i'm supporting michael steele. he is the best individual to lead us objectively in the next election and to promote our common goals, my reason for being an rnc number. thank you. >> lilly nunez, from colorado. i am honored to second the nomination for michael steele because he put us on the path to victory in 2010, and i believe he will see us through victory in 2012. thank you. >> national committeewoman south dakota, i support and second the nomination of chairman michael steele for reelection because of all the money he said to our states and that ended in a twin and it's a cult -- in a wind and a takeover of the house. >> i am from montana. i am supporting michael steele because i have always of -- believe in the ground, up, as he does, and in both the state and national levels. this is the leadership we expect, and we will see from here through the 2012 election. >> madam chair, i am a national committeeman from rhode island. i'm supporting michael steele because two years ago this party was in dire straits,

join me in supporting michael steele for chairman of the rnc. he plotted the course and he will bring us home. >> as national committee man of the republican party of the virgin islands, on behalf of the whole delegation, when somebody makes sweet music ,one is a good conductor, you don't get rid of the conductor. he has made sweet music. we second the nomination of michael steele. join in and make sweet music. [applause] >> national committee man from new mexico, michael steele is a proven leader with the energy and enthusiasm to lead us to victory again in 2012. it is my honor to request your support and your vote for michael steele. thank you. >> the chair recognizes cavanaugh dewine, state chair for ohio. >> ladies and gentlemen and fellow members, i know we have heard all the speeches and i know no one wants to hear any more so let's get to the point. the challenges that face this committee are incredible and they are daunting. in less than 22 months, we have to dig out of a $20 million hall, put $27 million into the presidential trust and

because of michael steele because gaffs- michael steele -- michael steele's flubs and gaffs, that is not something that is happening. the front runner is reince priebus. he has around 33 or 34 public endorsements. that is approximately half of the 85 boats -- 85 votes he needs to win. there are multiple ballot rounds. there are multiple opportunities for anybody to cast ballots. people will vote and exchange votes and voted for one person on the first ballot and another person on the next ballot. nobody actually have to drop out. this really is like the 1892 presidential election. nobody had to drop out at all. we are going to see multiple rounds of ballots. who knows when even michael steele, who does not have a lot of support after the first ballot, is going to leave the election? >> national journal has reported that john boehner has endorsed maria cino. how does that come into play? >> this is absolutely fascinating. endorsements mean absolutely nothing. the 168 members are an insular group. they talk to themselves -- to each other rather, it and talking to washington at large. w

we sat in the nomination of michael steele. -- we second nomination of michael steele. join us, make sweet music. [applause] michael steele is the prudent leader with the energy and enthusiasm to lead us to victory again in 2012. is my honor to request your support and your vote for michael steele. thank you. >> the chair recognizes the state chairman for ohio for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chairman. >> ladies and gentlemen, fellow members, i know we have heard all of the speeches and i know no one wants to hear anymore, so let's get right to the point. the challenges that face this committee are incredible and they are daunting. in less than 22 months, we have to dig out of a $20 million hole, put $27 million in to the president of trust, fund a get- out-the-vote effort for our presidential candidatewe have to pay for national convention, identify that presidential candidate, and do so while facing a glut will likely be a billion dollar ground game in an effort to reelect obama. i respect every one of the candidates that has put forth their candidacy

michael steele is running for reelection. alk about that. but first we want to let the folks know that on "newsmakers" this week, ann wag anywhere of missouri is one of signature candidates running for the chairmanship of the republican committee. the debate among the candidates will take place on monday and the chairman's election is coming on janua 14. in the interview that you'll be able to see tomorrow on c-span, ann wag never was asked about the process of the the vote for the chairman. this is what she had to say. >> i'm commited to building whatever coalitions necessary to advance my chairmanship knowing that what is important is new leadership. and i have made a commitment to that and will stand by that. and we'll see. the balloting should be interesting. it's a very interesting dynamic in process. and i would ask your viewers to watch that. i'm sure that c-span will be covering the r.n.c. election, and it's an interesting political snapshot that's a little different. majority doesn't win. people can stay in for as long as they like

obama was not in the white house michael steele would not be chairman. >> he's a good true -- >> michael steele was more than just being a black man running the rnc. michael steele had at that time he had the media presence at the rnc chairs didn't, he was able to touch the young voters and young people in the republican party. >> he started the hip-hop republican movement. >> but he mentioned it. he had no problem dealing with the tea party. >> the republican party should appeal to the hip-hop generation. >> he's been able to talk to folks in a diverse way the republican party had not been able to do previously. with that said he's been successful in a way previous chairmans have not been. >> okay. sit right there. we have a little more time but i want to go to commercial for a moment. we'll be right back. >> 2012, does barack obama get re-elected? >> if there's a republican that can speak to middle america unlike mccain and some of the other candidates he's going to lose the white house in 2012. it's supposed to rain tomorrow. probably can't paint the garage. [ thinking really? like i

steele. >> i will not judges -- debt from michael steele. >> i will not judge him. i've think we're grateful for his work going forward. there needs to be more focus on major donor programs. we have -- we cannot just raise money from telemarketing and direct mail effort. we have to engage our major donors. i've spoken with many of our donors out there in the last campaign season certainly, and in the last five to six weeks very intensely. and with a number far form -- number of our former finance chairs. it varies, everything from the question whether their investment will be spent wisely, the question why they have not been approached to be supportive and to put their investment and resources into the cause of the rnc. there's so many tremendous people out there that want to invest in conservative candidates and causes. we need to bring them home to the republican national committee. there's certain things that the rnc can do and do well and wisely. especially during a presidential cycle, it is difficult sometimes in this last cycle to communicate with all of the o

join me in supporting michael steele for chairman of the rnc. he plotted the course, he will bring us home. >> on behalf of the whole delegation, when somebody makes sweet music, one is a good conductor, you do not get rid of the conductor, and he has made sweet music. we sat in the nomination of michael steele. join us, make sweet music. [applause] michael steele is the prudent leader with the energy and enthusiasm to lead us to victory again in 2012. is my honor to request your support and your vote for michael steele. thank you. >> the chair recognizes the state chairman for ohio for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chairman. >> ladies and gentlemen, fellow members, i know we have heard all of the speeches and i know no one wants to hear anymore, so let's get right to the point. the challenges that face this committee are incredibland they are daunting. in less than 22 months, we have to dig o of a $20 million hole, put $27 million in to the president of trust, fund a get- out-the-vote effort for our presidential candidate, we ha

they'll miss michael steele. michael steele brought personality and sense of new face for the republican party that is important for the party to grow. you know what? in terms of money and fundraising, there is a lot of thanks to michael steele from people like haley barbour -- >> chris: what about the fact they're in debt? >> they'll make it up. they will raise a ton of money. that would not be an issue. >> chris: thank you, panel. see you next week. don't forget to check out panel plus, where the group picks right up with the discussion on our website, foxnewssunday.com. we'll post the video before noon eastern time. up next, a power player of the week. who is close to my heart. [ male announcer how can rice production in india, affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry, in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason over 80% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. i

michael steele, gentry collins -- gentry collins said he will not be running to replace michael steele. we will be covering the debate of the rnc candidates, including michael steele, today on c-span at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. that will be at the national press club. tune in for live coverage. who to watch in the 112th congress congress. the gop newcomers are setting out to overcome obama victories. the vote, which republican leaders would occur before the president's state of the union address, is intended both to appeal to the tea party influence and to emphasize the muscle of the new party in power -- in power. it could produce an unintended consequence, a chance for democrats to try their case in support of the health care overhaul before the american public. democrats, who, in many cases looked on the lot as a rabid beast best avoided in the fall elections, are reversing course, preparing for court needed, all- out effort to preserve and defend it. under the law, consumers are already receiving tangible benefits that republicans would take away. also on the health care law, "the w

what were the mistakes of michael steele? >> i won't judge his mistakes or talk about them in any way, shape or form. i think we're grateful for the kinds of work and efforts that he put forward. i do think that there neededer to more -- to be more focus going forward on major donor programs. you can't just raise money through telemarketting and direct mail efforts. you've got to go out there and engage our major donors. i've spoke within many of our donors out there in the last campaign season certainly and in the last five to six weeks fairly intensity and -- intensely and with a member of our former finance chairman, to engage at the r.n.c. at the chairman's level. it varies. everything from maybe they requested whether their investment is going to be spent wisely they questioned why they haven't been approached to be supportive and to throw their investment and their resources in the cause of the r.n.c. you know, there are so many tremendous people out there that want to invest and -- in conservative candidates and causes

join me in supporting michael steele for chairman of the rnc. he plotted the course, he will bring us home. >> on behalf of the whole delegation, when somebody makes sweet music, one is a good conductor, you do not get rid of the conductor, and he has made sweet music. we sat in the nomination of michael steele. join us, make sweet music. [applause] michael steele is the prudent leader with the energy and enthusiasm to lead us to victory again in 2012. is my honor to request your support and your vote for michael steele. thank you. >> the chair recognizes the state chairman for ohio for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chairman. >> ladies and gentlemen, fellow members, i know we have heard all of the speeches and i know no one wants to hear anymore, so let's get right to the point. the challenges that face this committee are incredible and they are daunting. in less than 22 months, we have to dig out of a $20 million hole, put $27 million in to the president of trust, fund a get- out-the-vote effort for our presidential candidate, w

late yesterday, the party ousted the controversial michael steele and replaced him with a former top aide. whit johnson has more. >> reporter: his face is likely unfamiliar to the political lay man which may be exactly what the g.o.p. doctor ordered. >> my name is reince priebus. if you need some help with comedy central, i'm sure you can google it. >> reporter: after seven rounds of voting friday, reince priebus captured the chairman manship of the republican national committee. >> and now, i exit stage right. >> reporter: out is the controversial and outspoken michael steele, who, despite sweeping g.o.p. victories in the 2010 midterms, was at times at odds with his own party. >> if you don't want me in the job, fire me. but until then, shut up. >> reporter: he was criticized for his verbal gaffes. >> not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job. >> reporter: most damaging were the accusations stool mismanaged the rnc, running up a $22 million debt. >> in the end he was a punch line in the media. >> reporter: as party chair in wisconsin, priebus helped republi

michael steele is someone who was been in the headlines frequently. he has been on the front pages of the newspaper and is not something that the recall rnc is comfortable with. they are concerned with being in the headlines at all. and they are folks that are used to operating behind the scenes. but over the last few years because of michael steele's flubs and gaffes and public statements that have created notice around the country, they have created headlines. that is not something these folks are comfortable with. host: 178 members can vote. who was the front runner at this point? -- 168 members can vote. guest: chairman [unintelligible] has about a 33, 34, about half of what he really needs. there are multiple vella prounced. -- ballett rounds. and people will vote for -- and there are multiple ballot rounds. this is going to be a fascinating race. nobody has to drop out. it really is like that 1892 presidential election or something like that. nobody has to drop out at all. but we will see multiple rounds of balloting. host: "national journal" ha

michael steele with 44. michael steele with 44. the surprise, actually, a former the surprise, actually, a former republican national committee republican national committee operative type, 32, finishing operative type, 32, finishing third, much higher than we third, much higher than we thought. thought. this is steele's high point. this is steele's high point. we expect him to go down in we expect him to go down in future ballots. future ballots. going into this we didn't expect going into this we didn't expect him to win. him to win. now it's where do his votes go? now it's where do his votes go? that's what we're going to be that's what we're going to be following. following. >> let's talk about who had the >> let's talk about who had the worst week in washington. worst week in washington. is there any contest there? is there any contest there? >> well, andrea, sometimes -- i >> well, andrea, sometimes -- i do this every week for the post. do this every week for the post. sometimes it's difficult. sometimes it's difficult. somet

a majority of rnc against michael steele. where do we go from here in terms of the winter meeting that will take place later this month? guest: members of the rnc think the republicans won the house and all the gains in spite of michael stale and he thinks they made the gains partly in because of him. it openly michael steele is almost certainly not going to be reelected to a second term. the race will be decided at the winter meeting which is on january 14, next week, and it seems like the race will be between priebus from wisconsin, ann wagner. it is in washington, d.c., prince george's county, where michael steele is from and came up politically. the weather replaces him is definitely going to take a lower profile -- whoever replaces him is going to take a lower profile. and dealing with the $20 million debt. ultimately for a lot of the 168 people who will be taking a vote, they will be looking at who is able to raise the most money and focus on being attentive to those republican national committee members. host: national

i wouldn't like michael steele if i was republican either. but they don't want to act too aggressively, so they were hoping he would just bow out which he seems like he's not going to do. me, i'm going to enjoy -- sit back and eat the popcorn and enjoy the entertainment until they get that figured out. all right. thank you very much, everyone. [applause] >> michael wolraich is the founder of the political commentary blog dagblog.com and a contributor to talking points memo cafÉ. to find out more, visit blowingsmokebook.com. >> well-known author kithty kelly has written about frank sinatra, nancy reagan, the bush family among other topics and now oprah. kitty kelly, does oprah have a role in the political world? >> oh, no question. being probably one of the most powerful women not just in our country, but globally, she has immense power because she's a communicator and she influences millions and be millions of people. just ask president obama. [laughter] she really back in 2000 when george bush was running against al gore, gore's poll rating

this is one of michael steele's arguments. we have seen a spike in small dollar donors, giving small checks, sending checks by mail. but those dollars cost more to raise. you are spending more than 60 cents or 70 cents on raising the mon money. with the big donor you may spend $30 to get to the reception but you may get $30,000 that. is the chief complaint against steele is he has allowed this program to wither. host: we have a twitter saying obama loves his sheep. he heads them off to the slaughter all the time. they keep following the master. tied in with that i want to bring up the numbers from a cnn research poll from december 17 to 19. should obama -- host: your thoughts. guest: i think that was 78% of democrats who wanted him. i don't think the republicans want him to be renominated. they don't get much of a say. the notion there will be a primary challenge for president obama is far-fetched. it doesn't happen any more. he will have a billion dollars in the bank it spend on the campaign. he's done a lot of things the las

michael steel is weather forecast coming up. >> thanks. michael steel is out as head of the republican >> horrible story in southern california. doupd power line electro cute add couple there and one of the children. fair department says the tragedy happened when the father accidentally stepped on the line. wife tried to help and then the son. relative said the power line has fallen on the house before and it could have been prevented. here's robin. >> this is the second time those lines have fell on my brought's house. second time they have caught fire on my brought's house. this time it killed my brought family and him. i would like to know why that is happening. like to know why the fairs fell and killed my family? >> frank says his brought stev steve, had wife sharon and their son jonathan were all killed this morning. police are still investigating what happened. the thought is that somehow the whipped caused power lines to fall in the bac back. frank says it sparked a fire. >> he went back because of the fire. trying to get the fire

so they saw it was no question of michael steele were he not to open his mouth people would not question the blackness at all but when swann was trounced in pennsylvania then in ohio these are americans who did not perceive the maturity of the black vote. not a question of lineage four epidermal affiliation but more complicated than that. but in south carolina people had to deploy michelle obama for those who have heard his name and did not know that he was black. but with the primary, they took to putting his picture up as opposed to the sign that they had been people who would see him and his harvard background in the next question is who is he married to? than they put the picture of him and michelle together. [laughter] and the fact if he was unknown michelle robinson was known and a lot of african-americans knew her. >> yes we do. >> and we say always joking that they have the ambivalent relationship to barack obama because the others could think they to be president. [laughter] but that was part of it this area it hundred -- introduce us to the black and will. >> but in the primary

michael steele failed in his bid for reelection. instead previs won the position. he must figure out how to repay $22 million and start fundraising. many were fed up with michael steele's management style. >>> in a new book, ronald reagan's son says his father may have been suffering from alzheimer's during his presidency. being at a loss for words and believes his father would have left office if he had been diagnosed. the official diagnose came five years after president reagan left the white house. >>> john paul the second is one step closer to sainthood. he will be beatified march 1. he has been credited for a machine ever of curing a -- miracle of curing a none of parkinson's disease. the current pope will preside over the ceremony. >>> and we're looking for valley fog tonight. dense fog advisory in the north bay. we talked about that in the earlier broadcast. that's for the north bay but be rest assured it will show up in many inland bay valleys. look at them to have fog as well. overnight lows in the 40s. lots of fog but a quick burnoff like today. that mean

michael steele failed in his bid for reelection. instead previs won the position. he must figure out how to repay $22 million and start fundraising. many were fed up with michael steele's management style. >>> in a new book, ronald reagan's son says his father may have been suffering from alzheimer's during his presidency. being at a loss for words and believes his father would have left office if he had been diagnosed. the official diagnose came five years after president reagan left the white house. >>> john paul the second is one step closer to sainthood. he will be beatified march 1. he has been credited for a machine ever of curing a -- miracle of curing a none of parkinson's disease. the current pope will preside over the ceremony. >>> and we're looking for valley fog tonight. dense fog advisory in the north bay. we talked about that in the earlier broadcast. that's for the north bay but be rest assured it will show up in many inland bay valleys. look at them to have fog as well. overnight lows in the 40s. lots of fog but a quick burnoff like today. that mean

>> the rnc, michael steele steele, the black leader of the republican national committee over the past two or four years, his term is done and is trying to run again and republicans don't want him to run because they want to present themselves as a party open to all races and like having the black guy at the helm but they did not like michael steele. for a lot of reasons i would not like him if i was a republican any there. what they did not want to iraq to aggressive so they were hoping he would bowed out which seems like he will not do. i well enjoy the entertainment until they figure that out. thank you very much everybody. [applause] >> we're here at the national press club talking about the new book tammet tells us why these four fish are the future of the last wild? >> we have chosen for mammals with sheep and goats and look at the birds we have chosen turkeys and ducks and chickens and geese are on the verge of what will be the domesticated forms of fish for the future of the ocean and the choice is remake will have huge ramifications for the future of the notion. because if you

there was no question about michael steele. people would never have questioned his blackness of all. but wins one in pennsylvania who got trounced. these are three african-americans who did not receive a majority of the black vote. it is not a question of lineage or slavery or epidermal affiliation. it was more complicated than that. that being the case, in south carolina people had to deployed michele obama. it was -- i was interviewing people who were there for the south carolina primary. they took to putting his picture up, the sun rise, they took to putting his picture up and people would see him and see his harvard background and the next question would be who is he married to? this picture of him and michele and girls together and the fact that barack obama was an unknown quantity. michele robinson was a very known quantity. lot of african-americans knows someone like her. we kind of a -- they have an ambivalent relationship to barack obama because they love a black man running around thinking he could be president of the

the list includes michael steele. the moderators are grover nordquist and the editor in chief of "the daily caller." watch live coverage at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. original documentary on the supreme court has been updated. today, you'll see the public places and those only available to the justices and their staff. you'll hear about how the court works from all the current supreme court justices, including elena kagan. learn about some of the court's recent developments. "the supreme court, home to america's highest court" airing in high-definition today at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, a conservative perspective on issues in the news, including the economy, foreign affairs, and the obama administration. this is about 40 minutes. it so our guess armstrong williams is a readiness to be talks -- talk-show host and columnist. -- host: our guest is armstrong williams, talk-show host income of this. you have a recent piece called "finding fiscal religion." looking at the bush era tax cuts and the deal pr

. >> michael steele is out as rnc chairman and reinc erke priebus in. >> it's the blocking and tackling. michael steele was criticized in part because he couldn't raise enough money during a great time to raise money as a republican for getting too much attention. they want grassroots organization. that's what matters as you get closer to 2012. this is a new leader who's seen as having a better capacity to do that to work with campaigns, governors, et cetera, to get that in a better financial footing. the rnc on better financial footing. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, jenna. >> liz francis is at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> good morning. we begin in brazil where they are bracing for severe thunderstorms and flooding today. floods and mud slides killed more than 600 people. officials haven't been able to get to remote villages forcing people to fend for themselves. some are walking for hours in the heat and the rain just to look for food and water. >>> tunisia is on its third leader in 24 hours. the parliament speaker, now the interim president, is holding talks to

. >>> embattled republican national chairman michael steele finally threw in the towel today, withdrawing from the contest for a new two-year term. he had faced questions about financial and management problems and embarrassing public statements. he'll be replaced by a former supporter, wisconsin republican party chief reince priebus. >>> on wall street today, stocks marched higher, reaching levels not seen in 2 1/2 years. the dow closed up more than 55 points at 11,787. >>> when we come back, pope john paul ii, a step closer to becoming a saint. what happens next? >>> pope john paul ii died in 2005, and now six years later, he's one step closer to becoming a saint. pope benedict is leading the process, but the beatification of his predecessor is not without controversy. here's nbc's anne thompson. ♪ >> reporter: from the funeral, the cry "sainthood now" is one miracle away from being answered. this may, the church will beatify the man who redefined the papacy in the modern age. working to topple communism. traveling the world, reaching out to other faiths. a media superstar, now on his

i am michael steele chairman of the republican national committee. in it is a pleasure to be here today. when i began this job in 2009, we cannot find anyone to say they were a republican let alone run for one. we could not find people who actually believed that we could do it, that we still have value. "time" magazine claimed we were an endangered species 2009. in coming into the rnc where our donors were frustrated and incurred, where our police were questioned, we put together a small team and got busy at the task of winning elections. reaffirming the value of this party for the american people, especially those that have committed themselves to it. that was hard work. i am a glass half full kind of guy. i do not see the crisis as some may see it. i did not see it does something like the alarm bells may go off and start throwing and blowing up, but you get down to the heavy work eve building, and we did. in009, new jersey, virginia happened. at the beginning of 2010 at massachusetts in hawaii happened. we begin to see the opportunity to win. as we

. >> with michael steele out as chairman of the republican national committee, farsighted republican are looking for ways to increase the visibility of black republicans on the presidential campaign trail. look for republican big wigs to talk up the candidacy of retired businessman herman cane. he's black, very conservative, he's a radio talk show host and hee ecama republican darling in 1994 when he confronted bill clinton on national television. chris: what is he running for? >> over health care reform. talking about a presidential bid. chris: ok, ok. >> i decided to go back and grade president obama's last state of the union and looked closely and in fact he did deliver when it came to a jobs bill, health care reform, the start treaty, don't ask, don't tell. he promised 1.5 million, we have had 1.1 million. one area we did not deliver on, changing the tone in washington. he promised in his state of the union to hold monthly meetings twithhe republican leadership. on that he did not deliver. chris: when we come back -- he better do that. big question of the week, if republicans in

>> the outspoken and controversial michael steele is out. in is a former party chair from wisconsin. he was voted to the post just as president obama was attending a memorial service for ambassador richard holgrel. >> we received a tragic reminder we must never take our plug servants for granted. >> reporter: it was his second memorial in just three days capping off a somebber week in which the president led the nation in a call for calm. from monday's moment of silence to wednesday night's speech in arizona, the president pleaded for civil discourse. >> if this tragedy is prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it is worthy of those we have lost. >> that was wit johnson reporting. president obama's state of the union address is coming up on january 25th and typically republicans and democrats sit on opposite sides of the house chamber during the speech but this time congressional leaders from both parties are proposing a mixed seating arrangement as another show of solidarity. >>> turns out to be more of a problem than

>> reporter: yeah, michael steele, the chairman of the republican party, he is out. this is a chairman who led the party through its most successful midterm elections ever, but he left it in $15 million in debt, had a habit of putting his foot in his mouth from time to time. and he has been replaced by, diane, get used to this name, rineince priebus. he is the former republican chair in wisconsin, and is now the new chairman of the republican party. >> thank you, jon karl, reporting tonight from capitol hill. >>> and, an extraordinary event to tell you about overseas, here in washington and around the world, everyone watched what they are calling the twitter uprising. an extraordinary act of daring in the country of tunisia. people took to the streets, rose up and forced out one of the toughest dictators on earth. so, how did tweets change the world today? here's lama hasan. >> reporter: anger erupted onto the streets today. riot police rushing a crowd carrying banners reading "yes we can." using tear gas and then live rounds to disperse them. it was enough to bring

what do you think about michael steele, and who gets your vote this weekend? guest: i do not get a vote this weekend. i did not think michael steele was a particularly good leader. he said some pretty foolish things. i know slightly the people who are running. i think the two candidates are ryan priebus. who was formerly general counsel. i know there is a michigan committee man who is also looking at this. he is a good man. i know him the best. if i was a member, i would vote for him, but i do not get a vote. host: last call for bill kristol. middlebury, connecticut. going: gun-control ain't to go nowhere because anybody can get a gun. if i want a gun, i can build one in my basement. you just talked about oil companies. aren't they one of the biggest industries we have? but we only have so much oil in the ground. if we suck up all of that oil from the ground today, what happens in 10 years when china needs more oil? going baby, and drildrill ain't to work. natural-gas has a lot of potential but we are dropping so much chemical into the ground. well, what happe

gop has chosen wisconsin party chief ryan previs to replace michael steele. they face an internal war over their identity. they are going to hire a topnotch staff and get ready for the presidential push. >> a woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion. the u.s. attorney's office that maria reyes failed to report more than $500,000 in income on tax returns between 2003 and 2007. she was sentenced to additional of three years of supervise had release including six months of home detention. she was general manager of a medical practice. >>> coming up a tragic chain of events, three family members dead in southern california. it all started with live power lines falling into a neighborhood. and zsa-zsa gabor comes out of [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. plus i get two boxtops for their school. winning is my but we l

i am michael steele chairman of the republican national committee. in it is a pleasure to be here today. when i began this job in 2009, we cannot find anyone to say they were a republican let alone run for one. we could not find people who actually believed that we could do it, that we still have value. "time" magazine claimed we were an endangered species in 2009. in coming into the rnc where our donors were frustrated and incurred, where our police were questioned, we put together a small team and got busy at the task of winning elections. reaffirming the value of this party for the american people, especially those that have committed themselves to it. that was hard work. i am a glass half full kind of guy. i do not see the crisis as some may see it. i did not see it does something like the alarm bells may go off and start throwing and blowing up, but you get down to the heavy work every building, and we did. in 2009, new jersey, virginia happened. at the beginning of 2010 at massachusetts in hawaii happened. we begin to see the opportunity to win

michael steele is out. who is in? chris matthews from "hardball" joins us from washington. good morning. >> good morning. >> so the new chairman is reince priebus. he's an unknown face. he'll be leading the republican party into the next presidential election. what can we expect from someone who doesn't have much experience on the national stage. >> i think it's great that you pronounced his name for me. reince priebus. that's a show stopper. he's mentioned the tea party openly. overtly christian. seems to love sarah palin. loves eating moose steak. all these indications are that he's a man of at least the center-right. and he seems to be a guy that wants to bring together tea party people with the regular party and make that an organized political force as sort of a combination. also being from wisconsin is key. you know the industrial states, like everybody knows, is really going to be the key battleground for the presidential election in 2012 from pennsylvania to wisconsin. a pretty smart move geographically. >> congress took a week off to deal with the shock of the trag

current chairman michael steele is fighting to keep his job. he is trying to hold off four challengers who accuse him of financial mismanagement during his two-year run. >>> sainthood is about to get a step closer for the late pope john paul ii. pope benedict is expected to sign papers today to approve the case for his predecessor's beatification a vatican commission determined john paul once cured a nun with parkinson's disease. the one miracle required for beatification. two miracles are required for sainthood. john paul ii began his long run as pope in 1978. he remained as head of the catholic church until his death in 2005. >>> more than three-quarters of americans say there has been progress toward achieving martin luther king, jr.'s dream of racial equality. in a poll by the "associated press," just ahead of the king holiday, 77% of people interviewed say there has been significant progress. that is about the same as the 75% who said so in 2006. that's before president obama was elected. and 30% say they will celebrate during the holiday.

michael steel faces a tough fight from his own party. the republican national committee conveens the winter meetings's general session where they will elect a new chairman and they are challenging him for the job. the national committee gives leadership for the party and is responsible for developing the party's political platform and coordinates fund-raising and elections and the voting will be held by secret ballot late or today >> a lawmaker is dealing with a repercussion saying the shortfall is not a republican problem. they are looking to strip tom barry hill of the chairmanship. he said he will ask the senate rules committee to replace the lawmaker. it was a comment made in an interview with the sacramento bee. he said the democrats owned the budget and they should be giving the solutions. >> about to get a new neighbor. the june yon pacific railroad bought 160 acres of land next to the factory to use that site for transportation activities and hasn't reached any kind of pacifics on what the activities might include. the land is sp

the gop has chosen wisconsin party chief ron privus to replace michael steel. they fails a $22 million debt in an internal war over its identity. he has pledged to hire top notch staff to restructure the organization in time for the party's 2012 presidential push. a 60-year-old northern california woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion. maria virginia reyes. she was sentenced to an additional three years of supervised release. she was the general manager of a medical practice with offices in san mateo and palo alto. coming up, a tragic chain of events leaves three family members dead in southern california. it all started with live power lines falling on to a san burnna dino neighborhood. zsa zsa gabor c c c c c c c c cc [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving awa

some republican donors who were unhappy with the previous chairman, michael steele, ended up giving money to outside groups instead. >>> and a commission of current and retired military officers recommends the pentagon allow women to serve in combat. thousands of women have served in iraq and afghanistan, but always in combat support roles. if the recommendation is approved by congress and the president, it would be the third largest social change to the armed forces in the past year. the other policy changes involve allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military, and allowing navy women to serve on submarines. >>> the sun of president ronald reagan suggests his father was still in office while the beginning stages of alzheimer's disease started creeping in. ron reagan, jr. wrote a book about it, the new book titled "my father at 100". the u.s. news and world report released excerpts of the book. reagan, jr. wrote if the disease had been diagnosed at the time, his father would have left office. he believes his father began to suspect something was wrong in 1986, three years be

michael steele faces a fight from his own party. the republican national committee convene where is it will elect a new chairman. they are challenging the job and they provide leadership for the party and it's responsible for developing the platform as well as coordinating fund-raising and elect strategy. voting will be held by secret ballots later today >> i lot of people watch the super bowl for the commercials within the game. you can help pick one of the ads that might air. part of doritos and pepsi max crash the super bowl contest. nick made a commercial he calls the first date and it's one of the top 10 finalists. >> you can vote on your favorite commercial twice every day until january 31st. you can go to the official website, www.crash the super bowl.com the most voted ads will take four of the six spots they will air in the super bowl. >> i love the commercials. >> it's 5:52 right now. another leaked video and potential headache for apple. scott joins us from the newsroom. video that shows the next generation ipad. >> the f

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i think michael steele got a bad break in this time around. i really do believe i'm a member of the tea party, loosely affiliated to it. i was really upset with for instance the senate republican leadership. i didn't want my campaigns going to someone i didn't necessarily agree with. we caught up. this day and age, you can donate to the person more in line with your thinking. that took a lot of the fundraising away from the republican leadership. i don't necessarily know that's going to be michael steele's fault. i don't suspect they are going to have as much or more success. it will be more decentralized where people go through the states and see someone. i know a lot of friends here that sent money to christine o'donnald just so we wouldn't have the republican choice there in delaware. . . caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i ran for the u.s. house as the green party member against don sherwood in 2002. so i have been studying the conservative movement since 1995 when newt gingrich and the gang came out, illustrating that the republ

what do you think about michael steele, and who gets your vote this weekend? guest: i do not get a vote this weekend. i did not think michael steele was a particularly good leader. he said some pretty foolish things. i know slightly the people who are running. i think the two candidates are ryan priebus. who was formerly general counsel. i know there is a michigan committee man who is also looking at this. he is a good man. i know him the best. if i was a member, i would vote for him, but i do not get a vote. host: last call for bill kristol. middlebury, connecticut. going: gun-control ain't to go nowhere because anybody can get a gun. if i want a gun, i can build one in my basement. you just talked about oil companies. aren't they one of the biggest industries we have? but we only have so much oil in the ground. if we suck up all of that oil from the ground today, what happens in 10 years when china needs more oil? going baby, and drildrill ain't to work. natural-gas has a lot of potential but we are dropping so much chemical into the ground. well, what happe

current chairman michael steel is fighting to keep his job. he is trying to hold off four challengers who accuse him of financial mismanagement during his two-year run. >>> the late pope john paul ii is a step closer to sainthood. pope benedict is expected to sign papers today to approve the case for his predecessor's beatification. a vatican commission determined john paul once cured a nun with parkinson's disease. the one miracle required for the beatification. two miracles are required for sainthood. john paul ii began his long run as pope in 1978. he remained as head of the catholic church until he died in 2005. >>> it's raining in northeastern brazil, where flooding and mud slides have already killed at least 475 people. it's one of the south american country's deadliest natural disasters on record. the rain is hindering rescue efforts but there have been many cases of rescuers going all out to save lives. still, officials fear the death toll will rise sharply. the number of people of missing is still unknown. >> terrible video. >>> an im

the current head of the rnc, michael steele, has four challengers. in about 45 minutes, we will discuss how the democratic base sees president obama's priorities. our guest is a contributing writer to the nation and an author. author.

republican voters believe that michael steele and republicans in washington are out of touch with a party, by a wide margin. >> guest: he criticized limbaugh and limbaugh pushed back and steele sued for peace. in a certain way, when that happened, i said that is the power of rush limbaugh in actual fact and is undeniably potent and powerful and intellectual. it is an expression of tea party power reflecting itself in that dispute. >> host: maybe it is a course in history that the repeal of the fairness doctrine that radio doctrine what made very strongly opinionated shows such as rush limbaugh possible dating all the way back to president reagan said that would be decades and decades ago now. >> guest: certainly what is happening goes back before what we know as the tea party movement. everything that is in the political mainstream today is built on frustration and decades and this is the way grassroots movements had been in america. back in the 1950's rosa parks didn't get to proceed on the bust it ignite a civil rights movement even the founding of america for decades before the revolut

the embattled republican national chairman michael steele defend his record against four challengers at the national press club in washington. >> my record stands for itself. we won. i was asked to win elections. i was asked to raise money $192 million over the last two years. we won. the fact that we're here right now celebrating that win, i think, says a lot about the record. >> party leaders now appear poised to replace steele. his two years on the job have been marked by repeated gaffes. just this morning the washington times reported the republican national committee is more than $20 million in debt. the current leader in committed votes from the rnp's 168 members is wisconsin state chairman. >> we need a lot of money. we need a chairman that's going to put his or her head down and spend literally five, six hours every day making major donor calls, major donor visits literally working like an absolute dog for the next two years, getting our fiscal house in order. >> others like the former missouri party chair ann wagner also criticized steele's tenure. >> it is time for some tou

he beat out the current chairman, michael steele, who dropped out of the race in early rounds of voting. his tenure was marred by allegations of financial mismanagement. priebus has been chairman of the wisconsin republican party since 2007. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: the obama administration today called on china to help solve a number of the world's problems, including reining in north korea. ray suarez has our story. >> america and china have arrived at a critical juncture, >> suarez: in a major policy address at the state department today, secretary of state hillary clinton said a summit next week between president obama and chinese president hu jintao must produce "real action on real issues"-- trade, climate change, recession, and north korean nuclear proliferation. she also urged china to assume the responsibilities of being "a world power in the 21st century." >> but that means accepting a share of the burden of solving common problems, abiding by and helping to shape a rules-based international order. >> suarez: clinton emphasized on