No. Violet never left the indoors. Shes having a good hair day. Sure, the dog show pales next to world events. You ever met any dogs named benedict or the pope . Not yet. But news of the popes retirement penetrated westminster, and rudy the engslish sheep dog got the same treatment on the way to the hair show. When its a bad dog hair day, you can always get rid of the hair. Jeanne moos, cnn, new york. Jeshe loves though stories about the dogs in new york. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, shocking announcement out of the vatican today. Plus a power struggle in the Republican Party. In the end, who will be the voice of the gop . Somebody might die in this fight. Will rubio win or somebody like rand . And ted nugent has been invited to attend tomorrows state of the Union Address. We have a preview of what he might say in a special report. Lets go outfront. Good evening. Everyone. Im erin burnett. Toght, the fourth most powerful man in the world resigns. Pope benedict
You both raised Social Security and medicare, but jack lew told me a couple years ago that Social Security longterm is solved and from what people have paid and for some 25 years and medicare for some 10 years and, according to him, and according to federal law, i think they dont even count in the deficit because they are on separate tracks. So i think it would be helpful if you could does clear up, and this is a terrific farm to do it, and these two questions at the constitutionality of the debt ceiling legislation through the house and senate on the pay issue in payment of the public debt in Social Security, whether they have enough in their surplus from what people paid regardless of what the government is taken out, or what they have paid in counts. It is count in the deficit numbers picture trying to do something about . Who wants to go first . Congressman price. Yeah, the debt ceiling affairs. Nobody is talking about paying the data. Nobody is talking about not paying the public
Prevent outbursts or clapping or demonstrations of any kind during these hearings. There was so much interest in todays hearings that we had to expand opportunity for the audience in an adjoining room. The overflow room is 226 of the dirksen building. I will make opening remarks and give Ranking Member cruz the same opportunity and then welcome our first witness. We are here to discuss a critically important issue, maybe a very basic question. We venerate in this country are committed to the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness of those who live in america. We also guaranteed under our bill of rights the right to bear arms. Can we make these two consistent . Can we protect a persons right to own a firearm and still say to the rest of america we also need to protect your light youre right to life, peace, freedom from violence from those same firearms . According to the centers for disease control, more than 11,000 americans 11,000 are murdered by guns each year. That is more each
Guest to the state of the union . Every single one can. Ted nugent will be the guest tonight of republican congressman steve stockton, on outspoken proponent of gun rights and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, she will be in attendance, her husband mark kelly and as the with parents of hadiya pendleton. And tony bennett will be there at the invitation of nancy pelosi. Bennett is an outspoken proponent of gun control. Im brook baldwin, thank you so much for being with me here, lets go to wolf blitzer in washington. Hey, wolf. Happening now, a stricken ship plagued by raw sewage, some 4,000 passengers and crew describe conditions on the carnival try turn to be disgusting. And north koreas young leader defies the world with an underground nuclear test and now the world is responding. Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. A picture of nightmare at sea. These passengers on the carnival triumph arent on deck to soak up the sun, theyre trying to escape the unbearable stench of
This is a big moment in the president s presidency. There is no moment for president like being reelected. I think the president feels like his theory of the economy has been validated by reelection and lets not forget, economic restoration is still the major goal. He has a lot of opportunities, and a lot of emotion tonight is around new gun laws, new gun control measures. Some momentum. Well see what can happen. Immigration reform, bipartisan movement there. But ill tell you, brian, this is a very difficult atmosphere over taxes and the budget. I spent some time with Speaker Boehner today. Who said the president doesnt have the guts to take on spending. Doesnt have the courage to take on liberals in his own party. These sides are really far apart on something as fundamental as how we deal with spending and the debt in our country. And thats going to be part of the back drop tonight. The relationship right now between the two men who will be feet apart tonight, the president and the ho