or i might lose but at least i've had my say. we need to get a result. i'd like to see more of that here. we can -- we can do that fairly easily. and the key to it is allowing amendments.

i'm guessing you're not going to get all senate republicans, but the key is 51 republicans, took the senate in 2014. this is the closest they've ever been to getting it on the president's desk. mcconnell says there's some drama in what the president will do, there isn't. he's going to veto this. and that gives some republicans cover because they know it's not going to become law. >> host: and then down the road if president obama does veto it, what about attaching it to the omnibus spending bill? >> guest: well, unless you want a government shutdown, i don't think you're going to do that. but i've seen crazier things happen. [laughter] >> host: we're going to keep following you, burgess, at twitter, and the web site, politico.com. thanks so much. >> guest: thanks for having me. >> u.s. senate about to gavel back in. reporters hearing from leaders just before they come in. fox tweeting about that reconciliation effort, says that mcconnell expects to finish budget reconciliation package to repeal obamacare, defund planned parenthood on thursday. general speeches allowed til 3:00 eastern

we do know is that governor tom wolf is expected to meet with house democrats today and the republican senators are also expected to get a look at the deal that has been in the works. these meetings will be in private. pennsylvania as we mentioned is now gone more than five months without a budget. the stalemate has grown tiresome for residents, workers and lawmakers alike. state pre-k program, domestic violence shelters a couple of examples of services hit as a result. the first vote is street happen today in harrisburg. and both the house and the senate are planning to keep working and voting through the weekend and into next week if ness stare. part of the fighting is over sales tax, pensions and education funding. a couple months from now the governor has to give his address for 2015-17 and it's not the worst stalemate the state has se seen. i'm gothering more. i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> to the mass shooting in southern california. according to one law enforcement official, authorities are looking for a man who bought two rifles used in wednesday's attack. authorities recovered the r

senators from wyoming. they will both vote for repeal. the republican senator from north dakota has also been a critic of the affordable care act. once again, his opposition does not jibe with what north dakota's governor is saying. north dakota governor dennis dugard is fighting in the state legislature to expand medicaid access to residents. his lieutenant governor who served ten years is john hoeven. but he will vote for repeal. the junior senator from montana is opposed to medicaid expansion. earlier this month, he seemed supportive of montana's expansion of medicaid, saying -- quote -- "i respect the decision of our legislature and our governor on medicaid expansion. i am one that respects and writes their voices." close quote. but today i'm told he will perform a breath-taking about face and vote to do away with montanans' health care. there is a longer list. republicans in ohio, west virginia, the state of nevada will all embrace medicaid expansion. republican governors. in nevada, brian sandoval considered by many to be staunch with his republic

senator portman, all of these people are active members on the republican side that i am mentioning, pushed to extend the work opportunity tax created. and it will include there long-term unemployed. this is an unprecedented extension for this credit. thank you, senator. we appreciate your work on this. >> as we have seen you work so hard on many of these issues. we are grateful for you. i am grateful to have all of these people on my committee helping out. mr. president, i am focusing mainly on temporary provisions. if i start talking about the extensions on the bill we would be here all day. i do, however, also want to give credit where it is due on the obamacare provisions. for years now, our position to the misguided medical device tax, the most charitable description of that tax you will ever hear from me, has been gaining momentum. throughout that time, senator toomey, burr and coach worked hard to push the repeal. our bill would take a significant step forward in this effort by imposing a two-year moratorium on this job-killing tax. i haven't mentioned the other side but klobuc

the vast majority of senate republicans voted "no." senate democrats also voted overwhelmingly for a bipartisan amendment offered by senators manchin and toomey. this amendment would close the loopholes that allow guns to be sold without background checks either on the internet or at gun shows. again, the senate republicans overwhelmingly voted against a background check to keep firearms out of the hands of convicted felons and mentally unstable people. make no mistake, the whole world saw what happened last week in san bernardino. and the whole world now knows that people who want to commit acts of mass violence or terror in the united states sadly have easy access to an arsenal of guns. there are major loopholes in the laws on the books. this is a serious vulnerability and americans know we need to address it. the risk of terrorist inspired mass shootings like paris has never been higher. one of the most effective ways to guard against this vulnerability, well, i thought those two amendments we considered last week were a good start.

>>> joining me now with reaction to the president's address from the oval office florida senator and republicandential candidate marco rubio. he's in miami tonight. senator, thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> your thoughts on this address from the president about isis, the threats, and how they're evolving. >> well let's begin by understanding the mood of the country. people are really scared and worried. last night i ran into a couple that often travels abroad or to other parts of the country for new year's eve. for the first time in a decade, they're not traveling anywhere because they're so scared. i ran into someone else who said they're avoiding malls and stadiums this holiday season because they're scared. they're scared because of the growing sense we have a president that's completely overwhelmed by them. this is the president that called them the jv when they first emerged. just on the eve of the paris attacks, said they were being contained. said it was just a setback instead of a widespread problem. after paris, by the way, the only emotion the president ever showed on his overse

also, senate republicans passed a bill that would unravel obamacare and defund planned parenthood. the house is also expected to pass it. but the president is expected to veto that if it reaches his desk. shaina: an autopsy will be done today on the former lead singer of stone temple pilots, scott weiland. he died in his sleep on his tour bus in bloomington, minnesota last night. weiland has battled substance abuse for years. he was 48 years old. eric: we're just getting a look at a new poll from cnn. in the republican race for president, donald trump is alone at the top of the pack. 36% support for trump. ted cruz next with 16%. ben carson with 14%. and marco rubio with 12%. no other candidate has more than 5%. several candidates are in iowa today. hillary clinton, chris christie, rand paul, ted cruz, and rick santorum all have stops planned elizabeth: bar and restaurant owners on court avenue are hoping for a less violent weekend. court center, which houses legend's and other hotspots, has hired two off-duty officers to provide extra security on the weekends. police still haven't

senate republicans have enough antes to send the bill to the president's desk, but they dopt have enough votes to override thiee veto. >>> when a doctor tells you or a ved one treatment is needed to feel better you, of course want that treatment. >> tonight we take you inside a young girl's dilemma. >> she's someone who moved us when we met her during the pope's new york visit. exclusive. >> reporter: when 12-year-old julia met pbeope francis at kennedy airport, she was whee hair bound and had little hope of getting better. the holy father's blessing was her only consolation. watch as she fought tears during news 4's live coverage. >> it means that he's going to give me a miracle. to walk again. i know because of this. >> reporter: and a miracle of sorts did happen, at least in her mind. >> broke my heart. >> reporter: back in june when julia lost the use of her legs, a few specialists believed she had lyme disease, but her blood tests didn't support that, and no treatment was prescribed. >> how are you, miss julia? >> reporter: dr. ronald who saw julia on nbc's coverage offered to help

so i can take that back to washington. 3 proceeds from today's event will benefit the iowa senate republicans, in the 20-16 elections. 3 3 more than a hundred people gathered for a special benefit event to help a local man, who was recently injured in an accident.doug christiansen has not been able to walk since he fell off a roof and shattered both ankles, last september. but thanks to the help of community members today, all the money raised will go towards paying his insurance and other medical expenses. the event took place at the north sioux community center, which included dozens of items for raffle. 3 "it's a good thing. if people to help them. it's overwhelming, the people who came to this and who have helped us."if you'd like to help the christiansen family, you can find more information in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. 3 meanwhile, there was another benefit this afternoon...to help marguerite and ralph cortez. the family of eleven, lost their house in a fire two weeks ago. that house is located in the 4-hundred block of market street in the westside of sioux cit

if you look at the electoral map that is facing the republicans in the senate in 2016, the places where they have income bent republican senators running in particular, we are looking at places like wisconsin, illinois, new hampshire and ohio and pennsylvania, these are places that often skew more moderate to liberal when it is a presidential year so those are vulnerable senators to begin with. the fear is if you have someone like donald trump headlining the ticket that you end up with someone like hillary clinton who is the democratic nominee. if you have jerry clinton versus donald trump there's a fear among republicans about how the senate map with turnout. >> host: up next on the independent line from massachusetts, we have kenneth on the line with neil from roll call. go ahead. >> caller: i can't understand why the republicans cut back on all the money when they want to increase the budget. it doesn't make sense. saying we are broke and yet they want to start world war iii and spend money on defense. there's a defense agency right export to us and it's all wrapped up and ready to g

senate republicans push through a bill that would got -- gut the health care plan. elizabeth: back to the transportation bill, what was in that and its local impacts? nikole: it is to deal with the aging transportation systems, creating new programs and and increasing the capacity of highways that are deemed major freight corridor's. some people do not like how this is being paid for, partly by an increase in the gas cask -- task. eric: new stories coming up in the latest headlines from san bernardino. the chilling way the suspects used their cover of a happy family to carry out their the victims. we'll share their stories. and if you're heading out to court avenue tonight, how the bars there plan to keep you safe. elizabeth: you are looking live right now at a place where you can get a free breakfast this friday morning. we just have a small request. this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus c

. >> the day after the terror attack in california, senate republicans pushed a series of revealing andcontroversial votes, they voted to defund planned parenthood. it just came a week after that deadly shooting in colorado, a shooting many say should also be called a terrorist attack. officer garrett swasey was laid to rest on friday. senate republicans defeat aid measure that would have banned people on the terror watch list from buying guns, and once again, they voted to repeal sections, core sections of obamacare. next up is a vote in the house and then a veto by the president, but these votes left no doubt about the priorities of republicans in congress. joining me now is congresswoman january chaikowski democrat of illinois, the ranking democrat on the planned parenthood committee. thank you for being here. >> it is my pleasure reverend al, nice to be on set with you. >> nice to be on set with you. i've got to ask how do you respond to the votes the gop controlled senate took in light of what's going on? i mean, this is incredible to me. >> isn't it remarkable when we can actually

senator portman, all of these people have been really active members on the republican side. senator portman has worked to extend the work opportunity tax credit and expand it to include the longterm unemployed. his proposed modification is included in our bill, as is an unprecedented five-year extension for this credit. we appreciate your work on this, senator portman, as we have seen you work so hard on so many of these issues. we're grateful for you, and i'm really grateful to have all these people on my committee. of course, this was not an exhaustive list, mr. president. for right now, i'm focusing mainly on temporary provisions that will make permanent by passing the path act. if i start talking about my colleagues' -- various colleagues' efforts on the shorter-term extensions in the bill, we would be here all day. i do want to give credit on the obamacare provisions. for years opposition to the misguided medical device tax -- and that's the most charitable description of that tax you'll ever hear from me -- has been gainingaining momentum. throughout that time, the sena

garnered a lot of support in new hampshire the endorsement of the union leader and today from republican senator jeb bradley. >> this is about getting votes now. we've been here longer than any other candidate now it's about me asking for the vote and closing the deal. >> and he thinks that the man for eliminating terrorism is the right one. >> governor christie is going to target terrorism. >> and governor christie is battling the heroin epidemic. christie says winning the battle is simple. >> treatment, and listen, i've talked to jeb about this a lot and he's leading fight in the state senate making sure that they get treatment. >> and the republican party, who the nominee will be. >> and once we have a nominee, the person will represent the party, its believes and

what we know is that governor wolf is expected to meet with house democrats today and the republican senators are also expected to get a look at the deal that has been in the works. these meetings will be in private. earlier this week the governor said he believes that there will be a solution to this soon. now, pennsylvania as we mentioned gone more than five months without a budget and a stalemate has grown tiresome. state pre-k programs and domestic shelters an example of services hit as a result. the first vote on the budget is set to happen today in harrisburg in the house and senate are planning to keep working and voting through the weekend and into next week if necessary. part of the fighting here has been over sales tax, pensions and education funding. just a couple months from now you got to figure the governor has to give his budget address for 2016-17. as of now lawmakers are still dealing with this budget. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> now to the investigation into the mass shooting in southern california. a law enforcement official says authorities are looking for a man who b

republican candidate for president are holding their last debate. the campaigners are battling for voter support and contributions. there's seven weeks to go. the iowa caucuses on february the 1st. texas senator ted cruz is leading the polls. adding an element of drama to a campaign dominated by donald trump. republicans, including former vice president dick chain ci criticized the plan from entering the united states. the numbers in the polls have gone up since he made the proposal in the days following the rampage. it's another example of how candidates can benefit, using the politics of fear. david shuster has the story. >> reporter: in the wake. i.s.i.l.-inspired rampage, amid concerns that attacks are coming, president obama urged americans not to overreact. >> let's not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear. >> soothing public fear about violence can be difficult. less than 24 hours later, donald trump went the other way. >> we can be politically correct or stupid. it will get worse and worse. >> as dramatic about trump's rhetoric may seem. in this campaign, the ex-ploy takes of fear has been growing. >> i want surveillance of certain mosques, if that's okay. i wants surveillan

senate action this week. now on another matter, mr. president, the new republican senate has been working hard to get congress back to work over the past year. we've obviously had a lot of success. as i noted yesterday, the new republican senate will soon pass two really significant bipartisan bills for a second and final time. the bipartisan multiyear highway bill and the bipartisan replacement for no child left behind. and we'll send them to the president for his signature. these are the latest examples of a new congress that's back to work, and on behalf of the american people. they are hardly the only examples we'll be talking about. take another important issue that languished for too long that passed the new senate: cybersecurity. we ended years of inaction on this year by passing important bipartisan cybersecurity bill that even the white house endorsed. that bill was the product of a lot of hard work by the top republican and top democrat on the intelligence committee. i'm glad that the new more open and more inclusive republican senate made their cooperati

senate republicans passed legislation that would repeal key pieces of obama care and defund planned parenthood. the bill narrowly passed the senate with 52 votes to 47. it was introduced with a procedure referred to as reconciliati reconciliation. it means democrats would not be able to filibuster. senator rand paul also tried to add an amendment that would establish concealed carry of handguns here in d.c. but that failed. the bill heads to the white house, or the house, rather, where it's expected to pass before going to the white house. president obama is expected to veto that legislation. shortly after passing that bill the house and senate voted to approve a five-year, $305 billion transportation bill. it boosts highway and transit spending. it's also the first long-term transportation deal in nearly eight years. it's not as long of a deal as president obama wanted but he is expected to sign it. back to you. >> megan, thank you. one thing that was not in that transportation bill passed by congress tonight was an amendment benefiting 9/11 first responders. a lifetime extension of the so-ca

senate republicans fought back, saying the deal would help iran from getting a nuclear weapon. house speaker john painter -- john boehner called it quits. congressman paul ryan reluctantly stepped up to take the job. the supreme court upheld a key part of the affordable care act that provided health insurance subsidies to americans and in a historic decision, a divided court legalized same-sex marriages. cbs news, washington. mollie: new at noon dirt delivery day. one hundred truck loads of dirt now cover the floor of wells fargo arena. crews are getting everything ready for monster jam this weekend. in case you're wondering yes, the iowa wild's hockey ice is still there under the fresh layer of dirt. >> once the ice goes down in september, it stays down through the season in april. when we have a show like this with the monster jam and the we keep the ice down and protected the best we can. mollie: quite a job or you can get tickets online. today is the last day of 2015. i guess we are going out on a nice and sunny note. metinka: it is pretty nice compared to the early part of

for senate republican leader in 1959 was john sherman cooper. obviously senator cooper did not win that race. in 1959 eisenhower approached morton with yet another request. would he head the republican national committee? mr. president, you must be at the bottom of the barrel if you're asking me, morton replied. eisenhower did morton one better and responded, you're damn right i am. [ laughter ] >> but as it turned out, morton was a very good fit for the job. he headed the rnc from 1959 to 1961. a position interestingly enough that his younger brother rogers morton would hold exactly a decade later. as head of the rnc, morton was responsible for being the public face of the party and one of its chief fundraisers and organizers. he was hailed as the best rounded national chairman we've had in years. like clements, morton was a hard hitting partisan. he was known to say in the context of political campaigns if as a candidate you don't say it strongly, you'll wind up in the want ads. that philosophy was on full display in 1962 when the democrats nom

centers was an overt attack on women's access to needed and legal health care, and when the republicans forced the senate to vote on a bill to defund planned parenthood, it failed and rightly so. that should have been the end of it, but republican extremists just won't quit. in fact, they are doubling down. today senate republicans will use a special maneuver to hold another vote to defund planned parenthood, this time needing only 50 votes to pass instead of the usual 60. now, even if they pass this reconciliation bill, president obama has said he will veto it, but some republican extremists vow to press on, using the most extreme tactic possible, taking the government hostage. they want to attach a rider to the government funding bill and threaten to shut down the government ten days from now unless the democrats agree to defund planned parenthood. does that sound familiar? well, that's because it is the very same tactic used in 2013 when republicans shut down the government over the affordable care act and flushed $24 billion down the drain, the very same tactic that former speaker john boehner admitt

senate republicans overwhelmingly rejected gun legislation twice yesterday. democrats tried to attach two provisions, including the ability to bar suspected terrorists from getting guns. and gutting obama care and it nowt heads back to the house where it's expected to clear and president obama will veto the bill. the other big move by the enist senate, they passed a five year transportation infrastructure bill and not a moment too soon. current funding expires today forod the highway trust fund. and the act that allows money included. incredible images from sicily, italy, mountain lighting up the sky on wednesday. the lava shot up more than 3200 feet and00 spewed ash over the surrounding area. the eruption lasting for about an hour, the firstor time in about two years. karins. >>ka it doesn't seem like that could be really going on. >> let's talk about rain. >> by far the worst wither in the country is in south florida. and as we go across the weekend, incredible warmth. and we have a lot of snow on the ground in nebraska, dakotas and back to wisconsin. it wi

senator mark kirk. he is the only republican senator who voted today to make it slightly more difficult for terrorists toain the tools of terror in the united states. mark kirk was the only republican senator who voted to prevent people whose names are on the american government's terror watch list from purchasing guns and explosives. that, that is what passes for courage in 21st century american politics. a republican voting to prevent people on the terror watch list from being easily able to legally purchase guns and explosives in the united states. every republican senator today voted to continue to make it as easy as possible for terrorists on a watch list to buy guns legally and easily, to buy explosives legally and easily. they voted to make sure that the united states of america remains the friendliest weapons supplier of terrorists in the world. and, of course, the terrorists won today in the united states senate as they do every time any legislation about restricting access to firearms comes to a vote in today's senate. 45 senators voted for dianne feinstein's amendment to prevent people on the

yesterday the republican controlled house killed a pension reform bill that the senate wanted. now senate republicans are refusing to support a billion-dollar tax increase the governor wants. >>> a midair scare. what we're learning about the fourth bomb hoax against air france in just a matter of weeks? >>> plus this. home for the holidays. why this surprise homecoming was extra special for a local family. >>> a fake explosive forced a paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in kenya today. the device rigged with cardboard, paper and a timer is the fourth bomb hoax against air france in just the past few weeks. the device was found behind a bathroom mirror. hundreds of passengers had to use emergency slides to get to safety. up to six passengers were being questioned in the incident. brittney? >>> and you can see the eagles are warming up. i'll have your chilly tailgating forecast and what you can expect for the game. and then what you can expect as you head back to work next week. that's all coming up in my full forecast. >>> we are just over two hours away from the fa

joining me now, south carolina senator and republican presidential candidate lindsey graham.hank you very much for talking to us. you have been a vocal critic of our fight against isis. you hear the news now which is of no surprise to you and many others in washington that this was indeed an act of terror. your reaction? >> this is why i'm running for president to try to wake up the country and the party that we're under siege. radical islam is running while our president is asleep at the switch. the best example of how detached president obama is from the reality of radical islam is the first thing out of his mouth when he heard this was a call for gun control. all i can tell you is president obama's policies regarding destroying isil in iraq and syria are not going to work. i just got back monday from my 36th trip to the region. we have no strategy that will destroy isil in syria. here at home we're gutting our ability to detect attacks. nsa program has been gutted. hope senator paul and senator cruz will re-evaluate their position and we'll stand back up to data mining nsa

a jury found former new york state senate republican majority leader dean skelos and as adam adam -- son adam chilton of extortion and conspiracy. >> the next step are the postrel motions and we plan to convict. reporter: prosecutors face skelos powerbroker for three decades used his position to extort $300,000 in income and benefits for his son. this is the second victory in this many weeks for the u.s. attorney. on november 30 another jury found former democratic house speaker sheldon silver also guilty of corruption. after today's verdict the u.s. attorney sent out this tweet. how many prosecutions will it take before out many gives the people of new york the honest government they deserve? >> part of the problem is decision-making is so narrowly and closely held. there are only three people who three people who matter this leader and the governor and obviously the speaker and felt is time for the quid pro quo culture in albany to change better. >> if you can't get that after this top two legislative leaders are indicted in federal court then nothing is going to move this needle.

. >> >>> senate republicans introduced legislation tuesday that would repeal key portions of the affordablee act,ing is their counterparts in the house approved in october. all of the promises the president made in trying to sell obamacare have prove tone be false. if you like what you have, you can keep it. premiums will go down by a family of four by $2,500. >> they also want to repeal the so-called cadillac tax on premium plans, but all legislation needs a signature from the president, so without support from the oval office the bills amount to nothing more than pandering. though there may be a kyled card in the deck. >> we along with others have been closely watching exchange trends. we have been staying optimistic this market would improve, but our own experience worsened. >> ceo of united health care speaking tuesday. reinforcing his assertion last month that the nation's largest healthcare insurance provider will likely withdraw from public exchanges if it can't turn a profit by 2017. >> we needed to reflect what was predicted. >> united health blames obamacare for more than year. bu

senate. >> republicans had to give up their goals of ending funding for planned parenthood. >>> the markets struggling today trying to maintain the boost that got from wednesday ease fed announce of an interest rate hike. the price of crude recently hitting seven-year lows. >>> a baltimore judge today will meet with lawyers on both sides of the freddie gray case. there was a mistrial in the trial of officer porter. john terrett has more. >> reporter: there was a small protest outside of the courthouse yesterday at about 10 past 3:00 andsern in this afternoon when news of the mistrial filtered out. but that ended pretty much mid-evening, and there was a largeth gathering of people near the burned out cvs from last april. that was a unity rally, it was loud but very peaceful. there are no major incidents to report. today the judge convenes a meeting, a scheduling meeting, all of the attorneys involved in the officer william porter case will be present, and their main task to discuss the responsibility of a retrial. what we don't know is what will happen to the trials of the other five officer

senate republicans have enough votes to send it to the president's desk but not enough to override the promised veto. >>> still ahead at news 4 at u.s. military. what they're going to be allowed to do for thesfirst time ever. >>> why is the mta's biggest transit hub not crowded? more than a dozen stores have yet to open. we'll tell you the reason coming up. >>> the rain is gone and the chill is back. how long will this last and will we be able to shed our heavy coats again this weekend? i'll have the details coming up. > coming up at 5:30, the number of babies born addicted to drugs. the personal struggle of a mother who says it kept her from getting the help she needed. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to o wdtfe things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium so g

on saturday the republican controlled house killed a pension reform bill as the senate wanted. now senate republicans are refusing to support a billion dollar tax increase that democratic governor tom wolf wants. >> 5:33. 44 degrees in philadelphia. happening today, we'll get details on funding for police departments across new jersey to buy body cameras for its officers. officials say the technology will help promote transparency, accountability and trust between police and the community. criminal forfeiture funds will help pay for the systems. the acting attorney general will tell us more later this morning. >> friends and family held a candlelight vigil last night in memory of the 23-year-old man shot and killed in philadelphia's kingsessing neighborhood. somebody shot justin rough in the neck, back and shoulder on saturday night. he died at the hospital. so far police have not made arrests in this case. >> well, it was a blow-out. last night's eagles loss, win next week and stay alive for the playoff. the eagles were driving to tie the arizona cardinals before the half but

senate republicans overwhelmingly rejected new gun control legislation. twice yesterday democrats tried to attach new provisions on to a budget bill, including the ability to bar suspected terrorists from buying guns. the bill itself was a major it now heads back to the house where it is expected to clear. the white house said president obama will veto the bill. the other big move by the senate, they passed a $305 billion, five-year transportation infrastructure bill. it is the largest of its kind in a decade. and not a moment too soon. current funding in the federal highway trust fund expires today. there is a big omission. the zdraga act is reportedly not included. >>> bill karins with your weekend weather is straight ahead. and the second amendment under fire as president obama and the candidates weigh in. "first look" is back in three minutes. constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax,

senate republicans overwhelmingly rejected new gun control legislation. twice yesterday democrats tried to attach new provisions on to a budget bill, including the ability to bar suspected terrorists from buying guns. the bill itself was a major one, gutting obamacare and defunding planned parenthood for a year it. now heads back to the house where it is expected to clear. the white house is already said president obama will veto that bill. the other big move by the senate. they passed a $305 billion five year transportation infrastructure bill. it is the largest of its kind in a decade. and not a moment too soon. current funding in the federal highway trust fund expires today. but there is a big omission. the act which provides medical coverage for 9/11 first responders is reportedly not included. >>> we take you to incredible images from sicily, italy. mount aetna liting up the sky on wednesday. lava shot 3200 feet and spewed ash over the surrounding area. the eruption lasted a spectacular hour. >> a lucky few got to see that. >> can you snaj. >> no. >>

. >> reporter: many senate republicans argued they are defending the right as they voted down a bill to ban people on the terror watch list from buying guns, a proposal democrats call common sense. >> congress reflecting the divide and the rest of america, both sides in this debate dug in. hallie jackson, nbc news, washington. >>> when we come back from southern california, have americans become numb to mass shootings? how do we keep from losing hope in times like these? san bernardino killers. ===vo jess=== new at 6, a man who attended the same mosque as this suspect, speaks out about the massacre. ===jan oc=== plus, the major change you could soon see at every restaurant in one bay area county. ===next close=== the news is next. >>> here in southern california, and all across the country, americans are struggling to make sense of difficult times. today, as this community prepares to lay the victims to rest, ceremonies were held for victims of two other mass shootings in the last three weeks. nbc's kevin tibbles looks at how americans are trying to cope with these events without giv

last week, senate republicans voted against closesting the loophole, claiming it infringes on the right to bear arms. >> there's a group in congress who just won't listen. they won't protect these men and women behind me or the from the new danger we face, which is terrorism here. >> also tonight, the father of san bernardino gunman syed farook tells an italian newspaper his son shared the ideology of the isis leader in creating an islamic state. he also said his son hated israel. you can watch president obama's address from the oval office, live on channel 7, beginning at 8:00 tonight. >>> new at 6:00, bravery in the bronx. a deli worker was behind the counter when two armed masked men entered and demanded cash, but the worker fought back. more. >> reporter: well, sandra, as you can see behind me, achmed hussein is back behind the counter, just a few days after looking down the barrel of a pistol in an attempted armed robbery. the crime happened late thursday night. see two masked men enter this convenience store, located by a gas station here on gun hill road in the baychester section

they wanted that when democrats they want the senate, it now that republicans have taken over and they will want it when democrats get senate back. while there is a whole lot more we should have done, i'm glad we have been able to take some of the steps forward in 2015 for workers and middle-class families in our country. you heard about a lot of them, but a lot of want to focus on -- and reiterate the the budget, democrats had a simple request this year, we knew what a bipartisan deal looks like. 2013, there was no need to wait until the last minute, no need for countdown clocks and the artificial crisis. we wanted to start right away and get it done. republican leaders insisted on waiting. they were so afraid of what the tea party would think, it took a short-term extension and the resignation of a speaker before they were finally willing to come to the table. in the end, the budget deal reflected what democrats had been asking for all year. we were stored investments in education, health care and research and other middle-class priorities. we rolled back the automatic budget cuts eq

what is reconciliation and also why are senate republicans using this to repeal parts of the health care law? >> guest: is a process the senate can use to overcome the democratic filibuster. the democrats can't filibuster and they only need 51 votes to pass this. so it's basically a way of kind of using the fast-track method to get this repealed to the president's desk. otherwise the democrats will filibuster in the intent to -- in which they have done in the senate to force a basically a procedural maneuver by republicans to do it the exact same way the democrats pressed the health care law on the senate back in 2010. >> host: little bit about reconciliation. what happens in reconciliation? >> guest: so essentially it's a way, essentially gaming the budgetary process to send instructions to change the budgetary level to use this process and the way the republicans are using it is to essentially take out the individual employer mandate of obamacare and also defund planned parenthood. they're also going going to take on the medicaid expansion through a two-year expansion period and take a

and, while the house has failed more than 50 times to repeal obamacare, that's not stopping senate republican leaders from moving ahead with a repeal package of their own ...saying they're cautiously optimistic they have the 51 votes needed to pass it. today marks a major milestone in the civil rights movement. on december first 1955, rosa the black seamstress refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in montgomery alabama. parks was arrested. the incident sparked the year-long boycott of the buses by blacks. in 1999, parks received the congressional medal of honor . the civil rights legend died six years later at the age of ninety-two. parks was the first woman to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. a pennsylvania teen is in the spotlight for his abilities in the pool. reece whitley -- a 15-year-old swimmer -- has been named the sports kid of the year ... and you can see his photo on the front cover of the "sports illustrated kids" magazine. shawnette wilson has more on the star athlete ... whitley says: "i think it's incredible." at just 15 years old...but standing 6 feet 8 inches t

house and senate republican majority leaders met separately for several hours behind closed doors today. >>> three, two, one! >> 40,000 led lights now shining on one of philadelphia's largest christmas trees at the blue cross river rink. nbc 10's emceeing the tree lighting and people enjoyed the first friday of december on the ice. we're the proud sponsor of the winter fest. beautiful night out there. needed a jacket, though. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glen here. looking good? >> looking great. chilly at night, ers away from the cities. rosemary not wearing a heavy coat and not as cold in philadelphia as surrounding areas. let me show you this. the temperature difference is more than ten degrees. 43 in philadelphia but it's only 31 at potsstown. 30 degrees in millville. 32 in mt. holly. that urban heat island and the concrete around the city to help keep the heat in and why tomorrow morning, 36 in philadelphia predicted and 26 in pottstown and mt. holly. 25 degrees in millville. 28 degrees in allentown. we've had some mild weather lately. todd was actually the coolest day we'll se

senate republicans blocked a proposal by california's dianne feinstein that would have banned gun sales to people on the no fly list. you can stay with kpix5 and cbssf.com for continuing coverage of the san bernardino massacre. >>> in other news tonight, the bay area got quite a soaking earlier today. we are not completely done yet. it was pouring in walnut creek this afternoon. umbrellas out in full force. this is something we have not seen in a while. we could see more showers. >> more showers ton radar. those of you in the north bay which by far has received the most rainfall. up to two inches. could see more. that is you in sonoma county, mendocino county, saint helena, calistoga, cloverdale and guerneville picking up rain tonight. calistoga, more than an inch of rainfall. two-thirds in novato. berkeley, saratoga, one-half of an inch of rain and windy earlier today. sfo, 39 miles an hour. mount diablo, a 63 miles an hour wind gust today. many more rounds of rainfall to come. we will talk about which spot will be the wettest coming up. >>> thank you paul. police say this bay area mot