The rescue efforts as well. A noreaster joined forces with a storm system connected to hurricane joaquin, the result the worst rain parts of the carolinas have ever seen. At least five people have been killed. More than 200 rescues have taken place in South Carolina since saturday night. More than a foot and a half of rain fell in gills creek. 17 inches in the wateree river. 14 plus in charleston. 10 in columbia where highways and bridges are closed. Our reporter is there. Reporter it is an emergency situation in South Carolina. More than 100 water rescues have taken place sunday across the rainravaged state. Governor Nikki Haley Says the soaking is unprecedented. We havent seen this level of rain in the low country in 1,000 years. Thats how big this is. Reporter in downtown columbia, the states capital, a dam break flooded thoroughfares stranding motorists trapped in vehicles. Some areas received up to 10 feet of water. Residents have been warned to stay off the roads. We caught up wi
attacking the old guard and they are attacking back, because they don t want to go anywhere any time soon and this goes to the core identity and it is an interesting time, and when you see donald trump and sarah palin talking, you wonder how far they will go. there is a lot to be seen this week, and ogoing forward. well, a person who just spoke is jason chafettz, the republican from utah and good to see you, representative, and you heard the conversation here and the opportunity for the republican party here at cpac to lay out definition. is this showcasing a split though when we listened to the last couple of pieces of sound here within the republican party? no, look, marco rubio and senator paul i should say rand paul, and look, they are some of the rock stars and rising stars, and they have new ideas and a fresh approach, and they represent a different demographic than we have had in the past, and they are the next generation. look, the republican party is about freedom and libe
christina garcia, thanks for your time tonight and good luck getting your tax money back from those crooks. that will do it for this tuesday edition of countdown. i m lawrence o donnell in for keith olbermann. catch my new msnbc show at 10:00 p.m. week nights this fall. now to hear more about the republicans voting no on war funding i present chris hayes sitting in for rachel maddow tonight. good evening, chris. good evening, lawrence. thanks a lot. thank you for staying with us for the next hour. congress voted to fund the war in afghanistan again this afternoon thanks to the belief among many deficit hawks that war money isn t real money. republican congressman jason chafettz of utah isn t one of them and joins us tonight. we ll feature the outrageous truth of what your friendly neighborhood ceo makes compared to you. rod blagojevich s trial transcript, rean actment theater and a salute to the most bad ass ex-president currently walking the earth. we begin tonight with the
money which means you have to find a way to pay for it and either through increased revenue or cuts to programs elsewhere. that kind of funding was stripped from the bill that passed today even though the house appropriations committee says it was paid for. so to review, money for war that adds to the deficits, yes, please. money for teachers that doesn t add to the deficit? no way. maybe we should create a division in the marines that teaches math to fifth graders. joining us now is republican congressman jason chafettz of utah, one of the 12 republicans who voted against the war funding tonight. congressman, thank you so much for your time. i m really glad you re here. thanks for having me. i appreciate it. first i want to ask you a question about across the aisle were you surprised so many democrats voted against the bill, 102 versus 32 last time? yeah. i think that s part of it. we have a few more republicans and a whole lot more democrats. why did you go against the majori
and a city in revolt. bell, california, a blue collar town, a town 100 times smaller than los angeles, found out it s been paying the city manager double the salary of the president of the united states. and at the top of the hour, the rachel maddow show an even dozen republicans as lynn woolsey pointed out voted against funding the war in afghanistan. one of them congressman jason chafettz of utah is on the show. [ man ] if it was simply about money, every bank loan would be a guarantee of success. at ge capital, loaning money is the start of the relationship, not the end. i work with polaris every day. at ge capital, we succeed only when they do. whoo! awesome! yes! we ve got to get you out of the office more often. my turn to drive.