debbie wasserman-schultz did nothing to deserve the sexist tirade. the republican agenda is one of the most sexist that we have seen in politics. they have shown themselves willing in word and in politics and in policy to discriminate against women, everything from cutting family planning, to privatizing medicare. the thing that made me saddest about this was that it came during the normal course of business. just as you said, debbie wasserman-schultz was on the floor of the senate, talking about the impact of legislation on her own constituents. emily's list has come out and made a statement and taken action. where are the rest of the women's groups on this? >> i think there's a lot of outrage among women and men in america, who are sick of this kind of thing. i think the outrage and the enthusiasm that it has engendered is coming from two places. one is is the gop war on women, which i think nobody expected the ferocitity of. and the second is inspiring women coming to the forefront of the republican party like debbie wasserman-schultz. if you want

he would have said it if it wasbe debbie wasserman schultz or barry wasserman schultz. >> do you think it's the d.n.c. strategy to go after decorated military veteran? what is the mission between the democrat full throttle attack? >> greg: the story here isn't the e-mail. this is the new kind of politician that isn't a politician in 2010, you have a tea party and people represent. these are not the normal run of the mill politicians. they don't play the dirty

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patti ann: well, meanwhile, wasserman schultz's female colleagues are weighing in on this. what are they saying? >> yeah. a handful of democrats held a press event, and they basically took turns says wasserman-schultz is a lady and west is wrong. >> sticks and stones will not break this congresswoman's bones, and neither will congressman west's blackberry. >> he really should apologize. i think that it's only due, and if he refuses, he should be asked to do so, um, by the house leadership if he refuses to do it on his own. >> reporter: those women also sent a letter to gop leadership asking them to disavow mr. west. they're also asking for money to gin up support in their base which west is doing as well. he's saying that wasserman schultz is an attack dog, and he's asking people to send him $25 or more. patti ann: peter doocy, interesting. thank you, and happy birthday, i believe. >> yes, thank you. [laughter] patti ann: so what will congressman west say next? he's going to be here on "america live" today during the 2 eastern time hour. bill: also on fbn coming up shortly.

to talk more about that and a nasty feud between debbie wasserman schultz and congressman allen west, ing a ex wagner and clarence page of the chicago tribune. clarence, i'm trying to think of the analogous situation historically speaking for when the health of someone running for president has been questioned, and i can't quite find it. you know, it's not exactly tom eagleton. a far more extreme set of circumstances. it doesn't feel quite like questions about ronald reagan's age, either. how do you see this in a historical context? >> as long as it's not as questionable as tom eagleton, because he was -- it was revealed he had taken shock treatments for depression, and in those days, that was very scary to many people. the public didn't understand it, and that really resulted in his dropping out of the race. dropping off the ticket. with michele bachmann, i think all of us have somebody in the family, if not ourselves who suffer from migraine, but that can work for or against her, because many times people will have debilitating migraines that can be so severe they can't work, and qu

break down the fight and start off with what wasserman schultz said that angered west.>> president obama vowed to veto this bill which ends the medicare guarantee and incredulously the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive the plan to increase cost for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> andrea: okay, whether it's truthful or not, that was just policy. here is how west reacted in an e-mail to wasserman schultz. >> for her to follow me on the house floor after i have given a one-minute speech and i talked about facts and figures as far as the debt ceiling and her to make personal references to me after i had left i didn't appreciate that. she is not a victim. she has been attacking allen west for quite some time. i finally had to let her know enough is enough. >> eric: hold on. that was his explanation for this. right here that he said. let me make myself perfectly clear. you don't have a personal fight -- sorry i need my glasses. >> dana: >> they, eric. borrow bob's glasses.

democratic debbie wasserman schultz and republican allen west.er west spoke out in support of the cup, cap and balance measure, wasserman schultz took to the house floor to respond. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i are supportive the the plan to increase cost of beneficiaries. unbelieveable from a member from south florida. >> reporter: west fired off an e-mail to wasserman schultz and copied house membership leaders saying, "you want a perm fight, i'm happy to oblige. you the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me stop being a coward and say it to my face. otherwise, shut the heck up. you are not a lady. >> i believe he really should apologize. i think that it's only due. if he refuses, he should be asked to do so by the house leadership if he refuses to do it on his own. >> allen west is a right wing extremist. >> reporter: the were of words is the latest sparring between the two members who have a history of

he would have said it if it wasbe debbie wasserman schultz or barry wasserman schultz. >> do you thinks the d.n.c. strategy to go after decorated military veteran? what is the mission between the democrat full throttle attack? >> greg: the story here isn't the e-mail. this is the new kind of politician that isn't a politician in 2010, you have a tea party and people represent. these are not the normal run of the mill politicians. they don't play the dirty politics. he gets angry and shoots from the hip. look at him and go that is the kind of guy i want as a neighbor. you know his lawn is perfect, the trash is in the right place. just like his hair. perfect. unlike schultz. >> bob: you want everybody at attica. you just jumped in. it'd like to chairfy this. when you said the thing about what is his name, we talked about it yesterday. i made it clear yesterday i thought what he said was disgusting. bill maher. he ought to go to insane asylum. >> you were more outrageed. >> greg: no, he was more outrageed about maher than i was if i remember. >> this is debbie wasserman schultz and all th

take the ongoing fight between democrat debbie wasserman schultz and republican allen west, both from florida. >> incredulously the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> congressman west did not take kindly to those remarks at all. according to politico west fired off an e-mail when he called wasserman schultz the most vile and despicable person in the house. you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady and, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. jonathan alter is a political correspondent. we kind of have to joke and laugh about this, but the bottom line still seeing bickering. why at this point? >> this is kind of out-of-bounds behavior by congressman west. you know, debbie wasserman schultz shot him with, you know, a pea shooter, and he retaliated with an ak-47, so you don't -- i think anybody kind of looking at this nutrily, what she said is basically fair comment, and what he said was wa

with us this hour live from capitol hill democratic party chair debbie wasserman schultz and senators chuck schumer. facing the heat, british prime minister david cameron gets his turn before a raucous and raudy emergency session of parliament in question time. >> on the decision to hire him, i believe i've answered every question about this. it was my decision. hold on -- it was my decision, i take responsibility. people -- >> i apologize for interrupting the prime minister, the house must come in order. >>> and what about the man at the center of this media empire? did rupert murdoch's performance help or hurt? even the "the wall street journal" reports investors are asking has the media mogul passed his cellgate? zbld day, i'm andrea mitchell live on capitol hill today. the president is going to hold a white house meeting with democratic leaders less than two hours from now. this after a gang of six made an 11th hour pitch to save budget talks. senate leaders say it may be too little too late. with us senators. thanks so much. a number of republicans have now come on board and endo

that's an e-mail that allen west wanted to go to debbie wasserman schultz. it did. the congresswoman has played it down to a degree through a spokesman saying, quote, i don't think congressman west is upset with the congresswoman but he highlighted that they are trying to balance the budget on the backs of the seniors, children and middle class. that being said, he's already raised $1.2 million for his campaign next cycle. a very much spirited tea party member of the house of representatives that's going to be in a very contentious re-election fight. >> when you write something like that, they say wait 24 hours before you hit send, but i guess they didn't have that. >>> congresswoman schultz will be a guest today on andrea mitchell reports at 1:00 p.m. eastern time right here on msnbc. >>> some breaking news to pass along. minnesota is back in business. just in the last hour, the state's governor signed a new budget that ends the nation's longest state government shutdown in the past decade. minnesota's government had been shut down since july the 1st, playing off 2

during remarks on the floor debbie wasserman schultz questioned allen west after he left the chamber. west responded with an unusually personal e-mail, wrote west "you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face, otherwise shut the heck up." in an e-mail reply a spokesman for wasserman schultz says west is upset because the congresswoman highlighted that west was "trying to balance the budget on the backs of seniors, children and the middle class." we'll continue to follow that. >>> republican presidential candidate michele bachmann confirmed she suffers from headaches but denied they leave her unable to perform her work. "the daily caller" reported they can incapacitate her for days. backman says that's not true. >> i'm prescribed medication and i take it on occasion whenever symptoms arise. they keep my migraines on control. i'd like to be abundantly clear. my ability to function effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander in chief. >> a just re

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joining me from washington, congresswoman from florida, debbie wasserman schultz. of the democratic national committee and also serves on the house budget committee. thanks for joining us. >> ink that's, alex. >> we have the house planning to hold the symbolic vote on reid's plan before even getting it. so what would a rejection by the house gop mean for reid's plan? >> well, what the republicans in the house are trying to do yet again is insist on getting their way, refusing to many come to the table and compromise. as mike just said, the two sides are really not very far apart. there are significant cuts in both senator reid and speaker boehner's plans, but the poison pill that the the house and the senate to pass and send to the states a constitutional amendment, alex, is -- was a total wrecker. the balanced budget amendment was an absolute deal breaker. it it ended -- at the end of the day, whether it's the cut cap and balance plan that was dead on arrival, it's time for leaders to lead. to come to the table and be reasonable. democrats have been there ready fo

alan west fires off a nasty e-mail to debbie wasserman schultz. the details and fallout coming up with "politics now." >>> we're getting dangerously close to default while lawmakers are still arguing over how to raise the debt ceiling. they have 13 days to get this done. the president might call everyone back to the white house as early as today to talk about a new deal drawn up by the senate's so-called gang of six. >> it would not match perfectly with some of the approaches that we've taken, but i think that we're in the same playing field. and my hope is, that we can start gathering everybody over the next couple of days. they tomorrow are prepared to start talking turkey and getting down to the hard business of crafting a plan that can move this forward. >> all right. nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house. kristen, the president is behind this deal just by saying, as we just heard, he's not fully behind everything. >> reporter: that's right, richard. as the president pointed out in his remarks yesterday, he feels as though this gang

let's give another hand for debbie wasserman schultz. thank you. godspeed. [applause] >> let's have a big hand for the california school employees association for providing us with lunch today. [applause] >> and one last shoutout i would like to say a thank you, thank you to jen and kona. her plenary session last year on a progressive economic vision was the inspiration. and the starting point for our session today so thank you to jen. [applause] >> yeah, let's give jen a hand. i'm barry kendall. i'm the executive director of the progressive ideas network, a membership organization and collaboration platform for federally focused think tanks, policy institutes and other organizations that travel in the world of ideas. our partners work in a wide range of policy areas everything from national security to immigration reform to transportation infrastructure, but there is a through-line in all of the work that they do and i think it's the same through-line in all of the work that we do as progressives as well and that is a concern for the ideal of equality. when

. >> take a listen to debbie wasserman-schultz. take a listen. >> this is not leadership. this is -- this is -- this is almost like dictatorship. i know they want to force the outcome they'd like to see, their extremists would like to impose, but they are getting ready to start panic and chaos, and they seem to be okay with that. it's just really disappointing. and potentially devastating. >> extremists, really? >> debbie wasserman-schultz, she of the angry perm -- >> we've all had those, monica. >> she's a mistress of projection. she learned at the feet of the master of projection, barack obama. she's out there accusing the republicans of everything of which the democrats are guilty. she calls the republicans extremists. the democrats have been hijacked by the extremist wing of their party. >> oh, god. >> she talks about lack of leadership. there's zero leader coming from the president. you know, the final point on dictatorship, president obama -- well, exhibit a, obama care. but this week obama himself said, you know, it's very tempting for me to go do something on my ow

wasserman schultz, for two minus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i would point out that to my good friend from texas, madam speaker, as a constitutional conservative he should recognize that the conitution itself was a series of compromises. and our nation and our economy is being pushed closer and closetory default. hardliners on the rit, extremists by any other name, have refused to compromise. we are putting in jeopardy the payment of social security obligations, paying the members of our military, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff yesterday couldn't even answer in the affirmative that he was confident that those payments could be made if we default. we're putting in jeopardy the full faith and credit of our nation. yesterday, seniors in my district called my office in tears wondering whether we would default and what those consequences would mean for them. these are real people who live on social security

. >> that was debbie wasserman schultz from florida, speaking out about the radical cap and cut bill that passed the house tonight. she was calling out her fellow floridian al enwest for his support of the flan. he responded with a letter to democratic leadership. in it, he called wasserman machine schultz the most vile, unprofessional, and did he say pickable member of the united states house of representatives. he also called her a coward. he said she was, quote, not a lady. and al enwest told him to shet the heck up. jane, debbie wasserman schultz responded to that quote saying the truth hurts, that's the point, right? the cuts the gop are putting forward really are going to hurt a lot of americans. why would they go down this road. i think that exchange there that we just had really underscores just how intense this whole thing is and how divided our lawmakers are when you come to start talking about how to balance the budget and using the big three and not having any tax increases. what's your naim take on the gop and after they hand the democrats the medicare issue with the rya

this west this week fired off angry e-mail to wasserman schultz for questioning his stance on medicare. and west called her vile, unprofessional and despicable but insists he is not apologizing. >> i stand by what i said. she was the one who publicly released it out to the media. i had no intention of that happening. >> bret: earlier west tweeted u.s. is in crisis and everyone wants to talk about congressional members not getting along. it's insummitting to americans to waste airtime on this. congressional black caucus originally suggested it would speak out to west's comments has decided to drop the matter. >>> the place in history is secured. the space shuttle pulls in port for the last time. its voyage at an end. >> bret: just before dawn, space shuttle atlantis with four astronauts on board touched down for the final time at the florida kennedy space center and it was the final mission for the space shuttle program after 30 years. space flight is now set to shift to private companies, but they aren't expect -- they aren't expected to launch americans in space for three years. ♪ >>

it began when debbie wasserman schultz made a statement on the floor criticizing allen west yet.responded with a scathing e-mail to wasserman schultz which read -- i don't believe these words -- you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives. wow, opting to take the high road, she spoke with andrea mitchell and said, i love this, the pressure felt by allen west and her other colleagues. well done. >>> this one is personal. yesterday i interviewed joe walsh from illinois. suffice it to say that representative walsh tried to use my name, which is fine with me, more than a few times as he attempted to defend the, cap and balance bill, as well as his own rationale for signing nor quists's petition. and his claim, that the president is a liar. let's take a look back. >>> hey, chris, let me ask you a question, do you support that, chris? >> the president's plan. >> what is the president's plan? we have to stop that, chris. come on, chris. hey, cresse. hey, chris. chris, chris, chris. i love it, chris. >> well, that wasn't half of it. how man

west tears into wasserman schultz writing in the subject line, quote, up professional and inappropriate sophomore rick behavior schultz. west also writes, you want a personal fight, i'm happy to ob blige. you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a kourd and say to my face. otherwise, shut the heck up. you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. good to see everybody's getting along well. west was responding to earlier comments that wasserman shut made about him on the house floor in which the democratic nags anational committee chairmn responded to the cut for cut, cap and balance. >> incredulously, jat from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> she called him the gentleman. he said shut the heck up. a spokesman for wasserman shut says he think west is upset that

alan west sent a scathing email to debbie wasserman schultz. both sides of the aisle. he tears into her writing in the subject line, quote unprofessional and inappropriate behavior. here it is. you're the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me stop being a cord and say it to my face, otherwise, shut the heck up. you've proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, and therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. so dramatic. what's west so upset about? the tea party freshman didn't like what wasserman shuttle said about his support of cut, cap and balance. >> it is crucial na the american people understand that this plan would require even deeper cuts than under the ryan republican plan we saw in april. incredulously the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is support i have of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> the congresswoman spokes

it started with congresswoman and chairman of the dnc, debbie wasserman schultz and she took a shot at tea party republican alan west. for supporting the cut, cap and balance bill. and congressman west firing back with an e-mail, calling her the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house. >> she's not a victim, she has been attacking alan west for quite some time and i finally had to let her know, enough is enough and i copied mccarthy and cantor and, nancy pelosi, because they need to be aware of this pattern of behavior. >> reporter: peter doocy has the latest on this. hi, spirit. >> reporter: hi, let's start at the beginning and republican congressman alan west gets on the house floor and speaks about cut, cap and balance and debbie wasserman schultz follows him and she was critical but never mentioned his name, just his state, listen: >> president obama has vowed to veto this bill, which ends the medicare guarantee, and incredulo incredulously, the senator from florida, who represents thousands of beneficiaries, unbelievable from a member from south flashes and, i

chairman of the dnc and florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. thank you for coming up on. >> thank you for having me, as always. >> we understand that speaker boehner and eric cantor met. they met at the white house over the weekend. where does the actual deal stand? is all the negotiation going on, taking place in the senate and between house republicans? >> the actual deal stands at democrats led by president obama being willing to put all of our sacred cows on the table, still pushing for a big deal to make sure that we can solve our nation's fiscal crisis over the short term and the long term. and on the republican side, sadly, it seems that they are still only willing to insist on their dogmatic adherence to anything that makes sure that we protect millionaires and billionaires. the duck, dodge and dismantle plan that we're going to vote on in the house today is the ryan plan on steroids. it would end medicare as we know it. it would potentially slash social security benefits. make sure that elected members of congress avoid accountability

congressman allen west and dnc chairwoman wasserman-schultz. he lives in her district.d him out on the floor, he e-mailed her you are the most vile member of the u.s. house of representatives. he have proven repeatedly you are not a lady, therefore should not be afforded respect from me. to which she responded on air with my colleague andrea mitchell. >> it is not surprising that given the pressure that the republicans are facing -- i mean they're defending ending medicare as we know it. it's not really surprising that he would crack unthe pressure of having to defend that. >> jeff johnson is a contributory msnbc and thegrio.com and jackie kucinich covers politics for "usa today." welcome to you all. jackie, i know you have covered capitol hill quite closely in some of your previous -- with some of your previous employers. describe the level of this spat, sort of what we saw go on here. is this sort of par for the course in 21st century congress? >> i think so. at this point someone says something and they raise money off of it and everybody gets upset and then they rai

west called democrat debbie wasserman-schultz despicable and cowardly after she criticized his stance on medicare. >>> texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men and wounding a third as part of a shooting spree he said was meant to target muslims in the wake of 9/11. mark stroman died by lethal injection. >>> georgia delayed the execution of a convicted murderer by 24 hours giving no reason. the move came shortly after the supreme court denied andrew deyoung's appeal. it will be the first videotaped execution in nearly two decades. >>> new york city is warning swimmers and kayakers to stay out of the hudson river after a fire at a waste water treatment plant forced officials to pump raw sewage into the river. officials say it will take at least 48 hours of continuous dumping before there's any significant impact on the area's beaches. >>> and in montreal the rear-end of a car was hurled right up in the air after floodwaters blew open a manhole. parts of the city received nearly a foot of rain in less than an hour. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headl

he called debbie wasserman schultz, quote, vile, despicable and kour ardly after she criticized his stance medicare. >>> a man convicted of killing two men and wounding a third as part of a shooting spree he said was meant to target muslims after the wake of 9/11, mark stroman died by lethal injection. >>> georgia delayed the execution of a convicted murderer, after the supreme court denied andrew deyoung's appeal. it will be the first videotaped execution in nearly two decades. >>> new york city is warning swimmers and kayakers to stay out of the hudson river after a fire at a waste water treatment plan forced officials to pump raw sewage into the river. officials say it would take at least 48 hours of continuous dumping before there's any significant impact on the area's beaches. sorry about that. >>> in montreal, the rear end of a car was hurled into the air after floodwaters blew open a manhole. parts of the city received nearly a foot of rain in less than an hour. >>> and this will leave you laughing, animators in taiwan from done it again. they recreated the dramatic scene when ruper

wasserman schultz, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i would point out that to my good friend from texas, madam speaker, as a constitutional conservative he should recognize that the constitution itself was a series of compromises. and our nation and our economy is being pushed closer and closetory default. hardliners on the right, extremists by any other name, have refused to compromise. we are putting in jeopardy the payment of social security obligations, paying the members of our military, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff yesterday couldn't even answer in the affirmative that he was confident that those payments could be made if we default. we're putting in jeopardy the full faith and credit of our nation. yesterday, seniors in my district called my office in tears wondering whether we would default and what those consequences would mean for them. these are real people who live on social secur

this was between congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz there and congressman alan west.west left congress, left the floor, walked out, she, debbie wasserman schultz, had basically attacked him for cutting entitlements to their constituents in florida, saying what he wanted to do would hurt seniors. let's listen to what she said. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i, is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> steve: okay. so there she said, you know, the gentleman from florida. and alan west took that to mean himself even though she did not mention him by name. but he fired off pretty much instantly this particular e-mail that goes: look, debbie, i understand that after i departed the house floor, you directed your floor speech comments directly towards me. let me make myself perfectly clear. you want a personal fight? i am happy to oblige. you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representative

story tonight so this is just turned into a whole rotten mass between allen west and debbie wasserman schultz and basically she called them out for supporting this horrible debt ceiling bill that they passed and he e-mailed her and said you were the most vile unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives you've been proven repeatedly. and you are not a lady and therefore show not be afforded due respect from me but the funny thing about this to me is the way that washington works is that immediately the d.c.c. and emily's list of already sent out things asking for money and trying to fundraise off of someone else's bad words yet do not forget that this man called of one of ours not a lady i mean i think it's ever going to be about money and policy is tough ammunition right it's difficult to go out to people and say look republicans say this about medicare but this is why we think that ours is the more fiscally sound plan it's much easier to say look some republican said very mean things about a florida congresswoman this is what we're going to say about republicans

strongly-worded e-mail he set to his fellow florida member of congress, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultzocey live for us in washington. peter. >> reporter: a lot of people startled by the strong words that congressman west addressed to congressman schultz called her despicable and not a lady. stuart varney this morning asked if he would take any of that back and he said no way. >> there are certain ways we speak in the military. i haven't learned the inside talk some people are used to. don't poke me in the chest is the bottom line to that exchange. >> reporter: west tweeted this, the u.s. is in crisis and everyone wants to talk about congressional members not getting along. it's insulting to americans wasting airtime on this he is not apologizing. in fact congressman west's spokeswoman said he is waiting for wasserman schultz saying she is sorry and she hasn't said anything close to that. she did suggest that west might want to start updating his resume'. >> he is clearly feeling the pressure. if he can't handle that pressure, canned handled being called out in debate on the house floor

it all started when wasserman schultz called out west on the house floor saying that he voted to cut medicare. he in return wrote an email to her saying, quote, you are the most vial, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. and now west is speaking out on this controversy. he will be with us on that topic and more coming up what he thinks about apologizing, his thoughts on the debt crisis as well, all of that is five minutes away. you don't want to miss that. how about this a summertime stroll on the beach, and suddenly you come across a gruesome discovery, a couple stumbled on this. what the heck is that thing? trace gallagher, who better to ask than trace gallagher, he's live in los angeles with more on this. sir. >> reporter: by the way it happened in scotland which is the land of the loch ness monster. the couple stumbled on this 30-foot carcass. you can see the tail, the teeth the head of this thing, there it is right there. now the natural history museum thinks it could be carcass of a long-finned pilot whale. do you buy that? let's put them s

democratic congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz.e over cut, cap and balance that just passed last night. wasserman schultz went after him on the floor. this is how it started. calling his support of the bill unbelievable. take a listen to what she said to kick it off. >> incredulously, the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> so west takes these remarks personally and fires off this e-mail. you want a personal fight? i'm happy to oblige. you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face. otherwise shut the heck up. this is pretty tough stuff. there's been obviously a lot of hand wringing over how entitlements like medicare might have to be changed due to deficit reduction. stakes huge to florida because it's got such a huge retiree populatio

freshman republican congressman alan west of florida ripping into fellow congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz wasserman disparaged his bill which passed the house last night. here is watt wasserman said that provoked west's response. >> the gentleman from florida who represent thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries, unbelievable from a member from south florida. it slashes medicaid -- >> we always have a national day for you. today is national day of the ugly truck contest. basically you need to be on the luckout for the ugliest truck on the road. tell me if you find one. 20 minutes after the hour. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com today. uh oh, sesame stir fry from lucky dynasty. oh, me too! but mine's lean cuisine, so no p

emerson: on behalf of congressman wasserman schultz and myself, we are proud to announce that the women's bipartisan congressional softball team beat the washington female press corps in our recent softball game by a score of 5 to 4. in the spirit of our u.s. women's soccer team won and on their way to the final world cup, we probably aren't in that category, but perhaps this was the world cup. and we are very proud and we want to thank everybody for the great support that you gave to us. i would be remiss if i didn't explain how we won. and that was in the bottom of the 7th inning, because we only played seven innings -- the chair: the house will come to order. ms. emerson: in the bottom of the 7th inning with the score tied 4 to 4. laura richardson and linda sanchez were both walked because the other team were afraid of them hitting and debbie gets up and hits a single and were it not for the fact that linda sanchez ran around the bases and collided with the catcher and slided into home, we would not have won. thank you, linda sanchez. the chair: without objection, the gentlelady from f