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School instructor and testified on his behalf at his high court confirmation hearings in washington. that mentor of kennedy testified at kennedys confirmation hearing in december of 87. here he is. >> i think he will have compassion and empathy for all those who present themselves. hell do that without personal predilection, without a specific philosophical inclination, with an aim at consensus building. i urge a vote of confirmation. >> the supreme court decision on that same-sex matter is expe...

As a piller of the sacramento legal community, a closeted gay man who hired kennedy as a law school instructor and testified on his behalf at his high court confirmation hearings in washington. that mentor of kennedy testified at kennedys confirmation hearing in december of 87. here he is. >> i think he will have compassion and empathy for all those who present themselves. hell do that without personal predilection, without a specific philosophical inclination, with an aim at consensus building....

About this. but he is making it very difficult to accomplish anything in this town. >> he is doing this because of the political reality that he sees and you cite the "the washington post" editorial. they also said that house republicans advocated. >> this was buried at the end. these are two of his pals. >> marco rubio most pressing politician on this. in 2013 when he said he was for comprehensive immigration reform he said if we dont act on comprehensive reform president obama is going to act ...

About this. but he is making it very difficult to accomplish anything in this town. >> he is doing this because of the political reality that he sees and you cite the "the washington post" editorial. they also said that house republicans advocated. >> this was buried at the end. these are two of his pals. >> marco rubio most pressing politician on this. in 2013 when he said he was for comprehensive immigration reform he said if we dont act on comprehensive reform president obama is going to act ...

He did that on saturday. hes hearing from democrats about why he did not consult with congress blf engaging in this prisoner exchange. that will overshadow the first part of the trip. >> okay. hell have to deal with domestic issues, i guess, because that has very little bearing on what many of those leaders want to hear about and that is that the u.s. will be there to support allies in the region beyond just a couple hundred troops in pole land, beyond those words especially in light of the majo...

Government. my question to you, crystal first, then amy. do you agree theres not that big of a divide? >> no. i think -- look, speaker boehner is doing what he should do as leader of the house. hes trying to bring together the coalition, which is a problem. theres a divide where the tea party needs real work is once you are elected, the work begins with consensus building. we, as republicans cant have everything we want. what looked bad is when senator ted cruz, who was brought into congress thr...

Nelson mandela. its just a strange counter factual to think of. but south africa would be a different country. i think it would be a different world. he was such, more than an icon, such a giant of the 20th century, that i think the 21st century would simply not be the same without nelson mandela. >> i just want to mention something about the way he used all of the different layers of his experience, beginning with growing up in a little village on a dirt floor. he used his law school experience...

Piece straight out of the "new york times" explaining how republican senator susan collins got together with two other family senators to form this bipartisan group, and its that group that "the new york times" is reporting who developed really whats the blueprint, the framework for this bill that is right now the best shot at ending the shutdown and this debt ceiling crisis. here is one congresswoman, her explanation of the difference that the women can make. >> i think we need more women becau...

Blocked out the sun when there is a government shutdown and we almost breached default. we have to work together. it doesnt have to be this way. the tea party has taken us to the absolute extreme edge of the political process. and we need to come back together. we need more parents to get engaged. >> more women, do you think? >> more women. >> are women better at negotiating? would more women get more done if there were not all of these testosterone males running around? >> if they just put us i...

Around? >> if they just put us in a room together more often, we could solve the problems. women are more focused on consensus building, not every woman, but the times i worked with women, women are not as focused on obliterating the other side. they want to get the work done. >> thank you very much, a wake-up call to the nations problems, much needed. >> thank you. and when we come back, suze orman is here to tell you what you need to do to protect your money. let me tell you, she is going to...