arlington, virginia, today. special ait isn't, arlington, virginia, today. chief of staff, gs-15, arlington, virginia, today. goes on today, today, today, today, exclamation point. they are rushing this through. they're determined to get this done before the american people can find out what's happening to raise their voice, to communicate with their members of congress and the united states senate and stop it. and it's not good for this country. so you say surely the president hasn't overreached in these matters. but congress has stated, you cannot enter the country unlawfully. that's a fundamental principle of our american immigration law. it's been on the books for many, many years. and if you enter unlawfully, you're not entitled to work in america. and if you enter unlawfully and attempt to work and someone hires you, if the person knowingly hires you and knows that you're illegally here, the employer is subject to criminal penalties. and other penalties. that's the basic law. it's been on the books for years. the president is just wiping that off the b

fans live at our home in arlington, virginia and 10 and 15. i am grateful to her as an advocate, but i am so grateful to her as a mom. i cannot tell you how much it means to have a celebrity as a role model, who takes her fame and uses it to raise awareness, to tell young girls and all of prejudice thathe keeps so many from speaking out and get help. she brings hope to all of those affected by mental illness and we are thrilled to have her here with us today. [applause] >> thank you so much. that introduction was really overwhelming. most positive way. so, thank you. everyone.yone -- hi, my people. it is an honor and a privilege to be here today, at nami's national day of average -- of action. out at you is amazing. it is great to see so many people dedicated to improving the lives of others. seeing people of all ages across the country coming together gives me so much hope that changes really possible. those of us here today know that people ofness affects every race, age, gender, and economic status. it does not discriminate between republic

" on this network, this may be the best review of all. 6-year-old ian armatage who lives in arlington, virginia, reminded us today about what's really important about peter pan. he clapped so hard for tinker bell and so did so many kids just like him. we are told tinker bell is tired after last night but doing well and clearly ian knew he played an important role in the show's success. >>> when we come back, letting your colors fly during this time of year when the look has never been more in fashion. >>> finally tonight, we used to just refer to them as christmas sweaters. maybe they were over the top, but we bought them and we gave them to others, and we wore them and still do. just recently the cool kids decided some christmas sweaters were so ugly they should be worn loudly and proudly and celebrate it. and now that's become an industry all its own. and we get an update on this growing movement tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: folks, this is going to get ugly, real ugly christmas sweater ugly. from a trendy club in atlanta. >> my sweater is fabulous. >> reporter: to ugly sweat

please welcome today's contestants -- a naval architect from arlington, virginia... an information systems analyst from wayne, new jersey... and our returning champion a stay-at-home dad and graduate student from columbia, maryland... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! hey, johnny. thank you, lad and welcome again to our program. we're in the middle of the season of giving, and that's what "jeopardy!" has been doing -- giving lots of great cash prizes to our contestants. however, i must add that they have been earning that money. case in point, vaughn -- two games, over $40,000. marcia and dan good luck to you. maybe it could happen to you as well. here we go. the "jeopardy!" round comes first, as always. one daily double will show up in one of these categories -- ...followed by not the ok corral, but... ...those two letters coming up in each correct response. ...of course. vaughn, you start. a category with reverends for $200. alex: "just as i am" is the autobiography of this evangelist. marcia. who is billy graham? yes. written by for $200, ple

please welcome today's contestants -- a naval architect from arlington, virginia...rmation systems analyst from wayne, new jersey... and our returning champion a stay-at-home dad and graduate student from columbia, maryland...

two of those millions of fans in arlington, e virginia and ages 12 and 15. i'm very grateful to danny as a mental health advocate, but especially as a mom. i cannot tell you how much it means to have a celebrity who is a real role model. battling the prejudices that it takes to speak out. she brings help and hope to all those who were affected by mental illness. [applause] >> thank you so much. the introduction was really overwhelming -- in the most positive way. so, thank you. hi, everyone. my people. it is an honor and a privilege today at nami's national day of action. looking out at tall view is so inspiring. it is great to see so many people dedicated to improving mental health and the lives of others. seeing people of all ages from all the country come together gives me so much hope that change is possible. those of us here today and know that mental illness has no prejudice. every ects people of race, gender, economic status. not discriminate between republicans or democrats. [applause] that is why we are here today. we need to send a simple message t

this is ian armitage, from arlington, virginia, and he agreed to do the interview. >> i thought it was a great show, and i can see you tried your best and you did it. >> thank you. >> you nailed it. >> and you should be proud of yourself? >> if you say so. >> even as a youth, youtube channel, the many shows he is able to see with his mom. he gets this interview with sting and sting used to be a grade school teacher before he was a major monster rock star, he said i'll sit down with this kid, the kid asks him how did you become known as sting and he gets to telling the story he used to wear the black and yellow sweater in a band and it kind of looked like a bee. i don't know if you knew this, this could be common knowledge. >> not the last we have heard from that young man. >> love it. >> we have much more to come in the next half our of "action news" at 4:00. >> customprosthetics. and santa could not come to see sick kids he used technology. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, shirleen allicot, and brian taff.ph, >>> hello again, 4:30 and "act

let's bring in cnn commentator paul begala joining us from arlington, virginia, the former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. what do you think the mayor needs to say right now, newt? >> well, i think he needs to say that, you know, whatever past statements he wants to work with the police, he wants to reinforces the police and he wants to make clear that the kind of assassinations that we saw this weekend are totally, utterly completely unacceptable. but he has to take some responsibility for the rhetoric and language and the attitude which has so alienated the new york city police department. it's a huge department, as you pointed out, wolf, and they are deeply alienated from the mayor, more than any i can remember in history. >> paul begala, does he need to formally express regret for his comments, his actions? does he need to apologize to the nypd? >> wolf, there's a lot of pain. i'm not sure which comment you're referring to but there clearly is an enormous amount of pain there. he should say all of the things that newt just suggested. it's good advice. i'm much more troubled n

bill richardson, joining us from arlington, virginia, outside of washington, michael crowley, seniorrs correspondent for politico, david rothcough, still with us. mikechae michael, detail some of the secret meetings, the negotiations that led to not only alan gross' release but led to this new effort to try to actually normalize relations between the u.s. and cuba and we just heard josh earnest at the white house saying they're not ruling out the possibility of inviting raul castro from coming to the white house, the president not ruling out the possibility of going to havana during his final two years. this is dramatic stuff when you think about it? >> yeah. that was amazing to hear josh earnest say that. trying to visualize the president landing in havana is mind blowing. i don't think it's around the corner but how amazing it would be to see that. wolf, the key here really is the secrecy and, you know, it reminds me very much of how they have approached the iran talk. administration officials like to quote a saying they attribute to madeleine albright, diplomacy is like mushrooms

this was at the council in arlington, virginia. it is 45 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon. i was talking to your ceo about how we both served in the pentagon during the clinton administration and i was reminded of the time that i had their as general counsel of the department of the air force from october, 1991 to january, 2001. it was my first experience working in the pentagon. my first time, really around the military. i had a lot to learn in terms of military culture, acronyms, and military protocol, which as most people in this room know is very strict. who you are in the pecking order , your grade, your civilian equivalent, matters for terms of who gets on the phone first, where you car, where your office is, your acronym, how you are referred to, how people right e-mails to you and everything. it matters for much. i had a lot to learn when i first got to the pentagon in october, 1998. told, you are a four-star equivalent. i went fromow, being a private law practitioner in manhattan to a four-star equivalent as a civilian presidential appointee in the pentagon. day, w

job is in arlington, virginia republicans. good morning. caller: yes. cool it a ey have to little bit. the film was irresponsible and we have complete similar if you made a film in other democratic condition countries that wouldn't have been well received and they would have been prosecuted. people are getting too loose with cyber stuff. e did it against iranians and they are trying to track down whatever we let loose there. north koreans or somebody tried it on sony. type of thing that can be dangerous and they have to be cool about it and people have to responsible in the entertainment industry. you how concerned are about your own cyber security and hacking attacks? is it something that you worry as you use forms of online communication? caller: i use a computer but i stay away from too much stuff because i don't like the be tracked these days. i'm uncomfortable with it and i is -- until we can i ure privacy situations think it is just -- you are for your own ire security. anyway. security host: robert samuelsson in the "washington post" writes about

. >> i teach in arlington, virginia. i was intrigued by -- first amendment is such an earlier than it was not an appreciation for the first amendment. we know lincoln was a student of history and as a student of history as somebody interested in how other people perceive, did he ever had anything to say about the alien and sedition act or it was a completely different world than what john adams was philip? does it make sense? >> it makes sense and was a good question. clinton was conflicted as he was on many issues involving civil liberties. -- lincoln was conflicted at he was on many issues involving civil liberties. he is leading the fight to get troops to washington as a standing along the rail lines from philadelphia to washington. i think he was still concerned about the first amendment even though the strength didn't take place until the 20th century. and the chicago time suppression which was by general ambrose burnside, i am happy to say a rhode islander. lincoln ordered stanton to remove the suspension against t

from the professional services council and arlington, virginia this is about 45 months. after.[applauding] >> good afternoon. i was talking about how served in the pentagon during the clinton administration and was reminded of the time that i had as general counsel of the department of the air force from october 1991 until january 2001, my first experience working in the pentagon. my first time really around the military. i had a lot to learn in terms of military culture, acronyms, and military protocol which is most people in this room now a strict. who you are in the pecking order, your grade, your civilian equivalent matters for everything in terms of who gets on the phone first, where you sit the car over your offices, your acronym, how you are referred to, how people write e-mails to you. it matters for much, so i had a lot to learn. so i was told, your four-star equivalent. while. i went from being a private law practitioner in manhattan to a four-star equivalent. as a civilian. as a civilian presidential appointee in the pentagon. i will never forget the one day i'll was

. >> this is at the airforce association in arlington virginia. >> good morning. it is a pleasure to have you here. on behalf of scott, chairman of the board, recently elected, it is pleasure to have you in the doolittle building. we say that because we dedicated the building to the history and legacy of general do little and there was an interesting event that created this and a young person asked why that man meant anything to him. it wasn't a mean question but world war ii is a long way off to many people. so they said this would be a tribute to the general and you will see the letters on the building as soon as we can get the county to let us do that. we will talk to lieutenant general sid clark and most people know his backgrund but he is the total force airman. the united states air force has components that all blend together very seemlessly and general clark has had jobs of increasing responsibility. not only in washington but all over the world having been in turkey and a deputy a8. he has been my vice commander in the air national guard and worked at tim

defenders of the program like the police chief in arlington, virginia, say the equipment is crucial inresponding to a siege or a terrorist attack. >> it gives us an ability in a very serious violent situation to go in and rescue a member of the public or one of our own officers. they're used for s.w.a.t. and barricade situations. >> reporter: case in point? the hunt for the suspects after the boston marathon bombing. one of the terrorists was on the loose in a residential neighborhood. was federally funded equipment crucial to the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev who was hiding in a boat? >> tsarnaev was found because a guy went out to check his boat. >> reporter: but homeland security officials insist that tsarnaev was hiding under a tarp and specialized cameras paid for by washington helped police see what the suspect was doing and what kind of threat he posed. >> the state police indicate the infrared camera was instrumental in locating him. >> the defense department now requires police departments to come up with plans on how they're going to use military equipment and the pentagon wan

host: on our line for republicans, ryan, you are next in arlington, virginia. i am calling today because i'm president lockable aspects of the president's power and it -- power plant that shutting down our power plants across the country, it may repeat some of the rock outs -- blackouts we saw in the northeast in 2003. the second thing i would like for the destitute bring up again is what -- the guest to bring up again is what the cost will be for the average consumer is when the clean power plan comes through -- excuse me -- host: ryan, we will take that question could cost to the consumer. guest: the epa as model the cost and theirmer assumption is that there will be a cost but it will be relatively small. i don't know precisely what that would be. it depends on a lot of variables, of course. in terms of how much private investment is induced to come in and provide natural gas-fired generation, renewable energy generation, energy efficiency measures, all those things tend to mitigate the cost of electricity. ly be are will certain cost to the collective envir

but the koch network through its political arm based here across the river in arlington, virginia, freedom, is putting those pieces in place. one of the most fascinating ones that we got an exclusive look here was the kochs private mind which profiles 250 million americans looking at how they vote, looking into consumer data, your last six addresses, how often you vote, so that campaigns, friendly organizations that purchase this data could use them to figure out how to target you. some of the biggest winners in the last cycle including your next guest, senator tom cotton, were clients of i-360 in the last race because this data was so good and they've done a bunch of experiments to figure out how in '16 and '18 can they be more effective. they have a rise in beyond the political cycle and a business backing and it's creating a powerful part of this koch footprint. >> very quickly, is this the coke brothe koch brothers looking at old institutions saying we can do this better? >> they are bringing business principles to it. they looked at the debacle for republicans in 2012. did a painful a

>> merry christmas from the elves on the shelves in arlington, virginia!holidays! >> 8:00 now on a wednesday morning. it's the 24th day of december. any way you look at it, that makes it christmas eve, and we have a nice holiday crowd out here on the plaza. kind of an icky day. >> it's okay. it's damp but it's not freezing. >> people from all over. >> they're here to celebrate the holiday season. >> you act as if you still don't have your pajamas on. >> i'll have them on all day long. >> nice. >>> coming up, more on our series "holiday hacks." this morning we'll show you how to make your cooking a little easier and less stressful this christmas. i love this egg trick. you've got to see it. >> i have to see if that works. i was reading about that. we have a lot to get to. let's get inside, get a look at the top stories from natalie. take it away. >> good morning to you all. once again, president george h.w. bush is in a texas hospital after reportedly experiencing shortness of breath overnight. we're outside the hospital in houston with the very latest. goo

host: on our line for republicans, ryan, you are next in arlington, virginia. i am calling today because i'm president lockable aspects of the president's power and it -- power plant that shutting down our power plants across the country, it may repeat some of the rock outs -- blackouts we saw in the northeast in 2003. the second thing i would like for the destitute bring up again is what -- the guest to bring up again is what the cost will be for the average consumer is when the clean power plan comes through -- excuse me -- host: ryan, we will take that question could cost to the consumer. guest: the epa as model the cost and theirmer assumption is that there will be a cost but it will be relatively small. i don't know precisely what that would be. it depends on a lot of variables, of course. in terms of how much private investment is induced to come in and provide natural gas-fired generation, renewable energy generation, energy efficiency measures, all those things tend to mitigate the cost of electricity. ly be are will certain cost to the collective envir

offered by our guest chaplain reverend aron mcenrees, unitarian universalist church of arlington, arlington, virginia. the chaplain: creator god, spirit of light, we come here today with our spirits open to the sun of your loving gaze. we come, humbled by the work entrusted to us, to tend to your children, for we know that we are, all of us, your children, bearers of your divine spark. may we remember this, no matter how thick the stacks of paper on our desks. when we are weary, may we be filled with your generosity of spirit. we will pass it on with interest. when we don't know which way to turn, may we find stillness and listen for the soft voice of wisdom. help us today to do justice, to serve mercy, and to walk humbly with you and the better angels of our nature. and most of all, beloved god, may we practice the arts of kindness in all that we do and all that we are. nd to this we say, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approve. for what purpose does

arlington house for the last time. apart from richmond dressed in a black suit with a silk hat atop his head. two days later he formally accepted command of virginia's military force. now neither lee or his wife could know how dearly the decision would cost them. one of its consequences would be the loss of the custis mansion now better known as arlington house. arlington strategic capital meant that the union simply had to take it over for military reasons. union soldiers proceeded to chop down old growth oak, elm and chose not to build barracks and to burn wood as firewood to keep them warm in the cold weather. they constructed earthworks and access roads over the once pristine agricultural landscape. a hospital was constructed on the property and in 1863 the southern portion of the state became a freed man's village for thousands of runaway slaves. soon enough it also became a barrier ground -- burial ground and today it's the centerpiece of arlington cemetery with the same panoramic view of the capital. and i think it's one of our nations most important memory palaces. now in natchez the town fathers were wise enough to surrender so no battle, a

arlington crystal clear skies. a little farther to the southwest in virginia, 3650 feet above the sea level is the elevation. a lot of people skiing there most of that snow is man-made. 39 in frederick, 37 in annapolis, still 43 at reagan national. wake up temperatures 20 degrees in outlying areas, 30 degrees in the city. through new year's eve, highs of only 39 degrees but tons of sunshine. will look ahead to new year's day and the first weekend of 2015 in just a couple of minutes. >> there is controversy tonight for the gop. steve scalise of louisiana admitted to speaking to white supremacy leaders more than a decade ago. he is serving in the louisiana legislature when he says he appeared in a 2002 convention for the european american unity and rights organization. that group was founded by the former ku klux klan leader and has been classified as a hate group. skill he said he was unaware of the groups views. meanwhile, another high-profile republican congressman who was caught on camera threatening a reporter is resigning. new york representative michael grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges last w

arlington. around 25 in gaithersburg and germantown. he'sburg waking up to around 20 degrees. manassas around 22. temperatures this hour, 17 in elkins, virginia. for us, this is cold, considering what we've had over the last several weeks. temperatures above average. now we're looking at the push of colder air. these will temperatures, 11:00 temperature -- make that 10:00 temperatures for minneapolis. they have poish factors to deal with anywhere from 18 to 30 degrees below zeroer we're not looking for cold air like this across our area. but with winds kicking up out of the north and west, it's going to feel like the 20's for most of the day. lots of sunshine to enjoy. it's going to look pretty. our next weather maker for the upcoming weekend is when we have a better chance of looking at a little wintery mix changing to rain. but i don't any we'll see much in the form of winter weather around here. we move into tomorrow evening, the new year, we'll see temperatures falling from the middle 30's to around 30 at midnight with mainly clear skies and a lot of folks gearing up for the big hockey game on thursday new year's day. temperatures will be

virginia woman accused of attacking her former boss and his wife. sayourt today, prosecutors she poses a severe threat to employees of an arlington law firm. the judge previously denied bail to her husband, andrew. police say the couple broke into a mclean home and tortured leo fisher and his wife. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg returned to the bench today, five days after a stint was replaced in her right coronary artery. she experienced discomfort while exercising last week and she went to the hospital. doctors determined she had a blockage in the artery. she is 81 years old, and the oldest judge on the supreme -- justice, but has rarely missed a day since starting in 1993. still ahead at 6:00, millions of shoppers are expected to go online today, cyber monday. if you haven't had a chance to shop yet, learn why you could be at an advantage. doug is tracking winter weather headed our way. talking about a miss, the redskins go back to the drawing board. and jay gruden talk to the media about what the game film told him. i have the latest coming up in sports. craig ceremonies taking place in worldc. region to mark aids day. rebec

virginia. got there in time to run with the rest from both on and then back to arlington in four days. and with terrible sleep. he realized quickly that what he would like to do is be an aid to the higher commanders. the brigadier general was the first person who plucked him from the regular command and was taken as an aid. custer realized that in doing this, he had a lot of freedom of action which was important to him to be able to do things and to make things happen rather than just being with his unit all the time, he would be like the eyes and ears of his commander and he would also be at the headquarters when things were going to have volunteered to get involved in them or in some cases he would just go out and get involved in stuff just because he knew that he could and no one would object. not because he was on a gender roles a general staff comes in if you showed up with stress to say he was there because the generals had him there and sometimes that was true. .. >> >> under the observation of the enemy. and that was highly dangerous. not only that he went across the river wher

just last month arlington county officials backed down from their plans to build a $333 million streetcar and there has been several developments like that. >> in other news from virginia the state's former governor will learn his fate this tuesday. bob mcdonnell will be sentenced on 11 counts after he and his wife were convicted in a corruption case. >> bob mcdonnell's lawyers are pushing for three yecommittee service. prosecutors want him to spend 10 years in prison. >> a judge denied a motion to move or delay the start of the trial. that means that the jury selection to become this monday as planned. prosecutors say that he and his brother tamerlan planned the attacks that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. tamerlan tsarnaev died with the shootout with police. >> weather is hampering rescue efforts. the first body arrived at an airport in indonesia. >> in coffins today, they carried the recovered bodies from air asia 8501. the family still in shock. >> my son was so excited for his first overseas trip, his mother said. he bought a new belt, new close. his face was shining. in this photo, and relative remember is a family of four that were lost, th

virginia. got there in time to run with the rest from bull run back to arlington on the space of four days.with very little sleep. he realized quickly that what he would like to do this work is being paid to higher commanders. philip kearney was the first person who plot and from a regular command and took msn eight. pastor realized that in doing this, he had a lot of freedom of action, which is very important to him to do things that make things happen rather than being but they do that all the time. he would be the eyes and ears of his commander. he would also be at headquarters and things are going to happen. he could volunteer to get involved or in some cases he would go out and just get involved in staff because he knew that he could and no one would've checked because he was on some general staff. so if he shows up, they will say he was fair because the general sent him there and sometimes that is true. so that gave him flexibility to do things than that very much fit his style of doing things. this is a drawing of custer across in the checkout how many, which is part of the custer my

point because virginia had yet to succeed which brings us to the evening he learned of the surrender the delegates finally voted to become the confederates ate steak so we are here at the arlington house and we is upstairs painting back and forth shaking his head and mumbling to himself. his wife downstairs in the parlor and listens as he tries to make up his mind. it would be the most severe struggle with his wife she would later recall. we know the outcome of course. april 221861 robert e. lee rode away from the arlington house for lost time. he departed for richmond in a black suit with his top hat. two days later he accepted the command of the military force. neither would've no healthier leave the decision would cost and one of the consequences would be the loss of the mansion the overlook on the capital meant that the union had to take it over for military reasons and the soldiers proceeded to chop down old gold and chestnuts to build barracks and burden would. they constructed the roads over the pristine agricultural landscape. the hospital was constructed on the property in 1863. it became buried ground and today is that the centerpiece. the town fathers were wide enough

or 15 in arlington virginia. chief of staff gs. today. today. today. exclamation point. they are rushing this through. they're determined to get this done before the american people can find out what is happening, to raise their voice or communicate with members of congress. it is not good for this country cahow -- surely the president has not overreach because congress said you cannot enter the country unlawfully. that is of fundamental principle. but if you enter unlawfully you are not entitled to work in america and if somebody hires you is the person knows that you are illegally here then the employer is subject to criminal penalties. has bet on the books for years the president just wipes this off the books, colleagues. will we allow the president to wipe out our laws to create an entirely new system of immigration that congress refused to establish wexford been our laws are on the books today he has no power to erase those laws. how serious is this? last night former speaker of the house newt gingrich, a ph.d. in history and student of american government, and made

military officials and researchers discuss strategy for combatting terrorism at a forum in arlington, virginia. some topics include chuck hagel's resignation and campaign against isis and syria. this is just under two hours. >> okay, i think we'll try to get started here today. welcome again to all of you. and i think this is probably the 250th seminar that he will run this afternoon or some number like that. but we've had a few before on the topic today about the military role of the terrorism and the like and yona will touch on that. on behalf of mike's webinar, ceo, chairman and board of regions, i want to formally welcome all of you here this afternoon. it is great that you would join us and we hope that you enjoy it. we have a very, very distinguished panel as always. but this looked particularly like an extinguished group -- i mean distinguished. i'm sure they will have an interesting set of messages for us. i think that topic is most germane and certainly it's been in the news quite a bit here recently. and my only comment would be that in my humble p not there is no such thing as only