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i said washington, d.c., i write thrillers about washington. no, the number one place was florida borders one mile from the furniture store where my mother used to work. my mother single-handedly beat 8 million new yorkers. >> host: brad meltzer has been our guest. here's his book heros for my son. >> mr. sheon cofounded a worldwide consulting firm. he worked on numerous democratic campaigns for both bill and hillary clinton as well as all over the country for governor devan bie and senator hopeful jeff green. his work on overnight polling is cited as a contribution to bill clinton's reelection bit and worked in the middle east and counterintuitively, he's an analyst on fox news. without furtheryr >> it's a book that's about the rise of extremism. we've seen in the opening of the obama years, and it's an attempt to remind us we've faced forces of extremism before, and they are not isolated to one political party or another, and neither has a monopoly and virtue or device, and we forget that in our overheated intense deablghts these -- debates t

good morning, washington. thanks for being with us on this monday morning, i am alison starling. >> i am scott thuman. we begin with traffic and weather. it's foggy this morning, adam caskey. >> it is foggy with a dense fog advisory until 11:00 a.m. when it is this stick and at this time of year, its leaders of while. -- it lingers. there's half mile visibility in gaithersburg. reaganles at dull international. it is 50 degrees at reagan national, 48 in gaithersburg. out west.earing 36 in cumberland. high temperatures in the mid- 60s. becoming partly cloudy. we will see sunshine by the afternoon. >> now to lisa baden. >>> visibility is poor. some of that is at ground level. there are lots of deer running around. drive defensively. the beltway at colesville road, looks like springfield, va., not much happening between a woodbridge and --. we will keep an eye on what we can. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the top story is a thanksgiving travel season approaching. people are not thrilled with the the new rules at

new members of congress always think they can change washington, but will washington change them? we're talking with former house speaker dennis hastert and the youngest member of the house, congressman aaron shock. >>> finally official, kate middleton and prince william are engaged. we're expecting to see the happy cuppal for a photo-op later this morning. >>> joining the discussion this morning pat buchanan, "washington post" editorial writer jonathan capehart and the fourth highest ranking congressman larsen and valerie blame and her husband, former ambassador joe wilson. >>> good morning, i'm chris jansing. this is a special edition of "jansing & company." we're live out on the balcony of the rotunda on capitol hill and tremendously busy in washington, d.c. what will their influence be? we'll be talking with one of the longest serving members of congress and talking about one of the longest serviing memberss of congress. he's waiting to hear, frankly so are we, what the consequences are of that hearing that he said for almost a year what he wanted on those ethic charges. the s

. >> couric: tonight, a power shift in washington as republicans take the house. i'm katie couric. can the president and the new speaker find common ground or are we headed for gridlock? we're about to find out. >> i do believe there's hope for progress. >> we've come to take our government back! captioning sponsored by cbs >> couric: good evening, everyone. today, we saw a humbled and introspective president obama after a major political defeat. at a news conference, he didn't try to sugar-coat the republican sweeping victory in taking back the house of representatives. he called it a shellacking and he took responsibility for it. and while the president spoke of seeking common ground with the new majority, presumptive speaker john boehner said the g.o.p. victory is a rejection of the obama agenda. he called the president's signature achievement, the health reform law, a monstrosity. chip reid is at the white house tonight. chip, this is something new for a president who for the first two years had his party in control of both houses of congress. >> reporter: well, katie, it's a w

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"good morning washington" begins now. >> live and in h.d. this is "good morning washington." on your side. >> and good thursday morning, everyone. >> thank you for joining us at 5:00 this morning. let's begin with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we're going to check in with lisa shortly, but adam, we check with you. we're headed towards the weekend and the weather is nice and calm. >> it is nice and calm. no heavy rain. no high winds. no storms to talk about. no storms to recap. just a november day. let's take a look at some of the colsde numbers i can find. most of us are above freezing. there are a few exceptions. stafford and bristow, for example. indian shed currently 34 degrees to start our morning. here is our forecast for today. increasing clouds. limited sunshine. highs in the mid 50's. 50-mile-per-hour gusts were clocked out west yesterday. >> i wish you could hear me. while you're on the air i'm talking to chris, the producer going oh, he is good. that adam caskey is good. the day of no? i love that. let's have a day of no for accidents. as long as everybody a

heavy rain, gusty winds from boston to washington, d.c. showers extending down through the carolinas and florida. cooler around the great lakes, with light rain around milwaukee, chicago, detroit and indianapolis. >> 41 in the twin cities. 44 in fargo. 51 in omaha. mostly 50s from new england to atlanta. 84 in miami. and just shy of 70 in new orleans. still hot in the southwest. 93 in l.a. 88 in phoenix. >>> and when we return, your business news. one auto giant gets the green light to fly its private jets again. >>> plus, washington, d.c.'s newest sniper case. who is now targeting military buildings? >>> and new video from cuba overnight. two nations, one shared love of dance. [ sighs ] morning! mor-ning? i'm your genie. you're wishing for a deliciously, cereal. i am. well, you don't want that one. new kellogg's fiber plus cereal®. the delicious taste of berries, plus yogurty clusters, plus 40% of your daily fiber... plus wait for it... antioxidants! so, two more wishes! mmmm. mmmm. maybe later, then. [ female announcer ] new kellogg's f

we got almost foot of snow in washington. the eastern suburbs had over 15 inches of snow back on november 11th, 1987. well, none that here this morning. it's cold, though. cold enough for snow but dry. we have a clear sky. at or below freezing in most of the areas exceptear washington and the bay. mountains, 20s this morning. elsewhere, we've got it in the mid and upper 30s around the bay and southeastern virginia. this clear sky, thanks to a large ridge of high pressure locked in place from eastern canada to the atlantic seaboard, giving us a clear morning fo students at the bus stops. definitely need to layer. upper 20s and mid-30s. bright sunshine. sunrise 6:47. we'll have our temperatures by on time in the mid-50s and low six by early to midafternoon with lots of sun. good weather for the high school football games. 30s by dawn saturday. sunny tomorrow afternoon with highs into the mid-60s. mostly sunny sunday moing. a few clouds in the afternoon. low 60s. could get passing showers. it's a very small chance. otherwise, mo

allen-scored washington -- outscored washington. an embarrassing game for the capitals. the capitals have given up 15 goals in the last three games. an embarrassing loss to the devils. have a great day, everybody. >> i know a adam caskey is disappointed. 53 degrees. 5:30.ws continues actiot >> and behind-the-scenes heading into the grand finale on the dance floor. >> police are looking for a man they believe broke in tto a home. >> there's a cold front >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead this half hour, a second look at the controversial airport security, a new poll that shows how divided passengers really are. good morning, washington. thanks for joining us on this tuesday, november 23. i am alison starling. >> i am scott thuman. much smaller that in a moment. we begin with traffic and weather. >> we have a lot of sunshine to start the day. it's 53 degrees at reagan national, around 50 across most of the region. there is a cold front moving through the midwest. heavy showers along that. even thunderstorms. that will con

washington is mired in gridlock. the arguments raised over taxes, the size of government and foreign wars. but have we heard it all before? today, we step back from the headlines and offer perspective from four widely acclaimed authors: edmund morris, whose "colonel roosevelt," the third of his books on theodore roosevelt, is just out. ron chernow, author of the massive new biography of george washington; bob woodward, who has yet another best seller with "obama's wars;" and arianna huffington, whose provocative new book is "third world america." then, i'll have a final thought on thanksgiving and why it is my favorite holiday. but first, four authors talk about then and now on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. edmund morris, ron chernow and bob woodward are in the studio with us. arianna huffington joins us from los angeles. welcome to al

we tackle that on "washington week." welcome to wash. >> never been in the capitol. >> where everything old is new again, can at least when it comes to party leadership. >> in the 2008 session, we have two republicans. >> we look forward to hearing their ideas on job creation and deficit reduction. >> but is this what the voters wanted? >> i think we missed an opportunity today to send a signal to america. -- that we understand what happened this past election. >> on the docket, a trillion dollar budget bill, a tax cut debate, an ethics debate and a troubled nuclear deal. >> for anyone to think that we can postpone it or we can avoid it, is i'm afraid vastly underestimating the continuing threat that is posed to our country. >> and in a setback for u.s. terror prosecution, a former guantanamo detainee tried in civilian court gets a split verdict. >> it is a less than satisfactory outcome to what i think is a very unwise and dangerous gambit. >> covering a complicated week, john harwood of the cnbc and the "new york times

good morning washington continues right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. it is 6:00 this thursday, november 18. >> good morning everybody. it is a calm morning and there. >> it is nice. we do not have the high winds or severe weather. >> it is fantastic. no high winds or heavy rains. just a typical november day. frederick 39. a little bit of added cloud cover. it may be warmer in parts of the metro area. from the west, high temperatures in the mid 50's. we will collet limited sunshine. most of the sunshine will be in the morning. sunny but cold tomorrow. please tell us no accidents or bad traffic. >> in maryland, that would be true. coming of the to attend and 228 south east, but virginia has a lot of traffic. westbound on brees road. onee's a crash on the highway. quiet and traffic on the tyco cameras at the holy cross hospital in silver springs. hopefully we will have the news choppers 7. >> we are falling breaking news. a shooting in southeast washington. it was a long so

i think washington made a serious mistake. the reason we have bankruptcy laws is to restructure and make businesses more efficient and government needs to stay out of those things. >> chris: let's look at the real world effect of this, buff. there was governor. a study released says general motors and chrysler saved 1.1 million jobs this year and 314,000 jobs this year. you would have just let those people fend for themselves. >> i think your study is looking at one thing. the state of texas over the course of the decade of the 10,000s, 850,000 net new jobs created during that period of time. when you have low taxes and low regulatory climate and legal system that doesn't allow for oversuing and continue to have a great skilled work force because we have accountable skills and then we get out of the way. the federal government ought to try that. i guarantee if this country's economy would go roaring back to life if they saw did not have government interfere with the free market. let it work and i will promise you jobs will be

midterm elections i'm joined by kelly lagos in washington she's an analyst with antiwar dot com in philadelphia we go to justin quinn he's an award winning journalist and in dubai we cross the dina hum not a professor at ziad university and another member of our cross talk team you know in the hunger justin if i can go to you first i haven't seen too many people actually talk about the issue we have a triumphant victory for many tea party candidates closely aligned with the republican party obviously and they didn't talk much about foreign policy during the campaign now they're going to be inaugurated in january what do you think speculation because we haven't heard much from the tea partiers themselves and the republican party actually what and let's focus on afghanistan how are they going to affect obama if at all are they going to make you know the republicans are going to say look you know in the house we have the majority we don't want you to stick to any timetable like you've wanted to do you think that they will him to have that kind of power on obama go ahead well from what i've heard t

randall pinkston is in washington with much more on this. good morning, randall. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, as you indicate, the pollsters and the pundits have spoken, and now the voters will speak, at the polls, to decide if predictions of republican takeover of the house and gains in the senate will, indeed, come true. democrats are counting on voters to turn out big to save their majority in congress. >> if we show up and vote, we win. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: the party's brightest stars worked the campaign trail late into the night monday, in a last-ditch effort to rally supporters. >> i keep looking for this enthusiasm gap the republicans say exists. and i can't find it to save my life. >> reporter: but by the time polls close tonight, nearly every political observer believes republicans will take control of the house. the only question is, by how much. >> we have a great ticket and we're going to have a great night. >> reporter: major gains are also projected in the senate, although the gop is not expected to w

"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: house and senate members return for a lame-duck session of the president returns from its overseas trip. house ethics committee kicks off its hearing on charlie rangel. an eight-member panel will consider 13 counts of violations. live coverage on c-span 3 and our website starting at 9:00 a.m.. also in town, new members of the house and senate. freshman orientation begins today. the newly elected lawmakers broke -- will vote wednesday -- will vote wednesday on the party leader. president obama plans to meet with congressional leaders on the next that on the bush tax cuts. both sides are discussing compromises. other legislation is pending before congress before this lame duck. the power changing hands to the republicans in the house, we want to know from all of you, what do you expect to know, what do you expect to see and read, what level of transparency do you want i

washington d.c. the ratification of the latest russia u.s. arms reduction agreement has ground to hold the new start treaty signed in april should cut the two country's nuclear arsenals by a third but i won't come into force until ratified by both sides something moscow says it's ready to do foreign policy reporter josh rogin explains what's holding washington back. if they've made this decision that they want to postpone the vote on the agreement on next year or if they just want it to go down altogether or not pass at all that's a decision that's going to be made totally absent of the rational substantive arguments for against the treaty how it affects our security this is pure politics it's not really about the merits of the treaty it's about the politics of republicans versus the obama administration you've got the public in leadership who wants to sort of see if they really think this could be a benefit to national security and then you've got this far right group marriage foundation and their friends in some party some members of the te

joining me from washington, mark mazzetti of the "new york times" and david ignatius of the "washington post." i'm pleased to have both of them here. i'll begin with mark who's been writing about this as well. what's the status of the investigation? what are the questions that they are in hot pursuit of this? >> well, they still don't know exactly who was behind the operation. they firmly suspect it was the work of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, which is the al qaeda affiliate in yemen and they suspect that probably some of the senior leadership of that group and asiri, the bomb maker you mentioned, may have, in fact constructed the two bombs. but as of yet, they don't have anyone in custody. the person that they arrested over the weekend they released because they found out her identity had been stolen and was used to actually send the two packages. so right now they're still kind of short on leads. other than that, they still have to figure out exactly how the bombs were meant to be set off at which point they were meant be set off. so there's still a lot of questions. >> rose: th

bellingham, washington. >> state of washington. >> that's a long ways away. snow in washington is worth reporting nonetheless. bellingham is almost to the canadian bored fer you driv north from seattle up i-5 there. 2 to 3 inches of snow around bellingham this afternoon. great weather for the kids to get on us and practice sledding in the pific northwes that cold air has eyes on us. by friday, saturday time frame of this upcoming week. outside today, 66 degrees our high temperature. 12 of the last 13 days have all been warmer than average. the lone exception was yesterday wh we fell 2 degrees below avere. outside for today, high pressure in charge of our weather today easing south. the jet stream, a little dip in the jet stream, that's going to allow a weak weather ont to slide just down to our south overnight tonight and into the day tomorrow. so it will be on a slightly cooler side of the air mass for tomorrow. also as this ea of high pressure heads for the new england coastline, eventually we pick up more of that east to northeasterly wind. thatypically sp

what is our opinion of washington? it is no different than anybody else's who is watching right now. >> i have no problem with washington. [laughter] i really do not have issues to debate. i would just like to see things progress and have our voices heard and have money coming in and that our children get educated and that people get health care. >> of want to talk about washington, p a. it is about me and it is about you. i have not taken a day off since i started running because it is a lack important. i have done six telephone town halls and six public town halls. i do not work for the white house. i do not work for nancy pelosi. i work for you and want to continue doing it. >> de think this administration is taking this country in the right direction -- do you think this administration is taking this country in the right direction? if you believe that you want someone who will fight for what you know is right, if you want someone will fight for you, then i would ask for your support. >> leading up to the november 2

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right now in washington, 46 at national airport. it's a bit milder right by the bay, where temperatures are in the upper 40s but away from the waters down into the low to mid 40s out in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. many locations now in the 20s on this veterans day morning. we've got a clear sky, we have the autumn constellations twinkling brilliantly and we'll have lots of sunshine today, whicwe hav this ridge of high pressure that has been just locked in place here. the last few days from eastern canada all the way down to the gulf coast. so we'll have plenty of sunshine again toda by noontime in the upper 50s and by early to midafternoon may make it into the low, perhaps even mid 60s in a few locations. sunrise 6:46. sunset at 4:58. after sunset we'll have a clear evening, a cscent moon in the western sky and midnight down into the mid 40s. by dawn on friday down into the mid 30s and off to a clear start. a look at friday, surday and sunday in ten minutes. how is the traffic now, jerry? >> very quiet morni

we will have the fancy food show here in washington. we want to give the people of washington a preview of what we have. we have ginger beer from england. we have dipping sauce from texas. we have indian cuisine. indian food is a huge trend. a lot is being made by american companies. this san francisco company is taking indian sauces and put them together. >> reporter: the best thing about the show? >> all of the wonderful people that come and all the food they can enjoy. >> reporter: so come and indulge. the show is this saturday and sunday at the convention center. more fox 5 morning news when we come back.

they're already filing in to washington. fresh-faced members of congress, armed with public support, ready to make big changes. >> i'm not going to be bullied. >> reporter: but before they're sworn in, this congress has to decide whether to let your taxes go up at the end of this year. >> there's no bend on the permanent extension of tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: but the white house has signaled it may support a temporary extension for the wealthy. >> well, if that's all we could get out of the president, then he is the president, so we'll work with him on that. >> reporter: president obama, just back from asia, said sunday he'd like to know how republicans plan to pay for that $700 billion. congress also needs to pass spending bills to avoid a federal government shutdown. and deal with the budget's big ticket items, medicare, preventing another cut in what doctors are paid, and social security. >> we've got to come to grips with social security, medicare and medicaid and find bipartisan agreement to re

even if james and ali wrote, or even if they didn't destroy their own letters, washington washington, they wouldn't match this correspondence. it's the literary quality, emotional honesty and candor that they sustained for 59 years. and allow us to understand what love means over a lifetime. not just wrong on juliet, romantic love out of adolescence, but as the seasons and changes, and as you suffer together. abigail was asked in her old age whether she would do it all over again, and she said i cannot imagine suffering the same amount with anyone else. [laughter] >> i mean, they lost three kids. they watched him go down any elections. in some ways, something together is the most ultimate expression of all. it's particularly new england idea there all of us read, understand instinctively. let me read you a brief passage that gets at this, when they are courting. and it talks about their correspondence. this is before they get married, which is almost now, it's october 25, 1764. abigail was more than half serious when a few months before their wedding she asked john to deliver on his p

the old washington phrase, mistakes have been made. mistakes have been made. you're the majority in 2008 and you walk into a mid term election and it's the worst right direction wrong track number in the last five mid term elections in this country, including 2006 and 1994. >> but to get back to your question, mark, should they, should the president have been thinking about these things? since the polls -- >> yes, he should, yes, he did it openly and notoriously in an interview with peter baker in the sunday times magazine. you know, it would appear that he is, he accepted this verdict before democratic candidates whose names were on the ballot on tuesday even faced their fate. so i think they should have a plan developed, but our feeling is that he's got to work out a relationship with john boehner and with the republicans. >> we won't hold to you a date, unless you're prepared to give one now. for when the white house is ready to work with -- >> i think they will. and he said this, there are some issues upon which they can work together, i think they know th

>> across the country right now, we're witnessing a repudiation of washington. a repudiation of big government. and a repudiation of politicians who refuse to listen to the american people. i've spent my whole life chasing the american dream. >> it's a huge message sent. it is a shakeup. we're going to see a shakeup in the senate too. >> how will democrats respond? >> i feel frustration because i think this congress and this president have done great things. the student loan reform, the credit card reform. so many great things for america that they're not getting credit for. it's our fault. mine, too. we haven't made our case successfully. >> the mood of the voters. what was on your mind when you went to the polls? >> i'm more apprehensive about what's going on. >> scared. >> i'm voting against a lot of things this year. >> harmony. >> open-minded. >> employment. >> term limits. >> why this could have been the nastiest campaign season in many years. >> introducing sharron angle's crazy juice! >> fiscal conservative in name only. a wolf in sheep's clothing. >> an

host: you live in both washington, d.c., and washington state? where do you vote? guest: washington state. host the project -- >> guest: that was nice. host: cameron, a republican. caller: thank you for taking my call and the morning, mr. kinsley. i have enjoyed your debate over the years. and i will say you are recovering and barely noticeable and keep of the good fight. i first wanted to debate you a little bit when he said there is sort of a zero sum ge between tax cuts and government spending. i think the reality is if there was not so much government failed spending, the tax cuts would not even be an argument because we would not have the big bill to pay at the end of the month. as an example, the post office was established in 775 and they had 234 years to get it right and it is broken. social security was established in 1935 and they had 74 years to get it right and it is broken. fannie mae was established in 1938 and they had 71 years to get it right and it is broken. war on poverty started in 1964, 45 years to get right, trillion dollars confiscated every

emily schmidt in washington. what they are doing about it, coming up. >> meteorologist adam caskey on this friday morning. >> meteorologist adam caskey on this friday morning. temperatures will be ♪my country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing; ohhhhh, land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring! ♪ >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning. straight ahead, breaking news. a car fire snarls traffic on 270. lisa baden will have much more on that and several other issues. good morning, washington. welcome back. friday, november 19. i am alison starling. >> i am greta kreuz. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has a check of the forecast. >> its going to be a pleasant weekend. good morning. it's friday. it is a little chilly outside. temperatures are near average for this time of year. mainly in the 30's. 34 in frederick, 41 at reagan national, 41 in annapolis. 37 in winch

here in downtown washington. they show shoppers rushing in with the headline swarms of shoppers charge the malls eager to spend but cautiously. it says the traditional holiday shopping season kicked off friday with retailers reporting longer lines than last year and customers saying they were more willing to spend boosting hopes the coming weeks could give the economy a badly needed nudge. although some shoppers said they were more eager than a year ago to trade up for a pricier electronic item or spend more on themselves, they remain cautious about parting with too much of their money. our first call is from berkeley, michigan, the line for the purpose democrats, debra. how are things in berkeley, michigan? caller: they are great here. host: are you planning on spending more or less this holiday season? caller: i'm going to spend more this season. host: what kind of things are you looking at buying? caller: i'm going to buy something special for my boyfriend, i believe. host: what are you going to buy him? calle

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. >> for more, we asked our washington correspondent what more u.s. officials can do about the leaked information. >> the information is out there, and it is not going to go away. what the white house and the state department are trying to do at the moment is downplayed the information, saying that policy made in washington was not based on information in these diplomatic cables. at the same time, hillary clinton said it was common practice to phrase diplomatic cables the way i phrased. she talked about talking to a diplomat overseas. he said not to worry about it. we write more difficult stuff in our tables about you. she laughed, trying to put a little humor in all of that. other than all of that, there is nothing more they can do. what they have to do now is take a big and good look at their information system they have, because it is accessible to more than 2 million people who up until now were able to download large quantities of information in very little time. that is something the american authorities are certainly going to look into. other t

us officials war the rising and chinese sentiment in washington could spark a crippling trade war with beijing and that's despite china being america's biggest creditor and its number two trading partner but as r.t. has guided to count reports the chinese are in the only improvised bogeyman on the u.s. horizon. when the economy's bad unemployment hard i blame china many u.s. politicians use that tactic to get elected this year maybe you ought to run for senate trying something close to hatred is being promoted against china here to the point when new york city mayor michael bloomberg said enough is enough. i think in america we've got to stop blaming the chinese and blaming everyone else and take a look at all cells but china is not the only scapegoat us politicians use to score points. when it comes to security and defense issues there's a host of other countries actively promoted as boogie man in the u.s. flyers like this are being turned out by a major conservative think tank in washington they're designed to form a negative public opinion on the landmark arms control deal with wash

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let's see what they're working on. >>> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show" with barack obama near his lowest pop leyriularipy see it as a real prize. they're deciding go or no go. someone who fills a vd ft by obama or will the winner be someone from the conservative far right? the priry in iowa and south carolina really play that wing and our experts predict the finalist. plus, this week the new chair of the house republican investigations committee said he plans 280 hearings. will he subpoena those like bill clinton and rahm emanuel? and how will the white house and hn boehner get along with all these investigations going on? join me and howard fineman, kelly o'donnell, clarence pai and gloria borger for a great roundtable discussion. now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press" here is david gregory. david? >>> thanks, chris. good morning, kimberly and aaron. coming up, the politics of the economy at home and abroad. the president returns to the u.s. this morning after facing international resistanc

in washington, yes, and across the country. for starters, there are a lot of new faces trading places in the capital. that's where our own kelly o'donnell is stationed again tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. looking at the lineup of winners and losers from across the country tells us what made voters so angry and what makes them demand change again. while the victory party moment passes quickly, the newly elected insist they know what voters want -- >> we need to restore fiscal sanity to this nation. >> reporter: and what voters reject. >> they're tired of games. they're tired of people that go to washington, d.c. and forget everything they ran on. >> reporter: now that voters turned to republicans to clean house -- >> retire nancy pelosi. >> reporter: today, with a more gracious tone -- >> we need to listen to the american people. >> reporter: speaker in waiting john boehner was more measured on an issue that ignited voter outrage, health care reform. >> we have to do everything we can to try to r

alaska and washington state. betty? >> we'll be waiting on that. in the meantime what about outgoing speaker nancy pelosi, what are her plans? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of speculation about this leading up to the election and it seems to be still up in the air. she could try and become the minority leader when the next session of congress begins or she could retire. she did say in an interview wednesday she hasn't made up her mind but she also said she doesn't have any regrets. betty? >> preeti arla in washington, thank you. >>> democrats barely retained control of the senate but it will clearly be hard to muster the 60 votes needed to overcome any republican stalling tactics. in colorado, senator michael bennet narrowly defeated his challenge in tea party republican ken buck. in washington state, democrat patty murray maintains a small lead over her republican challenger dino rossi. state officials say the final result may not be known at least two more days. in alaska senator lisa murkowski was forced to run as a write-in. election officia

>> brian mooar in washington. thanks so much. >>> back here at home on a much lighter note, americans are emerging from their turkey comas to prepare for long lines and what they hope will be big discounts on this busiest shopping day of the year. but in these tough economic time, you may be a day late, as many retailers broke with tradition to get a jump-start on the holiday shopping season. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more from oak brook,brook, illinois. >> reporter: good morning. 6 degrees with the windchill. might think that would keep people from voluntarily standing outside, but it didn't. they were lined up early this morning to be the first into some of these stores. traditionally the day when retailers move into the positive, and they know in these tough economic times, not only do they have to go above and beyond to get shoppers in, but going earlier than in years' past. in chicago, shoppers spent thanksgiving stuffing their carts, the rush for bargains under way before the dishes were even cleared. >> th