the national rifle association. my name is vannessa and i am with the national rifle association. i feel like i represent many of you here today. i was in college a few short years ago with plans to change the world through public service. you are here because you have that same passion and drive. sight.lose remember why you came to cpac. stay inspired. bitious. next things up like our speaker. she is a strong feminist leader -- feminine leader. she stands for god, country, and freedom. there is a cultural authenticity that is unique to her. she breaks the mold and it scares her opponents. she gets key common sense conservatives elected into office. as a pioneer, patriot, wife, and mom. she is an outdoor enthusiast and wraps it all together with an undeniable charm and confidence. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming sarah palin. [applause] >> as all of you know i am not remotely: of to be sarah palin. enough tootely cool be sarah palin. but i could not resist this moment to come out and say a word abou

joining me to talk about this, the president of the national association for female executives and jessicaen, the ceo and founder of jewelry company stella and dot. what did you think when you first heard about this motor home memo? >> i said, is this a hoax? it did not seem possible that someone could be going backwards. most companies today are offering some kind of flexibility for people to work from home. and it's working very successfully. but as i thought about it, i was realizing that the ceo has made a choice. she has chosen innovation over people. she's probably going to get her innovation, but at what cost? she's going to lose a lot of people. and you just don't have to lose people when you are innovating. you figure out a way to get them in, but also to be able to have the time they need to take care of the things they have to in their personal lives. >> so, jessica, let me ask you this, you began your multimillion dollar company out of your living room. the idea using the model of women working from home. so is that just as productive as the face time you might have in the offi

good insight, david crow, chief economist at the national association of home builders. >>> all week g local, taking a closer look at housing markets around the u.s. and how they're faring in our realty recovery watch. check on your area with our interactive map at recoverywatch.cnbc.com. well worth looking at, actually. real estate is incredibly local. that will help point out some of the trends. >>> back to europe in the cypriot finance minister says he anticipates the island banks will reopen on thursday. he told bbc radio that controls will probably be two tiered, will only be lifted when conditions appear to return to normal. it's also suggested that those with uninsured deposits of over 100,000 euros may have to take a hit of around 40%. this as ben from the ecb says he sees no reason for the banking problems in cyprus to be a template for any other issue. he suggested the near collapse of the banking system highlights a better control of eurozone financial institutions. carolyn has been with nick and joins us for more. carolin, we're looking at this 40% level. that being applie

the national association of letter carriers said a loud collective. >> this is part of a pre-meditatedumor designed to stop the postal service. >> union leaders more of the same. >> deliver on rday. >> they agree more are paying bills on-line but not everybody like seniors those who live in rural areas and low income people. >> people look forward to getting that medicine on saturday. how do you tell the elderly that need their medicine that day that we are not going to deliver it. >> the money for prefunding healthcare costs for rehire res through the year 2082 which is required by law. >> we are required to prepay health benefits for retirees for people not even born yet. that monkey on our back is the monkey no other company in america and no other federal agency in america has. >> they suggest spacing it out over time. the big question is can the post master general have that service without congressional approval. >> they don't have the right to come out and say that. >> the unofficial postal treaty says neither rain another snow saved them from the completion of the appointed rou

multiple boxes of ammunition, three samurai swords, a spear, a certificate in his name from the national rifle association, a book on asperger's disease. and excerpts of fbi interviews with an associate of lanza, somebody who knew him, describing him as an avid gamer, somebody who lived inside his home, rarely left the house and viewed sandy hook elementary school as his life. for nbc news, michael isikoff, danbury, connecticut. >> gun control groups in more than two dozen states are holding events as part of a national day to demand action. in san francisco, one group is rallying outside the office of senator dianne feinstein. they support her push to pass

the national association of realtors reports sales of previously owned homes reached $5 million in february up 10%. home sales being held back by two things lower pricedded homes and many homeowners waiting for prices to raise before selling. america pumping out more oil. bad news why does a gallon still cost so much? rules say gasoline must have 10% ethanol. today, many are saying the real explanation is exports. u.s. oil companies can often make more money shipping oil out of the company. it's legal, even if the oil comes from federal land leases. nearly two thirds of parents say their kids will not have the financial skills they need. >> one of the recommendations is put financial related questions in the case. another is put questions on driver tests. >> the thinking is that kids want to drive so much they'll be willing to blern bank accounts if license isn't stale. >> thank you. >> well, it's a sparkling day around the bay area today.. >> that is right. sandhya? >> i had to see a firsthand. i heard a spectacular day. i came out here. blue skies and here is a look i can't not find cloud

most business economists were opposed to the cuts according to a survey by the national association of business economics, but the survey says that the economists do support cutting the deficit long term. we had a higher close on friday in spite budget concerns, better than expected on consumer confidence and manufacturing gave the boost. i am jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> the bay area technical company has reset millions of passwords after beingabled, all 50 million. there is no evidence that payment information was compromiseed. this is a note-taking service that is online. >> what passwords are safe? >> i want to say nowhere but main wants do hear that. >> we are state right here with our meteorologist, mike nicco, who has a lovely forecast. >> how did you know i worked for all state at one time? radar across the entire state shows it is quiet this morning but you can see the area shaded in blue right here and that is a winter storm watch starting tomorrow morning at 10:00 and through thursday evening at 4:00 above 4,000 feet on the western slope we get a signific

but the national association of realtors are saying that pending sales are near a three-year high. >> the nation's central bank pledged to keep bench mark rates at the record low levels until the jobless rate falls a percent lower than the signal that will have them pull back on easy money policies. >> the chill in the air has been stubborn this month in the northeast, but auto sales are hot. and one sure sign of spring is the new york auto show. that led automakers to launch more than 140 new products up from 90 a year ago. full scale redesigns more than doubled and the make overs are happening faster than ever. every four to five years instead of the traditional 7 or 8. so it's no wonder that sales in march are predicted to surge as much as 8%. that marks the best level in nearly six years. the big three are expected to report strong numbers including general motor. i asked what is driving the sales. >> we are seeing success of the new vehicles so far, we had a new escape and new fusion last year and they are helping to drive the sales this year. so far we have up .9%. >> are you se

the resale inventories dried up. >> reporter: not just in las vegas. nationally the number of homes for sale today is down 25% from a year ago, according to the national association of realtors. even as the spring market begins potential move up buyers are not putting their homes on the market. >> what's holding people back from buying a property is the fear of selling their property and not being able to find out. that's what the problem is. >> reporter: lack of homes for sale coupled with huge demand from all cash investors for distressed properties are a boom to the builders. they are still producing about half the homes they would normally but are seeing big jumps in new orders. housing is finally helping not hurting the economy. >> the only thing that concerns me is we have been here before, and the market itself is not what's driving the price increase. >> reporter: appraiser saw the very worst of the vegas housing boom when speculators and builders pushed prices beyond ration enamel levels until it came crumbling down, something he says is missing from this recovery. >> it's not that we have new employers coming in and creating tens of thousands of new job

i'm here on behalf of the national association and remodeling industry. we saw with our own eyes firsthand the value of this kind of retrofitting in loma prieta. working on the damaged buildings after the earthquake and those buildings that had modest amounts of strengthening performed so much better. the investment value of this kind of legislation for the property owners is enormous. i don't think much has been made for the value to the occupants of these buildings of not being displaced. when you go to other places that have had tragedy keys like in new orleans after katrina or other countries that have had earthquakes, the lives of the displaced people is truly miserable. to force thousands of people to be forced to live in temporary housing in tents, to be able to avoid that outcome is an enormous benefit, benefit not only to them, but to everybody because it facilitates the rebuilding the city, facilitates getting back to normal. it would be irresponsible not to pass this legislation. we know the earthquake is coming and the damage it will do and the

pledge yourselves once more to the difficult work that lies ahead, i want you to know that the national association of attorneys general has and can always expect my strongest support. it's an honor to join you today in pledging my personal and professional commitment to continuing to work with you on our shared purpose and our common cause. i am fortunate to count you as partners and colleagues in fulfilling the sacred public trust that has been afforded to each one of us. and i look forward to where efforts can and must lead us in the months and years ahead. thanks very much. \[applause] >> as many of you do, general holder is defying his staff and taking one or two questions. is there any attorneys general have a question for general holder? general sothers from colorado. >> i'm not bill shooty from michigan. i'm just impersonating. i know you're expecting this question. when are washington and colorado going to hear on the federal government's position on marijuana legalization? >> yeah. we're still in the process of reviewing both of the initiatives that were passed. and i would say -- and i m

i want to also read you something from the national restaurant association. estaurant association says restaurants nationwide are providing innovative, healthful children's options to their young guests. >> thank you. eating healthy. got to do that and keep it up. >>> coming up russell simmons, other celebrities writing a letter to the president. what that is all about. up next. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effe

february, the highest in more than three years, and up 10% from last year, according to the national association of realtors. the median home price jumped nearly 12%, to more than $173,000. sales got boosts from a temporary $5,000 tax cut, fewer foreclosures, and low mortgage rates. the postal service gets a "return to sender" notice from the u.s. senate. remember when the postal service said there would no longer be saturday mail delivery as of august? that was one of the things it proposed to stamp out its losses. well, yesterday, the senate approved a spending bill that included saturday mail delivery. the bill will go to the house for final approval. the postal service is said to lose $25 million every day as people continue to rely more on email and the internet. still to come, pants, poultry, and ceo problems are up for debate in today's traders unplugged. that's later on. but first, which country is now the number one wine consumer in the world? we raise a glass in your honor if you know. that's next. have you heard this news? the united states actually has passed all other countries. we

according to the national association of realtors, one third of real estate deals were delayed or cancelled last year. marketwatch reports among the reasons, large variations in home prices in neighborhoods, expensive homes in exclusive areas without up-to-date sales data, and cutbacks in police patrols and school funding, which may change home values in certain areas. competing against big box stores can be a david-versus- goliath experience for small retailers. 30 years ago, hardware chains and independents split sales 50/50. now, chains dominate. as paul eggers reports, it's making survival tough for the little guys. "gracias. que paso malala." jesus davila's hardware store, "la brocha gorda," has been a neighborhood fixture for some time, operating in a mostly mexican community on chicago's south side. "the shop has been open for 30 years already. since 1985. yolo que paso como estas!" customers are still coming in, but davila plans to shut the doors in just a couple weeks. after making countless keys and helping out on hundreds of jobs, he's had enough. "let me tell you, i probably can

the united nations. while iran, syria, north korea are generating headlines for officially blocking the treaty, less attention has been paid to the role of the u.s. and outside groups, including the national rifle association. for more we're joined by andrew feinstein who is author of, "the shadow world: inside the global arms trade." member of the anc parliament in south africa. welcome to "democracy now!" i want ask you about nelson mandela before we start talking about this. >> it is a difficult time for all south africans, for many people in the world. i think at his age, into his 90's, when someone spends this amount of time in the hospital, quite legitimately there is going to be concerned. he is certainly frail. but at the moment, supposedly in good spirits according to the south african president. at this point we can only hope. >> let's talk about what is happening at the united nations right now and then we will talk about congress. a very unusual yesterday president obama beseeching congress, at shaming them, trying to get them to pass gun- control. meanwhile down the road at the u.n., the united states plays a different role in the international arms treaty, the first ever that has not yet been

according to the national association of realtors. blame the slight drop on shortage of homes on the market. that's the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. melissa: so we have some breaking news we want to get to you right now. our colleagues at "the wall street journal" citing sources that blackstone is open to keeping michael dell on as ceo. the private equity firm is competing against an offer from mr. dell and private equity firm silverlake partners to take the company private. hedge fund investor carl icahn also made a proposal for dell. late last week no reaction to the latest wrinkle from dell or mr. dell at this time. right now you can see the stock down slightly. >>> so tim geithner has been out of work for only two months but our own charlie gasparino with exclusive details on the big financial firm that expressed an interest in hiring the former treasury secretary. >> this is called a dance. we've all been engaged in these things in the past but what the fox business network has learned, l

. >> meanwhile a new survey from the national association for business economics shows a majority of economists are opposed to the automatic sequester cuts but say washington does need a sound plan to reduce the nation's budget deficit. well, joining us now to discuss the impact of the sequester spending cuts we're happy to have representative ed royce a republican from california. congressman royce is also a senior member of the financial services committee. welcome, congressman. let me begin by asking you. it's a big employer in your district. were you getting calls from employees today and what were you saying? >> i didn't get any calls from employees of rathion but i think most people understand at this point we just saw a massive increase in taxes at the end of the year. the president got what he wanted. huge tax increases. if you think about it, when we're running deficits over a trillion dollars a year and the question under the sequester, a proposal that came from the white house, that he put forward, to have a 2% reduction, which is really just a reduction in the growth of go

according to the national association of home builders, confidence fell for second straight month in and the index hit the lowest level since october. the group's chief economist blaming the decline on tight credit and below price appraisals. december pilot the drop, the intex dex is up 50%, and that's reflected in the stocks. the s&p home builder etf up nearly 40% from last year. >> keeping the winning streak alive as the broader markets struggle. two names that won't quit. >> iphone old and dusty, apple fights as blackberry and samsung pile on. the dollar, zero in on the news from cypress, thinking of taxes eurozone deposits. it was stronger, but the dollar has come up a little bit now. it's much stronger, but not as strong as it was earlier against the euro. that trade is changing course as we speak. back after this. ♪ it's monday. a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more rel

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business aviation association, by the national air transport association, is also supported by the american association of airport executives and the national association of air traffic controllers. again, not a very provincial amendment when sponsored by so many of my colleagues, affecting 40-some, 43 states of the united states and broadly supported by the aviation industry as a reasonable commonsense solution to a problem we face. and i have been adamant about bringing this amendment to the floor. i'm a member of the appropriations committee. i will have the opportunity -- in fact, i serve on the subcommittee that deals with the department of transportation. i should and hope to have the opportunity to deal with this and other issues related to the department of transportation in the normal appropriations process that hopefully will follow the passage of a budget. so i ought to be in a position to be helpful to the cause i believe in at a point later in time, but here's the problem. the air traffic control towers will close on april 7. we will never get

robert caplin of the national association of broadcasters was quoted yesterday saying he thinks the current spectrum auction schedule is doomed to failure because there's too many issues to work out and because of the res, there's not enough interest by parties to participate in the auction. >> guest: first of all, thank you for having me back. it's great to be here, and what you're talking about the is incentive auction. so congress passed a law last year giving tv broadcasters a financial incentive to be used in the wireless broadband purposes. we at the fcc a busy to solicit public comment and analyze it for purposes of putting together what will be quite literally thee most complex spectrum auction in world history. i know it sounds like hyperbole, but it is the truth, and there's three components which i will get to in a minute. i expressed caution. it's not doom and gloom as you presented it, but caution in terms of when that will happen and how that happens. i'm not sure it will yield quite as much spectrum as was first advertised, some of the first chatter would yield 120 megahertz

the number one legislative priority of the national rifle association was not protecting hunters and n, sticking up for the rights and conveniences of america's law-abiding gun owners. the number one legislative priority of the national rifle association was giving blanket immunity from lawsuits to the companies that make guns and sell them for a profit. joining us now is john lowe, director of the legal action project at the brady center to prevent gun violence. thanks for being with us. i appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> am i overstating it to say that in the united states of america, gun manufacturers have immunity from liability that no other industries have? >> you're right. i mean, there's a basic principle of civil justice which governs everyone in society. that we all have to act reasonably. and if we don't, we are deemed negligent. we can be deemed liable. the only people that that rule does not apply to are licensed gun dealers, manufacturers and distributors. >> does the industry behave in ways that they otherwise would not behave if they weren't immune from prosecu

activist scholar who figures prominently in the field and served on the board of not only the national association of black studies, but also supporting poetry and arts and culture in our neighborhoods as a judge for the college language association and many other organizations, kpoo, kpu as well. she supports the village project which is an incredible after school program which she assigns many student interns from or community service learning process to community institutions and schools and supporting our empowering organizations in the african-american community as well. so, she is being honored not only by recognition from in the past from our mayor and san francisco and the board of supervisors, but on this black history month 2013, it is my honor to recognize richmond district activist poet scholar dr. dorothy saruda. mr. randal? (applause) >> good afternoon. my name is bobby randal, and i am dorothy saruda's brother. i'm here to accept the award. it's very interesting because we were both raised in chicago and she chose to go to the right, i chose to go to the left, to the fringe. however

a lot of it comes from gun manufacturers that fund the national rifle association, that trickles down into a membership base that we saw today in our e-mails that we got over the past few days. i sidev probably over 2000 e-mails people urging us to vote against mayor lee and supervisor cohen's legislation regulating ammunition. i think it's important that we can make this small statement at the local level and hopefully that can lead to folks at different levels of government taking action as well. so, i want to thank my co-sponsors, president chiu and david campos, for their co-sponsorship and i welcome other members to co-sponsor as well. thank you very much. >> thank you, supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. >> thank you. i have another nuts and bolts kind of thing to introduce today. last week i introduced legislation to create a neighborhood commercial district in the divisadero corridor. and today i'm introducing similar legislation for the fillmore corridor. as you know, the fillmore has this incredible history of moments of pain, of moments of suffering, and sadly moments of d

robert kaplan of the national association of broadcasters was quoted yesterday as saying that he thinks that the current spectrum auction schedule is doomed to failure because there's too many issues to work out and because of those issues there won't be enough interest by parties to participate in the auction. >> guest: first of all, thank you for having me back. it's great to be here. and what you're talking about is the incentive auction, so congress passed a law last year giving tv broadcasters a financial incentive to relinquish system or all of their spectrum in exchange for money, obviously, that would then be used for wireless broadband purposes. so we at the fcc are busy trying to analyze public comment for what will literally be the most complex spectrum auction in world history. it actually is the truth. and it has three components which i'll get to in a minute. i've expressed caution, not doom and gloom as you just presented it, but caution in terms of when that will happen and how it will happen. i'm not sure it will yield quite as much spectrum as was first advertised. som

that's according to the head of the national association of clean air agencies. says reducing sulfur in gasoline is one of the most effective ways to clean up the air. it estimates. the new rule will cut smog by about 30- percent. critics of the new rule say, it will raise the price of a gallon of gas by about a dime. but the government says the increase would be about a penny. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> jacqueline: this live look outside we are seeing some returns but it is still pretty dry. more rainf

of the national association for insurance commissioners now the reason this is important is because he actually played an instrumental role in obamacare in the creation of it and the second group that i mentioned actually would not exist if it wasn't for obamacare so you can see his public decisions actually affecting his private future it's hard to argue that that was the exact intention but it definitely he was profiting off of a decision that he made right now we have the some senators that were not reelected of massachusetts senator scott brown was defeated by a was a bit more in and we've seen her stand up to ben bernanke the really grill him. and other edwin wall street she has been very vocal let's take a listen to what she said about senator former senator scott brown. forbes magazine named scott brown wall street's favorite senator and i was thinking that's probably not an award i'm going to get. so brown has been criticized for being a little bit too cozy with wall street and his new job probably won't put that accusation to rest well abbie no and i think about when you ask b