the florida senator marco rubio deliver the gop response. kentucky senator rand paul will give the tea party response. outspoken critic of obama will attend tonight's state of the union address. musician and an advocate ted guest ofll be the gop congressman steve stockman. ted nugent has referred to the obama administration as evil and hating.- he said he would end up dead or if mr. obama were reelected. those comments led to an by the secret service. >> the debate over guns in america returns to and capitol hill as a senate subcommittee will look at violenceeduce gun following the connecticut school shooting. fromanel will hear as wellors and experts people who survived gun familyce or lost members. the senate judiciary committee heard from both sides last month. it's 46 degrees. >> new details in the of a chicago teenager who murdered just days after she performed at the inaugural parade in d.c. performed at the inaugural paradsofa... desk... yo you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got thi

they're talking about, specific whether i, is women who live on indian reservations. >> now, the gop senatorgreed, really. >> now, are republicans really claiming that they're protecting women somehow, violates the constitutional rights of men? >> i think native american women should be protected like every other group in our koun fri. >> the whole defense of this and trying to distract the issue, i think in 2013, is almost unthinkable. i think most americans would feel this is unfathomable. >> it's uncon shen blt. i think we should come together. >> now, when you look at the data, the effect that this had in the past has shown that this legislation has been effective and that's why we need to continue to have it enforced and have it reauthorize lt. that that's exactly right. >> now, they had a retreat recently and at that you are retreat, house republicans had a workshop, listen to this, senator, on how to talk to women and minorities. i think they flunk the class. they may needs a refresher course. >> when women overvoted, they put women's rights at the top of the agenda, who believe in eq

the full senate. the former republican senator faces strong opposition from gop senators. the question whether he is supportive of israel or too tolerant of iran. some republicans are threatening to filibuster the nomination. if he does become secretary of defense, north korea will be one area of focus. the country defied the international community by conducting its third nuclear test last night. no. korea as calling the past its response to what it describes as u.s. threats. the u.s. security council warned the tusk were a clear threat to international peace and security. -- the tests wre a clear threat to international peace and security. >> new research suggests a certain supplement can we discuss -- reduced the risk of artisan. >> a storm approaching from the south bring rain and snow. >> smoke blaneketed a baltimore county neighborhood tonight. firefighters were called to the home of 8400 block of stock would block for a chimney fire -- 8400 block of dogwood block. dustin grogan is facing felony theft charges. they laid him to a bronze markers at a memorial park that

heard of it, is often considered a must-attend for anybody who wants to win the white house from the gop. senator marco rubio of florida, louisiana governor bobby jindal, former florida governor jeb bush, rand paul of kentucky, rick perry of texas, they're all already on the list. is this a snub for chris christie? this news breaking late this afternoon. how big of a snub is it the. >> it makes a lot of sense for cpac, because frankly, chris christie was not going to show up this year, so why bother asking him and then get snubbed by the governor himself? just do the snubbing yourself and say we don't want you here. it probably would have been a tough environment for him to be in, frankly, given he has really pivoted to the center, some would say to the left, to win in a heavily democratic state. >> i get the logic you're laying out, but the problem is cpac is a crucial organization when it comes to the rank and file, to being loved by the conservative voter. chris christie is not liked by that voter right now. maybe he is, but he's been hurricane sandy, he was hugging the president, obviously. m

heard of it is often considered a must-attend for anybody who wants to win the white house from the gop. senator marco rubio of florida, bobby jindal, former governor jeb bush, rick perry of texas, all already on the list. is this a major snub? this news breaking late this afternoon. how big of a snub is it? >> i think it makes a lot of sense for c pack. caucuses was not going to show up this year. why bother asking him and give snubbed by the governor himself. do the snubbing yourself and say we don't want you here and it probably would have been a tough environment to be in frankly given that he is really pivoted to the center, some with a say to the left this year to win in a heavily democratic state. >> i can see why it doesn't make sense for him. i get the logic you're laying out. the president buoblem, cpac is o winning primaries, to being loved by the conservative voter. he is not liked by that voter right now. maybe he is. he has been hurricane sandy, he was hugging the president obviously, mitt romney criticized him for that. he has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the c

gerri: however, the gop senate community has come up with this estimate of a cost because a lot of peoplentry are concerned about that. to you. you think we resting on a lot of costs in obamacare in years down the road? >> right. it looks like about two-thirds of illegal immigrants live inr near poverty which would make him eligible for the provisions. again unskilled. one of the big costs is going to be obamacare. and if you say that we are not going to give them obamacare, then they are uninsured and we will use emergency rooms with a cost us money as well. the only solution is to encourage and to go home if you want to avoid the cost. gerri: a long way to go on this topic. thank you for coming in. they'd you so much for being with us. really appreciate your time. when we come back, should you be moving your money into a roth 401k? advice, and we all know america is the greatest country in the world, but an 11-year-old boy has put it into words and pictures and a new book. they join me next. stay with us. ♪ there is no mass produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable s

. >> the gop chose the senator to deliver the response to the state of the union but he remained vague on immigration reform. >> we need a responsible permanent solution to the problem of those here illegally but first, we must follow through on the broken promises of the past to secure our borders and enforce our laws. >> so the gop chose someone who is young, who is biling will and giving his response in english and spanish. the message was selection. >> they didn't chose him because he's good looking and speaks spanish but he's potentially their future and their future just a few years from now in the next presidential race. he's the son of cuban immigrants, the senator from florida, he has a lot of charisma, speaks spanish and english and a lot of republicans feel he's the future so that's why he was chose and from what i heard from the republican perspective he seemed to do good. >> before we go we want one more clip. >> presidents in both parties from john k kennedy to ronald reagan have known that the free enterprise economy is the source of middle class prosperity. but presiden

the gop finally had their chance to prove it. here comes senator marco rubio with the republican response. he's been called the gop savior. the new reagan and the antimitt romney. the antiromney? really? >> raising taxes won't create private sex tor jobs. people can risk their own money to open a business. >> the president invested taxpayer money, your money, in green companies, billions of taxpayer dollars. >> wasting more taxpayer money on so-called clean energy companies like solyndra. >> more government isn't going to help you get ahead. it's going to hold you back. >> good democrats love america just like good republicans love america. >> i know they love america. >> i'll give you that last part. but the rest, is that the idea of change? let's bring in abbey huntsman and joe madison. thank you both for coming on. abbey, let's start with rubio's speech. hofs it for new and improved? >> you know, the fairy tale of marco rubio did not happen ever after. he felt that pressure. he was clear in his delivery that he was nervous, as he could have been

senate republican ares block the president's choice to run the pentagon. as gop senators demand more answers about the benghazi terror attack, white house charges they are playing politics with national security. we talk with the man leading the call for more information, senator lindsey graham. his tee party response to the state of the union speech was critical to both the president and the gop. we will ask senator rand paul what he thinks of the obama agenda as well as republican policy. also, it is less than two weeks until big automatic spending cuts kick in. we will ask the sunday panel will congress will reach a deal before the sequester deadline. and outraged our power player of the week helps the senate make history by keeping track of history. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. senate republicans made history this week, blocking a nominee for defense is secretary for the first time ever. they are demanding more information about the nominee former senator chuck hagel and about the benghazi terror a

so much for the bipartisan thing. some gop senatorseatening a filibuster this morning after former senator chuck hagel cleared a major hurdle toward becoming the next defense secretary. the senate armed services committee narrowly approved his controversial nomination, that was yesterday. no republicans on on the panel backed the former nebraska gop senator. the nomination moves to the full senate for a vote which is expected to happen this week. maybe as early as tonight we hear. >>> and four members of the university of alabama national championship football team have been suspended indefinitely after they were arrested earlier this week. three of the players eddie williams, tyler hayes and d.j. pettway are accused of robbing two students on campus. a fourth player brent callaway is charged with fraudulent use of a credit k5card, as well. >>> it's been part of the olympic, but wrestling is now being dropped. the committee making that decision based on global participation and the popularity of the sport they say. wrestling was part o

not everybody is buying the predictions. gop senatord pauline dismissing the president's warnings as histrionics and urging fellow republicans to call the president's bluff. mike emanuel live for us. what is the white house saying? >> putting the pressure on the republicans to act. trying to put the spot light on the cuts scheduled for march 1. a house leading democrat on what it all means. >> in plain english sequester equals massive job lots and massive disruption in important investments for our kids and national security and for our public health and for other things that help our economy grow and allow us to maintain our competitive edge. >> fox news has learned fbi director robert muller warned agents yesterday that they will likely be furloughed due to the ongoing budget battle in washington. meanwhile, today the white house made this appeal. >> there is some responsibility here on the republican side to do what the president has done which is to hear what the american people are saying which is please compromise. please be reaso

the senate on wednesday or thursday. at prept hayingel is facing rumors of republican senators walking out during the committee vote, gop uster his confirmation in the senate, and this morning some sniping from one dick cheney. >> with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and cia, just in the last week their performance in front of the committees that have to be determined is pretty poor. you look at what the president's desire for picking chuck hagel, i think he wants a republican to go and be the foil, if you will, for what he wants to do in the defense department, which is either do serious, serious damage to our military capabilities. >> wheel party elders and gop senators raise contain on the sidelines, hagel may have his mind on more important matters. namely, the announcement of a third underground nuclear test in north korea this morning, a development that would constitute an actual concern for any future secretary of defense. any other piece on the ridiculousness of the hagel haggle as we called it, and the hill today given what's happening on the international stage. we're talking about filibustering a

the republican speaker at the state house has shot down a redistricting plan that favored the gop in the state senatelast month, republicans approved a plan to redraw the state's district line. it would boost republican's strengths in other districts. they took action when the s enator was absent. >>> you may not recognize his face or name, but he left an impact on the district with a generous donation. >>> one organization's plan for $28 million it was not e xcepting. >>> we have cold temperatures to start you off. i'll have the details on the weather forecast and the big storm moving up the eastern sea board and julie will have traffic after the break. e brea ♪ [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. >>> welcome back. it is 5:15 on this thursday. getting close to the weekend and we're also getting closer to what we call it? a weather event moving in this way. tucker has more on that. >> let'

now after the president's speech republican senator marco rubio delivered the official gop response. out 11 minutes in senator rubio took a pause. this caused twitter to light up. take a look. >> in the short time that i've been here in washington, nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. you think he could have gotten a water bottle. >> if you watch the whole speech, he was licking his chops a few times before. you know in his head he's doing this -- he's like all i want is a sip of water! >> the sip heard around the world! >> well, the sip that lit up twitter as brian williams coined it, empassioned drink of water. it went crazy on the social media sites. that was the main trend on twitterment senator rubio left the water battle speak for itself. he personally tweeted this photo of the bottle with #gopresponse after his speech. >> last night we did real reporting work. we stopped about it "sports illustrated" swimsuit launch party to celebrate the 2013 swimsuit issue and find out about the sacrifices necessary to adorn the covete

. >> today, cruise was one of the 15 gop senators who asked president obama to drop chuck h arks gra > i think president obama is the most radical president we've ever seen. but i think an awful lot of republicans fail to stand for prinsz pl and contributed at getting us in this mess. >> president obama is the most radical president we've ever seen? good luck on that rebrandings, republicans. jonathan, is ted cruz the right's idea of change? >> ever since they've loes, they've looked for someone to be their standing bearer. we talked about congressman ryan and then we moved onto chris christie and now everyone is focused on ted cruz because ted cruz has made some impertinent comments and he's been sort of the bull in the china shop among republicans, but also democrats. and my colleagues at "the washington post" had a column on him and the mainstream media piling on jim cruz. >> i understand all the mainstream media. i'm in dchlt c. but the man called the president the most radical president in history. what are we talking about here? >> well, what we're talking about is a man who is

the gop. te texas senator ted cruise making his mark already coming under scrutiny from the media and from theeft. for what? we report you decide. >> this 12-year-old leads police on an hour long police chase. driving? you are not going to believe why. we will tell you that when we come back. >> 44 minutes after the hour. in australia thousands of acres burned and at least one home has been destroyed. people are being told to stay off the roads because of the thick smoke there. the fires are fuelled white and strong winds. next let's go to china where five people are missing after a land slide buried part of a village there. rescuers are trying to move heavy rocks to look for survivors. the rocks also blocking the river and it is causing flooding there. ainsley? >> thainthser. >> texas republicans making a vivid first impression. some are accusing the freshman senator of mccarthyism. is ted cruise the new media punching bag. carl cameron has more. >> first hispanic u.s. senator. most of it hyper critical. >> the nasty newcomer has called him a oren nature reswaggering piece of work. in this sh

the nomination ended yesterday as the senate voted 58-41 to confirm him. hagel is a republican but got the votes of only four fellow republican senators. many in the goptowards israel and too soft on iran. >>> 5:17 right now. we are continuing to follow this breaking news in san francisco. a big water main break causing a mess in one neighborhood. >> 1.5 feet deep water and a lot has gone down since. >> backed up to it. we are talking about west portal neighborhood the area near 15th and wawona. look at this video incredible stuff. homes and cars flooded. use west portal in the meantime. elsewhere a live look outside overnight roadwork was picked up in oakland and san leandro. to the maps, if you are traveling westbound 580 brake lights in the eastbound direction going against the commute, possibly because of this overnight roadwork still in lanes until 11:00 this morning approaching north greenville road. elsewhere that southbound 85 fremont avenue on-ramp also remains shut down until 6:00 this morning. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> all right. we have a lot of sunshine coming our way today. outside right now a little chilly in spots. some of th

we heard the gop response from senator marco rubio who said more government and taxes is not the rightway to move forward. >> our partners at "poltico" monitor the president's speech. mike allen joins us now. how did the president do? >> the president did what he wanted to do which is to remind people that he won a big election and he said this is a center-left combination. he talked about raising the minimum wage what he calls a fix it first program to fix bridges and universal pre-k for four-year olds. >> we see applause lines built into these -- >> it is more than one per minute. >> at the same time, he needs to work on bipartisanship. did he do that? >> not much, the president said to republicans that your help and on immigration and amazingly, it looks like you will get something on immigration. the tea party response senator rand paul, he talked about the need for some immigration legislation. the president will get something on gun control which one year ago, was unlikely. he will probably get universal background checks and maybe a trafficking law. he will not get the assault w

i'm confident that senator hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as the secretary of defense. >> the gop it says blocked hagel's nomination in an effort to further examine his record and views on israel and iran. senate majority leader harry reid hopes to bring a final vote to the floor when congress goes back in session next monday. >>> so residents in coastal new england are cleaning up after yet another blast of winter weather following the big blizzard last weekend. parts of the northeast including massachusetts got up to six inches of snow on sunday. the winter snowstorm then headed north into maine, carrying with it strong, gusty winds and low visibility. with that we bring in nbc meteorologist bill karins with more on the storm plus the national forecast. i am sure you have. >> i'm done -- >> you've been working round the clock. >> some didn't see snow, but some did in north carolina and south carolina. myrtle beach even saw snow. it was the winds that were biting, so cold out there. let me show you the storm. this was just as huge and powerful as the storm the weekend before. thi

in a letter to critics, chuck hagel says he did not remember and is about the 2007 report. gop senatorsstalled his nomination last week. >> the supreme court could make key decisions today and one involves affirmative-action. justices could rule on whether to severely limit the use of race and admissions programs at public universities and colleges. , also, the court will decide whether lawyers journalists and human-rights groups can legally challenge the constitutionality of a secret government program. it expands the authority of federal officials to conduct secret electronic surveillance of non-u.s. citizens located outside the u.s. and the justices will consider whether the sniff of a police dog and somebody sports constitutes a search and whether that requires a warrant. >> 3 maryland officials will hold a news conference today to urge congress to find a way to avoid the sequester. that will take affect the march 1st unless action is taken. montgomery county executive ike leggett, prince george's county executive rushern baker and howard county executive ken ulman will speak to rep

defense secretary nominee chuck hagel after republicans stalled his nomination, the former gop senator is now back on track to win confirmation and succeed leon panetta. >>> violence in civil war this morning as a massive explosion rocks syria, hours after president bashar al assad's regime said it was prepared to hold talks with the rebels. they are unlikely to talk to the government they accuse of mass atrocities. according to human rights watch, the syrian military fired several ballistic missiles into residential areas of aleppo, killing more than 140 people, including 70 children. >>> today marks 20 years since the first attack on the world trade center here in new york city. the car bombing back in 1993 killed six people and left more than 1,000 others injured. the names of those victims are now inscribed at the september 11th memorial and a ceremony will be held there today. >>> a desperate race against time near monterey bay in california after the coast guard received a series of distress calls from an unidentified family, the last one saying they are abandoning ship. it is be

i'm confident that senator hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as the secretary of defense. >> the gop it says blocked hagel's nomination in an effort to further examine his record and views on israel and iran. senate majority leader harry reid hopes to bring a final vote to the floor when congress goes back in session next monday. >>> residents in coastal new england are cleaning up after yet another blast of winter weather following the big blizzard last weekend. parts of the northeast including massachusetts got up to six inches of snow on sunday. the winter snowstorm then headed north into maine, carrying with it strong, gusty winds and low visibility. here's more on that and our national forecast, nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> a bad storm for new england once again. wind chills negative numbers, 50 mile-per-hour winds. wasn't as bad as the blizzard two weeks ago. now the pattern switches. now the west coast will get a storm. >> the snow was nice. always nice. >> nice to look outside the window for a day, maybe. we have snow heading into areas and even southern california. inte

the sheriff will move ahead and buy a drone. >>> president obama is criticizing senate republicans who are blocking the nomination of chuck hagel. the president made the announcement on google. gopibuster vote is unprecedented. but senate republicans say they plan to go forward with an up or down vote after they come back from a 10 daybreak. since the democrats have the majority, hagel should be confirmed. >>> the board voted late last night to chose crest view elementary school. many feel it'll be a great disappointment for kids who lost their homes to a fire. the plan is to close crest moor elementary at the end of this school year. >>> we're with police as they crack down on cab drivers. the dangers riders face and may not even know it. >>> up first a rare sight inside the walls of a bay area jail. the song and dance that carries a heavy message. >>> people around the world spent their valentine's day dancing to end domestic violence including one place you might not expect. >> and pump it up. >> reporter: dozens of inmates at the san francisco county jail participated in a choreographed dance as part of the 1 million rising. ross mirkarimi put together the event just a few m

the sheriff will move ahead and buy a drone. >>> president obama is criticizing senate republicans who are blocking the nomination of chuck hagel. the president made the announcement on google. gopsenators are blocking hagel's confirmation vote from moving forward. the filibuster vote is unprecedented. but senate republicans say they plan to go forward with an up or down vote after they come back from a 10 daybreak. since the democrats have the majority, hagel should be confirmed. >>> the board voted late last night to chose crest view elementary school. many feel it'll be a great disappointment for kids who lost their homes to a fire. the plan is to close crest moor elementary at the end of this school year. >>> we're with police as they crack down on cab drivers. the dangers riders face and may not even know it. >>> up [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, tide is $5.49 for 50 ounces. that's under 20 cents a load! skip the warehouse. charmin is $8.99 for 16 double rolls. and chobani greek yogurt is j

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as we heard in the gop response from senator marco rubio last night, he does not believe more governmentxes is the answer. live on capitol hill, brianne carter. >> you might have noticed a rare look for vice president joe biden during the state of union. rimless glasses. he wore them earlier this week while speaking in philadelphia. it turns out that he scratched his eye on a contact lens, resulting in a blood shot eye. 5:37, 36 degrees. >> still ahead marketing american heart health a month. >> i am matt, alexandria. i would like to tell everybody -- >> good morning, washington. >> good morning, washington. good memories of national pancake day. comfort food is good when it's chilly out. clouds rolling in, and it will end up being a cloudy day. the rain will arrive in the afternoon. claude skies today. you will need the umbrella this afternoon. not this morning. the rain will mix with snow by this evening. little to no accumulation in dcm the north and west might beget a little stimulation. -- little to no accumulation expected in dc. >> i love downtown bethesda. have a great run. alway

the senate. in the "usa today" -- another story from "usa today" this morning, this one on their front page -- that is according to reporting by "usa today." we're talking about the senate gop moved to block the confirmation hearing of a former senator chuck hagel, who is the president's choice to be secretary of defense. our next caller is james from detroit, on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i get so upset when i hear these republican imposters talking about blocking the best guy that they can find or the secretary of defense ticket it is ironic -- secretary of defense. it is ironic -- i used to be a republican before reagan came around. then they had the contract on america, and my standard of living has been going down ever since. they have the audacity to complain about the cost of living. i just don't get it. republicans or democrats -- these people that call themselves republicans are imposters. host: what do think about what happened in regard to former senator hagel's nomination? caller: i think he will be nominated. john mccain is a traitor. he said he was a war criminal before they brought him back out of vietnam. people forgot about that. i do not kn

. >> the gop made history by having senator marco rubio deliver part of the republican response in spanish an effort to appeal to latino voters. >> it's going to take a lot more than speaking spanish for our community to buy into what they are proposing. >> it's easy to see why the republican response was done partly in spanish. looking back in november, the gop got 27% of the hispanic vote. but as one person close to rubio was quoted as saying, it's going to take more than just one single speech to heal the republican divide with the new america. live in san jose, kpix5. >>> chuck hagel is one step closer to becoming the next secretary of defense. voted 14-11 along party lines to send the nomination to the full senate. that full senate vote could happen later on this week. hagel faces opposition from some fellow republicans over his past positions on israel, iran, and nuclear weapons. >>> we also learned tonight that once the pope retires, he will retire to his summer home near rome. there are still some questions unanswered tonight. first, how will catholics address benedict after he ret

the senate voted 58-41 to confirm him. hagel by the way is a republican. but he got the votes of only 4 republican senators. many in the gop feel he is hostile towards israel and too soft on iran. >>> another swearing-in ceremony set right here in san francisco. that's for the two women who will assume new leadership roles in the government. mayor ed lee has appointed katie tan go. as the city's newest supervisor and replaces carmen chiu who is the new assessor recorder. both will be sworn in at their new posts later this morning. >>> and public safety and job creation in oakland will be highlighted in the state of the city address. jean quan is expected to highlight the city gaining 5,000 jobs over the last year as well as the booming housing market in oakland. she delivers her second annual address at city hall at 7:00. >>> wall street apparently liked what ben bernanke has to say about the economy. stocks rallied after the fed chairman defended the fed's economic stimulus programs before a senate committee. he urged congress to delay budget cuts and says the immediate cuts would hurt the economy and fail to deal with lo

faces in the senate and he's already making sure he's a powerful voice of the gopt had the look and feel of a campaign event. except freshman gop senator ted cruz isn't up for re-election for six years. these texans are applauding their senator's head-turning performance after only one month in office. >> mr. cruz, no. >> joining only two others to vote against john kerry for secretary of state, aggressively defending gun rights and trying to take down defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. >> i've covered the senate for a long time. it's unusual for a freshman to be this out spoken on a high profile issue. >> at the end of the day, i was elected to represent 26 million texans and to speak the truth. you know, i think a lot of americans are tired of politicians in washington and both parties who play games. >> the 42-year-old cuban-american, the first hispanic governor from texas memorized the constitution as a teenager, thanks to his father, a cuban refugee. cruz became solicitor general of texas, arguing for state's rights and religious freedom before the u.s. su