no, we won't, yoder. >> i yoder three times a night on "red eye." >> yodering is the story of my life. >> from naked buns to wearing guns. should packing heat affect where you sleep? well this year the university of colorado will have separate dorms for pupils who favor pistols. the campuses at boulder and colorado springs are segregating students over 21 who have a concealed weapons carry permit while banning guns everywhere else. they ruled in march that the university could not forbid firearms campus worldwide. they want to live in general housing, and they can store their guns with police. you don't need a gun if you have the demon dog. you just put that out front and no one will come near. i don't know where you stand on the gun issue, but can we assume that gun dorms will be safest place on campus? >> i think there needs to be a study after this goes into affect. where the most robbery occur. i bet zero for the gun dorm, and a lot more for the other dorms. this is the place where you want to be. if you are not carrying a gun, can you apply to stay there? you will be safe there.

yoder because of course, congressman yoder is not congressman todd akin, his colleague in the house. kevin yoder of kansas, you are the inaugural beneficiary of the best timing in the world today award. may all of your sober skinny dipping adventures find their way to the stories. your way to politico in the way of big stories. >>> closing ranks. republican congressman akin vows not to bow out of the race despite growing concern. >>> space station against the ever-growing threat of space junk. >>> and funny lady, remembering the life of trailblazing comedienne, phyllis diller. good morning, everybody. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we're going to begin this morning with mounting pressure. despite more prominent republicans criticizing him, congressman todd akin says he's not a quitter and will not drop off of his race. he is facing louder calls from gop officials for him to stop aside. nbc's steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: posing possible damage to the ryan/romney presidential campaign. with women voters, they already disproportionately back presi

congressman yoder says he gets it. he knows voters expect elected officials to live up to a higher standard. >> kelly o'donnell in washington tonight, thanks. >>> there is news this evening about a course correction at one of the oldest and most famous private clubs in this country. despite increasing pressure, augusta national, home of the masters golf tournament and the famous green jacket, has insisted on staying all male until today. nbc's lisa myers has more on the first two women invited in. >> reporter: it is among the most iconic venues in sports and the site of many of golf's most memorable moments. augusta national golf club. for 80 years only men have been allowed to become members. but today that barrier finally came crashing down. augusta chairman billy payne called it a joyous occasion announcing that two women had been invited to join and had accepted -- former secretary of state condoleezza rice and financier darla moore once described in a magazine cover as the toughest babe in business. >> this is a m

representative kevin yoder of kansas is apologizing for what happened during a fact-finding mission in israel. they went swimming in the sea of galilee, where christians believe that jesus walked on water. taking a dip with his colleagues which, by the way, included members of their family and staff. >> it was a mistake on my part. we had been in israel for several days at the point, working very hard. ended up having different at the sea of galilee, my wife and i together, and members of congress started dumping -- jumping in the water and it was a spontaneous, spur of the moment thing. i made the mistake of joining up and participating. obviously it was a regrettable incident and something i am apologetic for. not my finest hour as a member of congress. >> mitt romney criticized the behavior of the republican congressman. >> i think it's reprehensible, another terrible mistake by individuals. >> this is unbecomingative member of congress. it's behavior that shouldn't be tolerated. i think they know that. >> what was that internet hit? pants on the ground? anyway, congressman yoder is

yoder right 1234* yoder. yoder. he is awesome. can i get a yoder? >> yoder. >> out of history which president would you most likely have a beer with? >> will beers decide this next election? probably not. we learned absolutely nothing. >> one thing i do know, annie is back on broadway ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow ♪ ♪ i love you ♪ tomorrow ♪ you're certainly ♪ not today >> bill, you do so much for this network just by being out there. >> thank you. i teal like i am the crown jewel within the fox news empire. >> you really are of the -- you really are. wow. do americans prefer a president they can have a beer with? >> no, i remember when they made this up. it was when bush was running for president. it was a way to ask people, who would you rather have a beer with? probably bush. but they would say, who knows the issues? it was al gore. it was a way for the left wing media to slam the president. >> 40 seconds. >> the important thing is people wouldn't like to have a beer with obama or ovaltine with romney. they want -- >> i don't know. anything ca

we've got kevin yoder who wound up skinny dipping. and then kerry gauthier who had sex at a rest stop with a young boy and then we have representative akin, and you know what he did. who is guilty and who is not guilty. let's go to the tyt supreme court. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: alrighty, so let's start with yoder. yoder was at the sea of galilee apparently last year, guys, and of course i'm talking to ana kasparian, and michael shure our produceer jayar jackson and keep those compilations coming. i love them. yoder was part of a congressional delegation at the holy land, at the sea of galilee that is a sea that is a lake, that jesus walked on, if you believe it, god bless. apparently he goes skinny dipping like frank the tank. come on, everybody we're going skinny dipping where jesus walked on water. yoder will have to explain it. here he is. >> my wife and i had had dinner. alcohol did not play a role in the edition to jump in the water. it was a spontaneous moment where other members of congress were jumping in, and i made the mi

gop colleagues yoder's nude swim breaches trust. politico had the story first posting this banner headline last night. exclusive, fbi probed gop trip with drinking, nudity in israel. and apparently it happened during a congressional delegation to israel last summer. a group of republican congressmen brought to israel by a foundation connected to a pro-israel lobbying group. one night some members of the delegation went to this restaurant on the sea of galilee, you know, the one you read about in the bible. not the restaurant but the sea. the restaurant is called decks. you can apparently jump right off one of the decks into the water into the sea. and reportedly about 20 members of this delegation did just that. and all of the swimmers kept at least some of their clothes on. except for one. quote congressman yoder removed all his clothes. the only person to do so according to multiple sources. some of those present took photographs of the group right after the late night swim sources said. dude, everybody threw you under the bus for

congressman yoder says he gets it. he knows voters expect elected officials to live up to a higher standard. >> kelly o'donnell in washington tonight, thanks. >>> there is news this evening about a course correction at one of the oldest and most famous private clubs in this country. despite increasing pressure, augusta national, home of the masters golf tournament and the famous green jacket, has insisted on staying all male until today. nbc's lisa myers has more on the first two women invited in. >> reporter: it is among the most iconic venues in sports and the site of many of golf's most memorable moments. augusta national golf club. for 80 years only men have been allowed to become members. but today that barrier finally came crashing down. augusta chairman billy payne called it a joyous occasion announcing that two women had been invited to join and had accepted -- former secretary of state condoleezza rice and financier darla moore once described in a magaze cover as the toughest babe in business. >> this is a mom

gop colleagues, yoder's nude swim breaches trust. politico had the story first, posting this banner headline that's, "exclusive:fbi probed gop trip with drinking, nudity in israel." it apparently happened during a congressional delegation to israel last summer. a group of republican congressmen brought to israel by a foundation connected to a pro-israel lobbying group. and one night, some members of the delegation went to this restaurant that is right on the sea of galilee. you know, the one you read about in the bible. not the restaurant, but the sea. the restaurant is called decks. and you can apparently jump right off one of the decks into the water, into the sea. and reportedly about 20 members of this delegation did just that. and all of the swimmers can kept at least some of their clothes on. except for one. "congressman yoder removed all his clothes, the only person to do so, according to multiple sources." some of those present took photographs of the group right after the late-night swim, sources said. dude, everybody threw

. >>> congressman kevin yoder got caught with his pants down while on a junket to israel. it isn't that republicans and democrats go on all expense paid trips. they were banned by congress until lobbying groups found a loophole. >> this week republican kevin yoder issued an on-camera apology for the incident in the sea of galilee. >> it seemed like a good decision. the more i thought about it, i thought that was a bone headed decision to make. >> a bigger issue may be the trip itself. yoder was one of 32 republicans on the all-expense paid trip to israel last august paid for privately by a nonprofit linked to -- the public affairs committee. the same group flew 30 democrats to israel the week before and a second group of republicans the week after. 89 members of congress in all, spouses and staff went along too. the trip included accommodations at the scott's hotel and a meeting with shimon peres at which republicans sang their birthday song. >> this is our birthday song ♪ >> congress banned lobby groups from paying for these types of trips in 2007. but it's not illegal

in a statement today yoder said: "regrettably i jumped into the water without a swimsuit." the augusta national golf club in georgia made history today. it will admit women members starting this fall. augusta host it is annual masters tournament and has been exclusively male since its founding in 1932. well, its chairman says former secretary of state condoleezza rice and south carolina banking executive darla moore have accepted invitations to join. armen keteyian has more. >> at watson is wearing a green jacket at augusta! >> reporter: in the world of private country club golf there is augusta national and then there's every other course. its breathtaking beauty, devilish design and iconic green jackets showcased every april as part of the masters, the most traditional and treasured tournament in golf. for 80 years, that tradition included augusta national's all-male membership. earlier this year, protests over the policy were reignited after virginia rometty was appointed the new chief executive of i.b.m., one of the masters corporate sponsors. the four previous male hea

. >>> congressman kevin yoder got caught with his pants down while on a junket to israel. the bigger story though isn't that both republicans and democrats go on all expense paid trips. it's that the junkets as sharl attkisson tells us, were banned by congress until lobbying groups found a loophole. >> this week republican kevin yoder issued an on-camera apology for the incident in the sea of galilee. last summer. >> at the moment it seemed like a good decision on my part. clearly, the more i thought about it, i thought that was a bone headed decision to make. >> a bigger issue may be the trip itself. yoder was one of 32 republicans on the all-expense paid trip to israel last august paid for privately by a nonprofit linked to a giant lobby. the american israel public affairs committee. the same group flew 30 democrats to israel the week before and a second group of republicans the week after. 89 members of congress in all, spouses and staff went along too. the trip included accommodations at the scott's hotel and a meeting with shimon peres at which republicans sang their

in a statement today yoder said: "regrettably i jumped into the water without a swimsuit." the augusta national golf club c georgia made history today. .t will admit women members starting this fall. augusta hosts the annual masters tournament and has been exclusively male since its founding in 1932. well, its chairman says former of setary of state condoleezza and and south carolina banking executive darla moore have accepted invitations to join. armen keteyian has more. >> >> another watson is wearing a green jacket at augusta! >> reporter: in the world of private country club golf there is augusta national and then y,ere's every other course. its breathtaking beauty, devilish design and iconic green jackets showcased every april as part of the masters, the most traditional and treasured tournament in golf. for 80 years, that tradition included augusta national's all- male membership. earlier this year, protests over the policy were reignited after virginia rometty was appointed the new chief executive of i.b.m., one of the masters corporate sponsors. ehe four previous ma

yoder removed his clothes. later when they got back, the fbi began questioning folks and asking what happened, if anything inappropriate went on. and that's kind of where we left it. this was one year ago, actually almost one year ago to the day. but this is just coming to light right now. >> why is this just coming to light now? >> reporter: i'm not -- unclear to me. a lot of people we spoke to were surprised it lasted this long, that it didn't get out before this. this was known inside circles in washington but never really got out until recently. >> you mentioned the fbi was looking into this. why? >> reporter: it's still not completely clear to us, but they were asking folks whether anything inappropriate happened in the water. obviously when a member of congress, mr. yoder of kansas, is nude in a foreign body of water, that would raise some eyebrows in some quarters, one would think. it's not a terribly usual thing to hear about in d.c. that an elected official while overseas, especially in israel, a holy

yoder and now, he's apologized to his constituents for swimming nude in the sea of galilee. it was an oversight or something, but here, we have his excuses. number nine, it was spring break. chill out. eight, people in the middle east are pretty easy going about nudity. seven, i had been drinking heavily and number six, trying to take the focus off mitt romney's taxes. five, it had been days since a congressman did something embarrassing. four, it's obama's fault. >> it is obama's fault. i like placing the blame for the president for even that craziness. the president made me take my clothes off. next, remember when bush's running mate dan quyale made this spelling blunder during the '92 campaign? >> spell that again now. >> there you go. >> it's bad enough he can't spell. he made the kid misspell it. potato with an "e." ben quyale is is running for re-election in arizona and an anti quyale super pac has put up an ad. with a moved to that gaffe of the candidate's father. >> how do you spell lightweight? >> throughout the nation is spending well over 14.5 trillion a year. >>

yoder and now, he's apologized to his constituents for swimming nude in the sea of galilee. it was an oversight or something, but here, we have his excuses. number nine, it was spring break. chill out. eight, people in the middle east are pretty easy going about nudity. seven, i had been drinking heavily and number six, trying to take the focus off mitt romney's taxes. five, it had been days since a congressman did something embarrassing. four, it's obama's fault. >> i like placing the blame on the president for even that crazyness. the president made me take my clothes off. next, remember when bush's running mate dan quyale made this spelling blunder during the '92 campaign? >> spell that again now. >> there you go. >> it's bad enough he can't spell. he made the kid misspell it. potato with an "e." ben quyale is is running for re-election in arizona and an anti quyale super pac has put up an ad. >> how do you spell lightweight? >> throughout the nation is spending well over 14.5 trillion a year. >> off by a trillion. >> government in america is today spending well over 14.5

g-o-p congressman kevin yoder apologizing... after a trip to israel that apparently included skinny-dipping. last august, about 20 gop congressmen and a few aides jumped into the sea of galilee after a long dinner with plenty of alcohol.at some point... congressman yoder off - and swim nakedd according to multiple g-o-p sources, house republican leaders were bracing for it to go public... and debating damage control.congressman david schweikert was there for the dinner, but not the swim. "there's no question there was a sense of light heartenedness and there were those who were drinking alcohol." annoyance from some of the leadership." the morning after ... house g-o-p majority leader eric cantor ... held an emergency meeting with the lawmakers and scolded them.not only because of the perception of debauchery in the holy land, but because of the timing. it was soon after the disastrous debt ceiling debate and the same day theedow plunged 512 a comedy legend has died. phyllis diller passed away in her sleep in her los angeles hom

but yoder was the only one to strip naked. many christians considier the sea of galilee a holy site because the bible says that is where jesus walked on water. israeli police say swimming is permitted in the sea of galilee but public nudity is not. yoder says he's sorry for embarrasing his constituents. >>mayor emanuel is headed for charlotte north carolina. no, he's not taking over mayoral duties down there. organizers of next month's democratic national convention have added mayor emanuel to their list of speakers there. as president obama's former chief of staff emanuel joins a long list of high profile speakers including former president bill clinton, senator john kerry, and first lady michelle obama. the convention's keynote speaker is a new rising star, san antonio mayor, julian castro. >>still ahead: health scare! rosie odonnell rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart attack. also, sad news coming out of hollywood where a legend of comedy has died. >>you are going to get arrested. >>and taking matters into his ow

drop out.post your commeets by going to facebook dot com slash fox-baltimore gop congressman kevin yoder apologizing tonight after a trip to israel that apparently included skinny-dipping. 3 last august, some 20 gop congressmen and a few aides jumped into the sea of galilee after a long dinner with plenty of alcohol.things went from slightly weird to completely inappropriate when congressman yoder decided to take his clothes off - and swim naked. according to multiple gop sources, house republican leaders were bracing for it to go public and debating damage connrol. congressman david schweikert was there for the dinner, but not the swim. "there's no question there was a sense of light heartenednnss and there were those who were drinking alcohol." "i remember a high levvl of annoyance from some of the leadership." 3 the morning after - house gop majority leader eric cantor - held an emergency meeting with the lawmakers and scolded them. not only because of the perception of debauchery in the holy land, but because of the timing. it was soon after the disastrous debt ceiling debate and the

kevin yoder of kansas, you are the inaugural beneficiary of the best timing in the world today award. may all of your sober skinny dipping adventures find their way to the stories. your way to politico in the way of big stories. >>> closing ranks. republican congressman akin vows not to bow out of the race despite growing concern. >>> space station against the ever-growing threat of space junk. >>> and funny lady, remembering the life of trailblazing comedienne, phyllis diller. good morning, everybody. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we're going to begin this morning with mounting pressure. despite more prominent republicans criticizing him, congressman todd akin says he's not a quitter and will not drop off of his race. he is facing louder calls from gop officials for him to stop aside. nbc's steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: posing possible damage to the ryan/romney presidential campaign. with women voters, they already disproportionately back president obama, who weighed in. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. >> reporter: it was r

but it was kevin yoder of kansas who took a step further by dropping his swim trunks. in a statement to politico, congre congressman yoder writes, i regretly jumped into the water without a swimsuit. it's my greatest honor to represent the people of kansas in congress. and any embarrassment i have caused for my colleagues and constituents, i apologize. the fbi looked into the incident questioning the staffer who insured there was no improper behavior. the article goes on to say it was congressman eric cantor who reprimanded the group the next day. >>> turning to news that is not terrible, maybe, for the gop. the republican national convention begins one week from today in tampa, florida. and mitt romney's wife, ann, has been named the headline speaker of the first night. after escalating language on the campaign trail, both presidential candidates thankfully took a break, spending sunday morning with their families at church. today, romney and husband running mate, paul ryan, will combine forces as they campaign together in new hampshire. over the weekend, ryan took hi

kevin yoder was with 30 other gop congressmen, and some decided to take a dip into the sea, which is where the bible says jesus walked on water. yoder was the only one that took off all of his clothes. >> certainly not an incident that i'm proud of. it happened over a year ago, it was obviously a mistake on my part. >> yoder insists he wasn't drinking. but others apparently were. republican leaders say they were angry about the incident. >>> a new study suggests that women with dense breasts are no more likely to die from beast cancer than other women. scientists say the tumors may be more difficult to locate, but once diagnosed, their cancers are no more aggressive, or harder to treat. about 25% of women are considered to have dense breasts. >>> researchers are raising a red flag about dr. burnout. a male clinic shows men show at least one sign of being worn out. researchers say burn out was tied to long hours, with 37% of physicians working more than 60 hours a week. >>> comedian rosie o'donnell says she is happy to be alive after she suffered a heart attack last week. she said las

kevin yoder was with 30 other gop congressmen, and some decided to take a dip into the sea, which is where the bible says jesus walked on water. yoder was the only one that took off all of his clothes. >> certainly not an incident that i'm proud of. it happened over a year ago, it was obviously a mistake on my part. >> yoder insists he wasn't drinking. but others apparently were. republican leaders say they were angry about the incident. >>> a new study suggests that women with dense breasts are no more likely to die from beast cancer than other women. scientists say the tumors may be more difficult to locate, but once diagnosed, their cancers are no more aggressive, or harder to treat. about 25% of women are considered to have dense breasts. >>> researchers are raising a red flag about dr. burnout. a male clinic shows men show at least one sign of being worn out. researchers say burn out was tied to long hours, with 37% of physicians working more than 60 hours a week. >>> comedian rosie o'donnell says she is happy to be alive after she suffered a heart attack last week. she said las

most of them were in the water when congressman yoder jumped in naked. somebody screamed, oh my gosh, he doesn't have his clothes on. the swimming quickly came to an end. you may wander what the fallout will be for congressman yoder. he's from kansas. he's past the point of a primary and he's running unopposed. at dh point there's not a lot of political pressure for him to step downside from the outside. >> they were shocked themselves. there was so many people there. not only members of congress. not only the aides, people around. people with the group apac. so they were definitely shocked. what a huge embarrassment. we'll see the fallout from this. i suspect there's going to be more. a check of the day's other top stories is up next. how far will the political firestorm from comments about rape and abortion from a senate candidate extend? we'll talk about that in today's tragedy session. and president obama explains why his campaign's focus on mitt romney's tax releases isn't, quote, personal. ♪ ♪ wow... [ female announcer ] sometimes, all you need

kansas republican kevin yoder. he regrets skinny dipping in the sea of galilee last august. several members of congress were on the trip but yoder is the only one accused of swimming naked. an israeli charity paifor the trip to show lawmakers the importance of good relations between the two countries. the sea of galilee is a holy site for many christians because that is where the bible says jesus walked on water. >>> some downpours tonight. and it's making things a bit cooler all over the area. doug is here to tell us how long it may last. >> some saw a 10 to 15-degree temperature drop when this came through and just about everybody saw a pretty good amount of rain. some locations picking up 1/10 inch. others well over half an inch of rain. about a quarter of an inch back toward the i-81 corridor. winchester, about over 0.1 in culpeper. qua quantico, 0.4. we're still eight inches below average. still need to see some rainfall. i we think have another chance for some rain coming up over the next couple of days. i'll show you when and let you know if these cooler temperatures

today could have been so much worse for congressman kevin yoder because of course, congressman yoder congressman kevin yoder in kansas, you are the beneficiary of the best timing in the world today. mazel tov. may all of your skinny dipping adventures find their way to politico in the wake of much bigger stories, which is what you benefited from today pop. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> and so tonight, a crazy republican congressman has made it even more difficult for mitt romney to have a crazy republican congressman as his running mate. >> the punishment ought to be in the rapist and not attacking the child. >> todd akin throws the missouri senate race into chaos. >> the republican party now has a todd akin problem. >> with incendiary comments about rape and abortion. >> so-called legitimate rain. >> legitimate rape. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut this thing down. >> this caveman view of the sexes. >> his views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. >> this created a huge problem for the romney cam

in any case, today could have been so much worse for congressman kevin yoder. because, of course, congressman kevin yoder is not republican todd akin, his republican colleague in the house. congressman kevin yoder in kansas, you are the beneficiary of the best timing in the world today. mazel tov. may all of your skinny dipping adventures find their way to politico in the wake of much bigger stories, which is what you benefited from today pop. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> and so tonight, a crazy republican congressman has made it even more difficult for mitt romney to have a crazy republican congressman as his running mate. >> the punishment ought to be in the rapist and not attacking the child. >> todd akin throws the missouri senate race into chaos. >> the republican party now has a todd akin problem. >> with incendiary comments about rape and abortion. >> so-called legitimate rain. >> legitimate rape. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut this thing down. >> this caveman view of t

bill: just to be clear, did you see kevin yoder at the time when you were there? >> i did not see him in the behavior that he was talking about and he admitted. i was not around that at all. i was already back at the hotel. bill: did the f.b.i. speak to you? >> no that's the one part of the story that was really confusing, because when people started talking about that and the reporter did there was no questioning of me or anybody else on the trip. and so that's what i think is a little confusing. a lot of people are starting to see that that is getting debunked. i think the "l.a. times" said something, nbc said something that there was no investigation. that is one of the areas where i think the story is completely wrong. bill: eric cantor was with you on that trip. he had a bit of a talking to the next day. what did he say to the group, including you. >> it was the whole group, everybody on the trip. he said let's refocus on what really the trip is all about. bill: all right. and the trip was about -- was it about foreign policy? what was it about? >> it was a c

in an exclusive interview, yoder lican 7 yod that he jumped into the d in the sea of galilee. he was cited for wrongdoing. >> missouri congressman mica a claims is a tragedy for prevents body can rape.ncy during is was a comment he made on .unday y hase female bod shut that holding down. so maybe that did not work, i think there should be some punishment, but the punishment be on the rapist and child.acking the prexy later said that he misspoke but did not elaborate. republican candidate mitt romney and his running mate have already distanced themselves from the man and his comments. a conservative republican g for the u.s. senate incumbent democrat claire mccaskill. >> wikileaks founder julian ofys he's a victim american witch hunt. he spoke outside ecuadoran embassy in london. was surrounded by british police wanting to detain him. bradley manning has spent of detention trial. the legal limit is 120 days. >> british officials say they give julian assange a london.sage out of the he's wanted four questioning on ineged sexual misconduct sweden. fears about possible e. coli con

there was a religious aspect to this for some members but for congressman yoder who decided to take his clothes off, who knows what the reason was behind that except for the fact that i'm told by sources there that it ended the swimming as soon as they realized he was not wearing any clothes. >> let me ask you this in terms of dollars and cents, do we know who paid for the trip? what business they have before congress? >> reporter: an organization that is sort of a part of apac which is american israel lobbyi lobbying organization. this is just republicans. there was another a month later with just democrats. this was not the first time and won't be the first time this group takes members of congress and both parties to israel. it happens quite a bit. it's done as part of a discussion with israel about important issues. this is something we've not heard about in the past. >> kind of swimming. we'll leave it there. thank you. appreciate it. >>> you have seen his movies even though you may not have known he was the director. i'm talking about to gun, days of thunder. many are looking for

there was a religious aspect to this for some members but fo congressman yoder who decided to take his clothes off, who knows what the reason was behind that except for the fact that i'm told by sources there that it ended the swimming as soon as they realized he was not wearing any clothes. >> let me ask you this in terms of dollars and cents, do we know who paid for the trip? what business they have before congress? >> reporter: an organization that is sort of a part of apac which is american israel lobbyi lobbying organization. this is just republicans. there was another a month later with just democrats. this was not the first time and won't be the first time this group takes members of congress and both parties to israel. it happens quite a bit. it'sone as part of a discussion with israelbout impoant issues. this is something 've not heard about in the pas >> kind of swimming. we'll leave it there. thank you. appreciate it. >>> you have seen his movies even though you may not have known he was the director. i'm talking about to gun, days of thunder. many are looking for answers af