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Republicans a determined opposition against immigration and grand bargain and get it more angry about this. when the president was a senator back in 2005, he was rallying against it and suggested it was a power grab. >> harry reid made similar comments. what harryid said to get washington working and he said he is glad they changed it. >> republicans dont think it is fair. and the president doesnt think his nominations whether it is it federal judgeships or executive nominations have been blocke...

This el debate is intensifies. jim accost aa, thanks very much. lets bring in our political panel. joining us, john king, our chief political analyst gloria borger and host of the new "crossfire" van jones. its very interesting when the president was a senator and he was dealing, this is what he said back in 2007 about using -- about congressional authorization being required. the president does not have power under the constitution -- this is senator barack obama -- to unilaterally authorize a ...

Major speech where he restated his vision for this countrys still very recovering -- economy that is still recovering. he spoke at knox college in gaelsburg, illinois, selling a plan to help the middle class. he also highlighted the countrys economic progress, ending on a poetic note. its the return to his first major economic speech as a senator back in 2005. joining me now, white house correspondent kristen welker. let me start off with you, kristen. the president here reiterating a lot of thi...

>> lets talk more about this nuclear option. joining me to talk about this senate dog fight journalist david nakamori and staff writer for the hill. david, let me start with you because senator reid says the filibuster block is necessary in congress. is it a necessary evil? >> it might be. its probably true and this is something the white house says quite a bit, the american public is getting frustrated with a lot of these tactics. its worth remining people that president obama was against sort ...

>> reporter: the white house is standing behind harry reid. hes threatening to get rid of the filibuster using the nuclear option that would require executive branch nominees to have 51 votes instead of 60. they are pointing to the obstructionism. you mentioned that chuck hagel was filibustered. the fact that the presidents judicial nominees have waited on average more than 200 days. compare to under george w. bush where they waited 175 days. republicans are digging in their heels. mitch mcconne...

Down, this president has kept in stock. >>gretchen: i remember interviewing laura bush a couple of years after the president had left office and asking that exact question. how does the president feel now -- president bush -- about the fact that he was so highly criticized by then-candidate president obama about all of his policies, and he hasnt changed any of them? in fact hes made them more excessive. heres president obama when he was a senator back in 2005. >> if someone wants to know why the...

Trillion dollars. as president, you start realizing, you know what? we cant play around with this stuff. >> thats his explanation for why when he was a senator back in 23007 he voted against raisig the debt ceiling. now that hes president of the united states, he feels differently. >> theres about five other issues where he feels the same thing. lets talk about a certain teacher in a certain school i believe in knoxville, tennessee, right. its rowan county, tennessee, the school is bower element...

Village. each upon though a trip was not on the official schedule, they spent money cloning up the streets and preparing gifts and welcome ceremony. president obama has been there before as a senator back in 2006. >> witnesses sharing their terrifying stories as investigators piece together to what led to the movie theater shooting. houser stood up 20 minutes in the movie and without a word started shooting. he killed two people and hurt nine others. witnesses didnt realize it was gunshots first...