a very high ranking hispanic congressman king recently for jim clyburn. so you start to see -- to hear footsteps of a brown-black coalition that might be lining up behind jim clyburn. i only raise that because i am wondering how that might fracture or splintered the democratic party in the house, quite frankly, along racial lines. >> if this -- if hoyer-clyburn is a close race that goes to the election next week, it will make a lot of people uncomfortable. let's face it. barack obama is starting off his reelection campaign now. he needs to read-energize the african-american vote. all of those of first-time black voters from 2008. he needs to get that group of people back behind him 110%. he does not want to begin at by kicking the highest ranking black congressman ever out of leadership. that is just a recipe for disaster. and then, there is this other side of, they'd just lost all of these independent voters who broke away from democrats. they do not want to kick a guy out of leadership in steny hoyer who speaks to those voters better than anyone. there

you're insulting majority jim clyburn. and mr. hoyer the majority leader at this time would also view actions as insulting. have they evidenced any racist tendency by the characterization of the debate and the race that is going to right now? you're insulting the first female speaker of the house who doesn't define herself as that, but defiance herself as a leader. well, you have a good point about decency. we were hoping that there would be a decency standard as an internal compass of all of those who have the privilege of using the airwaves of america paid for by the american taxpayers who happen to be enormously diverse. we come from all walks of life. to throw the race card by either way of challenging the president's birthright and where he was born or by suggesting that there is a racist action going on by the present race between two distinguished members who have garnered their support including the support of the congressional black caucus for mr. clyburn. it is absolutely ridiculous and it is unacceptable. what i would s

if you lose jim clyburn, the congressional black caucus has no seat at the table. and it's just unimaginable that house democrats could have no, you know, black leadership represented. >> well, obviously this problem is presented because nancy pelosi wants to be the minority leader of the house. anthony winer was on yesterday on "hardball" and chris asked, listen, is nancy pelosi staying in this spot because she knows there will be great opposition to steny hoyer being the minority leader by a lot of moderate democrats? >> right. that is a concern that a lot of progressive democrats have -- have said. you know, that they're worried that the party would drift a little bit too far to the right and the thinking was that maybe steny hoyer wouldn't have the votes because there are enough progressive votes, you know, because they lost, what, 26, 27 blue dogs, it's a more liberal caucus and you could maybe get a more liberal member. there's also no reason to believe that jim clyburn is actually that much more liberal than steny hoyer. >> so -- but moving ahead here, this

there have been some reports about maybe we can create something for jim clyburn. is there something to create? >> there's always the role of assistant to the speaker or in this case it would be assistant to the minority leader rather. that certainly is a possibility. there's also talk of -- you have to remember, lawrence, there are some huge openings on committees for the democrats. appropriations is open. jim clyburn could possibly go there. there's talk of him going to the budget committee. she could place him on the high powered committees so that people would not feel he's getting shafted in any way. >> luke russert patrolling capitol hill for us. thanks for your time. >> always a pleasure. be well. >> sarah palin opens up her own little fight with "the wall street journal." she tries to talk about economic issues quoting an article from the "journal" and the writer lashes back explaining just how wrong palin is. why does glenn beck have very strong feelings about me which he summarizes in this description -- msnbc's new hot lover boy. don't forget mrs. collie

there have been some reports about maybe we can create something for jim clyburn. is there something to create? >> there's always the role of assistant to the speaker or in this case it would be assistant to the minority leader rather. that certainly is a possibility. there's also talk of -- you have to remember, lawrence, there are some huge openings on committees for the democrats. appropriations is open. jim clyburn could possibly go there. there's talk of him going to the budget committee. she could place him on the high powered committees so that people would not feel he's getting shafted in any way. >> luke russert patrolling capitol hill for us. thanks for your time. >> always a pleasure. be well. >> sarah palin opens up her own little fight with "the wall street journal." she tries to talk about economic issues quoting an article from the "journal" and the writer lashes back explaining just how wrong palin is. why does glenn beck have very strong feelings about me which he summarizes in this description -- msnbc's new hot lover boy. >>> ahead on "the last w

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i feel bad for jim clyburn. there was a very large number of representatives in the caucus who wanted him to be next in line. the cdc is really upset about how this all happened. but steny hoyer raise a lot of money and had it coming to him when it is argued that jim clyburn is a more effective communicator. >> as you say you want to see changes in the white house staff. i think we will see those. i am not sure what will happen with robert gibbs, will he move up to the role of david axelrod as he moves up to chicago? >> i think talking of robert gibbs we need a new press secretary. >> i could not agree more. there is absolutely no utility in keeping what has become a pretty contentious relationship with the press going with him. he has a lot of value and the president's ear. he probably belongs in the west wing where he can do more good and usher in a new era of communication. this administration is having one huge communication problem after another. he is flying home to see grandma this week. you know about an

i feel bad for jim clyburn. there was a very large number of representatives in the caucus who wanted him to be next in the cdc is really upset about how this all happened. but steny hoyer raise a lot of money and had it coming to him when it is argued that jim clyburn is a more effective communicator. >> as you say you want to see changes in the white house staff. i think we will see those. i am not sure what will happen with robert gibbs, will he move up to the role of david axelrod as he moves up to chicago? >> i think talking of robert gibbs we need a new press secretary. >> i could not agree more. there is absolutely no utility in keeping what has become a pretty contentious relationship with the press going with him. he has a lot of value and the president's ear. he probably belongs in the west wing where he can do more good and usher in a new era of communication. this administration is having one huge communication problem after another. he is flying home to see grandma this week. you know about another.

pretending that jim clyburn is morgan freeman. what do you make of it? the whole number here. >> first, as my mother would say, consider the source. i don't believe this is the attitude of the majority of americans. but, clearly, we've come a long way in terms of racial healing. but we have a long way to go. and they're still people who believe as mr. limbaugh believes. but, you know, i don't think that's what's important. >> i think what's important is that we have to move forward. have a dialogue about race and just really consider the source. nothing's going to change rush limbaugh and what he says. he has to act responsibly. he hasn't, he should. but i don't think that he is. and so we have to move forward. i think what's important, chris, is to look at this race and look at the background and qualifications of mr. clyburn, his experience. he comes to the leadership with a wealth of understanding, of all of the issues that affect all americans, north, south, east, west, urban, rural and so that's one of the reasons that myself and the congressional b

let's start with rush limbaugh's comments about congressman jim clyburn. joining me are two of clyburn's democratic colleagues. ohio congresswoman marcie kaptur and california congresswoman barbara lee. thank you both for joining us. let's listen to rush limbaugh if you dare, of what he said yesterday. >> the white racist leadership of the democratic party trying to ace out clyburn. clyburn started the man respected all hell seems to break loose in the democrat party. hey, i have a suggestion. you know, i like to mediate these things. i like to bring people together. i like to unify people. i don't like seeing this kind of strife. clyburn's worried about not having the car. clyburn's worried about not having the perk of big office, driver, so forth. the way this could all be worked out, clyburn's new position, driving miss nancy. he gets to keep the car. he gets to go everywhere she goes. parties and everything else. he's not in the back of the bus. he's in the driver's seat. and she's in the back of the car being chauffeured. solved problem. >> let me sta

but they're going to sit down and say, listen, jim clyburn needs to be at the stable. steny hoyer needs to be at the table. it reflects america. hispanic members, women, men, all different political spectrum, broad political spectrum. in the ends of the day, i think it probably won't be a vote and jim clyburn, steny hoyer and nancy pelosi will -- >> will clyburn be c triple c chair? >> we don't know. >> one of the onyxes on the table? >> at this point you have all types of possibilities. clyburn will be at that they believe. >> terry holt? >> i never weighed into the other side of the leadership fights. >> i know. anyway, terry holt, little insight on john boehner. thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, what what is your favorite tv show say about your politics? we'll reveal what people are watching, what they drink, and how they vote. because i know you've always wanted to do know that. >>> next, the plot thickens in the russian spy caper. more excuses to show pictures of -- i'm kidding. russia says they know who blew the agent's cover and the hunt is on to

what you're seeing now is a divide between hoyer and jim clyburn a divide that a lot of folks with the democratic party do not want to see go public. yesterday jim clyburn was critical of hoyer questioning his decision to roll out public endor endorsements practicing a numbers game essentially undercutting clyburn's campaign. clyburn responded showing off endorsement of the black caucus over 40 members. you see right now a typical washington horse race election, which democrats feel really illustrated divisions with their caucus and going forward peel a unified front against republicans about to take over. >> luke, thanks. >>> a professor at the university ever central florida is asking 200 students to come clean today after a cheating scandal that sent "a knife to his heart." a professor says he believes his students received advanced copies ever his mid-term exam because the students scored a grade and a half higher than they'd ever scored before. his fears were confirmed by an anonymous tip. each of those 200 students will retake that midterm this week. >>> the price of higher learn

a lot of people want to know about your relationship with jim clyburn and the rub that took place if there was any. there are those on the right trying to make this an issue of race. how are you working together? >> well, i wasn't an issue of race at all. it was an issue we lost the majority, therefore we have one less leadership spot, and mr. clyburn and i had discussions about it. we're good friends, we've been friends for 45 years, we're still very good friends. we're going to work together. it was obvious that we had to do something other than run against one another and that happened and i'm pleased about it and i look forward to working with jim clyburn who is a very effective leader of our caucus, well respected within our caucus. >> congressman, the night of the election, president obama reached out to the republicans and said let's get together. and then 48 hours out from that meeting which was scheduled for tomorrow night, november 18, they say no, we got caucus issues we can't make it. are they disrespecting the president? >> i can't remember a time when president bush inv

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you have a clash between still need a lawyer and jim cliburn. -- steny hoyer and jim clyburn. >> i think it is important to restoring confidence. >> we, both parties are expected to elect their -- next week, both parties are expected to elect their leadership. tv 11 news. >> police tonight are investigating at our rate in anne arundel county. the 23-year-old victim says she had just taken up the trash at the 8100 block of scenic meadow drive when she saw a man lurking in the bushes. the suspect followed the victim before attacking her. >> it is a disturbing incident of the way around. we understand how this could frighten the committee. what extra patrols checking, just to continue to investigate this -- we will have extra patrols checking, just to continue to investigate this. >> police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. a baltimore man has been charged with cruelty for killing his underdog. 35-year-old stanley, and used a shotgun to put down his bullmastiff because it would not stop fighting with a siberian husky. it the dog -- the dog later died. the police also f

. >> what about this fight between steny hoyer and jim clyburn? is there any way to avoid it by creating a new position? does the minority have to little real estate they can't get away with that? >> it seems there are all kinds of discussions going on. that's what they would prefer, prefer to find a way to find a spot, high profile for both because they both play important roles and are symbolically important. steny hoyer is the outreach to the conservative democrats and clyburn is the highest ranking african-american. two very important constituencies they do want represented in the leadership. >> okay. jean cummings, thank you very much. >>> and coming up, tackiling th deficit. will the republicans consider tax increases? congressman aaron schock joins us next. >>> topping the headlines right now on "andrea mitchell reports" breaking developments out of san diego. 4, 500 passengers whose dream cruise ship vacation turned into a nightmare are dis embaembarki finally. splendor arrived three days after losing power due to a fire in an engine room.

clyburn of south carolina. to serve in the number 3 house democratics position. i will also ask the caucus to designate the position as assistant leader. meaning he would report to pelosi and not steny hoyer and he responded with his own letter, saying he understands many of his colleagues wanted to aprovide a prolonged battle and asking them to support the proposal. quote, promulgated by nancy pelosi. julie. >> julie: molly henneberg in washington. thank you so much. in alaska, write in candidate senator lisa murkowski is confident that she will keep her title. the incumbent maintaining 90% of the 98,000 write in votes recorded so far compared to 87,000 votes for joe miller. you will remember, she made her write-in bid after losing the g.o.p. primary, to miller, in august. nothing is decided, yet. the hand counted is expected to go through the weekend. and, run well into next week and now a pending federal lawsuit over the state's interpretation of ballots is putting the fate of the race in limbo. dan springer

he represents more of the -- that's actually eric cantor, jim clyburn is a different guy. but he represents also the more liberal wing. you've kind of got this infighting among the two parts of the democratic party, john. and we are waiting to get more details today. >> and they still haven't settled yet on nancy pelosi as their leader, right? >> no, and we're checking to see whether she has support or if there's any vocal support against her. there is from one congressman who has suggested that he is going to challenge her. but we're sort of waiting to see exactly how all of that shapes out. at this point there doesn't appear to be at this point any sort of large tide against her. and she said she's been checking with the democrats to see if they support her. but at this point, her hat is in the ring, she's planning to run for minority leader. and at this point officially, she's uncontested. >> thanks so much. >>> well, it was just one letter, one letter is all it took to solve a wheel of fortune puzzle. after the break, the stunner that shocked even pat sajak. >>> and th

african-americans with jim clyburn that being said, folks we have talked to, especially close to hoyer are pretty much guaranteeing they now have the votes to beat clyburn. sources close to him say they would not have announced officially yesterday if they did not have those votes. so going forward, going to be extremely interesting to see how this plays now the terms of what nancy pelosi's role will be, will she interject in anyway? in 2006 she backed jack murtha over steny hoyer because of discontent over the years. she is stay out of it so far. sources indicate if it were to go to a vote tomorrow it would most likely go to steny hoyer. not over by any means. jim clyburn could be whipping, he's good whip what his job is, as of right now, most likely go to hire but something really that speaks volume about the party, andrea, they don't want this up front and center, they really want to centralize on a message, the gop to be unified who will deal with that message? a lot of democrats are saying they don't necessarily know, told me if nancy pole lessee to the best time to do it. a "new

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and there is no question that he has targeted you, jim clyburn, it's been deplorable, despicable what ever adjective you want to use. do you think that broadcast companies should be obligated to put out a position state on racism? now, on the clear channel website, they talk a lot about diversity, they have a lot of african-americans on the payroll, yet they allow this garbage on the air. what do you have to say about that? >> i say this, you know, i'm always committed to first amendment, because as you well know, you have been called a sergeant schultz, to i don't know that to be your name. you have a name that maybe ethnically connected to being sergeant, i'm not sure what that is, i find that insulting as well with. we should hold ourselves to a level of protocol that does not disrespect, if you will, the difference that people have. and i would say to rush limbaugh's listeners, we all have distinctive diction, southern sents, midwestern accents, accents that indicate you may have been an immigrant. i frankly find the take on various vernacular as absolutely outrageous and you are

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last week, jim clyburn announced he's running from minority whip. that will raise eyebrows. while she's remained silent, pelosi backed the late congressman john murtha of pennsylvania when democrats took over the house and she became speaker. higher stayed in the race and won that contest but there have been questions over who exactly nancy pelosi would like to see in that number two spot. the bottom line, though, we talked with with folks and higher's plea believes strongly that they have the votes and they think they will be able to for steny higher. >> outside of this leadership race, maryland lost the top spot on the democratic congressional campaign committee. what are chris van holland's plans for the future? >> that is a mystery. the past two cycles, he's been running the dcc, the democratic congressional campaign committee, travelling the country back and forth and raising money for all sorts of candidates, making friends along the way and getting high marks as one of the public spokespersons of the democratic party, especially on that sunday morning talk show circui

and there is no question that he has targeted you, jim clyburn, been deplorable, despicable what ever adjective you want to use. do you think that broadcast companies should be obligated to put out a position state on racism? now, on the clear channel website, they talk a lot about diversity, they have a lot of african-americans on the payroll, yet they allow this garbage on the air. what do you have to say about that? >> i say this, you know, i'm always committed to first amendment, because as you well know, you have been called a sergeant schultz, to i don't know that to be your name. you have a name that maybe ethnically connected to being sergeant, i'm not sure what that is, i find that insulting as well with. we should hold ourselves to a level of protocol that does not disrespect, if you will, the difference that people have. and i would say to rush limbaugh's listeners, we all have distinctive diction, southern sents, midwestern accents, accents that indicate you may have been an immigrant. i frankly find the take on various vernacular as absolutely outrageous and you are right

and what we are doing is we are sticking with a leadership team and i would count among them jim clyburn as part of that leadership team that is going to get us back to the majority. >> who are you going to vote for, steny or clyburn? >> i'm from maryland, share a county with steny hoyer, part of the congressional black caucus. > how are you going to vote? who gets to be whip? >> i think the leader that nancy pelosi is going to work out a dole with the three of them in the room that makes sure we have a leadership table that really represents our caucus. >> if you were going to vote right now, steny and jim clyburn for majority whip, number two, who would you vote for? >> chris, i'm not voting, i'm not voting on that. the leadership team. >> what is the name of the show, congresswoman? >> it is really "hardball." >> all right. thank you. go back to nancy pelosi, here speaking in her defense today, felt she had to do. this she is, i think smart to reach out to the public, not just members of congress, she hasn't been doing that for two years, actually having an outside public relations co

. >>> congressman jim clyburn is expected to serve in the newly created post of assisted leader next year. the third-ranking house leadership position is defending pelosi's decision to remain at the helm. >> how did we get the majority? we spent 12 years in the wilderness? four years ago we came into the majority. who was leading the team then? nancy pelosi. steny hoyer was in second place, i was in third place. this is a team that brought us out of the wilderness and since it's sunday morning let me use a biblical, into the land of milk and honey. >> a rare ethics trial begins today for new york congressman charlie rangel. he will appear before the house ethics committee this morning. he's accused of failing to pay taxes on a home in the dominican republic and improper use of government mailed service and letter head. he has characterized those as mistakes denying they amounted to corruption. after reportedly spending nearly $2 million in legal fees in the run up to the trial, rangel is expected to represent himself in the case without the help of a legal team. >> all right. let's t

clyburn of south carolina. >> we fully support our current whip, mr. clyburn, for the number three position, and we're currently reserving judgment on the entire package until we see what the actual portfolio entails in terms of responsibilities. >> lee added that discussions would continue over the coming days. house democrats and republicans are holding their leadership elections tomorrow. >>> california supreme court has ruled that illegal immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities. the unanimous decision reverses a lower court ruling, siding with opponents of the law who said it unfairly favored illegal immigrants over u.s. citizens who live outside california and charged higher tuition rates. while the ruling applies only to california the case was watched closely on a national level because nine other states including new york and texas have similar laws. the case will now be appealed to the united states supreme court. >>> and in the new report scheduled

clyburn for majority whip, number two, who would you vote for? >> chris, i'm not voting, i'm not voting on that. >> what is the name of the show, congresswoman? >> it is really "hardball." >> all right. thank you. go back to nancy pelosi, here speaking in her defense today, felt she had to do. this she is, i think smart to reach out to the public, not just members of congress, she hasn't been doing that for two years, thanks to having an outside public relations communications strategy, i don't think. here she is attempting that in "usa today," one of the big national newspapers. "results of last week's elections reflected the general frustration of the american people who are justifiably angered by the continued high unemployment rate. while democrats are also disappointed at the rate of job growth it does not diminish what we have accomplished." it sounds to me, mr. garra mindy, had her attitude is, yeah, it suggestion out there the economy is bad but don't blame me and that seems to be your view as well, don't blame pelosi is that your view, d

they've essentially created a position for the number three representative, jim clyburn, the highest ranking african-american in congressional history. there was a log jam there, he was thrown into a battle with steny hoyer, currently the number two. they've essentially created a position for him. they're going to call it assistant leader, and he'll stay on as number througee. >> thanks. >>> presidential adviser david axelrod and republican senator john mccain will be david gregory's guests on tomorrow's "meet the press." >>> one other political headline tonight in chicago, rahm emanuel who recently quit his job as white house chief of staff made it official today. he is a candidate for mayor of that city. the election is in february. >>> the largest november snowfall in two decades moved through minnesota today, dumping nearly a foot of snow in parts of the twin cities and catching a lot of people by surprise. we get more tonight on the first big snowstorm of the season from minneapol the weather channel in minneapolis. >> reporter: this storm is the first of the season. it also cam

not have a seat at the table anymore, so nancy pelosi has create add job and decided that jim clyburn, one of the deans of the congressional black caucus and very important in democratic politics nationwide, will remain in the leadership as a, quote, assistant leader. he won't be number two, he'll sort of be number two and a half, three, and that's an illustration of how democrats have to make sure they keep their coalitions in play and together while nancy pelosi is their leader, even though the moderates and the centrists, democrats worried about too much spending and not enough pro-growth tax policy, are deeply concerned that nancy pelosi makes the party look, sound and continue to be too liberal to win, to govern and to lead. jenna: all right. carl cameron off the road, back on capitol hill. carl, great to see you. thank you so much. >> reporter: thanks, jenna.jon jon i think they call that job creation, don't they? a jury is back at it, a live report from the federal courthouse next. >>> also, we've seen the scary ads from those who want to fight global warming, but do they go to

they've essentially created a position for the number three representative, jim clyburn, the highest ranking african-american in congressional history. there was a log jam there, he was thrown into a battle with steny hoyer, currently the number two. they've essentially created a position for him. they're going to call it assistant leader, and he'll stay on anumber througee. >> thanks. >>> presintial adviser david axelrod and republican senator john mccain will be david gregory's guests on tomorrow's "meet the press." >>> one other political headline night in chicago, rahm emanuel who recently quit his job as white house chief of staff made it official today. hes a candidate for mayor of that city. the election is in february. >>> the largest november snowfall in two decades moved through minnesota today, dumping nely a foot o snow in parts of the twin cities and catching a lot of people by surprise. we get more tonight on the first big snowsto of the season from minneapol the weather channel in minneapolis. >> reporter: this storm is the first of the season. it also came somewhat un

. >> reporter: a leading house diameter, jim clyburn of south carolina september at all phased, accusing the republicans of spinning a nonstop barrage of incorrection rhetoric on the issue. >> they had a whole lot of money to misrepresent what the plan really >> is clyburn also says the healthcare reforms will be with the nation for "a long, long time." i'm april williams reporting from atlanta. >>> president obama was on "60 minutes "are he admitted the political cost of overhauling the healthcare system cashigher than expected because he didn't get the cooperation from republicans that he hoped for. mr. obama also admitted getting discouraged at times when dealing with the economy, saying that "he misjudged the pace the recovery." he called tuesday's election," a ireneend referendum on the economy." and the chilean miner's attempt to complete the new york city marathon. >>> today's storm is moving out of town and it will be dry for tomorrow, but i'm wafting this net system in the pacific. when rain chances will be reintroduced into your forecast. . >>> u.s. defense secretary robert gat

for south carolina democrat jim clyburn she began acuring to him as the assistant leader. he had been the top vote-counter, whip in the senate majority. that job technically now goes to steny hoyer because of seniority. so pelosi's reference as the assistant leader leaves some question about the struggle for power between those two. technically, clyburn will answer only to pelosi and in the words of one senior aide, it may be darwinian survival of the fittest to see who prevails in the leadership structure. >> bret: carl, where does the ban on earmarks stand tonight? >> reporter: there will be a meeting tomorrow for republicans behind closed doors where they take informal vote on support for the two-year moratorium. after that, open question. late this afternoon, oklahoma senator inhof took to the floor of the senate for a warning for republican as making the case depending how the earmarks are defined and how it plays out, it's possible that the republicans could see obama type budget pass and not have the old type of legislative tools to hold them under control. they cou

and jim clyburn is the highest ranki inin ining african in the house and nancy pelosi would like to see them both stay. >> welcome this morning. >> thank you. >> nancy pelosi, i think she surprised a lot of people when she said she would run for minority leader. her poll numbers are very low. how do the democrats feel about her being the face of their party the next few years. >> there is obviously concerned. the people i talked to in the white house said it could be overanalyzed. and they don't think it's the face of the person in 2012. the inside is what nancy pelosi is best at, getting things passed, raising money for democrats, holding things in line. and she can be a polarizing figure we saw after the elections. >> john boehner, likely to take her position as speaker of the house, took a jab at her and said, when i'm speaker, i won't be taking military jets, i will take commercial flights. what do you think the priority will be for the party? >> cutting spending. if you reach out to the tea party base, you will say, i won't spend all that money on government travel for me. he h

i will be tom ated to nominate jim clyburn of south carolina to serve in the number three house democratic position. i will also ask the caucus to designate that position as assistant leader. he will report to pelosi but not hoyer. and republicans are battling over dueling welcoming events for incoming law enforcements. there is an event on sunday op capitol hill organized by the think tank the clairmont institute and some incoming g.o.p. lawmakers saying it is important for them to get to know each other and to discuss how to work together in a group in general. but the tea party group has an event the same day and say the other event is competition. quote, trying to push the tea party aside and co op the incoming congressman. tea party patriots offered to merge the two events but the clairmont institute was not interested. in washington, molly henenberg, fox news. >>> and rahm emanual making it official in chicago. >> i love this city, the place my family came to, the place where i was born. i want to fight for a better future for all of the people of chicago and that's why today i'm ann

coming up on c-span newsmakers is congressman jim clyburn. he is our guest at 10:00 eastern time. we talked to him about the elections in 2010 and also the margins in the elections this month for the house leadership. 43 democrats voting against nancy pelosi. here's an excerpt from the interview. >> i've been in the campaign with him and when i saw that attitude, i was extremely hardened by -- now, remember, some of them -- a lot of -- dearly won. a lot of them dearly lost. 255 in total. somebody lose about 300 votes here. 1,200 votes here. 1,400 vote there is. . . >> the thing that swung so heavily in this direction was part of the country where the democrats had barely picked up speed in 2006 and 2008, they picked up in districts that were either republican-leaning or swing districts in many of them lost by just a hair. two years from now, it would defy historical precedents. they don't -- the democrats don't actually need that many feet to regain --seats to regain the majority. caller: good morning to you. i have several comments, if i may, please regarding mr. obama being in t

you have steny hoyer and jim clyburn and vying for the role of minority whip. the number two position for democrats once they go into the new congress. you have steny hoyer aligned with moderates, many of whom did lose seats during this midterm elections and jim clyburn is a prominent african-american seen as more part of the liberal wing, representing liberals, and every day, kyra, we are just waiting to see exactly what is going to happen here. i have spoken with two senior democratic aides who tell me that hoyer an clyburn met yesterday for half an hour. playing it close to the vest on what they talked about r. they possibly trying to work out an arrangement or just sort of a -- they're touching base with each other as we wait to see how all of this is going to play out? >> all right. we'll definitely be following it. thanks so much. >>> former president george w. bush breaking the silence on key moments of the presidency, long-awaited memoir in bookstores today and deals with the controversial elements and among them the decision to use waterboarding on ter

you see steny hoyer and jim clyburn now going head to head. and now big endorsements for hour like henry waxman, barney frank and on the other hand the cbc, congressional black caucus coming out for clyburn. he's the highest ranking member in the house. what kind of a battle is there? >> i think there is a chance they reach a deal where hour will be the whip and clyburn will be the number three and then at the end, whether it's chris van holland of maryland or john larsen of connecticut, when the music stops there will be only so many chairs and somebody will be sitting without a leadership post. but you think they'll reach a deal where they avoid this type of battle. but if they do. you've sign it. cbc and waxman, everybody is on different camps. and some are saying the republicans are in denial. they feel like the president doesn't get it yet and some conservative democrats are saying that. >> pelosi has not endorsed either man? >> no. i think she's stayed neutral. and the race would be decided next week and they would come back in the lame

clyburn. if you loved how they caved into the republicans before, wait until they really don't have any power. pelosi versus boehner. pelosi versus the tea party. pelosi versus reality. >> i believe that we will win. >> nothing says new like the same old faces. democrats -- just like 2010 except one year later. >> i enjoyed that. you can watch the trailer again, leave comments by going to our website. also, check out our thoughts on why we should be building not cutting to get our economy and government back on track. we're back here, much more cotom. up next, playing inspector gadget. how the hottest high-tech toys could reshape the market this holiday season. we're breaking it down, next. i couldn't conceive this as a heart attack. the doctor leaned over and said to me, "you just beat the widow-maker." i was put on an aspirin, and it's part of my regimen now. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go see your doctor now. >>> welcome back. we're