the nation. the list of those who prevailed in their second term includes george washington, james madison, andrew jackson, theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan and bill clinton. lincoln as its successful -- special case and that his second term was so brief. the it is interesting to note that only the president who had a more successful second term than their first was james madison and andrew jackson. the following is an accounting of the presidents elected to a second term, and the reasons for those that have experienced failed or troubled second terms. for failed because of a war that seemed unwinnable, or for lack of preparedness. jefferson, truman, johnson and bush were the four. also, for failed because of economic crisis for failure to act to deter such a crisis. these were jefferson, cleveland, coolidge, franklin roosevelt from the 37 downturn, and george bush. at failed due to their inability to lead congress were jefferson, monroe, grants, wilson, truman, johnson, nixon

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the national mall today. all this will have a lot of road closures beginning at 9:30 this morning, lasting for most of the day, into the afternoon. if you are headed downtown today, check out a full list of those cultures at our website, wjla.com. brianne carter reporting along the national mall. >> thank you. new mexico state lawmaker be writing a bill is introduced after the confusion and outrage erupted. a gop representative, catherine brown, says that her bill is aimed at protecting and rape victims. it reads "to ever commit tampering with evidence shall be punished." some people thought that meant the girl could charged if she gets an abortion. she says that's not true, but the law would go after the perpetrator and not the victim. the report says d.c. police failed to properly investigate sexual assault cases. human rights watch says between 2008 and 2011, 170 sexual assault victims underwent france exams. the group claims police kept a result of the cases were never investigated. one victim says it hap

biden are on their way to the national cemetery. this comes after the vice president was sworn in, and you can see the president and vice president have arrived to the ceremony. a number of dignitaries will head to the church and white house as well. chris is near the church with more of today's events. >> reporter: police have cordoned off m street in front of the pmetropolitan church, an that's where the president and first family will be worshipping this morning before the ceremonial swearing in. we have people lining the room, and members are inside and people who have come as visitors are inside, and people here lining the route here to see the president coming by. you are from houston, texas. >> yes. >> reporter: why are you here? >> we want to see the president, the first black president of america. >> reporter: you were brought together here from a school? >> yes, audio international school. >> reporter: what other events will you try to do while you are here? >> the inauguration tomorrow and the jack and jill gala tonight.

you notice the united nations did not give the nations that rate, particularly because of the league of nations. the congress said they would quietly redesign of the. the european nations also had removed that. he refused and the republicans knew that he was that rigid in his nature and they just selected that and played it to. yes? air. >> it's entirely possible that barack obama may win the electoral vote and they either lose the popular vote or the popular vote may be very close. what effect is that likely to have on his performance in the second term? >> the implication is the weakness that he has ended sleekly that at best if he wins he will have a small majority of either the electoral college or the popular vote. that would te. that would add to the congressional -- the republican position that they don't have to cooperate with the man who doesn't have a man date in the mandate is the same that would be one of the bases for presidential power in the second term and that will not exist or have. so he's going to have to depend on other devices. primarily to the point where he wi

the national anthem. a spokesperson for the marine corps band confirmed she did have a recording singing over the band's music and she did choose to use that recording. all of the music for the inaugural events is actually prerecorded as a backup in case there's bad weather or something else hampers those live performances. >>> well, we may not get to dig deeper into the singing controversy, but we are getting a chance to dig deeper into the history of the lincoln bible, used in the president's swearing-in. wendy rieger went to the library of congress for more. >> you'll notice right away, it's surprising, it is a family bible, not a monumental bible. >> reporter: but there is something monumental about this small bible with the worn velvet cover. this is the bible that abe ray ham lincoln held in his hand when she was worn in in 1861. just touching it 150 years later, it resonates with the full force of all that history. >> may i touch it? >> certainly. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh, it's wonderful. >> the

tom foreman has the details. >> reporter: all across the nation. by planes, trains, and automobiles. the faithful are converging on the capital. from georgia, maurice madden made the journey last time to see barack obama take the oath. now, it will cost him about three thousand dollars and a couple days of vacation, but he's going again. >> "i knew on the night that he was re-elected as president of the united states, that i wanted to return to washington to be part of this celebration." >> reporter: the last inauguration saw one-point- eight million americans braving the freezing temperatures, the crushing crowds, to witness this quadrennial moment. this year, the crowds are not expected to be as big. >> "hey, nice to see you again, welcome back." >> reporter: but still enough to fill hotels like the historic willard where steve blum says he has met seven presidents. >> "i got a fist bump from obama." >> reporter: and everyone has learned that the festivities are not really about any one person. >> "what we celebrate is that we have the greatest d

here on the national mall, that is the grassy area. it is tinted with stations for people to volunteer. they will backpacks for children in need and help paint the mural for the dc public school and learn how to use recycled material. it is a newly crowned miss america . mallory thanks for being here. why did you want to take part of the national day of service? >> it is a wonderful way to commemorate martin luther king jr. and if is one of the four points of the miss america crown and we are heavily involved in community service and it is important for everyone in the united states to be involved. >> your life has changed in the past week or 10 days. >> it has. >> it is so different. i have lived on my own six years and it did different to learn how to let the reigns go and let them take control. i have a wonderful team of people supporting me and it is an opportunity to promote opportunity and education and service. >> will you watch the ineration. >> i have two standing tickets and this will be history in the make something i will n

to bind up the nation's wound. to care for him who may have born the battle and for the widow and his orphan. among oursve

it captures the imagination of the nation. through the turbulent history, it has been movement and the power of movements. franklin roosevelt was moved by later movements. lyndon johnson had the civil rights movement. i think we begin with that. this book comes out at a moment when the country sees the power and possibility of occupy, 99%, and how that has shifted. it is still evolving. it has shifted the center of political gravity of our dialogue. the issue has been off the radar for so long. >> roosevelt surfed and harnessed those movements. he used them to get legislation passed to initiate programs. obama is still getting on his wet suit. to read the essay she wrote in 2008, there was a sense of exhibits -- exuberance. you say that hope is not optimism that expects things to turn out well. it seems like he confused those two things. >> i will come back to what i write about in the book. the expectations were so great and high. go back to 2008. the back to the election and year when we are fortunate region were fortunate e

in the importance of the "national review"'s intellectual reputation. they also believed as it was put very early on this was a magazine that should be on the desk of policy makers, academics, senators, important people whether they were conservatives were not. they believed in something of an elite strategy. it wasn't so much to make conservatism powerful as to make it acceptable and to get along conservatives the more important the better to listen to the conservative viewpoint whether it be on foreign policy and anti-communist some come economic conservatism, the limited government, constitutionalism or what today is called social conservatism more likely than it would be called traditional conservatism. the issues were a little different and less clear back then there's always been social conservatism. rusher had a very important ally named frank meijer. meijer remains a respected and known at least an older generation of conservatives that there is a society here in washington which i'm going to be a group of leaders that keep this memo alive and t

time for the national day of service. i will tell you about the work to be done on a project in the area. >>> i can't believe he is being accused. >> one of the stars of the 49ers facing serious accusations just one day before the critical game. >>> and what happened just moment before this truck driver lost control. the third morning of mornings on 2 starts now. >>> and good morning everyone, welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, january 19th, i'm mike mibach. >> good morning, i'm maureen naylor. let's get a look at the weather today. >>> yes, good morning to you, a mostly sunny, mild day once again. a chilly start with the valley spots in the 20s in some cases. patchy spots out there, but i am not seeing a lot. we are getting ready of the fog early. it will be a beach day. high surf and we have an advisory to talk about. i'm going to detail this in a few moments. >>> it is presidential inauguration weekend and the president is starting with a day of service. there's a fair at the mall with a booth about volunteer ev

the president and the national security council has over time given the the cia. the ok if you will go to go beyond the very laws of the nation of the united states and so what we need is not its pollution so much. restructuring or reform so that it operates within the laws of the nation and it operates to do what it does best which is to gather information. as a basis for policy formulation what do you think about that i mean you know big go over board sometimes ok but isn't that their creed there are a paramilitary force that belongs to the president willing to carry out whatever orders the president orders now i can understand why any proponent of the cia would not want to go back to the sixty's in the seventy's and so forth because this was the era where the the cia for example ousted the democratically elected prime minister of iran destroying their experiment with democracy ousted the democratically elected president of guatemala on presidential orders but then murdered two americans in chile in their support of the pinochet at coup we still don't know wheth

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executive at the national security agency. here is his take on what the extension of the fisa amendment act means for u.s. civil liberties. >> a whole series of acts have been passed that have gotten re -authorized without any amendments at all. that particular act is one element of a larger series of activities that the u.s. is engaged in in terms of surveillance. >> is there anything that has taken place or is there anything to justify this level of surveillance and monitoring that is taking place? >> not at all other than for reasons of counterterrorism and dealing with a threat. that has been the government's mem ever since before -- ever since post-9/11. >> has someone been apprehended before this legislation? >> anybody could have accepted the need to counter the threat. i get that because of what happened in -- on 9/11. the problem is that everything else they are doing is under the rubric of national security. everything from mass of electronic eavesdropping on americans to wiring the electronic infrastructure in this

our home for today is the national mall. this is just the start of what will be a busy day and night for president obama. >> that's right. and we begin this morning with a look at the timeline for the main events we'll see over the next few hours. president obama's first public appearance comes at 8:45 eastern time when he attends a service at st. john's episcopal church. at 10:45 he begins his journey from the white house to the capitol. the ceremony itself kicks off at 11:30 with the president taking the oath of office at 11:55. his inaugural address begins at noon followed by a luncheon in the capitol around 1:00 p.m. and then everybody heads out again for the inaugural parade. that's at 2:30. >> we have correspondents all over washington covering all of today's events including the president's inaugural address. we go first to major garrett at the white house who has new information about that speech. major, good morning. >> good morning, charlie and norah norah. president obama did not divulge much about that speech but

those are the fault by the national leadership and key stakeholders within the national leadership do not always agree on the goals of the agency should pursue. this process should apply within the administration and between the administration and congress, and should be reached only after meaningful technical consultations with the private sector and potential international partners. the strategic goals and objectives should be ambitious, get technically rational, and should focus on the long term. following the establishment of a new consensus on the agency's future, nasa should establish a new strategic plan that provides a framework for decisions on how the agency will pursue its strategic goals and objectives. allows for flexible and realistic implementation, clearly establishes agency wide priorities, died the allocation of resources within the budget and present a comprehensive picture that integrates aeronautic activities. to reduce the mismatch between the agency's activities and the resources allocated to it, the white house, congress and nasa could imply any or all of the f

back to the national mall. we've been getting a musical preview on the mall this morning. bands galore. there's music everywhere. everyone is getting ready for the big party and the big inauguration monday. that includes, of course, on a more serious note, secret service, police and the military. cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is keeping an eye on security for us. good morning to you. how big of an operation is this? how many agencies are part of this security detail? >> reporter: randi, in all, probably more than 20 local, state, federal agencies involved to the tune of probably 10,000 to 15,000 police officers, national guard troops and federal agents. it's all being run, though, by the secret service. this has been designated a national sort of secure -- special security event. what that means is that the secret service is the lead agency sort of taking charge of this. there's going to be some closures. the coast guard is closing a stretch of the potomac river starting tomorrow. some of the air sp

of the nation. they have not emphasized the historical significance. they began the address with these words. >> we start today a celebration of freedom. >> the first president bush had the same theme calling it democracy's big day. >> a good place to talk as neighbors and friends. this is a day when the nation is made whole, differences are suspended. >> democrats and republicans side-by-side as they take an oath to uphold and defend the constitution swearing on the bible. others prefer family bible. on sunday he placed hand on the bible from the first lady family. today, he swore on lincoln's bible and that of martin luther king whose birthday is celebrated today. many believe that george washington added a phrase that is not in the official oath itself, saying so help me god. most other presidents chose to receive as president obama did today. >> the oath i have sworn before you today, like one recited by others in this capital, was an oath to god and country. not party or faction. >> there have

rates in the nation? >> if you look at the entire jurisdiction that is what we talk about. you cannot look at individual cities. >> mr. leland yee can you name one single place in the united states where there was a mass shooting wear guns were allowed? if they were then why did we not see them at the gun show? you talk about places where there thousands of guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. >> with columbine that did not stop those individuals from shooting and slaughtering individuals. just having a gun does not stop the other individuals. >> it absolutely will stop them. in texas we have several schools you mention note teachers or ministers would want to carry. we have several that already do carry. >> you'll always find one or two here and there. but overall teachers college you want to pack a gun? the answer resoundingly is no. john: then the politicians do not have to get involved why you have to be involved to so the teacher that wants to that she may not? >> no. if you are a teacher and p

beyonce will be here singing the national anthem. kelly clarkson will be here and james taylor will be singing america the beautiful. really nice moment here yesterday during the rehearsals. he came out, james taylor came out to rehearse and the tabernacle choir, they were up on the steps and he paid a little visit to them. they were applauding. their big moment comes later today when they'll be performing for the millions who will watch this inaugural ceremony. reporting live from the capitol, julie carey, back to you. >> julie thanks so much. >>> you won't see much grass on the front yard today. there were huge plastic panels put down that will cover much of the green. this is to protect the muly planted grass there. the park service spent $16 million over the past year and a half to replace trampled and battered grass on the national mall. >> they don't want to get it trampled and battered once again because of so many people there today. today's inaugural poem will make history as well. >> richard blanco will be the first ever la

the nation together to heal the nation. i will call for healing and reconciliation, in light of the gun discussions and discourse going on now, that we've got to really consider creating a more nonviolent society. >> berniece king, nice to see you. even if it's from a distance. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, soledad. >> you bet. >> interesting to hear bernice talk, and a lot of opportunities to chat with her over the years. think back 50 years ago, people filling the mall for the march on washington. >> yes. yes. my mom was an organizer for the urban league for the march on washington and tells me how powerful it was to have hundreds of thousands of people descend on the nation's capitol at that time. now you come and on the mall, a monument to martin luther king himself. his spirit is present today. african-american president being sworn in, down the mall. a monument to martin luther king. >> with the bible. daddy king's bible as she said. >> an extraordinary feeling, and, you know, king did not march for black

a tornado watch out for the nation's capital. not to mention, julie mentioned the potential flooding there, we have flooding in atlanta, western north carolina has already had 6 inches of rain. they're doing water rescues there. while it is snowing in chicago. so a sign of change, certainly, to make its way to the east. here comes this cold front, a long night for washington. again, this watch going out until 2:00 a.m. we'll still see storms there. here comes the cold front, finally clearing the east coast by about noontime tomorrow. so we're going to see temperatures drop off by about 30 degrees. so a snap back to reality, brian, with cold winds and temperature wind chills in the teens. >> all right, jim cantore, thank you for being with us. >>> think for a moment about the candle power and the political fire power the state of massachusetts used to have in the u.s. senate. for almost 25 years after all their two senators were ted kennedy and john kerry. ted kennedy died two-and-a-half years ago. today john kerry said farewell t

day here on the national mall. overnight, the president attended the first event of his second term, a candlelight reception. >> what we're doing is celebrating each other. and celebrating this incredible nation that we call home. >> reporter: where he addressed the issue everyone in washington has been discussing. >> i love michelle obama. to address the most significant event of this weekend, i love her bangs. >> reporter: hours earlier, at the white house, the second term began, as he took the oath of office, in a private ceremony. the influx of spectators who descended upon washington, to watch obama be sworn in a second time. >> the theme of this year's inauguration, is our people, our future. >> reporter: while the president plans to look to the future, he'll also pay tribute to the past. he'll be sworn in on two bibles. one used by abraham lincoln. and one, fittingly on this day, used by martin luther king. the day will have its share of star power. katy perry kicked things off at a concert earlier this week

band from the national organization roles. that would leave it up to the sponsoring organizations of local troops. if the national policy change is approved, it could be announced as early as next week. in washington, the senate joined the house in approving emergency relief for victims of hurricane sandy. the measure is aimed primarily at helping residents and businesses rebuild from the late october storm. the $15 billion measure will now be sent to president obama for his signature. and speaking of the president, his push for immigration reform kicks off in las vegas today. he had there to promote an overhaul of the american immigration system. a bipartisan group of censors laid out a comprehensive deals that include a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently in the u.s. obama plans to overhaul the nation's laws, including beefy of the border. -- beefing up the border. as you head out to your lunch break, hiding -- adding parts of color could give a boost to your brain. >> and a cold front moves its way. unti

this national day of service going on here on the national mall where the president is -- it's an elementary school. >> it is an elementary school here in washington. i believe he's doing a little bit similar to his service project last time around four years ago because i believe he had a paint brush in his hand that time. but it looks like he's helping -- what i've seen so far, helping to complete an overhaul of a school in washington, d.c. he has some very good volunteers. i believe they are with city year and they're working to, you know, maybe do a little painting, a little varnishing of a bookcase, john. >> it is the burrville elementary school in northeast washington there. i have to say mrs. obama sporting a little more form than the president painting that bookcase. >> she also has a pair of gloves. maybe he's worried about getting dirty. we lost the shot. that's okay. a lot going on today in the nation's capital. >> service events going on all over the city. with all the things going on, security is extremely tight. some of it you can see, some of it not so obvious. we want to talk

problems is that the politicians the president the national security council has over time given the the cia. the ok if you will go to go beyond the very laws of the nation of the united states and so what we need is not its pollution so much as it's restructuring or reform so that it operates within the laws of the nation and it operates to do what it does best which is to gather information. as a basis for policy formulation of what do you think about that i mean you know big over board sometimes ok but isn't that their creed there are a paramilitary force that belongs to the president willing to carry out whatever orders the president orders now i can understand why any proponent of the cia would not want to go back to the sixty's in the seventy's and so forth because this was the era where the the cia for example ousted the democratically elected prime minister of iran destroying their experiment with democracy ousted the democratically elected president of guatemala on presidential orders but then murdered two americans in chile in their support of the pinochet coup we still don

pillars of the modern nation state there is why the agreement of the sovereignty of states must be respected but what about the growing issue of self-determination if a population wants to create their own state why should. you cross out the modern nation state i'm joined by christian winning in berlin he is the secretary general of the union of european federalists in belfast we have anthony was out of he is a political commentator and a former irish political activist and in munich we crossed the jose newness he is a professor at the department of modern american history at the university of santiago de compostela all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want christian if i go to you first so we're returning to an age of nationalism a new nationalism considering what's going over going on in europe. we're talking about the separatism that we see the so-called vulcanization of europe and all over the world we have these driving's but i believe that we are getting into a conservation of expression of the european union as as the other regions in t

the national day of service kicks off a weekend of inaugural events in the nation's capital. today the president and first lady painted bookcases and helped with repairs inside a d.c. elementary school in northeast. thousands of volunteers in our area and across the country. they also volunteered for community service. it's all to honor the late martin luther king jr.. >> more importantly, everybody here, adults to children, understands the importance of his impact. >> tomorrow president obama takes the oath after office at noon to begin his -- of office at noon to begin his second term of office. it will be a private ceremony at the white house and the public swearing in takes place monday at the capitol followed by the inaugural parade. the service project today was at the d.c. armory. our surae chinn reports people who came out today were volunteering on behalf of the military men and women. >> reporter: navy commander rodney blevins is paying it forward and showing his son -- >> volunteering. >> reporter: along the way. >> one more. ♪ there you go. >> good job. >> it's

the property crime rate is the lowest in the nation and the eighth lowest nationally. tough punishment and no parole actually works. our adult recidivism rate has fallen to one of the lowest rates in all of america. we passed tough new laws to combat -- combat domestic abuse, drug driving, and last year requiring the past the most significant reforms in over a decade to punish repeat drug dealers and child sex offenders. i want to thank the senator and delegate for their leadership in this. second, we dramatically increased our prison reentry system. most offenders will be back out on the street. what we want is more good citizens and less returning prisoners. tonight, i am pleased to announce that our administration has now restored the civil rights of more virginians than any other administration in the history of virginia. [applause] here is the plan. here in virginia, in the cradle of democracy, we enact policies that actually work. in washington, we see debt, taxes, delays, blank, and this function. but here in virginia, we see results, solutions, job growth, surp

set an example for the rest of the nation. let them look at new york and say this is what you can do and this is what you should do. this is new york, the progressive capitol. you show them how we lead. [applause] we can do it. we've done it before we can do it again. i know -- i know the sandy reconstruction is going to be hard. i know that we are paid a dear price. i know that families are continuing to pay a price. but i also know we have an extraordinary opportunity to not just rebuild but to build back better. we can rebuild a better society than we had. we can rebuild thousand miles of roads, we can improve homes, we can get control of utility companies that have been out of control for too long. we can rise back from the ashes and we can be smarter and stronger than ever. we can modernize. i know there is a silver lining to this storm. that is the way that new yorkers came together. in our darkest moment we shine the brightest. in the worst of times, the best of people came out. there was an outpouring support upstate a

who belted out the national anthem. when the ceremony was over, there was a sed di stream of pomp and circumstance waiting. >> secretary of state, -- >> from signing papers to lunch with congressional leaders, and then, of course, the parade. the first family could make their way back to the white house in that grand bullet proof review stand. all of that could wait because before leaving the west front. capitol, the president decided to go off self-incriminate and take in the vista of the national mall. mr. obama also seemed to be taking in the moment, overheard saying he would never quite see this view again. as a president gets ready to try to sell the agenda in the state of the union address next month, it's worth noting that gallop is out today with the average of the approval ratings for the first term. he had the third worst numbers since world war ii, only better than carter and ford. although, it's also worth noting that the two presidents ahead of him, clinton and reagan, had some rough spots in the second ter

and our suzanne malveaux is at the national service event on the national mall. good morning to you. what have you seen there so far this morning? >> reporter: good morning. i guess i got a little lucky here. i was told i was going to be outdoors, but i'm inside this warm, beautiful tent. there are hundreds of people who are here gathered all to learn about community service. in this tent now, you might be hearing or even able to see if you've got a camera craned on the gospel great yolanda adams who's performing now. she's one of many of the superstars who have gathered here to call awareness to the importance of veering. now earl -- volunteering. now earlier we saw eva longoria. she talked about the need and her own foundation to give back to the latino community. we heard about giving back to military families. and then of course one of the co-chairs of this event, chelsea clinton, a lot of people got very excited about her. and she mentioned a couple of things. first of all, she said that she was so proud to be here because it was her father who was the one w

by the national park service. in actual practice, this would make the funds more widely available for a larger number of citizens. my amendment is about good government and good investments. it ensures that local communities have skin in the game and truly support the grants that they apply for. the local community is truly supportive of rebuilding a project, they will band together and find a match, whether it be local municipality, state -- state government, or private nonprofit. i understand those opposed to the amendment will say impacted property owners require emergency funding and that in order to obtain the funds, stake holders should be released of the obligations of a nonfederal match as many are struggling to get by. to this i'd like to remind you our government is still borrowing over 40 cents for every dollar it spends. just as families must prioritize their budget the federal government must learn to make adjustments. federal grants shouldn't be about having fancy consultants or great grant writers.

wounds of the nation. we know that the president has been working on this president for weeks and major garrett, our chief white house correspondent, is at the white house this morning with a little bit of insight on what we might hear today. >> well, good morning, scott. those closest to the president tell us this speech is in the moment and it's going to talk, they hope, credibly, believably about responsibilities ahead. and the prospect for not only bipartisan compromise, and things that didn't seem achievable four years ago. it might be worth reminding us ourselves how the president ended first inaugural address four years ago. scott, the president talked about america being in the midst of a winter of our hardship and he urged the nation to brave icy currents and to endure whatever storms may come. there was a sense of forboding then, a sense of crisis, both economic and otherwise, that white house advisers that he feels is no longer as present now as it was then. so that's part of the optimistic note

i mean is there a lesson he for the national government and the national politician? >> well, the lesson is one that you've got to make tough choices. you have to live within your means. that means you have to not do everything you want to. but you also have to raise more money. we did raise a tax on all citizens called the sales tax, a quarter of a cent. and we raised the tax on individuals who make more than $250,000 or couples who make more than $500,000. so that's what we did. there's no doubt america is overcommitted. wee orcommitted abroad with our several hundred drid military installations. we're overcommitted in our borrowing 40 cents for every dollar. >> reporter: answer me a question about the ideology and the gridlock between republican and democrats? it seems to be parallel to what's going on in the united states' congress at the same time. >> well, in california through the initiative process, the republicans refused to give me even a two-vote in each of the houses to put my tax. not into effect but before the people or judgment had a statewide election.

billion -- in percentage terms, the worst in the nation. in total, we cut 832 programs. each department of government was reduced. an 8% cut in spending, in real dollars spent -- not against some phony baseline. but with this legislature's help, again we balanced the budget without raising taxes. because we had made the tough choices, last year's budget was a bit easier. we were able not only to balance the budget, but to actually begin to reduce taxes by enacting the first year of tax relief for job-creating small businesses in new jersey. meanwhile, we devoted a record amount in aid to schools in new jersey. and in the budget which governs the current year, even with growth in the national economy slowing again, we have been able to achieve balance with not only no new taxes, but with a second year of small business tax relief. and let me make this point clearly and unequivocally. despite the challenges that sandy presents for our economy, i will not let new jersey go back to our old ways of wasteful spending and rising taxes. we will dea

>> tonight, the best parties, the best talent here on stage in the nation's capital. hello, i'm bruce johnson. thousands of people are arriving in town for a weekend of events leading up to the inauguration of president barack obama to a second term. the official private oath of office will take place at noon tomorrow. the public swearing in comes on monday, followed by the inaugural parade. today, thousands joined the first family in a day of service honoring dr. martin luther king. tonight, thousands hit the inaugural concerts. ♪ nothing's ever going to take a bow ♪ oh, no, because nothing can keep me from loving you ♪ ♪ that's a house of cards caving in ♪ do you ever feel everything ♪ >> a lot of big stars are in town with more on the way for the inaugural. some of the parties are well underway tonight. our ken molestina is outside the generation now party in northwest, where will i am, common and t. payne put on a show. how was it? >> reporter: it's still going on strong right now. this is the weekend to be in washington, d.c. the glitz and glamour, ce

i mean is there a lesson here for the national government and the national politician? >> well, the lesson is one that you've got to make tough choices. you have to live within your means. that means you have to not do everything you want to. but you also have to raise more money. we did raise a tax on all citizens called the salesax, a quarter ofent. and we raised the tax on individuals who make more than $250,000 or couples who make more than $500,000. so that's what we did. there's no doubt america is overcommitted. we're overcommitted abroad with our several hundred drid military installations. we're overcommitted in our borrowing 40 cents for every dollar. >> reporter: answer me a question about the ideology and the gridlock between republican and democrats? it seems to be parallel to what's goi onn the uned statescongss at the same time. >> well, in california through the initiative process, the republicans refused to give me even a two-vote in each of the houses to put my tax. not into effect but before the people or judgment had a statewide election. they wouldn

we're live in the nation's capital to preview the pomp and the parties. >>> the death toll rises from that brett brutal hostage drama algeria. >>> also, the stain on a super bowl celebration. a fan of the atlanta falcons is accused of stabbing a 49ers fan in the throat. police say he was angry about the way the game ended. >>> two men not angry about the outcome, jim and john harbaugh. a historic match-up. these two head coaches will be the first set of brothers to face one another on the biggest stage? sports. >>> good morning. i'm sunny hostin, in for paula faris. >> i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. just hours from now, the president takes the oath of office for the second time in two days. >> hundreds of thousands are gathering on the national mall to witness history. and abc's tahman bradley is keeping an you on it for us. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, sunny. good morning, rob. the national mall is about to fill up. hundreds of thousands of people are expected out here. the president's second term is already underway. so, the only thing left is the pomp

country falling over the so-called fiscal cliff the nation was on the brink of a financial nosedive with billions of dollars in tax hikes automatically coming into effect if the law hadn't been passed john mcgrath from wide awake. has never been a government is an enemy when the cameras are off and it's time to pass. artie's economics expert max kaiser thinks the deal might bring short term relief but the big problems didn't go anywhere. it's just more theater bankers and politicians trying to distract people from the underlying root catastrophe that is a bunch of frankly who are manipulating the system. the strong economy the first go cliff is just more wrong and more theater and it doesn't really focus on the true underlying problems that we're going to see more of this going forward in two thousand and thirteen if anything about what the tension from the mobs what their pitch forks and their torches there are coming out of these people they want to just delay that day of reckoning for as many months as they can but the day of reckoning twenty. analogy is because a report has more

they are petitioning the president to make the monday following the big game a national holiday. >> it was started by 4x4.com. the goal is to get 100,000 signatures. so far it has almost 2600. a pretty good little start. a lot of people do not feel like getting of the next day and going to work. john a. gonzales will be there in new orleans for the big game. you can look for his live report next week here on "good morning, washington." >> still ahead the days of carrying a case for yourself on could be coming to an end it. details on smartphone

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i mean is there a lesson here for the national government and the national politician? >> well, the lesson is one that you've got to make tough choices. you have to live within your means. that means you have to not do everything you want to. but you also have to raise more money. we did raise a tax on all citizens called the sales tax, a quarter of a cent. and we raised the tax on individuals who make more than $250,000 or couples who make more than $500,000. so that's what we did. there's no doubt america is overcommitted. we're overcommitted abroad with our several hundred drid military installations. we're overcommitted in our borrowing 40 cents for every dollar. >> reporter: answer me a question about the ideology and the gridlock between republican and democrats? it seems to be parallel to what's going on in the united states' congress at the same time. >> well, in california through the initiative process, the republicans refused to give me even a two-vote in each of the houses to put my tax. not into effect but before the people or judgment had a statewide elect

a lot are enjoying the sights and tastes of the nation's capital. jackie bensen is joining us from the national mall tonight where you made some new friends, did you, jackie? >> reporter: we did. and jim tonight we met a lot of people who were very excited to be in town for their first-ever presidential inauguration. on u street in northwest washington, people waited in line with delighted smiles on their faces to enjoy the half smokes at ben's chili bowl. president obama ate here and they plan to do the same. >> we came from houston, texas. and we came because it's the inauguration. a once in a lifetime experience. >> from kentucky. >> reporter: and why did you come? >> we're barack obama supporters. and my daughter lives in d.c. so we're taking advantage of having an escort. >> i'm from dallas, texas and i came because i wanted to be a part of history and this inauguration. >> this is my very first one. i'm excited about it. because it really is history. i'm 77 years old. so it's the first for my lifetime. >> reporter: their mom says 8-year-old fa

. >> today on "face the nation," barack obama and the second time around. they're putting the final touches on the platforms and podiums, rehearsals are under way, and vice president biden has already taken the oath. >> so help me god >> that's because the constitution says the oath must tape on january 20. the president takes it at noon, then all of it will be repeopled during public ceremony tomorrow. but in a capitol divided what next? no one has a for the handle on what the president wants to do than white house adviser david plouffe, who joins us this morning. monday as martin luther king jr.'s birthday, also, so we'll talk about all of it with the former secretary of state condoleezza rice. bob woodward of the "washington post." former clinton aid, dee dee myers of "vanity fair." conservative columnist peggy noonan of the "wall street journal." joe califano, once an aid to lyndon johnson. taylor branch, author of a new book o

look, i remember i am sure the rest of the nation does, too. the president and chief justice john roberts had an interesting day the first time they tried to do the oath thing. >> didn't go so well. chief justice roberts four years ago tried to memorize the oath, slipped up a little bit. he had to come back over to the white house from the hill within a day or so and redo it behind closed doors just to make sure legally the president had been sworn into office. no hiccups today. he brought note cards. what was striking about it was how simple the ceremony was how brief it was. it was in the blue room at the white house. a small room. it was really just -- since it was so small just family close friends and beyond the historic moment the president had a moment as a dad to celebrate this with his daughters. take a look. >> >> thank you everybody. >> i did it the president said his young daughter said you didn't mess up, dad. >> kids always keep us honest. >> appreciate it. big day for vice president joe biden. you heard ed talking about him. swea