her strengths is she seeks nomination are she has an incredible hold over those of the democratic coalitionere are many, many women elected all folders -- officeholders who believe it's time for a woman to be nominated by the democratic party as president and have high regard for hillary clinton. she has a historic this relationship with african-americans, latinos and union households. that's pretty much the universe of people who make up the democratic nomination electorate which i think that in combination with her extraordinary ability to raise money would mean if you run shoe be almost entirely unchallenged. she may face a token challenge but she will be given the democratic nomination, something close to acclimation. a general election as a totally different kettle of fish and would depend a lot on who the republicans nominate. the first step i think would be close to in the bag. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you were talking about 2016, and my question is about the latins, which were an important factor in electing president obama, and were a detriment to the republicans. as i've hea

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vice president bush for president, the democrats nominatedichael dukakis. president reagan visited the soviet union that year. the soviet president visit date he -- visited the united states. barack obama began his studies and met a young lawyer named michelle robinson whom he later married. seven years ago, about three months before he announced his candidacy, mark shields said this on "inside washington." >> i will say this about obama quickly. he is genuine and spontaneous. with thenow, speculation, assuming he becomes a candidate, they will come after him and take him down. he ought to enjoy this while he can. >> hillary has the money and all the organization. but he has something nobody else has had -- the excitement factor. >> wow! that was about three months before barack obama announced. his poll numbers are plummeting. record numbers of americans disapprove of the way he is doing his job. and his signature achievement, the affordable care act, is apparently in deep trouble. let's begin with our resident presidential historian. how wi

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the nomination. he'll support any democratic nomination. >>> notre dame is suing over obama care birth control mandates. they're doing this again. the university filed a fresh lawsuit opposing insurance for student and employees saying it goes against the teachings of catholic church. the affordable care act does make exceptions for religious institutions. so this new lawsuit seeks an expanded exception for schools and universities as well. >>> the house has passed a ten-year extension of the 25-year-old ban on plastic guns that can pass metal detectors and x-ray machines. new york senator charles schumer calls the extension better than nothing, but not by much. he plans to pass a tougher bill on monday, the day the classic gun band is set to expire. >>> vice president joe biden meeting with the chinese prime minister xi jinping. the vice president spent yesterday in japan, calling on china to drop sovereigncy over the beijing sea. >>> the obama administration says it is prepared to allow iran to engage in a limited nuclear enrichment program. but that applies only to the nation's peaceful energy needs

at the end of 2006 when people thought hillary clinton might be a lock for the democratic nomination,hey weren't thinking about barack obama, hillary clinton went out and ran to the left of obama on health care. she was the queen of the individual mandate. barack obama was not for that as a candidate. of course, we all know that she was the first one who spearheaded her husband's efforts to create a universal health care plan in his presidency. hillary this time around is definitely not a strong candidate. >> chris christie isn't a lock, all right? >> definitely not. >> so who else besides -- >> first let me say there's a big difference between giuliani and christie and also a difference between giuliani and romney. giuliani was a social liberal, social liberals will not survive a republican primary. mitt romney was someone who transparently flip-flopped on issues. in christie's first run in '09 he ran as a pro lifer. he's walked away from same sex marriage, lost a little of his credibility on same sex marriage, but will not be the conservative candidate in the primaries. i will say t

. >>> if hillary clinton decides to run for president in 2016, her path to the democratic nomination may have just become a little clearer. the "boston globe" is recording elizabeth warren put an to end speculation she might pursue the white house in the foreseeable future. at a news conference, warren pledged to serve out her term. she added, i'm not running for president. i'm working as hard as i can to be the best possible senator that i can be and to fight for the things that i promised during my campaign to fight for. >>> rob ford, well, just been a little too long since we talked about him. so we're going to talk about it. new police documents reveal toronto's mayor may have offered suspected drug dealers $5,000 and a car to keep video of him smoking crack from becoming public. the information comes from wiretaps of the gang members who discussed trying to blackmail the mayor. the report also suggests ford regularly used drugs including heroin. ford chocked up the use of crack to what he called an isolated drunken stooper. one more thing, rob ford's tv show didn't really work ou

s.e., the democratic nomination. now a stretch -- america's first woman's president. in danger of become the next mitt romney, why? >> it was interesting. she appeared at the meeting of goldman sachs executives. she said don't worry, i'm not here to banker bash. that era is over. banks are not all bad. that is not a wrong message. politically, it is a dangerous message for her. it doesn't jibe with the progressive anti-bank of the democratic party she will have to move left toward if she wants to have a successful presidential campaign. it is a bizarre ground for her to stake out just now. >> i'll tell you something that i think is interesting, we don't have a year of the woman, we know it is the year of women. >> exactly right. >> we keep trying to label the years as year of the woman. not yet. year of the woman comment. s.e. and carly, thank you. >>> coming up, most women hold the purse strings in the households, but men make the investment strategies. we will talk to one woman who is trying to change that. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it

faces current lieutenant governor anthony brown and heather for the democratic nomination. right now, there are four republican candidates. >> bob mcdonnell is governor of virginia for only one more month. but before he leaves office, he is hoping to put in place a plan for boosting funding for higher education. the governor is proposing that the state has an extra $183 million over the next two years. that would be used for financial aid and to keep tuition increases at a minimum. >> first city manager is being remembered tonight. held that job for 15 years. her name is also on the animal welfare league of alexandria shelter. announcing her death and praising her tireless work on its behalf. vola was 79. >> tracking weather with an hour by hour forecast. wusa9's first alert weather. >> things seem to have settled down. they have. green alerts go. we can catch our breath through the weekend. we close schools here, you know, and sometimes the government closes down. it's snowing in the middle east. it's snowing in jordan. tomorrow and friday. prime minister declared tomorrow

hillary that leads the progressives or is it the hillary that says i'm already going to win the democratic nomination so i can shift hard right on day one? we can't afford any more hard right. we had eight years of george bush and now we've had five years of obama who i would argue in many cases has been a corporatist. schwietzer stopped short of saying he would run for president but he has said he's interested in the job. let's go to business now. wall street rebounding yesterday ahead of this week's fed meeting, of course. across the board the dow gaining 130 points. steve sedgwick live for us in london. good morning, steve. >> a very good day you to, brian. stocks like ibm are moving up and boeing announced a $10 billion share repurchase. of course, increasing dividend made that stock with one of the big rallies in the dow as well. everyone waiting for this fed announcement. elsewhere, amongst individual stocks, facebook is one to look at. they are going to announce later this week they're going to start putting video ads around news feed for many of their users. they want to slice of the $66 bill

the united states i think certainly barack obama is an example that clearly when you get the democratic nomination you get all of that support and power that the unions and all the rest but i don't think just to say that big corporations are all powerful they are enormously powerful i think half of the biggest economic units in the world are companies not countries but i don't think they're united and i don't think they're invincible mr mccann has been a delight to talk to you thank you very much for this interview you will wish you all the best in the upcoming year two thousand and fourteen and hopefully we'll get . that's all we have for now guys this was happenstance former us presidential advisor and a white house hopeful see you next time here in. millions around the globe struggle with hunger each did. what if someone offers a lifetime food supply no charge. against them all and we think that's. a pretty cool tool there is no. evidence that there is any problem with genetic engineering when you make a deal. or is free cheese always in a mouse trap i don't believe that. free. enterprise is pr

the united states i think certainly barack obama is an example that clearly when you get the democratic nomination you get all of that support and power that the unions and all the rest but i don't think just to say that big corporations are all powerful they are enormously powerful i think half of the biggest economic units in the world are companies not countries but i don't think they're united and i don't think they're invincible mr buchanan has been a delight to talk to you thank you very much for this interview you will wish you all the best in the upcoming year two thousand and fourteen and hopefully we'll get . that's all we have for now guys this was happenstance former us presidential adviser and a white house hopeful see you next time here and so. why is the price of gold so high. demand global demand do you think oldest money. know the value of the only place we have to live of the water that we need to survive it's not compared to bill i mean gold we're not going to eat gold we're not going to bait with gold. we're not going to drink what clearly what amal is and is in a desperate eco

the united states i think certainly barack obama is an example that clearly when you get the democratic nomination you get all of that support and power that the unions and all the rest but i don't think just to say that big corporations are all powerful they are enormously powerful i think half of the biggest economic units in the world are companies not countries but i don't think they're united and i don't think they're invincible mr mccann has been a delight to talk to you thank you very much for this interview you will wish you all the best in the upcoming year two thousand and fourteen and hopefully we'll get . that's all we have for now guys this was happenstance former us presidential advisor and a white house hopeful see you next time here and so. largest consumer of this season and i see it many in the country is the federal government to simply say probably will the united states government. is the united states somebody listening going public has to realize you can't just buy. your own just throw it away. for instance belongs to the united states environmental protection agency and i f

in the long run it speaks to the fact that democrats see him as probably the biggest threat right now to a hillary clinton or whoever else might get the nominationor democrats so they are looking at everything. get used to it if i were chris christie. >> governor cuomo of new york came out in support of chris christie. they spoke. a couple of officials with the port authority of new jersey and new york resigned, one chris christie appointee, so something is going on here. >> yeah. it was not just like an appointee, a long time friend of chris christie and these obscure agencies that have a lot of clout at the local level there's a lot of mischief making. it wouldn't be a shocker if there was. but the idea is this actually going to be something that resonates outside of new jersey and new york and outside of a couple of days of coverage. i doubt it. chris christie is going run for president. people want to go after him. >> is there any evidence whatsoever -- i mean what is the evidence? what's the e-mail? what's the phone call? what's the evidence that suggests that chris christie's cronies taking aim at fort lee's mayor. >> that's the chris chri

democratic party of virginia chairman. moran is a former rival of mcauliffe. the two competed for the democratic nomination in the 2009 virginia governor's race. that nomination went to state senator creigh deeds. >> i looked from that person to be positive and look ahead and over the last four years i've fully supported governor elect mcauliffe, so i really look forward the next four years working with him as a team. >> mcauliffe named karen jackson as his secretary of technology and matthew rodriguez as second of administration. >>> coming up from chinese food to big macs, wait till you see what russ at h.h. gregg's countdown to christmas sale you'll save up to 25% on appliances, electronics, furne iturand more. 32-inch led tvs. now $179. 55-inch led tvs. $499. save 1000 dollars on stainless steel samsung french door refrigerators. and android tablets start at just 49 dollars! get the gifts you want... ... from the brands you trust at the h.h. gregg countdown toch ristmas sale >>> here's a quick look at some of tonight's top stories. a former arlington sheriff's department was found guilty today of invol

in less something very shocking happens she is going to coast into the democratic nomination not joe biden i don't think is there a god no no he's not going to run and cuomo is not going to run if hillary runs she is going to coast into this nomination means you can collect more money it means you're less damage the republicans are going to beat the crap out of each other just like they did last time and you go in damage and some income limping in and they're going to have to end the primary and start their fund raising all over almost any long shot republican if you like as a republican consultant and the one that i'm looking at in addition to christie's marco rubio i think marco rubio is for the republicans what brock obama was for the democrats in two thousand and seven thank you all very much we've just begun to fight luntz acar bragman sounds like a law firm. for joining us on politicking today from my viewers out there want to hear from you join the conversation on my facebook page share your thoughts on twitter by tweeting king's things and using the politics he had today that

in less something very shocking happens she is going to coast into the democratic nomination and not joe biden you know i think is there a god no no he's not going to run and cuomo is not going to run if hillary runs she is going to coast into this nomination means you can collect more money it means you're less damage the republicans are going to beat the crap out of each other just like they did last time and go in damage and didn't come limping in and they're going to have to end the primary and start their fund raising all over almost any long shot republican. if you like as a republican consultant and the one that i'm looking at in addition to christie's marco rubio i think marco rubio is for the republicans what brock obama was for the democrats in two thousand and seven thank you all very much we've just begun to fight luntz acar bragman sounds like a law firm. for joining us on politicking today for my viewers out there i want to hear from you join the conversation on my facebook page share your thoughts on twitter by tweeting king's things and using the politics he had that'

hillary has seen is it in less something very shocking happens she is going to coast into the democratic nomination not joe biden and i don't think he's going to run god no no he's not going to run and cuomo is not going to run if hillary runs she is going to coast into this nomination means you can collect more money it means you're less damage the republicans are going to beat the crap out of each other just like they did last time and go in damage and some income limping in and they're going to have to end the primary and start their fund raising all over almost any long shot republican if you like as a republican consultant and the one that i'm looking at in addition to christie's marco rubio i think marco rubio is for the republicans what barack obama was for the democrats in two thousand and seven thank you all very much we've just begun to fight luntz acar bragman sounds like a law firm. for joining us on politicking today from my viewers out there want to hear from you join the conversation on my facebook page share your thoughts on twitter by tweeting king's things and using the politics.

years before the 2016 primaries, hillary clinton has no viable challenger to her path to the democratic nominationrry brown has not ruled out a run. but in a quinnipiac poll, 62% of the respondents said biden would not make a good candidate. anyway, the progressive left has been pushing senator elizabeth warren in the magazines at least. last week she ruled out a run. a dark horse candidate, brian schweitzer has indicated he might launch a bid for the white house. he told real clear politics there's a whole lot of america that looks at each other and says well, there's 340 million people living in america. isn't there somebody else other than a bush or clinton who can be president in these modern times? it could be that the 75 year old governor of california, there he is jerry brown, who began his career in 1969 might be considering a fourth run for the white house. what a run he's had. the l.a. times said some are pushing him to try for another try for the white house even if it means taking on hillary rodham clinton. let me ask you this, you study the numbers, numbers, numbers. i would like to s

. >> do you think it's now possible for a southerner to receive the democratic nomination for the president? >> i don't like to think that after 90 years of and the democratic party have been loyalists to the south over that period. but a man to be discriminated against because he happens to be born on the wrong side of the tracks or the wrong side -- >> -- the wrong side of the mason- dixon line. >> did you know him? >> no. he died in 1971. >> what impact did he have? >> he had a huge impact while he was a member. his lasting impact is hard to say. a very large table in the office suite. that table is significant because around that table would sit members of the southern caucus. they ran the senate throughout the 1930s, 1940s, on to the 1950s. he presided in the end of that period over the southern caucus. certainly, the civil rights act of 1964, he was having no part of that. it took a lot to work around his opposition. he was certainly from lyndon , johnson's point of view, he was a great mentor. he learned a lot about the senate when he came over from the house from richard russell. >>

when he says "i don't know whether she's going to run for the democratic nomination, do you believe that bill clinton is both a pretty good policy wonk and pretty good politician. the truth is both -- >> and a good spokesman. >> and a good spokesman. both the politics and policy argue for just letting that go for a while. setting that aside. this is not a time for political ambition. let's just try to get our problems solved. >> do you buy it? >> i'm a little skeptical. look at it this way. let's say you're not hillary clinton, you're a democrat who wants to be taken seriously in the next presidential race. you need to get started early. because hillary clinton has as much name recognition as you could possibly get. she has much of a head start as you could possibly have. so if you're someone else who wants to run an insurgent campaign, you need that extra time. it makes a lot of time for hillary clinton and for bill clinton, as her close surrogate to say, slow down there, other guys. don't get in the middle of this stuff. let's not get political because that actually just entrenches hil

challenged incumbent president jimmy carter ran again in '92 taking bill clinton to the wire for the democratic nomination>>> the white house is dealing with a diplomatic uproar after a foreign diplomat was arrested. indian government is upset over the treatment of devyani khobragade who was arrested and strip-searched. india's prime minister called her treatment deplorable. the case put a strain on relations between the u.s. and one of its asian allies. >> she was handcuffed. she was strip-searched. she was put in the cell with other people and treated like an ordinary u.s. citizen charged with a crime. the fact, she isn't an ordinary u.s. citizen. she is a diplomat with immunity! and she should have never been treated this way. >> the state department says that she faces up to 15 years in prison on charges of visa fraud and making false statements. reacting to the reports, the indian government removed security barriers outside the u.s. embassy in new delhi in protest. >>> time now is 6:41. if you still haven't found gifts for everyone on your list, this year you will get some extra time. the stores sta

under bridges or in shelters or on grates. >> john edwards dropping out of the race for the democratic nominationdent in 2008. and there was a brief kerfuffle at the time over those remarks because a host on the fox news network, named bill o'reilly, said he did not believe john edwards that there were 200,000 homeless american veterans. >> i mean, come on. the only thing sleeping under a bridge is that guy's brain. >> actually, john edwards was correct. the census for homeless u.s. veterans in 2008 was about 200,000 veterans. it's not true on fox news, but it was true in america. and the new president-elected that year said that he wanted to get that problem fixed, and the new veterans affairs secretary said it would be a national priority. and along the way, in 2010, in one american city, in the city of phoenix, arizona, they did a census, almost a registry effort in their downtown, and they found that their city's share of the homeless veteran population in our country was 222 people, 222 veterans who were chronically homeless in phoenix. and the city of phoenix decided that they were going to

ran again in 1992 taking bill clinton to the wire for democratic nomination. >>> the ribbon was cut today and the mayor admitted the city is struggling to keep up with the demand for affordable housing. there are 2600 applications for the 60 apartments and rents have been soaring. >> we have to look at ways to make our processes more efficient, to lower the cost of land so that developers can be brought in. >> the housing problem won't be going away any time soon. san fransisco is projected to need 100,000 new housing units in the next 25 years. >>> the federal reserve made a big announcement. it will put back on its stimulus program in the near year. it will reduce thinks bond buying program by $10 billion a month. it points to a slowly improving economy. >>> today's policy actions reflect the assessment that the economy is continuing to make progress, that it also has much farther to travel before conditions can be judged normal. >> the fed decided not to touch interest rates. its key short term rate will stay near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5%. >>> holiday sales up this year

a great moment in the 1960 campaign as kennedy is about to win the democratic nomination in los angeles. and lyndon johnson as into the race of the last minute. he was then majority leader. johnson still thinks he has suggested hero kennedy's nomination. he has his joint appearance before the texas delegation, johnson's delegation. and so johnson, you know, he starts citing all of his legislative achievements and just says, the pass a civil rights bill in 57. they're working and another in 1960, and he is talking about all the work he was doing. i had to up fight filibuster's and quorum call after a quarrel, for coracle. some people or not your answering quorum call, but i was. a clear reference to kennedy. kennedy comes up and says, want to say, you know, lyndon johnson as a great job answering quorum calls. if you need someone to answer quorum calls, user guide. but that is not what a president does. he said, i think he is a great leader and he should stay as the senate democratic leader, said a majority leader. and so in a certain way and a kabuki way he sort of turns johnson's exper

challenged incumbent president jimmy carter ran again in '92 taking bill clinton to the wire for the democratic nominationnew affordable housing units are now available in san francisco but as the ribbon was cut, the mayor admitted the city is struggling to keep up with the demand. there are more than 2800 applications for the 60 apartments on natomas street south of market. rents have been soaring. >> we have to look at ways to make our processes more efficient to lower the cost of land, to lower the other costs so developers can bring in, and we have to look at potentially subsidizing middle income housing, as well. >> san francisco's projected to need as many as 100,000 new housing units over the next 25 years. >>> christmas came early this year for four bay area families. >> each of them with a need. mike's auto body in antioch gave each one a rebuilt car. one woman had to declare bankruptcy while her husband was serving in afghanistan. another has twin 15-year-old boys with special needs. and the auto shop owner started this tradition 13 years ago. and he has just kept it going through good times and

a great moment in the 1960 campaign as kennedy is about to win the democratic nomination in los angeles. and lyndon johnson as into the race of the last minute. he was then majority leader. johnson still thinks he has suggested hero kennedy's nomination. he has his joint appearance before the texas delegation, johnson's delegation. and so johnson, you know, he starts citing all of his legislative achievements and just says, the pass a civil rights bill in 57. they're working and another in 1960, and he is talking about all the work he was doing. i had to up fight filibuster's and quorum call after a quarrel, for coracle. some people or not your answering quorum call, but i was. a clear reference to kennedy. kennedy comes up and says, want to say, you know, lyndon johnson as a great job answering quorum calls. if you need someone to answer quorum calls, user guide. but that is not what a president does. he said, i think he is a great leader and he should stay as the senate democratic leader, said a majority leader. and so in a certain way and a kabuki way he sort of turns johnson's exper

talk to our audience here on "the ed show," what are the possibilities of you running for the democratic nominationndependent nod to be a presidential candidate? >> well, ed, this is what i have said. there are enormous problems facing this country. you and i have talked about them. income and wealth inequality, massively high unemployment. in fact, the only country in the industrialized world which doesn't guarantee health care to all people. global warming. it seems to me, it would be a real disgrace if we had a campaign with those issues, the needs of working families, the needs of the middle class, the needs of the elderly were not front and center. we need people out there fighting for ordinary people and not simply taking huge campaign contributions from the wealthy and the powerful. so what i have said is, that candidate is needed. and if somebody else doesn't step up, i am prepared to do it. >> senator bernie sanders, great to have you with us on "the ed show." hope you had a nice holiday. thanks so much, senator. appreciate it. >>> remember to answer tonight's question at the bottom of the

if you remember the primary season in 2008 when clinton was running against obama for the democratic nomination, and there was a guy who, at one of clinton's rallies -- >> host: hillary clinton's rally. >> guest: yes, held up a sign that said "iron my shirt," remember that? >> host: yes. >> guest: i asked the students, i teach a large lecture class, and how many remembered that? by the way, in 2009, i asked the question, not five years later. i asked students here, how many of you remember that? i had, like, 10%, 20% hands. i said, yeah, because it really didn't pass on to the media radar. few of us knew it, people who knoll these sorts of things knew it. imagine if at an obama rally some guy held up a sign that said polish my shoes. don't you think that every media outlet would have been front page, john mccain, every republican would have said, wait, stop everything. that's wrong. >> host: is it because they don't think it's dangerous? you know, after all, you're talking to a woman running, i don't know. >> guest: i think it's just because it just seems more acceptable. >> host: right, right.

nominations, and six of them had failed. there was no obstruction. at that same point in the bush administration there had been 26 cloture votes on judicial nominations, and 20 of them had failed. democrats use the filibuster to defeat republican nominees to the fifth circuit, the sixth circuit and the ninth circuit. three quarters of all votes for judicial nomination filibusters in history have been cast by democrats. three-quarters. and they have the gall to stand on this floor and suggest that republicans are using the filibuster to stop nominees. the majority leader alone, at least before complaining of too many filibusters, voted no less than 26 times to filibuster republican judicial nominees. 26 times. like i said, the same democratic leaders abolishing nomination filibusters today voted to filibuster president bush's nominees to be assistant secretary of defense and e.p.a. administrator and twice voted to filibuster his nominee as the united states -- united nations ambassador. i don't understand -- or should i say i don't know what the majority understands the word -- quote -- "unprecedented" to mean, but this certainly isn't it. this, mr. president, is why the truth matters. as

support joe biden in 2016 if that joe biden beat out his wife, being bill clinton's wife for the democratic nominationming up next. >>> i read something about the pope today. pope francis was talking to some parishioners at a church in rome over the weekend about jobs he had before he was pope. he swept floors. he worked in the chemistry lab and best of all, he was a bouncer at a nightclub in buenos aires. that is some career. he went from deciding who gets into a nightclub to deciding who gets into heaven. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. >>> welcome back to "new day." let's start off now with our political gut check. bill clinton is talking about. let's talk about a little more than a week from now until congress leaves for holiday recess,

in less something very shocking happens she is going to coast into the democratic nomination not joe biden and i don't think he's going to run god no no he's not going to run and cuomo is not going to run if hillary runs she is going to coast into this nomination means you can collect more money it means you're less damage the republicans are going to beat the crap out of each other just like they did last time and go in damage and some income limping in and they're going to have to end the primary and start their fund raising all over almost any long shot republican if you like as a republican consultant and the one that i'm looking at in addition to christie is marco rubio i think marco rubio is for the republicans what brock obama was for the democrats in two thousand and seven thank you all very much we've just begun to fight luntz acar bragman sounds like a law firm. for joining us on politicking today for my viewers out there i want to hear from you join the conversation on my facebook page share your thoughts on twitter by tweeting king's things and using the politicking hejdu

moran ran against him four years ago for the democrat gubernatorial nomination. he's the younger brother of jim moran. the nomination has to be approved by the general assembly. >>> the d.c. taxi commission is cracking down on cabs that don't offer more payment options. allow them to pay by credit or debit card. only four have been reprimanded for not following the rules. the penalty is between $150 to $1,000. 72 violations are pending. >>> in prince george's county, plans for a new walmart supercenter in bowie. they voted in favor for the proposed development plan. the planning commission recently rejected the proposal saying the master plan calls for high end retail at that site. the supercenter would be located at route 301 and mill branch road replacing an older store located across the street. the decision now goes to the county zoning board. >>> in northern virginia, the arlington county school board is considering putting a $50 cap on the gifts a teacher can receive. parents like to give teachers cash or gifts during the holidays to show their appreciation.

the most recent nomination. there are four main reasons the republican party has been less involved in the presidential nomination process and the democratic hardy. the first, they have been more content at the presidential level particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. in the democratic hardy it was a faction calling for reform and did not exist to the same extent in the republican party. additionally, the republican federal known for their involvement limitation and did not see the need to come -- he involved as the democratic party did. finally, traditionally it has been more complicated to change the rules on the republican side than the democratic side. on the republican side, changes have to be approved by four different bodies come at the national committee rules committee, the national committee of the national convention and the convention itself. that meant if they wanted to make changes for the 1976 nomination season, they had to implement reforms of the 1972 convention. it was a much longer process and one they did not partake in like the democrats did. regardless, the republican process did change in large part because of changes

the primary cycle. you have several congressmen vying for that nomination. some other folks as well. the democratshat the republicans nominate paul brown, a very convict vev tiff congressman. he has a chance of winning that primary. but there are also very conservative congressman as well, phil gingrey, no, ma'am ni -- nominate nying for the democrats think they can escape with this seat. if they do win georgia, the chances of republicans taking back the senate are essentially gone. >> i know you've been on the ground in north carolina, kay hagen certainly fighting to keep her had seat. her challenger will be attacking her reputation in washington. >> she was running hard against the north carolina legislature. remember, 2008 was an election in which democrats thought they could move north carolina in the direction of their column for years to come. but what's happened is the state has shifted markedly to the right. the legislature is now controlled by republicans, the governorship first time since reconstruction that happened. they pushed through a very, very conservative agenda over the last yea

dagen: and also it would depend on who would vie for the democratic nomination with her. he decides to run, do the leaders of the democratic party basically keep all other comers at bay? >> well, the way the system's set up you cannot, for instance, force joe biden not to run. but it would be -- dagen: they could have discussions. >> yeah. i think it would be difficult to challenge her. but then would she be tough enough for the presidential run if there was no primary competition? connell: well, i noticed you jumped right through the primary almost assuming she would with be the nominee and then added two names of people who might run against her. are those the two most formidable republicans, jeb bush and chris christie? is that why you named them? >> they're the two who run head to head with her this these early polls which don't mean that much. but if she cannot pull that far ahead, if she has this great reputation and these oh two republicans are running neck and neck with her, that suggests that others that you might mention, marco rubio, the rest of them, they might

recent polls suggest if she does run.clinton would likely become the frontrunner for the democratic nomination by fairleigh dickinson university shows 63-percent of democrats would back clinton as their party's nominee if the 20-16 nomination vote happened today. >> coming up. it is a food giveaway but some of the food meant for the needy could end up in landfills. i will explain in my next edition of people behaving badly. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. i'm (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> at first glance it appears that the security guards are delivering fold. >> let's go back a few minu

judiciary committee, a republican, senator specter, from all of the democratic members of the judiciary committee. president bush had nominated someone for this same court. the district of columbia federal court. and this is what the democratic senator said in 2006. "we believe that mr. keesler should under no circumstances be considered much less confirmed by this committee before we address the very need for that judgeship, receive and review necessary information about the nominee and deal with the genuine judicial emergencies identified by the judicial conference. in other words, what the democrats were saying, and it included a number of the most distinguished members of this body, the chairman, senator leahy, senator schumer, senator feingold, senator feinstein, senator cole, senator kennedy, senator durbin, senator biden. they were saying that this court, the d.c. court, is an important court, but its workload is half the national average of all the courts. it doesn't need any more judges. and before we add any more judges to a court that's underworked, we ought to consider transferring those judgeships to courts that

the president's biggest resolution is to help fellow democrats gain control of the senate. something in jeopardy. here is carl cameron. >> reporter: democrats hope the president's nomination of retiring max baucus to the ambassador to china, helps them keep the montana senate seat in democrat hands and picking up six senate seats needs to get the path ort. >> if the house stays republican, which is very likely, then president obama's last two years will be lame duck hell. >> reporter: but if baucus is confirmed as ambassador to china, montana's democrat governor steve bullock must appoint an interim senator. the govern is expected to tap john walsh who is already running for the open seat and better defending it as a pseudo incumbent on the job. and this might help a vulnerable incumbent survive. he chairs the finance committee over taxes, health care and trade and will be replaced byron wideman. he would have to relink wish his chairmanship would will go to mary landrieu, one of the most at-risk democrats in the senate and a top target. and cheering the committee could give landrieu new clout to persuade voters to keep her around. >> this move helps both the -- helps the

it is an election where the democrats have nominated al smith. he is the first catholic to be nominated for a national major party. herbert hoover is a beneficiary of a divide that happens on the democratic side. al smith is opposed from within because of his catholicism and concerns about prohibition. hoover escapes an internal battle. >> it is important to note that he came in with a republican congress. >> he did. >> one would think there was lots of support for his programs. >> one would think. [laughter] >> how involved was lou hoover in the campaign? >> she worked on all the campaign appearances and was very visible. part of the press that was out at that time was in conjunction with al smith being the nominee. his wife was from the lower east side of new york so there was this comparison of this woman who is not knowledgeable and sophisticated against lou hoover who is a graduate of stanford and has traveled the world. she was a very sophisticated woman. she had gained national prominence from her other activities. >> michael is watching us

the senate floor. republicans and democrats continuing an all-night showdown over presidential nominations. one of the first fights after democrats changed the rules. nbc's danielle leigh is live in washington with the latest. how long could this go on? >> a couple of things are at stake. for one, whether or not these people get confirmed. the other reality is this isn't the only thing the senate has to do before the year is up and it's going to affect the other things that they need to get done. this could least easily until saturday. but senate majority leader harry reid is determined to go as long as it takes. even if that means until christmas. if you take a live look at the senate you can see that john cornyn from texas is on the floor right now. they've been taking turns throughout the night. two big nominees they're trying to get through, one is nina pellard who was confirmed to the d.c. circuit court. the other is jay johnson. he would lead the department of homeland security. no decision yet on him. whole reason this happening, last month democrats changed the rulings, a simple majo

the democrats. by reducing the number of votes needed to end a filibuster, democrats weakened the republicans' ability to nominate the nominees. if they use all of their allotted debate time, the senate could be in session through the weekend. >>> and this morning nasa is trying to figure out what caused a cooling pump on the international space station to malfunction. there's no danger to the six crew members. the problem forced nasa to shut down nonessential equipment in the lab complex including some research gear. it's believed a valve inside the pump is the irv, and it may require a spacewalk to fix the problem. >>> the trainee pilot at the controls of the asiana 777 that crashed last year in san francisco told investigators he was stressed about the landing because an automatic runway system was not working. the national transportation safety board held a 12-hour hearing on the crash yesterday. jeff pegues reports. >> reporter: this airport camera video leased by the ntsb shoes a clear flight of asiana flight 214 hit the wall, caught fire, and spun around. a trainee captain was flying the 777 during its fin

or is it the hillary that says i'm going to win the democrat tech nomination and so i can shift hard day one. david axelrod said this about brian schweitzer today on "morning joe." >> he's anti-gun control very strongly on the nra side of that issue. he has strong detractors because of the nature of his support for drilling and other aspects of the oil industry which is part of the economy in that part of the country. he does not have the perfect record to run an insurgent campaign from the left. >> joining me now, adam green, co-founder of the progressive change committee and karen finney. karen, how much room is on hillary clinton's left for a democratic run? >> i think there is a fair amount but i think this idea that she's going to go hard right is a little ridiculous. i don't think anybody would see hillary as a hard right. she might be a center-left person but a hard right i think is unfair. >> adam green, you know, if she runs unopposed, i imagine you would expect certainly a drift to what we might call the center. >> it's possible. >> unopposed in the democratic primaries. >>