when she put tim scott's name. >> bob: let me disagree you. i can't let you say this.men, you are right. politically they are different than you. are but they help pass more legislation that help women -- >> but they wouldn't support me as a woman. >> position. >> andrea: liberal women. you to be a certain kind of woman and certain african-american -- >> eric: necessarily -- >> bob: it is true of any organization. >> eric: right. but the national -- >> bob: organization of women have done more for equal opportunity for women and -- >> dana: nobody is questioning that. we're saying that the naacp stand for all minorities, like the first african-american senator from south carolina and the only one serving currently in the united states senate. or do they just support ones that support the liberal policys? if that is the case, be clear about that. >> andrea: maybe ben jealous, the head of the naacp is jealous. >> greg: nicely done. >> andrea: he has been jealous. >> greg: now should change the name to then. don't you think? what drives me nuts, not talking about bob. ver

new members include the only african-american now serving in the senate, tim scott of south carolina, the first black republican senator in more than 30 years. congress now has a record number of women in both chambers, 81 in the house and 20 in the senate. the house narrowly reelected john boehner as house speaker despite criticism from party conservatives over his handling of the so-called fiscal cliff. the new congress faces another looming showdown over the debt ceiling and possible spending cuts delayed under the fiscal cliff deal. john boehner addressed the debt thursday in his opening speech. >> as speaker, i pledge to listen and to do all i can to help all of you carry out your oath of office that we are all about to take. because in our hearts we know it is wrong to pass this debt onto our kids and grandkids, now we have to be willing, truly willing to make this problem right. >> house speaker john boehner faced a massive backlashes week after initially canceling a vote on relief for superstorm sandy. the house is expected to vote on the first round of aid today. gun-control

tim scott is someone who's considered to be serious.o it'll be interesting to watch how this. >> reporter: >> that he meets with me and is going to come out as a progressive. >> good luck with that. >>> another big moment this year is when clint eastwood changed the way we view chairs. forever. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. you're crazy. you're absolutely crazy. >> so in his honor, we will be awarding the clint east woodward empty chair award for the best performance for not showing up. >> about 81 members of the democratic party -- >> this is just about saying it's something else. >> you are not allowed to be a president if you're not born in this country. he may not have been born in this country. >> and the revvie goes to none other than donald trump who was out of it the entire year. congratulations, mr. trump. >>> we'll have more revvies right after this. >>> the revvies will return with a blueberry pie lifetime achievement award. but first a special revvie. the lost t

it isn't as loud as the clamor of tim scott in south carolina for that senate seat but see that liberal trying to elbow the way to force duval patrick to pick somebody who they believe is an outspoken liberal. >> you mentioned a few possible replacements in your article, as well, today. a few others. >> the other folks it would end up being if duval patrick picks somebody, it's vicki kennedy. the wife of the late ted kennedy as well as somebody like michael dukak dukakis, the former massachusetts governor. right now, there doesn't seem to be an overwhelming favorite. duval patrick is the one who will end up picking this person and also duval patrick is incredibly close to the white house and he probably won't pick anyone that doesn't have the blessing from the man who sits in the oval office, president obama. >> makes sense there. mark, thank you very much. see you tomorrow. >> thanks, tamron. >> thanks, mark. >>> hospitals around the country are struggling to keep up with a deadly flu outbreak that's flooding emergency rooms. this year's strain is unusually strong and seems to be hitti

but tim scott, appointed by nikki haley, but the first african-american republican in the u.s.ook elected back in the 1960s and the first republican senator from the south since reconstruction. so a very significant figure he'll be cutting in the coming years. another person to look for is ted cruz, a hispanic republican from texas. he's going to be a major factor for years to come. >> john, i know we've talked a lot about the budget deal and the debt ceiling, that kind of thing. that's immediate, the immediate things he has to focus on in getting done. do we know that big term items he can actually accomplish for the second administration, whether it's immigration reform or even something dealing with gun control? >> well, look, we know for a fact senator dianne feinstein of california is putting forward new legislation on assault weapons and high capacity magazine clips on the first day of the new congress. obviously, that national outage and reflection in the wake of newtown massacre creating impetus on move on that. immigration reform as you mentioned. republicans hopefully

the next person it will happen to be is soon to be senator tim scott.ever someone threatens the left, the left identifies, isolates, targets and removes. so he is going to have that coming. it is not unusual and it will continue. when ever someone stands up and plluts their head above like does, in comes the left's briggade over on msnbc and others, you mentioned media matters. they are far ahead on the media. we are slaughtered on social media. they are very good at it until we reup and rearm and we get in the game we will see it again and again and again. >> and the right goes out of its ways to avoid being called racist. you wonder what good it does. in both mitt romney's campaign and john mccain's campaign, jeremiah wright was off the table. they refuse to engage him. >> what good did it get them? they said mitt romney will do anything to get elected. no, he won't. >> i i wanted to say, you know what, the left has been defining us. they are telling our story. it is a work of fiction. what weo need to do i think is use the grassroots advocacy groups

ab, let's talk about my fellow south carolina resident, tim scott.can his star rise in the gop, ab? >> i think very high. south carolina, as you know i believe elected the first african american in the senate, he is a young star among tea party conservatives and i think he will have as a senator, in a job that seems like it will be safe for him. a real spotlight basically. in not only in the south, but where the south meet it is the north and the rest of the country in republican politics, traditionally been a southern party, but it needs to spread out and make new coalitions and try to capture majorities in other parts of the country. he is perfectly positioned as sort of the historical figure to keep the spotlight, he wants to be part of the effort to grow the party. >> i think one of the most important things that you mentioned, he has become a king maker on of sorts for republican presidential wanna-bes that have to go through his state to do it. do appreciate your time on a saturday afternoon. >> thanks. >> i am dwragz, expected to be another ma

had a chance to talk with tim scott in the hallway. he is being met at every corner around here with congratulations. as you pointed out, one of the most high profile races during this past election season was elizabeth warren from massachusetts who defeated scott brown. then there were the surprises like heidi highcamp of north dakota where many people thought that seat would go republican. it was an open race. she won there. you will have 20 women. we had 17 who were in the past senate. a couple of women did not choose to come back. you have more women elected. it will have a different feeling, and it needs for this bit of time in the afternoon. there's more of a sense of celebration we're finding on the other side from capitol hill. >> thanks so much. we look forward to your reports, your updates. don't go far. joining us for our daily fix chris, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com, and chuck todd, nbc news political director and host of the daily rundown. chuck, first to you. the political significance of the

there are two vacancies, tim scott joins the senate. jesse jackson jr.'s seat is empty for now. those will move them both up 234-201. the senate democratic caucus, which includes two independents, expanded its majority now to 55. there are 45 republicans in the new senate. the 113th congress is the most diverse ever. with 101 women, 43 african-americans, 31 latinos, 12 asian-americans and 7 openly gay or bisexual members. and remember for the first time in history white men will not make up the majority of the house democratic caucus. a record-breaking 20 women will serve in the senate. and for the first time, the new congress will have an all-female delegation. there it is. representing the state of new hampshire. >>> and those are the fewest number of military veterans in the senate in house since world war ii, tammy duckworth of illinois and tulsi gabbard of illinois will be the first female combat veterans to serve in coming. also the first hindu. the senate will have its first buddhist in the hawaii senator. some familiar faces will be gone. so long to florida congressman a

when republican tim scott took the oath today he is the only african-american in the senate. there is a distinct female touch. 20 women in the senate, the most ever. and a moving moment as illinois representative mark kirk made his way up the stairs one year after suffering a crippling stroke. >>> one of the 84 new members in the house is eric squallwell. he is the youngest member in the house at 32 years old. he believes the younger generation will end the gridlock on capitol hill. >> we see oust as problem solvers, not people who are here to participant in hyper participate sanship. >> squallwell was a former alameda county prosecutors. he will ban high capacity magazines and assault weapons. >>> california takes two oil companies to court. why they may be putting your health at risk. >>> taking high-powered guns off the streets. one bay area city gives us a look at the technology helping them crack down on crime. >>> and a once famous musician down on his luck gets a second chance thanks to a social media campaign. stay with us. >>> after a frigid start, a decent rebound t

and first a, first republican senator who is african- american, tim scott, from south carolina since ed brooke. >> and let's talk about the senate. with the fiscal cliff negotiations, we saw president obama and john boehner headquarter horns so much that -- lock horns so much that it ended up being a joe biden broker deal. what does that tell you? >> what tells me, brian, is that the two challenges, when they have to get votes, they're going to go back and show that they can work together and promote success. the president doesn't -- he's no lbj and no bill clinton and doesn't have the negotiating skills. we have a good sense to pick biden and mitch mcconnell, they are not alike in terms of personality and they can get business done. i think we will so a repeel of that. >> and selfishly, i am kind of glad to see john boehner survive. there is a rot of -- a lot of drama there. >> gets me back here. >> and that is true. >> and virginia governor bob mcdonnell signed off on the controversial abortion clinic regulations. it holds the abortion clinics to the same building standards as hosp

the other, tim scott of south carolina, was also appointed to his seat. and senator kerry's departure means elizabeth warren, who was just sworn in, is now the senior senator from massachusetts. >>> one of the biggest challenges that will immediately confront secretary of state kerry at the state department is the crisis in syria, where there's been a major development today. an israeli air strike inside syria near damascus. richard engel, our chief foreign correspondent, here with us in the studio tonight. what's the significance of israel reaching in and popping a target like that. >> it's quite significant. and this is the first time israel has attacked anything in syria for five years. what we've been able to confirm, an israeli air strike took place and attacked a convoy, probably stationary, just north of damascus. it was packed with fairly sophisticated russian anti aircraft missiles. and that those missiles were on their way to lebanon. they were going to be handed over to hezbollah. hezbollah is very powerful in lebanon, israel's sworn enemy. isr

the other is tim scott of south carolina. >>> and congress is expected to hold another so-called bipartisan date night when the president delivers the state of the union address next month. for the third-straight year dozens of lawmakers plan to break tradition by sitting with members of the opposing party. it's all to symbolize the importance of working together. >> i'm sure that's not awkward at all. >>> all right. coming up after the break, the man behind the manti te'o hoax. he comes clean in a very big way. >> yes. >>> plus, the developing story about the power of computer hackers. a major newspaper battles a major cyber threat. >>> and wrong place, wrong time. created quite a wild ride. >>> welcome back, everybody. the dow jones industrial average still has not hit that coveted 14,000 mark. in fact, it actually lost ground yesterday, thanks to some disappointing economic news. the dow fell 44 points yesterday. the nasdaq index was off 11. >>> more than 40% of american households are just one emergency away from financial ruin. they don't have enough savings to cover basic living expen

twelve new senators, and huge applause for south carolina's tim scott. the only african-american in the senate today. and the first black republican from the south in more than 100 years. a moment worthy of the look on his mother's face. outside the capitol, an emotional achievement for senator mark kirk's slow and careful steps on his first day back after intense physical rehabilitation. the 53-year-old illinois republican suffered a massive stroke one year ago. >> i've been dreaming about this day for months. >> reporter: a different kind of return to congress for the kennedy family. bobby and ethel's grandson, joe kennedy iii, was sworn in. this was day for many families to celebrate. but not everything went as planned. and vice president biden. >> there he is. >> reporter: riding high after closing the fiscal cliff deal with congress, seemed to enjoy every minute today administering the oaths of office. and the high stakes, high profile work begins for the house tomorrow where they'll be voting on emergency relief for sandy victims, billions of dolla

you have senator, who will be senator tim scott.e's going to be the sole african-american in the chamber from south carolina. you have ted cruz, a senator from texas, new face there, tea party-backed as well. senator elizabeth warren on the opposite side of the spectrum, if you will, a progressive hero. she's been described as that. and then senate-elect tim kaine who will also be officially a senator today from virginia. these new people that are coming in, few as they are, will they change the dynamic in the senate? how will the dynamic of this senate potentially be different than the previous year? >> well, there'll be fewer republicans, and there will be a different balance. there will be, there will be more power for senator reid just by sheer numbers, and there will be an effort, i think, and just by the outlook as you mentioned some of those republicans changed the look of the republican caucus and, obviously, senator tim scott's appointment by nikki haley down in south carolina was historic. he's the seventh african-american

. >> he even offered tim scott some help with his picks.antics getting lots of attention online. say many things about the vice president. he's not dull. >> not in the least. >>> and there's new evidence princess diana continues to captivate the world, even after all these years. a rare photo of a teenage diana, preroyal family, has now surfaced and is going up for auction this month. >> can only imagine how much it's going to fetch. the black and white photo is believed to be on a ski trip in switzerland around 1980, when diana was 19. a young man is on the bed. a bottle of johnnie walker whisky nearby. >> and written on it by a newspaper photo editor, quote, not to be published. >>> and finally, sunday night, the wait, finally comes to an end. as "downton abbey" season three debuts on pbs. >> for those who do not know, this season picks up in post-world war i england. fans are likely aware that shirley maclaine joins the cast as an american relative. >> but the relationship between matthew and mary is sure to provide a lot of questions. a

the other is tim scott of south carolina. >>> and from an historic day to a day just short of making history on wall street. the dow has been flirting with a return to the 14,000 mark, on a rocket ride of economic energy. but today, a new report on growth created a speed bump. we wanted to know how serious is it? abc's david muir, here to tell us what he found out today. david? >> reporter: i've been fascinated, diane, with the race to the 14,000 mark on the dow. it's been something to watch. welcome news for so many boomers. finally seeing their 401(k)s come back. but tonight, the first real bump in some time. in fact, take a look at this. the market closing down. we came so close to that all-time high there, october 2007, before the crash. 14,164 there. look where we are tonight. we fast forward to current day, we're so close, 13,910. and tonight, those jittery boomers want to know, can they believe in the recovery? the stock market on a rocket ride. the dow with the best start to the year since 1989. but with today's speed bump, what are baby boomers to think? is the recovery in t

republican tim scott of south carolina, the only african-american now in the senate. where 20 women will serve a record. a moving movement republican mark kirk made his way up the steps of the capitol a year after he suffered a stroke, supported by senators from both parties. but bipartisanship will go on the back burner. in the fight ahead on defense spending, entitlement cuts and the debt ceiling. republicans warned president obama -- you got your tax hikes on the rich. it's time for deep spending cuts. >> the first step is for democrats to get over their fanatical commitment to guarding every single time the government ever got its hands on. >> reporter: in the senate and house action no big changes in the democrat/republican balance. that's a guarantee of continued gridlock. soon this could shuffle down government and imperil the u.s. economy. i'm steve handelsman s. news4, capitol hill. >> senator mark warner now becomes virginia's center senator after just four years in office. we'll hear his thoughts off immediate budget-cutting challenge facing the congress. >

that's what tim scott represents.example of great civil rides to say your color doesn't keep you where you started. for a lot of us who grew up poor the idea of america is that you don't have to stay where you started. you can't help where you started, you can dog on sure have a difference where you end up. >> sometimes we have got to know where to leave it. that was so well said we're not going to say anything else, governor. >> that was productive. >> was that productive? >> i will actually qualify that as productive. >> who is coming up on your show tonight. >> we have a great american story of laura and young man saw when he was 11 years old on the streets of new york she developed a 20 year relationship. it's a powerful story that we're going to have tonight. a lot more east coast band is going to be with us wronging the house. is, you know, from soup to nuts, we have got it covered tonight. >> huckabee will:00 p.m. tonight. governor, great to see you. >> thanks. >> former congressman barney frank just retired fr

it is the first time the senate has had two african american senators republican tim scott representinga. those with religious objections will be forced to pay the obama care tax. it was released by the irs about the law answer individual mandate. any one whose religious belief conflicts with insurance they will be exempt from that. >> 34 percent of firms expect to add to the payrolls in the next six months. this is the highest percentage since last april. here with three companies hiring right now cheryl casone from the fox business network. >> i wish these surveys will translating into data. when it comes to unemployment we will get another monthly look at the job situation in the morning. we have companies that are hiring who have seasonal jobs today with lows. they are the home improvement company they are the second largest in the nation. they have 45,000 seasonal jobs 9,000 permanent part-time jobs 15 million customers a week are shopping at lowe's right now. they need people who can be home improvement experts people that can do gardening things like that that can help customers

tim scott of south carolina, another appointee is the other.t's the first time in history that two african-americans have served in the senate at the same time. in selecting cowan, governor patrick passed over former congressman barney frank who openly lobbied for the job. cowan will serve until april 30th when massachusetts voters will choose someone to fill out the remainder of kerry's term. we'll be right back. >> it's a matter of republicans and democrats coming together and finding a meeting of the minds and then making the case and, you know, i'm hopeful that this can get done and i don't think that it should take many, many months. i think this is something that we should be able to get done certainly this year and i'd like to see if we can get it done sooner in the first half of the year. the president's approach is very similar to what a bipartisan group of eight senators called for earlier this week. now the question is can something get done? will republicans in the house be willing to vote yes on a bill that includes a pathway to ci

the seat is vacant because of tim scott's appointment to the senate. it is a traditionally right- leaning seat. and several republicans, including the state's former governor, mark sanford, are after it. the colberts are natives of charleston, south carolina. ahead at eight-30. the flu 3. been o'brya >> brighton brian: is cool it is cool, with upper 20s. with a cold start for tomorrow. warm temperatures and once again mid-60s sunday it shaping up to be very similar. a warm afternoon, plenty of sunshine. and the same on martin luther king day. we will see lots of sunshine impose afternoon temperatures will see mid- 60s. for tomorrow, just mid- 60s. 64 in san jose, milpitas. a little bit closer for the central valley. but 60s for the bay, hayward, union city. and san francisco will seeing the north bay valleys could also see some fog. that could limit visibility. oakland, 64 degrees. and a look at your holiday weekend and next week with lots of sunshine and warm afternoon temperatures in the 60s. remember, the mornings are going to be cold. temperatures

when we have a conservative african-american step up to run like tim scott. is going to win. we appreciate that kind of diversity in our party. when you see them running, you see the republican party welcome them. so what we are looking for is not people for tokenism, we want people from all walked of life. i would be remiss if i didn't mention that the big issue in front of us now is our debt. and the debt ceiling is an alarm bell going off telling us we need to cut spending. i'm hopeful that the parties can come together and agree to balancing our budget. i think it is a common sense idea. >> you know, somebody once said that free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. >> i don't know why general colin powell ignored that. >> all the best on your new position. >> we go to the markets. the dow is up for the 5th day in a row. we are going to talk about that. and look at interesting economic news ahead that could be rather bullish. officeyour business needs...k... at prices that keep you...out of the red. this week get a bonus $15 itunes gift card w

the seat is vacant because of tim scott's appointment to the senate.t is a traditionally right- leaning seat. and several republicans, including the mark sanford, are in the running. the colbert's are natives of charleston, south carolina. >> president obama is just days away from being sworn in to his second term in office. so we're taking a look back at some of the funniest moments from his first four years. take a look. the more we cannot sustain (goodness) >> all of you know who i am. >> maybe you have noticed i am very well rested after the first debate. the next several days the bipartisan out reach will be so successful even john boehner will consider becoming a do democrat. he is a person of color. [laughter] although not one that appears in the natural world music) >> and nobody is happier to put his birth certificate issue to rest than droid dna augmentation initiated. vision expanding to a 5-inch 1080p hd display and camera. touch acquiring nfc. hearing evolving with beats audio. wireless charging activated. introducing droid dna by htc. it'

congressman tim scott will be here, just hours after becoming south carolina's newest senator. don't miss it. right now go to gretawire.com watch that video. tell us, are they hypocrites or not? the video is there, then urks tell us. it's interesting. make sure you go there. there is an open thread to tell us what you think about the other top threads tonight. good night from washington i'll see you tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. eastern. triple-a thing i wouldn't bet on. >> eric: hello. i'm eric bolling with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: thanks for joining us for our first show of 2013. my goal this year -- stop it, greg -- is have more fun than any other show on cable news. plen of that for you today. in illinois strip clubs now charge $3 a head and the money goes to charity. true story. hollywood celebs put out a psa on gun control. beckel says diet and for size will kill you. we'll explain that one the clowns in d.c. held us hostage for three months over the fiscal cliff. the u.s. house an

next american this is going happen to soon to be senator tim scott. whenever someone threatens the left, the left identifies, targets and removes. it's not unusual and will continue whenever someone stands up, incomes the left over msnbc and others. you mentioned media matters. slaughtered on social media. they're good until we get into that game we're just going to see it again and again. >> yes. and the right goes out of its way to avoid being called race yismt you wonder what good it does them. in both campaigns, jerimiah rice is off the table. >> sean: what does did it get me? >> got them charles blow saying mitt romney will do anything to get elected. no. he won't. >> i wanted to say do you know what? the left has been defining us, telling our story. it's a work of fiction. what we need to do is i think use the grass roots advocacy groups have them develop commercials or something to get out there to tell their story. you can start out with a special, 50 second commercial says you might think more taxes means more money goes to the government. it

republican tim scott of south carolina, the only african-american now in the senate. where 20 women will serve, a record. a moving moment. republican mark kirk made his way up the steps in the capitol a year after he suffered a stroke, supported by senators from both parties. but bipartisanship will go on the back burner with the fight ahead on defense spending, entitlement cuts, social security. they warned the president you've got -- the first step is for democrats to get over their fanatical commitment to guarding every single dime the government ever got its hands on. >> reporter: in the senate and the house. no big changes in the democrat/republican balance. that's a guarantee of gridlock and epic battles up here soon that could shut down government and damage the u.s. economy. live from the hill, i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> big crowds will descend on d.c. for president obama's second inauguration, but they won't be as huge as the first go-around. officials are projecting 600 to 800,000 people to take to the maul to watch the public ceremony january 21st. ba

she picked congressman tim scott, who intends to run to keep that seat.n governor taking maximum advantage of her chance to put her individual thumb on the scale of democracy, and one governor refusing to do that. staying neutral before the will of the voters. this kind of thing is a test of political character, i've always thought. just ask rod blagojevich when he gets out of prison. in any case, the election to pick a full-time nonplace holder replacement for john kerry in the senate now has a date. it will be on june 25th in massachusetts. but massachusetts may find itself voting on that seat before then. and that's because we're told to expect that tomorrow conservative democratic congressman stephen lynch, who you see on the right side of the screen there, who voted against obama care and who is anti-abortion, stephen lynch is going to announce that he too is going to run for the seat as a democratic against the already declared progressive candidate congressman ed markey. if he does run against ed markey, there does have to be a primary. the primary

it's a seat vacated by tim scott, who was appointed to senate last year by governor nikki haley. it's going to be a bit of a tough battle. you have good competition down there. you have larry grooms, chip limehouse, and teddy turner's son, ted turner. it's not easy. why do you want to come back to congress? what do you see is missing that perhaps you can fill in terms of a gap? >> an old buddy of mine in buford summed it up well. tom davis and i went to college together. he's now a state senator from down that way. he called me and said, you know, mark, you've really got to do this. you were talking about debt and deficit and government spending 15, 20 years ago when nobody was that much focused on it in washington, but now they really are. here is a chance for you to take all you learned, what you learned on the way up, on the way down, in congress, in the governorship, and apply it to what is really the debate of our times. if you look, we're having a new fiscal crisis it seems every couple months. we had the debt ceiling, the fiscal crisis, and that's really the tip of the ice

elizabeth colbert bush will be in the running to fill the seat of tim scott of south carolina.chance to hit the campaign trail after all. >>> leonardo dicaprio vowed to never let go of rose in "titanic." but the oscar-nominated star is letting go of acting for you. he said, i'm going to take a long, long break. the star says he will take time off to improve the world a bit and focus on environmental campaigning. >>> and finally, justin bieber is having a little fun at the expense of, well, justin bieber. the superstar singer often gets flak for the slack in his pants. he posted this picture of himself in skinny jeans on instagram, with a message. point taken, bieber. >> i'm not buying the pants. >> you don't like the skinny pants? >> i want to go back to leo. someone else is interested in changing the world, ginger zee. he needs a partner in crime. >> take some time off from weather. >> he has been really busy, though. movie after movie. >> if you can make that happen, ron and i will wear skinny jeans on the forecast tomorrow. >> deal. >> all right. >> i don't know about that,

scott was appointed by south carolina governor nikki haley to take the seat left by tim demint. demint left to run the heritage foundation. scott is the first black republican senator. he will also be the lone african-american in the senate. scott will serve out the remainder of demint's term. we are watching as he takes his seat. historic, although i think for a lot of african-americans, karen, maybe not -- maybe some mixed emotions. >> mixed emotions. it will be interesting to see how senator scott sort of nav gates being the only african-american in the senate, the only republican african-american. i assume he will be far more graceful at it than our friend alan west was at anything. >> indeed. another piece of history being made here. at least if you are in massachusetts. people are, like, oh, it was historic for them and for those that care about the consumer protections that she ushered in. democrat elizabeth warren of massachusetts being sworn in on the senate floor. warren is a former harvard professor. elizabeth warren will sit on the senate banking committee, which is r

senator cowan will join the recently appointed south carolina senator tim scott in the united states first two african-americans to serve in the senate at the same time. governor patrick explained why he chose mr. cowan for the senate today. >> he has been a valued ally to me, and the people of the commonwealth. in every step he has brought perspective, wisdom, sound judgment and clarity of purpose. >> and lieutenant governor tim maury added this. >> he is cool, tom brady, george clooney, james bond, the president have nothing on mo. >> really? i'll let you be the judge. >> there is no greater calling than to be able to go and serve the people of massachusetts, to give back to a state that has given so much to me. >> barney frank, who made public his desire to be the appointed senator and was the only person the governor could have appointed who could start the job at full speed and full effectiveness on friday released this statement. i know mr. cowan is committed to working hard and in socially fair and economically efficient manner towards resolving pending budget issues. i now lo

elizabeth colbert bush will be in the running to fill the seat of tim scott of south carolina.ill get his chance to hit the campaign trail after all. >>> leonardo dicaprio vowed to never let go of rose in "titanic." but the oscar-nominated star is letting go of acting for now. on friday, he told a german publication, i'm a bit drained. i'm going to take a long, long break. the star says he will take time off to improve the world a bit and focus on environmental campaigning. >>> and finally, justin bieber is having a little fun at the expense of, well, justin bieber. the superstar singer often gets flak for the slack in his pants. so, he posted this picture of himself in skinny jeans on instagram, along with a message. to those of you who tell me not to sag my pants, double-think that. point taken, bieber. very good point. and that is "pop news." >> i'm not buying the pants. >> you don't like the skinny pants? >> i want to go back to leo. someone else is interested in changing the world, ginger zee. >> yeah. >> he needs a partner in crime. >> sure. i might need to take some time

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