cost curve in andr state and the public private sector. they need to use state programs as the basis of that and encourage consumers to shop for value, to use the regulatory levers they have and look at this as a state ecosystem. states can have more impact than you think. i would like to encourage the members of the commission you are present to join us on this podium. her going to take some bastions. -- we are going to take some questions. i would like to take questions from the media and those of us who are here for this report, and then we will take questions from the miller center social media channels. i call onirst? -- may first? julie. >> [inaudible] i wonder if you think the way they are approaching cost control in massachusetts is an example of what you like to see in other states. >> andrew, you have firsthand knowledge of that. i'm always a bit cautious about recommending massachusetts solutions. in thethe statements report is that each state is different and each market is different. many of the recommen

, we get that, that was to balance the large states and the small states, but you have situations now where senators voted for, say, obamacare in states where the governor and the attorney general fought obamacare in court. and the state legislatures are trying to protect their citizens from obama. it's very bizarre. the senate today really is an odd construct. so the purpose of the senate was to empower the state legislatures and the federal law making process, not to have another ability to vote. >> host: recent rule changes in the senate to limit the filibuster, do you agree with those? >> guest: no. i think in the case of harry reid and the democrats in the senate, they abuse the rules, whatever the rules are. i'll give you an example. they were using the filibuster to block judicial nominees under george w. bush like no senate in american history. period. then they complain when they're in power and they can have the majority about the republicans not confirming executive officials quickly enough and not pushing through obama's legislation fast enough

it is my privilege to serve not only as governor of the state of oklahoma, but the national state of governors chair. joining me today is the governor of colorado, governor john hickenlooper. governor, welcome. [applause] as governors, we have to make government work. we do not have the luxury inaction. we have to lead our states while still balancing our budget. we are now midway through the the 113th congress and governors are frustrated. we are doing our part as governors to create jobs and address the challenges facing our states. but we also believe that now it's time for our federal partners to do their part and to take action. at the nga, we call this partner said flexible federalism. it is a willingness to give states fox ability to improve programs and policies and to support them in those efforts. for example, governors have outlined what flexible federalism will look like in relation to the issue of deficit reduction. we believe a couple of pretzels -- one is federal response -- one is that federal reforms should produce savings not only on the federal side, but also for th

expanding the state medicare statement. the article included reaction from the state legislators. the state house minority leader, a democrat said the governor was running against the president of the united states instead of the governor. many said the governor was inline with what they thought. >> democratic governor delivered mary land's state of the state. >> treasure cop, attorney general, governor hews, governor glen bening, attorney general kern, cheap journalling barbara, colleagues from city and county government. to all of the people contributing to the life of the state. and to my mom who is with us today. [ applause ] >> mom, thank you for raising me with an appreciation and a love for the tide of our state's history. members of the hardest working cabinet in america, men and women of the maryland general ass assembly. there is one more person i would like to a specially acknowledge this day. she has been at my side every day for 23 years. she is my best friend, my partner in life and the finest mother anyone wou

tendencies in the united states and this i think is a far greater danger going forward than the united states being overcommitted to small countries ok john if i go back to you in washington i mean israel has been brought up and so has been iran i mean it's real in saudi arabia that are blocking a potential breakthrough in diplomacy between washington in turn i mean these alliances or stopping a very i mean you know this is a great debate about iran but this is an opportunity in front of us should alliances be that barrier shouldn't be resolving regional issues. look that's that's exactly right the united states has some of the old and to its suppose it allies in saudi arabia and israel that you know we have this possibility to have an actual detente with iran and it's clearly within our interests because the other alternative is that isolation and tensions continue down the line and we have supposed allies like israel advocating war just as they did in iraq and you know that that's that was a real possibility if we didn't have some willingness on the part of the leadership in washingt

of the state address. this state of the state is courtesy of iowa public television. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. madam lieutenant governor, madam president, mr. speaker, leaders, justices, judges, legislators, elected officials, distinguished guests, family, friends and fellow iowans, good morning. i offer a special welcome this morning to new representatives brian meyer and stan gustafson and new senator julian garrett. i look forward to working with you and all members of the general assembly. i stand here today honored to be serving as your governor, humbled by the opportunity and eager to meet the challenges we face. i am pleased to report on the condition of our state. over the past year, we have come together as families, as communities, as iowans, putting our differences aside to move iowa forward. because of our hard work last legislative session, iowa's economy, educational system and health are moving forward. iowans have proved time and time again, when working with one another rather th

that's typically handled at the state. the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants and other nonphysicians did typically done at the state level. often that is the place where not only is the scope of their practices determined but the limit to which they can practice is determined. another recommendation encouraging consumer selection of high valued based on information. having transparent information of cost and quality. states again have the capacity to harness that data. in early 30 states now we have all-payer databases where the state has accumulated information from all of the plans. those could be used to drive that kind of information. and lastly the final recommendation, help from a population health and personal responsibility for health. this recognizes that health is very much in ecosystem. it involves the health of people which can be everything from trails and walkable communities to clean air and clean water. all of those things are part of what allows states to have an impact. so

we are the thinnest state. but we are not the healthiest state. we have prescription drug abuse is, low birth weight, infants, and the percentage of vaccinations with our kids. so by most objective measures were not quite, not in the healthiest it but we are working to get there. that's what makes i think a better country is oakland is competing with colorado to say who is going to be healthiest? if we are competing with each other to have the best public education system, and we have again using the common core, objective measures would we can say look how well we are doing or how much we are failing, we can help ourselves accountable. pinhole standard of performance in the country rises. >> thank you. thank you for your time today. [applause] >> live now to the u.s. capital. the senate is about to come in for a brief pro forma session. now live to the senate floor. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., january 17, 2014. to the senate: under the provisi

has to say specifically about what the state of the union is. president pretty much always says it's great. the other thing people watch for is what the president's speech says about the state of the president. how's the president doing? can you tell from the speech how the president is doing in this point in his or her presidency? one notable feature of this year's state of the union from our famously cool, calm and collective president barack obama is at that speech the state of him, the state of the president, seemed kind of psyched. at least he definitely seemed happy to be there. >> tonight i ask every american who knows someone without health insurance to help them get covered by march 31st. help them get covered. moms, get on your kids to sign up. kids, call your mom and walk her through the application. that will give her some peace of mind, plus she'll appreciate hearing from you. >> pause for extra laughter. did you like that one? i thought that one up myself. call your mom. i don't know why it feels like a surprise to say, but it seem

let's preview the state of the union. point that sam stein writes about. in 2009, the president was folkfolk -- focused on inequality. he quotes peter saying, looking back, i remain disappointed we were not able to embrace with gusto and remain committed to the barbell approach. i thought that was really interesting and very telling that the president's own advisers felt like he caught got up in this debt reduction. we're seeing a strong pivot back to fairness and inequality in the country. >> this issue of inequality has always been at the center of their message. both parties look at the polls and the country and they see the defining issue is the median household income that goes from 2000 until today. the middle part of america is not improving and has not seen improvement for a decade. it's what everybody wants to address. obama feels that on the issues and on the politics, he will win this argument. it's what helped him win in 2012. as he pivoted to a more embat e embattled year, i expect it to be more combative spe

the bat. two minutes into his state of the state address. the other big story we're following today, upstaged. christie's team probably hoped at least some of today's talk would be about policy pitches and term two, but bridgegate is not budging here. [ applause ] nevertheless, christie was greeted with a standing ovation last night. after discussing the scandal, he steered around the roadblock. the headlines in new jersey today didn't oblige. "what aren't you seeing," his calls for reform to crime control, taxes, and education. while a new quinnipiac poll this morning shows his approval dinged up, still above that all-important 50% mark, but down almost 20 percentage points from his all-time high, which was around this time last year. >> the blood's in the water, the knives are out, all those statements. certainly, it's tough anywhere in politics. in new jersey, i'd say, it's really tough. >> and picking up speed, the state investigation into the scandal surrounding the george washington bridge. subpoenas for the key players come as early a

for so2, the group -- once states were at a level of $2,300 per ton, the group two states were at$500 per ton. and the idea was let's see what emissions savings we can achieve if additional control measures are implemented up to those cost thresholds. >> of course, those savings would not be evenly distributed among the upwind states, right? so some upwind states that are able to make those efficient changes will be carrying more than their burden of reducing the emissions that affect downwind states, right? >> well, there were two bases for distinguishing among the states. the first in terms of the $500 per ton threshold for the group two states versus the $2,300 per ton threshold, the way in which states were divided into those categories is that the states that were linked to the downwind receptors that had the most severe pollution problems were treated treated as group one states, and they were required to make greater pollution control efforts because they had some responsibility for the most serious problems. now, i guess the point of your question would go to the fact that eve

the more that they can trust their alliance with the united states perhaps the less likely they are to find themselves in complex i think alliances can also be a source. states a source of stability ok john i'll go to you first then i'll go to nick you want to rebut that go ahead john so you know this issue of alliances causing countries to have more restraint is belied by history what's going on right now for example in the asia pacific is that the united states is boosting military and economic support for its for all of china's neighboring rivals so if you think about for example the maritime in territorial disputes that the philippines has with china the philippines has been you know pushing out its navy and provoke. king chinese naval ships and china has been doing its own kind of aggressive actions as well but in a normal situation the philippines which is a tiny tiny nation would never be so bold as to challenge a rising regional great power like china the only reason they're doing so is because we have a security agreement with them which says they will come to their def

against state. in thend washington state passed a series of tax breaks adding up to $8.7 billion. it's the largest state tax subsidy granted to a company in u.s. history. >> boeing ensures the company will remain in the state for years to come in a big way, but not without controversy. many americans are wondering whether the price washington state paid for high-paying manufacturing jobs is worth it. joining us to discuss washington state's tax incentive package with boeing and contracts with the company is alex pete who helped craft the tax incentives. hohow do you calculate the retun to your state when you make an offer like this to your company? >> i think its important to understand that the incentives are an extension of an existing suite of tax incentives first adopted in 2003 for the 787. so far over the first ten years of those incentives the aerospace industry in washington state has enjoyed $1 billion worth of reduced tax burden, but that has generated $4 billion in revenue to the state of washin

swear that i will support the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of w jersey, and that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the united states and in the state under the authority of the people and i will diligently, faithfully, impartially, justly, and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the said office in conformity with the powers delegated to me, and that i will to the utmost of my skill and ability promote the peace and prosperity, and maintain the lawful rights of the said state, so help me god. [chris christie repeats] congratulations. [applause] [cannons fire] [applause] ["stars and stripes forever"] ? >> congratulations, governor. now the lieutenant governor fulfilling her dual roll as the new jersey secretary of state will present chris christie with the state seal of new jersey. lieutenant governor. [applause] [applause] >> good afternoon. i am tom kaine junior, the minority leader of the new jersey senate. and it is my honor to introduce the chief justice who will administer the

the state of utah -- quote -- "shall be sold by the united states subsequent to the admission of said state into the union." adding to that, section 9 of utah's enabling legislation said that 5% of the proceeds from the sale of that land would be given to the state and would be held in a trust fund by that state for the benefit of the state's public education system. so, as i mentioned, utah was not the first state to have that kind of language in its enabling legislation. many of the states that were admitted into the union much, much earlier than utah had similar language in their enabling acts. missouri had such language. north dakota had such language. we can name state after state after state that had language like that. and when you look at missouri, and when you look at north dakota, and when you look at most of the other states that had language like that in their enabling acts, you see very little federal public land. you see, because congress and the federal government honored the promises made to those states. congress followed through with that commitment. congress did wha

. >>> the state of the union is tomorrow. we're getting the first clues on what the president will say, as this morning -- and this morning we'll have the expectations and reaction from a top democrat in the senate, chuck schumer. as well as republican national committee chairman reince priebus. and it's part two of our look at the state of the states with a look at what more than 20 governors across the country are mapping out for this midterm election year on the policy front. >>> plus, a little bluegrass blast with a somewhat surprising zing for the clintons, as the latest example. senator rand paul is showing he'd be a formidable factor in a 2016 debate field. >>> good morning from washington. it's monday, january 27th, 2014. this is the "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get to the first reads of the morning. president obama's state of the union is about 36 hours away, and what will almost certainly be his last best chance to set the political agenda in washington as president. the fact is, his next two state of

of the state address in the history of american states. i don't think he's as dead as smart folks are saying. and i don't think he's anywhere as certain as some smart folks are saying. he's an extraordinarily talented as noted on the show several times. and i see on the right a desire for masculinity. brett hume talked about this the other day. and being a bully, i think there are some on the right who will like that and warm to that rather than certain people farther to the right ideologi l ideologically and will not reed into that. >> you know what else they will like the sense that the quote/unquote media is attacking him. there's a scenario in my mind where this turns around to help him in the primary if they feel like he's being attacked by the liberal media. we have the all-star christie panel. up next, michael isikoff at the state house in trenton. bus msnbc's mike murray is going to join "the cycle." ♪ [ laughs ] whoo! ♪ oh! nice! great! [ laughs ] a shot like that calls for a postgame celebration. [ male announcer ] share what you

i asked him what is the state. there was later an argument on that point and it made me realize that even when you are liberal, broad minded, education, kind and humane americans don't realize what the country has got with this alternative history which doesn't get from south to north from the protestants that start with spanish missionaries. >> host: you start the book in the 1500's and puerto rico. it is interesting to me when you contrast to the methodology of the english settlers in the north with the three pigs. >> guest: it started by producing livestock with the idea that when the colony is arrived there would be something there for them to eat. they were the first permanent european colonists with three fingers and puerto rico in 1585 which is more than the first english colony established on this way all of this country. and it didn't take anything away from the tremendous creativity and achievement of the anglo history of the united states because here i think there are wonderful stories of pioneering and

that's regulated by the state. >> that's the problem is that the state regulates parking spots. l you can do is get cost reductions. the amount of money that it would cost to implement this plan is all you can collect. they determined that would be $1, therefore, they can't go higher than that. >> but is there talk of some sort of preposition to try and impose a tax or a fee? >> that's right, if there were to be a tax, we would have to take it to the ballot box, and i would imagine with the energy and emotion with this, that would be a huge surprise that that would pass, but it has become just a lightning rod for the entire issue, for housing, for the change in the city, and most of all, for class. >> is it misplaced anger, though? you're not going to solve the affordable housing crisis by targeting these buses. >> well, i think it is misplaced. i don't think you can make the case that buses cause higher rents, but what i can say is that if you block one of those google buses, "the chronicle" and every news outlet covers that, you've certainly gotten people's attention. and one o

typically the state government is the largest employer in a state and hence a significant part of the health marketplace. it falls under that person's responsibility. but it shouldn't simply be in this collaborative ross says. it shouldn't just be state officials. obviously it needs to be those patients and care providers. it needs to be insurers but the governor has the capacity to bring all of that together as a convener was sufficient stature to begin to focus the state on this problem. recommendation number two, define and collect data to create a profile of health care in that state. could i suggest that there is no national health care system. there is no national health care market. there are 30016 hospital referral regions in 50 states and so states have the capacity to take the marketplace with in their state and begin to concentrated on its unique characteristics. so being able to gather that data to give the governor and the community a clear picture of what the system looks like in their state is a very important first step. recommendation number three, establishing baseli

same-sex marriage, a lot of action across the united states. court sort of side stepped the issue last summer in the california proposition 8 case but at the same time it also ruling in another case said that same-sex people haved same rights as homosexual couples in the windsor case. and what's happened is that lower court judges are take you can the language from the supreme court last june and using it to enhance same-sex couples' rights and that's exactly what happened in utah, right before christmas a utah judge said that utah could not ban marriages between gay men and lesbians. and now, utah officials are right before the supreme court saying please block this. wait until the merits decide. don't let gay people get married in our state. 1,000 have gotten licenses. >> hard to undo, what california proved. >> and it sends mixed signals to people in the state can they get married or not get married. . that's right now before the justices also. >> just quickly, looking at what's on the court docket, what case must we pay attention because it

that clearly the united states hasn't achieved its objectives in iraq despite wasting all those billions of dollars and thousands of five american lives do you think the prospect of restoring the war in iraq is possible given that i guess i'm erica still has interest in that part of the wild well i think the american people are quite weary of war in the middle east and you could see that with the last minute. calling off of a proposed limited strike on syria the problem in iraq is that the united states catalyzed a sectarian struggle between shiites and sunnis and also added to the differences between kurds and arabs with the result that the society is greatly divided and very violent and it has not been. able to achieve any kind of domestic tranquility or stability and in that sense the war was a supreme failure is it really. is it really the case of a bomber administration being in the willing to engage itself into another war i mean he's trying to do from the very beginning was leading from behind and you can argue that peace s

but the state says mrs. mccullen will go to if she goes on that sidewalk and says good morning you an alternative? the government doesn't get to decide that the public sidewalk, for peopleaves open just walking by, if i'm going down that sidewalk to get a cup it's fine. >> am i correct that the attorney general's regulation to employees of the clinic in a way made this even more content based because there a prohibition on discussing the abortion procedure? one of the that's reasons that the interpretation is flag rantly unconstitutional simply sayent can't to people who work for plarned yount hood, we won't arrest unless you talk about abortion. and that mirrors the state's its, of theon of exemption for people walking through the zone, where it says thisan walk through, and is ja9394, provided that the individual does not do anything else within the buffer zone such as expressing their views about abortion. so the government is saying you can walk through but you can't talk about abortion. >> says you can't

the other states. for several reasons, when a statute looks at that issue and asks the question over whether epa should have the authority to force the state which is in fact contributing less to nonetheless reduce more simply because it is costly, we think there are at least three reasons why the statute embodies the policy choice that says, no, the state that produces more reduces more and the one that produces less reduces less. the second is the whole structure -- >> significantly attributes. it is amounts. not conducts synthetically. >> and i don't think significantly can bear the weight that mr. stewart faces on it. it modifies award to nonattainment. it is about the degree of causal contribution. and it doesn't modify the maintenance. they use the same cost methodology to implement that as well. but beyond the text, the whole structure of the clean air act is focused on treating states as separate entities which are responsible for the omissions that happen within their borders and the effect tha

in the cities you know because it's a marxist state where the religious types who were not the center of political gravity or of cultural gravity there were being excited by the cia they created the mujahideen groups that were there to firstly stabilize it forced the u.s.s.r. against its wishes by the way they were invited in by the government because they were being the governor was being taken down by these groups then but they wanted to punish this was the words of the n.s.a. director at the time as big brzezinski they wanted to punish the u.s.s.r. for vietnam and make them bleed and that's what happened in these groups that's the genesis of these groups and that policy is a policy that's been used throughout the region and elsewhere by the united states consciously or not you know i mean what you know i mean i'm going to jump in here gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and after that show break we'll continue our discussion on iraq and afghanistan state with our team. one of the wonderful. new knowledge base. a pleasure to have you with us here on t.v.

the case went all the way to the united states supreme court. at the heart of the case is the indian child welfare act or iqwa which tries to keep if children to their tribes. it was in response when a highly number of native children were removed from their families and placed with non-native homes, severed from their culture in the process. the fundamental protections of the law are still being fought for. >> it applies the indian kids walk into the courtroom and it is not happening. here in south dakota native children are only 13% of the children in the state but more than 50% of those in foster care. and the majority are placed with non-native families, in group homes or in institutions. >> we woman you to beautiful south dakota where leaders are born. >> for the lakota people here the issue isn't just about child custody. it's about cultural survival . >> in the southwest corner of south dakota is the town of rapid city. a federal class action lawsuit has been filed against officials here labeling that the state routinely violates the india

and the state's effusive efforts to help the second largest city in the state just go up in a puff of smoke. with all the subtlety of a fire-breathing dragon. the mayor in jersey city tries. he asks his staff to please try to reschedule. he says, "try to reschedule. see what they say." the mayor, himself, writes back to his friendly text message buddy, bill baroni to try to reschedule. he waits 2 1/2 weeks and writes again to bill baroni to reschedule. he gets a port authority official to help him reschedule with bill baroni. he writes to a new official just taking office at the port authority to meet with her about jersey city. she's new. maybe she doesn't know about this black ball on the second largest city in the state. initially he gets a positive response from the new official at the port authority, but then, like all the rest, nothing. no response. radio silence. remember during the bridge shutdown when governor christie's staff and appointees were gleeful over how they weren't responding to the increasingly panicked and urgent messages from ft. lee's mayor? did the may wror ge

states on. what is an example of one of the more robust state ethics commissions in the country? nnecticut had strong state ethics commissions. host: what is strong? guest: what that usually boils down to is they have full-time staff and enough full-time staff to deal with the problems that are brought to them. they are transparent in that you know what they're doing. they have investigators who may have an auditting or law enforcement background. and they will have subpoena power. and they're able to operate independently without having exclusive oversight coming from the legislators themselves who are, after all, the subject of the work that they're doing. host: on twitter. guest: what we looked at were various disclosure rules for legislators, governors, and members of their offices and family. generally, because legislators are part-time you want to know what the job is, the full-time job of your legislator, what their other assets are, where they're getting their income from, and what the jobs may be of their spouses and what their investments are. because transparency goes t

[applause] the control of the great state of california. [applause] instru lee superintendent of public hob instruction. [applause]nc the insurance com commissioner. [applause] chairman of th board representing distric four, honorabljeromehorton [applause] also from the boar o equalizations districtone, honorablbettyee. and from distric2, honorable george runner. [applause] we'rjoinedby members oth we are joined by members of the california state supreme court. first the chief justice of california. [applause] associate justice. [applause] associate justice. [applause] associate justice. [applause] we welcome all the other elected officials that are present today and we are so happy to have with us representatives from the consummate diplomatic corps who are seated in the gallery. [applause] i believe that one of the effects of serving in the legislature is an increase in our appreciation for history and traditions of the capital and before we go on i would like to make a note of history that's being made today in our chambers. as you know h

the state has the asked the u.s.upreme court to put a hold on same-sex marriages in utah while the appeal is in process which could happen. so watch this space. but in the meantime, spare a thought for old brian tarbit, right? however it turns out, man, may 2014, jobwise go better for you than 2014 did. seriously. poor guy. [ male announcer ] you may have heard there's a new rinse that talks about protecting, even after eating and drinking. crest pro-health has always done that. and addresses all these other areas as well. take your oral health to a new level. i am not gonna stop using pro-health. [ male announcer ] with the brand you can trust. go pro with crest pro-health. [poof!] [beep] [clicks mouse] nice office. how you doing? good. automatic discounts the moment you sign up. >> if you are a dog owner or lover, this routine will look familiar to you. circle, circle, circle, spiny dance your dog does before getting down to business. susan calls this squaring off to bunt when poppy does it. you know the move. you

even though the competition among states is fierce, the record on this is clear, no state in this countryipartisan cooperation in governance over the last four years in new jersey and our people are proud of it. [ applause ] let's resolve today that we will continue to put those people who are proud of us now, that we'll put them first. that we'll choose to do our jobs. now, one of the things that we know historically has driven people out of new jersey is high property taxes. in 2010, together we capped them. and the 2% cap has worked. in these past two years, property tax growth has been the lowest in two decades. but the job is far from finished. property taxes are still too high, and so today, i ask for you to join me in enacting a new property tax relief initiative that tackles the root causes that are driving up property taxes in the first place. but first, let's get some context. the 2% cap we've already enacted has worked for a reason. the reason it's worked is because we've done it by controlling cost. we accompanied it with reform of an arm administration award system that we al

and just 3% called the state of the nation strong. more respondents called it divided, troubled and deteriorating. 90% of folks we asked could only give us a negative word on the choices we offered them. 71% say they are dissatisfied with the state of the economy. so tonight the question is, will a country so dissatisfied listen? psychological reassurance rather than searching for a specific policy. respondents gave nine of 15 issues we tested majority support as far as prioritization for 2014. tonight the president is expect ed to address many of them. for instance, creating jobs top the list. reducing the deficit was up there. ensuring that there's universe pre-k access for all children. that has big bipartisan support. addressing iran's nuclear program, closing tax loopholes on the corporate tax code, withdrawing from afghanistan and reforming social security and medicare, fixing and keeping the health care law even though it's unpopular a majority want it fixed not repealed and increasing the minimum wage. each of those issues i j

state reservoirs. this is the most serious drouted we've faced if modern times. and we'll have to face it head on and make many hard decisions in days, weeks and months to come. everyone, farmers, fish and people is cities and towns will get less water because of the drought. >> woodruff: the cut-off also affects nearly one million acres of crop land in one of the nation's richest farm belts. a global sell-off sent wall street sharply lower. the dow jones industrial average lost well over 149 points to close below 15,699. the nasdaq fell 19 points to close below 4,104. for the week the dow lost 1%. the nasdaq fell more than half a percent. overall, it was the market's worst month since last may. president obama appealed to the nation's c.e.o.'s today to hire the long-term unemployed. the president urged them to create opportunities for nearly four million americans who've been out of work for six months or more. he spoke to leaders of e-bay, boeing, mcdonalds and a number of others, at the white house. >> folks wh

and what are the implications of a one state solution? >> i think that the extremists in israel, particularly those who are supporting the colonization and settlement enterprise are creating realities on the ground that is making it difficult for the two state solution to be the solution that should be put in place. in spite of that objective that they don't want to allow palestinian state to acquire its independence next to israel, here we are talking about the west bank, including jerusalem and the gaza strip, 22 pattern of the land. if they do not pave the way for the separation and for the two-state solution to take place, then there are -- they are digging the ground for the possibility of one state solution because the palestinian people, this time they are not going to leave their land. they are staying there. of course the problems that they will face is that if all of us live in historic palestine and then the democrat nothing by the is approximately now about 50-50 in terms of palestinian, arabs, versus jews in the same area, the

sure people don't go hungry and i think that should be an obligation of the state i mean why is that turned upside down with the obligation of the state now is to make the rich the rich even richer because that's what is happening right now. well we do worry about you know the state being captured by the elite no one wants to live in a country where the top one percent are also not only got all the wealth but they've got all the power over the people i don't think anyone particularly wants that least of all in the united states and the united kingdom because we've got democratic foundations of our country so we are very concerned about this now the question is is how to the poor get out of the varied and that is really does require the state to intervene because the state can redistribute income and redistribute wealth now the poor what they have to do it by themselves however having said that of course the poor get votes in democratic societies so to some extent they need to exercise those votes and make clear you know via social media or whatever influence they can have you know to

>>> well, tonight at 9:00 p.m., the state of the union. tomorrow morning we'll have the post game show. so join us then. >> and i'm going to super bowl boulevard tomorrow. >> me, too! >> going to be great. drew brees will be here live. on a president obama hiking the minimum wage for federal contractors with a stroke of his pen. the president said the call for increased pay for all americans will set up the next big battle in congress. we have a packed two hours here today. martha: good morning. i'm martha maccallum. the president's executive action will boost pay, $7.25, up to $10.10 for federal contracts. only congress can raise the minimum wage for private contractors. >> reporter: this is the executive order, the president is telling federal contractors when they sign a new contract you have got to pay a minimum of $10.10 an hour. this only applies to federal workers federal workers on a new contract. bill: it seems like a small step. is this mostly symbolic? >> reporter: in my opinion it's political. it's so small bore it will have vi

snooping the bill blocks state agencies from cooperating with the n.s.a. will other states join in this effort to stop government spying the latest for this push for privacy ahead. and although the u.s. war in iraq ended two years ago al qaeda has taken over the city of fallujah the u.s. is sending drones to the iraqi government but not troops at least for now what this means for the region coming up. and did you hear about the polar vortex if you turn on the t.v. this week you've seen the mainstream media of sassing over the cold will take a look at how the media has made this cold weather ops story later in the show. it's wednesday january eighth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our. the follow from the edward snowden revelations continues at most some of the most significant changes could first be happening in the states in california state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban state agencies from working with the national security agency the bill aimed to prevent the n.s.a. from spying on californians it would d

of the state. virginia, jim moran announcing his retirement, was that a surprise? guest: we were focused on races that have an opportunity for one side of the -- or the other to to see. i'm waiting we will let people test the waters, decide whether or not they will get in, and take a deep dive. host: any races to watch that we missed? guest: we did not talk about arkansas area i think that is the most republican -- vulnerable republican of the cycle. that state has become much more republican than the last time ago.had a race, 12 years caught and has a terrific resume, relatively new to politics. he has only been in the house one term. talk toit is funny, you a lot of democrats who are very concerned about pryor. one of the things that is going for him is that arkansas did its own exchange. the outgoing governor is very r, asar, and may help pryo well as the clintons. this is a tough race. elected threetor different times for three different states. he represented minnesota, missouri, and illinois.

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we're following news out of the garden state. the new jersey governor chris christie's first high profile appearance since last week's marathon news conference about the george washington bridge. a live look in trenton. governor christie is giving his state of the state address. a potentially very important speech for the possible gop candidate in 2016. we're monitoring the address. we'll go to it at the very top as we've now been told that chris christie will address the bridge scandal right off the beginning. according to an advance copy of the speech, the governor will refer to that and talk about the troubles in his state. you know, e-mail suggested governor christie's top aides and appointees tied up traffic on purpose for several days. apparently as revenge on a political rival. though exactly what that is, frankly remains to be seen. governor christie still insists he knows nothing about it or didn't at the time. now governor faces a federal investigation into commercials like this one promoting tourism after super storm sa

proposals for the state education. t of course, the topic surrounding the lane closures near the george washington bridge. and sources tell nbc news that christie will acknowledge the ordeal during his speech. the governor delivering the speech before a democrat-controlled state assembly what has launched multiple inquiries into the scandal. starting thursday, lawmakers plan to subpoena christie's top advisers including deputy chief of staff bridget anne kelly. and the manager stepien. and they'll determine if any federal laws were broken. and yesterday, we learned there's a federal awe dit by the department of housing and urban development, whether this ad featuring christie, whether his administration improperly used money to pay for the ad. $4.7 million, by the way. the tourism marketing campaign stars the christie family. >>> and there are also claims from a number of new jersey mayors who suggest they were targeted by governor christie's office for political retribution. joining me live is new jersey majority leade