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The big story at the start of the year in january was mitch mcconnel and harry reid struck a deal. it wasnt going to -- avoid any talk of the nuclear option. this was a deal that would speed up and smooth out the work of the senate. particularly when it came to nominations. here we are now, it is start of june. it looks like the deal was coming -- >> republicans have been less cooperative than both harry reid and mcconnell thought. reid is indicating that if republicans refuse to budge not only ...

In the future, is he still running on that? as of april 18th, as of today, mitt romney is apparently in favor of abolishing hud, the department of housing and urban development. he admitted that to a group of campaign donors this weekend. democrats are poised to point out this week that eliminating hud among many other things would have the effect of throwing thousands of homeless war veterans out on to the streets. so in the future, does mitt romney still want to abolish hud? or has that one be...

Good luck, grandma. dont forget your coupons. that is mitt romneys position on medicare, as of april 18th, 2012. in the future, is he still running on that? as of april 18th, as of today, mitt romney is apparently in favor of abolishing hud, the department of housing and urban development. he admitted that to a group of campaign donors this weekend. democrats are poised to point out this week that eliminating hud among many other things would have the effect of throwing thousands of homeless war...

That is mitt romneys position on medicare, as of april 18th, 2012. in the future, is he still running on that? as of april 18th, as of today, mitt romney is apparently in favor of abolishing hud, the department of housing and urban development. he admitted that to a group of campaign donors this weekend. democrats are poised to point out this week that eliminating hud among many other things would have the effect of throwing thousands of homeless war veterans out on to the streets. so in the fut...

He had a protest, anderson. it was quite strange for police. they say that lee was throwing thousands of dollars of cash into the air and it created quite a bit of a ruckus and they charged him with disorderly conduct and he was ordered to stay away from that discovery communications building. anderson? >> unbelievable. amber lyon, appreciate the reporting. thanks. up next, keeping them honest. the group focus on the family says anti-bullying efforts in schools are being used to push what they...

Ready to go to battle. he would wear that type of garb every single day. they say one thing was for sure. he would always be ranting and raving about that network. >> so what do you mean when you say you knew something wasnt right? >> well, his opinions about things. we couldnt understand why he hated the discovery channel. we just couldnt figure that out. >> every single day he was talking about how much he hated the discovery channel? >> yes, every day. something about children, having overpop...

He had a problem with that as well. >> did anyone at borders say what the heck are you doing, mr. lee, and start arguing with him? >> there were discussions, yes. there were a lot of people that said hes just crazy and blew it off. >> certainly seems crazy. he has been arrested before outside discovery, right? didnt he protest there? >> reporter: yeah. he had a protest, anderson. it was quite strange for police. they say that lee was throwing thousands of dollars of cash into the air and it crea...

Overpopulation of children. he had a problem with that as well. >> did anyone at borders say what the heck are you doing, mr. lee, and start arguing with him? >> there were discussions, yes. there were a lot of people that said hes just crazy and blew it off. things of that nature. >> certainly seems crazy. he has been arrested before outside discovery, right? didnt he protest there? >> reporter: yeah. he had a protest, anderson. it was quite strange for police. they say that lee was throwing th...

It, if i drop it ill explode. >> reporter: decided against reporting the conversation until the situation was over. while lee held three hostages at gunpoint most of the buildings 1,900 employees were told to evacuate and did. including all the children in a day care center on the first floor. >> someone came to me, came to me and said, dont go into the lobby. theres some action going on there, like there are cops inside. >> we werent sure if the gunman was going to come up the other floors or a...

Floor. >> they said, dont go into the lobby. the theres some action going on there. >> werent sure if he would come up to other floors or anything. >> reporter: he had a history of rotesting in front of the discovery channel. calling for more programming about global warming and animal extinction. after attracting crowds by throwing thousands of into the air, he was arrested in february of 2008 and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. lee told our nbc news producer he spent time preparing for t...