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did roslyn and betty ford have a friendship?> it started when the president was assassinated and they could not go to the funeral. nixon, ford, and carter were sent. that is where they bonded. >> there was a very close bond between the family and part of it was that they both went through the trauma. -- the trauma of failing to be reelected. >> the white house was a busy spot because two of the sons' wives and children moved in. >> part of the time -- >> and amy was there and then the nation also got introduced to miss lillian and president carter's brother billy. >> miss lillian was the celebrity. when the democratic national convention was held in the summer 1976, most of the delegates already met the carter family because miss lillian because she stayed home to take care of amy. she was the carter family member people hadn't already met. the big thing at the convention was, can i meet lillian carter? >> it was exciting to be in elementary school at this time. i grew up in georgia. for amy to grow up in the white house it was

same story inside the roslyn tunnel, 66 eastbound. when we come back with the next check, there's a few signs of life. good morning, back to you in the studio. >> maynard, thank you. >>> 4:27 your time. while millions of people are already at their holiday destinations, it is business as usual for federal workers. the office of personal management says the government will remain open on this christmas eve. opm says that's been its standing policy when christmas falls on wednesday. the government has remained opened six of the last nine times this has happened since 1946. >>> and this morning, four people are in the hospital after a serious crash at joint base andrews. police say the car slammed into a poll along allentown road around midnight. take a look at the damage. we're told one. victims suffered life threatening injuries. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> and a man is fighting for his life this morning after a hit and run accident on statin road southeast. according to d.c. police the driver of what might

in the background, a time lapse from our rooftop camera here in roslyn. lots of sun and a very chilly temperature tonight. 44, the high, 33 below. at this time of year when the light gets so short, we turned the corner and suddenly get a lot happier. here are some numbers to back this up. it will be weekend, the shortest amount of daylight in the whole year. as we get into january, it gets longer and longer. six months from now, we will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of light. between now and then, we will gain five and a half hours of daylight. that makes me happy. the longer the nighttime hours, the colder the temperature. we are in the 20's now across the area. we are not alone. the entire northeast. we are seeing temperatures in chicago rise the past few hours. they are rising in indianapolis all because of a big push developing in the southern plains. that is headed here. that will be the source of a big warm up as we head through this upcoming weekend. warm air from the gulf of mexico, low pressure in the northern plains. high pressure will shift off

there are stores going up in roslyn and eighth street northeast and they have some of the most popular concessions at all of the local sports venues. >>> well all eyes are on the federal reserve this afternoon, some key decisions are expected that could have a major impact on mortgage rate and the rest of the economy, dan caplan is senior mortgage consultant at monument bank joining us now dan good to see you again. >> good to see you. >> it's the final day of two days of meetings, the last session for chairman ben bernanke. do we expect any big monetary changes? >> as carly simon used to sink to that anticipation, we do think there will be an announcement today as to what the fed's intentions are probably starting next month as it relates to the easing of the quantitative easing, qe3 that has helped pump a tremendous amount of money, $85 billion a month, into the economy, thus helping interest rates to stay low. >> so letting go of the stimulus approach we've been seeing and doing what i'm hearing taper light? >> exactly. i think if anything, it will be a graduated approach, conventio

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. >> first ladies influence and mage season two, this week, lady bird johnson to roslyn carter.esday, highlights rom the second season, weeknights at 9:00 p.m. eastern c-span. >> coming up a little later on q&a at 11:00 p.m. with radio talk show host, hugh hewitt. after that, another chance to see bbc parliament's westminster review. a look at president obama's second term and some of he issues some second term presidents faced while in office from this morning's washington journal. >> and author and presidential istorian richard norton smith joins us at the table on second as president ies obama is turning the page on the year.d can we say if president obama is falling into a certain mold of a term president? >> no, i think it's amazing how rush to em to be in a get beyond the next three years. the media the part of that can't wait for the next campaign, for the next horse race. a they forget we have president for the next three years. that hes certainly true is experiencing some of the one might call the second term king, offers a curse. but it's something that goes with o the

roslyn carter used during the run for the governor. it's a way to get the word out volunteers going door-to-door, shaking out literature, and spreading the word. method so effective it helped them get elected to the presidency. program on first lady roslyn carter on our slash first an.org ladies. nd monday, we'll start our encore presentation of first adies season two, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. >> today at the white house, president obama met with newly mayors to discuss jobs and the economy. here's the president speaking to that ers shortly before meeting began. >> it's a great pleasure to welcome not only some of the the outstanding mayors of country. but also folks who are representing, you know, incredible cities, world class be es, that are going to central to america's economic growth and progress for years to come. 2 2i always said mayors don't have partisan. they are every day accountable of concretely delivering all the services people all across the country. reason that we think about mayors, we think about folks get

. >> watch the program on first carter.lady roslyn then we will show an encore of the first ladies, season two. that will be at 9:00 p.m. on c- span. refugees from a syrian civil war, 100,000 are living in lebanon, and 600,000 are living in jordan. billion inhe $1.3 foreign aid to support the refugees. this is one hour and 35 minutes. >> we are going to start. i know that senator graham is on his way. we have a situation where we are having a series of votes. we are having people going back and forth. i hope that doesn't indicate to anybody a lack of interest because this is a major level of interest. i want to applaud senator graham. he represents the republicans on this. i applaud him for his concerns. i said to the ambassador from lebanon and jordan that if you had this many refugees in a wealthy part of the u.s., for example, like california with all kinds of natural resources it would be an enormous strain. it is far more so in these areas. i commend you and applaud you for the humanitarian stance that both of your countries have taken. it is a horrific situation, and unfortunately, i

ashtontics on twitter asked does roslyn carter feel he deserves the accomplishments for snt. >> no.ver, i any first lady might add? >> i think if you look at what carter did, take for a canal treaty, instance, that was something that was not at all popular at the time. has opened up a whole range in latin ments america. and mrs. carter would caution him, be careful politically here you do want because to get a second term. away for the't run second term. so they moved ahead and had a long list of accomplishments. they did so and again i think ifce mentioned this earlier, you're doing the this with high interest rates, you talk to iran but the hostages, other thing that happened with iran was the cutoff from the middle east which raises oil prices and races inflation and interest rates. was this double whammy. not only did we have the ostages in captivity, but we had this inflair nation economy which no president wants to have election year. >> and the severest downturn in the economy since the depression history. so in the time after world war ii -- 2008. il >> yes, yes, i meant bef

our series continues live on monday as we look at roslyn carter. >> "washington journal" continues. >> host: just outside of washington dc in bethesda, maryland, is the national institute of health, it includes 27 separate institutes and centers, including research in various disciplines including biomedical science and neuroscience and joining us live is the director of the national cancer institute, inside the building that we looked at a minute ago. we appreciate you being with us. >> thank you and it's good to be here. >> host: president richard nixon declared a war on cancer. how are we doing today? >> guest: he signed the national cancer act, but he didn't call it a war on cancer as were many other people dead. it is a dreaded disease that affects over a third of our population and a major cause of death in the country. to say how we are doing requires a complex answer because it is not a single disease, but perhaps thousands of diseases that are characterized by what we now know with the efforts that we have made of a disease that is caused by this and changes in our chromosome

. >> ashtontics on twitter asked does roslyn carter feel he deserves the accomplishments for snt. >> no. >> does any first lady ever, i might add? >> i think if you look at what president carter did, take panama canal treaty, for instance, that was something that was not at all popular at the time. but has opened up a whole range of developments in latin america. and mrs. carter would caution him, be careful politically here a little bit because you do want to get a second term. but they didn't run away for the second term. o they moved ahead and had a pretty long list of accomplishments. hey did so and again i think grace mentioned this earlier, if you're doing the this with high interest rates, you talk to iran about the hostages, but the other thing that happened with iran was the cutoff from upplies in the middle east which raises oil prices and races inflation and interest rates. so iran was this double whammy. not only did we have the ostages in captivity, but we had this inflair nation economy which no president wants to have in the election year. >> and the severest downturn

this week, lady bird johnson to roslyn carter. and highlights weeknights at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. leaguenational consumers held a daylong conference earlier this month in washington dc that focus on identity theft and data security. the discussions from that conference. it deals with how identity theft has evolved through the years as well as what consumers can do on their own to protect their personal information. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you. i'm rob pegoraro, or so you have been led to believe. let's -- why don't you all introduce yourselves briefly, explain how you get to this issue and we'll get to it? >> my name is andy bonillo, i'm from verizon, director of cybersecurity and public safety. at verizon, we handle hundreds of data breaches for our clients around the world and we have this unique position where we get to see what happens when security fails. so as we are traveling around the world investigating crimes that leads to ultimate data theft and we felt the need to share and research that perspective with the rest of the world. we pu

roslyn was here helpinging or nice it. she organized the peanut brigade.hoot of a campaign he used in his run for governor. it was a way to get the word out about jimmy carter, going door to door, shaking hands, giving out literature. it was a method so effective it helped get him lebted to a presidency. >> watch our special on first lay rosalynn carter. monday we'll start our encore presentation of first ladies season two. edith roosevelt to grace oolidge. >> the senate finance committee scheduled a confirmation hearing this morning but the hearing was cut short because of a procedural delay by senate republicans. the hearing was about a half-hour. >> come to order. the famed journalist grantman rice wrote, and i quote him, you can develop good judgment, as you do the muscles of your body, by judicious daily exercise. that's a value usual lesson for anyone, especially one who serves the government. nd in the wake of charges that erupted last spring it's important for the i.r.s. with us is the president's the tion to be head of i.r.s. the i.r.s. plays an i