we'll break it all down with george will, james carville and mary matalin. paul krugman of "new york times" and abc's own matthew dowd . >>> hello, again, just over three weeks away from that fiscal cliff, we gave off a week of press conferences, symbolic votes in senate, less than an hour of serious negotiating. what will it take to break the stalemate? we'll get into that this morning. with two big roundtables of elected officials. the lawmakers. senator tom coburn for the republicans and deb jie stabenow for the democrats. and congressman hen sarlg. he said that for there to be a big deal, tax rates on the wealthy are going to have to go up. >> again, as the speaker has said, unfortunately what we see out of the president my highway or the high wway. one dollar revenue for 2.5 of spending reductions. now, after the election, it's a little bit of bait and switch. now he's asking for $1.6 trillion. for every one dollar of tax increase there's about 20 cents of spending reduction. >> i'm talking about the rates. if the rates go up, can the republicans accept

and strategist james carville said 90% of democrats want her to run in 2016. >>> a petition on the white house web site calls for congress and the president to forfeit their pay and health care benefits until the fiscal cliff is resolved. the petition has gotten more than 11,000 signatures. but 25,000 are needed to get a white house response. >>> a yale professor compiled the list of the best political quotes of the year. he has mitt romney's comments on the 47% as number one. number two was -- can you guess -- binders full of women. yep. president obama got the third spot with his "he didn't build that." >>> and a monkey wearing a wool coat and a diaper shocked shoppers at an ikea store in toronto. the animal escaped from a car, and its owner is facing charge for having an animal banned by canadian law. he's so cute, isn't he? >>> stocks kick off the week with the dow at 13,155 after climbing 81 points friday. the s&p up four, and the nasdaq fell 11. overseas, the nikkei gained six points while the hang seng climbed 85. >>> wall street is watching for any new fiscal cliff developments.

carville, mary matalin, and paul >>> and no t arn i for much of the coun freeze moving in. heavy snowfalling. look at these pictures of some tough driving out there already. ginger zee doing double duty today after "gma" this morning. you pointed out to me befor we came onhe athe untwhy ke >> it's been mild and painfully dry. today, a snow-starved nation gets an appetizer. michigan, one to three inches of snow. from grand rapids to saginaw, some really beautiful pictures. a lot of folks telling me, we're ready for it. always on the roadway, a little bit of snow can be worse than a whole lot of snow. half of the nation, three, four years ago, was covered this time of year. 18% only. >> much dryer. and cold on the way. >> we have blizzard warnings in the plains. storm warnings through wisconsin. you can see why, the deep magenta color. that is the 6 to even 12 inches of snow. minneapolis is at an 11-inch deficit. they'll get five to eight. then the cold blast of air comes in. in the teens by monday. starting the workweek this chicago in the teens. dallas could see flakes of s

the james carville rule, they ran a doom and gloom campaign in 2012. i think they do need to be happy warriors. look, i know as a conservative, whether anyone else knows it or not, smaller government works best and less taxes is good for everybody. at the same time, the gop didn't sell that message in a way that resonates with people. >> the problem with mitt romney he had to go so far hard right he did have to do that because the people who vote in primaries are typically on the edge. they're not really center left or center right. so, is the republican party really ready for someone who says they are pro-choice or they are not on the far right with all the people who provide the money and the votes in these primaries? >> no, i wouldn't hang on to the far right monitor that i said. i would hang on to the far right on immigration. look, when you look at some of the more reasonable proposals, for example, rick perry had one that a lot of conservatives who aren't in favor actually embraced. so did herman cain and newt gingri gingrich. it is that issue. i

james carville, mary matalin and nobel prize-winning economist paul krugman, on sunday for "this week." >>> and now, we go overseas to syria, where people are fleeing amid fears that the assad regime will unleash chemical weapons. the region around the capital, damascus, now a battle zone. 2 million syrians now on the run, many of them children. and it is extremely difficult for journalists to enter that country and cover the chaos. but abc's alex marquardt pushed across the border tonight and he is there. alex? >> reporter: we've spent the day among the thousands of refugees living here, and the conditions are miserable. rain has turned the roads to rivers of mud, there's no power or gas for heat, and it's only getting colder by the day. the rain poured as we approached the crossing into syria. the first stop, a rebel checkpoint. tanks and men armed with ak-47s. once past them, a narrow, winding road that led us to white tents in a sea of red mud. in it, the faces of this growing crisis. children huddled around the only source of warmth -- a tiny campfire. they're part of the mass ex

"outfront" tonight, james carville, and the writer for the national review. good to see both of you. james, let me start with you with the number. the nra spent $240 million in 2010. $17 million this election alone backing candidates that would support nra positions. in 2009, the nra pushed through laws relaxing the ability to carry guns on amtrak. i will admit i don't understand the need for that at all and new laws relaxing gun bans in national parks. what can we expect the nra to go along with? >> in louisiana they pushed a law to allow people to carry guns in churches. the bishop put the stop to that. look, they're very powerful group. no question about it. and they put a lot of stuff through and a lot of people not just the congress but state legislators are mortified for these guys and for good reason. they send out a lot of mail and people follow them. i think the vice president was instrumental in passing the assault weapon ban before. he knows this. he is a good man to head up this task force but he will be in for a heck of a fight them play pretty t

. >> you basically played abraham lincoln's political consultant, you're like the james carville of abraham lincoln -- >> very good. i'm the robin to his batman. william h. johnson was actually abraham lincoln's chauffeur and caddy -- >> o no, he's a real guys, a real guy. >> he was with lincoln when he gave the gettysburg address. on the way back he died with small position and lincoln with money out of his own pocket had him buried at arlington national cemetery, the first black man buried at arlington national cemetery. and on his headstone he had "william h. johnson citizen." i think it's remarkable, he didn't call him caddy, he didn't call him driver, he called him citizen. >> we'll be right back. it's t. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you ne

and it would be like bill closinggetting in and the door to james carville. >> bill: you were down in the -- i didn't see you though. you were in tampa. >> we couldn't get on the floor and get press passes. >> bill: they wouldn't let you in because you would mock them. >> i didn't realize that was their objection. >> bill: why should we let this guy in he is going to mock us? >>is the dnc put us up this is true in south carolina. >> bill: you took their money. >> they did not allow us to be -- they wouldn't even put us in a hotel in state. we were set up in south carolina. and the north carolina peoplepl i will tell you i will say, this the nicest people, most hospitable you want to meet. there is a certain point because you know us coming from new york. where i felt like it was almost sarcastic. >> bill: that they were morning you like being too nice can i get you. are you doing good? i would be do you want a pies of this? >> bill: running screaming into the night. was there anything at all at the democratic convention that impressed you? >> at the democratic convention? >> bill: yes

a fever pitch hit when bill clinton buddy democratic strategist james carville was asked about the 2016 bid. >> every democrat i know says, god, i hope she runs. the democrats want her to run. i don't just mean a lot of democrats, i mean a whole lot of democrats, like 90% across the country. >> in a gw politico battleground poll out this morning, hillary clinton's favorable rating is at 0%, higher than the president's, higher than vice president biden. she is more popular than the republicans tested who may be laying the groundwork. paul ryan, jeb bush and marco rubio. by the way, newt gingrich said sunday on "meet the press" what makes her such a formidable opponent. >> if the competitor in 2016 will be hillary clinton supported by bill clinton and presumably still relatively popular president barack obama trying to win that will be truly the super bowl and the republican party today is incapable of competing at that level. >> so should we do our little meter every week? do you want to us do it every day? tweet me some advice. how do we deal with hillary watch 2016? if you want it dail

here's her denial and james carville setting the record straight. >> i said i don't really believe that that's something i will do again. i am so grateful i had the experience of doing it before. but you know, i think there are lots of ways to serve. so i will continue to serve. >> she's an extraordinarily able person. i never met anyone i thought was a better public servant, but i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> every democrat i know says god, i hope she runs. we don't need a primary. we don't want to fight with anybody over anything. >> she's leaving state, but i hate to fast forward into 2016, but the fact is until she makes up her mind what she does, the democratic presidential field is frozen. >> no, it's not. >> no? >> compare hillary clinton 2012 to clinton 2008. make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the powe

. >> jonathan, let me play with james carville said about a possible hillary clinton candidacy. take a listen. >> every democrat i know says, god, i hope she runs, we don't need a primary. the democrats want her to run. i don't mean a lot of democrats, i mean a whole lot of democrats, like 90% across the country. >> okay, john. so when you look at the roster of likely gop candidates from bobby jindal, rick santorum possibly, chris christie, marco rubio, would any of them be able to front up against this formidable candidate if she were to run, hillary clinton? >> right. well, i mean, if the election were to be held right now, no, they'd be grounded into the dirt by her. her approval ratings are sky high. she's never been this popular before. people who were for her in 2008 when she lost the nomination to president obama would definitely be there again. so, yeah, they'd have a hard time, but you know what? there are people within the democratic party who want to run for president, and i'm not quite sure that they would stand down necessarily -- >> who do you have in mind, john? >

let's bring in james carville and reihan salam. good to see you. grover norquist is not bending. not yet. >> well, president obama, or as mr. norquist refers to him, obama -- president obama has done something mr. norquist has never done in his life and that's get people to vote for him. so i would also remind mr. norquist who conveniently forgets that president clinton raised taxes on the wealthy and created 22 million jobs. president bush cut taxes on the wealthy and created 1 million jobs. so his economic expertise is a little behind here. but the truth of the matter is, everybody voted in this election, the president said he would raise taxes on people earning over $250,000. that's what he's going to do. that's what's going to happen. he has the authority of an election behind him. running for office is a difficult thing to do, and the people that win the elections have a lot more moral authority in a democracy than people who talk about elections. >> ryan, that does seem to be the point. republicans may not like it, but that wasn't what this election said american people wan

something james carville said would thrill democrats but scare the living daylights out of republicans according to newt gingrich. >> the democrats want her to run. i don't just mean a lot of democrats. i mean a whole lot of democrats. 90% across the country. >> if their competitor in '16 is going to be hillary clinton supported by bill clinton and presumably a still relatively popular president barack obama, trying to win that will be truly the super bowl. and the republican party today is incapable of competing at that level. >> we just had the super bowl. now we talk about the next one. "new york times" reporter jody cantor interviewed a number of clinton aides about the future plans of hillary clinton and they didn't hold back. jody, great to have you with me today. all corners of clinton world went on record with you about this. you point out the down sides ofa white house run in your piece saying the more serious issue here is she's about 2016, the less she can do. no frank, seen it all memoir. no clients, commissions or controversial positions that could prove problematic. given

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so recently i was at the democratic national convention, and james carville reminded me there that with all the talk about the economy that we don't live in an economy, we live in a society. and i care deeply about the kind of society that we are creating. and i use the word "creating" on purpose. today community does not happen organically. we have to be very intentional and deliberate about that. and while the city council is currently in the midst of a school reassignment process, i've learned that quality is subjective, the definition of that. while the city council is in the middle of a redistricting process, i've learned that community is subjective and how neighborhood is defined. so i do believe in investing in infrastructure and all those things that would, um, eradicate or mitigate a brain drain. but ultimately i believe that it doesn't matter if we have more affordable housing or better jobs or better schools if people don't want to live here. and that has everything to do with community and the soul of a city. people want to be a part of a city that is diverse and inclusive

james carville, and mary matalin and paul krugman join george will on our powerhouse roundtable. elizabeth? >>> now, to the latest scare for john mcafee, who is wanted for questioning in a murder in belize. he collapsed at the detention center where he was being held. he was rushed to the hospital. at first, they thought he might have suffered a heart attack. he's back in detention. and matt gutman is in guatemala city with the latest twist in this bizarre case. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. i spoke to john mcafee last night. he said his attorneys are working on five separate actions that could delay his deportation to belize, at least by a couple of days and free him from this detention center. and it follows what was arguably the most bizarre day in his month-long run from the law. [ sirens blaring ] instead of being deported to belize in handcuffs on thursday, a seemingly unconscious john mcafee is wheeled into a hospital on a gurney. mcafee's month-long game of cat and mouse with authorities in two countries, ended with a sudden emergency. the soft

james carville has an analysis of this gentleman in the south. white males in the south. the country has changed on this. probably the greatest transformation in the country is a state like south carolina. countries can progress. host: what does it mean for politics? guest: we have serious disagreements about things like budgets and other matters. stille grown up and we're the envy of the world in terms of equality. the world still follows the united states. host: this is from boring filecler. guest: this party was founded by abraham lincoln. i have not seen the lincoln movie. it is a good time for that movie. this country was founded on -- slavery and polygamy. a strong government but a limited government. a strong foreign policy and a respect for traditional values while open to the advances. those are three fundamental principles. many americans feel it is pressing hardest is government and the reach of government. this is a balancing act. i think we can win people's hearts. we are doing fine at the local level. we're doing very well. if people want to look at republic