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Senate. republicans, as you know, are threatening to really gum up the system if democrats proceed as theyre planning to with reconciliation. how much can they really do to delay this process, or by virtue of the fact that they are the minority party, is this mostly bluster and they cant really do much to stop the bill? >> well, savannah, its a little bit of both. there are things they can do. they can file amendments and have those amendments voted on almost indefinitely. it depends on how many...

Pence went on the record. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: where does this stand? it is getting confusing. >> right. they dont have the votes. i think that the american people deserve to know that despite a lot of blow and bluster and posturing democrats dont have the votes. >> greta: how bad is it for them? >> i think its very difficult, because the bill that passed the united states senate on christmas eve filled with the cornhusker kickback and the gatorade and the louisiana purchase ...

Pence went on the record. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: where does this stand? it is getting confusing. >> right. they dont have the votes. i think that the american people deserve to know that despite a lot of blow and bluster and posturing democrats dont have the votes. >> greta: how bad is it for them? >> i think its very difficult, because the bill that passed the united states senate on christmas eve filled with the cornhusker kickback and the gatorade and the louisiana purchase ...

The quake. aftershocks keep rattling the hardest hit areas in the southeastern part of the nation. corinne winters is live in los angeles wrapping up the oscars she was covering last night. after the dust has settled what are your thoughts? >> well, we have some amazing highlights but we spoke the last hour about the ratings and the fact that the show, according to critics was a little bit lack luster. well, this may surprise you. the numbers are in, as we like to say. guess what. last nights ...

Advantage in this summit because they -- >> republicans are coming across as thoughtful and serene. >> another problem is that hes really doing this to show bipartisanship, that hes showing trans parency. the democrats are saying less, and its the republican show, and hes got to find a way -- >> obama versus the republicans. >> exactly right. >> i disagree. i think you saw plenty of luster from the republicans. in fact, the republicans keep going back and started out frankly with this lets take ...

Iranian nation will chop off the hands from the arm of any attacker from any part of the world. president of the plow shares fund, a foundation dedicated to funding peace and security initiatives, hes also the author of the book, "bomb scare: the future and history of nuclear weapons." i guess well start with cutting off the hand, what do you make of what were hearing from ahmadinejad? >> thank you, jane. this is a lot of bluster. this is like the schoolyard bully telling you what hes going to d...

I think he pulled it off. >> do you think hell be able to do it? >> i do. well the answer is it depends if hes true to his word. he said im giving up the extracurricular activities. im not going to do this again, ive learned not to take myself as somebody who is entitled. if he does that, and he goes back on the golf course, which i presume he will, and wins, will he become a star again? yes. will he get the luster he enjoyed prior to this? never. >> lee steinburg is with us, i know people and i...

Manipulation really took the luster off that regime. the regime lost its moral legitimacy in the arab world. so i think its actually going our way or more in the direction of our friends in the region. iran is back on its heels to an extraordinary sense. so i dont think you should see this last year as having been a big win for iran. iran became a police state. iran had a coup by its military and security leadership and everybody saw it. >> and im going to ask you this question quickly and then ...

Much power it is taking the place of the government. meanwhile, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is promising a surprise punch this week after declaring his country a nuclear state because it has enriched high-grade uranium. administration officials including those traveling with secretary clinton believe the rhetoric is all bluster and that iran has not developed a physics necessary for a nuclear weapon. in vancouver, british columbia, canada, team usa is off to a great start at the wint...

Military trials for khalid sheikh mohammed. that was initially going to be here in new york city down by ground zero, which was met with a lot of bluster and a lot of unhappiness by a lot of folks who live here in new york city. >> uh-huh. >> not initially by mayor bloomberg who was ok with the plan but then he switched his feelings and now he says its not a good idea and he doesnt want it here. he says its going to cost a lot of money. >> thats right. and essentially, he trashed the city of new...