there have only been 1963 men and women who have had the opportunity to serve in the united states senate when we are sworn in are given a number in sequence. senator kennedy's number is 1608. he was one of only eight people to serve more than 40 years in that institution. but regardless of how long any of us has served, we have all experienced the power and majesty of the united states senate. it is the ultimate arena for american democracy. we have all witnessed on the senate floor how our decision actually affect people's lives in a very profound way. and we want to replicate that experience in this extraordinary institution. each of us who have been called to serve and had that moment when we were inspired to heed the call to public service. it may have been a teacher. it may have been a place. it may have been a leader. it may have been an event. but something triggered that desire to serve. that is exactly what we want to provide here. we want to provide that experience, we want to inspire and we want to bring people to a realization they, too, could have had one of those numbers so

the entire united states senate rising to its feet for sustained , emotional applause. y. as a consequence the senate functioned as it was designed. the nation in the midst of the turmoil in those early years that i served arrived at consensus. all of america was better for it. all those i mentioned, including former and current senators are with us today. they understood and understand no one has a corner on the truth. no one's perspective is the only perspective. each of them understood as teddy that our actions in this chamber must ultimately reflect the decent saying, the honor, and the capacity of the american people. that we are privileged to serve. i know it is the keys hope that thousands of young people and generations will step into this chamber, and in succeeding debates, stand at those desks and understand the basic truths about what makes this institution the colossus of the constitution, as john adams said. our hope is that each of you leave, understanding one guarantee of our future aspirations as a country is your active protection nation -- participation

today all the the buzz is about united states senator bob menendez. is the political fallout not only for senator menendez but the democrats in new jersey. >> well, a lot of people calling on him to resign. i think you will be like that soldier in the japanese jungle that walked out of there in 1947. he will not give up. if he -- if the case gets worse and he decides to get out the interesting thing is that chris christie has the right to appoint the senator here. he could pick himself. why next year? by then he will probably see the reality that he will be on the national ticket. maybe it is a good thing. get yourself out of here. teesix this could go on for nice 18 months or two years, a years a very long time. in politics, that is an eternity. impact, to places where his situation could have a negative impact hillary clinton as she moves on to run for president. he is certainly one of the more outspoken pro- hillary forces in washington. if this goes high with -- if this goes sideways it will be good for either of these two candidates. >> first of

i'm the first united states senator of a name i never knew. mous senators who is trying to be out of of the office and keeping engaged and i remember walking in in the senate chamber, and the senate gym by in a ymca the men walk around between the shower and the stalls with nothing on. ungovernable walking in and said joe, i'd like you to meet jack and i remember going -- how are you? last night i swear to god. [laughter] -- [laughter] i want you to meet -- [laughter] i was like, i felt guilty i was fully clothed. [laughter] that's a true story. [laughter] oh, god, was i embarrassed. your dad also intervened and got me placed on important committees usually not available to freshmen senators. he not only look out for me but he looked out for my sons. i remember, i don't know how many times he probably drag you guys to the kennedy center and let me sit in the box next to him with mike is something you guys were wondering what in the hell are we doing here? but you always reaching out to my sons, and later my wife jill, and my daughter. something

, we are starting to see the united states senate work again the way it should work, the way it has historically worked through the committees to build consensus on legislation that can then come to the floor to have senators, whether they be in the majority or the minority, to offer constructive suggestions about how to solve our nation's biggest challenges, and then to work together to send these to the president and get his signature. so there is a lot of positive things happening in the united states senate, and i hope for even more positive things to occur in the near future. but i have been focused like a laser for some time now on justice for the victims of human trafficking. when i think for a minute about the fact that the typical victim of human trafficking is a 12 to 13-year-old girl who has been sold essentially into sex slavery and who has lost control over her life and perhaps to their mind, to her mind her future i can't think of a more compelling need for the united states senate than to try to offer a lifeline to these victims of human trafficking and that's wha

. >> we're on our way to meet democratic state senator bob jauch who represents this area. >> he wants us to meet at one of his constituent's house to sit around the kitchen table and talk to some of the families that actually live right here by the mine and see what they think about it. >> nice to meet you. >> good to meet you. >> it is amazing out here, huh? >> it is incredible country and you begin to understand the conflict between this intensely challenging project and people who live here. they're not some sort of tree huggers. they care about the place they live. >> but can you show me where the mine would be from here. >> the mine would be in the backside here. >> okay. that's the hill line right there. >> that's the hill there. >> before gtac, other companies abandoned plans to mine here. they determined that it would be too costly to extract the rock which is less than 20 percent iron and would generate an enormous amount of waste. >> so this is back in 2010... >> when gtac first bought the mineral rights, they approached senator jauch for advice on how to work with the local

i will tell you one of the things i'm most proud of is last year in the united states senate, i introduced legislation mandating that those soldiers finally received the purple heart to which they were due. [applause] senator cruz: we were able to win bipartisan support, bring together every republican and every democrat on the senate armed services committee in support of my amendment. we passed it unanimously over the objections of the obama pentagon, and in december it became law, which is why on friday five years too late they were finally recognized for their heroism and bravery. [applause] senator cruz: at the ceremony over and over again as i looked at young soldiers, the sentiment i expressed to each of them was, i'm sorry. i'm sorry this took five years. i'm sorry the government -- and by the way, nadal hassan was in communications with a known radical islamic terrorist and cleric, asking about the permissibility of waging jihad on his fellow soldiers, when hassan walked through fort hood, murdering 14 innocent souls, including an unborn child, he yelled out [indiscernible] as he

david: what did you study at ohio state? senator tom carper: i thought i would major in political science but i changed my way halfway through to economics. i never regretted it. economics a lot more helpful for me as state treasurer. when i was in the house i served on the banking committee so it was very helpful or. -- helpful they are. -- helpful there. it was more helpful than a major in political science. a lot of what i do is actually economics. david: going on to death senator tom carper: when i -- going on to -- senator tom carper: when i graduated from ohio state, i did not want to stay in the navy forever. i wanted to do my time and serve, i liked the movie but i wanted to do my time and be on to other things -- the navy but i wanted to do my time and be on to other things. i was interested in business and thought what can you do in the navy? i could be a supply officer and that would use my undergraduate training. but i was also interested in aviation. it was his very tough choice and in the end i almost flipped a coin an

. ♪ harry s truman, president of the united states, distinguished senator from the state of missouriars and vice president since the last national election, mr. truman brings to his new high office and understanding of the gigantic american war effort second only to that of the late president roosevelt. climaxing a long record of senatorial leadership, as chief of the famous truman committee on war production his work was vital in the war effort. at last summer's democratic national convention, harry truman was chosen as candidate for vice president with president roosevelt. his brilliant record hailed at the convention, included leadership and legislation for the cyclical tariff, for lend lease, and the repeal of the neutrality act. in 1935, he voted for the world court and he had consistently given support to the progressive social programs of the roosevelt administration. returning to washington was mr. roosevelt, harry truman was now the vice president-elect. in his first speech after his inauguration, vice president truman said, "in this string world, no nation can lives -- can

believe when i say that i've actually been there during different phases and cycles of the united states senate operating at i have to tell you the last four years or so has been a dark period, a state on the reputation of the united states senate in terms of actually getting things done in the interest of the american people. i understand he said/she said the blame game. the blame game is a world-class sport in washington, d.c. but most of our constituents could care less about the blame game. game. they want is a government function in their interest. consistent with our principles we will have some disagreements. there's no doubt about it. but they hate the dysfunction. they hate the political posture. and you know what? i do too. and i daresay that vast majority of united states senators, they hate the dysfunction is an as experience. there is a new spirit of optimism and yes hope not the age of aquarius is suddenly broken outcome peace, love and understanding of we are all going to hold hands and sing kumbaya. kumbaya. that's not going to happen. but can we work together as americans come

but, you know, we've passed a balanced budget in the united states senate without raising taxes. we -- the congress hadn't passed a budget since 2009. what more fundamental, basic function of government than to pass a budget? the distinguished presiding officer was governor of his great state. i am absolutely confident he viewed that as one of the fundamental responsibilities of his state government, and of his office in particular, is to get the fiscal house in order and the way you do that is by passing a budget and determining what your priorities are things you absolutely have to do things you perhaps want to do but maybe have to delay. and things that you simply can't afford. every state every local government and yes, the federal government should pass a budget and we will in short order. the senate has now we need to reconcile our differences with the house which we will shortly. but, you know, it's not just government. every family, every business has to work on a budget. so that's progress. and i'm happy for that. and then on tuesday night we actually fixed a problem that

is republican arkansas state senator, bart hester, sponsor of the state's religious freedom bill. thanks for joining us. i had thought governor hutchinson had said he would sign your bill. what's your reaction to his saying it needs to now be changed to narrow it to more closely match the federal law? >> well i think the reaction is it's not any different than the governor's handled all legislation that comes to his desk. he is pragmatic. he's a very popular governor because he is pragmatic and fair. he's looking at this bill from all directions. he thinks there needs to be a couple amendments and i'm open to considering those. >> let's talk about what this bill would do if there is a conservative christian florist, would it allow that florist to deny serving, providing services to a gay couple who wants flowers at their wedding? >> well i think that's two different questions to me. i think it does not allow for discrimination in any way. it does not allow for a florist to discriminate against a gay

>> reporter: so two years ago, republican state senator peggy lehner put a wall around fourth grade, passing legislation that promised to hold back any third grader who failed the state's reading test. ohio called it the third grade reading guarantee. >> it's now or never. we're finished with passing kids along that are unable and unprepared to actually reach success at the higher grade levels. >> reporter: at the outset, third-grade teacher linda hissett of carson elementary in cincinnati welcomed the guarantee, and saw it as a solution. >> i had some students who were at a kindergarten-level reading first-grade-level reading, second grade. you know, i guess, i just, i look at it with dismay. >> reporter: but carson's principal, ruthenia jackson, was wary of the guarantee. some 40% of her students were in danger of being held back. >> the research shows that if you retain children over, it does not help them down the line, because they're just getting older, and then eventually they'll get in high school, and they'll just drop out.

yesterday a state senate committee unanimously approved a bill to give $150 million to uc and cal state schools to limit that hike. >>> 4:50. teeing off for a chance at history. golfer rory mcilroy trying to do something tiger woods has not done before. >>> both hands on the wheel this morning, don't try to do anything you have never done on the roads this morning. we're talking about light traffic, still early. we'll get you out to the morning commute coming up after this. i am an electric crew foreman out of the cupertino service center. i was born and raised in the cupertino area. it's a fantastic area to work. the new technology that we are installing out in the field is important for the customers because system reliability i believe is number one. pg&e is always trying to plan for the future and we are always trying to build something stronger and bigger and more reliable. i love living here and i love the community i serve. nobody wants to be without power. i don't want my family to be without power. it's much more personal to me for that reason. i don't think there's any place i

her experience as united states senator, her experience as secretary of state. we know her well and know she's well prepared. >> better prepared than the former governor of maryland your state martin o malley? >> i have a great deal of respect for him. you asked me about hillary. i think hillary is ready. >> okay. that's the answer. obviously that's from a lot of democrats. she's so far out in front of all of them. thank you very much. >> my pleasure. good talking to you. >> coming up next she did endorse barack obama last time instead of hillary clinton. this time she says she's ready for clinton. you're watching claire up next. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. all these networks keep making different claims. it gets confusing. fastest, the strongest the most in-your-face-est. it sounds like some weird multiple choice test. yea, but do i pick a, b, or c. for me it's all of the above. i pick, like the best of everything. verizon. i didn't. i picked a. maybe c. and how'd that work out for you? not so well. can i get a do-over? why settle f

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan's office call it's a political stunt but a state senator is calling for a ban on state-funded travel to indiana. democrat senator richard madeleine know is openly gay married to a man. in the letter, the senator notes that a random waiter to refuse to wait on the hogans if he objected to the governor's wife's divorce. a spokesman says the governor stopped reading when the letter mentioned his wife. >>> tonight a fairfax hospital is meeting with police agencies to make sure that a prisoner escape such as the one yesterday never happens again. a suspect overpowered a guard got out of the hospital and got all the way to southeast d.c. before he was caught. our darcy spencer is in fairfax county with more. darcy? >> reporter: jim, we'll have more on the statement that was just released by the hospital in just a moment. first, we learned today more about where this suspect was hiding out during the massive manhunt. fairfax county homeowner confirms that he was apparent inside her house in the woods. she tells us why she thinks he picked her house. >> i kno

state senator anthony williams says he is the only candidate running for mayor who had to follow two sets of campaign finance rules and he said as state senator there were no limits in how much money he could take from donors but he accepted contributions from those who donated to the senate campaign and the ethics board said that is a violation. they've taken those funds and moved them and not touched them and we wouldn't be sitting here taking about them. they did notify the board about the excess funds. each side agrees to that and what they disagree on is who was right. >> this is purely a civil action and as to the majority of the things we settled on it was wasn't deemed a violation, we just agreed to put this money aside in escrow at the means ever settling this dispute and avoid going to court. >> you wanted to effectively make it go away and stop it. >> we wanted to resolve the dispute. >> reporter: now williams says that he is agreeing to take the rest of the excess money and not spend it until after the election and how he just wants to move on and talk about the issues an

we'll be working hard in the united states senate on the ranking member of the budget committee. this republican budget is beyond belief. tax breaks for billionaires

mccain: john cindy mccain, united states senator from arizona. kelly: when were you born? senator mccain: august 29 1936. kelly: did you always feel that you were bound for life in the navy? senator mccain: i believe so. i resisted it from time to time, but i was pretty sure that was what was going to happen. kelly: where would you when president kennedy was assassinated, and what we are thoughts? senator mccain: i was at virginia beach, virginia, in a house that three other bachelors and i were living in, and i happened to be at home. i was watching television, and, of course, heard the news. i think my emotions were very similar to the majority of americans -- shop, sorrow, anger , but mostly shock. kelly: what lessons did annapolis teach you that have stayed with you? senator mccain: i think that over time, a school like the naval academy and stills and you certain principles -- adherence to a certain code of honor dependence on your comrades, a class system where you are loyal to your classmates and then, of course, a reverence for and desire to stimulate leaders that y

she has twice been unanimously confirmed by the united states senate to be united states attorney for the eastern district of new york. her record as a top federal prosecutor in brooklyn is unimpeachable, and i have no doubt that as attorney general ms. lynch will effectively fairly and independently enforce the law. loretta lynch deserves to be considered by this chamber based on her record, her accomplishments and her extraordinary character. let us come together. let us make history by confirming loretta lynch to be the first african-american woman to serve as the attorney general of the united states. mr. president, i am prepared to yield back. i yield back all time. the presiding officer: without objection. all time is yielded back. the question is on the lynch nomination. mr. leahy: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: joo vote: vote: mr. leahy: mr. president could we have order so the vote can be heard? the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. as remind, expr

her about-face on gay >>> death threats against the state senator behind a bill forcing kids in school to be vaccinated. well, now a key vote on legislation has been postponed. reporter derek shore is live at the capital with what's behind this roadblock. >> reporter: very passionate arguments on both sides but in the end of the state senate education committee decided to postpone the vote for a week because there wasn't enough support to carry it. they packed in hundreds lining up in the hallways wanting and waiting to give their positions on the bill that would remove a parent's choice to vaccinate their children if they attend a school in california. >> on behalf of kaiser permanente in support. >> on behalf of the city of beverly hills in support. >> student at uc-davis i'm in for. >> reporter: but it was opponents that came out in full force. >> i strongly oppose this bill. >> we owe pose this bill. >> it would deny my child the right to public education. >> reporter: the hotly controversial bill authored by state senators ben allen and dr. richard pan is an attempt to help increa

i think we got one week off, but i was not really off because i was a state senator. i had to shut down my senate office. when i came here, there was so much information given to us. it is the way congress can say that we gave you that information, now you're on your own. >> there is a picture behind you, and i think there is a story with that photograph. can you explain? norma: the office lottery. it was a lot of fun actually. we got to choose numbers and it was done by alphabetical order so torres, i was one of the last members to choose a number. but i think i pulled in the mid-30's, 37, and that was the face that i was thinking -- making. i did not think i would have a great chance to get a nice office. >> you also learned about d.c. weather, did you not? norma: i was not prepared, still not prepared. another congresswoman who was my member of my congress a before redistricting offered me a pair of boots. she said you need to have boots that are snowboots. those california but still work here. >> you have moved up from city hall to the state assembly to the state

states. hillary. senator from new york and presidential candidate. hillary. etary of state and presidential candidate. it was a decision that surprised absolutely no one. least of all, old family friend and advisor paul begala. >> it is not just i have to do this i have to make history, they have to play "hail to the chief" when i walk in the room. >> she doesn't need it but she wants it. she's put a lifetime into herself in a way in preparation for it. >> reporter: it was clear, even back at yale law school in the '70s when she met this fellow -- >> i actually tried to talk hillary into leaving me when we were in law school. it is the god's truth. you have more talent for public service than anybody in my generation that i have met and i shouldn't stand in your way. you should do this. she look at me and laughed. she said oh bill i'll never run for office. >> reporter: she was the original good wife. writing her own role. >> this health security card will represent a right of every citizen. >> reporter: public defender in chief. >> -- is this vast right wing

her time in the united states senate as a united states senator from new york they also mention her time as secretary of state. they call her one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for president. i'm sure the caller who just called in would not agree with that assessment. in terms of her accomplishments as secretary of state, they talk about a lot of her work with women and girls, start small businesses across the globe. i also think some of her work in southeast asia as well, something they time-out as an accomplishment as well, increasing stabilization across certain parts of that region. those are some things we might talk about on the campaign trail. but presidential campaigns on the whole aren't necessarily candidates who talk about accomplishments. they do talk about their vision for the future. why that want to be president. and also it will be interesting when just the notion of accomplishments of any of the candidates over the last couple of years. we know congress has not been excellent at getting things done over the last couple of years. and then you have a lot of g

polarization we are seeing across our country and the methodology that if all the congressmen, senators, state legislators can adopt, we can come together as a country and salt many of her pertinent issues. >> my favorite quote came from julie adams, the secretary of the senate, she said remember to be humble and have a strong work ethic because the people you meet on the way up, you will meet them on the way back down. >> i think in congress itself often times we have a lack of true statements. as much as i may disagree with him, senator john mccain did something impressive last year. he committed to the veterans affairs reform bill reading the senate torture report, and maintaining house staying a wave from torture is central to the character of our democracy. when we have people who are willing to cross the aisle, make decisions with people they may not often agree with, that is is that you what we need to maintain security, integrity of our nation as we go on. >> high school students who generally ranked academically in the top 1% were in washington d.c. as part of the united states senate

when young people come to me and say how do you become a united states senator? i say, do about 35, 40 years of comedy, then run for the senate. [ applause ] it's worked every time. so i think you should run. >> richard wolf, senator david letterman. what can we do? >> a long shot, i think. look, it's hard if you're a national joke, which indiana is. david letterman being a national joke. it's rare for al franken to say that, that's how easy it is. i just want to give real credit here not just to letterman and franken, but to walmart. it's easy to say they're doing this out of a business interest. actually, they're taking a lead here. this kind of politics used to play out in statehouses across the country, and we didn't know about it, and the corporations didn't have to care about it. thousand they do. we all know about it. >> we're going take a break here. garrett epps, thank you for guiding us on the details of the law tonight. >>> coming up, breaking news. "the new york times" is reporting that jeb bush has changed his position on indiana's religious freedom l

he then became an ob/gyn and then decided to become a republican state senator. vered me and he will deliver in montgomery. when he got to the state capitol, he picked something to deliver. he decided he would work to get rid of the law that was named after his patient who died. seriously. freshman alabama republican senator decided the state should repeal the law that gives women the right to stay in the hospital for a couple days after they have away stay in the hospital a couple of days after they have a baby, a. senator larry stuts enlisted the help of six other republican lawmakers to repeal rose's law. he said it was an obamacare style law alabama needed to get rid of. all six of the other republicans, all six men, all six were apparently not told by the senator, he was the obgyn in the rose church case. they may not have known, but the alabama press soon figured it out. we spoke yesterday to rose church's husband, dean church who worked so hard to pass that bill. he told us he got word of the senator's bill from his now grown-up daughter. mr. church said wh

a new state senator. two new members of the house of representatives. after the election i got together in the capital with all the republicans, those in office and the newly elected. i said, it is put up or shut up. the reason i said that, i pointed out that democrats had controlled everything and state voters have flipped it all to republican. and if we just nibbled around the edges and were dressed a little bit less than the democrats, -- and were just a little bit less bad than the republic democrats, the voters would have every right to throw us out. i said, we need to go big and bold. we need to show we are different than the party we were placed. i don't think anybody would doubt we went big and bold. the reason it sustained us during the attacks and protests, we knew it was because of my sons. all the others of their generation. sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, we knew it was not acceptable to have a state that was better than the one we inherited. and so we took on the big challenge. it was not just about taking on protests. we

announcer: next, former texas state senator wendy davis talks about politics, and after, a discussionn conservative messaging. texas state senator wendy davis spoke for more than 10 hours in 2013, opposing a texas law on abortion clinics. she was the texas democratic nominee for governor. she last -- lost to greg cap it. she discussed the difficulties faced by her and other women running for political office. this is one hour. [applause]

stop it. >> we don't answer to you. >> reporter: i'm with the state senate majority leader if we can get her away from these vandals here. i'm sorry. turn around senator, we're live now. go ahead, i'm sorry. >> we want the media to move back. because people want to -- >> it seems like they want trouble. >> they don't want trouble. >> stop making money off of black pain. >> reporter: where do we go tonight? >> we want our people to go home but we also need the media to move back. this is just inciting people. >> you tell me where to go and we'll go. let's move over. >> black lives matter. >> geraldo, can you hear me? >> reporter: i know that was very unpleasant but it shows you the extent of the emotions. >> it's a very emotional thing. people have been out here all day long. they have been demonstrating very peacefully. what people see are camera lights. it incites people. they have been here all day long demonstrating very peacefully. they are demonstrating because they care about their neighborhoods and about their communities. and what they have been saying all day long is that we

states congress. i think we've got some good senators but good governors, too. and that's going to be a good contrast against hillary. >> i know you're not a governor bush fan. and christie hasn't jumped in yet. he's pretty much an establishment guy. so am i hearing you talk about scott walker here? >> there's scott walker. there's rick perry. there's bobby jindal. there's a number of good governors out there. so we'll just have to wait and see. but i think the governors are going to have an edge over the senators. >> so you don't think that experience is an issue with marco rubio. >> absolutely not. this campaign is not going to be won or lost on experience or even the hillary scandals quite frankly. it's going to be issues. that's something that john mccain and mitt romney didn't use against obama. he could have been beaten if they had campaigned on the issues. so we're going to see issues contrasting hillary's world view versus the republicans' world view of empowering individuals rather than empowering government. >> all right. bob schrum where is marco rubi

she is working as a junior senator in the united states senate and that's part of why there's a clamor to persuade to her run for president which she says she will not do and i believe her. but what's the next question. joining us is senator elizabeth warren. her book a fighting chance is just out with a new afterword that has a dramatic story in it. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. it's good to be here. >> is the united states senate a good place to work for somebody that wants to do the kinds of things you want to do. >> yes. >> are you getting stuff done. >> yeah. that's the part i like. sometimes you try to go for the big pieces that are going to move the ocean liner a whole lot. 15 degrees, 20 degrees. we need to refinances student loan rates. we need to make sure that social security is secure to the future and expand the benefits. we need to do equal pay for equal work. we need to raise the minimum wage. no one should work full time and still live if poverty. that's what you have to get out there and fight for it. did we win today? no. but we'll come back to

amy: we're talking with tom hayden, longtime activist and former california state senator one of the founders of students for a democratic society. one last question before we go to break around this 50th anniversary of the first anti-vietnam war teach-in at university of michigan. you were there all today, the 40th anniversary of the fall of saigon. >> and the 50th anniversary of the first march against the war. we're having a gathering in washington and we appreciate your participating. for the first time, the old antiwar movement reuniting in one place and they could not be a more appropriate time to learn the lessons because you will remember, the last time tanks were in the streets, really, it was during the vietnam war when the effort to end poverty and create jobs, slogan "jobs and justice" was forgotten by the escalation of the war in vietnam . and what followed were probably 700 incidents. we were tongue-tied whether to call these riots, rebellions, thuggery. it all depends on perspective. but the country came to near collapse. baltimore, today, was everywhere in 1967 over 1

state senate education committee approved it yesterday.ptions to vaccinations except for those who can't get them for medical reasons. the bill was amended to exempt homeschools designated as private schools and students working an independent study curriculum. the bill goes to the state senate judiciary complete. >>> a federal judge approved a settlement weiner the nfl and thousands of former players. -- between the nfl and thousands of former players with payouts over 65 years for players who have concussion or brain trauma. average award will be $190,000 but could go up to as much as $5 million in more serious cases. lawsuits have claimed the nfl failed to protect its players from the risk of concussion. >>> tomorrow is national teach children to save day and it could be a good time to educate children about saving habits. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins with us suggestions for mentoring different age groups. good morning. >> good morning. >> all right. so how early should we start talking to our children about money

the former secretary of state, senator and first lady is expected to enter the ring via social media,el to early-primary states. meanwhile, a dozen potential republican presidential contenders took to the stage today to woo one of their biggest constituencies, the gun lobby. >> i'm proud to stand up and fight for your right to possess firearms. i'm proud to stand up for the great american traditions that are true in my state and across this country of hunting and shooting, but most importantly i'm proud to stand up for freedom. >> i remember seeing people lying on the ground with bullet holes waiting to die. >> then as a surgeon, i spent many a night operating on people with gunshot wounds to their heads. and all of that is horrible. but i can tell you something, it is not nearly as horrible as having a population that is defenseless against a group of tie rants who have arms. >> i earned an a-plus rating from the nra. i was proud of that. progun laws have been the model for other states. today there are over 1.3 million law abiding floridians with a valid concealed weapons permit. 1.

freshman alabama republican senator larry stutts decided the state should repeal the law that gives women the right to stay in the hospital a couple of days after they have a baby. senator larry stutts enlisted the help of six other republican lawmakers to repeal rose's law. he said it was an obamacare style law alabama needed to get rid of. all six of the other republicans, all six men, all six were apparently not told by the senator, he was the obgyn in the rose church case. they may not have known, but the alabama press soon figured it out. we spoke yesterday to rose church's husband, dean church, who worked so hard to pass that bill. he told us he got word of the senator's bill from his now grown-up daughter. mr. church said when he heard what the senator was trying to do, "i contacted a couple of reporters and i said just google larry stutts and rose's law. the resulting headlines in alabama and ultimately nationwide were clarifying. the alabama political reporter was the first to report the story. after they reported it, they ran one of the most brutal opinion pieces i've ever seen

larry stutts won that senate race by 70 votes. when he got to the statehe picked something to deliver. he decided he would work to get rid of the law that was named after his patient who died. seriously. freshman alabama republican senator larry stutts decided the state should repeal the law that gives women the right to stay in the hospital for a couple of days after they have a baby even though that law was inspired by the death of his own patient. it is literally named for his patient who died under his care when she was sent home too early. senator larry stutts enlisted the help of six other republican lawmakers to repeal rose's law. he said it was an obamacare style law that alabama needed to get rid of. all six of the other republicans who he recruited to be with him on this measure, they were all six men. all six were apparently not told by senator stutts that he had been the obgyn in the rose church case that led to rose's law in the first place that they were now signed on to repeal. they may not have known, but the alabama press soon figured it

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a new state senator. i got together in the capital with all the republicans, those in office and the newly elected. i said, it is put up or shut up. i said that, i pointed out that democrats had controlled everything and state voters had flipped it. if we just nibbled around the edges, the voters would have every right to throw us out. i said, we need to go big and bold. we need to show we are different than the party we were placed. i don't think anybody would doubt we went big and bold. the reason it sustained us during the attacks and protests, we knew it was because of my sons. all the others of their generation. sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, we knew it was not acceptable to have a state that was better than the one we inherited. it was not just about taking on protests. we had to bring together republicans in both houses, one house more than another that was not that thrilled i the past. sometimes there are people who like the status quo. even in our own party. they don't want to

members of the united senate and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. rep. boehner: welcome to the united states capital. a special thank you to the united states marching band for being here. i guess they have more time on their hands after the round of 32. speaking of the buckeyes pursuant to hr223 today, when will present a gold-medal to jack nicklaus for excellence good sportsmanship, and philanthropy. the tradition of the gold-medal goes back to 1776. the first recipient was then-general george washington. what makes this award so american is that anyone can win it, whether you are in architect, in innovator, or even someone who played golf. the golden bear is is all of those things. and today we give him the highest honor we can bestow. we're joined by many representatives of the world of golf. the king, arnold palmer, is here with his wife. [applause] the commissioner of the pga tour. the voice of golf, mr. jim nantz, and man

is terribly important that we tell the postmaster general of the united states that the united states senate wants a strong and vibrant u.s. postal service. mr. president, what we are saying to the postmaster general of the united states is pretty simple and that is do not destroy up to 15,000 middle-class jobs. do not shut down up to 82 mail processing plants. stop slowing down mail service delivery in this country. speed it up by reinstating strong overnight delivery standards for first-class mail. mr. president, i do not know about arizona or i don't know about wyoming but i can tell you that in vermont we have gotten increased a significant number of complaints from people who are upset by the slowdown in mail delivery standards. and it is, to my mind, just unacceptable. and what we are saying now and we'll have to say in the months to come is you can't shut down another 82 processing plants. you cannot continue these inadequate delivery, mail delivery standards. and that's got to change. the american people, the business community is entitled to know that when they put a letter or docum

before i knew it, i was approached to run for state senate in oklahoma and ran in 2008. did a term there. left in 2012 under my own volition. did my business, i have a rifle manufacturing business and i wanted to pursue that and then my book and my speaking. coming to congress really was not even on the horizon. it was a result of when senator dr. tom coburn decided to retire early. james lankford successfully ran for his seat, but in doing so it vacated oklahoma's fifth district. i could see a path to get there and i thought i don't want to look back on my life thinking maybe i could've helped my country and did not try. i thought win or lose, i will try. the people of oklahoma sent me here. it has been a real honor. host: you come from a long military tradition -- the army in particular. talk about that and why you decided to begin your career in the military. rep. russell: my ancestors go all the way back to the revolution serving in uniform. my sixth and seventh great-grandfathers were captured in 1780 by the british and were imprisoned in detroit until the treaty of