this week deborah scroggins and her latest book, wanted woodmen. she's the lives of two well-known muslim women to talk about the war and terror and islamic. she'd talked about ayyan hirsi ali and aafia siddiqui of former pakistan ambassador to the united kingdom, akbar ahmed. >> host: deborah, you have written a big outcome and ambitious book with the great sweep, and literally the world at this stage in your raising big issues. so without any further ado, let's plunge in. what is your defense? what is your heart of the book? >> guest: well, the book tells the story of two women. one is ayyan hirsi ali. she is the somali born at the venice and author of the best-selling autobiography infidel and she was her polar opposite as a woman called aafia siddiqui and she she is a pakistani neuroscientist who for a long time is the only woman wanted as an associate of al qaeda and was eventually captured in 2000 designate and convicted of firing at american personnel in afghanistan. so the book follows these two muslim women have about the same issue became

deborah a little bit about that analogy, how you approached this book. think the way you laid it out, you have short chapters alternating so you have a chapter on one and a chapter on the other and therefore it's almost reads like it very fast-moving novel i would say because both lives are running in parallel and one never gets too bored because before you're even finished finished with a chapter you move on to the next one and you are back again so i found that very interesting. was this a deliberate choice of years? >> guest: beers? >> guest: you as a was very deliberate and the reason was because i really wanted to show how historically the same historical time period was affecting these two different personalities. you know, so. >> host: let's take a short break and we will be back. >> on the go? after words is available via podcast through xml. select which podcast you would like to download and listen to after words while you travel. >> host: deborah just before the break we were about to talk about methodology, how you approach this book. tell us

this week deborah scroggins and wanted women. she still lives of two muslim women from the distinct perspectives on the war and islamic fundamentalism. she discusses the lives of ayaan hirisi ali and aafia siddiqui. >> host: deborah ehud version a big ambitious book and has a great literary the world is the stage and you are raising big issues. without any further ado what's plunge in. what is the case and the heart of the book? >> guest: the book tells the story of two women. one is ayaan hirisi ali, the sue moly bourn activist and author of the best-selling autobiography infidel coming and she was notoriously threatened with death for her criticism of islam, and her polar opposite who is a woman who's a pakistan demuro scientist who for a long time was the only woman wanted as an associate of al qaeda and was eventually captured in 2008 and convicted of firing at american personnel in afghanistan so the book follows these two muslim women of about the same age who became complete opposites and it tries to tell the story of the

, highlighting a painful moment in the past while offering a new opportunity to talk about it. >> deborah with us to talk about the hidden power behind the film. you told me about the number of times the original book was actually turned down. >> it was rejected by 60 publishers before it was finally picked up and went on to become a runaway success and now, ten years later, nominated for four oscars. >> and for viola who you have come know, this film was quite personal? >> reporter: she told me her own mother was a maid and she was able to draw inspiration from her knowledge of that and of course, now all of the more remarkable, the daughter of a maid winning critical acclaim and success for playing one in a movie. >> deborah roberts we thank her for being with us. >>> star of a different kind, tiny one. first glimpse of baby blue ivy. beyonce and jay-z released photos of the baby for the first time. full head of hair and with each of her proud parents. posted the photos on the internet with a note welcoming people to share in their joy while respecting their privacy. they could have sol

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, highlighting a painful moment in the past while offering a new opportunity to talk about it. >> deborah with us to talk about the hidden power behind the film. you told me about the number of times the original book was actually turned down. >> it was rejected by 60 publishers before it was finally picked up and went on to become a runaway success and now, ten years later, nominated for four oscars. >> and for viola, who you have come to know, this film was quite personal? >> reporter: she told me her own mother was a maid and she was able to draw inspiration from her knowledge of that and of course, now all of the more remarkable, the daughter of a maid winning critical acclaim and success for playing one in a movie. >> deborah roberts with some good news when we need it. >>> when we come back, the breaking story, whitney houston has died. what we're learning at this hour. we'll be back. my moderate to e plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may no

deborah? >> michael, the red cross was hoping to get in, a lot of people injured, hoping to get them to safety but there's no cease fire, no detante, what is the red cross' position, what are they going to try to do? >> reporter: a good question. i actually just got off the phone with a represent kniative damasc damascus. they went in and came out with seven wounded syrians and 20 others described as ill. they got them out. when you consider the death tolls we're seeing out of homs every day and wounded as well, that is a drop in the ocean, just that one convoy brought in four ambulances, now 5:00 p.m. here in the region of the world, they have been trying all day to get back in and get more people out, and the spokesman i spoke to said negotiations are continuing, they are difficult, he said we need the agreement of everybody on the ground involved in the fighting, we do not have those assurances. he did say, however, they still have high hopes to get in today and get more people out. not hap

we bring back deborah with the street.joining the conversation is max wolf, senior analyst at green crest capital. and also, julia boorstin and jon fortt also with us in the conversation. max, let's talk about this deal. what do you think this ipo filing tonight, which we're just getting the details of right now, as it has now hit the tape, what does this mean for the other companies in the social media, and technology space? >> we think this recons toward the space. you'll see a lot of perspective on new names. we have a new kid on the block. >> here you go. do you have it? >> in addition, you'll see a >> get a new look at the facebook ecosystem. companies like spotify. and for people who doubted this, it's a chance for facebook to count itself into the -- it's going all over the world. >> we know that morgan stanley is the lead underwriter. that is what we were expecting. kayla, this is a big piece of business for morgan stanley obviously. but you've got the other book runners as the secondary. >> we do. maria, we're jus

r&b singer, song writer and actress deborah cox joins me now.d to see you, deborah. >> good morning. >> what are your thoughts the day before your good friend and mentor is to be eulogised and laid to death. >> i'm still in a bit of shock and disbelief. very saddened by all of this. to be talking about her in the past tense is still something that i'm still working on getting over. what i do want to remember are the memories, the good memories of us together, and those moments that changed my life. >> tell me about some of those memories. do you have a favorite, one that really stands out as changing your life, impacting your life? >> oh, absolutely. whitney was a woman of -- a god fearing woman of principle. i believe that she deserves every amount of respect and honor at this time as well as her family. and for me, growing up with her music was life changing. to be in the studio with her, to sing that song, same script, different cast, was a dream come true. being face to face with her and the mic, just the two of us exchanging was the most be

i'm deborah faviric. here is what's happening now. nelson mandela is in the hospital. we'll have the latest on his condition with a live report from joe haas hahnsburg. >>> the free syrian army and its fight for freedom against government tanks and troops, it ends and michael holmes joins us from the region with a live report. and did gas prices go up overnight? we'll look at pump prices around the nation and see who is paying the most and why it's going up, up, up. >> from cnn's world headquarters, bringing you news and analysis from around the globe. live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. >>> former president nelson mandela is in the hospital right now. officials are calling it an abdominal complaint. the 93-year-old's health has declined in recent years and he was largely kept out of sight, shunning public appearances. first of all, what are you hearing? what is going on? >> well, deborah, the presidency and the international public congress has been very, very adamant that mr. mandela is okay, that there is no need to panic. they're trying to reassure a

cnn's deborah feyerick is outside the new hope baptist church in newark. this is the church where a young whitney started singing as a soloist with a junior choir there. what was this sunday service like for the congregation today? >> there have been multiple services that began at 6:30 this morning. see some of the members of the congregation leaving. they are -- the extended family, whitney houston's extended family, several members inside the church, just a little while ago, as was the reverend jesse jackson, who was a friend of the family who spoke to whitney houston's mom cissy houston saying she is completely devastated by this loss. we know there were members of the family over at the home of cissy houston. they're really just grappling with this trying to come to terms with exactly what's happened and why it happened now, especially since she seemed to be on the comeback, really she appeared to have kicked the addiction, at least in part. she had a new movie sparkle which is about musicians who are dealing with drug addiction, so there were a lot o

they are stressing, deborah, mr. mandela is not in any danger and that is exactly what the party the african national congress has been saying the whole day. let's take a listen, deborah. >> it's not an emergency, it was pre-planned, it finally happened today. >> is it life-threatening? >> it's not. he's fine. he's okay. and that is what we have been communicating to south africans, no need to panic. >> reporter: the ruling party, the african national congress and the presidency telling south africans and the world not to panic, and that mr. mandela is expected to be released from hospital, discharged from hospital either tomorrow or monday. we are still unclear which hospital he's at the presidency saying they want to afford him a privacy as he recovers. >> thank you very much and we know you will be keeping a close eye on this throughout the day, thank you so much. >>> syrian forces pound resistant strongholds killing at least 36 z far today. so far today. it raises question about the effectiveness of the cease fir

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on after word this friday, a conversation with deborah. she's a reporter for the "atlanta journal constitution." she will be talking about her latest book "wanted women." she tells the story of two well-known muslim women here in the u.s. to explore two distinctly different perspectives on the war on terror and islamic fundamentalists. one woman, somali born fights against islam with her writing. while the other who was educated here in the u.s. is a strong proponent of jihad. deborah discusses her book with the brookings institution. author of "wanted women." this friday, 7:00 p.m. eastern on after word here on c-span radio. >>> welcome back to "washington today" on c-span radio. hundreds of people injured today in egypt. fresh round much violence that erupted in the aftermath of yesterday's soccer riots. protesters had rubber bullets fired at them. 70 are dead. jeff dyer of the "financial times" reports iran is more willing to launch terrorist attacks inside the u.s. in response to threats of the regime inside iran. james clapper said th

deborah scroggins discusses her book with ahmed from the brookings institutions. she is the author of "wanted women" this friday at 7:00 p.m. >>> welcome back to "washington today" here on c-span radio, and we welcome the listeners coast to coast on xm 719. we also have a live simulcast on c-spa c-span3. the extended tax cut is worth $1,000 for the typical worker, but it is bogged down in the negotiations of last fall and winter and it would require jobless benefits for millions bs but the question is how to do it without increasing the debt. and the house panel on the issue and the jobless measures are both core components of the president's jobs agenda, and both sides democrats and republicans signaling progress on sort of the second tier issues regarding over hauling insurance and the talks ran aground regarding the associated press to require states with unemployed people to pass drug benefits to receive benefits or the issue of getting a high school diploma and the requirement of the ged or the high school diploma, and here is the exchange today on the capito

. >> deborah feyerick live outside the church dur what must be a very emotional day there, deborah?: it's emotional, somber. about the people here, you know, with heavy hearts clearly. houston family a big part of this. her mom, cissy houston, the choir director here for 54 years, her dad also attended, he was an army serviceman but also entertainment executive. whitney houston got her start here. there is is where she sang for god, that was her description of it. she loved gospel, she had a deep spirituality. you can hear her, see he almost unrecognizable. take a listen. ♪ >> reporter: and that song "have a little talk with jesus" there was something about her, everyone at church recognized that it was something special that it was something unique. she was poised. just the vocals were so strong. but it was a place that she always felt at home, a place that she connected with and felt very much a part of. later in her life she talked about the fact she was losing the spirituality and in her darkest days, though, still reach for the bible to try to find it and it was her mom who pla

deborah? >> thanks, susan.f you're walking the red carpet, not if you're racing in daytona 500. alexandra steele in with the latest. what's going on? >> rain and racing do not mix. you know what? this batch of rain has a direct highway toward daytona. here's the radar, daytona picture where 95 sign is moving right directly toward it. we'll see rain, whether it hits at wrong time or not. here's the forecast. the model showing you where the rain is, 1:00 to 3:00 on daytona. and if they do postpone it until tomorrow, more rain in the forecast then as well. so, could be a tough go. interesting to see how that pans out. sunny in the northeast today. beautiful conditions, deb, for the oscars but other stars to line tonight, look high in the western sky, a beautiful sight. the crescent moon and jupiter and venus, i saw it last night and triedo

deborah, would you please stand? thank you. inspired by john glenn's career and his vision, the institute is having a major impact on our students, faculty and programs. just ask the students from the institute's washington internship program who are here this evening. we gather this evening on the 40th anniversary of senator glenn's historic flight to hear this distinguished american deliver the 2002 memorial lecture. many of you will recall, as i do, the enormous sense of national pride we felt 40 years ago today as we sat glued to our television sets to watch astronauts john glenn lift off the face of the earth, circumnavigate the globe, and land safely in the atlantic ocean. he became, of course, an instant national hero. few, if any, have ever carried universal acclaim and hero status with such grace and humility. you're all familiar with the mile post along his illustrious career path, his service as a decorated marine corps pilot and record breaking test pilot. his service as a mercury astronaut. his successful career in

ads up there but well deborah he's you know he outspent newt gingrich two to one in . south carolina and there is still beating he had outspending five to one in florida to beat him. i think that mitt romney basically won the florida primary because he ran a very well organized very positive campaign in the face of the other candidates ninety percent of the ads were his i have that story anti-gay marriage ads the fact the matter is that newt gingrich is his own problem nobody had to run negative ads against him he ran plenty of negative media against him all over the place that i would ever get on fox news all over the place jumping on his throat well and plenty of other people and there are plenty of other pundits that have come out of me i myself finally came out against him but the reality is i was like the last of many people in conservative media to come out against him newt gingrich did him self and with his comments like that but so much that i wouldn't even i haven't been around against if shelly adelson had written to five million dollars i mean he would have

buggered back to the low the liberal rumble on the battlefield i deborah kay corey conservative blogger and freelance journalist and jack do sic a republican strategist we're having a good time. democrats in the senate are going to vote on president obama's buffett rule where he says if you make more of a million bucks a year than on the million and one dollar and i buy the you make after that you should at least pay thirty percent tax now average working americans if they made a million bucks in payroll they would be thirty five or thirty six percent tax so this isn't even quite the buffett rule that everybody should pay what buffett's secretary makes or pays but it's close and according the tax foundation it would produce an additional thirty six point seven billion dollars a year in revenue which ain't chickenfeed it's not going to solve the deficit problem but it's its but it's really more of an issue of fairness shouldn't people like mitt romney and paris hilton who basically make their living sitting on their butts around the pool waiting for the dividend checks to arrive pay the

i am deborah weiner. let's begin with john collins. what is the latest? >> in the city, it is a mix of snowflakes and raindrops. the farther north you go, the snowflakes get bigger. they are coming down as big snow showers. in baltimore county, all of howard and frederick county, they are getting snow. some of it is accumulating in the grass. the snow is west of the interstate 95 corridor figure -- 95 quarter. as you see on the radar, past hagerstown is not doing anything right now. we will see what happens tonight and tomorrow in a few minutes. >> 80 soldiers from the national guard are back, after a deployment in iraq and afghanistan. sheldon dutes is live with more on the homecoming celebration. >> the soldiers are excited to be reunited with their families. they were honored for their hard work and sacrifice. they say they are grateful for the recognition. after spending a year away from each other, she is thrilled to have her husband brought home. >> it is wonderful. >> her husband is a member of the maryland national guard unit deployed to iraq, kuw

up next, deborah messing on her new nbc show smash.an emmy as grace adler on "will and grace." she returns to nbc tonight in a new series called smash. she plays a lyricist who's taking a year off to adopt a baby with her husband. but when a chance to write a musical about marilyn monroe falls into her lap she can't resist the challenge. >> it's not a musical. it's one song. >> why can't tom do it with someone else? >> you know what she said in her last interview? she said, please, don't make a joke out of me. the way they treated her. that's not even it. it was just there's something about her. how much she wanted to love and be loved. she glows with it. reminds me of a saint. i don't want anyone else to do her. >> really interesting to watch you and hear you in that role, especially because when they offered you the script you kind of had a similar reaction. you felt you had to do this role. >> i did. >> why? >> i did. i think it tapped into something very pure and fundamental for me. my first love was musical theater. my first love

after keeping a low profile, deborah bradley and jeremy irwin have broken their silence. >> it's not joke, a circus, a game. this is my baby. >> reporter: talking about life without their daughter. >> it's really, really hard because every day i wake up and i think about her. when i go to sleep i think about her. it's almost everything i can do to stay sane. >> reporter: in an emotional interview with dr. phil the couple answered tough questions about the disappearance of their 10-month-old infant who they say vanished from her crib in the night. >> they absolutely insist they do not know what happened with this baby. >> reporter: deborah admitted she had several drinks the night lisa was reported missing and doesn't remember when she last checked on her. that night, jeremy was working his first overnight shift as an electrician when he returned home around 4:00 a.m., lisa was gone. >> the father says his 10-month-old daughter was missing and he's not sure how long she's been gone. >> reporter: police launched a search of the area, seemingly leaving no stone unturned. questions have

welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in

joining me live is deborah messing. tell us about the premise of the show and the characters. >> well, it is about behind-the- scenes look at the making of a broadway musical. i played juliet, a lyricist. he plays thomas, a composer. we come up with the idea of about a musical of the life of marilyn monroe. the show is about the producer and director, and everyone coming together in the attempt of making this show. the consequences and the price you pay on your personal life for tried to do that. >> it really does take effect on your personal life. we get to learn more about who they really are. >> cedar people are pretty interesting people. it is a group of america has not seen yet. -- theater people are pretty interesting people. >> i agree. how about the musical act? tell us more what viewers can expect to see? >> what is very special is once a week there is an original song. so they are cranking out amazing original musical songs, and we also have contemporary covers. so it is a good healthy dosing of music. >> we h

deborah faye rick is there. we'll check in with her at 9:30 eastern time. >>> let's get you to syria now where cnn has managed to penetrate the government's been on foreign journalists. first, the latest on the regime's crackdown. take a listen to one city descend into a war zone. now if you listen closely, the camera is so close there you can actually hear the bullets ricochet off the buildings. that's the sound of government security forces sweeping through a neighborhood in dara, one of the several cities under siege right now. pro-democracy activists say civilians are too terrified to venture outdoors for food. arwa damon has been able to slip into syria and now able to report firsthand on what's going on. now for her own safety we are not disclosing her exact location. >> reporter: it's an incredibly intense situation here. it's also incredibly emotional. anger is running at an all-time high as is frustration and desperation. people that we've been talking to, every single one of them has some sort of horri

joining us live is deborah norville. >> good to see you. >> it is due to see you, too. let's talk about some of the interesting stories you are covering. freeze dried pets? some pet owners are so connected to their pets that they are having them preserved. is this for real? >> it is totally for real. you can keep spending more time with them after they are dead. today, we will show you this phenomenon. her name is karen and what she is doing is manhandling her dog blew out of a shipping box. blue is dead, but that will not prevent karen from laying on the floor and putting him because blue has been deep-fried. it takes a long time. it costs about $3,000. but she says it is worth every penny because she is still attached to her dog. she is not alone. this is happening more and more frequently in america. it is not just dogs or cats. you can do it with the iguanas, durables, guinea pigs. if it had a skin and a heart, this guy can do it. >> that is very bizarre. what happens when the owner dies? karen goes to her great reward, what will they do with her dog? this will brin

rose and deborah neumann forking with us in a short time over the last week to help provide these figuresm last week. we believe that those would be in the range from 280,000 to 410,000. for the cost to run the system is about 600,000. said that you're comfortable with this, these costs would be coming back to the board for approval. there would be no surprises. we will continue to see you as we move forward on the project. >> the 600,000 you have identified over three years for equipment, that is money that you expect would be spent by departments over three years? >> that is correct. currently, departments are buying up on cards, modems, wireless devices. as part of the annual budget process, the department put money in it for those items for a new laptops, computers, and it is our assumption and we would work with the department on this that they would include these in their annual submissions to the board, the annual budget submissions. i have already mentioned this but the funding sources i of the plant that came from the department of commerce which is $52 million, motorola is match

deborah feyerick, from newark, new jersey. we'll check back with you. >>> we're following other developments overseas now. a protest in greece has turned deadly and this as the parliament debates austerity measures. buildings in athens are on fire. emergency crews have not been able to reach some of those buildings because the protesters have been blocking the streets. matthew chance is joining us live from athens. is there any end in a peaceful way? >> yeah, well i mean it looks like actually over the course of the past few minutes, the crowds and they numbered in the thousands on the center square here in athens, right outside parliament behind me, seemed to have dissipated somewhat. the police are still here in force. we're not seeing any of the running street battles that we've been witnessing over the course of the past five or six hours or so since these protests began. you can see there there have been running street battles for hours on end between the police and protesters in the streets of central athens. people furi

prosecutors told the jury days before her death he had e-mail deborah "i should have killed you." -- had e-mail yeardley love "i should have killed you." in landover, a 54 guns have been taken off the street. 550 overall rests including two for murder. >> police are looking into a case of animal cruelty in anne arundel county near the 600 block of andov erer road tim lincecum last week. they found a put bull injured. it was being used as a beta a dog in order to train other dogs to fight. the dog named rocky road is expected to be ok. anyone with the permission is asked to call police. -- anyone with information. >> what some are calling the santorum surprise. the former pennsylvania senator riding a wave of the victories in colorado, minnesota,. and brianne carter tells us it is a new sign that the republican race for the white house is far from over. >> rick santorum at the top of the pack today after his tuesday night trifecta. a victory in minnesota colorado, and missouri. >> probably the best two weeks we have had of the campaign fundraising-wise. >> he says that he's the strong

i am joined today by deborah, are administrative deputy of administration and finance, and she has increased our capacity by 1/3%. we're here to present the budget proposal. this committee approved the department guidelines in december, which helped me assemble the budget proposal that is before you. i wanted to thank you for your direction to provide a plan for essential records in storage. already, we have found cost savings by exchanging a managerial position down to an 18-23. we will still be up to provide the level of expertise that will be needed and creation of a viable plan for your consideration. in a moment, miss landers will make a brief budget presentation. if i could have one minute just to indicate -- i am very proud of our department staff and their commitment for being compassionate about meeting the numerous requests that they fulfill, which is the public's right to know, and a day this -- and they do this day in and day out. that is what our department stands for and we're proud of that. i would like to highlight some brief points with the current year's general fund alloca

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my name is deborah. i am here as a resident of san francisco. my day job is the medical director of the homeless families program run by the san francisco department of public health. i also work with and for the national health care for the homeless. i do a lot of work with the homeless nationally and in affirmative front care. i wanted to say thank you to you and all of the incredible people in the city, public and private, nonprofit working currently on this issue. your work is outstanding. being poor and a vulnerable, for a family it is devastating, medically and emotionally. for homeless families, it is exponential. the demographics between -- i have children, so i am used to it -- so, the demographics between homeless adults and families is very different. unfortunately, we are doing is building more work for the future. -- unfortunately, what we are doing is building more work for the future. sorry, i am nervous right now, my brain is not functioning as well as it could. if you were getting hit by a bus coming toward you, your brain would