mr. cole. i ask you to keep in mind in use already available legal tools at your disposal rather than relying upon the treaty process. so i guess my first question mr. cole is niche or even if the senate ratifies the 2009 protocol to amend the convention between our two countries for the avoidance of double taxation the justice department will be no closer to obtaining information from noncompliant bank accounts close prior to 2009? >> senator that's true. the 2009 treaty only applies to matters and situations after the september 2009 time that it was put into place. >> so basically never certainly in the way we are urging information about noncompliant tank accounts that were close prior to 2009. >> i don't think that's necessarily the case. >> how do you do that then? >> the program we have is going to require that hanks even prior to 2009 go back into 2008 and provide us with the information about accounts that will enable us to make much more effective effective --. >> back in 2008? one ye

. >> both mr. cole and i have served on budget appropriations. the next question, congress has heard official and unofficial testimony in the past and this is coming from former secretary comptrollers in the department of defense that they could use some assistance in better managing its civilian group specifically the high proportion of retirement eligible employees then the difficulties and terminating employees has raised red flags. the secretary is told us it's easier to shrink the size of the force by tens of thousands of ursa now then to discharge a single civilian employee. i'm introducing a bill this week that a way that would mandate a reduction in the civilian workforce specifically targeting individuals who are underperfunderperf orming. i think there is a discussion long overdue. can you share your thoughts on the civilian work force and how reducing number of civilians and the department would provide cost savings in both the near and long-term? >> certainly i would defer to my colleague the secretary of defense with regard to the sp

mr markov, it's stephen cole in doha. no. well we tried. we will try again, we wanted to get some more russian reaction to events in crimea. we'll try and get sergy markov in a moment. in the meantime we go to algeria and protesters rallied for the president's plans to stand for election for a fourth time. there was a heavy police presence, several rests were made. imran khan reports. >> anger directed at the algerian leader, who plans to run for president again after 14 years in the top job. the crowd chants anti-slogans and hold t-shirts saying, "no." the police move in and arrest several of the protesters, and regain control of the street in downtown algiers, the country's capital. the crowd is not going to be moved. >> translation: it's the same freedom fighters in power who are in the army and in all state institutions. it's them, the betrayal of people and their history. >> many aljeerians say the election may not be fair. this man who suffered a stroke rarely makes appearances and critics say he's too frail to govern. reporters reg t

>> chris cole followed by mariam and patricia catty. >> good morning mr. coal. >> my name is creg coal, not chris. i'm the housing administrator for the gate apartments. i just moved to san francisco on tuesday, started my position. one of the first things i did was go out and buy a clipper and i've been riding the bus daily. i'm here to speak on the 43 which is located in front of our building on lumbar and lions. if we move it, we have

>> chris cole followed by mariam and patricia catty. >> good morning mr. coal. >> my name is creg coal, not chris. i'm the housing administrator for the gate apartments. i just moved to san francisco on tuesday, started my position. one of the first things i did was go out and buy a clipper and i've been riding the bus daily. i'm here to speak on the 43 which is located in front of our building on lumbar and lions. if we move it, we have a large population of elders and they depend on that bus to go to kaiser and va and i'm afraid those folks will postpone doctor visits for a chronic care and if they do that, what i'm afraid will happen, we're going to have more 911 and emergency calls, which is going to add to the burden onto our emergency systems and also to the emergency rooms of the hospital. so that's my biggest concern. the second thing is i'd like to invite the board members to come visit our community at pacedo gate community and see how this move would effect our folks. i would like for you to meet our resident and see the neighborhood and how it

mr. speaker. just because someone wears a hoodie, does not make them a hoodlum. >> on the next "washington journal," we will be joined by ghoian.o cole ofman tom oklahoma, a member of the appropriations and budget committees, will take your calls about the budget proposals for the next fiscal year. "washington journal" is live on c-span everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> several live events at tell you about today. the senate armed service committee holds a confirmation hearing for nominees to head the nsa and the transportation command. that is here on c-span at 10:00 a.m.. ofators from whistleblowers the hanford nuclear waste site. later, on c-span three, homeland security secretary jeh johnson testifies about his agency's budget request before a house appropriations subcommittee. as a 4:00 em eastern. >> up next, part of yesterday's american public transportation association conference, focusing on state and local projects. panelist in this 90 minute discussion are from wisconsin, arizona and washington dc. well, good afternoon. lunch was pretty good. the capital steps were gre

mr. hakken is faking his insanity. >> reporter: prosecutors telling a judge they now may have proof. his recorded jailhouse communications which include references to faking mental illness. >> colease. >> reporter: joshua hakken and his wife sharyn are charged with kidnapping their two little boys last april. after legal troubles caused them to lose custody. after swiping the boys from their grandparents, the family was caught on camera boarding a boat in tampa. >> my son-in-law just kidnapped my two grandchildren. they're under the state custody. he's not supposed to be near them. he tied me up. >> reporter: they set sail for havana, cuba, captured there by cuban officials and returned to the u.s. prosecutors had said joshua hakken, the college educated engineer, became paranoid with delusions about the federal government. both he and his wife pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. now the judge is saying both will have to convince a jury. >> this guy has been delusional for many years and she's been subject to his duress. >> i said too much on the plane. it's okay. ooh i'm sorry. >> reporter: when the two were caught on camera if a holding cell they appeared to be plotting

cole of oklahoma to talk about next year's federal budget. we will be right back. >> the gentleman from tennessee. >> mr. speaker, on this historic day the house of representatives opened its proceedings for the first time to televised coverage. i want to congratulate you for your courage in making this possible and the committees that have worked so hard under the leadership of congressman charles wrote roads to make this a reality. the good will far outweigh the bad. from this day forward, every member of this body must ask himself or herself how many americans are listing to the debates which are made. when the house becomes comfortable with the changes like -- wrought by television coverage, the news media will be allowed to bring their own cameras into this chamber. in the meantime, there is no censorship. every word is available for broadcast coverage, and generalists will be able to use and edit as they see fit. -- and journalists will be able to use and edit as they see fit. this will allow more open government on all levels. c-span created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to

"cole and look at our little children. look at our people, mr. president. you're not hurting for a job. you've got one," howard said. "i don't have one." another miner, gary lockehart said his biggest worry was trying to keep a roof over his family's head and food on the table. and when it comes to his fellow miners, here's what he had to say. gary lockehart said this. "many of these men who never asked the government for any kind of assistance in their lives are having to go home and tell their families that their pay is going to be cut to practically nothing, that there will be very little christmas this year, no vacations, nothing extra." and miners aren't the only ones affected by all the pain out there in coal country. i'd like to read awe letter i received from -- read you a letter i received from bill skaggs, a businessman and pastor. here's what bill had to say. "we've had to lay off employees due to the closing of mines and the effect they have had. our business is losing thousands of dollars due to the negative impact of the e.p.a.. as a pastor, o