To date on all of the latest news of the day and take your calls at 186655press. And word is out this morning that roger ails told David Petraeus when he was still in iraq that he should quit and run for president of the United States against barack obama and if he did so, roger ails said he would quit fox news and run his campaign. How about it. Dont tell me fox news is not the broadcast arm of the Republican Party. That proves it all right. Well get into that and a whole lot more here. First we get the latest current news update from Lisa Ferguson out in los angeles. Hi lisa. Good morning. Hey bill. Good morning everyone. So far the president seems to be staying strong when it comes to taxes. As you all know by now House Republicans sent in a fiscal cliff counter offer yesterday but the white house is calling it no good. I want to give you an idea of where the two sides stand right now. Boehners new plan would raise 2. 2 trillion. Now it would extend the bush tax cuts for everyone an
K the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. They know that im not bsing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. When the democrats are wrong, they know that im going to be the first one to call them out. They can question whether im right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. Announcer on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. Bill its 25 minutes after the hour now. A lot of outrage big editorial in the New York Times blasting john boehner for delaying the vote on no reason to do it. Theyre not delaying the vote on relief, of course for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. What do they need more . They need more evidence there was a lot of damage done there. Havent they been watching television . Maybe they should have gotten on the plane with president obama and toward the area with governor christie. By the way, i was reminded
You [ music ] the full court press with bill press from 6 00 to 9 00 eastern, followed by humor in politics with a westcoast edge talking liberally with Stephanie Miller. Bill press and Stephanie Miller, currents news block, starting at 6 00 a. M. Eastern. What a way to start the day. Only on the current t. V. [ music ] hey what do you say, everybody . It is friday, february 8th. Great to see you today. Thank you for joining us here on the fullcourt press on current tv, all across this great land of ours early this friday morning. We will bring you up to date on all of the news of the day on many fronts and take your calls at 86655press. This is our tollfree number. Yes, a big storm, a big snow snowstorm heading for the northeast United States this weekend. We will talk to accuwe think about that, bring you up to date. John brennan was grilled by members of the u. S. Senate yesterday about drones. Ron wyden, senator ron wyden from oregon will tell us all about that hearing. No sooner d
On dry land, so to speak without our feet getting wet, it was a really fantastic feeling. For major thibault and 103 search and rescue squadron, its all souls saved. Mission accomplished. [ music ] bill good morning fellow americans, and welcome to the fullcourt press this wednesday morning, february 13th. Good morning. After the state of the union, good to see you today. Well tell you all about that and other breaking news today. And, of course, give you a chance to get involved in the conversation. Give us your point of view by giving us a call at 86655press. If you thought the president s inaugural address was good i hope you caught last nights state of the Union Address. He challenged congress to help build the middle class in america in many ways across the board by providing universal preschool education, by raising the minimum wage by creating new jobs, by getting rid of loopholes for big corporations and by saving lives guy common sense gun Safety Measures. A great speech. We w
[ theme ] bill hey, good morning everybody. What do you say . It is friday, january 11. This is the full court press coming to you across this great land of ours from our studios in washington, d. C. On current tv. Good see you this morning. Thank you so much for joining us. Weve got lots to talk about. Well tell you whats happening here in our Nations Capital around the country around the globe and of course, take your calls at 186655press. And yesterday president obama named his new treasury secretary, jack lew. Jack lew who has one thing in common with president obamas last three president ial nominations, john kerry, chuck hagel and john brennan they are all white males. Does the president have a diversity problem . Hey, well get into that. Afterall, he is the first africanamerican president. But first the latest out in los angeles, here she is with todays current news update, Lisa Ferguson. Hi, lisa. Good morning. Hey bill. Good morning everyone. Vice President Joe Biden continues