all that now, on "washington post live weekend." hello. and thanks for tuning into "washington post live weekend." in 2010t capital team record for most consecutive wins was 10, but that is history that season's team hit a groove at the start of the new year and racked up the wins quickly. check it out. >> they came in with the highest expectations and lived up to them. >> not easy to do. >> i was reading the washington post and they had a little section about alexander ovechkin aiding a steak, and he also got to lobster. he is the number one star in the town. i would argue you could never had said that about a hockey player in the history of d. c. i still think they need to win a cup to talk about the red skin caps being top dog, but you have to be confident about what they are doing. >> can you feel the vibe? they are feeling good. >> yes. they have just the right mix of veterans and young mikes. mike knuble, the guy is keeping the team grounded, a perfect compliment for the first line. you have the skill of backstrom t fire of ovechkin

robert pierre was a reporter and editor of "the washington post" and former chicago bureau chief. to find out more visit washington post.com. >> he's best known for his novels and will firm in 1984 and this weekend we're here at this year's cpac conference talking with matt spalding, the author of "we hold theswe truths". can you tell me what was the most enjoyable part of writing this book? >> the best thing i liked was i love history in this book largely tell stories about how the american founders bought their own experience but before, during and immediately after the american revolution and thought in a way that presented these principles, for principles they put into the documents of the american founding. equality, can sense, natural rights, religious liberty, property, rule of law, constitutionalism. how did they come up with these ideas and what did it mean for them as a practical matter for try to revolutions and putting that in a story for intel how this came together as opposed to abstract discussion or legalistic discussion, the narrative american constitutionalism and

here is "the washington post." go figure it out.he office there and i read "the washington post" and found that he was a republican and i put that in the box. >> he has maneuvered his way around a number of political circles. he made himself known as the vice presidential candidate in the bob dole campaign. there was an added a toll-free number [unintelligible] his biggest claim to fame is that he helped in the production of the famous willie horton commercial. is that true? xd>> i think i was 21 when thatd came out. the answer is no. but if i did have anything to do it, i would be the best ad man in the world. a group of people that i knew made at the ad. i was 21. i was a kid. i did not even get them coffee. i literally did not have anything to do with it. tony foia brees jill m. lloyd brown. -- tony fabrezio and lloyd brown. i knew several people assembled in the dole campaign. that is kind of where i cut my teeth in 1987 and 1988. i had an opportunity to work for senators bob and elizabeth dole. it was a tremendous honor for a y

for more information on the author, go to "washington post" about, and naacp .org. >>> craig shirley author of riggins revelation recounts rall freakin' 1988 presidential campaign. he follows president reagan from his defeat for the presidency of 1976 to his election four years later over incumbent president jimmy carter. ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley california is the host of this hour-long event. >> craig and i are going to do something that hopefully you will find the fun. rather than him getting the and giving a long 30 minute speech in which you struggle in your seat, i thought i would interview craig, asking number of questions about his book and also threw it to the audience if you've got questions as well so we would like to keep this as lightly and living as possible so please as we move forward if you have something you want to throw up here please raise your hand but let me ask the first five or six questions. [laughter] does that sound good for you, craig? >> works for me. >> in our archives, craig, we have hundreds and hundreds of president reagan's r

that and more on washington post live weekend redskins fan nation. doc, first impressions of what you saw today, what you heard what stood out to you? >> that's the changes that barry eluded to. the lombardi. i want to see the return of those, there is a growth period in that and understanding gives us the best chance to be confident and productive. >> what stood out to be. >> and the fact that dan snyder chose to sit away from it. he is trying to make everyone see he it as a new era and it was shown by allen and shanahan running the show and the fact he kept saying i wanted to find someone i could work with. to me it seems luke he hired allen,. >> he did. that was -- the reports buffalo looking at him, he was saying it is a package deal. if they can work together that's a great thing. redskins fans, you sit in there are you happier today? are you buying it? what are the feelings. >> i was concern. the track record of super bowl coaches coming in. i'm not trying to be ageist if they are older than 55 the record is not good. >> 20-hour days or what. i

the washington post said that the words ring hollow to them. >> i am truly, truly sorry. >> sorry about the scandal that blew up over the city contracts for and girlfriend. an investigation by the council met alleging kickbacks. they're considering whether it is time for him to go. >> he himself as the architect of it, whether or not is in their best interest to continue to serve on the body. >> i think he should resign. >> i think he is an idiot. >> across the river -- >> he is a member of my church, so i like marion barry. >> he should be running for president next term. >> democrats call the executive committee meeting to respond to events around the council member. >> we say that we felt that he betrayed a public trust with us. >> of the meeting of the executive committee is scheduled to get underway here in about an hour. he is welcome attend. critics complain that and the five years since barry returned to government, it has been a series of arrests, court appearances, and now this. his possible censure cou be taken up as early as next tuesday. reporting live from southeast washin

>> jabari asim, editor-in-chief of the nape nape magazine, the crisis and contributor to the "washington post", analyzes rise of barack obama from cult ral and political and econom perspectives. it event hosted by harold washington library center it in chicago is an hour and a half. >> such a pleasure to be here this evening and like to start by thank you for being here and thank you, jabari, for being here. your book is titled, what obama means for our culture, our, politics, our future. i would like you to define our. to whom are you referring? >> i'm actually talking about all americans. i mean there are things in the book i think that sort of address the particular interest and questions involving african-americans but i really had a wider audience in mind which seemed appropriate in terms of the thrust of obama's campaign and his message. so i meant the country collectively. >> you, in the book you talk a lot about image obama's impact on young black men. so do you, so talk a bit about that. >> well, i tried to place him in context in terms of images of black masculinety that we've seen

. >>> jabari asim of the magazine the crisis and contributor to "the washington post" analyzes the rise of barack obama from cultural, political and economic perspectives. this event, hosted by the harold washington library center of chicago, is an hour-and-a-half. >> it is such a pleasure to be here this evening and i would like to start by jabari for sharing the stage. your book is titled what obama means for our culture, our politics, our future. i would like you to define "our." to whom are you referring >> i'm talking about all americans. there are things in the book that address the particular interest in questions involving african-americans, but i really had a wide audience in mind which is inappropriate in terms of the thrust of obama's campaign and his message, so i meant the country collectively. >> host: in the book you talk a lot about image, and obama's impact on young black men. so, do you -- talk a bit about that. >> i tried to place him in context in terms of images of black masculinity that we have seen in the culture. since about 1619 when african-american men first s

here is how "the washington post" played it. obama says he is a fierce advocate for the free market. and in the "the financial times" this morning -- "bonuses are part of the u.s. free-market." in "the new york daily news" -- the next call comes from croft and, maryland, nick on the democrats' line. the think it is fair the president's administration is perceived as anti business in some quarters? caller: no, i don't. president obama is not anti anything. not anti-american for sure. i have a question for you. hello? host: i'd listening. caller: ever since 2006 when democrats took over the house and the senate and they were in charge, you would think that they had lost the election. now we have a republican, democrat, an independent line and i would say the majority of the calls come in on independent line. i would like to you to ask of independence to call in, did you vote in the last election and if so, did you both for. if they don't the answer, then like you do so many people, just cut them off because they are -- president o

the views of fred hiatt in the "the washington post."hey did not pay for no child left behind -- ask orrin hatch why you are talking about obama keeping spending in line. he says, why didn't you do that when you were in power and he says, it was standard practice in power not to pay for anything but now he wants to pay for everything. $700 billion deficit under paulson and bush under this recession. this is crazy. host: stan, thank you for your views. thank you for all of the calls in the segment and more coming up. we turn our attention to the role of independent voters in 2010 politics. we will hear from alex isenstadt from politico, and also john kornacki, political science professor at george washington university, and your calls, too. all of that coming up. >> for the first time in its history, the fcc has an in- house dollar and residents to offer a philosophical perspectives to policy issues. stored benjamin on first amendment issues and the use of the digital spectrum to provide for broadband expansion, on "of the communicators"

let's bring in a columnist from "the washington post," gene robinson.ng, keith. >> i'm fascinated by this phrase. i've heard it a thousand times. i felt i was entitled. phrases like worked hard, deserved to enjoy, money and fame. does that explain what he means by it? >> what does entitled mean? i guess in its purest form if you go back, the middle ages concept that the lord of the manner was entitled to the sexual favors of the young maidens, a concept obtained through antebellum slavery, in this country, but entitlement has become kind of a psychobabble phrase, i think. and in this case maybe his way of saying i really wanted to sleep with all those women. >> he blamed that sense on the fame and fortune. having -- in other words, he was able to express his entitlement because he was famous. rather than the other way around. it seems to me one of those things is a prop for the other. >> which for which? not sure. facts on the ground, if you're tiger woods and if you are the richest athlete on the planet, and you're terribly famous and you really want t

here is " the washington post" lead editorial -- "the washington post" lead editorial.his bill by reconciliation. the thing is, republicans think that reconciliation is ok for them to pass bills. if you look at ronald reagan, all of those spending bills during his time was passed by reconciliation. president bush used reconciliation four times. both of the tax cuts and the medicare part d, and one more time that i can't think. but the health care bill has already passed the house, it has already passed the senate, so the bills have passed. the reconciliation would be to get those two together. and in order to do that, the house has to pass the senate bill, and then they need to reconcile the differences between those two bills. host: "usa today" -- that is their lead editorial. here is "the daily news" editorial -- here is what "the london times online" wrote -- last call, wisconsin. go ahead, andy. caller: i watched the summit yesterday. i can't understand how both parties claim to speak the voice of the american people, when it seems like anything each party had to sa

a washington post blog lists black folkses we would like to remove from black history including clarence thomas and republican party chairman michael steel. alongside the dc sniper and hatian dictators papa-doc and baby doc. they say the black republicans are as bad as evil jenna sigh dahl main maniacs. how weird is it that a socialist would have the stone to say capitalists are worse than hitler? sorry, bernie, look it up. hitler was one of yours, d-bag. anyway, it serves to remind us all that the people on the other side don't just disagree with you, they hate you. they want to ruin you. that's why we should look to andrew bright bart for some inspiration. he is right when he says bullies crumble when you hit them back. so let's hit them back as hard as possible. metaphor rickly, of course. prison sucks. if you disagree, you are worse than bernie sander's under underpants. >>> does bernie sanders have a point? they are just like nazi apeasers. >> i don't understand how anybody cannot be skeptical during climate-gate. they say, gee, there doesn't seem to be warming and we tried to use t

and i wonder if you have a sense in washington at "the post" in terms of the folks that you know who are close to the inside of politics. do you feel like that's resonating with -- as a pundit it resonates with me. i just don't know if it's resonating with people running for office this year. >> you know, it resonates with me, too, rachel. i am not sure it resonates with all the people who need to be ringing with this, if it's going to move forward. i see a kind of two-track approach going now. clearly, there are a lot of people in congress who don't want to spend the next, say, month or so continuing to have the same health care discussion that they've had for the last several months. but that doesn't necessarily mean that we're stops on trying to get a comprehensive or at least the senate bill version of health care passed. so my sense is that those kinds of talks about health care are still going on. but the public face, the public discussion that they really want to have right now is about jobs and about the economy. and there's a feeling that they didn't really signal to america

"the washington post" reported today the president has intervened in the selection process. it cited unnamed administration officials. white house spokesman robert gibbs played down the report, and he said mr. obama has not given up on the original choice, new york city. >> he's the commander in chief, obviously he said that he had not ruled it out; that we would take into account the security and logistical concerns that had been brought forth by new york city. and those will be, as he said, taken into account before a final decision is made. >> sreenivasan: state and local officials in new york have urged the trial be held elsewhere. and attorney general eric holder said it could still be moved out of the federal courts entirely and back to a military commission. wall street had a rough day. stocks fell on new concerns that bank lending curbs in china will hurt recovery in the u.s. the dow jones industrial average lost 45 points to close at 10,099. the nasdaq rose just six points to close at 2,183. for the week, the dow gained about 1%; the nasdaq rose 2%. those are some o

jonathan capeheart of "the washington post" is with us. >> hi, senator.ure. >> do you think the health care reform legislation should be put on the back burner and the president should pursue jobs, jobs, jobs. >> i have seen health care and jobs as one of the same. we are losing jobs to countries that have lower health care costs. small businesses layoff people to pay higher premiums. nothing has changed. costs are still going up. we have people losing their homes. 5,000 people a day losing their homes because of a medical bankruptcy. so from my perspective, we have to focus on jobs. for me, it's always about jobs. jobs includes tackling health care costs. >> krista freeland. >> senator, we've also heard from the president that next year, in his budget for next year, he is going to be focusing on deficit reduction and he thinks it is going to be time to be worried about that. is that too soon? should the president still be focusing on stimulating the economy? >> we have to be focused on both. it's tough this president not only inherited the biggest defici

host: here's a question from the "washington post" abc news poll. which would you prefer? surnt system -- current system or a universal health care program under which everyone is covered under a program like medicare that's run by the government? 62% favored medicare for all. 33% were opposed. guest: interestingly enough, health care is so important and the issue of prevention of health issues and wellness is what's going to drive the cost down. and this is what this administration is trying to push, promote wellness and trying to keep the cost down. and once you do that, they're saying that this pays for itself. and everyone is concerned about the cost. and the cost is this exorbitant, a trillion dollars. but if you go out and have no insurance and the federal government has to pay for others and the prices again from state insurance go up, it's going to cost triple that of the current plan. so both sides again, the democrats and republicans, even though the polls show that americans don't want this, they understand the impact in the long run of what would happen if we d

if you liked any of what you have seen the past half hour, check us out on "washington post" live forn't need the suit to make you good looking. i need all the help i can get. >> any gut feeling on who will win it. >> i have a big gut. >> nobody from pittsburgh is on, is there? we hate them. >> they wouldn't come up and say, hey, your book suction. but the other -- sucks. >> you but the other day my son and i were talking, what if russia meets u.s.a. for the gold medal. who will you be rooting for? i said, oh, my gosh, i think i will be rooting for russia. how can that be. i'm american and i live in washington, d.c. >> the exposure is terrific for hig league if you can get nbc to put these games on the major network. >> can we just beat you guys? can we call it america's sport at that point. >> now our neighbors to the north. >> a bunch of people gathered around the olympic torch to bring it down and light things on fire, basically. it's tense. >> tiger and his handlers wanted this to move the story forward in some way and to bring him closer to being able to come back and play golf a

graham who was a publisher in "the washington post". because she had such respect for politics. but real respect for the presidency and for the institutions in washington. and she brought people together from different parties. when i was in washington i had a wonderful working relationship with senator frist. and we were from different parties. but we were always looking for a way in which we could keep moving. >> rose: what happened? >> it's a combination of everything. and in many ways we need more grown-ups there. that break down these barriers, no matter what the differences are in substance. i actually thought today was a wonderful day. because the president got everybody talking, kept bringing them back to substance. i would hire him in a minute as a full professor to run a great seminar but i thought he-- the fact that he kept bringing people back kept trying to break down the ideology to get them to talk about substance t was a good day for washington. >> rose: but at the same time i think he said, you know, we don't need another of these. subsuggested why don't we do mo

the superintendent tells "the washington post" we have cut to the bone. now we are into the bone. it includes furloughs to employees and a loss of parent liaisons'. >> any time you hear about cuts when it comes to education, it is a disadvantage to our youth. texas school board voted 7-1. -- the school board voted 7-1. a lot of folks are nervous because they do not know when the cuts will take effect. >> fairfax county schools have made plans to make up all the days lost to the reason blizzard's based on feedback from parents and employees. the superintendent is recommending that schools all the original calendar and include a whole day of school on april 12 and june 23 for the 25th. make up days can be used if need be. the school make a final decision march 4. turning to efforts of overall health care, the white house is optimistic that democrats will have the votes to pass a major overhaul. democratic leaders are trying to come up with a strategy for pace at -- for passing the legislation with 851 vote majority. the senate republican leader said last year's summit was important.

tavis: he is a noted author that serves as a senior correspondent at the washington post. his most recent book is called "damn much money." joins us from washington. it is good to have you on this program. >> it is nice to be with you. tavis: there is so much i want to get to. but i came across a ground -- a graph that i want to put on the screen and highlht a couple of things that puts into context what you were talking about in this book. this is a chart of what some of the major companies spent on lobbying in the year 2008 in the year 2009. there are a number of companies that you note on this list who have cut jobs. we are talking about companies like, connoco. i want to highlight a few things on this was. i do not know what these were lobbying about. in 2008, the u.s. chamber of commerce and $91.7 million on lobbying. look at that 2009 nenumber, $134 million in lobbying just one year later. drop down here, 20 million in 2008 and 26 million in 2009. nbc is in the toilet right now. $19 million in 2008 and $25 million in 2009. look at pfizer, 12 million in 2008 and $24 mi

host: you are now a weekly columnist for the "washington post." to continue to beat him, you can find him there. baltimore, maryland. caller: good morning. the more your guest tries to explain himself, i think both sides are hypocritical. i am more levelheaded. i think the folks in the field know what they are doing. you are not military. if they had not bond as terrorist, you would say that they left them alive. i am sure if they could capture every one of them, they would. everyone wants to keep america safe. i do not think keeping america safe is only one party's idea. i trust military generals. if they think this is the best way forward, then that is it. the last few years of the bush administration, they were humiliated. i do not think touting them as your guys is because we the way to go either. guest: fair enough. i agree with you in the sense that the people in the military and intelligence community are great people who want to keep our country safer, but they get their orders from the white house. in the case of "the washington post," th

host: "the washington post" had an editorial that was critical. it references you and even as you -- guest: i was very disappointed with that editorial because they did not care about the facts. i do not think washington should be in evidence-free zone. unions in new york tried to increase the number of charter schools in new york. the union they were most critical of, my local, we started a couple of a charter schools. we represent teachers in charter schools. the issue is, we want to make sure all schools are held to the same standards. they wanted to give charter schools preferential treatment, and that is not fair to the kids. if they have a lot to teach us, they should be taking more special needs kids. what they are doing is just the opposite. what these unions are doing is, we want there to be more charters, but we want to hold everyone to accountability. not just give some preferential treatment. host: the issue is whether to lift the cap on state charter schools. guest: exactly. as i said, i am disappointed. "the washington post" should kn

"the washington post" called it an unbearable farewell. we'll be right back after this.ind out why over a million people have come home to custom roasted maxwell house. really great flavor. i love the taste. hmmm. hmmm. smooth. rich. fabulous. is it "hmmm?" hmmm. (announcer) taste why maxwell house is good to the last drop. >>> in honor of black history month, msnbc partner website, the grio.com, 100 people that changed history. one is mayor booker. a day was spent with him at a diner in newark and what he's doing for the struggling city. >> what makes you yell at the tv. >> i don't want to hear anymore let's create a post racial america where we don't think about race anymore. that's ridiculous. i'm from jersey. i want to live in a place with a strong italian community, southeast asia community, that brings flavor and strength to the experience. we're heterogeneous country. all these things, including my race, makes me who i am. >> watch more of the interview with mayor booker. >>> which political story will be making headlines? with us now washington bureau chief mark

. >> that's been the case for the last eight years, four people in the washington post reported who areamerican citizens who are on the list, remember, probably only two dozen people on the list who are not-- it's a very targeted list, but even in your international law you are allowed to kill your enemy and don't let us forget it. >> paul: even under international law. >> and declared war on us and the congress authorized force a week after 9/11, has been acting on that authority. >> paul: what about the prudential argument against this, which is that it causes a lot of collateral damage, civilian death and there for turns the pakistan public against the war effort and therefore is counter productive. >> i think it's one of the most overstated. drone has been shown to be one of the most human in war. never before have we been able to discriminate between the enemies and civilians. and the missile makes a boom in one small place and unfortunate as in massoud's case, both massoud's case, their family were killed along with them. >> paul: all right. thank you, matt. when we come back, tur

"the washington post" reports tomorrow's bonuses will total about $100 million. workers agreed to smaller bonuses to get them a month earlier. aig will use the savings to help pay back the government. >>> president obama says he wants to reuse bailout money to help small businesses. the president was in new hampshire today emphasizing his focus on creating jobs. obama proposed using $30 billion from repaid bailout money to help small businesses hire workers. the public and critics want the funds returned to the treasury department to help pay off the debt. the president's budget proposal ends tax cuts for the wealthy and will cut spending on programs such as nasa. >>> even before slots have opened in maryland, some state law makers are talking about table games to generate more money. state delegate frank turner told "the washington examiner" he'll file legislation to add poker, blackjack and craps to slot sites. they would require a ballot vote which means law makers would have to wait until 2012 if not done by the november election. opponents call the measure p

it produced one of the reports on iran's nuclear program cited in today's "washington post." welcome gentlemen to all of you. flynt leverett, beginning with you. how do you read what you've heard and seen in terms of the video what happened today on the streets in iran? >> i think it's further evidence for what i believe has been evidence since last june. namely that this movement, the green movement, the opposition, however you describe it, that this movement does not pose a threat to the fundamental stability of the islamic republic. there is no revolution afoot in iran, and the social base of this movement is not growing, it is, in fact, shrinking. i don't believe this movement ever had majority support in iran, but whatever its height of support was in the immediate aftermath of last june's presidential election, that support base has contracted very significantly. >> warner: reza azlan, do you read it that way? that today's suggestion is that the opposition movement is losing steam? >> not at all. on the contrary. if you look at what the government does that it usually d

extended excerpts and analysis from karen tumulty of "time" magazine and ceci connolly of "the washington post." >> lehrer: a japanese view of akio toyoda's apology to congress and the emotional meeting where he thanked american car dealers for their support. >> at the hearing yesterday, you and your colleagues, across america, around the world, were there with me. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports on the showdown in turkey between the islamic government and the secular military. >> lehrer: and the latest from jeffrey brown on a federal investigation into the role of u.s. banks in greece's fiscal crisis. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. bank of america-- committed to helping the

>> thomas ricks is a pulitzer prize winning journalist who covers government affairs for the "washington postd his book "fiasco" and the follow-up, "the gamble," tom, good to have you back on the program. >> thank you. odo be back. tavis: is adventure the word to use with what's happening in iraq? are we still on an adventure there? >> we are. it is far from over. we hope to get out. i don't think we're going to get out. i think we're stuck for many years. if there is a message i have for your viewers, this war has a long ways to go and there is a lot more credibility and tears that will be expended by the iraqis and by us. tavis: barack obama and hillary clinton have promised, they promised that we would get out. >> barack obama campaigned on that. remember he also campaigned on thinking -- he said i will take one brigade out a month from the day i became president. if he had done that, we woul be down on our troop levels. we're at bush troop levels now. he hopes to get some troop levels down and i think he will get some out. i don't think he will do it as quickly as he wants. he uses the ph

"washington post" writer sally quinn is just saying what others are thinking. the hunk factor. anatomy is destiny. and scott brown's anatomy is already fodder for "saturday night live" with brown played by the star of "mad man." >> i'm looking forward to working closely with you. >> reporter: seducing democrats like house speaker nancy pelosi. >> i want to introduce something to the floor. it's called your panties. >> reporter: senator brown didn't get his panties in a twist over "snl." it was great, he told the "boston herald. t i think he's a little bit better dancer than i am. the cosmo centerfold is what turned him into a hunk of burning senator. >> are you worried this could make you a joke? >> no. i was 22 years old. do i regret doing that? no. >> reporter: would he have been sitting on jay leno's show impersonating the guy in one of his favorite movies? >> adrian, adrian, we did it, i did it. >> reporter: he did it, all right. made it into congressman's barney frank's imagination on "snl." >> you worried about a filibuster? because i'm about to fill a bust out of these j

a great editorial this morning in "the washington post", but talking about the fact that the uncertaintyexists out there, where financial institutions do not know what the ground rules will be. that is affecting credit. we need to move beyond rope-a- dope. let's try to get something done. guest: you talked about health care and how that debate was poisoned. your focus is on the substance. death panels and things like it poisoned -- the exaggerations on both sides. we have not seen that in regulatory reform yet. a little bit of consumer stuff. how do you avoid that as you move forward? there are groups in your party that did not support overhauling regulation of financial reform. that is the sense i have gotten. guest: i think you have to separate the people on my side of the aisle that do not support regulatory reform. or is it more possibly an attitude that if nothing happens, that is good politics? i am not sure it is about financial regulatory reform. there are numbers of people who think reform is appropriate. one of the great things about it is it is really almost an all- substantiv

according to "the washington post" the insurance giant will pay about $100 million in bonuses today.aig came under fire last year forgiving out bonuses when a taxpayer bailout was keeping the company afloat. this year workers agreed to small her bonuss to get them a month early. aig will use the savings from the smaller bonuses to help pay back the government. >>> we're bringing you all the latest on the snow coverage this morning. a lot of school closings. montgomery, prince george's, fairfax, anne arundel, loudoun county all closed this morning. >> arlington county, falls church is closed as well. we should tell you that d.c. public schools are open and operating on time. d.c. public schools open, operating on time. all of the closings and delays coming up in just a moment. we also have liv reporters, team coverage of this winter weather. we'll show you what your neighborhood is looking like right now as you're about to face a snowy, slushy, morning commute. >>> more winter woes, a fresh layer of snow is once again covering the area. some schools are closed. others are delayed. the

>> and "the washington post," highway crews are already started pretreating roads in washington, d.c.2 to 3 inches an hour. do you remember when marion barry was mayor, he was down in jamaica on vacation, the snow came, he didn't come back, and they asked him about it, he said, god brought the snow, god can take the snow away. >> that was what ruined his career, right? >> that, plus the crack sting. what was the exact quote? >> i can't say the word, the "b" word set me up. >> smoking the crack pipe. who would think that would hurt your career. >> carly fiorina's political campaign hascreated the newest online star, the demon sheep. why the video is getting laughs, some say it might backfire. it's a freaky video. >> it's pretty silly. let's bring in politico editor, jim vandehei. what do you think about that demon sheep? >> that's a wolf. >> it's one of the weirdest -- and it's longer than dr. desaradevago. it keeps going on and on. >> i don't even get it. it looks like such a silly beast. i was actually thinking of coming in dressed like that for my morning show. if you don't like wha

social trends has appeared frequently in the wall street journal, "the new york times" and "the washington post." his latest book is called "the next hundred million -- america in 2050." joel was just telling me he worked on this stage where we do this show back in 1975. so welcome home. >> good to be back here. jon: the next hundred million -- give me a snapshot. they are -- they're about to do the census. what are we going to do -- look like in 2050? >> well, there are going to be a lot of us. we're going to look a lot different. multiracial, the big trend is going to be mixed race. we're going to be a little bit older but not as old as our competitors will be, europe and japan in particular, and i think we're going to be living in a lot of different places. the cities will be bigger, the suburbs a bit denser and a lot of places in the middle of the country which now have a shortage of people have -- will have a lot more. tavis: how can cities get bigger? l.a., new york can get bigger? >> well, they'll get denser. there will be a little bit better land use. there are a lot of old industrializ

ed o'keefe with the "washington post." >> the white house is in business today and robert gibbs has a briefing coming up and just over 10 minutes scheduled for 12:30 p.m. we'll have that live for you here on c-span. the house and senate in recess for the president's daybreak. before they left, the senate confirmed by unanimous consent more than a dozens nominees. the "new york times" reported the quote from that statement a good first step, but he added there are still dozens of nominees on hold to deserve a similar vote, a vote by the and i will be looking for action from the senate when it returns from recess. the president commenting about the approval yesterday by the u.s. senate. so we areaiting for the briefing from robert gibbs coming up at 12:30 p.m. each. why we look at that, news and comments today's of today's "washington journal." this is debi on the democrats line. good morning. >> caller: good morning. it is great to talk to you. i think that it may be off the subject but why do whatever look, we have no idea how much money goes there. we heard there is a lot of wasted.

that is the front page of "the washington post."t a tough slog in the weeks ahead. new jersey, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning to you. decades ago a great u.s. senator from new jersey, bill@@@@@@ not likely. david writes his job approval rating shows signs of slipping as anti-incumbent fervor sweeps the land. old friend on wall street fear he has gone populist on them. others whine that schumer now cares more about his standing nationally in washington, where some believe he could be the first senate majority leader from new york. grumbling broke out over his handling of the now-dead health care bill, which would have shocked the city and state with $1 billion in cost. read more on line. harry, republican line, virginia. your reaction to senator schumer's efforts to undo the finance ruling by the supreme court? caller: good morning. i may be the first business person to call in this morning. by some of the commentary, i am thinking i might. host: what is your business? caller: i work for a fortune 50 global lead

host: let us go to " the washington post" -- -- let us go to "the washington post" -- will sit on thisission of the comes to pass. another story -- paying 17% more in bonuses. scott, a republican line, woodbridge, virginia. caller: good morning. i will try to run through this as fast as i can. host: give us the highlights. caller: my wife and i had a loan from 2006, we got a small house in woodbridge, 1400 square feet for $325,000. in 2009, though market value is $156,000. we lost more than half of our value appeared in the meantime, the loan was picked up by bank of america who received a ton of our tax dollars. when i called to inquire about getting a loan modification, as we had heard, i was told repeatedly by them that they don't do that. all they do it is possibly a temporary interest rate adjustment. i said, what about the principle? everyone has lost value. you guys took our money to cover your losses, what's up? and my wife has lost about 15%, to 20% of her income over the years and i was not sure what would happen in my division. they said, i'm sorry, we don't do that. i did n

"the washington post" has two stories on its front page.lls. iowa city, iowa. tricia on the democrats' line. caller: i wanted to call and make a remark regarding the people who seem to have a one opinion on what is going on in government. i'm wondering if those people have watched the c-span coverage of the subcommittees and the committees that go in in the senate. the filibusters have brought the congress to a halt. i can't understand why people do not watch more of that and see what has happened. the other thing i wanted to talk about with the democratic problems right now it in the elections is, i feel the democrats have lost the ability to keep the public with them when they took the public auction of -- public option out of health reform. people did not believe there would be a change in washington and i think we lost a lot of those independent people. host: i want to show you a live picture from the house energy and commerce subcommittee -- and right now they are questioning brian roberts, chairman and ceo of comcast and jeffrey zucke

that is "the washington post" today. -- the administration's push to expand a foreclosure program. we learn the $75 billion program that is a year old now pays rent is to modify mortgages -- lenders to modify mortgages but so far fewer than 200,000 borrowers have received permanent changes to their loans. a small fraction of the 3 million to 4 million that initially they said the program could help. also -- state bows to seize pension funds. -- state bows to exceed pension funds. and this is more about the loan modification program. we will go back to call at that point. that is a look at headlines. next is a call from new york city. jane, independent not -- james, independent line. caller: i like that you let viewers express opinions. goldman sachs, under the assistance of timothy geithner, bankrupting the country and this will continue to go on until the power is taken away from the few eats that controlled the country. but the matter of the democrat is an office, does not matter if the republican is an office. until c

host: you are now a weekly columnist for the "washington post."r those of you who want to continue to beat him, you can find him there. baltimore, maryland. caller: good morning. the more your guest tries to explain himself, i think both sides are hypocritical. i am more levelheaded. i think the folks in the field know what they are doing. you are not military. if they had not bond as terrorist, you would say that they left them alive. i am sure if they could capture every one of them, they would. everyone wants to keep america safe. i do not think keeping america safe is only one party's idea. i trust military generals. if they think this is the best way forward, then that is it. the last few years of the bush administration, they were humiliated. i do not think touting them as your guys is because we the way to go either. guest: fair enough. i agree with you in the sense that the people in the military and intelligence community are great people who want to keep our country safer, but they get their orders from the white house. in the case of "t

and here with the question is jerry with the "wall street journal" and the "washington post."let me begin by asking you to respond to senator cornyn. he said we'd like to have the president. we don't want it on camera. >> well, look, we want to have a dialogue with members of both parties, and we'll do it as we can. i think there was something valuable about the exchange that the president had both with the house republican caucus and with the democratic senate caucus this week. i thought they were good exchanges and i think it's valuable for the public to see those exchanges. they were open and honest. but if the senate republicans don't want to do that, the president is not going to not talk to them because they don't want to do it in public. >> is this a photo op or is this this serious? >> i think most people who watched thought that they were quite serious. i think they were substantive and valuable. so i think they were very positive. >> during the president's exchange with the house republicans, he had some kind words for congressman paul ryan. he said he wanted to work

host: and here to help us is perry bacon with the "washington post" and steven dennis. you have the first question. go ahead. >> i want to talk about the biggest issue, health care. you have the big summit on thursday. coming out of that summit, everybody that i've talked to in the house generally believed f believes that there's really no real prospect of a big bipartisan deal. but there is the possibility of having democrats coalesing around a big package, it's a complicated messy process that would take place passing the senate bill, passing something else with the reconciliation to fix it. you know all the machine nation there is. but my question is, with your pulse on the democrat quike caucus, do you really have the stomach to go through what's going to be a messy process that's going to be hard to explain to people how you do all these moving parts? do you lail have the stomach to get it done? some members haved to me friday that members aren't ultimately going to be willing to vote for this. >> i think the members understand the historical position that they're