. ♪ >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonightt in "the war room," well at the end of the fight, the best way to figure out who won and lost is to look at who is smiling and who is not. and honestly i cannot remember the last time i saw john boehner even crack a grin. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 24 hours after congress finally did something, the right-wing is up in arms! the reports headline was republican horror new year. scary stuff. and it only got spookier from there as republicans turned on their own. >> republicans caved last night. >> they waited 20 years before giving themselves away. >> i would be. >> seriously, could the republican party have mismanaged this any worse. >> i think the president did a great job of getting the speaker to undo everything that he promised he would do. >> after midnight and all of that partying and rivalry that goes on at new year's eve, what i can tell you is they did half a bill. >> jennifer: not just the folks on the right who are whining and complaining, there are some on th

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight on in "the war room," the gun safety debate is still being waged and it's still in the public's consciousness. it's something but it's far from enough. theme [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: let's start tonight in a little store in riverdale, illinois, called chuck's gun shop. chuck's gun shop sells ammunition and guns including ber ret tas, glocks pistols shotguns. it's just a few miles from chicago, and since 2008 more than 1300 guns that were confiscated came from this one shop. there is not a single gunshot or gun range inside of the city limits of chicago. but shops like chuck's gun shop can sell guns without restriction, so chicago continues to struggle with a wave of violence filed by these outside guns flooding into the city. 6,000 guns came into chicago just from suburban illinois in the last five years. more have some from neighboring indiana, and thousands more have come there mississippi, which has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation. of the 20,000 guns co

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. welcome to the one-year anniversary of the war room. chuck hagel still has a chance of being confirmed as this country's next secretary of defense, although it's wise to hold off on changing the letter head for just a bit. >> there is more troubling news coming out of iran today. officials there told u.n. nuclear inspectors that they plan to process uranium two or three times faster than it can now. the possibility that iran might develop nuclear weapons only adds to the tension in this region. israeli warplanes had struck targets inside syria. and tomorrow vice president joe biden is going to head to europe to meet with syrian opposition leaders in europe. against that dramatic backdrop, chuck hagel made his case to be secretary of defense. before his hearing it seemed that he would succeed, but things did not go as planned. hagel had to correct his statement on iran's nuclear ambitious. >> by the way i just have been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, it meant to

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ ♪ music ♪ ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch. it does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not with words as it regards jungle law the rule of its survival. what? the country's belligerent stance is one more issue on the president's full foreign policy plate, and it's going to be a concern for john kerry if he's confirmed secretary of state as he's very like

>> jennifer: good morning, everyone. welcome to current's coverage of the inauguration of president barack obama. i'm jennifer granholm joined in new york by john fuglesang, host of "viewpoint." >> good morning. >> jennifer: current political analyst michael shure is joining us from portland, oregon, of all places. we'll also have bill press and david shuster reporting for us from washington, d.c. they're on the ground and also have today current contributor michael hastings, the author of "panic 2012, the sublime and terrifying story of obama's campaign." we'll talk about that a little bit as well. so excited you guys. this is the best of what america has to offer in terms of pomp and circumstance and marking a point in history. do you not agree? do you love this? >> john: i couldn't agree more. it is a pleasure to be here as a contributor to this network which has spent so much time covering this campaign but also of history. i love inauguration day because it really -- it is the one day that brings the past and future

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," a day of firsts and lasts for women in america. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today was a big day for women in combat. first, female members of the military finally broke the glass ceiling which keeps them from serving on the front lines alongside their male colleagues. the 1994 ban on women in combat gone. with defense secretary leon panetta announcing he is going to eliminate the ban. and one of the most powerful women in the world, secretary of state hillary clinton took fire as she answered questions about the attacks in benghazi that killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens and she not only exhibited strength she also displayed raw emotion. >> for me this is not just a matter of policy. it's personal. i stood next to president obama as the marines care rid those flag-draped caskets off of the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sister and brothers, the sons and daughters, and the wives left alone to

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," a day of firsts and lasts for women in america. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today was a big day for women in combat. first, female members of the military finally broke the glass ceiling which keeps them from serving on the front lines alongside their male colleagues. the 1994 ban on women in combat gone. with defense secretary leon panetta announcing he is going to eliminate the ban. and one of the most powerful women in the world, secretary of state hillary clinton took fire as she answered questions about the attacks in benghazi that killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, and she not only exhibited strength she also displayed raw emotion. >> for me this is not just a matter of policy. it's personal. i stood next to president obama as the marines care rid those flag-draped caskets off of the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sister and brothers the sons and daughters, and the wives left alone to

>> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," the far right's response to any proposal put forth by the president has become so predictable, so set in stone that any description of it is merely a matter of filling in the blanks. the american people overwhelmingly support -- >> gun safety reform. >> jennifer: spread of the will of american people, congressional republicans can do anything they can to -- >> stop gun safety reform. >> jennifer: they're beholding to special-interest groups. in this case -- >> announcer: the national rifle association. >> jennifer: their refusal to support gun safety reform will hurt them especially among women. it can best be described as moronic, ill-advised thinking, hash tag fail system overload. system overload. system overload. >> jennifer: so yesterday the president showed strong resolve in calling for new gun safety legislation and today republicans reacted by going completely out of their minds. as humorist put it, they're now accusing president obama of using his p

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," well at the end of the fight, the best way to figure out who won and lost is to look at who is smiling and who is not. and honestly i cannot remember the last time i saw john boehner even crack a grin. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 24 hours after congress finally did something, the right-wing is up in arms! the reports headline was republican horror new year. scary stuff. and it only got spookier from there as republicans turned on their own. >> republicans caved last night. >> they waited 20 years before giving themselves away. >> i would be. >> seriously, could the republican party have mismanaged this any worse. >> i think the president did a great job of getting the speaker to undo everything that he promised he would do. >> after midnight and all of that partying and rivalry that goes on at new year's eve, what i can tell you is they did half a bill. >> jennifer: not just the folks on the right who are whining and complaining, there are some on the

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight on in "the war room," the gun safety debate is still being waged and it's still in the public's consciousness. it's something, but it's far from enough. theme [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: let's start tonight in a little store in illinois, called chuck's gun shop. chuck's gun shop sells ammunition and guns including ber ret tas, glocks, pistols shotguns. it's just a few miles from chicago, and since 2008 more than 1300 guns that were confiscated came from this one shop. there is not a single gunshot or gun range inside of the city limits of chicago. but shops like chuck's gun shop can sell guns without restriction, so chicago continues to struggle with a wave of violence filed by these outside guns flooding into the city. 6,000 guns came into chicago just from suburban illinois in the last five years. more have some from neighboring indiana, and thousands more have come there mississippi, which has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation. of the 20,000 guns confiscated

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. i'm becoming increasingly clear that president obama will again deal with a congress that will not act in a rational manner that will put ideology before country; that would rather obstruct in bad faith than act in good. so tonight in "the war room," nuclear options. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 113th congress had its first full day in session today, and we have already seen signs that the republican party is not planning to play any nicer this time around than last time around. there's some good news because in its first major vote congress did pass legislation to help sandy victims, a $9.7 billion package, and the majority of republicans did vote for the plan presumably bending to significant public pressure. but about a third of the republican caucus actually voted against it. against a bill to help hurricane victims, and that includes some major figures like representative paul ryan. that is just one of the many signs of fracture within the republican caucus which is still r

. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," of all of the words spoken in support of gun safety over the last few weeks, these four may pro forma to be the most important: now is the time. >> as americans we are endowed by our creator with certain inalenable rights that no man or government can take away from us, but we have also long recognized as our founders recognized that with rights come responsibilities. >> jennifer: a call for an assault weapons ban, call for limits on magazine rounds and dozen of other measures. the most sweeping effort at gun-safety reform, well ever. and with it comes the inevitable backlash. but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so no

we haven't heard from him since. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," more than three weeks have passed since the sandy hook shooting. still no meaningful gun legislation. but still something is happening, the faces who will lead the fight for the remormon has begun to emerge as has the faces of those who will fight against them. some of these faces are new. some are expected, and all of them will play a role in what is going to become one of this country's most passionate and telling debates. >> jennifer: i'd like to start tonight by introducing you to christina taylor green she's an energic third grader with a passion for dancing and baseball. she's the only girl on her little league team, and girl after my own heart she has a keen interest in politics, which is why two years ago today christina taylor green went to meet her congressional representative gabby giffords. on that day the same spray of gunfire that hit giffords killed christina green. the pain of losing a nine-year-old child is simply unimaginable. but her mothe

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room the answer is no, and we don't care what the question is. at least that seemed to be the running theme in a busy day at the office from the executive branch. of course when you're dealing with the nra this is somewhat expected. republicans have made no secrets that they intend to make the confirmation of chuck hagel very difficult. and jack lou who was nominated for treasury secretary will have a much easier go of it than hagel. well, the conventional wisdom may be wrong. alabama senator jeff sessions, who is the ranking minority member of the senate budget committee had this to say about jack lou. >> i tend to oppose this nomination. he doesn't bring the former new york fed chairman like secretary geithner and other very prominent people that we've had as secretary of treasury the premier financial position in the united states government more important because our president has no training, and really no understanding of class classical business and economics

>> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ ♪ music ♪ ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this is just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch. it does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not with words as it regards jungle law the rule of its survival. what? the country's belligerent stance is one more issue on the president's full foreign policy plate, and it's going to be a concern for john kerry if he's confirmed secretary of state as he's very l

. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," of all of the words spoken in support of gun safety over the last few weeks, these four may pro forma to be the most important: now is the time. >> as americans we are endowed by our creator with certain inalenable rights that no man or government can take away from us, but we have also long recognized as our founders recognized that with rights come responsibilities. >> jennifer: a call for an assault weapons ban, call for limits on magazine rounds and dozen of other measures. the most sweeping effort at gun-safety reform, well, ever. and with it comes the inevitable backlash. but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws, and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so

[♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. this is "the war room." the next four years starts right now. >> obama: we know that america thriver -- thrives when every person has pride in their work we are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty know she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is an american, she is free and she is equal not just in the eyes of god but also in our own. >> jennifer: if you are wondering how president obama is going to govern in his second term, those lines provide a really important clue. he was strong and he made this really important point; that he will not abandon the poor or the vulnerable or the marginalized. president obama said that social security and medicaid and medicare do not make us weak as a nation do not make us a nation of takers. those things they make us stronger as a nation. the president and we he said we cannot rest until all americans, all children, all people know matter their circumstances, all of us give meaning to that declaration of independence t

: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," what do you call it when governors andrew cuomo dan malloy, chris christie, and new york mayor, michael bloomberg all come out publicly in support of an overhaul to our gun laws? pretty good start. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it's been nearly four weeks since the sandy hook shootings, and said for the first time since then, the connecticut legislature was back in session. governor dan malloy made on emotional plea to lawmakers some of them from newtown itself a plea to take action in memory of the victims. >> and yet in the midst of one of the worst days in our history, we also saw the best of our state. teachers and a therapist that sacrificed their live pros texting students. a principal and school psychologist that ran into harm's way. our brave connecticut state troopers, newtown's local law enforcement and firemen and others that responded courageously when called upon. sorry. >> jennifer: it's okay. it's heart breaking. but it also offers some h

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," president obama nominates a republican war hero for defense secretary, and republicans say they don't like it. honestly, what is wrong with these people? [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today the president nominated normer nebraska senator, chuck hagel for defense secretary so he would be the first enlisted soldier to leave the department. and also the first vietnam department. he has gotten endorsements from colon powell robert gates, tom ridge, but the other defining element of his resume? he's a republican. >> finally chuck represents the bipartisan tradition that we need more of in washington. for his independence he has earned the respect of military leaders, republicans and democrats, including me. >> jennifer: he would be the second appointed cabinet member. and not since president kennedy have there been that many republican in a democratic administration. but listen to this. >> i know chuck hagel. he is an honorable man, but he is profoundly wron

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the immigration debate continues to move forward so far avoiding any landmines that would discredit the following phrase: ladies and% gentlemen, it looks like there's a chance. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: you recall that yesterday a bipartisan group of senators came up with a plan to reform our broken immigration system. and for that they deserve a hearty iran of applause. and they did get some appreciation, or at least from progressives but conservatives still need to be convinced that their leaders didn't just give in to the democrats. so before the president could even make his own remarks on immigration, republican committee members were striding around the talk shows, talking tough, and pledging not to give any ground. here is senator marco rubio on fox news this morning. >> the president sees this as an opportunity to move this issue to the left, to try to outbid us on immigration. i think this speaks poorly on the outcome of this entire endeavo

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the mimiationn d datatononnunu to move forward so far avoiding any landmines that would discredit the following phrase: ladies and gentlemen, it looks like there's a chance. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: you recall that yesterday a bipartisan group of senators came up with a plan to reform our broken immigration system. and for that they deserve a hearty iran of applause. and they did get some appreciation, or at least from progressives but conservatives still need to be convinced that their leaders didn't just give in to the democrats. so before the president could even make his own remarks on immigration, republican committee members were striding around the talk shows talking tough, and pledging not to give any ground. here is senator marco rubio on fox news this morning. >> the president sees this as an opportunity to move this issue to the left, to try to outbid us on immigration. i think this speaks poorly on the outcome of this entire endeavor. >

i'm jennifer granholm. so five-term iowa senator, tom harkin surprised many in washington by announcing after 40 years in congress he is calling it quits. typically when a senator retires, he or she talking about spending more time with their family, or the desire to write a book or teach. but tom harkin not so much. he said this . . . now when hark inlast ran in 2008, he raced $9.2 million, a lot of money. fund-raising dialing for dollars as washington insiders call it it takes up a lot of time. look at this graphic. the average senator spends four hours a day on fund-raising calls, compared to just two hours on the floor, and one to two hours meeting with constituents. coming to us from washington to discuss the out-sized influence that money still has over politics is "mother jones" magazine's dark money reporter andy kroll. andy welcome back inside "the war room." >> it's great to be back. >> tell us this insane amount of time that senators and members of congress have to spend fund-raising. does it not

. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," guns and violence in video games, guns and violence in movies guns and violence in your streets. the study say the connection is murky at best. the eyeball test is another matter. [♪ theme music ♪] [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> jennifer: that's a clip of the video game "call of duty," and the game that adam lanza used to play. he is the person who killed the 26 people in newtown, connecticut a while back. it has prompted a nationwide examination of those games. and today vice president biden met with members of the video game industry, he says that he has an open mind, but you know who has already decided that violent video games lead to gun violence? this guy. >> there exists in this country sadly, a callus corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people. through vicious, violent video games with names like "bullet storm," "grand theft auto" and others. >> jennifer: of course that is w

i'm jennifer granholm. so five-term iowa senator, tom harkin, surprised many in washington by announcing after 40 years in congress he is calling it quits. typically when a senator retires, he or she talking about spending more time with their family, or the desire to write a book or teach. but tom harkin not so much. he said this . . . now when hark inlast ran in 2008, he raced $9.2 million, a lot of money. fund-raising, dialing for dollars as washington insiders call it, it takes up a lot of time. look at this graphic. the average senator spends four hours a day on fund-raising calls, compared to just two hours on the floor, and one to two hours meeting with constituents. coming to us from washington to discuss the out-sized influence that money still has over politics is "mother jones" magazine's dark money reporter andy kroll. andy welcome back inside "the war room." >> it's great to be back. >> tell us this insane amount of time that senators and members of congress have to spend fund-raising. does it

speaking of which jennifer, what are you doing here. >> jennifer: i got to go. always such fascinating stories that you guys do. i appreciate it. we'll be watching at the top of the hour. >> cenk: thank you. >> jennifer: now a look at some of the other stories that are buzzing around "the war room." stuff that i thought was really fascinateing. fist of all, chelsey clinton is going to share the community service event that will kick off inauguration weekend, and it's intended to encourage americans across the country to volunteer in remembrance of martin luther king jr. khelsea china clinton's role she can speak, and encouraging events in all 50 states. if you want to see more go to www.currenttv/"thewarroom." andspeakingofcivilrightsactivist andspeakingofcivilrightsactivist s, david david campos is would like to rename the airport after harvey milk. campos already has four cosponsors. there are airport across the country already named for individuals, but if this legislation passes, san francisco would be the first airport in the world to honor somebody who is

>> jennifer: i'm jenna jameson. tonight in "the war room," it is a wild world. cat stevens knew it, so should we. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: so the president won reelection on the promise of strengthening the middle class, and creating a equitable domestic economy. and that message is now forming foreign policy as well. senator john kerry laid out his vision at the senate confirmation hearings yesterdays, and it relies as much on economics as diplomasy. >> we know that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. more than ever foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. >> jennifer: the obama/kerry foreign policy doctrine might be it's the economy stupid, and in fact it is really a economic strategy. much of the violence was driven by individuals financial insecurity as a result of the poverty. look at the arab spring which economic grievances lead to political revolution. a fruit selling started that protest by lighting himself on fire. his protest lead to the oh eventually overt

. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room the answer is no, and we don't care what the question is. at least that seemed to be the running theme in a busy day at the office from the executive branch. of course when you're dealing with the nra this is somewhat expected. republicans have made no secrets that they intend to make the confirmation of chuck hagel very difficult. and jack lou who was nominated for treasury secretary will have a much easier go of it than hagel. well the conventional wisdom may be wrong. alabama senator jeff sessions, who is the ranking minority member of the senate budget committee had this to say about jack lou. >> i tend to oppose this nomination. he doesn't bring the former new york fed chairman like secretary geithner and other very prominent people that we've had as secretary of treasury the premier financial position in the united states government more important because our president has no training, and really no understanding of class classical business and economics.

♪ >> jennifer: we're back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. so remember when the national rifle association blamed the newtown tragedy on violent video game? well now we learn that over the weekend, the nra released a game for cell phone users that allows players to shoot at coffin-shaped targets with bullseyes at the head and heart. so is the nra being hypocritical shooting its in the foot or right on target. coming to us from pensacola, florida is mike papantonio, host of "reign of fire" radio show. welcome inside "the war room." >> how are you governor? >> jennifer: i'm so glad you are on. thank you for joining us. what are your thoughts about this phone app? >> it is typical what we have seen from the nra. every time there is a tragedy, we hear the blame game. it's the movie industry the civil justice process, the blame game never stops. they are unable to be honest with themselves and say we create a weapon that can kill a hundred people in less than 20 seconds. it was the same thing in columbine, the same methodology, blame somebody else

. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," one week until inauguration, and the president's second term will likely begin the way his first term ended with questions about the debt ceiling, questions about gun safety questions about whether this congress will give so much as an inch on any of it. i'm afraid we might already know the answer to the last one. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it has been nearly five weeks since the nowtown massacre, and the town's police chief has a very simple message for washington. >> ban assault weapons, restrict those magazines that have so many bullets in them. >> jennifer: progressives are pushing for a ban and diane feinstein says she'll introduce on assault weapon ban later this month. john mccain expressed his doubts. >> do you think an assault weapons ban can pass the congress? >> no. >> do you think it should? >> no. >> jennifer: now the question is without republican support is the president going to push for a ban any ways? so from his progressive basis p

don't get happy yet, jennifer. because you know i can either agree with that or up the charge to the next charge. okay? >> okay. >> so i am going to charge you with the c-4. i'm going to dismiss the c-3 because the officer said when she gave you the directions to stop, you did stop. okay? how do you plea? >> guilty. can i get out today? >> no, ma'am. >> jennifer will not get out of ad seg until she serves another 13 days. that's much less time than if a more serious sentence had been handed down. >> sit back down. for about five minutes to the ground, please. >> grounds close. >> until the grounds close. don't say nothing. i don't want to hear you talk no more. >> the grounds are now restricted. all unassigned inmates report to your dorm. >> jennifer and danica will not be able to see each other today. the prison closes the yard, meaning danica will have to return to her dorm. >> when the bond between two inmates becomes more important than the individual inmate herself, that's a security issue. all these people ar

margie, jennifer, and lars, thank you. thank you, lars. >>> we're going to switch gears for a second. the nih is concerned today that nfl star junior sayou did indeed suffer from the same kind of brain disease that afflicts many pro football players with many concussions. this comes as the league continues to fight a pricey lawsuit filed by a group of retired players. >>> and also tonight, the stunningly great movie "lincoln takes 12 oscar nominations today. this is my absolute favorite movie. it is a film about washington dysfunction then and now. and it is a film about how abe lincoln solved an incredible problem, 150 years ago to free the slaves. they didn't want to do it. lincoln showed him how to do it and maybe we can all learn something from this fabulous movie. we'll have much more on this later in the show. >> this settles the fate for all coming time. not only of the millions now in bondage, but of unborn millions to come. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's

new music from her, in just a bit. >>> jennifer? >> yes. >> we love having you here. >> it's like a party over here now. >> did i hear you just got a new dog? >> i did get a new dog. >> a new member of the family. how is that? >> nice. >> what kind? >> cute. it's a boxer puppy. >> name? >> bear. >> and do the kids love him? >> the kids go crazy. >> trained yet? >> he's doing really well. for eight weeks, he's pretty smart. >> boxers are like little bundles of energy. for the first two years. then, they slow down a little bit after that. they get ready for anything. >> he's super cute. if you're not careful, i'll adopt him. i have a dog problem. i love them a lot. >> i have three. but i love them. >>> have you been watching "idol"? >> i have not. i haven't seen it yet. >> she's been a little busy. >> i've been traveling a lot right now. >> you're about to go and promote this movie. >> yeah. >> it's really good. >> thank you. >> i just like that jason. i'm sorry. >> don't be sorry. >> i think he's coming tomorrow. >> he is. >> yeah. >

jennifer hudson, too, looked absolutely amazing. sang beautifully. the president, we know he loves al green. know he loves "let's stay together." i thought that was a magical, magical moment. >> i have to say, for all of you watching at home, in the old days, they come to the ball, there's the tv cameras. this is 40,000 people, here, they say it could be that many. >> yeah. >> and you're out there on the stage, and you're dancing alone. for an entire song, alone. it's not like the first dance at your wedding. >> i danced at my wedding in front of 52 people. >> you're sitting there with their screens up and you have to get through the whole song. they're probably whispering in each other's ears. >> you got married a few weeks ago. how many people were at your first dance? >> we did a little -- >> vice president joe biden is upstairs at the commander in chief's ball. >> ladies and gentlemen, oscar and grammy winner jamie foxx. >> please make some noise for an incredible day today, please. now i'm sure after this wonderful day today, you will probably w

jennifer lopez is here. mark wahlberg is here. not only will tonight's show be entertaining, it's going to be educational too thanks to our friend "science bob" pflugfelder. this is from science bob's work on past shows. he makes things explode, he lit me on fire, he blew up some pumpkins, he launched a bunch of ping-pong balls everywhere. he made a giant mushroom cloud inside our studio. so tonight we thought it would be a good idea to put him outside, at least for the beginning of the show. say hello to "science bob" pflugfelder, everyone. hello, bob. applause ] when we come back from the break, you are going to miraculously spray that beer all over hollywood, is that correct? >> yeah, we've got a high frequency ultrasonic medical equipment cleaner. >> jimmy: of course you do. now, grab the guy dressed as sponge bob so he can mop up afterwards. when we come back, science bob will amaze you. and mark wahlberg and j-lo, too. come on back. at h&r block... you could get money - now. bring in your latest pay stub and you could get an

jennifer lopez is here. mark wahlberg is here. not only will tonight's show be entertaining, it's going to be educational too thanks to our friend "science bob" pflugfelder. this is from science bob's work on past shows. he makes things explode, he lit me on fire, he blew up some pumpkins, he launched a bunch of ping-pong balls everywhere. he made a giant mushroom cloud inside our studio. so tonight we thought it would be a good idea to put him outside, at least for the beginning of the show. say hello to "science bob" pflugfelder, everyone. hello, bob. [ applause ] when we come back from the break, you are going to miraculously spray that beer all over hollywood, is that correct? >> yeah, we've got a high frequency ultrasonic medical equipment cleaner. >> jimmy: of course you do. now, grab the guy dressed as sponge bob so he can mop up afterwards. when we come back, science bob will amaze you. and mark wahlberg and j-lo, too. come on back. at h&r block... you could get money - now. bring in your latest pay stub and you could get

reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> you've had a pretty interesting past couple of days. >> the whole time i was called in the water and i was thinking, new orleans is warmer. >> sarah sampson has more from baltimore. >> fans are giddy. so many are feeling the energy sweeping over the city. one thing fans cannot get enough of it is ravens gear. here is one you probably have not heard. a bride is getting fitted for a purple wedding dress. she and her fiancee were waiting to get married until the ravens were going back to the super bowl. >> when she said she wanted to wear a purple gown, i said, i have to get involved. i wanted to reach out to her. >> you can find lots of great pictures of fence around baltimore. just go to wbaltv.com and click on ravens. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> in addition to our live reports throughout the day, you can watch our ravens countdown show. we are bring you highlights every day at 7:30 right here. >> a suspect remains in serious condition following a shooting. officers tried to

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> for did a good job of painting the picture -- jennifer did a good job of painting the picture. let's point to some instances. route 26, we have an accident just coming in. 18 miles per hour on southbound 95 through howard county. a live picture shows the pace of things. was 32 at 95 -- that was 32 at 95. >> it will turned mostly sunny this afternoon. we will make it up to 27. the east is going to be c old. 63 in denver. there could be some rain in los angeles. >> thank you. time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, if you could have one perk at your workplace, what would it be? [laughter] we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 6:53. 16 degrees at the airport. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. your day. stay with >> the conditions are improving but there are still a lot of problems. >> you need to get out early. an accident at veterans hi

esau jennifer franciotti's -- you saw jennifer franciotti's live shot this morning. we have a few snow flurries coming down from the great lakes. it is not going to cause trouble. 32 in jarrettsville. wind chills running in the 20 p's. you can watch the time frame at the top of your screen. watch what happens as we go into tuesday and wednesday of next week. big dip in the jet stream early next week. be prepared. things are going to change. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for snow showers and flurries. not bad on saturday and sunday. the arctic front comes through on sunday night. temperatures in the upper 20's and low 40's with wind chills in the teens. >> good morning. an accident that is creating some delays on eastbound 70 just prior to the beltway. you can see behind the trees lots of activity. it involves a car hauler and several other vehicles. it will take some time to clear all the vehicles. he spent 70 prior to the beltway. it appears the right lane is closed. otherwise, inner loop of the beltway at the j.f.x., reports of an accident. the j.f.x. looki

i'll say jennifer aniston cut my hair. >> hey, dude. this was your idea. >> jimmy: you're right, it was my idea. but give it a shot. let's see how it goes. >> let's see how i can remember here. oh! okay. i guess there's a scissor in involved. >> jimmy: yeah, there's some scissors. >> here's what we're going to do. what's that? >> jimmy: this is a mirror. >> no, what's that? >> jimmy: this is a comb. if you don't know what a comb is, i don't know if this is a good idea. you want that comb? >> oh, i remember. i'm so nervous, i'm kind of shaking. >> it's perfect. just what you want in a haircutter. oh, this is great. it seems like you're really cutting a lot there, huh? 30 years since your last one. >> you see my hands are shaking because i'm kind of nervous? >> jimmy: why would your dad let you cut yohis hair when you wera kid? >> because he loved me and he thought it was sweet that i was trying to start a career that earl early. he was trying to support me. >> jimmy: and yet you never turned out with that dream job at supercuts. >> you l

y regresa jennifer lÓpez y habla de su rol protagÓnico. y jomari goyzo codiciados, terminÓ su noviazgo con la modelo shanon de lima, y habÍa ocurrido hace algunos dÍas y de manera amistosa. y precisamente jennifer lÓpez dijo que su separaciÓn de mar c anthony fue lo mÁs doloroso, y lo dejÓ salir en una pelÍcula que se estrenara hoy. >>> (hablan en inglÉs). ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> en la pelÍcula jennifer lÓpez es leslie, un agente de bienes raÍces cuya vida da un giro inesperado, cliente que es miembro de una banda de delincuentes. >>> tremendo papel, cÓmo te preparaste? >>> algo que llegÓ a mi vida en el momento perfecto. >>> tiene mucho en comÚn leslie con jennifer. >>> una mujer soltera, divorciada, pasando por el peor momento de su vida, que me senÍi asÍ cuando me divorcie. y lo difÍcil, lo que es levantarte por la maÑana. >>> habla de su separaciÓn. >>> gracias a dios que tenÍa este papel, porque podÍa usar todos estos sentimntos y todo lo que sentÍa en este personaje. >>> fue un desahogo? >>> sÍ, una terapia, porque me

y regresa jennifer lÓpez y habla de su rol protagÓnico. y jomari goyzo ayuda a acondicionar el cabello de la latinas. al regresar. ♪ >>> de regreso con mÁs de "primer impacto." y llegÓ el momento de saber las novedades en el mundo de la farÁndula. y negÓ el cantante ricardo arjona de ser citado por la dea para informar sobre la compaÑÍa dueÑa del aviÓn en el que murio la cantante jenni rivera. y negÓ que conozca al cantante christian esquino. pero dijo que alquilÓ los aviones en el pasado. >>> no me solicitaron. >>> no hay ninguna relaciÓn entre la compaÑÍa? >>> estuve volando en algunos de esos aviones, para mÍ fue un shock tremendo. pero nada, yo me entere tambiÉn, mi familia le llegÓ la noticia que me buscaban para algo, pero no hay nada de eso. >>> conocen a christian esquino? >>> no, yo me montado a los aviones. >>> las declaraciones las dio a llegar a puerto rico donde ofrecerÁ dos conciertos, uno esta noche y otro maÑana. >>> confirmado, marc anthony estÁ de vuelta en la lista de los solteros codiciados, termiÓ

other big winners jennifer lawrence as best actress. and daniel day-lewis for his portrayal of america's 16th president in "lincoln." >> it occurred to me that it was an actor that murdered abraham lincoln. and therefore somehow it's only fitting every now and then an actor tries to bring him back to life again. >> on the television side the stars of 30 rock alec baldwin and tina fey winning for best actor and best actress in a comedy series. >> you have to see this video of a little boy being rescued from a flooded pickup truck. the story behind this video coming up right after a real quick break. clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses des

. >>> jennifer lÓpez dijo que su separaciÓn con marc anthony fue lo mÁs doloroso, y todo su sentir lo dejÓ salir en una pelÍcula que estrena hoy. ♪ >>> en la pelÍcula jennifer lÓpez es leslie un agente de bienes raÍces. >>> tremendo papel. cÓmo te preparaste para ese personaje? >>> es algo que llegÓ a mi vida en el momento perfecto. >>> o sea que tiene mucho en comÚn leslie con jennifer lÓpez. >>> madre soltera, pasando por el peor momento de su vida cuando se divorcia, yo pase por un momento asÍ, lo dificil, lo que levantarte por la maÑana. >>> habla de su separaciÓn con marc anthony. >>> gracias a dios que tenÍa ese papel, porque podÍa usar todos esos sentimientos. >>> fue un desahogo mÁs bien? >>> una terapia, porque me sentÍa agradecida por tenerlo y tambiÉn por el director, y jason que apreciaron mi trabajo. >>> la escena cuando te quitas la ropa, cuÁntas veces la tuvieron que hacer? >>> no mucho tiempo, quieres hacer eso rÁpido, porque no quieres hacerlo muchas veces, porque quieres terminarlo ya. >>> no podÍamos dejar de hablar de la muerte de jenni rivera

you could tell the jennifer was a little cold. let's check in with the meteorologist. >> boston and baltimore are not that fall apart. -dhaka- far apart. -- far apart. only 23 degrees right now. winds are northwest at 50 miles an hour. i can see what jennifer is wearing those purple ear muffs. it is an evening game. partly cloudy skies, a little blustery. air temperatures will be in the upper 20's to low 30's. the wind chill values on the field are going to be in the teens to around 20 degrees. that is warmer than denver, but still pretty cold. it will be a chilly game. at least double the be any rain or snow to deal with. -- there won't be any rain or snow to deal with. >> one person is recovering after a late-night house fire in north baltimore. city firefighters responded to the 4800 block of crowson avenue. they found a single-family home engulfed in flames. the upper level of the first home partially collapsed. one person was transported to the hospital. four people are recovering, including two officers after a head-on colli

jennifer robinson is our guest now, the legal adviser to julian assange. your response to alex gibney, saying, why should he get assurance that he was extradited to the nine states? the swedish government would take that in turn if the request came in. >> we are not suggesting that he is above the law. this film fest to recognize the reason that he was granted asylum, not related to sweden. he has offered his testimony with respect to sweden. [inaudible] [♪] [♪] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from the sundance film festival in park city, utah. we had an extended break because we lost our satellite link. we wanted to thank jennifer robinson for joining us, legal counsel to julian assange. return now to what some are calling the crime of the century. tens of millions were prevented from receiving affordable, generic aids drugs. million died as a result. this is part of the trailer of "fire in the blood." over 2 million people reported to have died in the year. >> the whole of af

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. [cheers] >> that is a good look for her. >> they're cutting off beer sales after the third hour. time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, what do you think is the key to a ravens win in denver tomorrow? >> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 6:51. 35 degrees at the airport. >> we'll take a last look at weather >> here are some stories you'll find at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. new details on the suspect who led police on a high-speed chase on wednesday. find out more about her connection to local law enforcement. >> that and the latest traffic and weather when you join this on wbal plus. >> route 97 has been shut down at old liberty. it remains closed in that area. philadelphia road at james avenue, another accident. we're starting to see some north and west side delays. eastbound 50 in bowie, we have a multi vehicle crash. >> we have spent the entire week 5 to 10 degrees above normal. some rain chances this aftern