. >> lamar alexander has fired his chief of staff after he was arrested in a child pornography case. horace holmes has more on the story. >> handcuffed and escorted out of his home by police, he remained silent as officers waste in the back of their cruiser. the chief of staff for lamar alexander, use charged with dealing child pornography. >> he was a quiet guy. just a good guy, good neighbor. >> neighbors are stunned to see police dissent on his neatly cap tone. what is going on? >> police raided the home. they spent the morning in his house and walked out with bags of boxes of evidence. along with computers. >> it is not something i would've ever suspected. i've never seen children here. the tennessee center released a statement today saying he was stunned, surprise, and disappointed by the news. so were neighbors. >> thank you. ade developments involves in former ub a student convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend. why george hubley wants a new trial. plus, a thief caught in the act. where the theft was captured on video and how you can help the least solve the case. the rain, sn

senator lamar alexander has replaced him and removed him from the payroll. >> the announcement comes just hours after the 35-year-old was dealing in child pornography. horace holmes is live outside the home with more on the case. >> a reaction to all of this is one of shock from capitol hill to the neighborhood here in southeast. handcuffed and escorted out of by uspse see home police he remained silent as he was placed in the back of the cruiser. tennesseeof staff for senator lamar alexander charged with dealing in child pornography. >> he was a quiet guy. he was just a good guy, good neighbor. >> they are stunned to see police early this morning to send on this neatly cap throw home. >> they were baying on the door going "police." what's going on? >> bandit of spending the entire morning and part of the afternoon here and walked out with bags, boxes of evidence along with computers. not something that i would have ever suspected. staffs been his chief of for two years. the tennessee senator released a statement saying he was stunned, surprised, and disappointed by the news. so were

they also went to the office of senator lamar alexander, of his chief of staff, to look at that computer. senator alexander's staff allowed the federal agents to examine that computer. but it seems like this investigation is really centered on his personal effects, the computer, the hard drive, items that he had there at his home. basically now he is no longer the chief of staff. he was basically fired. lamar alexander not waiting for an arraignment, much less a conviction in the case and releasing a statement saying, i am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what i have learned. the courts will judge mr. loskarn's gill or innocence but under these circumstances, he cannot continue to fulfill his duties as chief of staff. in a couple hours we expect ryan loskarn will be here at court, where he will be arraigned, likely in enter a plea, set up some sort of bail arrangements. >> a lot of the materials just coming in to us all, including you. is this part of a sting? the home is one thing. where they able to get much material out of his office, the senator's office? >> reporter: well, you

he was chief of staff for lamar alexander until his arrest yesterday. he was due in court today. chris lawrence is outside the krou courthouse for us. what are the charges? >> basically, wolf, it comes down to two things. possessing child pornography and attempting to distribute it. and this is not just images of naked children, wolf. we're getting new information from that criminal complaint filed against him. these are basically videos, hundreds of videos, the complaints says, of adults having sex, raping very young children, girls and boys. that were found on the hard drive of what prosecutors are saying belonged to ryan. basically, back in october, they saw on a file sharing site that some of these videos were being downloaded. they then went in and downloaded about 99% of those videos to verify what it was, traced it back to his if address, and then yesterday, agents came to his house, announced themselves. when no one responded, they used a battering ram to smash their way in. when they got inside, one of the agents outside, according to the complaint, saw a man in the wind

domenico, thank you very much. >>> and developing now, the top aide to tennessee senator lamar alexander just made his first court appearance after being arrested yesterday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. we're also learning new details about the raid at his home yesterday and what officials say they found inside. nbc's casey hunt joining me live from capitol hill. what are we learning in the details of the investigation and what led to this raid? >> well, he did appear formally in court for the first time to officially face charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. the complaint says that when investigators went to his house early yesterday morning, he declined to let them in the door and then was seen out the back of his house attempting to put a hard drive on the window sill. then eventually they beat his door down. they rammed through it, and the complaint says they found hundreds of explicit videos on the hard drives and computers that they found there. so he's going to be held at this point until his next hearing, which is set for monday

but the bob corkers of the world who may be hangi ining because lamar alexander or lamar alexander, if they move into problem solving mode, we could see some action. that's the only optimistic note one could make rugt now. otherwise this budget deal is not a harbinger of a new tidal wave of problem solving. >> on our to do list, what's the most likely thing you think happens and the least likely thing? tax reform you think is the least likely. most likely is what? >> the farm bill has to get done. >> they have to do that. >> the dock fix has to get done. the debt ceiling has to be increased. except for, that i don't see much. >> unemployment insurance? it looks -- it should be a gimme, but it's not. >> minimum wage? >> i think it's very unlikely you'll see minimum wage make it through the house. we may see small progress on immigration reform probably not next year, though, probably not until the next congress. >> tom and norm, worser than it looks? >> worse than it was. >> worse than it was. that's the sequel. then what do we have? return of the worst? >> running for your lives. >> fr

. >>> the former aid to lamar alexander will be going home to his parents. he will be under house arrest in maryland as he awaits trial on charges related to a child pornography sting. derrick ward has more on a warning handed down from the judge to him in court today. >> reporter: ryan will be getting out of jail, but not out of trouble. a federal magistrate judge is allowing the senate aid to stay at the home of his parents in maryland under house arrest. there are conditions. he has to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, no access to the internet. he was arrested in his home on wednesday, results of a child pornography investigation involving u.s. and canadian companies. he sold dvds and downloads that show children as young as 5 or 6 years old involved in sex acts. some with other minors, some with adults. the investigation has been under way since 2010. last week, they went to his front door. court documents say he was seen placing a computer hard drive outside the window. when it was recovered, the images of children in sex acts were recovered. he

the former chief of staff for senator lamar alexander will sit behind bars until his next court date on monday. that was a battering ram neighbors heard yesterday as agents raided his home. as that happens, prosecutors alleged he tried to hide critical evidence. him leaningvealed outside looking right and left. and then pasting outside of the window. a portable hard drive on which they found hundreds of videos depicting underage boys engaging in sexually explicit conduct. in court, prosecutors argued that he needed to be held because he was a flight risk and a danger the community because the crimes involve violence against children. senator alexander said he was stunned and has taken lockhart off the payroll. he was well-known and well-liked on the hill. what led authorities to him in the first place? began withigation inspectors in the postal service and authorities in canada on a movie website. he purchased a number of videos featuring nude boys. reporting live, jennifer donelan. >> thanks. several arrests during an fbi raid, abc news was there as agents went inside the home. the

and he was chief of staff to lamar alexander. >> get ready for another frigid night. temperatures are falling and a chance for more snow later this week. we're tracking conditions from storm center 4. ameal yeah? >> temperatures are already in the teens and the 20s. we're going to drop with mainly clear skies across the area. expect bitterly cold temperatures for your friday morning. right now, washington at 29 degrees. you can see areas of the north and west. gaithersbu gaithersburg, leesburg, manassas. this is how cold it will get. when you step out the door tomorrow morning for that morning commute, we're looking at temperatures in the teens. l suburbs. low temperature in washington of 23. areas by the water like cambridge and easton can expect a low temperature of 20. although it will be a cold start, overall, tomorrow will be a warmer day than we had today. high temperatures tomorrow will be around 40 degrees. a high tomorrow in washington of 41. new information coming in about saturday's storm. coming up, i'm going to be showing you, if you can expect any snow,

regarding the chief of staff for senator lamar alexander. currently right now he's been put on administrative leave without pay because he's involved, the chief of staff for lamar alexander, in some type of child pornography case. the statement says, i was just informed that law enforcement agents are conducting a search of the personal residence of ryan lockscarn regarding allegations involving child pornography. i'm stunned, surprised, and disappointed by what i have learned. based on this information, i immediately placed him on administrative leave without pay. the office is fully cooperating with this investigation. once again, the chief of staff for senator lamar alexander of tennessee's office in d.c. has been placed on administrative leave without pay because law enforcement officials are investigating that chief of staff for child pornography charges. we're going to be back with much more right after this. we all have our tricks. mom swaps my snack for a piÑa colada yoplait. and when mom said i was going out too much, i swapped it

more trouble tonight for senator lamar alexander's chief of staff. he's been charged with dealing in child pornography. we were in southeast washington andy as u.s. postal service police escorted him out of his home in handcuffs. a raided his home early this morning and removed several boxes of evidence along with we all haved senator alexander's reaction to the arrest. >> thousands lined up today in pretoria, south africa to pay final respects to nelson mandela. is lying in state in the same amphitheater where he was sworn in as the country's first black resident. leon harris lead their team coverage from pretoria tonight. good evening. standing outside of the national union building in pretoria where nelson mandela is lying in state. just important how this man has been, americans may have a tough time understanding the depth of the commitment between mandela and his people. just think about this. would you be willing to go through what these people went through just to see someone? the day began with those lucky enough to get a place on the street

he was chief of staff to lamar alexander. the senator says he fired him after he raided his home. he wore main in custody until his hearing on monday. >> jury deliberations resume in the trial of an arlington county serifs deputy charged with murder. liberated vered -- they say he was motivated by anger and killed dawkins deliberately. >> the company in the center of a controversy has settled its tax dispute with the commonwealth. they will pay $900,000 to cover taxes and fines. the company ceo became the center of scandal in the virginia governor's race, giving gifts and loans to bob mcdonnell and his family. gifts orreturned the donated the funds to charity. , a plane crash kills a woman with a prominent role in the debate over president obama's birth certificate. >> why police were not happy about the timing of the efforts to bring toys to children. >> a problem on the avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and righ

. >>> it is back to court for the former chief of staff for lamar alexander, 35-year-old ryan lowisgartner has been in custody since last week. investigators found sexually explicit material of little boys in his home. >>> still ahead, a touch of snow and 60s all in the 7-day forecast. howard is >>> moms and dads, if you have teenagers, chances are they are bugging you to buy a tablet for christmas. but some of the electronics, lick the chrome books, -- like the chrome books, specifically, actually raise privacy issues. >> reporter: the business model of the chrome book is really where things get tricky. and it makes perfect sense when you understand it. it is a device at sometimes under $200, sometimes under $300 that is subsidized by an advertising model. google is of course one of the world's biggest advertisers. what that means is if your child or teenager is using it, they are tracking that behavior on the device and serving them up accordingly. sometimes it is a nonstarter for a lot of parents to say i didn't realize that. it is being used as an advertising tool, it doesn't work when

the former chief of staff of tennessee lamar alexander will be arraigned arrested on charges of distributing child pornography. >>> australia's highest court struck down a landmark law to allow the country's same-sex weddings. dozens of same-sex marriages will have to be annulled less than a week before the ceremony. >>> protesters demonstrated against a ruling for india's supreme court which struck down a lower court decision and will reinstate a ban on same-sex. >>> a shocking discovery in colombia. an x-ray found a fetus inside an 82-year-old woman, the fetus was 42 years old. >>> and a 52-year-old factory work anywhere china works out every day, with iron shoes, he walks up to 20 minutes. not very quickly. and says it's a great cure for back pain. somehow i think my back would hurt more. time for a look at the world of money. >>> hilton returns to the ranks of public companies as it begins trading on the stock exchange. the ipo share price is at $20. >>> trouble in hobbit world, bob and harvey weinstein filed a lawsuit saying profits are owe ed from "the hobbit." the weinsteins want $75

senator lamar alexander. this evening, he announced his chief of staff is no longer on the payroll. he was arrested at his home in southeast washington today accused of dealing in child pornography. they walked out with computers as well as bags and boxes of evidence. they say they are stunned. >> he was a quiet guy. he was a good guy, a good neighbor. >> i've never seen children by here. >> he is been his chief of staff for two years. the republican senator from tennessee released a statement saying he is stunned, surprised, disappointed. under the thousands in south africa painter view to the man who ended up, nelson mandela. former president now lies in state. leon harris poked people in pretoria who waited hours in line to pay their respects. >> today was the first day that nelson mandela's body was driven through the streets of pretoria for people to say goodbye. they lined the streets this morning and they will tomorrow and friday when they get there chances to pay final respects. the links that people went through to say those goodbyes were achingly remarkable. a serene, stat

. >>> fire chief of staff or senator lamar alexander has been ordered to live with his parents while he awaits prosecution on child pornography charges. a federal judge allowed ryan to be released from custody today. his lawyers successfully argued that 35-year-old had no prior convictions or arrests. prosecutors opposed his release. he will be electronically monitored and confined to his parents maryland residence. he also is not allowed to access any device that can be connected to the internet. >> underway in the closest election in virginia history. it has been a long process determining whether mark herring or mark obenshain captured the most votes in the race for attorney general. peggy fox has the report. >> i'm peggy fox in fairfax. one of three jurisdictions in virginia that started the recount in the attorney general's race one day early. so far, democrat, mark herring, has increased his lead from 165 votes to 264 over republican, mark obenshain. >> okay, they are not right. >> hundreds of volunteers are helping in the recount of virginia's closest race in history. at daybr

. >> we're following more developing news from capitol hill, the chief of staff for lamar alexander is under investigation under allegations of child important og fi. this is video of him leaving his home a short time ago. senator alexander said i'm stunned and surprised and disappointed by what i've learned and i immediately placed mr. loskarn on administrative leave without pay what do we know regarding this investigation and this arrest? >> reporter: it's stunning not only to those who worked alongside ryan loskarn but senator alexander from tennessee and up for re-election. one of those shocking moments where we don't have a lot of facts yet but a real jolt to his colleagues here. what we know is this investigation was carried out early this mork at his home not far from capitol hill. once the senator was informed, he put out that statement expressing his own shock and dismay, putting his chief of staffs on administrative leave without pay pending this investigation. he's a well liked staffer on the hill, working in various offices, prior to being the chief of staff to lamar alexan

right now the former chief of staff to senator lamar alexander is in court charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. we'll have the latest, including new details on what investigators say happened when they raided his home. and what they found. >>> plus, the house set to take the first votes on the new bipartisan budget deal in a couple of hours as both speaker boehner and congressman paul ryan lash out at conservatives criticizing the deal. we'll talk with the top democrat on the house budget committee. >>> and this story, this one is one for the ages, perhaps. outrage over a texas judge's decision not to send a teenager who killed four people after driving drunk to prison. part of the young man's defense was that the teenager grew up too rich and was taught he could get away with anything. so is he being taught that again? it's all coming up next on "news nation." we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest m

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lamar alexander's former chief of staff made his court appearance today. ryan loskarn is charged with producing and distributing child pornography. his home was raided by federal agents on wednesday. prosecutors claim loskarn try to throw a portable hard drive out the window. he will remain in jail until his next court date on monday. congress is one step closer to passing its first budget in four years. the bipartisan budget agreement passed the house tonight by a vote of 332-94. the two-year agreement prevents a number government shutdown. it replaces the next round of sequester with revenue from its increased airline fees, future spending cuts and requiring new government workers to contribute more towards their pensions. it advances conservative policy and moves us in the right direction. >> we think it is a small but important step in what we hope is a return to regular -- up, the houseping passed a one-month extension of the farm bill and the defense authorization act. the senate is expected to pass the budget bill next week. if it does pass the sena

investigatorred -- lamar alexander. investigators searched his home. the senator issued a statement saying he was stunned by the developments. he placed him on leave and has removed him from the government payroll. >>> serious problems and questions surrounding the national zoo tonight. >>> a sign language interpreter at nelson mandela's interpreter. a fraud. here are the most important moments in your world in 90 seconds. ♪ >> nelson mandela! >> 2,000 people per hour. that's how many mourners officials said would pass through the union buildings to view the body of nelson mandela. >> we love you. we're not going to forget you. >> side by side, dreaming the same dream. >> but this sign language interpreter at the service was a fake according to the deaf federation of south africa. they claim he's had no formal training. the signs he's using are not used in south african sign language. the deaf community is outraged. >>> shocking new info has come to light that three animals have died in the past year at the national zoo, two that we didn't even know

. >>> the former chief of staff to tennessee senator lamar alexander will be arraigned today, arrested tuesday op. charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. the senator fired him after initially putting him on leave. statement from alexander's office says he is stunned and disappointed. >>> former president george w. bush wrote an encouraging note to alabama number 43, foster was 0 for 3 in the stunning loss to awe burp. he said in part, "life has its setbacks, i though. however, you will be a stronger human with time." >>> more than two years out, governor chris christie is sitting pretty, reeding a 2016 republican presidential primary with 17% of the vote. senators rand paul and ted cruz come next with 14% and 13% respectively. >>> in florida, bob barker is back. he's in a new tv ad backing republican david jolly in a special congressional election. >> folks, when you get to be as young as i am, you call it like you see it. that's why i'm supporting david jolly for congress, because with jolly, the choice is right. >> the senate is pulling ap. all-nighter but don't ex

he was the chief of staff for tennessee republican lamar alexander. after the raid, senator alexander immediately suspended him without pay, saying he was, quote, stunned and disappointed by these allegations. >>> turning to our weather now. incredible video out of texas as big slabs of ice come crashing down from the roof of a lodge. nobody was hurt here, but falling ice is a big concern there as buildings thaw out during the day and then refreeze at night. back here at home, temperatures are falling into the teens and it could feel even colder than that in the morning because of the windchills out there. doug kammerer let's us know just what we can expect next around here. doug? >> that's going to be the arctic freeze as it makes its way in here. look at the numbers. currently not all that bad. most areas, but there are some cold numbers. 21 currently in manassas. 23, dulles. 21 in gaithersburg. 33 in the district. 31 towards annapolis. both warmer because of the water across the potomac and chesapeake. we have the arctic air coming in. with that, t

. >>> the staff for lamar alexander's d.c. office has been arrested on child pornography. senator alexander said he has removed the staffer from the payroll and already named a replacement. >>> to grave vine tonight to bring you expanded panels and tom price in our center seat. it is time for you to go to our home page and get started on tonight's poll. you can access the poll at bing.com/politics. stand by. >>> the number of americans who will actually have coverage effective january 1? >> 365,000 through the end of november have enrolled in coverage and we are dealing with the issuers to confirm their actual -- we are giving you the number of individuals who have chosen a plan. >> but not actually paid their first premium. >> that is correct. >> so you can't guarantee the actual number of constituents that have coverage. >> not until they pay their premium. >> this memo indicates that the target enroll number for december is 3.3 million. based on hhs's release this morning, your department is more than 3 million off the target number, isn't that correct? >> through the e

his name is ryan and he's the chief of staff for lamar alexander. our cameras were rolling as he was taken out of his house today. this happened on burk street in southeast washington, not far from the stadium metro stop. this is part of a important investigation. senator alexander immediately suspended him after learning about the arrest. it reads i am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what i learned. based on this information, i immediately place him on administrative leave without pay. the office is fully cooperating with the investigation. chris gordon is following the story. he'll have the latest for us ahead at 5:00. >>> a d.c. police officer linked to a prostitution ring made his first court appearance this afternoon. and we learned he's accused of trying to lure at least two teenagers into that operation. 47-year-old linwood barnhill was arrested and charged with two counts of pandering a miner. the arrest comes one week after authorities raided his apartment and found a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing. she told police ba

the former chief of staff to senator lamar alexander in tennessee was arrested after they found child important images on computers inside his home. he'll be under house arrest while the case makes its way through the court system. >>> the d.c. department of parks and recreation admit there were security lapses where two sexual assaults happened last month after business hours. they said the employee who is were supposed to monitor after hour activities probably knew people were going there when the pool was closed, but did not report it. >>> alexandria and chesapeake, virginia, the recount is under way in the race. herring has a 175 vote edge over mark obenshain. it gives a net gain of 20 votes to herring. the goal is to have a decision by friday. >>> crews wrapped up another day of tests on h street. they will run a car up and down the tracks once each day this week to make sure the electric is working. you could be riding the cars in the spring. >>> what can d.c. do to improve the bikibility. news 4s tom sherwood attending the hearing. he'll have more on the story and the results c

and senator lamar alexander fires his chief of staff being investigated for allegations involving child pornography. law enforcement's agents searched his home and alexander is one of seven republican incumbents up for reelection next yar facing the tea party challenge as well. speaker boehner blasted the critics with the budget come together. joining us now the chairman of the house judiciary committee. this chemical always great to be with you. >> do you support the n deal? $85 billion worth? >> i have many of the same concerns the conservative groups have expressed but you need to do place the blame with the present who will guide do its entitlement reform, said it that will lead to entitlement reform that is the problem. we have already done tax increases and that's only masks the problem we have with out-of-control spending. i prefer to have a vote to @%tend their current level of spending for the rest of the year and i think conservative groups would as well but unfortunately we don't have to hundred 80 votes so chair brad wright put in a difficult position to come up with somethi

a top aid to tennessee senator lamar alexander was arrested after a child important ring today. his chief of staff ryan loskarn was taken from his southeast d.c. home by u.s. inspectors. he was suspended from the senator's office without pais. >>> nelson mandela's body will lie in state for another two days. thousands are standing in line to bid fairwell to the man who changed the country forever. >>> the house is likely to vote tomorrow on a compromise that is expected to pass. bipartisan deal removes the specter of another government shutdown for two years. >>> new developments today in two separate cases involving d.c. police officers and young girls. >>> one officer accused of child pornography is dead. another was arrested today accused in a child prostitution ring. mark segraves joins us live from d.c. superior court with the latest. mark? >> that's right. >> reporter: he is charged with running a child prostitution ring. according to prosecutors, he lured young girls, telling them he would make them models, took naked pictures of them and charged them between $50 and $80

. >>> senator lamar alexander's office is dealing with an awful scandal. his chief of staff has been arrested on child porn charges. he was arrested at his d.c. home by the u.s. postal inspection service. he's a long time aide of senator alexander's. the senator himself says he's stunned and saddened by these allegations. chris lawrence in washington with more for you. good morning, chris. >> good morning. yeah, we expect him to be arraigned in the courtroom behind me sometime today. yesterday, the agents came to his house about 7:00 in the morning. he lives just a few miles away from capitol hill. they removed a computer, several bags of evidence, his hard drive. but these were postal service inspectors. they also went to the senate office of lamar alexander to look at his work computer there. senator alexander gave them access and in a statement, the senator said basically, he just learned of this yesterday when the agents asked for that access to the computer and said i am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what i have learned. based on this informa

i also want to take up legislation that you plan to introduce with senator lamar alexander to give people proper notice, the purpose of which is to give people proper notice oo an increase in a premium. how soon you will do that, how effective do you think it will be given that train wreck thatt is a obamacare? >> people need to be able to plan, anddthis is the premium disclosure act. the administration cannot hide what insurance premiums are going to be next year. you know, the administration unilaterally -- and the president decided to push out threal next year until after the election. well, this was another deliberately deceptive ploy by the administration, and senator alexander and i have introduced legislation this week to say, oh, no, the open time for enroment is october 15th. people need to know a full month in advance what their premiums e going to be so that they can budget and plan instead of letting the predent-in numbers until after the 2014 elections because people across the country know that the premiums are going up. they think there paying more, getting less under theou

alexander on the lest of incumbent republicans with what could be a very tough primary battle. the question now is, could we see a repeat of 20 ten when two republican incumbents, senators robert bennett and lisa murkowski, joining us to assess all of this, doug schoen, judith miller, fox news legal analyst, great to have you all here. let me start with you, doug, this is, i mean, this looks like a real battleground shaping up for the republican party. >> it is, this is the best news other than the budget deal president obama had all day. bottom line, the tea party has a fervent group of activists who vote in primaries. even if this wo, four, seven incumbents you have there are all leading, probably leading comfortably now. they all are worried because of the nature of the republican primaries. >> does this disquiet you? >> the squabbling has to be great for the democrats, right? you have all squabbling with nobody really out there as a primary, you know, front runner, you know, even the shop talk here, lou, with all those, you know, the faces up there, all these men that, you

the chefs of staff for tennessee senator, lamar alexander is under investigation for child pornography. this is video of authorities raiding ryan's home here in washington. senator alexander says he is surprised and disappointed by the allegations and that he placed on administrative leave without pay. >> a murder case that made headlines in our area and across the country went back before a virginia judge today. lars for former university of virginia lacrosse player are asking for a new trial. huguely is serving a 23 year prison sentence for killing his former girlfriend, yeardley love. authorities claim the original judge made mistakes during the trial. >> it was an emotional day for the thousands of people who lined up to view the body of nelson mandela. derek mcginty is in south africa and was in line with them. >> the body of nelson mandela was delivered here as south africa's first black president in 1994. today, mourners from all over the world converged here once again to pay their final respects. police escorted nelson mandela's body here where he will lay in state until frida

alexander of tennessee. laskern will remain in custody before a hearing scheduled for monday. arn purchased several videos between november 2010 and march 2011 from a movie production company that was under investigation by the u.s. postal inspection service and the toronto police service. address,oskarn's ip investigators said authorities were able to obtain copies of allegedlyarn downloaded. 128 minute video includes sexually explicit scenes involving a girl between -- one 28 minute video includes a sexually explicit scene involving a girl between the ages of six years old and nine years old. this chart talks about the economics of the u.s. and the eu. here is the economic output of the u.s., projected to be $21.6 trillion in 2018. the european union is right there, the eurozone. $15.5 trillion as a whole. ohio --ohio, west lake republican line. -- : how is your counter? how is your powder? gunpowder? theuld like all of listeners to get a copy of the declaration of independence and amendments and see if th

the next three and we will wrap it up, pat roberedson, lamar alexander and a special episode of mike enzi and liz cheney. roberts and alexander are not in trouble yet. both strike me as if the challenger got hot late, they could be snuck up upon. >> right. with pat roberts, his challenger, we have to see that. how his fourth quarter report looks. if he was able to post a decent number, that will cause the outside groups to take a look at it. whether it's a club for growth or others who are not interested in picking up the candidate and they have to show lovability on their own. another point that is important is the calendar and how these take place. they will start with john corn in. and mitch mcconnell anded that cochran. if there is success from the outside groups at the beginning, that could snowball into the others or work in the opposite direction. >> vehicle quickly, it's a very special race. the cheneys versus enzi. this has nothing to do with ideology. this one is one that is not like the other. >> that was just the point i was going to make. i think it was cheney wanted to

alexander in tennessee. and you look at this environment, there are 12 senate republicans who are running for re-election. craig, seven of the 12 face primary challenges coming from the tea party. that's pretty extraordinary. think about the situation if harry reid and dick durbin were running for re-election and getting challenges from the populist occupy wall street left, you don't see that going on, what's happening -- very interesting and striking. >> we know mitch mcconnell is sitting on roughly $7 million down there in kentucky and lindsay graham has a sizable money advantage. i would advantage that when guys like john cornyn where they are facing opposition from the right, it probably will have some sort of effect of how they handle themselves legislatively, no? >> absolutely. this has been playing out where john cornyn knew he was up for re-election, even before they got their primary challenges in the most recent steve stockman challenge. the chances for them to be willing to cut deals with democrat

senator lamar alexander and the other dooms saying republicans back then were wrong. the government has now sold off the last of its shares in gm is to the bailout is actually over. when you -- the taxpayer cost was about 10.5 billion to save gm. the center for automotive research has now reported that if the government had decided not to bail out gm in 2009, it would have cost the u.s. economy almost 1.9 million jobs that year and the next. lost tax revenues, unemployment revenues for those 2 million unememployed people would have add another $40 billion in costs to the taxpayers, so we can see now this retrospect that was the choice, don't bail out gm and it will cost you $40 billion or do bailout gm but it will cost $10.5 billion. since since the bailout, gm has now been profitable for 15 straight quarters, and it's thinking about paying a dividend to it's stockholders because of it's strong growth and because it sitting on so much cash from selling so many cars that people like. bailout done, bailout worked. and to add a little historic icing to the cake, gm today

. >>> today authorities arrested senator lamar alexander's chief of staff. he's accused of having and distributing child pornography. post office inspectors raided his home today. he's been the republican's top aide for nearly two years. he was staff director of the in a republican conference before getting the chief of staff job. senator alexander released the statement, saying, quote -- i am stunned, surprised and disappointed about what i have learned. base odd this information he is on leave without pay and the office is fully cooperating. >>> we'll take a closer look at who did the win the honor when we come back. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move.

senator lamar alexander on the list of income of republicans with what could be a very tough primary battl. the question now is could we see a repeat of 2010. when twoepublican incumbent setors were defeated in primaries but tea party candid it's. joining us now to assess all of this former clinton adviser, fox news political, pulitzer prize-winning analyst, fox is intruder for a great to have you all year. this is -- this looks like a real battleground shaping up for the republican party. leon -- >> bottom line the teaarty as a fervent group of activists to vote in primaries, and even if o, four, six, seven incumbents that you have are all leaving and probably leading comfortably , they're all worried because of the nature of turnout in republican primaries. lou: does this displayed you? >> the swaddling is got to be great for the democrats. l the republicans. no one is really out there as a primary front runner. even the "chalk talk" here with all of those faces up there, all these men that really are not -- it's great for the democrats. lou: let me throw something out there. this

alexander who is facing challenges of their own, where they kind of see the outcome works for them. they're not going to do any favors or give any gifts to the other party. they're going to do what they think works for them and the fact is the way these issues are kind of coming together, we will see that there will be a coming together and let's not forget the president has all his executive authority that he could use on issues like climate change and health care to reach outcomes that have a fairly broad popular support. so he has a lot of arrows in his quiver that frankly even if congress remains somewhat dysfunctional, he can get a fair of it done. >> let me reset with you, cal. so is 2014 going to be the year of action? >> well, it depends what kind of action we're talking about. richard just had some breaking news there. politicians do things that are in their self interest. who knew this? this is new to me. i never knew that before. this is a problem, by the way. as long as they focus on their self-interest, whether republicans or democrats, instead of the national interest,

. >>> there are child porn accusations tonight against senator lamar alexander's chief of staff. jessie ryan has been put on unpaid leave after his house was searched. the senator says he is stunned and his office is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the house has passed a bill that would take $13 million a year set aside for political conventions and instead use it for pete yacht tick research. the bill is named after 10-year-old activist gab ella miller who before she died urged congress to work together. >>> pope francis has been named "time magazine's" person of the year. >> i didn't know miley cyrus and senator cruise were said in the same sentence. >>> a woman accused of killing her husband by pushing him off a cliff eight days after they were married. the groom's friends talked she may have blind folded him on that day. >>> in "crime and punishment," day three of the trial of jordan gram who pushed her husband cody johnson off a cliff. the defense says she pushed him in self-defense, his death was an accident. the prosecution says it was murder. in court today a piec

he was tennessee senator lamar alexander's chief of staff. >>> a d.c. woman is behind bars this morning accused of trying to rob an off duty police officer in temple hills. according to prince georges county police, yesterday afternoon 26-year-old ashley mccray, seen here, went up to an officer, pulled a shotgun and made demands. the officer then shot mccray. she ran off to a nearby car and fled the scene. mccray later went to a hospital in d.c. where detectives linked her to the attempted robbery and charged her. >>> new this morning, two people were hurt when a u.s. navy helicopter made an emergency landing near tokyo. four people were onboard when the helicopter was forced to land at a landfill. the victims were treated for broken bones. a cause of the accident has not been released. >>> right now police in morristown, new jersey, are searching for the people responsible for a deadly carjacking at a mall there. police say a 30-year-old man and his wife were leaving the mall at short hills around 9:00 last night when two men approached them. the man w

alexander. mr. alexander: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i wonder if i might ask the majority leader a question. madam president, if i may ask it through the chair, as i understand it, there are a total of 14 district judges on the calendar who -- and that the majority leader is the only one in the chamber who has any, who has the right to bring a judge from the calendar to the floor. if i heard him correctly, he has asked for four district judges. he filed cloture on four district judges. the way i understand the senate procedure is that means we have an intervening day tomorrow, and we can start voting on wednesday, because we changed the rules at the majority leader's request to make it easier to confirm district judges, there is only in effect one hour of debate on each he district judge. two hours equally divided and if the democrats decided they didn't want to use their hour, we could use our hour if we wanted to, and that there never has