i would also be concerned if i were a democrat. they are assume ago great aassug blue line is coming. abby: you need independents, they are key. no question about it. ed: fresh sound bites. coming back in the 8:00. thanks for coming, in lee. great to be here. abby: other headlines we are following, f.a.a. ordering emergency expectations for all airlines of course after a southwest plane engine exploded 30,000 feet in the air. the rare move specifically targeting fan blades on boeing 737. comes days after one killed a woman nearly sucking the woman out of the plane. affects 352 in the u.s. and 681 worldwide. that is a big move. we may never know why a man shot and killed two sheriff s deputies at a restaurant in florida. 58-year-old john highnote walked inside ambushing the
republicans. for example senator chuck schumer saying this he blasted those words as reckless rhetoric while steny hoyer waited a day saying behavior we would expect from kim jong un, not the president of the united states. talking about speaking with one voice. but the democrats approach work any better? here to weigh in is former cia officer and lifelong democrat brian dean wright. brian, where do you stand on this? the rhetoric is, boy, to try to defend d.c. democrats this morning is tough. brian: i would think so. here s the bottom line when mattis who by the way was confirmed 98 to 1. again, lots of democrats know he is a good man and support him. when he comes out and says look, north korea, you keep this up, we will take out your regime and lots of people are going to die, this tells you this is a nonpartisan issue. the country needs to be united. i understand our international affairs operates around the idea of speak soft and carry a big stick. we will see what we can do
lifelong democrat joins us live next. brian: he was fired from the v.a. why is he back on the job this morning? it s really going to anger you. errrrr. who are you who who who who for your heart. your joints. or your digestion. so why wouldn t you take something for the most important part of you. your brain.
long-time nemesis former speaker now presidential candidate newt gingrich. plus a snomobiler s helmet cam captures the moment one of his buddies buried alive by an avalanche and then their frantic race to pull him out. we begin tonight here on capitol hill. the stage tonight for the president s annual state-of-the-union address. theater, yes. but important theater. president obama s election year message will be heavily focused on the struggling economy. and yes, we are told tonight there will be some sharp partisan dividing lines over taxes, spending, energy policy and who is to blame for washington s political dysfunction. on the republican campaign trail today, the leading contenders urge voters not to forget the last three years as the president tries to frame the year ahead. did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? no. did he get americans back to work? no. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is live with her latest reporting on
you can t say one thing and change your position without it being held against you. like romney did last cycle, several other candidates including pawlenty, huntsman and newt gingrich are going to be eating their words this cycle. and just to give you a little taste of what happened in the last cycle, here s a little bit of tape from the al gore climate change campaign which includes some unlikely players. hi, i m nancy pelosi. lifelong democrat and speaker of the house. i m newt gingrich, lifelong republican and i used to be speaker. we don t always see eye to eye, do we, newt? no, but we do agree our country must take action to address climate change. in statefter state, we re taking action. now it s time for congress to act by capping greenhouse gas pollution. when we say things like we want to have 25% of our energy from renewable sources by 2025 that s a goal or strategy, you