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this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some folks don't always have a ton of sympathy for government workers but he's certainly trying to show some there, as well. he will took this opportunity to really i think ratchet up a little bit of pressure on the house of representatives. he said there is some progress on the senate side. he said, but he also called the government shutdown completely unnecessary. he acknowledged, as well that there are certainly differences. and he said we stand a good chance, this is not a quote but just sort of broad strokes when he said we stand a good chance of defaulting
this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some...
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also harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. right now, the senate convenes, and these two huge players, mcconnell and reid, are expected to speak. we're watching very closely. we've been reporting this meeting, reid and mcconnell's office, the talking that's taking place, and what these two say could indicate the face of the country, really, at this point in time. fast-moving story. dana bash has been all over it. she's our chief congressional correspondent. i understand reid has been back in mcconnell's office. tell me, is this a good sign heading into this white house meeting in 60 minutes? >> it sure seems like a good sign. i just came to talk to you from standing outside of mcconnell's office which is kind of on the other side of the capitol, we expect both of them to leave there soon to speak publicly on the senate floor. but as reid was walking into mcconnell's office, ted barrett saw he was holding a piece of paper, which is a good sign, and he said we're going over the deal. the question is, are you there yet? he said,
also harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. right now, the senate convenes, and these two huge players, mcconnell and reid, are expected to speak. we're watching very closely. we've been reporting this meeting, reid and mcconnell's office, the talking that's taking place, and what these two say could indicate the face of the country, really, at this point in time. fast-moving story. dana bash has been all over it. she's our chief congressional correspondent. i understand reid has been...
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mcconnell will be fine. >> maria, this could help mitch mcconnell. >> yes and this is why i think the progress left in kentucky is missing the boat, because there is plenty to run on from a substantive standpoint and issues standpoint against mitch mcconnell. is he vulnerable. a 36% approval rating in kentucky. so what -- what these -- the liberals are giving mitch mcconnell is a place to talk about issues that he doesn't want to talk about, because he knows he's vulnerable. let's focus on the issues and how he is not very well liked in kentucky. how what he is really afraid of is somebody challenging him from the right. from the tea party. the tea party hates him in kentucky. again, another vulnerability for him. >> well, i'm sure will this will continue in the days and weeks to come. maria cardona, jason johnson. many thanks. >> nearly four months after the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary, "glee" airs an episode about a school shooting. newtown residents are not happy. we'll talk about that. [ male announcer ] when gloria and her financial advisor made a retirement plan, th
mcconnell will be fine. >> maria, this could help mitch mcconnell. >> yes and this is why i think the progress left in kentucky is missing the boat, because there is plenty to run on from a substantive standpoint and issues standpoint against mitch mcconnell. is he vulnerable. a 36% approval rating in kentucky. so what -- what these -- the liberals are giving mitch mcconnell is a place to talk about issues that he doesn't want to talk about, because he knows he's vulnerable. let's...
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. >> minority leader, mitch mcconnell, says democrats are creating a crisis to distract attention from obama care. >> millions of americans are hurting because of a law washington democrats forced upon them. what do they do about it? they cook up some fake fight over judges, a fake fight over judges. that aren't even needed.
. >> minority leader, mitch mcconnell, says democrats are creating a crisis to distract attention from obama care. >> millions of americans are hurting because of a law washington democrats forced upon them. what do they do about it? they cook up some fake fight over judges, a fake fight over judges. that aren't even needed.
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we heart from mitch mcconnell, senate republican leader, as well. there's obviously a lot going on right now. enormous ramifications. brianna, the white house just announced, brianna keilar, senior white house correspondent, set up in the briefing room there, announced a few moments ago the president wanted to come in to where you are into the briefing room and react to what the senate has just decided. i assume it's fair to say he will applaud this decision by the democrats. >> reporter: wolf, that is certainly the expectation. we're expecting president obama will come here to the brady briefing room in just a few minutes to make his comments. earlier this week he said he was deeply disappointed that senate republicans have, in his words, once again, refused to do their job and give well-qualified nominees to the federal bench, yes or no votes they deserve. this is something he has been calling for for some time now and also something that has certainly been, i guess you could say, a sore for the obama administration for some time. the objections t
we heart from mitch mcconnell, senate republican leader, as well. there's obviously a lot going on right now. enormous ramifications. brianna, the white house just announced, brianna keilar, senior white house correspondent, set up in the briefing room there, announced a few moments ago the president wanted to come in to where you are into the briefing room and react to what the senate has just decided. i assume it's fair to say he will applaud this decision by the democrats. >> reporter:...
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>> we saw a little bit of movement between the senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell did speak by telephone. they talk about how they get out of the situation they are in right now. two different things they have to address. one is funding the government and passing a resolution that would allow money to flow into the federal government put workers back into their jobs. in addition to that and perhaps more pressing, is the debt ceiling is increasing the debt ceiling. we're told by the u.s. debt treasury, that united states would have a default. this is what harry reid had to say about his conversation with mitch mcconnell. >> i add productive conversation with republican leader this afternoon. our discussions were substantive. and we will continue those discussions. and a positive conclusion for issues before this country today. >> don, let me be perhaps negative there. speaking to a source familiar with these discussions, they said don expect anything substantive to happen tonight. the conversations will probably pick up in earnest tomorrow. well see marcus opening u
>> we saw a little bit of movement between the senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell did speak by telephone. they talk about how they get out of the situation they are in right now. two different things they have to address. one is funding the government and passing a resolution that would allow money to flow into the federal government put workers back into their jobs. in addition to that and perhaps more pressing, is the debt ceiling is increasing the debt ceiling. we're...
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judd will reportedly announce by early may if she will challenge mitch mcconnell in kentucky. erin mcpike joining me now from washington. good to see you. >> you, too. >> so for those who don't know, judd has been very involved recently in politics. and she campaigned for president obama during the 2008 and 12012 campaigns. is she getting a lot of pressure from people to say she needs to put that harvard kennedy school government masters degree to good use in terms of running for office? >> well, ashley judd is making repeated trips to washington while she considers taking on mitch mcconnell. she's here again this weekend to give back to back speeches on some of her pet issues, . when she announces her decision, it will be around the time of the kentucky derby. but republicans think the attention she will get this weekend for aligning herself with these more liberal causes make for an odd way to roll out a senate campaign in the south. now already republicans are slamming her for supporting president obama who of course remains unpopular and a much more conservative kentucky.
judd will reportedly announce by early may if she will challenge mitch mcconnell in kentucky. erin mcpike joining me now from washington. good to see you. >> you, too. >> so for those who don't know, judd has been very involved recently in politics. and she campaigned for president obama during the 2008 and 12012 campaigns. is she getting a lot of pressure from people to say she needs to put that harvard kennedy school government masters degree to good use in terms of running for...
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. >>> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell lashing out at a left-wing group for what he is calling a racial slur against his while the group, progress kentucky, ignited controversy when it drew a connection between former labor secretary elaine chow and the practice of outsourcing to asia. chow was born in taiwan. mcconnell defended his wife and said his re-election campaign has already begun, saying, "elaine chow is just as much an american as any of the rest of them." in fact, she had to go through a lot more to become an american, it went on to say. >> the race will take care of itself in 2014 i must stay has started early, a left wing group down here in kentucky already issued racial slurs against my wife and already questioned my own patriotism, so the left is fully engaged down here in kentucky. they would love to take out the republican leader of the senate. >> mcconnell says it's not the first time this type of thing has happened. >>> you on your way home? >> yes, ma'am. >> so, you're not gonna be here in town when these cuts kick it? >> they call me back, i'll be back. >>
. >>> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell lashing out at a left-wing group for what he is calling a racial slur against his while the group, progress kentucky, ignited controversy when it drew a connection between former labor secretary elaine chow and the practice of outsourcing to asia. chow was born in taiwan. mcconnell defended his wife and said his re-election campaign has already begun, saying, "elaine chow is just as much an american as any of the rest of them."...
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mitch mcconnell was positive. then somewhere in midmorning or so, mcconnell said, wait a second, as i understand it, he has to back off from the agreement he had reached with reid, which frankly from my perspective was not a great deal. but at least it was better than the alternative. that's not reopening the government or not paying our bills. so we had momentum. then mitch mcconnell, as i understand it, says, well, you know what, i can't go forward until we see what's going on in the house. but nothing is going on in the house because they can't get their act together. you know, it pains me very much. it really does. this country, as you know, brooke, has enormous problems. we have a disappearing middle class. poverty is at an all-time high. the gap between the rich and everybody else is growing wider. we can't begin to address those problems because we're waiting for the house to say, oh, yeah, i guess it's okay to pay our bills or reopen the government. >> i hear your frustration. you're not the first senator
mitch mcconnell was positive. then somewhere in midmorning or so, mcconnell said, wait a second, as i understand it, he has to back off from the agreement he had reached with reid, which frankly from my perspective was not a great deal. but at least it was better than the alternative. that's not reopening the government or not paying our bills. so we had momentum. then mitch mcconnell, as i understand it, says, well, you know what, i can't go forward until we see what's going on in the house....
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mitch mcconnell will be trying to sell that plan to his caucus on the senate side. ant hope was that the bill on the senate side could get enough broad bipartisan support to send it back over to the house and give it more of a chance on the house side. but with the new approach we're seeing from the house, it looks like it's going to be a lot more complicated that's going to be able to pass both parties in both chambers in time for the thursday deadline. a lot going on and very unclear whether it's going to be resolved fast enough. >> so if it's not resolved fast enough and they don't raise the debt ceiling when they should, christine romans will join us now from new york to tell us what that might look like. >> well, look, if there's a deal at the last minute or a deal right now, you might get, i would say, no reaction in the stock market. it's already been up 500-something points on the assumption that they're going to get a deal done. even now you're not seeing much reaction to the stock market. because they'll believe it when they see it. your first scenario, i
mitch mcconnell will be trying to sell that plan to his caucus on the senate side. ant hope was that the bill on the senate side could get enough broad bipartisan support to send it back over to the house and give it more of a chance on the house side. but with the new approach we're seeing from the house, it looks like it's going to be a lot more complicated that's going to be able to pass both parties in both chambers in time for the thursday deadline. a lot going on and very unclear whether...
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add that on and it looks pretty bad for mitch mcconnell. here is the thing. this is the divide within the republican party. it somehow continues to be overlooked. this divide had very little to do with ideology. this ideology had very little to do with goals. it was only ever about strategy. in a few moments, president obama will come out at that podium. i anticipate while there's talks that he may offer some kind of olive branch to republican, we'll hear a delegitimization. changes to obama care that would offset, also having a negative impact on the economy. the divide was, can you really accomplish that goal? can you strategically accomplish that goal? the tactic isn't illegitimate. the system was built to protect minority interest. funding power. vetoes. but can it accomplish your goal? that was the divide within the republican party. >> will, everybody stand by. you see the state dining room over there at white house. the president will be walking in momentarily. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, we'll hear from the president of the united sta
add that on and it looks pretty bad for mitch mcconnell. here is the thing. this is the divide within the republican party. it somehow continues to be overlooked. this divide had very little to do with ideology. this ideology had very little to do with goals. it was only ever about strategy. in a few moments, president obama will come out at that podium. i anticipate while there's talks that he may offer some kind of olive branch to republican, we'll hear a delegitimization. changes to obama...
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she was able to learn that harry reid plans to continue talking with mitch mcconnell. he said there's not a meeting scheduled, but imagines will be tacking about phony. another reporter said if the senate is going to be in session tomorrow. apparently senator reid nodded, and asked, what's the house doing? we know the house has no vote scheduled for tomorrow, they don't plant to come back until monday evening. i believe we have a clip from senator reid that we can play right now from that presser that ended not too long ago. >> conversations were extremely cordial, but very preliminary, of course, nothing conclusive, but i hope that our talking is some solace to the american people and to the world. >>> i don't know how much solace the talking is. we have this debt limit coming on thursday, just a few days away. one more thing that came after the presser is senator durbin said right now the thinking is they're going to be two separate votes, one that would raise the debt ceiling. we don't know at this point for how long or even when that vote would take place, but durb
she was able to learn that harry reid plans to continue talking with mitch mcconnell. he said there's not a meeting scheduled, but imagines will be tacking about phony. another reporter said if the senate is going to be in session tomorrow. apparently senator reid nodded, and asked, what's the house doing? we know the house has no vote scheduled for tomorrow, they don't plant to come back until monday evening. i believe we have a clip from senator reid that we can play right now from that...
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ashley judd decided not to unseat mitch mcconnell next year. but before she filed out, mcconnell's staff was plotting their defeat and the plan was not pretty. we know that because the secret strategy session was caught on tape. and now the fbi is involved. here's cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: even though he's not up for reelection for more than a year, mitch mcconnell has been gearing up for a muddy kentucky horse race. and an audio recording obtained by "mother jones," mcconnell can be heard in what's considered a typical strategy session. discussing with his campaign advisers back in february. >> later on, one strategist runs through the campaign's opposition research on actress ashley judd who at the time was considering a run for mcconnell's seat. judd has since announced she's out of the race. >> about she suffered and was hospitalized for 42 days and had a mental breakdown in the '90s. >> the staffers contacted the fbi which is now looking into the matter. a campaign manager told cnn the meeting was in a
ashley judd decided not to unseat mitch mcconnell next year. but before she filed out, mcconnell's staff was plotting their defeat and the plan was not pretty. we know that because the secret strategy session was caught on tape. and now the fbi is involved. here's cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: even though he's not up for reelection for more than a year, mitch mcconnell has been gearing up for a muddy kentucky horse race. and an audio recording obtained by...
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and you just heard mitch mcconnell say it right there. he believes this is a fake fight and that this is not fair, it's a double standard and so on and so on. of course, before he spoke, harry reid made the point, going through some of the statistics, some of the numbers of nominees that are held up currently as we speak from the administration -- i believe 75 are sitting on the calendar right now -- saying that that is unfair and people in the administration need to have the personnel in order to have the government to function. it is a basic question of whether or not the government can function for the people. and they can't if they don't have the personnel there. he also addressed the fairness issue. harry reid saying that he understands that if and when these rules change, meaning part of it that's in the minority now, the republicans, are stripped of their ability to filibuster, stripped of their ability to hold up a president's nominees that if and when democrats are in the minority and there's a republican in the white house, they
and you just heard mitch mcconnell say it right there. he believes this is a fake fight and that this is not fair, it's a double standard and so on and so on. of course, before he spoke, harry reid made the point, going through some of the statistics, some of the numbers of nominees that are held up currently as we speak from the administration -- i believe 75 are sitting on the calendar right now -- saying that that is unfair and people in the administration need to have the personnel in order...
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harry reid and mitch mcconnell don't get along. john boehner don't trust that they can even get a bill troou his caucus. we've seen with immigration, that makes not one bit of difference among house republicans what the senate is doing these days. so i really don't see a path guard given who is in the room making these decisions and the caucuses that have to be able to pass these builds through them. >> let's talk about who is in the room. interesting, john mccain on some of the sunday morning talk shows talking about his frustration that the white house is not playing a larger role in the ongoing negotiations. and in fact says he wants biden out of witness protection program. jason, do you think that biden's relationship with some of those key members could play a role in ending the stalemate? >> no. biden would be terrible in. a lot of democrats are concern pd that both obama and biden are too quick to capitulate. and the president shouldn't be in too many of these negotiations up front. there's too much political capital in the
harry reid and mitch mcconnell don't get along. john boehner don't trust that they can even get a bill troou his caucus. we've seen with immigration, that makes not one bit of difference among house republicans what the senate is doing these days. so i really don't see a path guard given who is in the room making these decisions and the caucuses that have to be able to pass these builds through them. >> let's talk about who is in the room. interesting, john mccain on some of the sunday...
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>> we saw a little bit of movement between the senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell did speak by telephone. they talk about how they get out of the situation they are in right now. two different things they have to address. one is funding the government and passing a resolution that would allow money to flow into the federal government put workers back into their jobs. in addition to that and perhaps more pressing, is the debt ceiling is increasing the debt ceiling. we're told by the u.s. debt treasury, that united states would have a default. this is what harry reid had to say about his conversation with mitch mcconnell. >> i add productive conversation with republican leader t
>> we saw a little bit of movement between the senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell did speak by telephone. they talk about how they get out of the situation they are in right now. two different things they have to address. one is funding the government and passing a resolution that would allow money to flow into the federal government put workers back into their jobs. in addition to that and perhaps more pressing, is the debt ceiling is increasing the debt ceiling. we're...
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this could be her biggest drama yet if she does decide to run against mitch mcconnell. obviously the most powerful republican in the senate, as you just mentioned, looking at live pictures there of ashley judd at this forum on women's reproductive rights there at george washington university. she has another event here in washington tomorrow where she'll be honored for her humanitarian work abroad. all of this obviously, brooke, raising a lot of eyebrows and gaining a lot of spotlight. she's also been meeting with democratic officials here in washington, and potential donors in kentucky. that's, again, raising a lot of people's eyebrows, especially mitch mcconnell, and karl rove's group, take a look at this ad from his group, american crossroads. >> you know what this country really needs? an independent voice, for obama. >> i am committed to president obama and vice president biden. i think he's a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more as the president i knew he could be. >> a leader who knows how to follow. >> now, brooke, one of the issues that they hope to ham
this could be her biggest drama yet if she does decide to run against mitch mcconnell. obviously the most powerful republican in the senate, as you just mentioned, looking at live pictures there of ashley judd at this forum on women's reproductive rights there at george washington university. she has another event here in washington tomorrow where she'll be honored for her humanitarian work abroad. all of this obviously, brooke, raising a lot of eyebrows and gaining a lot of spotlight. she's...
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can you vote for this compromise that harry reid and mitch mcconnell have put together? >> i'm still looking forward to the opportunity to go through it. i heard a lot of the outline and framework. shockingly enough, there are occasionally times where a senate proposal comes over with a couple nonjermaine items with it, so i want to get a chance to look at it, and we're looking forward to the conference at 3:00. >> assuming it is as has been described. >> i still have to look at it. it shouldn't be long. it should be straight-forward, but i want a chance to look at it to know where we're going from there. >> the meeting is happening at 3:00 today. can you take us behind closed doors and explain what is happening on your side of things? >> folks will get a copy of it, start looking through it. we'll meet at 3:00, talk through the parameters, talk through what's happening on the senate side in the schedule, the speaker will outline, here's what the deal is, here's what it is all about. majority leader cantor will step up, explain where things are, and we'll have interactio
can you vote for this compromise that harry reid and mitch mcconnell have put together? >> i'm still looking forward to the opportunity to go through it. i heard a lot of the outline and framework. shockingly enough, there are occasionally times where a senate proposal comes over with a couple nonjermaine items with it, so i want to get a chance to look at it, and we're looking forward to the conference at 3:00. >> assuming it is as has been described. >> i still have to look...
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harry r aeid and mitch mcconnel are hold iing -- and protesters held a rally today. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin and others spoke there and many marched to the vietnam memorial and then onto the white house where they held a boisterous rally. senators are there in session this sunday to hopefully reach a deal. mark preston is live on capitol hill. something is happening now that hasn't happened since july. they are actually talking. well, miguel, we expect them to talk. they haven't started discussions yet between the two leaders. we are told from the democratic leader that these discussions will happen. i just spoke to a top leadership aid that they have not heard from harry reid yet. we do know that the talks have absolutely collapsed between the house republicans and the white house at this point. so the ball has been thrown into the senate's court. let's see if they can cut a deal. the clock is ticking right now. i take it, it is a good sign. we have seen it play out in the past. they force the house to end up passing it. is that what we think i
harry r aeid and mitch mcconnel are hold iing -- and protesters held a rally today. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin and others spoke there and many marched to the vietnam memorial and then onto the white house where they held a boisterous rally. senators are there in session this sunday to hopefully reach a deal. mark preston is live on capitol hill. something is happening now that hasn't happened since july. they are actually talking. well, miguel, we expect them to talk. they...
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even mitch mcconnell. if they come out, say they will allow something -- a gun bill to move forward, they could face a challenge from the right that could be successful. so on the other hand, have you people like john mccain, even if ultimately some of the folks aren't going to want to vote for a gun bill, it doesn't sit well with constituents that it wouldn't even be allows to come up, so they are trying to take a more measured approach. democrats hope to enlist the help of people like senator mccain to overcome the 60 vote threshold to overcome the issue. >> crazy, crazy politics. briana keel ar live from the white house this morning. >>> a group howill grade law maingers on gun issues. once again, the face of the campaign will be the parents who lost children at sandy hook. >> i got a 911 call that there was a shooting at sandy hook elementary school. >> the nonprofit group, backed by deep pockets by mayor michael bloomberg. it will spend $1 million to air the new ad. it targets a dozen lawmakers and as
even mitch mcconnell. if they come out, say they will allow something -- a gun bill to move forward, they could face a challenge from the right that could be successful. so on the other hand, have you people like john mccain, even if ultimately some of the folks aren't going to want to vote for a gun bill, it doesn't sit well with constituents that it wouldn't even be allows to come up, so they are trying to take a more measured approach. democrats hope to enlist the help of people like senator...
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mitch mcconnell, joe biden got together, they made something happen almost out of nothing in a way that extends current tax policies for 99% of all americans and makes them permane permanent. that's a good thing. now let's. >>> did luck with the new group and with the swearing-in as this week continues. senator, i appreciate your time and your candor. >>> to a complete breakdown, how each of the senators and each of the congressmen decided to vote, go to cnn.com/politics. >>> got a couple other stories making news this hour. the coast guard says that oil rig that ran aground in alaska is luckily stable, not leaking. during the tow to seattle, it required the crew to cut the lines. bad weather has kept the crews from being able to re-board that rig. >>> more than 800 people in minnesota and the art of swimming in winter. this is the annual polar bear plunge, an event that help two charities. one for suicide awareness. minnesota want the only place. in north carolina, there they go. this is the polar bears braving the waters. before they ended up in the water they decided to gather those
mitch mcconnell, joe biden got together, they made something happen almost out of nothing in a way that extends current tax policies for 99% of all americans and makes them permane permanent. that's a good thing. now let's. >>> did luck with the new group and with the swearing-in as this week continues. senator, i appreciate your time and your candor. >>> to a complete breakdown, how each of the senators and each of the congressmen decided to vote, go to cnn.com/politics....
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yep, that's senator mitch mcconnell's home state. he, as you know, helped broker the deal with his democratic counterpart in the senate, harry reid, but some people are outraged by that. jake tapper, anchor of "the lead," is coming up next, and he'll tell us what that $2 billion will be used for. and the strong reaction today from senator mitch mcconnell. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ >>> a doctor accused of killing his beauty queen wife of nearly 30 years went on trial today in utah. live pictures here inside this courtroom. here's the story. dr. martin macneill is charged with murder and obstruction of justice in his wife's death six years ago. prosecutors say that macneill gave his wife michelle a deadly dose of drugs after forcing h
yep, that's senator mitch mcconnell's home state. he, as you know, helped broker the deal with his democratic counterpart in the senate, harry reid, but some people are outraged by that. jake tapper, anchor of "the lead," is coming up next, and he'll tell us what that $2 billion will be used for. and the strong reaction today from senator mitch mcconnell. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to...
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vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell brokered a deal and, yes, it cleared the senate late last night. but no, the republican-controlled house of representatives hasn't voted on this yet. they are going to convene in about 30 minutes. house democratic caucus is meeting in less than an hour while the house gop leaders are meeting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. both parties undoubtedly laying the groundwork for the fiscal cliff showdown that will unfold between its 435 house members. one of those members is democratic congressman from michigan. he's kind enough to join me. thank you for being with us today. first of all, if you could get me up to speed on the decision to make a decision v you heard anything about the possibility there might be a vote today with your members? >> i haven't heard directly. i think there will be. i think the vote last night in the senate set the stage. it was overwhelming. we're going to have a caucus democrats and republicans will discuss the bill. the vice president is coming to the democratic how cause cuss. we'll hear from him. he will explain what's
vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell brokered a deal and, yes, it cleared the senate late last night. but no, the republican-controlled house of representatives hasn't voted on this yet. they are going to convene in about 30 minutes. house democratic caucus is meeting in less than an hour while the house gop leaders are meeting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. both parties undoubtedly laying the groundwork for the fiscal cliff showdown that will unfold between its 435 house members. one of...
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. >> that was mitch mcconnell and rand paul talking about that, we're winning moment. it was kind of caught with an open mike on. >> that was from -- >> it did reveal in large part that while house speaker john boehner is saying this is not a game, when you hear this kind of dialogue between rand paul and mitch mcconnell say we're winning, we're winning, it does seem tan at that mount. >> i am all wired up here. >> i just did cnn, we're willing to compromise. i think it won't poll for them to say that. >> i do, too. i came back from that two hour meeting with him and that was basically the same view privately as publicly. >> i think if we keep saying we wanted to defund it, we fought for that, now we're willing to compromise, i think -- we -- i think i know we don't want to be here, but we're gonna win this. >> is that perhaps redundant about a message, coming up with a winning strategy is what this game is all about? >> so you don't have the quote from the senior administration official saying they were winning, you just have the quote from them. >> that's what we hav
. >> that was mitch mcconnell and rand paul talking about that, we're winning moment. it was kind of caught with an open mike on. >> that was from -- >> it did reveal in large part that while house speaker john boehner is saying this is not a game, when you hear this kind of dialogue between rand paul and mitch mcconnell say we're winning, we're winning, it does seem tan at that mount. >> i am all wired up here. >> i just did cnn, we're willing to compromise. i...
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mitch mcconnell said it could pass with bipartisan support. but we don't know the details of the bill. and those details are often what prove to be problematic. if republicans try to use the bill to alter the spending cuts that started on friday, it would really create more of a rift between republicans and democrats. they urged support for what they called a truly clean legislation. that would be something that doesn't have any strings attached to these new budget cuts. >> emily schmidt live in washington for us. thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, there is plenty of confusion surrounding these cuts. tomorrow was supposed to be the day that the faa began closing some of those air traffic control towers, but the agency has now backed off that plan. in a conference call on friday, the faa retracted an earlier announcement that the cuts would force 168 towers to close. contractors who were invited to listen in were told that the original announcement had not been authorized. >>> an exciting and optimistic announcement from doctors working to cur
mitch mcconnell said it could pass with bipartisan support. but we don't know the details of the bill. and those details are often what prove to be problematic. if republicans try to use the bill to alter the spending cuts that started on friday, it would really create more of a rift between republicans and democrats. they urged support for what they called a truly clean legislation. that would be something that doesn't have any strings attached to these new budget cuts. >> emily schmidt...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> you have to admit, that was funny. of course there is another side to the white house correspondents dinner as well. that would be the social side. washington power players mixed with the hollywood elite. we'll talk about that when we come back. [ male announcer ] who loves social networking as much as you? identity thieves. they can find your personal information and do some serious damage. like your birthday or your mother's maiden name. you need a new friend. lifelock. we scour billions of data points every day and if we discover that any of your personal information is misused... lifelock is there. call us at 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. tony used priceline to book this 4 star hotel. tell 'em why. free breakfast with express deals, you can save big and find a hotel with free breakfast without bidding. don't you just love those little cereal boxes? priceline savings without the bidding. [ male announcer ] you are a b
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> you have to admit, that was funny. of course there is another side to the white house correspondents dinner as well. that would be the social side. washington power players mixed with the hollywood elite. we'll talk about that when we come back. [ male announcer ] who loves social networking as much as you? identity thieves. they can find your personal information and do...
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why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> you're only as good as your last review. rpresent's at the white house correspondents dinner, how did he do? let's bring in chuck nice and host of reliable sources, howie curts. good afternoon to both of you. >> good afternoon. >> hi. >> good afternoon. okay, so chuck, i don't even think thstion is fair, but i'm going to ask it anyway because we expect a lot of our president, we expects them to be great comedians, so i'm going to ask you this question in the spirit of what i just said. rate the president's performance as a comedian. because he was great.ate him and i do this for a living. and this guy steps in and makes it look like it's just a walk in the park, that it's so easy. and the truth of the matter is come timing. and obama has impeccable timing. he knows how to milk a joke. he knows when to hit a punch line. and if you look at the reaction of the people in the audience, they're nodding their heads and kind of like, wow, thi
why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask? really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> you're only as good as your last review. rpresent's at the white house correspondents dinner, how did he do? let's bring in chuck nice and host of reliable sources, howie curts. good afternoon to both of you. >> good afternoon. >> hi. >> good afternoon. okay, so chuck, i don't even think thstion is fair, but i'm going to ask it anyway because we expect a...
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wolf, this is a problem, particular dysfunction between the republican leader, mitch mcconnell. you saw john mccain speaking, mitch mcconnell is the republican leader, his relationship with harry reid has deteriorated significantly and that affects the business of the senate. what the republicans say, well, democrats did this too when they were in minority, but there's no question this has escalated in recent months and years especially around this president's nominees for key federal positions. again, they've cut a deal today. they've worked out a compromise. the bigger question is as harry reid said, have they learn today actually talk? will they work this out going forward? or is this just a temporary fix? >> my senses probably just temporary, but let's hope for the best. john, thanks very much. >> got a good gut. >> yeah. like most of us you probably carry your life around in your smartphone or at least a lot of information. well, now that information potentially is in serious danger from hackers. we're going to show you how they are getting into your phone and your most per
wolf, this is a problem, particular dysfunction between the republican leader, mitch mcconnell. you saw john mccain speaking, mitch mcconnell is the republican leader, his relationship with harry reid has deteriorated significantly and that affects the business of the senate. what the republicans say, well, democrats did this too when they were in minority, but there's no question this has escalated in recent months and years especially around this president's nominees for key federal...
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according to that source, mitch mcconnell has pulled back from the discussions. mick mcconnell and joe biden were sort of working together in that last standoff. this democratic source explains why joe biden has not been quite as visible ps as you mentioned, sometimes these discussions are going on and they are not read out to the news media. jay carner, the white house secretary, said to to me the other day in the briefing room sometimes these conversations are not read out to reporters for political reasons and perhaps because john boehner, the speaker of the house, doesn't want those calls right out because, you know, people in the tea party might be upset with the house speaker if it's known he is having lots of conversations with the president. i have also been told by white house officials this time around we are not seeing as many conversations between the president and house speaker john boehner as we saw in the last standoff mainly because both sides are so locked into these positions, these polarized positions that there really hasn't been that much to
according to that source, mitch mcconnell has pulled back from the discussions. mick mcconnell and joe biden were sort of working together in that last standoff. this democratic source explains why joe biden has not been quite as visible ps as you mentioned, sometimes these discussions are going on and they are not read out to the news media. jay carner, the white house secretary, said to to me the other day in the briefing room sometimes these conversations are not read out to reporters for...
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republicans john boehner and mitch mcconnell, democrats harry reid, nancy pelosi, they've all accepted his invitation. senator reid also says he spoke to the speaker, john boehner on the phone, sent him a litter about republican tactics in this showdown standoff. let's not forget though, day two of the shutdown means the economy of the united states has taken an estimated $400 million hit hit already. that's the cost in lost wages for all the furloughed federal workers and a lot of other related economic losses. that doesn't take into account lost productivity, lost investment. a billion dollar week manmade disaster. this is not a natural disaster like a hurricane. this is a manmade disaster could cost the u.s. economy a billion dollars a week at a minimum if it goes on. joining us now is the florida republican congressman mario diaz-balart. thanks very much for coming in, congress man. >> my pleasure, wolf. what do you think? do you think the meeting the president scheduled with the speaker, the minority leader in the senate, is there a possibility that have they get into i an room an
republicans john boehner and mitch mcconnell, democrats harry reid, nancy pelosi, they've all accepted his invitation. senator reid also says he spoke to the speaker, john boehner on the phone, sent him a litter about republican tactics in this showdown standoff. let's not forget though, day two of the shutdown means the economy of the united states has taken an estimated $400 million hit hit already. that's the cost in lost wages for all the furloughed federal workers and a lot of other...
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the plan by reid and the minority leader mitch mcconnell would fund the government through january 15th. budget negotiations would take place by december. it would raise the nation's debt ceiling through february 7th and it could include some minor tweaks to obama care. the house proposal would include much of what's in the senate plan with even bigger changes to obama care. it would for example, suspend the tax on medical devices for two years and remove health care subsidies for the president and members of congress. just a little while ago, oo the house speaker john boehner said he's trying to find a way forward that avoids a government default. >> there are a lot of opinions about what will direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. but we're going to continue to work with our members on both sides of the aisle to try to make sure that there's no issue of default and to get our government reopened. >> all right. so that's just part of the story. let's fill in some of the blanks right now. senior white house correspondent jim acosta and chief congres
the plan by reid and the minority leader mitch mcconnell would fund the government through january 15th. budget negotiations would take place by december. it would raise the nation's debt ceiling through february 7th and it could include some minor tweaks to obama care. the house proposal would include much of what's in the senate plan with even bigger changes to obama care. it would for example, suspend the tax on medical devices for two years and remove health care subsidies for the president...
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nonetheless, he was talking to mitch mcconnell, he is the one that made that happen. the interesting play to me is these are roles that president obama has given him to elevate him. >> exactly. >> that is interesting to me just as we look forward to the next four years. >> how did the justice, sonia sotomayor do? >> looked flawless to me. you saw she had written it out and she had written it out with the pauses indicated. that's the way to do it safely. you saw how long it was. no one could possibly memorize that. the interesting question, and i don't know the answer, is will chief justice roberts will have a card? will he surrender his famous memory? he has very famous memory, and just do it with a card or will he try again without a card and see how that goes? >> i don't think he should take any risks. >> my guess is he is a very proud man. my guess is he will not have a card, dole it from memory again. but he will have made clear this time, unlike last time, to the president where the pauses are going to be. 'cause that was the problem. >> so, trivia question. >> r
nonetheless, he was talking to mitch mcconnell, he is the one that made that happen. the interesting play to me is these are roles that president obama has given him to elevate him. >> exactly. >> that is interesting to me just as we look forward to the next four years. >> how did the justice, sonia sotomayor do? >> looked flawless to me. you saw she had written it out and she had written it out with the pauses indicated. that's the way to do it safely. you saw how long...
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mitch mcconnell is throwing down the gauntlet for a showdown with the president over spending and the debt. he wrote an op-ed for yahoo! news, and here's part of it. the president may not want to have a fight about government spending, but it's a fight he's going to have, because it's a debate the country needs. >>> let's turn to another crisis, the aftermath of superstorm sandy. more than two months after landfall, the latest disaster is manmade. house speaker john boehner now says the new congress will vote tomorrow on finally providing federal aid. he fast-tracked the vote after unexpectedly shelving it earlier this week. that delay really blindsided and outraged the hardest-hit states. even his fellow republicans lashed out with extraordinary anger. >> this used to be something that was not political. you know, disaster relief was something you didn't play games with. but now in this current atmosphere, everything is the subject of one upmanship, a potential piece of bait for the political game. it's why the american people hate congress. >>> boehner's delay lit the fuse on a powd
mitch mcconnell is throwing down the gauntlet for a showdown with the president over spending and the debt. he wrote an op-ed for yahoo! news, and here's part of it. the president may not want to have a fight about government spending, but it's a fight he's going to have, because it's a debate the country needs. >>> let's turn to another crisis, the aftermath of superstorm sandy. more than two months after landfall, the latest disaster is manmade. house speaker john boehner now says...
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you just played a sound bite from mitch mcconnell. there was actually something rare happening on the senate floor. that was what's called a live quorum. that's when harry reid forces all of the senators to come to the floor. he did that in order to make the case that it's time to move on, that this an embarrassment to the country, it's an embarrassment to everybody who works in government, that this shutdown is still going on, on day eight. another interesting moment that happened during that live forum call when all the senators were on the floor, is john mccain, who has been very silent about this, clearly not a fan of ted cruz, the republican from texas, and the strategy to attach obama care to the funding bill, which was of course what started this whole thing. he came out scene made a speech and said, you know, let's do this. let's talk. let's negotiate. the reason why that's interesting is because in recent months, he has been the point person that democrats have been able to deal with. mitch mcconnell, who you heard from, is i
you just played a sound bite from mitch mcconnell. there was actually something rare happening on the senate floor. that was what's called a live quorum. that's when harry reid forces all of the senators to come to the floor. he did that in order to make the case that it's time to move on, that this an embarrassment to the country, it's an embarrassment to everybody who works in government, that this shutdown is still going on, on day eight. another interesting moment that happened during that...