now, we are joined on the phone by robert johnson, who is a cnbc contributor, founder of the rlj and former chairman of b.e.t., old friend of mine. robert, you met nelson mandela many times, okay. how many times did you meet him, what are your thoughts tonight as he passes away? >> yeah, i had the great and humbling pleasure of meeting president mandela on a number of occasions, first with the former commerce secretary, late ron brown, and then i also accompanied president clinton on his historic trip to sub-saharan africa and of course when president mandela came to the united states seeking to raise funds to continue to fight apartheid and support his charities. the one thing, larry, that strikes me about president mandela is i have never known a man so comfortable in his convictions that he could invite his jailor to his inauguration, giving him a seat of recognition, and at the same time, recognize that the real true power of south african unity was going to be the acceptance by black and white south africans that this country had to come together peacefully and to put aside all t

and the support from the foundation the robert wood johnson foundation for all of its work. what we learned in maximizing enrollment and reporting out is that states have been able to make tremendous strides forward. the focus in on three key areas that we saw progress in. first was harnessing technologtechnolog y to streamline the enrollment process and the second was focusing on strategies that work to streamline and make that enrollment process more efficient and the third was learning from the states about how to manage program change. i want to talk about each of them quickly and offer some lessons from that. first our states do tremendous work and use the technology to make the enrollment ross is simpler. how did they do that? they adopted and perfected on line applications long before the aca required them. they use notices, each chat and electronic's consumer accounts to improve their connections and communication with consumers. they used electronic management and other strategies like electronic case records to take the paper out of the process and make the rosat w

on behalf of the robert wood johnson foundation, i would like to welcome everyone to today's briefing. for more than 40 years the foundation has worked to expand access to coverage to all americans and to support programs that aim to reduce the number of people without health insurance. under the direction of the national academy of state health policy, the maximizing enrollment program worked hand in hand with eight states over the past four years to transform the elimination built systems poll cities and procedures for medicaid and children's health insurance program. these eight states, alabama, illinois, louisiana, massachusetts, new york, utah and virginia and wisconsin have identified, tested and implemented pioneering innovations to streamline and simplify eligibility, enrollment and retention in their states. they've revamped coupumbersome enrollment processes and changed business processes and procured new tools. in addition to tailorred technical assistance provided to grantees, the program offered a forum for peer to peer learning opportunities across states, enabling parti

phonograph blues, like robert johnson. ipod blues? nothing romantic about that.inyl. >> it is the best format music was attached to. the music is in there mechanically. you can retrieve it with a needle. you can put it in a cup and this into that music. that is amazing. i don't think it was bested by anything else. it may be more portable. i have an ipad in my car. not meanbility does better sound. >> but it does mean portability and access. that is important. want to be anti- technology with this thing. how else are you going to deliver 800 tracks to people? >> the last time you were here, you are not a solo artist. tell me about your evolution. >> as a musician? >> personal. i do not get you but once every eight years. [laughter] can out of all of i this conversation. >> i work every day. every day of my life. it is a privilege to be able to think of myself as an artist and a creator and i do not take it lightly. it is not an excuse to wake up at 2:00 in the afternoon. every day i create something and i'm always putting them out under different names or ideas.

. >> and robert johnson spoke about the impact on retailers and banks. listen to this. >> that last check comes out on december 28th. then, what enabled them to make the car or home payment if it had been the unemployment benefit. if that goes away it will create pain and financial institution. >> what influence will the financial institution and businesses have on the debate if they say, "hey, this will hurt us." >> it will have some influence. retailers said that spending is down, shoppers will not come out and spend as much money as they would because the economy is struggling. there's that art. at the same time there's a fixation on deficit reduction in congress. republicans are adamant they want to reduce spending. a thing they tend to go after, spogs this year, are the social programs, the programs that benefit the low-income americans across the country, that's where the unemployment benefits land. there were food stamps, they were cut. it's not clear that retailers will be enough. even with respect to unemployment benefits. they'll have the hear

in a mechanical way, we lose warmth and romance am you can sing about an old phonograph like robert johnsonbout that. >> rose: you feel the same way about lps, vinyl. >> of course. it's the best format that music was ever attached to. it's in there. the music is in there mechanically. you can retrieve it with a needle. you can take a needle and put it in a cup and listen to that music and that's pretty amazing. i don't think it was ever bested by anything else. it may be more portable, no problem with that. i listen to an ipod in my car too, you know, but portability does not mean better sound and better feeling. >> rose: but it does mean portability and access. >> exactly. >> rose: that's important too. >> exactly. >> and we didn't want to be anti-technology with this thing. how else are you going to deliver 800 tracks to people other than through some sort of digital carrier. >> right. >> rose: so last time were here, you were not a solo artist. >> right. >> rose: tell me about your evolution. >> as a musician. >> rose: personal, as a muss ig, you know, i don't get you but once every eigh

i also want to say thanks to the robert wood johnson foundation and nash p. and urban for making this briefing possible and encourage you who want more information about these programs to consult the websites of those organizations. thanks to all of you. thanks again to those of you for joining us today, and have a great holiday. [ applause ]

joining us right now is robert johnson.and chairman as well as the cnbc contributor. and robert, you knew nelson mandela. how many times had you met with him? >> yeah, i had the pleasure to meet with president mandela probably five or six times over the course of being in africa. we raise multimillions of dollars through a telethon for president mandela. and he was certainly, obviously, a giant of a man in the fact he did two things that most people never do. one, you forgive your captives in a way that brings about reconciliation. and the second thing he did from an economic standpoint, he understood you simply couldn't confiscate all the white africans' assets and turn it over to blacks which many people thought he should do, including people in south africa. but he recognized that south africa was both going to be a democracy and a free market economy. and that's the unique nature of his leadership. it was not just being a revolutionary, it was also being a leader of the largest economy. >> we spoke to sir richard branso

i also want to say thanks to the robert wood johnson foundation and nash p. and urban for making this briefing possible and encourage you who want more information about these programs to consult the websites of those organizations. thanks to all of you. thanks again to those of you for joining us today, and have a great holiday. [ applause ] >> and so inside this year's $30 billion of stupid -- what i consider stupid or at least poor judgment when it comes to spending money in a time when we have very little money to spare and had the defense department and people in the other nondefense discretionary departments screaming about the cup board is bear, nothing to cut. the fact is that that just isn't true, and so the congress is going to probably pass this bill. the house already has and senate probably will today, but it shows you that the congress doesn't have its eye on the ball, and that we're not spending money in an inappropriate way. we still provided money to study romance novels. we provided money todd state departments to buy people with votes to li

the robert johnson foundation asked the need to sympathize with a lot of these reports. they have found that seven of the initiatives and added three others, one of which was the commonwealth report. so this is really about the synthesis. the invention across the reports is truly striking and i have used different words, which is diminishing the role of fee-for-service payments in medical care. and using other payment approaches to promote coordination of care and management of populations and clinical immigration and they are seeking this as well as cost reduction. the goal is to achieve most of this transition by the end of the decade. and most of the reports, medicare payment policies are key in pushing the system forward. and there was one report mentioned called a state containment commission which was focusing on medicaid policies as the key level in the course that is parallel in this includes moving away from traditional policies this represents a portion of cost shifting, although some services were identified if they thought the prices were too high and they we

i am part of the robert wood johnson policy fellowship. >> that is a years commitment. they said they can keep you for another year. how much time do you spend on capitol hill and who do you work with? >> right now i work with the congressional budget office as a staffer and advisor. >> how long do you spend there? >> typically, one of the things i do during the day, that is my day job if you will. my fellowship is coming to an end at the end of the year. >> any chance that you might stay on longer? >> unlikely. i'm going to take all that i learn and go and serve the needy. >> one thing that you might have passed on in policy that they are using? >> providing a clinical perspective. you almost appropriately segued into what my identity is. that is a physician. i had an opportunity through helping and individual who had a daughter who was interested in medicine, providing an opportunity for him to come see open-heart surgery. that led to some other opportunities to come together as well. the program that we have that in nova that is designed to give people the perspectiv

." >> we had robert johnson on earlier today, did some fund-raising for the amc, i think he did a beautifulp the import of nelson mandela's effect on the south african economy as well. >> from an economic standpoint, he understood that you simply couldn't confiscate all the white africans' assets and turn it over to blacks, which many people felt he should do, including people in south africa, but he recognized that south africa was going to be both a democracy and free market economy. that's the unique nature of his leadership. >> i'm not trying to paint mandela as a neocon but certainly moved far away from the leftist position. >> follows that he was a pragmatist. >> focused on things that worked. >> brokaw told a story last night saying that when he got out, one of the first things he looked for was trash pick up. >> the average black worker earns one-sixth of what a white worker gets. does it tumble back into racial division, iconoclast warfare? this is the hot button issue now surely. >> there are still younger members in the party who would like to move to the left. you're right. they

you the storytell of claudia taylor johnson known ourady bird, the wife of 36th president. here to tell her story are cokie roberts, political commentary for abc news and npr, also the books, "founding mothers" and "ladies of liberty." curly is an expert of working on a biography lady bird johnson. i want to start with the beginning, where we were 50 week, this is an administration birthed in national tragedy. the immediate challenges for the brand new the firstle in terrible days after the assassination of kennedy. >> it was enormous. nobody knew if it was a widespread plot so the country was in terror for a period of had to be both taking over and making sure that peaceful transition of power without seeming to take the image ofof kennedys out the of the way so they had to be very, very careful in how they handled it and lyndon johnson birdery lucky he had lady to help him with that because she had a good ear for knowing exactly what to say and when to it. >> in particular, what did she do during those first weeks? she said she felt she was on stage for a part she never be hardd but it would to find a first lady

thank you to a foundation -- to the robert wood johnson foundation for making this presentation possible. if you want more information about these programs, consult the website of those organizations. you. you to all of thank you for joining us today. have a great holiday. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> a look at the capital as the senate meet in session. a final vote on the budget agreement is expected tomorrow. the chamber cleared a procedural hurdle today to advance the bipartisan two-year deal. senator harry reid would like bedchamber to finish work on examinations -- nominations before the holiday break, including janet yellen to be the chairman of the federal reserve. released hisoburn -- here is what he said. >> inside the waste book is $30 billion of what i would considers due to bash stupid or poor judgment when it comes to spending money when we have little money to spare. people in the other non-defense discretionary department -- there is nothing else to cut. the fact is that this

people now have chance to raise a family thanks to robert edwards. virginia johnsonr partner dr. william masters published their scientific studies of sex. >> contribute to a change in the attitude of our sexuality to the extent be more practical. ♪ take a walk on the wild side ♪ lou reed the dark horse of rock. and to ellen, who mid a shrink on "mash". >> thank you, doctor. >> if you're a man who is masculine as you think -- >> osgood: dr. joyce brothers was the first television psychologist. >> now here is letter from a man who in milwaukee. >> osgood: pauline phillips safe sage and snappy answers for nearly half a century, thanks for the advice, dear abby, thanks to you suffer gone general c. everett coop your advice about dangers of tobacco. >> i would say it is just as addictive as heroin or cocaine. corey monteith who sang your songs far too short a time. as finn hudson on "glee" who inspired teenagers to find their own voices and broke their hearts. it would not be a common man, peter o'toole wrote. i will stir the smooth sands. >> extraordinary. >> osgood: di

just want to say we did try to get a physician on this, the chief medical officer from the robert wood johnson university hospital where i serve on the board to be in total honesty area because we have a lot of experience but he also had to take care of patients today. so he did share some thoughts and are there any physicians in the house? very good. so we have some physicians in the house that mean he would like to respond to that. but this notion that carol raised and then linda, too, about this tug of war and this includes nurse practitioners and physician's assistants to my understanding getting involved in this, too. we want to admit the person and we understand that this is great to be a financial burden and clinically this person should be in admission, but it's going to be challenged and there will be financial ramifications for the hospital and one of the things i will add and maybe a physician can say something about this that the physician payment is not effective. maybe it's like $5 less. whether you are an advocate patient or an observation patient. so there isn't any particular

robert kennedy's funeral. i was at that time the agent in charge and i brought president johnson to the funeral and i saw her and spoke to her briefly. but that was the last time that i saw her. and she got married outfall as you know. was it a question? >> were your feelings when she passed away? >> when she passed away in may of 1994, it just so happened that that day i had an appointment with president clinton and yet asked me to come because he wanted to talk to me in the oval office. so i went there and in that evening after i went home, i found out that her condition had worsened that we discussed about how sick she really was. that night i found out that she had died. i was very sad. i really wanted to talk to her again. but i also knew that she heard my voice, it was going to be a memory of what had happened back in dallas. and i did not think that that would be the thing to do. young john, when he was killed in a plane crash, it was such a shock and so terrible. because i was with him early when he was born in now to know that he died in that manner was just absolutely terrible. so he would have been 53

the one reason i don't think of these books being about lyndon johnson like i didn't think of the power brokers about robert moses, i never had the slightest interest in writing a book just to tell the life of the famous man. from the moment i first thought of doing books, i thought of biographies -- i thought of biographies as a way of examining the great forces that shape the times that they lived in, and, particularly, political power. why are political powers so important? well, we live in a democracy, so, ultimately, we have the power and the votes that we cast at the ballot boxes, and therefore, the more that we know about how political power really works, not as it's taught in textbooks, high schools, and colleges, but the raw naked reality of political power, the better our votes should be, and the bet or oir country should be. >> over the next few weeks, booktv, now in the 15th year on c-span2, is taking a look back at authors, books, and yublishing news.

robert griffin iii. we start in the first quarter, skins down 10-0. rg 3 intercepted by derek johnson. he returns it 40 yards down to the skins 35 yard line. griffin's 12th interception of the year. kansas city cashes in. and into the end zone. kc takes a 17-0 lead. it did get worse, unfortunately. special teams have been a problem all year for the skins. dexter mccluster dangerous return man. you can see why here. 74 yards for the score. that gave kansas city a 31-0 lead. there was a bright spot in the first half for the skins, rg 3 with over a minute to go. griffin finds his tight end at the back of the end zone. nice catch there. nice job. still down 31-7. ensuing kickoff. >> ridiculous. >> you can say that again. >> goes to the house pretty much untouched there making everyone look silly on this return. 95 yards for the score. chiefs up at half time. cousins now in at quarterback. he fumbles the ball. kansas city recovers. 45-10. skins drop to 3-10 on the season. with that we bring in diana from fed ex field. bad loss for the redskins but everybody seems to be talking about the pre

the few black literary magazines that were lost in chicago, lyndon johnson's favorite magazine, robert abbott and alice browning, a negro story, were short-lived. the closest thing to a manifesto is richard wright's much anthologized blueprint for negro writing but the essay is typically attributed solely to write members of the south side writers group with whom he read the essay and members of those with whom he wrote the essay have been pushed to the background. the 1937 issue, a new challenge where the essay first appeared was, edited by mary and miners and featured poetry by frank marshall davis, robert davis and margaret walker called all founding members of the south side writers group and a final section of blueprint for negro writing, wright urged black writers to overcome their isolation and work collectively, members of this outside writers group came to get to work in a collective environment. wright learned the importance of working collectively in the chicago chapter of the john reed club. he and others experienced it while working on the illinois writers project. i want

msnbc.com national reporter, msnbc contributor robert traynam, and professor of political science jason johnsonhis week's address. here's part of it. >> no matter how many rappers and actors and rock stars the president rolls out, the best sales pitch in the world can't sell a bad product. and this health care law is a bad product for young people. >> robert, it's the law of the land. is this the wrong message to the gop? what's the alternative? >> well, the youngest member of congress talking on a college campus. college students and young people are the invincibles. they're healthy. they're young. and let's face it, the obamacare machinery, if you will, needs young people to buy into the system. if not, it will certainly collapse. the question becomes, is it a gad deal for young people? we don't know yet because we're still having a lot of problems with people signing up. i think the jury is still out. the economy's a scale here. if young people do not sign up, it's not going to work. >> jason, your reaction? >> as somebody who deals with young people every day, it's great for most young peop

johnson off a ledge at glacier national park. sentencing is scheduled for march. >>> a bombshell report reveals a missing americanle was on an unimproved fbi mission. robert levinsohn was held captive. an investigation finds he was investigating the iranian government. for years the u.s. has publicly said levinson was a private citizen. the ap reports the cia paid the levinsohn family $2.5 million to avoid a lawsuit. three veteran analysts were forced out of the agency, and seven others disciplined. the national security council responded to the story saying the u.s. government strongly urged the ap not to run this story out of concern for mr. levinsohn's life. the a.p. said the decision to publish was a difficult one, but, quote, we have concluded that the importance of the story justifies publication. as for his family, they say he has dedicated himself to serve the u.s., but the u.s. government has "failed to make his life the priority it should be." >>> the $400 million jackpot will be the second largest prize up for grabs in mega millions history and fifth largest in megamillions history. there have been no winners since october. when it comes to odd

johnson, news 4. >>> a federal judge in utah ruled gay marriage can continue in that state. judge robert shelby denied a request that sought to have gay marriage until their appeals process ran out. the county clerk in salt lake city immediately began issuing licenses and hundreds of gay couples camped out to get their marriage licenses today. pennsylvania minister stripped of his credentials by the united methodist church delivered a sermon here in d.c. this weekend. frank shafer joined the congregation at founder united methodist church that embraces gay marriage. he delivered a message urging methodists to remain in the denomination and reform it from within. >>> "duck dynasty" merchandise is back on the shelves at cracker barrel. they pulled mugs and cookbooks after phil robertson made comments about gays and blacks. they released a statement saying fans complained they pulled the merchandise off their shelves. they said it was a mistake and apologized for offending loyal customers. the merchandise was gone two days. a & e suspended him from the show. >>> we got drenched today. when

johnson. tennessee looking to keep their play off hopes alive. heads up. the colts would man up robert mathis forcing a fumble. jerel freeman scoops up the piggy. indy in business. in the fourth. what can brown do for you. in place of the trent richardson, delivers big time. brown and ippedy winning 22-14, improvementing to eight and four. >> we can't survive our mistakes forever. sounds like a broken record. sometimes you have a gut it out, however ugly it is. i'll never complain about it. i don't think anyone will complain about it. especially against tennessee. what a great job by the defence. they are the leaders of the pack. credit to the all-line backs putting the final drive together. >> in philadelphia, the eagles riding a 3-1 winning streak. the cardinals with a 4-1 streak. eagles fly high in the first. that six-yard hook up giving the eagles a 7-0 lead. the cardinal answer back. he sprints in for the 43 yard score. just before the half philadelphia looking to cash in, find brent sellick, all jacked up. foels throw three touchdowns. eagles winning 24-21 and you tied with the c

johnson for cbs news. >>> the "associated press" reports that a retired fbi agent who disappeared in iran was on an unauthorized mission for the cia. robert levinson vanished in 2007. for years he was described as a private citizen traveling on business but that was a cover story. an a.p. investigation reveals that levinson was working for a team of cia analysts who had no authority to send him on a mission. the ap confirmed levinson cia ties in 2010 but delaying covering the story because the u.s. had promising leads to get him home. it's not clear where levinson is or whether he's alive. >>> and cbs news has learned edward snowden has just a small amount of classified information he has. and there is talk in some circles of granting snowden amnesty. in a report with "60 minutes" john miller talked with rick ledg leggett, the man in charge of the snowden leak task force. >> snowden, still believed to have access to a million and a half documents has been granted temporary asylum in moscow, which leaves the u.s. with few options. he's already said if i got amnesty, i would come back. given the potential damage to national security, what w

robert kennedy's funeral. i was at that time the agent in charge and i brought president johnson to the funeral and i saw her and spoke to her briefly. but that was the last time that i saw her. and she got married outfall as you know. was it a question? >> were your feelings when she passed away? >> when she passed away in may of 1994, it just so happened that that day i had an appointment with president clinton and yet asked me to come because he wanted to talk to me in the oval office. so i went there and in that evening after i went home, i found out that her condition had worsened that we discussed about how sick she really

duane "the rock" johnson -- i was surprised by this. he beat out robert downey jr.e's not slowing down for 2016. he has roles in the next "fast & furious" movies. a lot of us smell what the rock is cooking. and it's cold, hard cash. >> i know how popular he is. but, still. >> and congratulations. one of the nicest guys in hollywood. >>> and finally, what do you think are the world's most instagramed locations? i thought maybe eiffel tower, london bridge, grand canyon. oh, none. the social site is out with its list of the planet's top-ten most instagramed spots. and the big winner is a shopping mall in bangkok, which boasts 100,000 visitors a day. now, i need to go. that's it. that's the number one most instagramed location. number two, i was proud. outside our window. times square. disneyland in california, the bellagio fountain in las vegas. disney world in florida, those round out the top five. >> those make sense. maybe because we haven't been to that mall. >> i will go and research it. >> the towers something with a big mall. >> that's something. >> and, amy, th

johnson. reporter for politico, juana summers. and msnbc contributor robert traynham. the two big developments today on stories that the gop has used to criticize the white house this year. i'm going to go robert to you first with obamacare with the 1.1 million people now having si signed up on the federal exchange s the tide turning? do you think republicans no longer have the obama rollout as a talking point to criticize the president? >> it appears the tide is turning to a certain degree. we still have tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of americans that are getting cancellation notices. the fact still remains that the president said, one, if you like your health care, you could keep it, and b, that's not the case. i think we're still trying to see where the dust is going to settle. i agree republicans have to move on to another talking point. that most likely probably will be the fiscal cliff -- i'm sorry, the debt ceiling and the fiscal crisis. >> it's coming up mid-february. juana, we have a "new york times" report that says al qaeda is not linked to

roberts, kron 4 news. >>mark: of the bay area sports, the a's have acquired jim johnson.'s saves leader for the last two seasons from the baltimore orioles for infielder jim mail weeks--jemile weeks and a player to be named later. johnson will be the a's closer replace an all- star grant bellflower who became a free agent after the season. --balfour. the 30 year-old johnson converted 50 of 59 save opportunities and last season with a 2.94 era. he tied for the major-league lead and saves. he led the majors with 51 saves in 2012. and free agent left- hander scott kazmir is closing in on a $22,000,000.20 year contract with athletics, pending a physical. the 29 year-old kazmir went 10-9 with a 4.04 era in 29 starts and 158 innings for the cleveland indians last season. to them and say goodbye to barolo colon. richie economy down--richie incognito isn't returning to the field but he will be able to go to the bank. the miami dolphins was suspended indefinitely for actions deemed detrimental by the team. however, now an agreement has been reached. incognito will be paid as the i

the winner is the rock, muscle bound lane johnson's tweet the film's taking $1.3 billion combined, g.i. joe, pain and gain, robertineman iii, and here are the rest of the top ten. cheryl: gas prices falling despite outlooks for record holiday travel season. we will be live with the latest numbers. gerri: federal judge ruled in the nsa collection of america's phone records likely unconstitutional. the impact on national security and privacy moving forward coming up next. let's look at the ten year treasury as we listen to another all of famer, kiss, jean simmons, welcome to the rock and roll hall of fame. [ male announcer ] e new new york is open. open to innovation. open to ambition. open to boldids. that's why n york has a new plan -- dons of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there'something that creates more jobs, and ows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. tracy: tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. kathleen sebelius announced former microsoft executiv

contributor goldie taylor, professor of political science, jason johnson, and msnbc contributor and former bush-cheney senior adviser robertecond term and legacy with barbara walters. let's take a listen. >> every president in their second term is, you know, mindful that you've only got a limited amount of time left, and you want to make sure that you are squeezing every last ounce of energy that you have to try to deliver on the commitments you made to the american people. >> give me your best guesstimate as to how much the president will be able to accomplish in his remaining three years. >> with what we've seen from this current congress and what we expect going forward, it's going to be tough to execute on any number of policy issues. chief among them, immigration reform. we talked about earlier, environmental stewardship and our energy policy. i think it's going to be very tough for the president to formulate a legislative proposal that this congress will pass. i think they're not interested in negotiating, but i think we'll have to see what happens after 2014 and see what this new congress, if there is, in fact, a ne

contributor goldie taylor, professor of political science, jason johnson, and msnbc contributor and former bush-cheney senior adviser, robert a focus group of 11 cincinnati area voters who described themselves as independents. here's what they said about congress and the shutdown earlier this year. take a listen. >> i think they were selfish, not caring about themselves but hurting the people they're supposed to be in there helping and representing. >> i thought it showed a lack of concern by our leaders for the people that they represent. they had their own agenda. i don't think they had people's best interest at heart. >> i felt like certain people decided to shut down the government to prove a point rather than to work towards making improvements. i have no problem they disagree with the affordable care act, but they could have worked to improve it. >> you think? anyway, how fed up is middle america with washington right now? >> i think they're damn fed up. i think they ought to be. a government that is callous enough to forget about the lives of federal workers and shut down this government. those who want to cut off un

johnson is a former federal prosecutor and the vote in his favor was pretty overwhelming. 78-16. >>> the family of a missing former fbi agent robert levinson is renewing its calls for a meeting with the head of the fbi. levinson disappeared on a trip to iran in 2007. but new revelations published last week show he was working as a cia contractor. the family says fbi director has repeatedly delayed meeting with them. a law enforcement official telling cnn the bureau is hoping to arrange a sit-down with eleveninson's family soon. >>> the pentagon's top sexual assault prevention officer is stepping down. patton will leave after a 35-year army career. he has been the public face of the army sexual assault prevention programs as congress moved to make changes and how sexual assaults are handled in the military. he is leaving amid rumors -- >>> to ukraine. protesters continue their rally upset at the country's growing ties to russia. key meeting set to take place an hour from now between that country's president and russia's president vladimir putin. diana, why is this meeting drawing such anger from the protesters? >> reporter: chris s

robert kennedy's funeral. i was at that time the agent this charge of presidential protection -- in charge of presidential protection, and i brought president johnson to the funeral. and i saw her and spoke to her very briefly, but that was the last time i saw her, and she got married that fall, as you know. now, what was the follow-up question? >> and what were your feelings when she passed away? >> that, when she passed away in may of 1994, it just so happened that day i was, had an appointment with president clinton. he had asked me to come, he wanted to talk to me in the oval office. and so i went there, and then that evening after after i went home i found out that her condition had worsened. we discussed, he and i, about how sick she was, and that night i found out that she had died. i was very, very sad. i had really wanted to talk to her again, but i also knew that if she heard my voice, it was going to be a memory of what had happened back in dallas, and i didn't think that would really the thing to do. young john, when he was killed this that plane crash, it was a real shock and terrible because i was with him when he was born, and now to

robert kennedy is assassinated. >> we had mccarthy rally the anti-war kids, kennedy jumping into the race, johnson going out, martin riots in the city, kennedy killed, police riots at chicago convention. what's going on with kids people my age sexual revolution, allenation of parents. >> why did you choose to tell it through a female protaganist. you don't get men writing love stories. >> it was a challenge. but it seemed to me if i was going to write about '68 and the women's movement which i thought was so important that hit to be from the point of view of a woman. i had to express how she changed. obviously the feminist movement was a great help to me because men and women started to talk to each other more honestly about sex, careers, what they wanted from life. also i talked to graduates of wheaton college in 1968. we had a great time. i sent the block to gloria steinham. women today i think, think they are living in tumultuous times, but it seems like today's times don't hold a candle to the time you wrote about. what are the parallels between what they were going through and what a 21-year-old woman might be

robert's son -- everybody in that stadium will remember that. >> it was the talk at the jets game. suzanne johnsonade the best point. it's the message here it's never over. >> never over. >> in life too. it's never over. literally, one second. >> you want some entertainment go on youtube and watch people being filmed and reacting. >> extraordinary respect for nick sabin. he's really tired. he's really tired. his wife said last week basically they weren't appreciated at alabama enough which seemed to me he's like a god there. but the pressure, friends close to him tell me even last year they said the pressure to win every single week, the expectations are so high, nobody understands like -- they just work -- i don't know how much longer he'll be at alabama. he's really, really tired. >> they will win the sugar bowl and 12-1 and people will say too bad what happened. >> there's talk we're playing auburn. i pray we do. >> coming up next, radio host steve malzberg. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "limit the cash i earn every month" card. it's not the "i only earn

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