community college and i'm very well known in the houston community. i just refuse to let race dominate this. >> your ads do not have your picture. your facebook does not have your picture. the radio ads said "our friend." you have in most of the literature that channel 11 in your hometown does not have any pictures of you. walking, knocking doors, we can't establish. but your literature, your facebook, your radio ad, your campaign stuff appears to have deliberately not let voters know who you were. >> yeah, i'm kind of of the 1960s era when i'm looking for the day when a man is not judged on his skin color but judged by his character. there were a lot of important issues in this race that needed not to be confused with one's race. and i think it's important that we focus on the issues rather than somebody's skin color. so i don't understand why you're so excited about that. >> well, i'm not excited about the skin color being in the way of the character. what i'm excited about is that if we're going to try and act like the skin color is different than

there are 31 ballot measures up for a vote in six states including in houston. the old astrodome and what to do with it. of course two states, virginia and new jersey, will elect or re-elect new governors today. it could be the first time since 1973 when the party that controls the white house wins the virginia gubernatorial race. it could be the first time since 1985 when the winner of the virginia and new jersey gubernatorial contests come from different parties. and a statewide republican candidate in new jersey could get more than 50% of the vote for the first time since '88. could be the first time that a democrat wins new york's mayoral contest since 1989. and it could be the first time since the early '90s that boston has a new mayor. detroit may get its first white mayor since 1974. but of course the two big contests we'll be watching tonight are the governors races in new jersey and virginia. no state has better reflected the center of american politics or the kun ti's changing demographics than the old dominion. perhaps we should be calling it the new

>>> the future of the houston astrodome is at stake today. voters are asked to authorize $217 million in bonds to transform it into a convention center. area leaders say if the provision isn't passed, the structure will likely be torn down. >>> and senator john mccain was on "late night with jimmy fallon" last night and here is part of their conversation. >> by the way, congratulations on your baby. >> aww, thank you, senator. >> i know exactly -- >> thank you very much. well, you know how good it feels. >> i know exactly how that is. after i lost running for president, i slept like a baby. >> did you? oh, good. you know exactly how it is. >> sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours, wake up and cry. [ laughterlaughte laughter. >> and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." now for more on politics, "washington post" reporter aaron blake has a first look at politics. thanks for being here. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> i want to start with two of the most watched elections today, governors races in new jersey

which is what a white anti-gay activist did in houston, texas. and he won. we'll talk to the man he beat to find out how this got past them. >>> and let me finish tonight with why women lean democratic. i say it's a matter of sharp interest. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> it's official. caroline kennedy is the u.s. ambassador to japan. she was sworn in today in a private ceremony. kennedy will take up her host in tokyo later this month. we'll be right back. for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> welcome back to "hardball." governor chris christie of new jersey is coming off perhaps the best week ever in his political caree

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right side houston looking pretty, perhaps a little haze, but it is houston. pittsburgh got some snow overnight making things tricky on the roads. look at that on 422. check out the radar, lots of precipitation hitting east coast right now in the richmond-raleigh areas, so leave extra time if you're heading out on the road. >>> the obama administration is proposing new rule that say would rein in super pac ads from groups like the koch brothers and others. the two groups flooded the air waves in last year's election. >> behind these doors mitt romney calls half the american people -- >> they believe that they are victims. >> victims? >> no matter how obama spins it, gas costs too much. tell obama stop blaming others and work to pass better energy policies. >> mitt romney, he made millions off companies that made bankrupt, while workers lost promised health and retirement benefits. >> mitt romney turned around dozens of american companies and helped create thousands of jobs. >> the proposed changes would ban ads advocating for a candidate and ads urging a candi

. >> a white guy led voters to believe he was black to win a seat on the houston community college board. >> i had always said it was a long shot, no i didn't expect to win. >> dave wilson is a houston electrician by trade and is described in the texas observer as a man known locally -- mailers he sent out saying that an openly gay candidate shouldn't be mayor because homosexual behavior leads to extinction. he was running in a predominantly black district. so in an attempt to make himself more palatable for voters in his district. first, there was a fact that his campaign material never showed his face. >> his flyers depicted -- the pictures he admits were just lifted off the internet. >> all of these supporters are african-american. >> what a coincidence. >> then there was this radio ad. >> have you be keeping up with the hccc district two race? >> the one between -- voted against $6 million in scholarships for our children right here in our neighborhood. girl, please, i bet he has relative who could use some of that scholarship money. >> it's hard to say how much wilson's little show

louis detroit, houston, there will be minor airport delays and travel concerns. it's not going to be severe weather or thunderstorms. it's a steady kind of cold rain. you can see the snow ending in minneapolis. it's 33 degrees. be careful on the bridges and overpasses. the roads should be okay. as far as the rest of the region goes the rain in green, it will be a soaker of a day, chicago, st. louis, then it will head to cleveland, detroit, all through ohio, luchl, cincinnati, nashville, little rock. so bring your umbrella today a. lot of this rain doesn't make it to the east coast a. 4ri89 little on your thursday northwards up to new england. on the east coast, will you notice considerably warmer, especially up there in new england. leave your jacket, your winter coat at home today a.light fall coat today. 62 in new york. 65 in d.c. t. rain will be in the middle of the country and much of the west coast is locking just fine. we leave you this shot of a nice beautiful sunrise over reagan national airport. it will be a good day, physical. enjoy. i started part-time

. >>> in houston's mayoral race, we only have early voting results so far, as you can see, they show mayor an niece parker with a healthy margin of victory, but this is 0% in, this is the early vote only, we'll be keeping an eye on houston. >>> in the great state of alabama tonight, we have been watching a primary race to fill a house seat from the first congressional district in alabama. it's southern alabama to the area around mobile. and the primary there is between two republican can gats, bradley burns versus dean young who's more of the tea party fire brand candidate, he's also a very proud birther. at this hour in the race, we don't have any results to report. this is going to be closely watched as a sort of maybe a bell weather, maybe a sign, maybe a microchasm on the larger in party republican fighting going on in the country. that alabama race is going to be interesting. there will be a contest in december against a democrat in that race, but the primary is thought to be all but -- again the big story tonight, as yet s what is happening in virginia where nbc news is charact

. >> a white guy led voters to believe he was black to win a seat on the houston community college board. >> i had always said it was a long shot, no i didn't expect to win. >> dave wilson is a houston electrician by trade and is described in the texas observer as a man known locally for -- mailers he sent out in twoourn saying that an openly gay candidate shouldn't be mayor because homosexual behavior leads to extinction. he was running in a predominantly black district. so in an attempt to make himself more palatable for voters in his district. first, there was a fact that his campaign material never showed hiss face. >> his flyers delaware picketed -- the pictures he admits were just lifted off the internet. >> all of these supporters are african-american. >> what a coincidence. >> then there was this radio ad. >> how you be keeping up with the hccc district two race? >> the one between -- voted against $6 million in scholarships for our children right here in our neighborhood. girl, please, i bet he has relative who is could use some of that scholarship money. >> it's hard to say how

. >>> lots of people are talking about a story out of houston, texas, today. a republican named dave wilson just won a race for a seat on the houston community college board of trustees. from a heavily african-american district. after leading voters to believe he was black. this story is troubling. racial politics at its worst. just listen to the radio ad wilson ran in his district. >> girl, have you been keeping up with the hcc district 2 race? >> the one between dave wilson and bruce austin? >> i'm voting for dave wilson. >> dave wilson, isn't he the -- >> yes. he's the man fighting for our neighborhoods. >> wilson also sent out a series of misleading fliers. in one he claims he was endorsed by ron wilson. but not the well known texas politician ron wilson who debated david duke and led the fight for texas to recognize martin luther king day. if you read the fine print, the ron wilson who endorsed dave wilson is his cousin who lives in iowa. wilson's shady campaign tactics were the subject of a local news report over the weekend. >> wilson sent out a bunch o

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he ran in 2011 and lost, now won a seat on the houston community college board of trustees. the district is consists primarily democrats and minorities, mostly african-american. he defeated his african-american opponent in last season's election by 26 votes. the opponent will ask for a recount. and that's one of the things we thought you should know today. time for the "news nation" gut check. a video posted last week revealed surprising details about the lack of african-american students at ucla. a third year african-american studies major posted this video. >> when we have more national championships than we do black male freshman, it's evident the only purpose is to improve the winning percentage. black high school kids can care less about grades as long as the number on the back of the jersey doesn't fade. >> it has been viewed tens and thousands of time since being posted last monday and reignited the debate over affirmative action. california's prop 209 which dates back to 1996 bans universities from using affirmative action practices to bring more minority students on

. >> the coaches with the help of the aed have saved kylie's life and airlift her to houston's children's hospital. her parents arrive shortly after. >> when we came to the room, i looked in and couldn't enter. just panic like, oh, my god, what's going on? >> one of the doctors said, kylie, your mom's here and she said, mom! of course, immediately i panic. she couldn't see me because i was at the front of the room and she had a neck brace so she's looking straight up, she can't look out so then i run in to grab her hand and i grabbed her hand and we locked eyes and she said, mommy and i was thrilled that she recognized me. >> but kylie won't get to saver the reunion for long. within an hour she goes into surgery where she's fitted with a pacemaker to help protect her from turns out to have been from a previously unpredicted abnormality. >> kylie did not have a seizure, she has an arrhythmia. ventricular fibrillation which her heart stopped working and stopped pumping blood to her brain. >> armed for life with a pacemaker, kylie is grateful to be alive. >> my operation was a pacemaker surg

houston tied the game. but a little short, a little left. the colts get the big comeback win. best wishes to their coach. to foxborough, how about this game. who thought this many points would be scored. steelers scored 31, patriots putting up 55. including that bomb to dobson down the left side line. that was the final nail in the coffin. 55-31. i hear that's the most points steelers have ever allowed in a game. east rutherford, how about this shocker. chris ivery against his old team. after last week, everyone thought the saints would roll over the jets. defense showed up. and geno smith nice juke to the inside for the touchdown. and nick falk, four field goals. jets surprised the saints. >>> chiefs undefeated, this one wasn't easy until this, ran back 100 yards tying things up at 10. tied game in the fourth, the ball punched loose. how about the kansas city defense this year. easily the best defense in the nfl. that's why they're still undefeated. they win it 23-13. to arlington, cowboys trailing the vikings. romo gets a lot of heat for not finishing games and coming up big

. >> vice president biden will travel to the port of houston. >> the port of houston handles 42 million tons of cargo every year. >> that number is going to do nothing but grow. labor built this country. >> fast forward to number two. the tpp fight continues. >> i'm out there negotiating the transpacific partnership. >> this is another nafta disaster waiting to happen. international negotiations hit salt lake city. >> all of these issues, one-time agreement without public participation or congressional participation. i'm sorry, that's not our system of government. >> and our number one story to watch, the sunshine state of obama care. >> we always knew this was going to be hard. there's a reason why folks that tried to do it for 100 years and haven't done it. >> the best way to get insurance is to get a job. >> on monday, i'll talk exclusively with charlie crist. >> americans deserve health k coverage and i'm glad the president pushed it forward. >> mike joins us now on "the ed show." we're going to be down in florida later on this weekend. it's the fight for florida. it's charlie crist

it was to pump up their game against houston. it worked. mavs with a comeback win 123-120. always fun to see those tv goofs, right? >> of course. unless they're us. >> who is that falling there? >> that would be mr. shaquille o'neal. >> over 7 feet tall, over 300 pounds. i think that was on the richter scale. >> whole studio shook. >> he said he's okay. he looks okay. >>> a thunder fan sinking a $20,000 half court shot. >> good for him. >> and it's the fifth this year. this time this guy got a handshake from jay-z worth 20 k. don't say it. >> what really would be worth 20 k, a handshake from beyonce. could have had it. wasn't paying attention. >> not predictable. >> thanks, rich arresteard. keep an eye on the wood framed house in the video. this shows a tornado blowing it away in a matter of seconds. looks almost unreal. officials now believe a total ever of 1500 homes were lost in one day across 12 states. never ceases to amaze me how strong these storms are. >> disintegrate before, but never like that. let's start off with the temperatures. those plunge. it's made all the

so today's travel trouble, heavy rain will develop from houston to new orleans. we'll also be looking at that wintry mess trying to slowly push into tennessee, mostly in the rural areas outside of the big cities could get a glazing. then tuesday the storm comes into georgia. that's where it's going to race up the eastern seaboard. you'll start going to work from d.c. up to boston dry but when a lot of you drive home, the rain will be breaking out. there's just enough cold air for one area to get some significant snow and ice. western pennsylvania, western new york. most areas of concern, pittsburgh, buffalo, rochester, maybe cleveland, erie, pennsylvania, that's where the travel will be the most treacherous out there driving. d.c. boy the time the sun comes up wednesday morning, your heavy rain could be over with but from boston to new york it will taper off during the way. so wednesday afternoon and evening will be a little better at the airports. maybe 3 to 6 at buffalo. as far as airports go, chris, are you traveling any of these? >> i'm going to tomorrow, but

if there's airports, o'hare, cleveland, detroit maybe, our friends down in houston with a couple storms. >> thank you very much. >>> well, the first lady and the president crash a tour. >>> plus marvel comics prepares for a potential firestorm over their newest creation. that story coming up. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> now to some other stories making news this morning. the high school teacher wounded in the l.a.x. terminal shooting last week is currently recovering in the hospital. brian lugmer described what it was like after being shot in the leg. >> i tried to stand on it first. and it wouldn't support my weight. the bones were totally shattered so it kind of gav

houston won. >>> and jonathan flores made an incredible jump from a helicopter in his custom made wing suit. the death defying stunt was captured by cameras attached to flores and a jumping partner as they sped at over 100 miles per hour. and dallas mavericks have released a fun paparody video o song called what does the fox say. ♪ >> i like the animal costumes. is it bad that i don't know that song? >> you do. >> i don't. i've been living under a rock. >> it will be in your head will the rest of the day. >> bill karins is here with the forecast. >> nasty wind storm. almost like a dangerous type morning out there for a lot of the people in the northeast. right through the ohio valley. we had wind gusts of 54 miles per hour in buffalo, that's now down tree lines and have pow p outages. this will mean significant airport delays. looks about everyone on i-95 will get rain during the morning hours. it will clear up by the away, b afternoon, but severe storm watch in pennsylvania, and that's for gusts up to 60 miles per hour. so as far as the storm goes, it will move quickly at least, so

kansas city is one of the lower ones at only 7, 31 in new orleans, 30 in houston, even the extremely warm areas of the country are very cold this morning. there's really no snow any more left. we don't have any rain to worry about. it will be a sunny day and brisk and chilly and cold as advertised. from here on out we'll warm it up. tomorrow is ten degrees warmer than today. >> a little break from it. >> yes. >> thanks so much, bill. >>> new guidelines for the millions of us worried about cholesterol. plus this man's got a ticket to ride. but what exactly is going on in the moscow subway. woah! what? it's called a smoky eye. [ female announcer ] you may not be the best at new trends but you know what's best for your kids. so we listened when you said gogurt should have only natural colors and flavors and no high fructose corn syrup. thanks, mom. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to yo

and this from a mall near houston. black friday started more than 12 hours ago, and the day is just a few hours old. nbc's jay gray is with those hearty shoppers at the mall of america outside minneapolis. jay, i wonder if some have been there all night long? >> reporter: i can tell you, they have, betty. good to talk to you this morning, and they plan to be here all day long. it's finally here. shopping's big day. as you talked about, it's kind of merged with thanksgiving this year, and not everybody's buying that. the dash for deals. the push for presents -- the rush for a little retail therapy actually began just after all the turkey was gone. >> i live for this day, and i take this day off of work every year. dinner is cooked. my belly is full, and now i'm ready to shop. >> reporter: the lines stretched around stores, shoppers all shopping for the same thing -- savings. >> trying to save money. trying to get as much as we can for the kids. >> reporter: starting early, and analysts say stretching even past the weeke

that weighed heavy on houston in the second half. but i'll take you to the first half, the colts struggling. that kick blocked. then in the fourth, the colts andrew luck connects taking the lead 27-24. texans miss a last second attempt to tie. the colts take that one. you got your money's worth this weekend with two overtime thrillers. the seahawks had the biggest comeback in franchise history, down 21-0 to the winless bucs. they tie it less than two minutes left. and kick a field goal in overtime. then in washington, a chargers touchdown pass forces overtime. washington runs it in for six and the win, 30-24. vikings at cowboys, in a last second squeaker, cowboys trail by three. tony romo getting six. cowboys win. and then steelers at patriots, it was a 600 plus yard offensive barn storm. to tom brady's arm on fire. the steelers give up a franchise record 55 points in that loss. kansas city chiefs, still perfect. a pick six interception by sean smith goes end zone to end zone and they win 23-13. and eagles, nick foles had seven touch

this from a mall near houston. black friday started more than 12 hours ago, and the day is just a few hours old. nbc's jay gray is with the hearty shoppers at the mall of america outside minneapolis. jay, i wonder how many have been there all night long? >> reporter: i can tell you, they have, betty. good to talk to you this morning, and they plan to be here all along. it's finally here. shopping's big day. as you talked about, it's kind of merged with thanksgiving this year and not everybody's buying that. the dash for deals -- the push for presents -- the rush for a little retail therapy actually began just after all the turkey was gone. >> i live for this day, and i take this day off of work every year. dinner's cooked, my belly is full and now i'm ready to shop. >> reporter: shoppers shopping for the same thing -- savings. >> trying to save money. trying to get as much ras as we for the kids. >> reporter: and even stretching past the weekend. >> i actually think black friday is gaining relevance because it's be

houston is on the list. newark did make it, mara had that one, and dallas-ft. worth. is this a private jfk and laguardia didn't make it? >> a mistake. seems like they're never on time there. interesting story about contraception, the morning after pill. we're learning now that some morning after pills may be less effective for heavier women. the european manufacturer of an emergency contraceptive called nor livo will caution that the product is not effective for women weighing more than 176 pounds. we should note, the average american woman weighs 166 pounds, and this is information just coming to light. so, presumably -- >> people have been taking it. >> -- there have been a lot of women counting on this as a form of emergency contraception and it's not been effective as they thought. >> that would be a big thing right on the front of the package that tells everyone because people are making life decisions about this stuff. >> and a lot of times they're learning these things as the products live on the shelf. so maybe they're just figuring that out now. >> that's wha

and in houston, texas, get ready to say good-bye to the astrodome. they have rejected a measure that would turn the astrodome into a convention center. that probably means that the 1960s era sports complex means that it will be demolished. who says elections don't have consequences. we've got much more ahead. stay with us. >>> in the great state of maine, republican governor le page used the day today -- he said it was the biggest campaign in history. kind of a miniature presidential campaign. he wants to be governor again. ahead of this biggest candidate event ever, this recreated republican convention, they said his remarks would be brief. and all the political reporters in the state of maine said ah, in deep disappointment. because if he has accomplished nothing else in his time in office he has managed to establish himself as the raging id of conservative american governors. >> you take it and put it in the microwave, it gives off a chemical similar to estrogen. in worse cases some women might have little beards, but we don't want to do that. we

>> that's interesting, i dug up this interview that lbj had given to ray miller in houston. >> which i think is amazing. i think that's rarely been seen. >> this is an interesting passage where lbj has disagreements with the presidency. let's look at it and talk about it? >> sure. >> do you think we are doing everything we should to protect and serve? >> i can't think of another thing i can do in the state or the local or federal level i think i would call them mistake s. overall, we have much to be proud of and very little to be ashamed of. >> he's calling president kennedy the other fellow, talking about mistakes there. what was it that lbj disagreed with? how different was he as a president than kennedy? >> what he is doing is make it clear if anything he is more pro civil rights than kennedy is. also in may, the spring or actually the spring or summer in may of 1963, he gave a speech not cleared by the white house. it was way out front of what kennedy was saying about civil rights. it was like when joe biden came out for marriage equality before it made kennedy look as strong as

and in houston, texas, get ready to say good-bye to the astrodome. they have rejected a measure that would turn the astrodome into a convention center. that probably means that the 1960s era sports complex means that it will be demolished. who says elections don't have consequences. we've got much more ahead. stay with us. [ female announcer ] it figures...on your busiest day you see the gray. try root touch-up by nice 'n easy. just brush our permanent color matching creme right where you need it. then rinse. in ten minutes zap those grays and get on with your day. nice 'n easy root touch-up. >>> in the great state of maine, republican governor le page used the day today -- he said it was the biggest campaign in history. kind of a miniature presidential campaign. he wants to be governor again. ahead of this biggest candidate event ever, this recreated republican convention, they said his remarks would be brief. and all the political reporters in the state of maine said ah, in deep disappointment. because if he has accomplished nothing else in his tim

and parker elected in houston to be the mayor. she's the democrat there. we also have some results from alabama's first congressional district in a proxy battle between the chamber of commerce and the tea party wing. it appears the chamber of commerce republican candidate is going to emerge victorious there. defeat for a tea party candidate who said the president was born in kenya. it also appears in colorado the counties that were voting on seceding from colorado are not going to secede, although that is yet to be finally determined. that big ballot initiative we talked to you about the taxes in colorado, voters in colorado have rejected that, it appears. although they will be taxing marijuana. we're back with with our panel. big takeaways from tonight. steve, i'll start with you. >> i'll start in boston. i hope you enjoyed that mayors race. it's probably going to be the last one you get in 30 years. it is like mayor for life up there. the last one before this was 20 years ago. the big national take is virginia was, still is the premiere swing state in th

next up, eight as in eighth wonder of the world once called the houston astro dome. 1965 was the 50 dome and air conditioned stadium of its kind. home to the astros and the oilers, no sports team has played there since 1999. they could have steered money to turn it into a convention center. they will decide the fate of the icon. number 15 as in 15 states have legalized same-sex marriage. once illinois governor signs the bill into law. president obama said he and the first lady were overjoyed by the news in their home state. the next state that is likely to follow suit. hawaii. next up, six is the number of counties oust 11 that rejected a proposal to 3ur sue cessation from the state. "usa today" said the five others are still counting and this came out of anger of democratic-backed measures with state lawmakers in denver like gun control and they all had a goal to have ten of them form a new state and one other join wyoming. not going to happen now. five is how many times rob ford said sorry, apology or apologize when he finally admitted to smoking crack. >> i know what i did was wrong.

they'll take their food for houston. they'll take a shower hostage. if it will get the attention they want they will take it hostage. we should be finished getting the rest of the inmates out of the yard. >> that's it. that's it. >> once we got them out of yard we're going to come back in, bring my team in, and i'll give him one last, third and final directive. if he refuses to be cuffed, we'll extract him using whatever force is necessary. >> we'll have do an extraction in the big yard. >> as c.e.r.t. is told to get ready for a possible extraction, blanco is given his last chance to peacefully leave the recreation pen. >> kevin, it is 5:17. i'm giving you the third and final directive. come out and be cuffed. 809, be advised i just gave blanco his third directive to be restrained. he refused. now we're going to do whatever we need to do to get him out of there safely for everybody. him included. this is what's going to happen. we're going to go in. give him some directives. they're bringing k-9 down. if the directives don't work, then we're going to

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the father when ted was in high school in houston was instrumental in making sure that ted went to after-school classes that taught basically bircher philosophy. philosophy by a guy named clausen and a number of other people. and so cruz, rafael cruz has always held these views. he is very influential with respect to the son. now, look, you ask the son the question do you buy this stuff? and the son easily as politicians often say about a son of relative, he doesn't speak directly for me on these issues. what's most important about rafael cruz is he speaks directly in a way that resonates to the constituencies that ted cruz wants to hear. rafael cruz has said these kinds of things in tea party groups here. i've heard him in iowa and elsewhere. and let me tell you, you go away and talk to some of these pastors, religious pastors and populist tea party folks on the right and they'll say what's to disagree with? >> this is exactly what boehner does in the house. it's exactly what all people in the right now do. they have this rightist, far right of right cotillion out there, this auxiliary out the

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. >>> police in houston are look ing for two gunmen. 1 others were wounded. the gunmen are believed to be 17 and 22 years old. >>> gas prices continue to drop. regular unleaded has fallen 15 cents in the last few weeks. >>> then there's this. they tested 300 l.e.d. lights on the top of the freedom tower. they can be seen up to 50 miles away. it's a symbolic height of 1770 feet. now back to "to o catch a predator." >>> he's coming up right now slow. >> outside our hidden camera house here in petaluma, california, things are still getting backed up. one potential predator drives up, parks out front and sits there. meanwhile we spot another man across the street getting out of his car. he's been sitting there for several minutes. >> we believe jack, the stripper. >> usually when a visitor arrives, we know exactly who he is based on his photo and information in his chat log. but as we watch this man cross the street and head up our driveway, we realize we don't know which potential predator he is. our decoy invites him in anyway. >> hey, how you doing? you made i

louis cardinals and later played for the houston oilers. >> i played with the great warren moon, some of the great players. mike rozier. guys like that. played for the man in black, jerry glanville. >> number 44 for the washington redskins. this right here is herschel walker, 1981. i can name you a few guys, famous guys, that got a few of the scars on me. >> ramsey's football career ended when a neck injury forced him to retire. >> from there it's like, i guess, downhill. got convicted in '91. got out, stayed out about a year, and here i go again. i chose drugs sociably, trying it out with the crowd, you know. ended up hooked. i feel like i let a lot of people down. i'm just trying to do what i can do right now to try to, you know, regain some of that swagger back. you know, i'm getting kind of old, but i still have faith that one day i could, you know, get back out and maybe contribute something to society. everybody knows prison is not a nice place. football helps me get away from the pressure of being locked up. >> ramsey spends much of his free time mentoring younger inmates, both

. >>> houston texan coach was taken off the field in a stretcher and taken to a local hospital. it is not clear what happened. but the team said he never lost con shuzs in and didn't have a heart attack. >>> firefighters arrested a 19-year-old university student. he was found wedged in an area about six to 18 inches wide. let's get back to the program. >>> welcome back to our latest investigation into online sex predators. this time we are in rural harris county, georgia. so -- so far we have seen a series of men trying to meet underage teens in internet chatrooms. now these suspects are under arrest and heading into a police interrogation room. again, some of what you will see and hear is explicit. here's chris hansen. >> it was stupid. i'm a stupid man. >> after "dateline" confronts a potential sex offender here in rural fortson, georgia -- >> you're free to leave. >> what's going to happen? >> get on the ground! >> law enforcement working with the online watchdog group perverted-justice steps in. >> put your hands behind your back. >> even the u.s. marshal and secret service

we are going to be freeing tryi it in dallas and houston. in dallas, 225,000 construction workers go out to work in the summertime, 100 degree heat, 112 even don't hatch tve the right break. shouldn't be partisan issue whether workers get rest breaks or paid for their work. but we are up against an industry the largest donor to the republican party in texas. it is a -- as people know is currently a red state. they're one of the most important special interest groups in the state. so, that's a challenge that weep face. we think about our work, david and goliath story. >> if they don't live up to it. austin is going to be angry. are we going to be angry? [ cheers and applause ] >> who is your hero in the immigration movement in the congress, senate? or house? who is going to -- who has a bill? >> luisguttierrez of illinois. he has been there, pushed, not wavered to his commitment in the community and lifting up their voices without a doubt the most important strois fvoice and. and the castros, they're taking charge at local and federal level i

. >>> and two teenagers are dead after a shooting at a house party in houston. 19 more are wounded and two in critical condition. the police are searching for two gunmen believed to be 17 and 22 years old. back to "caught on camera." >>> father/son duo matt and caleb favery operate town and country pest solutions in rochester, new york. raiding homes of the critters that make the customers' hairs stand on end. they specialize in treating one particular pest that many people are too afraid to even admit they have until it's too late. >> look at this. these are not blood stains. these are actual bedbugs. >> a bedbug basically hides in any crack, any crevice, hitchhikes on to your body, hitches on to your luggage, laptop, and you bring it with you. for the people that react to the bites which is only 20% of people, they literally go crazy. i mean were they're constantly itching. they know they have bugs. they're embarrassed. you almost need some type of counseling besides termination just to get through your everyday life until the problem is gone. >> the staff uses cameras to record some

a suburb of houston, sometimes calling stinkadina for the stink of its oil refineries. the setting, the iconic fill k, urban cowboy. >> cowboy? ♪ >> depends on what you think a real cowboy is. >> but like a lot of texas towns, pasadena has changed radically since the days john travolta walked the streets in a ten gallon hat. >> a not so small city. >> the changes come in the last ten years thanks to growth in the hispanic population, which has risen to 68%, making white people a minority in the new pasadena. luckily for them, they are still a majority of the voting population. while the hispanic population accounts for a majority of pasadena residents, hispanics make up only 32% of the city's voters, but the people who are running pasadena see the writing on the wall. they know there are only a few voter registration drives and maybe a bill away from being relegated to minority status. so, this summer, pasadena mayor johnny isabel came up with a plan. right now, the city is run by eight council members. and for the first time in the city's history, there are now two h

the houston chronicle said anyone willing to look at her record would be hard pressed to deny she ruled to achieve a particular result rather than impartially interpreting the law. and the austin-american statesman was worse describing her as so conservative she places herself outside the broad mainstream of jurisprudence. she seems willing to bend the law to fit her views rather than the reverse. and those were just the texas papers. when it was democrats instead of the republicans, it was over stuff like this, judicial nominees like her. it wasn't over 60 votes for everything in the senate for these kind of shock nominations. but it was in the big nuclear option filibuster showdown that happened in the senate in 2005. the deal was struck, and that deal got them a new handshake agreement over who could be filibustered and who couldn't be. as part of that deal, democrats agreed to give up their objections to priscilla owen and to another justice named janice rogers brown. janice rogers brown was out of california when she was nominated as a judge, she been rated not qualified by the sta

police outside of the houston are looking for two gunmen who opened fire outside a high school birthday party last night kims two teenagers. at least 19 others were wounded. two in critical condition. the gunmen are believed to be 17 and 22 years old. >>> gas prices continue to drop. the latest lundberg survey says regular unleaded has fallen 15 cents in the last three weeks. now $3.22 a gallon. more news later. now back to "caught on camera." >>> it's the controversial film that captivated even nonbelievers. >> thought it was extremely gory. i thought it was fascinating and compelling. >> but it's also the one skeptics called a fraud. >> anyone who would believe that is what we would call pathologically gullible. >> what's the real story behind this alien autopsy that's claimed to be caught on camera? 1992, cleveland, ohio. british film maker ray santilli is producing a documentary on elvis presley. while searching for rare footage of the king, he says his quest takes a bizarre turn. >> in cleveland we came across a guy who had probably the most remarkable footage of elvis. we purchase

kennedy's motorcade turned the corner from houston to elm street with rows of residents standing on the side of the streets. jackie kennedy next to him in the back seat. everyone just trying to catch a glimpse of the first couple and the first world-shattering shot ringing out, striking the young president in the head. first lady jackie could be seen desperately calling for help atop the limousine and our next guest bore witness to that moment that changed america forever. tina towner-pender witnessed the assassination of jfk. tina, thanks for joining me today. we want to talk about that time in your life as just a young girl. you were standing in fronting of the texas book depository. you were filming the motorcade with your father. tell me about why you and your dad were there and what memory vividly stands out to you from that day. >> well, my dad had shown me how to use the camera, an 8 millimeter movie camera, so i knew how to use it and i was focused on doing it correctly and keeping the camera still. he would let me know when it was time to get ready to shoot the film. and we ste

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i will be going to my food banks today, target hunger and the houston food bank asking for the community to give more resources. really what i'm going to be asking, chris, we can pass hr-3108 right now. if the senate will take up a bill that would extend the benefits, just extend the benefits while we're in the middle of this conference, the house could take it up and the president can sign it. and it's borrowing from peter to pay paul, i understand that. but right now you would fill in the gap for these families that are experiencing a nightmarish experience and one more point -- >> and you believe it would pass? >> i believe it should pass. it should pass. this conference -- we don't know how long the conference is going to go. how do you overcome a mountain of $40 billion cut that is in the house bill? you know, this is why we shut the day down, let me not say the democrats shut the house down, but we caused the bill not to go forward with the congressional black caucus and other members initially. we stopped them from moving forward on the $40 billion cut. >> you know what the republ

houston texans coach was taken off the field in a stretcher. it is not clear what happened. he never lost consciousness and his family is with his am the hospital. >>> the suspected gunman at the shooting at l.a.x. said that he acted alone. >>> a bolivian plane carrying 18 people crashed on sunday. eight passengers died. >>> a snub for senator ted cruz from republican's party 2012 nominee. he left him off the list of favorites from the 2016 nomination. >>> and the sci-fi drama inters the number one spot at the box office. bad grand pa was number two. >>> they're stalking the chat rooms, then knocking on the door. welcome back to our latest investigation into computer sex predators. tonight we return to ft. myers, florida, where we've rented a home and equipped it with 13 hidden cameras. over the course of three days two dozen men arrive at the undercover house. most all the men we met had an excuse and some explaining to do. here again, chris hansen. >> he's coming around. >>> the men walking through our door range in age from 20 to 61 and come from very different background

our first contestant argue knolly from houston, texas, the 8th wonder of the world. shauna thomas from yardly, pennsylvania, in beautiful bucks county, say hello to robert costa and our returning champion from wichita, pumpkin spice latte, susan page. and now the host of "up against the clock," steve kornacki. >> oh, thank you, bill wolf, thank you, studio audience and everyone tuneing in at home for another "up against the clock." we have three rounds of play, wrong answers will cost you, there are a few instant bonuses, studio audience, as always, i implore you. please no, outbursts. we don't want to rattle our contestants when they're up against the clock. with that, i will ask you, are you ready to play? they look and sound ready to me. this is the 100 point round, hands on buzzers, please, 100 seconds on the clock, with this we go. on tuesday, carolina ten di was sworn in as the first u.s. ambassador. >> to japan. >> that's 100 points for shauna. next 100 point question the calls for cbs news to commission an independent investigation. >> benghazi. >> incorrect