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Republicans leader joining us from the house. thank you very much. >> you bet. >> were going to talk about earmarks. let me ask you first about eric massa, weve been talking about the republicans calling for an ethics probe. the counter from democrats is hes out of there. we helped get rid of him. why open an ethics investigation, keep open or reopen it now. arent you just harassing democratic leadership? >> not at all. we believe the american people have a right to know whether or not these ext...

Accountable on. thats what theyve got to vote on and thats what they question until they can see it for themselves. >> and then theres the whole question of eric massa and what pelosi knew and when did she know it. steny hoyer, as soon as he found out about it, the very next day, called it to the attention or asked staff to call it to the attention of the ethics committee. now the republicans are trying to put a resolution on the floor to reopen the ethics probe. is that going to go anywhere kel...

>> after the interview, reece appeared over at an event in washington with the secretary of state hillary clinton and first lady michelle obama, and gave an emotional speech, but started off with a joke. >> as an actress, i have always sought out roles that portrayed women as strong and powerful. such as ell woods who was in the "legally blond" movies who was the biggest fashions fashionise to washington until michelle obama. thanks a lot. >> very cute. she is intelligent young woman, and we are...

Investigated just for sammy language. the house ethics committee say he groped three male staff members in the offices, according to three sources familiar with the probe speaking to the washington post. so its more than using salty language. the ethics investigation includes that. now, since hes no longer in the congress, the -- because he resigned. he says he resigned because they pushed him out because was a no vote on healthcare. well, you might wonder if -- actually the effect of the resign...

Vote to pass the bill because of a republican who said he was going to retire, but decided to postpone his retirement until he could get his no vote in. the following day, congressman massa said he would now resign before the election, not citing the cancer that he was citing on wednesday, but now citing sexual allegations made against him leaked to the media. at that time he said the ethics probe was behind him stepping down, backing away from the health reasons a couple days prior. didnt want ...

Being railroaded, i feel like this ethics probe is not about any salty language, as he put it, that i may have used but about my no vote on health care. we have spoken with people on capitol hill, brad, who say the buzz on this it comes from massa, is maybe cracking you under the pressure. is that fair? whats your take on it, where do you think we stand on this? >> i think, look, congressman massa has done what many politicians do, when the going gets rough, they hunker down and try to fight the...

Eric massas going to step down. he announced he would not run for a reelection. he is a first-time democrat and has had health issues, but also under an ethics probe for alleged harassment. and new details this morning about the man killed by police at the pentagon thursday night. he had once proposed researching smart weapons for the military. john patrick bedell also had a history of mental illness. our dan simon has more on the pentagon shooter now. >> ill talk to you about what information...

And this is where im going to stay. im not going to fight it. >> you kind of see the other side of people. the very quiet person you see at work every day, you see her at night, a completely different person outside, so its interesting. sometimes entertaining. definitely a lifestyle. >> good stuff. time for your "top of the hour" reset. im tony harris in the "cnn newsroom." it is tell oclo12:00 in wa where the president reaches out to republicans, again, on health care reform bills. and at...

Hes making very clear to democrats were in all this together. it is better we pass good health care reform and make the argument in november than not pass it at all. >> as ken strickland just put out a note. a couple of steps. house must pass senate version, reconciliation that fixes other issues and senate must pass that same reconciliation. the problem, two critical things, the democratic ranks must have votes and trust. it boils down to them now. thank you both, gentlemen, i greatly appreciat...

Joness first terms in office will end on january 2021. giving democrats an advantage heading into next years midterms needing only two more seats to have outright majority. after allegations of groping and forcibly kissing women, democratic senator al franken is scheduled to resign on tuesday. poll of minnesota voters conducted this week found that half do not want him to step down. left leaning firm found 50% of voters think franken should not resign. 42% believe he should go through with his...