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gwen: because john boehner is basically a processy guy. as we saw this week during the reading of the kunce institution, which -- when someone screamed about obama not being a citizen, the birthright issue is coming back again. in many ways he and john boehner and barack obama are not so different. how do they keep the reins on their people to keep on message? >> john boehner -- one of his many skills and anyone who becomes speaker is a skill politician. that's a definitional obvious steament. one of his key skills is member-to-member relations. he can have direct candid coverages with every republican. there are numerous stories of boehner looking them in the eye and saying what do you want? no, i can't give that to you, next. and them say, wow, i did get a straight answer. gwen: but at the white house there is not going to be a congress-centric white house staff anymore and that's part of what bill daley is there to do. >> it is one of the reasons he's there. he'll remind this president that he has the pow of the executive branch. you'll

>> i think john boehner had a good week. he had the right tone. the republicans had a less than good week, because they are caught on their attempt to repeal the affordable health care act by breaking their own rules on opening it up for debate to the men and, to -- debate to amend it and doing it in an orderly fashion. john boehner struck the perfect tone. >> boehner-led house, what will look like, charles? >> as humble as he said. i think he overdid the humility a little bit. he said "dust-to-dust." it is not the kind of thing you introduce into an inaugural address after a landslide, but i guess he was airing on the side of humility. the they are going to tread carefully on anything large grid they will play small ball for quite a while. >> nina, what you think? >> i will not say anything you of not read in a lot of analyses. the tea party balancing -- them will be extremely difficult. i don't think you can play small ball with the national debt. >> evan, give us a sense of the house of representatives with the john boehner and the speaker's ch

we will see of john boehner keeps to it. but republican leaders say they must because they say the wind in november was not for the republican party, just a rejection of democrats and they still have a lot to prove. that is where we start. republican majority starts to prove its worth and democrats, as they said yesterday, they are seeing a lot of hypocrisy already. >> 435 total members -- host: 435 members, two runs and 42 are republicans and 193 democrats -- 242 are republicans and 193 are democrats. guest: the new moderate spelled out by eric cantor. the republicans in the bush administration -- they had it 12 years and lost it in the election of 2006, -- they really did not have a slogan to try to cut spending. now they feel like they finally have a moment where they can have the political will. on the campaign trail if you say you want to cut government spending, that is a popular initiative. but when you go to specific programs -- and that is what house republicans have to do because john boehner is committed to bringi

speaker john boehner has said he wants an open process. i feel strongly about that. it is our responsibility to move our agenda. at the same time, we want to do it in the fairest and most open way possible. on the appropriations process, never before has that been shut down the way it was in the last years. it is a challenge. one of the things that i and speaker banner -- speaker john boehner have said to our colleagues is that we have a lot of work. we are going to spend a lot of time on the floor. it is not the job of the rules committee to structure the debate. we all have our own ideas of what we would like to do. everyone should have a chance to be hurt. it is possible for people to engage in a filibuster by amendment. there is a lot of duplication sometimes. having some kind of structure is important. our goal is a more open process. speaker john boehner has said we need a process that allows us to move our agenda at the same time. >> your committee is the only one that is up and running at this point. you are working with the freshman class, some of which have

republican john boehner of ohio was today joined by 10 of his 11 siblings. the ten-term congressman from humble beginnings and blue collar roots today became the 53rd speaker of the house in u.s. history. he received the gavel from now former speaker nancy pelosi, and in keeping with the gravity of the ceremony, the new speaker's now famous overflowing emotions briefly did just that when his wife and family were introduced to the packed chamber. this first day of the new congress is the first official day of divided government and republican control of the house. now the real work begins. we begin our coverage of all of it tonight with our capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. john boehner talked about today's transfer of the gavel as a reminder of how temporary this power can be. he's been in congress for 20 years, waiting to become mr. speaker. the biggest day of john boehner's career started with a workout at the gym and cameras lined up outside his home. >> thumbs up and the american people are

tonight, our exclusive interview with the new speaker of the house, john boehner. his first as speaker. >>> also, suspicious packages, three of them. all sent to government buildings in this region. all with something in common. >>> and the gathering storm taking aim again at the northeast. >>> also tonight, we'll meet amers newest super rich couple. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening from the piece of real estate they call the speaker's balcony on the west front of the u.s. capitol building. this was the first day of business for the new congress, and the new speaker. and the first order of business was the first time ever reading of the u.s. constitution on the floor of the house. it began after some maneuvering by democrats, but in the end, both parties took part, reading different portions. >> we, the people, of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union. >> neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, the parties shall have been duly convicted within the un

there he is, the new speaker, john boehner. >> an emotional moment. his family up in the gallery looking on. and in unanimity, everyone there. >> it's still just me. speaker, thank you for your kind words and thank you for your service to this institution. secondly, i want to welcome all of our new members and their families on what is a very special day. all of us who have been here remember vividly that first day that we served here, and i think any of us can tell you that you'll never forget today. my own family is here as well. i think you've just met debbie and next to debbie are lindsay and trisha, our two daughters. welcome. we're glad that you're here. 10 of my 11 brothers and sisters and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law are here as well . my poor brother greg, who runs a restaurant in georgia, was unable to be here. but i wanted to acknowledge him. i also want to acknowledge some of my close friends that are here from the other side of the capital. mitch mcconnell is here and two of my best buds, richard from north carolina, zachary chandra

boehner. and finally, the job numbers and the economy, we talk to steve pearlstein of the washington post. facebook, a new leader in washington, the economic recovery, and the search for new jobs when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to provide meals for the needy. or maybe you want to help when the unexpected happens. whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer, or donate for the causes you believe in at membersproject.com. take charge of making a difference. >> additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg. a provider of multimedia news services is worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: our subject this evening is social networking, over the past decade social networks have transformed our culture, and changed ho

there will be new rules for its members and the new speaker, john boehner's first order of business will be to impose the new rules, which will affect the way legislation and budget matters are handled, then he and the gop will go after what they call obamacare. the new republican majority in the house plans to hit the ground running. >> i wish them success. i look forward to working with them. >> reporter: democratic leader nancy pelosi will officially return the gavel to incoming speaker john boehner later today. almost immediately after, the gop will set out on a 20-day mission to make as many changes as they can, before president obama's state of the union address. >> i think this is an unprecedented rules package. it will transform this house back to where it is the people's house. >> reporter: as one of their first orders of business, republicans will take on government spending. they will propose new house rules tomorrow, including one that would require any new spending to be offset by budget cuts. the rule would not apply to tax cuts. but much of the attention is set on the gop'

>> well, john boehner struck the pose he has been striking the last couple of months, mod city, no big promises, not the a i am the rival of the president and i am the leader of the free world and newt gingrich the tone, he struck the right toe and the republicans are a little nervous about the members, they have pot some debt ceiling raising, they have got a budget process that is about to go through, and a number of them have said i will not vote to raise the debt ceiling and that, if they vote that way, will create chaos. and so they are trying to get some realistic expectations and to me over the next four months the key person to watch is actually glenn beck, because a lot of these members are going to be asked very carefully and i think very authoritatively by real conservatives in the republican party we have to make some compromise and we are really going to cut spending but you have to make some compromises and i think a lot will be inclined to go along because the authority will be there. but if glenn beck and rush limbaugh, sarah palin and other people say no it is a rotten

boehner. and finally, the job numbers and the economy, we talk to steve pearlstein of the washington post. facebook, a new leader in washington, the economic recovery, and the search for new jobs when we continue. >> funding forcharlie ros was providedy thfollowg. maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to provide meals for the needy. or maybe you want to help when the unexpected happens. whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help y take the first step. vote, volunteer, or donate for the causes you believe in at membersproject.com. take charge of making a difference. >> additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg. a provider of multimedia news services is worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: our subject this evening is social networking, over the past decade social networks have transformed our culture, and changed how we commu

their own speaker, john boehner, says it's an adult moment and should be raised. the white house economic adviser says raise it, or -- >> the impact on the economy would be catastrophic. >> reporter: it will be catastrophic. that it will be the first time in history that there will be a default by the united states caused by insanity. >> there's got to be a time when you say no, you say no more. we've got to get our house in order. >> reporter: but when they're saying it would be catastrophic. >> they present it as a false choice. what about we spend what we take in? >> reporter: they told us, they want to use this vote as leverage for promises to cut in the future. but the democrats have a challenge for the republicans, saying, if you're going to cut spending, go ahead and start close to home. congresswoman vicky hartzler of missouri got more than $750,000 in taxpayer subsidies for her farm. are you ready to vote against all farm subsidies? that's $20 billion by one estimate, at least. >> well, i think everything should be on the table. and, yes, there's a lot of

the new speaker, john boehner, promising to give government back to the people. the most senior republican is known for the ease with which he wieeps. >> i pass this gavel which is larger than most. to speaker john boehner. >> he intends to hammer president obama's program. >> no longer can we kick the can down the road. the people voted to end business as usual. we begin to carry out their instructions. >> those instructions include appealing obama's major achievement, health care. that would be blocked by the senate. introducing spending cuts worth $100 billion and holding hearings into the conduct of what they branded a corrupt administration. few tea party supporters are as flamboyant as this protester. many echo his message, we are watching you as he reminds politicians of the size of the national debt. political spin is something many of the new members will have to learn. this man owns a pizza restaurant but is propelled by the tea party. the new members want to change america's direction. austerity is coming here. >> my mission is to ensure that congress

for john boehner, a culmination of a lifetime's ambition. >> the people voted to end business as usual and today, we begin to carry out their instructions. >> reporter: ceremonies on both sides of the capitol. the vice president on hand to swear in a new crop of senators. >> please raise your right hand. >> reporter: but clearly, the man of the hour, john boehner. even democrats lined up to capture their moment with him. legendary for his visible displays of emotion, boehner shed his first tears even before he got a chance to speak. >> cantor? >> boehner. >> reporter: one by one, each member of the house votes for their new leader. all 241 republicans voting for boehner. no surprise there, but 20 democrats failed to vote for pelosi. >> schuler. >> john lewis. >> lewis of georgia. >> reporter: and unusual rebuke for a party leader, and a sign, at least, some of them are not happy that pelosi has decided to stick around after november's shellacking. the end result, though, never in doubt. >> therefore, the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio, having received the majority of th

i need john boehner to look at the black panther party. the republicans have always been blamed for disenfranchising blacks, keeping blacks away from voting, which is an all right -- outright lie. we saw, on display, the black panthers intimidating people and eric holder has done nothing. host: we will leave it there. "goehner -- boehner to take helm with show of austerity. nancy pelosi brought camera crews and dignitaries into her childhood baltimore neighborhood where a street was being renamed in her honor. john boehner is bringing his 11 siblings from working-class ohio to washington for private reunion. pelosi was feted. austerity is the theme of john bamir's ascendancy to the house speaker -- john boehner's ascendancy to the house speaker this week." after a bipartisan prayer service at st. peter's catholic church, john boehner will recite the oath and take the gamble from closely with the attendant, -- pelosi with the attendant pomp and no more. then he will deliver his maiden speech to the newhouse -- new house. rodney, a democrat

in response, john boehner, the new republican speaker of the house, issued a statement saying americans aren't looking for new faces, but new policies to cut spending and grow the economy. for a deeper look into just what today's jobs numbers reveal, we turn to catherine mann, professor of economics and finance at brandeis university; and john challenger, chief executive officer of the outplacement firm challenger, gray, and christmas, which recently surveyed people out of work for extended periods. thank you batt for talking with us, to you first, as you look at these numbers, what strikes you,s what a most important here? >> well, you know, i was ready to cheer when i saw the unemployment rate, when i first looked at the numbers this morning going down to 9.4%. and it was only when we started looking at the underpinnings that it sort of became far more nuanced. it is a problem that the bulk of the improvement has come from people who have left the labor force. primarily men who have left the labor force and are no longer looking for work. and so that's why the unemployment rate fell s

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. >> speaker of the house john boehner. he leads a house understandably devastated about congresswoman gabrielle giffords and the events in tuscon. jeanne cummings, the congress is scheduled to start work next week repealing health care but is there a chance we will see a difference in tone and rhetoric and substance? >> it is a certainty that we will see some change. the speaker is talking to members, telling them to be mindful what happened this week, and also to be mindful of the messages from the midterm. john boehner from the get go has set a very dignified towne in te house. that is that he took out of the election -- that is something he took out of the election, that the people want the government to do its job but to stop all the cats fighting. john boehner has absorber that message and is trying to pass that on to members. they are saying "we will." what they say is that it will be different, that it will be faced on policy disputes, disagreements, rather than ideological disagreements. it will be, i think, one of

on the "newshour" tonight, ray suarez reports on the day of ceremony as john boehner was elected speaker and new members were sworn in. plus, norman ornstein and michael beschloss preview the congressional battles ahead. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff talks with "newshour" political editor david chalian about the shakeup of the white house staff. >> ifill: miles o'brien looks at how growing up in the digital age affects adolescent brains. >> we're going to be dependent on technology, let's be honest here. it's definitely going to wire my brain differently than it, then how your brain was wired growing up. >> lehrer: we examine the political turmoil in pakistan after the assassination of an important provincial governor. >> ifill: and we profile minnesota photographer and storyteller alec soth. >> yeah, where there are 500,000 pictes of things uploaded on facebook. being a photographer in that environment. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> for three hours a week, i'm a coach, but when i was diagnosed with prost

on the "newshour" tonight, ray suarez reports on the day of ceremony as john boehner was elected speaker and new members were sworn in. plus, norman ornstein and michael beschloss preview the congressional battles ahead. >> lehrer: then, judy woodruff talks with "newshour" political editor david chalian about the shakeup of the white house staff. >> ifill: miles o'brien looks at how growing up in the digital age affects adolescent brains. >> we're going to be dependent on technology, let's be honest here. it's definitely going to wire my brain differently than it, then how your brain was wired growing up. >> lehrer: we examine the political turmoil in pakistan after the assassination of an important provincial governor. >> ifill: and we profile minnesota photographer and storyteller alec soth. >> yeah, where there are 500,000 pictures of things uploaded on facebook. being a photographer in that environment. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> for three hours a week, i'm a coach, but when i was diagnosed with pro

ohio congressman john boehner will take back the speaker's gavel from the democrats. on her final full day in the job, speaker nancy pelosi said she had no regrets. >> i don't really look back. i look forward and we look forward to, as i said before, being a willing partner and solving the problems of the american people. >> reporter: house republicans are already looking to make their mark and gearing up for battle. a vote next week to repeal the president's health care law. a message to cut congress's operating budget by 5%. and about to slash the federal budget by tens of billions of dollars, back to 2008 levels. but a showdown is increasing over the amount of money the federal government can borrow. the so-called debt sealing. with a host of incoming election freshman on anti-spending platforms it will be an early test of speaker to-be's boehner's ability to satisfy the base and keep the government running. >> he's at the head of new troops, many of whom are fired with zeal, reflecting their constituent's wishes to execute a change but a u-turn in washington. and

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speaker john boehner red the preamble. nancy pelosi went next. all went well, until a new jersey congressman read the section on requirements for the presidency. >> no person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the united states, at the time of the adoption of the constitution, shall be eligible to be in the office of president. you need to show -- >> except obama. except obama. >> that woman shouting from the visitors' gallery was described as a birther. she was removed and arrested. >>> there was also an interruption during the health care hearing. it was adjourned so two republican congressmen could be sworn in. it turns in pete sessions of texas and mike fitzpatrick had missed the official swearing-in on wednesday. they tried to take the oath in front of a tv in front of the capitol visitors' center. but it didn't count. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. aside from the northeast storm we told you about, look out for about six inches of snow in the mountains of west virginia, tennessee and north georgi

san francisco's nancy pelosi gave way to john boehner as the new speaker of the house has carol han reports. >> reporter: unlike four years ago, the cheers were not for her, but the man she trailed, republican john boehner who now has her job. nancy pelosi still have the podium and enough time to think voters, lawmakers, and especially those who know her best. >> with a grateful heart i want to thank my family, my husband, paul palosi. >> reporter: 19 house democrats voted against her. >> nancy pelosi of the state of california has received 173. >> reporter: democrats say posey was treated unfairly especially on the campaign trail. >> unfairly demonized. she was never given the credit that she deserves and i think people will see in retrospect. >> reporter: today even tea party candidate to pasture in the past extended an olive branch. >> she has her views and obviously i have mine. they are different. i hope there's some common ground that we can come to. >> reporter: nancy pelosi says she is looking forward, not backward. what is next on her agenda is getting more americans back to work.

john boehner's weeping. back in the days when you had an evening forecast, that would not have gotten the attention it did. but when you have 24 hour -- guest: host: let me stop you there. we're listening to the speaker of the house. >> with congressman giffords and her family. we're also praying for the families of judge roll and all of those who were takingen from us yesterday so senselessly. among the fallen is gabe zimmerman, a member of congresswoman giffords' staff and i've directed that the flags on the house sigh of the capitol be flown at half mass in honor of his death in the line of duty. an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serves. such acts of violence have no place in our society. i want to commend the federal state and local officials as well as the capitol police for all of their efforts. and i told the f.b.i. director that the house stands ready to assist in any way possible. last night, the majority leader announced that the normal business of the house in the coming week has

. >> reporter: bus loads of john boehner's family and friends left cincinnati, ohio, before dawn this morning bound for d.c. where tomorrow nancy pelosi will formally return the speaker's gavel boehner handed to her in 2007. >> i don't really look back, i look forward. >> reporter: pelosi and fellow democrats hammered boehner today for scheduling a vote next week to repeal the president's health care law. >> every minute wasted on trying to repeal health care reform fruitlessly is one less minute the republicans will spend on job creation and turning this economy around. >> reporter: with a new 49-seat majority, republicans will have the votes in the house for repeal, though the effort is destined to die in the democratically controlled senate. is there any concern you might be making the same mistake that democrats made, which is focusing too much on health care? >> what we're going to do is focus on the health care bill and the repeal of that. we have to do that because our constituents tell us this is a jobs killer. >> reporter: the president, returning from his hawaiian vacation o

speaker john boehner, of course, will be presiding over this joint session of congress. he will be assisted by the vice president of the united states, of course, who is the president of the senate. that's joe biden. we'll see them in a few moments here. that's where the president is headed down to the front. so he can deliver the speech. there is handshaking to be done. as the president gets down the aisle, we'll get to members of the supreme court. and then to the members of the joint chiefs. members of the diplomatic corps. there's senator tom coburn who despite their party differences, senator coburn and president obama worked together on a lot of things when they were together in the senate. good relationship. >> right after congressman eliot ingall is jean schmidt one of the president's fiercest foes in the house. she gave him a big hug. one of those moments when partisan differences seem to melt. >> lehrer: now the president is now welcoming his cabinet. secretary of state hillary clinton. secretary geithner. secretary of the treasury. there's john roberts. chief

house select john boehner as the 61st speaker of the house. >> or speaker-elect, john boehner, a representative from ohio. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] >> it is a high honor to welcome all members of congress and their families to the house of representatives. to the members -- new members and their families, it is a special welcome and congratulations. we all wish you great success. [applause] congratulations to you. we all come here to represent our constituents. our respect for each other is founded in our respect for the people that we represent. this month, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of john f. kennedy as president of the united states. as a student, i was there in the freezing cold. for some of you, you have read about it in the history books. to us, it was our youth. i was there and i heard his stirring address which inspired generations of americans to public service. in his 1962 state of the union address, right from the status -- dais, reza and kennedy said the congress, "-

we saw a victory party, victy party that was sort of a scaled-down party featuring john boehner and a lot of house republicans. mitch mcconnell and some of the senate republicans held their own celebration. it was notable that michael steele was not on the podium. the next day you had mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and hailey bar bor who heads the republican governor's association all standing together claiming credit and talking about republican winds. the r.n.c. wasn't represented. they st weren't there. so it's been interesting. whether or not you think steele deserves credit for wins in 2010, there 45s been a noticeable effort to sort of block him out and not allow him the same credit some organizations are trying to claim. host: joe in new york calls us. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. i just wanted to point out that a lot of what we hear in the mainstream media is all these new republicans, and i think a lot of that is simply becse they don't have a record because rublicans who have a record, whose record is known, who are noun what they've done to this co

it's also going to be a lot of pressure on the new house speaker john boehner. i mean, there's a tension between john boehner and the more militant tea party folks. that may be the best political story this season. >> couric: and, in fact, john dickerson, how is that shaking out? we all talked about after the midterm results how these two basically sides of the republican party were going to be integrated once this new congress was convened. what have you seen happen? how has it all sort of turned out so far? >> dickerson: well, it's a shaky business so far and the shakiness comes, we see it tonight. congressman paul ryan who will give the official republican response and then congresswoman michele bachmann will give another sort of tea party response. and the difference there, essentially, is between governing-- which is what ryan has to do, put together a budget, listen to all of tin put and voices-- and michele bachmann who's doing something closer to campaigning. and the mix and how they find that mix, how they keep those promises they made but still get eno

incoming house speaker john boehner has marching orders for all of them. the sun set on democratic rule in the house and rose on a new republican dawn. >> the people voted to end business as usual. and today we begin to carry out their instructions. >> reporter: it could be a weepier era. john boehner didn't make it to the podium before he shed his first tears as house speaker. again, and again. nancy pelosi handed over the gavel to the republican. but not before she touted her record, including the health care reform bill that helped lead to her party's defeat. >> pregnant women and breast and prostate cancer patients can no longer be thrown off their insurance. our seniors are paying less for their medical prescriptions. taken together, it will save taxpayers $1.3 trillion. >> reporter: boehner entered the speaker's podium with a republican plan of attack. week one, a symbolic vote to repeal health care reform, destined to die in the senate. week two, cut spending. >> the american people have humbled us. they have refreshed our memories to just how tempo

there speaker is john boehner. this report from our american editor. >> the republicans are the master, of congress at any rate. president obama will find it almost impossible to turn his plans into law. the hard politics were softened by the ceremony where children could watch their parents triumph. the new speaker is promising to give government back to the people. the most senior republican is known for the ease with which he weeps and he did not disappoint on an emotional day. >> i now pass this gavel which is larger than most here but the gavel of choice of mr. speaker john boehner. >> maybe he wanted a big gamble to show how hard he intends to hammer president obama's program. >> we cannot kick the can down the road. the people voted and we began to carry out their instructions. >> those instructions they believe include repealing president obama's major achievement, health care. that could be blocked by the senate. introducing spending cuts and holding hearings into the conduct of what they branded the corru

as the 112th congress started on wednesday, republican john boehner took over as house speaker from democrat nancy pelosi. >> our spending has caught up with us. and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy. >> the republicans plan to overturn obama's health care reform legislation which he managed to push through congress last year. president obama hopes to put the country's economic recovery on a solid footing by swiftly passing a new economic stimulus bill. but with republicans in the house of representatives adopting a confrontational approach, he faces an uphill battle. >>> obama is reshuffling his staff, and white house press secretary robert gibbs has said he will leave his post soon. gibbs made the announcement on wednesday and looked back on his two years in the job. >> i would not trade the worst day i've had here for many of the best days that you might have in another job. >> gibbs has been on obama's staff for almost seven years. he plans to leave his post in early february after obama's annual address before a joint session of congress later this month

still, new house speaker john boehner says she going full speed ahead in trying to get that law knocked off the books. and republicans did read the constitution on the house floor yesterday, but they cut some corners historically speaking. they left out the parts that were repealed by later amendments including the portion that deemed slaves 3/5 a person. meanwhile, republicans are a bit red-faced this morning. two of their members voted a half dozen times before it was discovered they hadn't officially been sworn in yet. veronica? >> brian moor inn washington. thanks so much. >>> for the first time since the 9/11 terror attacks, the pentagon laid out plans to reduced spending and the size of the military. yesterday, roberts gates announced $78 billion in spending cuts over the next five years. the proposals includes reducing military troop levels up to 47,000 and raising retiree benefits. gates said the department is not exempt from belt-tightening just because of its duties to defend the nation. >>> citing an italian news organization, countless turtledoves have been found dead in ita