corrupt union. some of their local unions operate like episodes of the sopranos. he didn t seem to play any role in cleaning it up. since he s been nominated the first time, he s been now named in an embezzlement and extortion lawsuit, and they claim he covered up the embezzlement of union funds. there used to be the standard that you can t have the appearance of impropriety. we hope the president wasn t going to renominate him but he did. thanks for keeping us posted. thanks for keeping the clock running. i think people should know that. fred, thank you very much. to the judge on whether any of this is legal and these guys should still be on the job. all rise, the judge is here. they shouldn t be on the job. the court ruled conclusively and we re not talking about all members of the national labor relations board. we re talking about two which is enough to upset a quorum.
it at the r.n.c. after cancelling monday s event, essentially, they ll gavel in and gavel out. so they can get the clock running on monday. and we are told that primarily, what they are trying to do is preserve all of those speeches, four nights worth of speeches, into three nights. and, they are still trying to figure this all out. we made the move yesterday to postpone monday s events, we re going to convene on monday, and then we re going to go to an immediate recess. the program elements for monday, we ll roll into the rest of the week. and you know, we are cautiously optimistic that we ll be able to do so, starting on tuesday, and we look forward to an exciting event. reporter: one of the things that you can look for, likely to happen, is that tuesday, that opening now now the opening day, really the opening day where activity will be going on, they ll have a longer tuesday. to try and accommodate all of those speakers and all of those elements, jenna? it will be a busy we
handcuffs. they didn t pat him on the back and say, good you saved your life from a dangerous situation. they put him in handcuffs, what does that tell you right off the bat. when you approach a scene and sure not there and you don t know what s going on, place based on my 20 plus years in working with officers, they get on the scene and they don t know who they have there. for their safety, they put them in handcuffs. keep them in mind, they put him in handcuffs, put him in custody. not free to life for fourth and fifth amendment rights gok on. but he wasn t physically taken into custody which comes 23450 play. have you the right to a speedy trial. by bringing him in, they didn t trigger the 180 days to start the clock running.ç
indict him. she said, no, what? how did this differ from the original prosecutor. without knowing what was in the mind of the original prosecutor, and if the statement was what you just said it was, we don t know who what he may have decided. maybe there was a question as to whether or not george zimmerman could assert his rights under stand your ground. right now i m not comfortable? bringing charges. i will conduct investigation. i will give myself more time. i don t want the clock running. when we come back, sound reaction from willie brown. willie willç join us again. the charges coming against george zimmerman, and they are coming within the hour now, well find out what the indictment is. is it second degree murd perp is it manslaughter? what? and will he be able to beat wrap if he goes for the defense of, stand your ground. you re watching hardball.
tax extension with the clock running out. 160 million americans have a thousand dollar stake in this fight. eric cantor will join us with his reasons for standing firm. and chaos in egypt. women march in cairo outraged over the beating of women by soldiers last week. a million person march is planned for the end of this week. it s wednesday, december 21st, 2011, and this is a special edition of the daily rundown. i m chuck todd coming to you from the stage here in keene, new hampshire. folks can clap around here, it s good, we re at a rally. thanks very much. let s get right to my first read of the morning. gridlock still the word of the day on capitol hill where it s standoff between the house and senate on the payroll tax has escalated with the president and speaker boehner now exchanging charges. house republicans voted 229-193 to reject the senate s bill. in effect voting down the two-month extension of the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits, saying it s one year or