and trent lott was the senate majority leader -- you know, very powerful republican.he kind of abruptly retired in 2007 i think, went into business with john breaux, a democratic senator. he was a longtime senator from louisiana. as a member of congress, breaux said that his vote -- someone said that -- someone called him a cheap whore and he said, "i'm not that cheap." and he also said, "my vote cannot be bought. it can be rented." anyway, trent lott -- >> so you've got the republican lott and the democratic breaux -- >> demo -- another b -- >> creating a boutique -- >> a bout -- >> lobby firm. >> yeah, although they eventually were absorbed into patton boggs which is, you know, one of the bigger lobbying firms in town -- >> tommy boggs, son of the former speaker, democratic majority leader, hale boggs, who's -- >> exactly. >> one of the most -- well, arguably the most powerful lobbyist firm in washington. >> or it has been for many, many years. but anyway, so trent lott and john breaux have been very, very successful in the last five, six years as lobbyists. trent l

you take on former white house staffers and certainly take on lobbyists and how senator trent lott is an example senators become lobbyists. a lobbyist when i've interviewed them over the years always defended themselves as being very important because what they do is provide information to people they don't have to use the information they try to influence them as broadcasters try to influence presidents try that while a lot of the is bad lobbyists or bad first of all i think there are some good lobbyists i mean i think lobbying has gotten way out of control i mean these are it's basically a lot of people who are mercenaries who are doing the working for the highest bidder and there's never been more money in politics i mean there's never been more money flooding into lobbyists and consultants and public relations professionals trying to influence government in a way that does favor i mean the wealthy interests whether it's big corporations or trade groups or something and and you know the little guys don't tend to have the more powerful lobbyists so i mean you're right i mean blood b

. >> the former senate majority leader trent lott is in a mississippi hospital this morning recovering from surgery. the republican was admitted to the hospital after suffering a ruptured appendix. he's in fair condition. expected to recover. 71. he's a lawyer, lobbyist and has a home and office in the jackson area. >> some news from the social scene this morning, there is word that former d.c. mayor is dating the widow of steve jobs. the "washington post" report that they met at a education conference in 2011 and bonded and shared their passion for education reform. sources tell the post-the relationship blue cross solid into a, quote, budding romance in january the same time that he and his wife announced their separation. they're honoring prince george. >> they have silver and gold plating and denominations of 25 cents, $5 and $20. the design featured variety of baby-themed engraves. collector kits. prices range from 25 to $250 in canada. >> 4:57, 75 degrees out there. >> still ahead, that man hunt that started in california has now taken a dangerous turn. what police are now saying

. >>> trent lott is hospitalized this morning after a ruptured appendix. the senator has undergone surgery and is expected to recover. >>> we know exactly what kind of romance that senator mccain has in mind. well, the president traded that bromance for some real romance last night. he ant the first lady dined out for a belated birthday dinner. >>> and governor chris christie has signed ten bills into law. one of the new measures is bang the sale of guns to people on the terrorism watch list. >>> and for more on the weather forecast, nbc's bill karins is here. >> we showed you the pictures earlier from missouri and we have been talking about this for three, four mornings in a row. another batch of thunderstorms is moving out of oklahoma and now it's about to cross the border intro oklahoma and the o o oez darks. runner up to the worst morning commute is upstate new york, northern jersey up into new england. heavy rain once again this morning, it's going to be a slow drive on the new york state freeway, up through connecticut, through massachusetts, the mas

. >> get to trent lot later. naturally, lott said he hates washington. what's the hate washington thing? >> everyone claims to hate washington. there are few washington exceptionalists out there who say i love it there. there's some. trent lot is here because he said this is where the problems are and where the money is. trent lot is in a position do very, very well here. the only place he could do proportionately well is somewhere in mississippi. >> in that clip, we show mike allen and jim vaned high whose job is -- >> the executive director of politico. >> you quote him in here. this quote came to you from him? >> i'll read it. >> jim vaned high is contemptuous of washington -- it used to be better reflex of how he relates to news. he said it was largely, and this is true for decades, a small group of middle age left of center overweight men who decided how all of us should see politics and govern us. what is he saying there? so we old timers are worthless. >> he's setting the view that those 20 boys on the bus setting the agenda in the one story they f

. >> former senate leader trent lott is in the hospital because of a ruptured aten dix. he's in fair condition. the former aid isn't sure how long he will be in the hospital. he is expected to recover. lott is 71 years old and retired from congress back in 2007. >> brand new fox news polls show a majority of americans think obama care is bad medicine for the country. 57 percent of those polled said implementation of the healthcare law has been a joke. that includes 25 percent of democrats. 31 percent said the implementation is going well. nearly 75 percent say they expect obama care to mean higher taxes. more than 60 percent also expected healthcare law will cause the deficit to increase and mean higher insurance costs even though president obama said otherwise. >>> coming up we will tell you about a car jacking suspect leading police on a wild high speed chase. we will tell you about the intense moments that the pursuit eventually came to a screeching halt. >> the nfl season is on the way. there are new rules not only for player bus for you the fans. we will let you kno

there have been problems with this print after katrina, former senator trent lott, then senator trentt had a house in coastal mississippi. his house was destroyed and he had a very public fight and went to court with his insurance company because, basically, they were arguing that it was the water and not the wind and he was arguing it was the wind and not the water so that is the issue of who was going to pay. it depends on the various areas. when you buy flood insurance, part of it is about storm surge as well as just flooding as in the waters coming up. that is what you are paying for and having that covers. the more costly policy -- if you are in a high activity, high storm surge zone, you will pay a bit more because you're at a much rate -- greater risk. host: we are focusing on flood insurance. rates are set to rise in our guest is stephen ellis with taxpayers for common sense. caller: good morning. i live in port charlotte, florida. i live maybe three miles from the peace river is where hurricane charley came. the way they zone this -- i live approximately 50 yards from where t

he was assistant senate republican leader from 1996-2003, with trent lott. term limited. he became the chairman of the senate budget committee in his last two years, 2003-2005. senator, when you took over the senate budget committee in 2003, the federal deficit in the previous year stood at $160 billion. when you left, it exceeded $400 billion. 3.4% of gdp in both cases. now, it's unfair you to look at only those two years, but congress did pass the medicare modernization act, part d prescription drugs. and you were instrumental in the passage of president bush's 2003 tax reform that reduced capital gains and corporate dividends to 15% but and i should say round is as sure of the economy actually increased until the next chairman here came along in 2007. i know you were and remain a strong advocate that reduced tax rates, result in increased economic growth, and they do not entirely disagree. but i guess the question is the reverse of the proverbial starve the beast approach to force spending restraint but if revenues grow, if the deficit of a share of the economy comes d

trent lott, the great mississippi senator, was there. host: friends of yours today? guest: mm-hmm. ent. i got him in an interview once when he was up on capitol hill and i asked him, because trent and i are the same age, and i said, "you are a mississippian, you were born in the 1940s. where were you when emmett till was murdered?" his agent said, -- his aides said, "he has to go." he had thee corner confederate flag. he is more than a mississippian, more than a senator, he probably has leanings and the other direction. but he and i have remained friends. earlier, mentioned it and emmett"?anne guest: a play that i wrote. the girl murdered in the holocaust, and emmett till, in 1955 he whistled at a white woman and because of this he was brutally murdered. emmett have been a part of me since my very beginning. i learned of both of them at the same time. her diary was required reading in my all-black school, and even though i know now her story ended, i was intrigued by it and i could identify with her. age,t till being the same the same ethnicity, when his murder happened i was just t

former senate majority leader trent lott waking up in a hospital this morning. appendectomy at a hospital in jackson, mississippi. the 71-year-old is expected to make a full recovery. >>anna: 32 minutes after the hour. how do you stop government leaks? get rid of the humans. a new dramatic step that is just being announced by the n.s.a. director at its cyber security conference. the plan, replace computer system administrators with machines. >> what we are in the process of doing, but not fast enough, is reducing our system administrators by about 90% for the first reason, which was to make our networks more defensible and more secure. >>anna: this plan was apparently already in place before the leaks but is now being sped up. >>peter: overnight a wild police chase ends with a suspect's car crashing and flipping over. take a look with us. >> you're going to have to make a turn here. look at this. off to the dirt and through the fence and rolling. >>peter: it happened in california. the man behind the wheel accused of carjacking that kia van. after about 20 minut

after i got elected in 2002, there was a transition in the leadership on the republican side from trent lott to senator bill frist, and trent told me one day that the first thing he told bill frist was you go bake sure that dave schiappa is going to be your floor leader, and that's exactly what bill did. i was new to the united states senate, i did not know my way around or much less know the rules, and i simply don't know how i would have functioned over the last ten years without dave schiappa being here. he has been that valuable to all of us as members of the senate. he is valuable frankly to both sides of the aisle. i have heard a number of my democratic friends over the last 24 hours since we became aware of dave's departure who have said gee, i don't know what i'm going to do without dave schiappa being here. so our floor leaders are all so vitally important, and we do reach out to those members on the other side who inform us from time to time of what's going on. they are always straight with us. and this institution couldn't operate without them. dave has certainly been our leader.

don't think of my friends and terms of color strom thurmond was sitting there at our wedding or trent lott was there. >> host: is your friend of yours today? >> guest: yes. although i was interviewing on capitol hill because he is the same age i said you were born in the '40's so were you where and it still was murdered and the aid came up and he said senator you have to vote in case of the mississippi and confederate flag he is more than from mississippi and more than a sevener but we have remained friends we're great friends. >> host: you mentioned it earlier but what is the play? >> guest: an imaginary conversation between and frank that left the diary and emmett till the 14 year-old boy black boy from chicago who was in mississippi and was sold at a white woman and brutally murdered. they have been a party from the very beginning. , learned about both of the matt the same time it even though i knew how the story ended i was intrigued and of course, and it still being of the same age and the same ethnicity i've is just thinking was brown vs. board of education those nine men said i was

he was assistant to the senate republican leader from 1996 to 2003 with trent lott and was term-limit and became the chairman of the senate budget committee in the last two years in 2003 and in 2005. when you to go for the senate budget committee in 2003, the federal deficit and the previous year stood at $160 billion. when you left it exceeded 400000000000.3.4% of gdp in those cases. it passed the modernization act for the prescription drugs and your instrumental in the passage for president bush's 2003 tax reform that introduced the capitol gains and corporate dividends to 15% and revenue as a share of the economy actually increased until the next german cantelon in 2007. i know you were and remain a strong advocate that reduced tax rates resulting in increased economic growth. and i do not entirely disagree. but the question is the reverse of the proverbial starve the beast approach on the spending constraints. if revenues grow, if the deficit comes down as it is now, what pressure exists on congress and the executive to constrain the public budgets and to eliminate me be the waste

he was assistant senate republican leader from 1996-2003, with trent lott. term limited. he became the chairman of the senate budget committee in his last two years, 2003-2005. senator, when you took over the senate budget committee in 2003, the federal deficit in the previous year stood at $160 billion. when you left, it exceeded $400 billion. 3.4% of gdp in both cases. now, it's unfair to you to only look at those two years, but congress did pass the medicare modernization act, part d, prescription drugs. and you were instrumental in the passage of president bush's 2003 tax reform that reduced capital gains and corporate dividends to 15%. initiative revenues as a share of the economy actually increased and tell the next chairman here came along in 2007. i know you were and remain advox rates result in increased economic growth, and i do not entirely disagree. but i guess the question is the reverse of the proverbial starve the beast approach to force spending constraints. if revenues grow, if the deficit pressure of economy comes down, as it is now, what pressure exists

he was assistant to the senate republican leader from 1996 to 2003, with trent lott. term limited. he became chairman of the senate budget committee in 2003-2005. when you took over the senate budget committee in 2003, the federal deficit in the previous year stood at $160 billion. when you left, it exceeded $400 billion, three point .4% gdp in both cases. it is unfair to you to look only at those years, but congress did pass the medicare modernization act, part d, prescription drug. and you were instrumental in the passage of president bush's 2003 tax reform that reduced capital gains and corporate dividends to 15%. revenues as a share of the economy increased until the next chairman came along in 2007. i know you were and remain a strong advocate that reduced tax rates result in increased economic growth, and i do not entirely disagree. but i guess the question is the reverse of the proverbial starve the beast approach to force spending constraint. if revenues grow -- if the deficit as a share of the economy comes down, as it is now. what pressure exists on the president and cong

trent lott, the greatnator, was. host: friends of yours today? guest: mm-hmm. i like trent. i got him in an interview once when he was up on capitol hill and i asked him, because trent and i are the same age, and i said, "you are a mississippian, you were born in the 1940s. where were you when emmett till was murdered?" his aide said, "he has to go." i saw in the corner he had the confederate flag. he is more than a mississippian, more than a senator, he probably has leanings and the other direction. but he and i have remained friends. host: you mentioned it earlier, but what is "anne and emmett"? it'st: a play that i wrote. an imaginary conversation between two team orders. martyrs.en anne frank, the girl murdered in the holocaust, and emmett till, in 1955 he whistled at a white woman and because of this he was brutally murdered. anne and emmett have been a part of me since my very beginning. i learned of both of them at the same time. her diary was required reading in my all-black school, and even though i know now her story ended, i was intrigued by it and i could identif