Administration. But i dont know if you saw the morning talk shows, but there were several potential candidates for 2016 who were out there already. Is the clock ticking . Are you running out of time . How much time do you have left . And what do you make of the notion that you are now a lame duck . Well, traditionally after the last midterm of the twoterm presidency since i cant run again that is the label that you guys apply. Here is what i tell my team. I told them this last week and i told them this, this morning. We had this incredible privilege of being in charge of the most Important Organization on earth. The u. S. Government. And our military. And everything that we do for good around the world. And there is a lot of work to be done to make government work better. To make americans safer. To make opportunity available to more people. For us to be able to have a positive influence in every corner of the globe the way we are doing right now in west africa. And im going to squeeze
First of all, lets not make too much of this. A majority of the people who vote yesterday were female. It was 5149. But it was less than we a point or so less, but it wasnt like there was a huge shift in the gender balance in the electorate that voted yesterday. Women have a tendency to place a higher priority on issues like education and health care and i think any politicians, republican or democrat who hopes to appeal to women has got to have something intelligent to say about both of those issues. We dont have as many people as we need to be able to articulate a position on education. Its not coincidence that the last republican president was very, very good and talked a lot about education. Lamar alexander talks a lot about education. We dont have as many as we need to paint a compelling picture. Good point. By the way, i would say the last two republican president s good point. George bush senior we may disagree with their policies but they articulated strongly on education. And
For republicans. The gop has won enough seats to take control of the u. S. Senate. That means republicans will have control of both the house and senate when the new congress convenes in january. As it stands now, republicans have 52 seats after picking up seven from democrats. Now locally we have a team of ktvu reporters around the bay area and Northern California tonight. Theyre gathering reaction to the latest results including two big races for mayor to so detect measures and much more. The race for mayor in san jose. Two men vying to replace chuck reed. At this hour, sam licardo has 51 of the vote. Dave cortese has 48 . Azenith smith is in san jose where she caught up with both candidates and shes live now from corteses election headquarters. Reporter it may not be until tomorrow that we know who the new mayor will be. Its a good vibe with a lot of people optimistic. Earlier we were with licardo a few miles away. And that was the scene as the first results came in. Licardo is join
Ends, peter greste calls on egypt to release his colleagues. And should parents be able to opt out of the measles innoculation . This is live in new york city im tony harris. Middle class economics president obama is sending congress a record 4 trillion budget taxes on the wealth, free tuition and sick leave benefits. Everybody is playing by the same set of rules. The budget that the congress has in its hands is built on those values. That is why president obama is pushing for paid sick leave and today 43 million workers in the private sector dont get paid if they call in sick. That would change in the president s budget. Libby casey has more on the president s wish list. Libby. Tony, the president s blueprint is a clear example of where he wants to go with his priorities. Changes where taxes would come from and where exactly spending would go towards. The biggest line item as is standard is defense spending to the tune of nearly half a trillion dollars. Sending boosts to education. To
Family, the farmers that we have broader districts those that work on the coastline here in the district are at we have such a diverse district here and the folks in this district need a voice and being a voice for the american cancer society, being a voice in edgewater park, i am looking to take it one step further and be a voice for the people of the Third District of south jersey the hardworking middle class folks in the women who are without a voice right now, as we have seen most recently with some of the discussions about equal pay in this country, we need a voice for our veterans and we have seen the systemic problems in the va system and we need a voice for the seniors whether its social security, medicare, that is exactly what we will be in congress, is the voice for the people of south new jersey that i have grown up with and who i love so much. Thank you. I also want to thank you for the opportunity. Macarthur i want to touch on talk versus action, namely the constituency gr