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Nobody called him lazy. this is the kind of stuff that really brings back into the mud, i hope tonight when they get together, the republicans and the presidents, they can get out of this nasty commentary that is going on. >> roger ailes has strong words about joe biden among other things saying, i have a spot for joe biden. i like him. but hes dumb as an ashtray. wow. dumb as an ashtray. i know joe biden. he is not done. certainly not dumb as an ashtray. >> were taking excerpts out of a three-p...

Blackberries and laptops. the government agency looks like its opened and fully functional. the air and space museum of the smithsonian institution open and a popular destination today. you can see in here, lots of people inside. despite the overwhelming snowfall inside the city, the mayor says this about closing the government. >> i would rather err on the side of caution than put people at harms way. >> reporter: and its turning more to a rain event and now the city will turn its attention to ...

Deal with it in rebuttal. im brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. wolf splitser begins right now. wolf? a powerful winter storm walloping the mid-atlantic causing huge power outages and prompting a state of emergency. president obama has a surprise dinner date tonight with republican senators. plus, knives on airplanes. theres outrage has the tsa considers relaxing its rules. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." all that coming up. we begin with a new wall street high. the ...

Education and food. you saw people who were mourners, waving flags and chanting sl chanting slogans. just a lot of very raw emotion here, wolf. the opposition we havent heard a lot of today. they are laying low. this is time for the people who supported chavez to get this out of their system, to come to terms with the man who was the president for 14 years is no longer here, wolf. >> so what happens next in the coming days and weeks, shasta? who takes charge? when will the elections take place? ...

Graham basically supporting the administrations power on this matter, saying that the administration does need to use drones, that it should retain that power do protect the homeland and attorney general eric holder indicated that president obama himself will very soon come out and explain more fully the administrations policy on the use of drones, wolf. >> im anxious to hear that explanation. chris lawrence, thanks. the classic filibuster was by the passionate character played by jimmy stewar...

Quick thought from -- >> and good being looking suits they are, wolf. >> thank you. quick thought from you, anna, first, and then van. whats going on with cpac, this conservative political action conference. they invite donald trump but they dont invite chris christie. what am i missing? >> i think youre missing the marketing part of it. they are putting on a heck of a show. just on my way over here i was talking to the head of cpac and they had the second largest spike in sales in tickets than ...

The president and he said hes going to try to get to know the president and talk about the key issues that he wants to get through to the president, especially tax reform. >> would love to be a fly on the wall at that dinner tonight. well see what happens. dana, thanks very much. gloria, you wrote a column on cnn.com. you wrote, recently a senior administration official told me, theres this myth in washington that somehow if we all sat down around a table, republicans would miraculously be more ...

Is going to get. >> keep some water nearby. trust me. >> reporter: now, as i said, wolf, this has really stuck to the issue at happened. some of the old-fashion filibusters that weve read about has led to senators singing songs, reading recipes, wasting time in order to keep the floor going. we are not going to see a vote on brennan tonight. it will not be at least until tomorrow and that was decided moments before i came on with you. >> making his point indeed. dana, dont go too far away. the o...