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>> i think it goes to the white house. i think it gets vetoed. it bounces back to congress and i think they'll kind of have to negotiate how much time they want to spend on this issue. i think he's really dug in here. >> the president is. >> the president, he sees this as an attack on the white house authority. i don't think we'll see a lot of movement on this issue. >> he'll never approve the pipeline even though the state department has the power to do so, you don't think he ever will? >> you know, every person that comes into the office he's just playing for the green left. i think as this presidency winds down he's bidding for a much larger environmental legacy and approving the key stone would taint that too much. >> and that environmental legacy is essentially shutting down as much as he can of fossil fuel production in north america? >>e it in the power sector in terms of oil and gas drilling, across the economy. >>> when we come back, the gop presidential field continues to take shape as mitt romney said he'll sit 2016 out. two others inc

. >>> on the third try, president ronald reagan won the white house, but mitt romney will not follow in his footsteps. he told supporters on the phone yesterday he will not run and wants a new face in the race. >> caller: i believe one generation of the next republican leaders, one not adds well-known as i am today, one who has not yet taken a message across the country, one who is just getting started may well emerge to be able to defeat the democrat nominee. in fact i expect and hope that to be the case. i feel that it's critical that america elect a conservative leader become our next president. >> all right, joining me is chris moody cnn correspondent and political common at a timer and republican strategist good to see both of you again. again to you, chris, hello to you, tara. all right, so what's the real reason in your view as to why mitt romney says no not again. he was moving forward in making another run. >> it did, but i think the biggest reason the lack of enthusiasm. >> on his part or lack of enthusiasm from supporters. >> from supporters from the base from members on c

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i think also in the clinton white house, this was practice there was a standard model of white house staff work, and i think it is safe to say by the oral histories that the clinton white house was not standard. i will be looking forward to hearing more from the panelists about that, and the way the domestic policy really wanders into economic policy, as you mentioned and the last panel these are hard to separate out from the large independent task force forces, how policymaking involved, i looking forward to hearing some great conversations. >> these oral histories, as you may know, some of these are coming out today at 4:30, and that is why these events are held today, so it is way to be a treasure trove for historians and people. let me tell you how i met bill clinton. it was in 1990 and i was working for "newsweek." dan quayle very much wanted coming he had a rough time in his early days as a vice president, and he was trying to make his reputation extremely cautiously, and we landed in little rock, and there was a governor who met him and he could not be a bigger force. it was q

kristen welker is at the white house for us. kristen, how serious is this and do you have a rundown of the cars being recalled? >> reporter: we do have a rundown. this is very serious. officials are urging the public to take this very seriously announcing the recall of more than 2 million vehicles that could potentially cause airbags to deploy inadvertently, as you said. here's a look at those vehicles. the new recalls include acura mdx, dodge vipers jeep grand cherokee, honda odyssey, pontiac vibe, toyota corolla, toyota matrix and toyota avalon models made in the early 2000s. there's a defective chip. the national highway traffic safety administration said that some of the vehicles initially fixed, about 40 of them continued to show those inadvertent airbag deployments. now, while these recalls are not related to that issue involving vehicles recalled over the takata corp. airbags, about 1 million of the vehicles were a part of a separate takata recall. the regulators stress that there are no known fatalities related to this i

a deal the white house says it does not regret. some republicans said then and say now it was a bad idea to let those guys out of gitmo. >> they're the worst of the worst and to expect them not to go back in the fight and for them somehow to undergo some conversion is just damned foolishness and so again i repeat, additional american lives will be threatened because of these people which they most likely will as 30% of the others released will pose a danger to american men and women who are serving. >> reporter: president obama was promised his country would keep tabs on the men through the end of men and then they'll be free to leave qatar. for now the obama administration says there are ways to monitor what the taliban five are doing. >> we remain confident as we were when we sent them there that the assurances we received are sufficient enough to help us mitigate any future threat that these individuals might pose. >> reporter: the white house and pentagon stopped short of calling the taliban a foreign terrorist organization ins

my point is that he's excluded bb netanyahu from the white house that next visit. >> that's not true. >> there's a reason for it. if he can meet with hockey teams and basketball teams and owe limp yans he can meet with the prime minister of israel. >> that's a totally different set of issues. you meet with bloggers because you're trying to reach american domestic audience voters. the reason that bb netanyahu is not there is that he snuck behind the president's back, he's brought politics into it this, made it out that republicans are supporters of israel by getting -- >> let me -- >> he broke his own protocol by not interesting the president pd the what you say. >> he's got time to do it. this is a world leader. >> bb netanyahu -- let me just tell you one last thing, eric. remember, there's an election in israel coming up. it's the u.s. policy that we don't get involved in other countries' elections. >> hold on guys. this is what it's all about. i know you want to weigh in. michelle, here is what it's all about. netanyahu supported mitt romney and mitt romney's request to get the whit

>> the white house won't pete with israel's leader when he comes to d.c. in march, but government officials did meet with muslim brotherhood supporters when they were here. what message is that sending? >> plus big box stores are causing obesity in america? the new walmart blame game that some here say is a big fat lie. see you at 11:30. >>> up here first, apple stark away nearly $200 billion in cash. sounds impressive but some shear say that cash actually reveals a core problem with our entire economy. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40 $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ ♪ you're here to buy a car. what would help is simply being able to recognize a fair price. truecar has pricing data on every make and model so all you have to do is search for the car you want there it is. no

white house officials still avoiding calling islamic terrorists islamic terrorists something the former et of the intelligence agencies is warning has very serious consequentials. retired general michael flynn saying, quote, you cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists. so is being too

on c-span2's booktv tonight at 10:00, white house correspondent for american urban radio april ryan on her more than 25 years of coverage. sunday at noon on "in-depth," walter isaacson whose biographies include ben franklin, albert einstein, and the international bestseller on steve jobs. on american history tv on c-span3 today at 6:00 p.m. eastern, on the civil war heather richardson on how the carboy or a reconstruction became symbolic of a newly unified america. we will tour the house of the american red cross and learn about the founder clara barton. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at the number on your screen. e-mail us. >> former member of president clinton's administration look back at the policies of president clinton's white house. they discuss achievements as well as policy setbacks. the clinton presidential center and the university of virginia's miller center hosted this event. it was part of the 10th anniversary of clinton presidential library. >> welcome, we are happy to see you here,

white house correspondent april ryan recounts her journalism career, and attorneys for a guantanamo prisoner discuss his prison diary. also books on the 2011 egyptian revolution science's influence on politics and a world war ii interment camp. for a complete television schedule booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfunction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> host: the name of book is "the malaria project," the author is karen masterson. ms. masterson, what is malaria? >> guest: malaria is a series of disease really. it's not one disease it's many diseases caused by several parasites all from the genus plasmodium, and you find them in different parts of the world, but they all cause some similar symptoms like intense fevers like furnace hot fevers and bone-deep chills and body pains and headaches. some varieties will hide in your liver and relapse years later. you never know whether you've gotten rid of it. some varieties, like the kind you find in africa can clump together and cause circulatory problems and put you in a coma so you can be playing soccer in the morning and by

house and apparently in the minds of the white house required even further rationalization, explanation, if you will, by press secretary josh earnest today. >> it is clear that there is a difference between the ambitions that are expressed by the taliban and the ambitions that are expressed by al qaeda. the threat from the taliban is acute if you are a service member serving in afghanistan or if you are a u.s. diplomat or a contractor that is working in afghanistan. in this case there is a clear difference between the aspirations that have been articulated by the taliban and the way they resort to some of their terror tactics and the terror, you know the terror attacks that are carried out by al qaeda. >> bill plant's expression saying all of it. the result no better for all of the administration's stirring more word games perhaps because this administration can argue absurdly that it isn't negotiating with terrorists just the taliban as they did when they swapped taliban for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the administration is rife with political correctness posing as meaningful language

hagel offered his resignation in november after pressure from the white house. but, as hagel prepares to leave, the big question remains, will u.s. troops be returning to the fight in iraq. cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more for us. >> reporter: i asked secretary hagel if he thought it was possible a small number of u.s. troops might get sent to the front lines in iraq to help iraqi combat troops do things like picking out targets. he made clear it's an idea that cannot yet be ruled out. >> he side you think you need to recommend to me, the president, that we should look at other options, i want you to bring those recommendations to me. that so far has not happened. whether that would happen in the future again, the president has said to his commanders if you think this is what's going to be required i need to know it you need to make the recommendation and i'll listen. >> what do you think? >> well i think just as the president has said and it's the advice i've given the president, it's what general dempsey has, we have to look at all the optio

coming up -- the white house wants your dna. we'll tell you about the plan that could find cures for diseases. >>> looking at the most important piece of equipment to be used during tomorrow's super bowl. i'm bob redell. live to phoenix to introduce you to the very people who created the game balls that the pats and hawks will be using tomorrow. it's a fascinating process. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good saturday morning to you. look at this, ushering in the last day of january as the sun rises over levi's stadium. a year from now, we'll be planning this super bowl. >> yeah. >> but for now, everyone's in arizona. good morning. thank you for joining us, ahead of a very warm last day of january. i'm kira klapper, anthony slaughter has a look at our microclimate forecast. record breaking. >> i love the sports music. >> yeah. wakes you up. >> let's go. western we had that for the weather. love lightning, thunder. >> i can do it for you. >> we would have nothing for clear skies. there we go, weat

on "booktv" tonight at 10:00, on "after words," white house correspondent for american radio april ryan on her more than 25 years in journalism and her coverage of three presidential administrations. sunday at noon our three-our conversation with walter isaacson, whose eye out these include in franklin, albert einstein, and the international best eller on steve jobs. and on american history tv today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on "the civil war," heather cox richardson on how the cowboy during reconstruction became symbolic of the newly unified america. and sunday evening at 6:00 on "american artifacts," we 20 house that was the headquarters of the red cross and one about its founder, clara barton. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> up next on american history tv, robyn muncy, author of "relentless reformer, josephine roche and progressivism." she talks about roche's advocacy for social welfa

house. >> absolutely. >> reporter: homes in scituate looking more like igloos, water pounding the coast and homes before freezing over. so this just tore up your deck here. >> absolutely and that's held down with inch and three-quarter screws, so i mean the force of something to be ripped out is just unbelievable. >> reporter: damage he won't even think about repairing until after winter. and the ice on those homes is not going to be melting any time soon. the snow here in boston also not going to be melting any time soon. these temperatures are going to be cold, cold, cold for several days, paula. >> they're bracing for more, all right, gio benitez, thank you. >>> and rob is tracking the wintry blast and this big storm that's on its way. good morning, rob. >> good morning, paula. this one is bigger and will affect more people than the last storm did from a wide swath of real estate all the way from new england where we have winter storm watches as gio mentioned where the storm is expected t

white house correspondent april ryan recounts her journalism career, and attorneys for a guantanamo prisoner discuss his prison diary. also books on the 2011 egyptian revolution science's influence on politics and a world war ii interment camp. fo

house chief of staff denis mcdonough whether the white house believes the jordanians should go ahead with that swap. watch what he had to say to me. >> should that exchange be made? should that kind of a swap be entertained with terrorists? >> you know our policy on that michael. we don't either negotiate or make exchanges or pay ransoms. we think that results in more cash flopting around with these hateful characters who will just have more ability to ply their trade. >> therein lies the distinction. we don't negotiate with terrorists at least that's what we say, but we do entertain p.o.w. swaps, in fact in that interview with barbara star chuck hagel says that he regarded bergdahl as a p.o.w. swap. that's why i ask the question into which category do these individuals fall? because that seems to govern how we're going to respond. >> michael, you're right. the problem is we get everyone everyone -- we got to get out of the box. terrorism is an act. when we start out we go my goodness isis they are terrorists. but now after a year year and a half we have got to have the mental capaci

house. christie was his staunchest backers of his 2012 race. >>> the billionaire investor carl icon spoke about benefit cuts, he said the cuts imposed are an essential sacrifice that must be made to keep the casino open. the comments come as the national labor relations board sided with the union on healthcare and pension benefits. >>> starting tomorrow, you can take a tram ride to get around the atlantic city boardwalk. it could bring a sharp reduction to the rolling chairs currently in use on the boards. the three trams will have a soft launch this weekend while the b and b parking corporated works out the logistics of the operation. >>> the philadelphia auto show opens to the public about an hour -- opened to the public about a half-hour ago, last night a black tie tailgate gala was held to benefit children's hospital of philadelphia. >> reporter: people filed into the pennsylvania convention center for the 2015 auto show black tie tailgate it's all about the kids. proceeds benefit the ne

tonight at 10:00 white house correspondent april ryan on her more than 25 years in journalism and her coverage of three presidential administrations. sunday at noon, our conversation with walter isaacson whose biographies include ben franklin, albert einstein, and steve jobs. on american history tv on cspan3 at 6:00, the boston college history professor on how the cowboy became symbolic of a newly unified america. sunday evening at 6:00, we will tour the house that was the headquarters of the american red cross and learn about the life of its founder. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. general 27 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz con

mitt romney decides not to make a third run at the white house. is his 2012 paul ryan the key? with all the problems facing the nfl, will the threat of a head injury be a major blow as parents keep their kids from playing the game? what does your super bowl party say about your political party? a break down in the section. we will have it all for this sunday with "meet the press." >> chuck will join us at 6:40. we will talk about all of that. we will have the exclusive live interview during the game. this was a debate that shook a town to the core. >> was this a christmas decoration or icon of winter? the children want to see frosty the snowman stay and the mayor said there were others wanting to go. they came up with a resolution in the spirit of groundhog day. >> if frosty sees his shadow he will be put away. if he doesn't, he will stay up for another six weeks. >> that will be determined sunday at sunrise. should he sport a corncob pipe. >> that are should mean an early spring. in theory. march is the snowiest month last year. >> the winter that never ended. >> five days in.

the governor of course is still weighing a 2016 white house run. he has not declared his candidacy yet. >>> the judge in the aaron hernandez murder trial says jurors may watch the super bowl tomorrow but they must leave the room if his name is mentioned during the broadcast. hernandez's old team the new england patriots are playing in the big game. the judge issued his order to the jury yesterday during a second day of testimony. hernandez is charged with killing a man who was dating his fiance's sister. the judge said the jurors could watch the super bowl but only if they distance themselves any time they hear the defendant's name on the broadcast. >>> you are looking at former philly jayson werth heading off to jail. this is in virginia last night. he'll serve five days after pleading guilty to reckless driving. police pulled him over for doing 105 miles an hour in a 55 mile-an-hour zone. he worth a world series ring with the phils in 2008. >>> bill cosby keeps drawing crowds as well as protesters to his comedy shows. several protesters showed is

the white house. they've got the bunl et ready. what are they expecting to get out of this? >> well, steve, first they're calling for the president calling for increasing spending by $74 billion. that's 7%. by reversing and ending the sequester you just talked about. the deep across the board spending cuts that went into effect in 2011, he's going to make the argument that will pay for so-called middle class priorities, like funding child care, community college, paid sick leave. things the middle class, priorities that the middle class really care about. republicans were quick to respond. they say the proposal is dead on arrival. this is the reaction from john boehner. he says republicans believe there are ways. until he gets soors about solving our long-term spending problem, it's hard to take him seriously. this is starting the conversation, but the president feels he has an argument to make because the economy is stronger and all the things i mentioned, steve, pull well. these are things americans

he won't make a third bid for the white house. juliana goldman has more. >> after putting considerable thought into making another run for president, i have decided it's best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee. >> reporter: on a call with supporters friday mitt romney said he was putting the republican party ahead of his own political aspirations. >> i believe one of our next jechb ration of republican leaders, one who may not be as well known as i am today, won who has not taken the message across the country, one who is just getting started may well emerge as being better able to defeat the democrat nominee. >> reporter: statements quickly poured in from several of those potential 2016 candidates including senator rand paul wisconsin governor scott walker and senator marco rubio who wrote the following on facebook. i deeply respect his decision to give the next generation a chance to lead. former florida governor jeb bush called romney a leader and said quote, there are few people who h

the white house is trying to play down an appearance at a prayer breakfast >>> it's 75 years since the first social security benefits were issued in the united states offering a financial life line to millions of americans. with the number of workers contributing to the system in decline, the future is under threat. from washington d.c. here is kimberley hackett. >> reporter: after working for their lives, this couple is retired. they mostly rely on social security to pay the living expenses. without her husband's help and government assistance... . >> i would be homeless. i would have to give up my home. >> reporter: she not alone. without social security benefits most female retirees in the u.s. would be poor. that's why social security was created. at the height of the great depression with so many jobless, the u.s. congress created social security to lift many out of poverty. president roosevelt signed it into law. >> today a hope of many years tanning is in large part fulfilled. >> the first check for $389 today, was issued to ida may fuller. she had never married, had no children

mitt romney is out of the race for the white house. massachusetts governor decided against running in 2016. >> i believe that one of our next generation of republican leaders one who may not be as well known as i am today, one who has not yet taken the message across the country one who is just getting started, may well emerge as being better able to defeat the democrat nominee. >> so what does that big announcement mean to republicans still in the mix? here to way in is the former ohio campaign spokesperson for romney 2012 christopher malone. good morning chris, how are you? >> good morning, clayton how are you doing? >> it's peter. >> peter. >> where is mitt romney's supports going going to go now? >> what we saw yesterday was the reflective nature of a proven candidate. somebody who looked toward the future of the republican party and understood that it was his time to pass the baton on to new leadership. certainly no prize spo former staffs who understood his thought process and how he was methodically going through. this it leads

reporters pressed the white house about the bowe bergdahl transfer. was it different if the way that jordan is trying to negotiate a hostage release with isis. take a listen. >> the taliban is an armed insurgen insurgency. isis is a terrorist group. we don't make concessions to terrorist groups. >> i don't think the taliban -- the taliban is an armed insurgency. this is a winding down of the war in afghanistan. that's why this arrangement was dealt. >> okay. this raises a lot of eyebrows, general marks. the white house won't call the taliban a terrorist group even though as reporters reported out there, they are still conducting terrorist attacks. is there a double standard there? do you consider the taliban, too, a terrorist group? >> oh, of course, christie. chairing the sergeant bowe bergdahl release and the jordanian pilot and possible swap that might take place is really is a difference without a distinction. there really is no difference between those two. the real discussion is that something we want to do? we have historical precedent. the rea

neil: end as if it has not been their rough enough week the white house wants to kick it again. that all franchisees' have to move to the same corporate'' a and minimum-wage individual franchisees' say they cannot afford to do so because they are not a corporation but individually you run and self-contained. by the way not just mcdonald's but in the fast food joint has the issue but obama people say stick a fork in it and that work force, unionize it. so this attack has a direct impact on you because the administration and says we don't care if you are a small business franchisee we see you just like your parents mcdonald's? >> it is disturbing. the five and elected washington bureaucrats of the labor board don't seem to get it. there are 700,000 franchises just like myself we operate in the communities that we lived and worked. to and within those rehire employees and train them and set wages. the franchise board does not do those things. for me or my brilliant the exchange it provides us a system and we operate within that but day-to-day operations are ours. rehire employees a

house three times and china says it's a threat over tibet and the white house has tried to calm it down at a so called prayer breakfast. 75 years since benefits in the united states with a lifeline for americas but with workers contributing in decline the future is now under threat from washington d.c. here is kimberly. >> reporter: after working for most of their adult lives donna and her husband henry are now retired, despite some savings they rely mostly on a monthly government check known as social security to pay their living expenses. donna says without her husband's health and government assistance. >> i would be homeless. i would have to give up my home. >> reporter: she is not alone. it's estimated without social security benefits most female retirees in the u.s. would be poor. that is why social security was created back in 1935. at the height of the great depression with so many jobless the u.s. congress created social security to lift millions of poor elderly americans out of poverty and president roosevelt signed it into law. >> today a hope of many years standing is in lar

. >>> the white house is weighing in on the measles outbreak in the u.s. president obama's press secretary says his boss believes that science should lead parents to get their kids vaccinated. the cdc insists that the measles vaccine is 97% effective. the outbreak is hitting california hard. health officials confirm more than 90 cases of measles have cropped up. officials have traced most of the infections across the u.s. to visitors at disneyland. >>> from our delaware bureau the state is reporting its first measle case since 2012. a woman in her 20s caught the virus while overseas. officials say that she was never vaccinated for measles, never had the vaccine growing up. the health workers have tracked down anybody who was in contact with the woman. fortunately none of those people have come down with symptoms. they have all been vaccinated. >>> now to a story you saw first on nbc 10. philadelphia has a new plan to help adults with autism. the city plans to set up a central hub for families to get information and help. the city will target adults living

we will talk about the >>> the white house is weighing in on vaccinating your kids amid the recent increases of measles cases. president obama believes vaccinations decisions should be made by parents and good science. halle jackson reports on a case in arizona that is boosting the super bowl. >> u ria never says no to his favorite game. a couple weeks ago when he couldn't get out of bed, parents thought it was a cold until he woke up in pain with a rash. >> my first two responses are measles? what is this? 1950. he had a shot for that. >> the kruegers did everything doctors recommend. the first of two shots was not enough to immunize their 3-year-old. >> he has never been sicko a stethoscope scared him. >> like 15% of the patients he was hospitalized. >> i had to be there strong for him. i'm crying. >> there is nothing you can do for measles rather than make them comfortable. >> benadryl tylenol and iv fluids helped but except for constant visits -- >> they would come in and look at his rash and asked can they take a picture. >> he was isolated from almost everyone since it is so contagious

. >> i see the clintons and the bushes as control the white house and everything. oh, my god, the clintons, the old money crowd. >> i think you saw somebody over here for a second. the ghost of the clintons. anyway -- >> they're everywhere. >> anyway, thank you. i thought that romney could win if two things happen, the international economy tanked and he's the only guy around who seems to understand it and hillary clinton doesn't run a first rate campaign. if she runs a first rate campaign, i think she probably wins by definition. joe scarborough. mika brzezinski we'll see you at the top of the hour. a two-hour edition of "morning joe" at night. we've got the results of a new poll showing a deep ideological divide on football. liberals don't want their kids to play football, conservatives do. we're watching a super bowl edition of "hardball" live from phoenix where they call themselves phoenicians. when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost.

. >>> the white house is weighing in on the measles outbreak in the u.s. president obama's press secretary says his boss believes sign should leave their to get their children vaccinated. the cdc insists that the measles vaccine is 97% effective. officials traced most of the infections to visitors at disneyland near los angeles. measles cases are recorded in half a dozen states including one case as we mentioned earlier in the broadcast in delaware. the virus is highly contagious. symptoms include fever, runny nose and a rash. >>> from our south jersey bureau would be middle school teacher of making offensive statements in class has resigned. joseph mann taught social studies inning kro -- crockett middle school. as part of the settlement, mann will get $27,000 in salary. >>> bryn mawr college is apologizing for an e-mail advertising a fitness program to overweight students. the e-mail list was created using records compiled by the college's health care center. students with high body mass indexes were invited to get counseling nutrition advice and a fitne

. >> so how does this effect republicans running for the white house? comprehensive analysis. speaking of 2016, will bill clinton's association with a convicted pedophile come back to haunt his wife hillary? >> some of what people have described as his racist tendencies towards iraqis and muslims and he was going on some of these killing sprees. >> and a "hannity" exclusive the brother of "american sniper" chris kyle, he responds to nbc news, michael moore and others who loathe the military. >> you can have it. >> okay. >> and tonight you'll see the best super bowl ads of all time. "hannity" starts right here, right now. welcome to "hannity." big news in the 2016 race for the white house 2012 republican nominee mitt romney saying a new face in the gop will probably have a better chance at defeating the democrats. he announced he will not be running for the presidency. we're in washington with the very latest. not really expected today karl. >> from the time romney said he was going to take a serious look at running for a third time for the presidency, it took him three weeks t

closing. >> not everyone at the white house has agreed on me. >> reporter: on what part of this? >> probably on the pace of releases. >> reporter: because you've been cautious? >> because i have the responsibility and i play my own game here and that is because by law i am the one official in government charged with certification of release of detainees. i take that responsibility very seriously. >> reporter: have you had pressure? >> we've had a lot of conversations. >> reporter: well sergeant bo bergdahl returned safely to the u.s. last may after he was traded for five taliban prisoners in a controversial swap. >>> now ending weeks of speculation, former u.s. presidential candidate mitt romney announced friday in a conference call to supporters that he will not run for public nomination for president. we have the details in how this will affect the republican field for 2016. >> reporter: all the signs were pointing to a go. >> you may have heard that i'm thinking of running for president again -- >> reporter: but today mitt romney gave his answer no. >> i've decided it's best t

i'm michael bert with more on why the 2012gop nominee won't make a third bid for the white house. >>> and, this is a live look inside the pennsylvania convention center. the 2015 philadelphia auto show kicks into high gear today. we'll have a live report straight ahead. >>> today is saturday, january 31st, good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. just about 5:30. let's toss it over to carol for the forecast a lot happening this weekend in terms every cold weather but this snow? >> we dealt with this same casino every set up last weekends, where we were waiting around on saturday for a storm system on sunday, and here we are once again doing. that will we've got some very cold temperatures today. so let's get the today part of the forecast out of the way first. and you can see that while i say that, i show you storm scan3, which really shows you tomorrow's part of the forecast. you can see that wet weather through the center of the country. we will be finding that tapping into our area, and it picks up moisture from the gulf, and it also picks it up from t

republicans are praising mitt romney after he announced yesterday that he will not make a white house run in 2016. some of those republicans, jeb bush rand paul and marco rubio, would have been romney's potential rivals for the gop nomination. president obama beat romney in 2012. romney has insisted that his decision not to run was the right move. >> i've decided it best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee. >> i'm relieved. i admire him but i don't think he should have run and i don't think he would have done very well if he had. >> political analysts say new jersey governor's chris christie chances are better without competition from romney. the governor had dinner with mitt romney last night. christie by the way xa" not announced his candidacy. >>> house democrats wrapped up their three-day strategy session in philadelphia yesterday. vice president joe biden spoke to the caucus. the day after president obama addressed the group. the lawmakers say they're focusing on helping the middle class. that's their agenda. they say the challenge is get

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." >>> he tried to get to the white house in 2008 and again in 2012 but mitt romney has made a decision, he is not going to try again in 2016. he made it official earlier in a conference call with his supporters. >> after putting considerable thought into making another run for president i have decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee. i feel that it is critical that america elect a conservative leader to become our next president. you know i wanted to be that president but i do not want to make it more difficult for someone else to emerge who may have a better chance of becoming that president. we believe it is for the best of the party and the nation. >> jeb bush takes the lead in the latest poll. for more on big 2016 news we have to bring in carl cameron. it sounds like this decision was made last week maybe after that meeting that he had with jeb and going into the weekend deciding with his family that he was going to make this announcement this week. >> while he was considering and making lots of phone calls and receiving phon

the policies would like to invite you to the white house. the drug makers including regenerators and merck and ai lum nah. announced the $200 million investment in precision medicine medicine. treatments for diseases created right here in the united states. >> because we shouldn't just celebrate innovation. we have to invest in innovation. >> reporter: so what is precision medicine? it's described as the right treatment for the right patient at the right time. therapy is more tailored to the underlying drivers of disease. the government will start with initiative on cancer driving understanding of its root causes to spur drug development. it will also build a national database of health information on at least a million volunteers. with everything from genetic data to health records to lifestyle habits. jor gee leads at regeneron. using research to drive drug development, a method that led to pcsk 9 inhibitors aimed at lowering cholesterol. >> if we define what makes us more susceptible to disease or keeps us protected against disease, we ca

and i'd like to thank (house ways and means) chairman brian white, rep. gary simrill and the other dedicated members of the house transportation committee, who have worked for months to find a solution to our crumbling road system. i appreciate the house taking a formative, thorough lead on this issue. we can all agree that our state's department of transportation must be reformed in order to bring more jobs to south carolina, and i look forward to working with both the house and senate to solve this very real problem this year. between august of 2013 and this past november, i spent my days and nights traveling south carolina and talking with her people. campaigns are a lot of things, but above all they are an opportunity. an opportunity to hear from our citizens, who act as our state's conscience. an opportunity to look backwards, at where we were and what we've accomplished. and an opportunity to share a vision for where we want to go. i have heard it said that the election results have given me a mandate. i have thought long and hard about what that mi

he got back up again and that is the kind of man we want in the white house. >> it is a person. he gets back up and he says we are ready to move forward. >> those roller chairs are hard to sit in. they go flying. >> falling out of a chair may not be that presidential but it is vice presidential. if you are looking for a vice president in 2016, i think he might be your guy. >> andy you sent me the rand paul fake phone call to tickle my funny bone. it only made it creek. i felt like you eroded my funny bone. >> i thought it would give you a good chuckle. >> i almost gafawed. >> he needs to do one of two things, hire comedy writers or stop doing comedy. they don't have to be professionals, but they should be writers who are funny. otherwise it is em -- embarrassing and they can't afford that. democrats can't get away with stuff like that. they will not be blasted on the late night shows. republicans have to be better. you can't even wine about that. whine about that. you have to accept it. >> he is giving voiceover actors a job. that hillary was pretty good. >> no it wasn't. it was

last year at the white house science fair i met the president and got to discuss my research with him. it was such an honor to meet him then. it's with great pleasure introduce the president to you today. [ applause ] >> well, thank you so much alana for that wonderful introduction. let me just be clear. when i was 19 i was not doing genetic testing. when mittet her at the white house science fair last year, she tried to explain her research to me and to help her explain her findings she made these giant pink chromosomes out of swim noodles, which was helpful to me because i know what swim noodles are and i saw how they fit together. i could not have been more impressed with alana. she represents the incredible talent, energy and possibility of our young people. i'm so proud of her and grateful that she introduced me here today. she's doing great at harvard from what i understand. those of you interested in purchasing stock in her i'm sure she has an agent of some sort. you can talk to her. we've got some folks here who are going outstanding work to keep americans healthy. we have ame

>> we are asking questions about that now the white house is saying no, there is no pressure. et cetera. why in the world is this taking so long in the armed services committee is going to ask questions. why did it take so long? what are the conclusions? and what will be the judicial proceedings? it's been investigated and now sitting with one general to make a decision? >> yes. >> so what's the problem? either he desserted or he didn't dessert? >> something is wrong. the system should not have taken that long. the investigation was too long and obviously -- we are going to be demanding answers. ash carter is going to be up before the armed services committee in a week for his confirmation. that's one of the questions that is going to be asked of him. >> what do you make that the white house doesn't want to call the taliban terrorists? >> the authorization for the use of military force that we passed after 9/11 directly refers to the taliban as committing acts of terror. >> why won't the white house doing it? >> i do not understand. it's part of this whole idea they have of no

house's continued reluctance to refer to the taliban as terrorists. >> i don't think the white house said they're not terrorists. my colleague said they use terror tactics to exert influence, and they are not designated a foreign terrorist organization, and for purposes of the u.s. arm they're considered armed insurgcy. >> reporter: the amir promised they would monitor the five gitmo detainees for a year that ends in may. after that they're allowed to leave qatar. >> we have a mixed relationship with the government qatar. a major military base, there but qatar is also the organization that helps to fund hamas and there was indications that qatar was doing early funding of isis. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham says the five released gitmo detainees met with representatives of the faction which is designated a foreign terror organization by the state department. ashley? >> thank you very much jennifer griffin. >>> on wall street stocks falling in heavy trading. the dow plummeting 252 points the s&p down 26, and the nasdaq dropping 48 points. volume on the big board, the highest of