>> president obama recently toward a manufacturing plant in jacksonville, florida, which benefited from the stimulus package he signed into law in 2009. the president spoke to workers about the economy and future investments in energy. this is half an hour. pres. obama: hello, everybody! [applause] pres. obama: please, everybody please have a seat. it is great to be back in jacksonville. [applause] pres. obama: as president, i've been to all 50 states. i have seen some pretty incredible things, but i've also got a bucket list of things i still need to get done. apparently, i have not yet made it to the world's largest outdoor cocktail party. [laughter] pres. obama: so there's some local things i've got to check out at some point. that's the kind of thing you do once you are not president anymore. [laughter] pres. obama: so, hopefully, i'll see you back, but it is great to be in florida on a friday afternoon. i want to thank jaime not only for the introduction, but more importantly, for your service to our nation. thank you so much. [applause] pres. obama: i also want to recognize t

bill press. he talks about his book, "buyer's remorse: how obama let progressives down", and the controversies raised by senator bernie sanders' endorsement of it. bill press, when did you think about writing this book? i could not give you the date, but it was when i was sitting in the white house maybe for the 15th or 20th time. i was so frustrated by hearing president obama, a man i voted announcing measures or making arguments, or taking loops that i thought betrayed -- moves that betrayed the promise he had made to progressives, and not what i thought progressives should be doing. and then i remember the president that on more than one occasion, hold me accountable. hold me accountable. as we nearit is fair the end of his presidency, told him accountable. brian: how long ago? mr. press: about a year and a half. brian: you became an intern in bernie sanders' office in 2010 at your age. why? that's a long story, i'm not sure we have time. during that time i have to say, bernie and i never talked about barack obama, or any disappointment in barack obama. i'm not sure where you

bernstein, "lawless: the obama administration's unprecedented assault on the constitution and the rule of law." this book in this form could not be more timely. this yesterday as we all know we witness the president said he was directing officials in his administration to expand the regulation of the second amendment rights of americans in several ways these repeated usurpations have served to divert attention from a long list of domestic and foreign policy disasters, but they've also serve fortunately to direct our attention to the constitution into what are its bedrock principles, separation of powers. that will be our focus today as we canvassed the many constitutional assault of the past seven years. to do that, professor bernstein speak for about 30 minutes discussing several of the issues the book covers, and then we'll hear opposing commentaries on the book and then opened the floor up to you folks are questions. i will introduce each of our speakers before you speak. david bernstein as a professor at george mason university school of law in arlington, virginia, where he is

extraordinary new book by charlie savage, "power wars: inside obama's post-9/11 presidency." charlie has been with the "new york times" since 2008, and he has been the indispensable reporter on executive power issues since well before that. in 2007 while with "the boston globe" he won the pulitzer prize for his work on the bush administrations signing statements. is 2007 book, takeover, the return of the imperial presidency, was named one of the best books of the year by the "washington post," slate and esquire. to describe power wars as comprehensive what i think undersell it. look at this thing. you can't actually, there's no index available. in the book you have to actually print out 50 pages of index from charlie's website. it's a mammoth undertaking and well worth the effort. it breaks new ground and new stories based on interviews with over 150 current and former officials. it's basically a one man 9/11 commission report on how we got to where we are today. "power wars" picks up where "takeover" left off with the arrival of a new administration that had pledged to, quote, turn the

strategy against bernie sanders, to full effect. >> president obama, president obama, president obama, president obama, president obama and i. president obama, president obama. >> well, hillary clinton's clinging to president obama last night was pretty tight in hopes that she can score with his supporters in south carolina. and force a real vision of distance between bernie sanders and obama on ideology, without having to say so. much more on the dirty tricks in the campaign trail. it has happened before in south carolina, and they're bracing for another season of dirt ball politics, especially by cruz. there, i said it. as the campaign shifts to south and west, the "hardball" round table is here to tell you something i don't know. valentine's day what it means to your family and mine. this is "hardball," the place for politics. what? wow... yeah! okay... guys, i'll be writing a new language for machines so planes, trains, even hospitals can work better. oh! sorry, i was trying to put it away... got it on the cake. so you're going to work on a train? not on a train...on "trains"! you

, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe they -- very strongly that the american people had given c.i.a. a pass on a lot of things because of this existential con ghrict the soviet union and i believe that after the cold war we were going to have to be more open about what we did, why we did it and even to the extent of how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents and why popts valued it. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." this washington journal morning, a discussion of the life and legacy of justice antonin scalia, who was found dead in el paso. this is about an hour. >> joining us here in our tudios is jeff braven, correspondent for the "washington journal". recollections about justice scalia and the impact he had on the high court. guest: with him it seemed that what you see is what you get. he was gareluss, sometimes extremely etimes intense. the personality that i saw on the bench when justice sca

today. and, an inside look at key moments of the obama presidency. ♪ host: good monday morning to you. it is president's day. we are talking about the supreme court and the epic battle about the seat left vacant over the death of justice antonin scalia over the weekend. ted cruzial candidates and marco rubio says the senate to block anyone the president nominates and present obama is making us pay in the next few thes from this could shape supreme court for decades to come to . we should hear your thoughts. republicans can start dialing .nd at (202) 748-8001 democrats condyle and at (202) 748-8000 -- can dial in at (202) 748-8000. an independents can dial in at (202) 748-8002. you can also comment on twitter wj.-span the white house proceed with plans to pick a successor to scalia within weeks. in "the washington post," obama, senate gop group for battle. the white house mulls scalia successor. the storya today," is "scalia -- the battle begins." even before the american flag outside the supreme court has been lowered to half staff in honor of justice antonin scalia, the political bat

, by the way, what prompted sarah palin to take a dump on obama as the commander in chief our military? >> police arrested track palin this week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. authorities say the veteran also threatened to shoot himself with an ar-15 assault weapon, palin telling the crowd her son is coping with p.t.s.d. >> larry: okay, look, i make fun of sarah palin a lot, but p.t.s.d. is no joke. they say serious problem that, unfortunately, a lot of soldiers have to struggle with. >> palin telling the crowd her son is coping with p.t.s.d., tying his troubles to a president, she says, who neglects veterans. >> larry: wait, what? she's blaming this on obama? ( laughter ) calm down, larry. calm down. ( laughter ) let me hear. >> but my son, like so many others, they come back a bit different. they come back hardened. they come back wondering if there is that respect for what it is that their fellow soldiers and airmen and-- and every other member of the military, so sacrificially have given to this country. and that starts from that, the top. the question, though, t

and i never talked about barack obama, or any disappointment in barack obama. i'm not sure where you are going, i want to make that clear. the reason i did it because i had applied -- i was a member of the white house press corps. i had a standing white house pass, went to the briefings every day. i got out of that for my own program, because i could ask questions. i thought i could expand that opportunity by getting a press credential of the u.s. capitol. i applied, and i was told i had to appear before the full senate reporters accreditation committee, because there were questions about whether or not i qualified. i was told because i gave my opinion -- actually first, i was turned down because i gave my opinion on my show. i am a talk show host, of course i give my opinion. i pointed out there were others on the press corps already who i thought should be disqualified. so they gave me a hearing in front of the full accreditation committee. the vote was 12-1 against me. al jazeera voted against me. fox news voted against me. i had one vote, from c-span, i'm proud to say. brian:

said sanders is too critical of president obama. >> she said he is a single issue canned day. on the other side, donald trump vows to play nice and going on the attack at the same time. they face off in their debate tomorrow night. senior correspondent jeff zeleny at the scene of last night's debate. >> reporter: hillary clinton and her call for a reality check. now, it was just those two on the stage behind me. but president obama hung on nearly every word. and he she hugged him tightly. >> secretary clinton, you're not in the white house yet. >> a civil but contentious night for hillary clinton and bernie sanders. side by side is on stage since the commanding new hampshire victory up ended the primary fight. again and again, clinton tried making one thing fair. she is the rightful heir to president obama. >> today senator sanders said president obama failed the leadership test. this is not the first time he has criticized president obama. he has called him weak. he has called him a disappointment. >> it was a message for the voters of south carolina, they are widely african-america

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. president obama: today, the department is submitting our plan to congress to close guantanamo once and for all. brent: u.s. president barack obama submits his plan to close guantanamo bay prison and send its prisoners to prisons in the u.s.. it is a pluggable bombshell and an election year. we will ask why now? also, is the man who is supposed to maintain order in chechnya turning into a terrorist mastermind? that is the accusation of a damming report claiming he is a threat to russia security. has the kremlin lost control of a one-time ally? and these candy bars are barred, for now. the u.s. chocolate maker mars issues a sweeping recall effecting 55 nations around the globe. we will tell you why. brent: good to have you with us. it was a campaign promise that helped sweep barack obama into the white house in 2008. now, obama has submitted a plan to congress that would see guantanamo bay prison finally closed. under the plan, some 35 prisoners will be transferred to other countries, leaving about 60 detainees at the facility. obama wants th

obamacare about you more than you even know. that's right, obama cares. but, michelle, i've made a lot of great decisions as president. the best decision i ever made was choosing you. >> i'm kate snow. "mtp daily" starts right now. >>> if it's friday, there's not much love heading into valentine's day weekend. another contentious day on the trail. you can feel the pressure building. the whole field seems to know it and the opposition is desperate to define the opponents. and nobody knows this better than marco rubio. this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. >>> good evening. boy, it's a happy friday. a three-day weekend for some people, a two-day weekend would be welcome to some people. a one-day weekend would be welcome to those of us here at msnbc. welcome to "mtp daily." can you believe the new hampshire primary was just three days ago? have you gotten your heads around who won on both sides and what it means, folks? this thing is just getting started. we're going to dig into how the clinton team is now trying to make their race a referendum on bernie sanders. that will be in a

the african-american community by saying this guy has not stood with barack obama. >> gloria? >> i think the person looming over this debate is president obama, completely. and what was interesting to me was the ways in which -- the multiple ways in which hillary clinton repeatedly tied herself to the president on the fact that he had a super pac and still went after wall street, on immigration, on obama care and on the fact that president obama picked her as secretary of state. and i think on the economic issues, as david was saying, i think bernie sanders really sort of cuts through. but on foreign policy, i think hillary clinton does. so i don't think it changed much. >> someone before the debate, john king, was saying that she was going to wrap herself in president obama. she certainly did that tonight, particularly at the end. >> and he has incredibly high ratings, among democrats across the country, and among african-americans. she played the obama card and she played it hard. he played the kissinger card. we'll see how that plays out. >> that's going to get the millennials.

. >> a vote for marco rubio is a vote for a amnesty and a vote for donald trump is a vote for obama a care. >> rubio feeling momentum casts cruz as rattled. >> it sounds like he's under pressure and maybe not reacting too well to it. which is problematic because presidents are under pressure every day. >> reporter: and the pressure is mounting for the caucus tomorrow night. the record turnout is 122,000 people for the republican caucuses in iowa and that was for the last one in 2012. some say it will be a bigger turnout, perhaps 160,000, but there is snow predicted the for tomorrow night. >>> just a day before the iowa caucuses, hillary clinton is in full damage control, after the state department reveal they can't release some of her private, mails because they contain top secret material. chief white house correspondent ed hnry has the latest on the investigation and how it's affecting the campaign. ed? >> reporter: last may, hillary clinton had a 41 point lead in that same bloomberg des moines register poll, now that lead as imploded. she is in a dead heat with bernie sanders and a

out namely the time rick lazio walked up to her with a pledge and then barack obama's classic of you are likable enough, hillary from 2008. last night, it seems bernie sanders got dangerously close to making the did he go too far highlight reel? mr. sanders: secretary of state for four years, you have a bit of a streak. that is a low blow. do senators have a right to disagree with the president? have you? i suspect you haven't. mark: given that the clinton campaign recently played the sexism card against sanders, including the time we talked about shouting. why are they playing the sexism card today? john: it is a little tricky. they got hammered the last time they did it and it was bogus. i think they are little gun shy. the truth is i think sanders is cranky, condescending, obama-like. they don't quite get you all the way to sexism. in this instance, there were other attacks. there are so many other things to attack them on last night. mark: i think the madeleine albright comment could come into play. that would have been taking a risk. i have to say, even leaving gender aside, san

deserves to be president because she has lady bits. if race relations are this bad after an obama presidency, can she do better in the fight against 60'sism? in the latest quinn -- against sexism? in the latest quinnipiac poll, bernie sanders has his largest margin ever. 19% cruz just one point behind. until one of the two remaining senators gracefully exits from the race to a thwart the donald, mr. trump is on the march to the nom. that means the next time you and i meet. by this time monday at least one of these men may be electorally deceased. [♪] [playing "taps"] kennedy: blink if you can hear me, dr. carson. supporters of bernie sanders have a video proving their love. the fight continues over replacing justice scalia. samsung issuing a warning. your tv may be spying on you. i'm kennedy. donald trump gaining momentum as 39% in the polls, his highest yet according to question i yak. in south carolina, trump is 39% and the latest post-debate monmouth poll, senator ted cruz, 16 points behind. let's bring in the chrome-plated party panel. jedediah and jimmy is wearing beige and

is frozen. and the loss puts senate republicans and president obama on a collision course. conservatives calling for obama to wait until a new president is elected to fill the seat. a notion that would certainly make nino of laugh. obama making it clear he does intend to nominate a successor. >> with all three branches of government in play, the stakes couldn't be any higher this election. will vulnerable senators in swing states buck their party leadership if republicans decide to block this confirmation vote. and how will his death alter the major cases this term? joe johns live in front of the united states supreme court. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brooke. a flag at the united states supreme court flying at half-staff. the body of justice scalia back in his home state of virginia. a few more details trickling out about the of the justice over the weekend. he died of natural causes and he was pronounced dead over the phone. the body of justice antonin scalia returning home this morning. he died at a texas resort over the weekend. funeral plans for the

next 48 hours following his sudden death yesterday in texas. to honor scalia, president obama ordered american flags to fly half-staff today at the supreme court in washington and at federal buildings around the nation. like so many other political leaders, president obama has offered his condolences to scalia's family. but he's also promising to fill the vacancy on the high court. in an early sign of a possible bitter confirmation battle ahead, the senate republican majority leader and republicans running for president all say the scalia vacancy should be filled only by the next president. when scalia died yesterday of natural causes at age 79, he had been on the supreme court for 30 years. from the moment he took his seat on the high court in 1986, scalia was a forceful, eloquent, and sometimes controversial voice for conservative issues. his influence and opinions extended into many areas of american life and politics. scalia was in the five-to-four majority in "bush v. gore," which ended the 2000 presidential election recount and sent george w. bush to the white house. he

states of america. >> the democratic candidates, though, say it is president obama's choice. hillary clinton put it this way. >> it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> again, with us to share their reporting and insights, julie pace, manu raju, ryan lizza and jackie kucinich of the daily beast. the republicans say this has never happened, that n part because we haven't had retirements or deaths in election year. there was a vote in 1988 of justice kennedy. the hearings had been conducted. most of the work had been done and then they had the vote in the election year. that was a democratic senate, though, giving a republican president his pick in an election year. can president obama use that against the republican senate now, saying it's not exactly analogous, but our guys gave one to you. it's your turn to step up? >> i think he'll try to some degree because it is probably the closest precedent that we have here. >> politics were a little different back then. >> they w

candidate. and of disloyalty to barack obama, who is hugely popular with minority voters in nevada and south carolina, the next states to vote. tangling wepetedly over president obama, clinton tried to put sanders on the offensive. >> the kind of criticism we have heard from senator sanders over the president, i expect from the republicans. i do not expect someone from someone running for the democratic nomination. >> that is, madam secretary, a low blow. >> she seizing on what he had said to kasie hunt about obama's record dealing with congress. >> you don't think president obama has successfully closed that gap? >> no, i don't. >> it was clinton's first chance since new hampshire to try to regain the trust of women voters. >> i have spent my entire adult life working toward making sure that women are empowered to make their own choices. even if that choice is not to vote for me. >> but sanders also sees his candidatcy as historic. >> somebody with my background, somebody with my views. i think a sanders victory would be of some historical accomplishment as well. >> they hammered each

on "the black presidency: barack obama and the politics of race in america." >> what is interesting is obama has faced extraordinary levels of obstruction. no other president has been subjected to what he is been subjected to. used in an incredible -- he has done an incredible job. on the other hand, his own self-imposed gag order when it comes to race is not benefited the nation or given us the opportunity to see his mind on the issue of race. amy: and who was behind the publication of yesterday's fake "new york times" declaring the paper was rethinking its coverage of israel and palestine? you will find out here on democracy now! all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. officials in texas have reported the first case of zika virus contracted in the united states, saying it was sexually transmitted. if confirmed, it marks the second known case of zika transmission through sexual contact. zika has continued to spread rapidly across latin america, with chile reporting its first three cases. the mosquito-bo

take pbefore your appointment starts. now.... president obama is his plan to begin the shutdown of the detention center at guantanamo bay, the president was schedule to speak at 10:30 a.m. from the roosevelt room... but it hasn't begun just yet... when it does we'll bring it to you when he begins. for now we want to get a check of your forecast... weather now of the detention center at guantanamo bay, in a last-ditch effort to make good on a 2008 campaign promise. obama will speak at 10:30 a.m. tuesday morning from the roosevelt room, the white house announced, saying the topic would be guantanamo bay but giving no further details. obama's address comes as the plan to shut down the controversial facility and transfer the remaining detainees to a holding center in the united states will be delivered to congress. the administration will attempt to convince lawmakers to allow the pentagon to move nearly 60 detainees to the u.s. to a facility that will cost up to $475 million to construct, but could save as much as $180 million a costs, the administration says. the plan provides few sp

want president obama to nominate a replacement before he leaves office... while democrats accuse the g-o-p of playing politics. 3 early sunday morning, the body of supreme court justice antoniniscscia arrived at an el paso funeral home... the flag out front is lowered to half-staff.(sat0202-obama statement)president obama paid tribute to the longest-serving member of the court.(sot/obama 00:36)(sat0202-obama)<"he will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the supreme court."track 2 sun0015-scalia filescalia was often seen as the keystone of the conservative, five-justice majority on the high court, which frequently split with the four more liberal justices. obama, then sun0036 sunday scotus exteriorspresident obama said he would nominate a replacement... setting up an epic battle with republicans on the direction of the court. sot/cruz 09:17:12courtesy: nbc/meet the presssen. ted cruz/(r presidential candidate) "there's a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year. sot/rubio 08:29:14courtesy: cbs/face the nationsen. marco

senate should move forward and confirming and giving a hearing to whoever president obama nominates to fill the vacant supreme court seat. what do you think should happen? what do you think is going to happen? where this is a case i am a be playing against -- my book is against the current conservative movement and a publican party. i think what we are engaged in now is incredibly important. conservative movement and republican party. tend to nominate justices who are more conservative. i don't think it is anything flippant about being careful about who the next justice is. this is a lifetime appointment. republicans have a legitimate case to make when they say we have a lame-duck president, it is a lifetime appointment and the senate does -- is part of this process. would it have been better had they feigned an interest in cooperation? would it have been or if they said we don't know who president obama -- maybe he will nominate orrin hatch. we will have to wait and see. that might have been a better political move. the problem is the conservative base doesn't trust the republican lea

. the longest it's ever taken is 125 days. president obama has 342 days left in office. even if the senate decided to take as long as it ever has taken to confirm or reject his nominee, president obama would still have time to put forward not one but two nominees with the remaining time he's got in office plus some change. if the senate acted on president obama's nominee as quickly as it has done so on average over the course of our american history, president obama has time to make 13 different nominations. if the senate keeps us a pace on par with the historical average. there's nothing about having a year left in office that precludes president obama from replacing justice scalia on the supreme court. we are at a very unusual time in american history where the republican party appears to be saying with one voice, that they believe a new, for the first time in american history, there can be no confirmation of a new supreme court justice in the president's last year in office and the president should not nominate a potential justice. since the year 1900, in a president's last year

obama care. every speech i have made -- we have two repeal and replace obamacare. he said he really likes obamacare. how'd do you like that? we will bring a lawsuit -- he is a lying guy -- some people misrepresent -- this guy is just a plain liar. i in fact, i felt better because marco rubio called him a liar the other night on stage. i said good, a politician called a politician, now i can actually him a liar. let's go. go ahead. .inaudible question) mr. trump: this is a different this is for gitmo, but you folks haven't asked that it'sion yet because ridiculous that they're moving people into this area and we're win we're and if i moving them out. and nay shouldn't be closing gitmo, they should not be closing it in any way, shape or form. movingy shouldn't be people, hard eped criminals, into this area, and i will stop it. and if i don't stop it in terms of time, if i win, they're going back. i'd keep it each, we have to be lament, we'll look at everybody's case, certainly, and you don't want to have people that are innocent of something suffering. but you have some very hardened

obama administration's unprecedented assault on the constitution and rule of law. this book and forum could not be more timely. just yesterday we witnessed the president telling the nation that he was directing officials in his administration to expand the regulation of the second amendment rights in several ways including by expanding the definition of what it means to be in the business of selling firearms. the repeated usurpations from a long list of domestic and foreign policy disasters, but they have also served to direct our attention to the constitution. the separation of powers will be our focus today as we canvas the many constitutional assaults of the past seven years. professor bernstein will speak for about 30 minutes and then we will here opposing commentaries the book and opened upopen it up to folks for questions. i will introduce each of our speakers before he speaks. a professor at george mason university school of law in arlington, virginia where he has been teaching since 1995. he has written over 60 frequently cited scholarly articles, book chapters and studies,stu

video. about whatay to talk you think about barack obama august 1, 2007. here's the president. that means no more illegal wiretapping of american citizens, no more national security that spy on citizens were not acted of a crime. no more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest and misguided rule. no more ignore the law when it is convenient. of an.as running kind that is how long -- how young he looks. >> just amazing. >> no gray hair. reaction, promise made, promise broken. the national security area the one area where progressives have the highest hopes and had their hopes dashed the most because almost everything the president mentioned there he either failed to do or did just the opposite. the fact is that on these issues no difference between george w. bush, dick cheney, and barack obama. that was the one area -- and he promised that this is one area where he would stop these practices with the nsa spying on americans and going off for -- all after -- going after was a blowers. he did not do it. senator, one of the most outspoken critics of the nsa. morgan -- wyden f

succeed president obama. >> that is a low blow. >> i think in the white house, we'll have enough political capital. >> you're not in the white house yet. >> ted cruz turns a scene from "office space" into an attack on hillary clinton. >> and whoops, who pulls this ad off the airways? >> maybe vote for more than a pretty face next time. >> president obama admitting to ellen why he's california dream. >> it's good to get out of washington, which sometimes can be depressing. >> to get out of washington? or what part is depressing? >> well, washington. >> good afternoon. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. over immigration and social security clashed over the issues with the obama presidency and the legacy. with bernie sanders taking offense to the latest line of clinton attacks. >> i think we have been an ally. have you ever disagreed with a president? i suspect you may have. >> calling the president weak, calling him a disappointment and calling several times that he should have a primary opponent when he ran for reelection in 2012, you know, i think further than saying we have our

quite like this. we have heard from president obama, the president says he fully intends to nominate a successor. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. there will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. >> and we've heard from republicans. they're promising a war if he goes through with that promise. >> i think it's up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. it's called delay, delay, delay. [ applause ] >> there is no way the senate should confirm anyone that barack obama tries to appoint in his last year in office to a lifetime appointment. >> they're not going to confirm anybody. unless they -- unless they pick somebody who's so beloved that everybody goes, that's great, okay? i don't think that's going to happen. >> and today, here in south carolina, ted cruz escalated this fight, describing it as a doomsday scenario for conservatives. >> we are one justice away from losing our fundamental rights in this country. we're o

most was president obama. hillary clinton hung tightly to him and his legacy. she said she is the true keeper of his flame and legacy and administration on all of those issues. she mentioned president obama and questioned sanders' loyalty to the president. it is a way to point out he is not a democrat, at least not a registered democrat in name. to look ahead to the south carolina primary is filled with african-american voters. 55% of the electorate is african-american. secretary clinton was trying to make the case she was closer to president obama. listen to the exchange at the end of the debate. >> today, senator sanders said president obama failed the presidential leadership test. this is not the first time he has criticized president obama. in the past, he called him weak and a disappointment. i could not disagree more with those kinds of comments. i don't think he gets the credit he deserves for being a president. it is a -- [ applause ] -- the kind of criticism we heard from senator sanders about our president, i expect from republicans. i do not expect from someone run for the d

president obama's nominee. this begins with minority leader harry reid. he senior senator from iowa, along with other republicans on the senate judiciary committee, announced that they won't be holding a hearing on president obama's eventual nominee to the supreme court. they won't give the eventual nominee the common courtesy of even a meetin meeting. no hearings, no meeting. and this is all done even before the president has sent a name to us. this is historically unbelievable and historically unprecedented. the republicans don't know who the nominee will be. i've already mentioned that. already they've disiewded that they won't give -- already they've decided that they won't give the confirmation process even a start. why? because a person was nominated by president obama. remember, the republican leader said many years ago, the number-one goal he had was to make sure that president obama was not reelected. that failed miserably. the president won by more than 5 million votes. and everything has been done by the republican -- the republicans in the senate to embarrass, obstruct,

strong jeb bush supporter. jim messina is the yin to rove's yang. jim: president obama said to me in the 2012 presidential race, "a presidential campaign is an x-ray of your soul." sharyl: messina led barack obama to two successful presidential victories and heads the super pac priorities usa action, which supports hillary clinton. together, the two represent tens of millions of super pac fundraising dollars from individuals, special interests, and corporations. the money is used to support their candidate and attack their opponents. before a recent town hall debate, the political foes sat down to talk politics and money. first, the influence of social media on the 2016 presidential campaign. jim: you've seen an absolute the way it's changed campaigns. you know, i just ran a campaign for the prime minister of the united kingdom. we won a surprising majority and our research showed at the end social media was 7 times more effective than traditional direct mail, television, anything else. and it goes to one theory -- and karl and i are both seeing this in the presidential races, as wel

do not expect for someone running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama. >> that is -- [ applause ] madam secretary, that is a low blow. >> and the fbi is looking into a deadly machete attack at a columbus restaurant as a possible terror attack. >>> plus, dozens killed in a massive riot at a mexican prison. >> rethinking the olympics. is it really worth risking the zika infection? >>> and plenty to keep you entertained during this frozen valentine's day weekend. >>> somebody call the room because things are about to get hot. >> "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone. a polar vortex is making its way to the east coast bringing bone-chilling weather down to florida. experiencing winter's bite with whiteout conditions. in scranton, a water main break made for a real mess as ice coated nearby homes, sidewalks, power lines and trees. joining us with more on the brutal cold, sounds like we need to hibernate? >> that's right. outside doors it won'ting nice. enjoy the indoors. out here across the west, it's pleasant. temperatures in the 80s to the 90s.

security speech here in charleston where he talked about the importance of funding and barack obama has spent the past seven years with our national security on the back burner. ted cruz will put it on the front burner. this afternoon, we were out on the campaign trail with texas governor, former governor rick perry and dakota myer. talk about an event. >> katrina, now, -- >> -- donald trump is pro-life and has been for a very long time. we too are on the ground in south carolina listening to the voters who think that a lot of these things that the cruz campaign are too long have very sleazy from iowa all the way to south carolina. and with these horrible push polls. i will say this with regard to immigration. donald trump is the most solid on immigration as we have seen and the only reason we are having this discussion is because of donald trump. on senator cruz's own youtube page is he praising bringing syrian refugees to this country because it's the right thing to do for america. he flip flopped on that after mr. trump came out against it support increasing hv 16 visas and green car

from subbing." who agrees with president obama more... the two democratic presidential candidates battled over that exact issue last night... joe johns has more as the two return to the campaign trail. hillary clinton pitching south carolina voters today on why she is best suited to be the democratic nominee. presidential candidate"i'm going to go after every single barrier that stands in the way of what americans can do." the clinton campaign is hoping the palmetto state can help slow bernie sanders' momentum win on tuesday. presidential candidate"thank you new hampshire." the fight for the first-in-the-south primary will likely hinge on support from african-american voters - who make up over half the democratic electorate in the state. clinton lost african-americans in south carolina to president obama by nearly 60 points in 2008. "thank you south carolina." with the president still held in high regard by african americans and democrats nationwide -- both candidates are working hard show their support for him -- including in thursday night's debate in milwaukee. presidential can

with the president, gayle king also want to know how mr. obama has changed. after years of challenges such as north korea and syria. >> i'm curious how the presidency has changed you as a president. now eight years in. how you have changed as a president and how you have changed as a man in the time you have been in the office? >> you know, i think my basic character is unchanged. and michelle and close friends of mine who have known me for years would say, he's the same guy. there is obviously some hard-won wisdom from -- >> uh-huh. >> from overcoming challenges. figuring out really hard problems. i told somebody in, in -- another interview though that, thing and maybe this is just a function of age as well as -- having been around the track a while. as president. you lose that fear. you lose that sense of, oh, what if something goes wrong. because there are going to be things that go wrong. you lose that, that tightness that comes from being very self-conscious about not making mistakes. at a certain point, you realize, look, you do your best. you make, make your call, ma

much going on at black headquarte headquarters. >> ben carson just said obama was raised white. >> what? that's crazy! >> i better be getting overtime. >> larry: guys, i need you to focus. who will win the black vote? bernie or hillary? >> they have to do more than talk. we want effective policy that will address things like police brutality, mass incarceration, unemployment. >> larry: yes. >> drinkable water. me getting kendrick lamar's phone number, but that's -- >> me, too. >> larry: wait, wait. [ laughter ] who has the edge? does anybody have the edge? >> well, larry, you have the young black lives matter aligning heavily with bernie. >> larry: okay. >> and the smooth jazz older black crowd pulling strong forehillary. sizing it up right now. >> larry: smooth jazz? [ laughter ] >> yeah, larry, you know, the people that wear linen plants and sandals and go to al jarreau concerts? [ laughter ] >> larry: wow. >> you know them. so far, it looks like smooth jazz is in the lead, though. >> yeah. >> i didn't know smooth jazz was a category, okay. let me ask you this. what about the exploita

>> let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. he knows exactly what he's doing. let's dispel with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. he knows exactly what he's doing. here's the bottom line, this notion that barack obama doesn't know what he's do being is just not -- >> there it is. >> anyone who believes that barack obama isn't doing what he's doing on purpose doesn't understand what we're dealing with here. >> driving home the message or stuck on talking points? rubio defends his debate performance as rival chris christie goes for the kill. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." >>> good morning. it's monday, february 8th, i'm chris janzing live from manchester, new hampshire. now just a day before the first in the nation primary. we'll get to the super bowl in a second. and a tale of two quarterbacks. cam newton withers under denver's defense. and have we seen peyton manning's last snap under center? but first a quick rundown of some of the latest polls in the new hampsh

campaign. this year's congressional session. president obama's final year in office, and naturally, the supreme court agenda. we have fox team coverage, how the case is on the court's docket will be affected by scalia's passing. >> nice to talk to you. obviously the president has been overshadowed by the looming high stakes high court battle. it's one that could last beyond the end of his presidency. not on my watch. that's what senate republicans are saying about the prospects of confirming president obama's as yet unnamed nominee for the supreme court vacancy, created by the death of justice antonin scalia. >> anyone with brains would say, this is not the time to pick the next supreme court justice. >> echoing the sentiment of many gop senators. mitch mcconnell said, the american people should have a voice in the election of their next supreme court justice. the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. >> in deed, according to article two, section two of the constitution, th

fighting over whether president obama gets to appoint justice scalia's appointment. >> delay, delay, delay. >> it is outrageous. >> reporter: just when we could use more odd couples, we've got one less. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> something so many could learn from. thanks for joining us. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. welcome to the battle lines. just five days before they go before the voters in south carolina. the leading republican presidential candidates are at war with one another. trump against cruz. cruz against trump. cruz against rubio. trump against bush. candidates calling other candidates unstable, liars, threatening lawsuits. heent been this tough since adams supporters called jackson's wife, well, you'll have to look that one up because i'm not going to say it. jeb bush has been used by trump as a political punching bag is punching back bringing his brother, the former president, into the fight. george w. bush may have left office as one of the least popular presidents in history but remains one of the most popular republicans i

start of a republican debate, president obama vowed to fill justice scalia's seat. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. >> but within minutes, the gop candidates on the debate stage demanded that the senate block any potential nominee. >> i think it's up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. it's called delay, delay, delay. >> a partisan showdown that will certainly play out on the campaign trail. we are going to look at this from every angle this morning. but first, two of the candidates on that debate stage are here. we'll get to jeb bush in a moment. but first, marco rubio who had a lot on the line. tried to bounce back from what even he admitted was a disastrous performance at the last debate. well, last night he argued that the stakes have been raised. >> it reminds us of this. how important this election is. someone on this stage will get to choose the balance of the s

. amy: seven years of a first promising to close guantanamo, president obama since congress a new plan to close the military prison in cuba. is obama exley calling for guantanamo to close or is he just relocated to a new zip code here in the united states? then to nevada. >> we won the evangelicals, we won with the young, we won with the old, we won with highly educated, we won with poorly educated -- i love the poorly educated. amy: winning 45% of the republican caucus vote in nevada , donald trump usually wins the caucus in his third victory in a row. we will go to reno. then we remember black lives matter activist marshawn mccarrel, who shot himself to death at the entrance of the ohio statehouse in columbus earlier this month. >> he was a young man that could see all of the our precious -- oppression and injustice, committed himself to working for, and still bring light. even if he was angry at the system, he managed to somehow bring a positive energy to the work he did. he was remarkable. amy: we will speak with one of marshawn mccarrel's former teachers as well as the highs

agreement topped the list. until then, a group of journalists gave their own views about the obama presidency. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you, all, for coming. i'm marty baron. i'm the executive editor of "the washington post." and all of us at "the washington post" are really honored to participate in the launch of the pulitzer centennial celebration. we're especially pleased to do so in this new home for "the post." it's a place that plays homage to our history, even as it sets our course on the future. paul chago, chair of the pulitzer prize board was the first to ask if we would host a set of events for this occasion. and we quickly got back to him with an enthusiastic yes. because we have long believed in what the pulitzer prize represents. because we're proud of the 61 the post has won, because we believe the centennial is an opportunity to proclaim the enduring value of the pulitzer prize. the pulitzer prize, first awarded in 1917 recognizes excellence in the fields of journalism, letter, drama, and music. in establishing the prizes in his will, visionary publi