back with all all-star panel, gwen ifill the pbs "newshour," david ignatious, columnist for "washington post" and joined by susan page, the washington bureau chief of "usa today" and dan balz the chief correspondent of "washington post" and i must say, the unofficial dean of the political press corps here in washington which means he is the oldest member. >> you got that right. >> schieffer: i want to talk to you about the "wall street journal" on friday, that the white house is suddenly -- they actually announced this that they're going to -- have new quote, strategy to work with congress on some things of mutual interest and journal finds republicans who say yeah, they think they are ready to talk. is this the new age of miracles here or is this just some first of the year talk. >> two things. one, it's news that people would think about working together. two, most people don't think

the "washington post" says d.c. mayor bowser plans to address the inequalities in her budget this spring. >>> 6:35. today u.s. park police will swear in a new chief. robert maclean is a 23 year park police veteran. he will manage more than 700 employees and annual operating budget of horn $100 million. i'll be emceeing the ceremony at 10:00 this morning. >>> winter weather not over yet.horn $100 million. i'll be emceeing the ceremony at 10:00 this morning. >>> winter weather not over yet. we take a look at the blizzard conditions. >>> plus a possible change when you pay for a taxicab in fredericksburg. >>> and temperatures are only in the 20s and it feels colder. chuck bell will have your bus stop forecast coming up. >>> big changes could be on the way for people who take taxis in fredericksburg. officials may he saidend the zone system there. the city's taxi board is recommending a flat rate of $8 for any trip within the city. however some city council members say it might be too steep for low income residents. cou

we are going to continue to self censure. >> the "washington post" ran one of the cartoons but k.t. is it cowardly not to run them? >> i understand why the organizations do not want to they are worried they put their people at risk. if everyone did it if everyone ran the pictures and said, this is what incited the silent, this is the excuse radical jihadist used, it would be a strong statement. we have all the journalists talking moral high ground but they are not doing it. >> we have seen those car troops reprinted in a lot of places and denmark is a good example. the publication that first published the cartoon that got the journalist kill and "charlie hebdo" reprinted it and got fire bombed every paper in denmark now is publishing except for the one who said they have to recollect their people. >> fox news is not running the car troops saying safety of the correspondents and questions of taste are an issue here. cnn president said he is torn he wants to run them but told the staff protecting our employees is more important right now. >> i agree with that. i don't agree you run th

a piece from the "washington post."here's a story this morning from george hill saying one of the most important members of the new congress is the chair of the foreign relations committee. coming up on c_span, or conversation with ken buck, the incoming republican class presidents. among the issues that the new congress will be facing is spending of that department of homeland security. one area that they held out on is the department of homeland security because of the present executive action on immigration. [video clip] >> etiquette will be __ i think it will be a contentious debate. i think what the present day and was poorly designed. whether ends up in some sort of agency shut down, i hope not. i hope we can work through the issue, and make sure we defund the parts of the executive order that the present has issued, and move on, and make sure the functions of the government are funded, and the transition as smooth. host: our conversation with ken buck, from colorado's fourth congressional district, you can watch

they are also apologizing writing a letter and putting it in the washington post. was printed in an ad in sundays post. the metro leadership promising change, knowing that they still have a lot of work to do but metro's response has been widely criticized so far including not immediately telling 911 operators about trapped passengers, and forcing firefighters to wait 13 minutes before they were told a third rail was cut, electricity to that third rail was cut and that it was safe to go rescue those passengers. our stephanie ramirez had this exclusive interview with lieutenant steven coon of the d.c. fire department. >> metro doesn't like having the third rail power cut. it stops traffic, it stops revenue flow. metro can't sit on every incident and try to handle it themselves before they call 911. they've got to call us right away. i think the single biggest thing they can is make sure that the communications works down there. >> the ntsb investigation will likely take some time but they will report their initial findings to congress in a hearing on wednesday. back

with "the washington post" reporting that the u.s. government is reporting 11 billion, news organizations have a fight on their hands, a fight >>> ever since the advent of the printing press, the past few years tells us that mobile in the hands of people are just as powerful. conventional news is struggling with the process, they need to adapt to keep up with the devices in the pocket and i way it's used. it used to be a place for legacy, and big name newspapers to represent their front pages digitally. big media needs to have a host of new line platforms to deliver stories they are interested in in the form that we want, whenever and wherever we want them. the "the listening post" in some of the shifts we are seeing in news technology and engagement and changes to come. >> translation: traditionally speaking journalists and editors find what is fit to print. consumer technology is giving news consumers the choice not just of the news they want, but when, where are and how they want it delivered. we in the news decide what happens. wh

"the washington post" did. tell us about how -- i believe there was a meeting that you can maybe describe where at first you said no, don't publish it. but then changed your mind quickly. tell us about how -- about that meeting. >> there was a meeting at the task force in san francisco. the knee jerk reaction was, the national policy against doing business with a terrorist. we have an extortion demand. we should keep that in mind. we will recommend to the director of the fbi that they should not public. it took an hour to turn that decision around. the task force members to say we should look at this from a law enforcement perspective and let washington deal with national issue policies. if it will move the investigation forward and give us the opportunity to make an arrest in this case, doesn't that outweigh a national policy broad national policy? so we changed the task force members -- changed the recommendation to me and terry and i went back to -- came back here to washington and we went across the street

this ad is appearing in this morning's metro section of "the washington post." here it is. it is not only an apology, they also thanked the first respond rs who risked their lives responding to that incident and they're promising a thorough investigation. let's take a closer look at that ad now. it apologizes specifically to the family of carol glover who died as a result of this underground emergency that happened nearly one week ago, but also apologizes to the thousands of riders who were impacted that day. there is a promise by metro to address any interim recommendations that could come from the national transportation safety board which is the lead on this investigation. d.c. released its initial report yesterday confirming there were major communication problems among the first responders and communications at l'enfant plaza specifically were non-existent and especially right there in the tunnel. >> huge rescue effort underground, 800 foot down in the tunnel with zero visibility. >> carol glover is the woman who died as a result ofold. she was the mother of two adult

the "washington post" and the washington political figures were vehemently opposed to closing that section of pennsylvania avenue to say it never was closed during world war ii or during the war of 1812 or the british invaded and burned washington and now we are going to close it because of a prospective threat of terrorism and yet it was and the chance of ever being reopened are slim to none. a cynic but that was an example of a broad mentality that began to take hold and take shape in the aftermath of the bombing. those those restructurings those limitations became ever more pronounced in ever more apparent than the aftermath of 9/11 of course. but we can trace those restructurings to the bombing pretty clearly. >> another major events you mentioned that we can take more of it and that is the famous mug shot of o.j. simpson and the trial of course the murder happened in 1994 of his ex-wife and ron goldman to the trial of course the fall of 1995 and again in october millions of americans gathered in front of their tvs to watch the verdict in a thicket productivity in the united states plu

we will cry, but we're going to continue to sell sensor. >> the washington post did run one of the cartoons, but k.t., is it cowardly not to run these cartoons? >> i understand why news organizations don't want to do that because they're worried they're going to put their own people out there at risk. if everybody did it if he everybody ran these pictures and said this is what incited the violence, then i think it would be a strong statement. what we have we have all the journalists talking moral eye ground. we stand with charlie. they're not doing it themselves. >> we've seen those cartoons reprinted in a lot of places. and denmark i think is a really good example of this. the publication that first published the cartoon that got the danish journalist killed and charlie hebdo reprinted it and got fire bombs. every paper in denmark is now running it except for that one who says they have to protect their own people. >> fox news is saying the safety of its correspondents and questions of taste are at issue here. tcnn president tells people he's torn, he wants to run them, but protecting peop

emails from the bbc, reuters the guardian, the new york times, nbc, the washington post and the french newspaper le monde were saved and shared with staff on the agency's intranet as part of a test exercise. the agency also listed "investigative journalists" as a threat alongside terrorists or hackers.

the "washington post," the washington political figures were vehemently opposed to closing that section of pennsylvania avenue to vehicular traffic. the post was saying it never was closed during world war ii never closed during the war of 1812 when the british invaded and burned washington. and now we're going to close it because of the prospective threat of terrorism? and yet it was and the chance of if its being re-opened are slim to none. that was an example of a broader mentality that began to take hold began to take sustain aftermath of the oklahoma city bombing. those restrictions, those limitations on american life become ever more pronounced and ever more apparent in the aftermath of 9/11 of course. but we can trace those restrictions to the oklahoma city bombing pretty clearly. >> host: we move to another major event which you mentioned but we can -- that's the famous mug shift o.j. simpson. and the trial, of course was -- the murder happened in 1994, of his ex-wife and goldman but the trial lasted almost all of 1995. and then in october, millions of americans gathered in fron

as he told the "washington post," instead of screaming and yelling on the floor of the house when confronted by the insanity of washington, he prefers to deal with it as parity. and we are all the more fortunate as a result. so ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming congressman steve israel. [applause] >> thank you all very much. let's hear it for brad and entire staff of politics and prose. you know there's this theory around the country that good old independent bookstores are a thing of the past the cucumber of politics and prose and you realize they're not the thing of the past. so thank you to politics and prose. as a good congressman -- [applause] representing new york's third congressional district i should also put in a plug for the book review. our local independent bookstore i was there monday night. i love independent bookstores and i am honored that you allow me to come and visit with you. isn't feldstein or feldstein? use a feldstein, i see feldstein. however, you want to interpret it is good old morris. the book is about morris, in what i thought what we do is come i

and then front page in the "new york times" and "washington post" this morning, big tax increase on the wealthiest to finance a middle class tax break. so isn't that stealing the news value of the speech? >> it's part of the dance that we see every year over the state of the union message, which is incredibly increasingly irrelevant. so the president puts out these proposals. nothing ever happens with most before 89% of them i would venture to guess. >> you don't think they would go for a tax on big financial firms? >> no one is going to ask the hard questions about whether this stuff will really get done. but the press dutifully puts it on page one fast it's worth it. but he will get a good audience and a further audience with the -- go zmpt ezelle green i think it is because she's famous because she put cinnamon in her mouth and wretched and gagged. and she also sat it in a bathtub with cereal and milk and professed to eat it all. that's who he's talking to. >> and it's who they choose to talk to or where they choz not to go. sending james taylor to paris to apologize to -- i like jam

she covered the story for "the washington post." soufer the numbers have been getting worse over number right. ten years ago it was only four states that have more than half their population schoolchildren populations qualify for free or reduced lunches, now it's 21 states. >> that's right, hari we've seen a really rapid acceleration in this group of kids. and of course you know people point to the 2008 recession as something that really made these numbers explode. but we've seen continued acceleration. it hasn't stabilized. it's getting worse. and now we're at 51%. so a majority of public schoolkids qualify for free food. >> srennivasan: so what are some of the other strains on the system. in your story i remember seeing that basically teachers are starting to act more than just teachers, they are social workers they're psychologists. >> well, if you talk to any teacher in a high-poverty school, they will tell you that they spend a huge amount of their time just making sure the kids are okay. i mean these kids don't come into schoo

. >>> well according to the "washington post," more than 1,500 tweets were sent with the hashtag translating to "michelle obama unveiled." nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. so, tracie what's on the president's agenda today? >> reporter: pretty busy day. he's going to say good-bye to chuck hagel, outgoing defense secretary. he'll make some remarks there this afternoon. but first, he's got to deal with congress. and from what we're hearing, betty, he already got an earful from his own party before he stepped off that plane early this morning. before president obama arrived at the white house early this morning, sources tell us top democrat nancy pelosi was on air force one convincing him not to tax college savings plans. the white house now confirms he's dropping that idea. key democrats and republicans agree, it would hurt the middle class. >> we need opportunities to empower and reward folks for preparing for the future. but the president's plan does just the opposite. >> it's another example of his out-dated, top-down approach. >> reporter: in private, house speaker john boehner tol

eventually, in the summer of 1972, the editor of book world of "washington post" invited me to start contributing. i did that intranet lay until 1978 when i joined the washington star is this book editor and i stayed there until it told that in august of 81. you know i have been a pretty lucky boy. it was a ticket to walk across town and i was there for 33 years in four months exactly a third of a century. >> how many votes? >> welcome i calculated that i reviewed about 3000 bucks for the post and if you add the monthly -- the weekly column i used to write for the first time in five years i was there close to 4000 pieces. >> how many nonfiction, fiction? >> that's an interesting question. when i was the outcome i build my reputation and fiction, particularly southern fiction which interests me a great deal. i have no tolerance about the schools of creative writing, which have taken over the fiction writing establishment. there are very few writers -- american writers of fiction now who don't go through the riding school metal which teaches people to write about what you know and what

the "washington post" first reported the problem. mayor bowser says some of the cameras were not installed on time and many batteries were not replaced. a police spokesperson says cold weather in 014 was a factor in not being able to change the battery. former mayor gray and cathy lanier said last year a change in driver behavior also led to the drop if speedn speed camera revenue. >>> is car is now out of a huge sinkhole but still more work to do. it took a crepeane to get the car out. crews are waiting on asphalt to cover up the sinkhole after they fixed the main. a lot of people are cleaning out flooded basements in that area today. wssc says the sinkhole is no longer dangerous. >>> coming up on 6:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> we're talking about 25 degrees and that's the warm spot. feels a lot colder with the windchills. chuck bell drove the storm team 4 x 4 to the greenbelt metro station. i keepenen thinking you could use a hat. >> i have my fedora normally but i left it at home. but i do have the scarf. as long

. >> "the washington post" are asking if the u.s.s being complacent as egypt repeats the repression. the fourth anniversary of the house thing of -- of the ousting of hosni mubarek. an activists was shot in daylight. there are photographs of her being held by her husband as she was dying. a very powerful image for people to rally around. she was going to lay some flowers when she was shot. some of the people who witnessed it within charts with trying to form an illegal protests. "the washington post" said human rights are not his priority. they are not obviously obama's either. >> we have a very british anniversary. >> "the daily telegraph" features winston churchill because it is 50 years since his state funeral. the front page carries a painting done in 1951, covered in a yellow film due to cigar film. they talk about how the anniversary is being marked in the capital. a scintilla of boats carrying the ancestors do÷gp÷

if you can't get your hands on "the washington post" but you'd like to check it out, there is an apology in today's metro section. the nbc washington app can be downloaded right to your smart phone. >>> police in howard county say right now a man is on the run wanted for arson and murder. they say timothy fuller killed his sister-in-law and tried to cover it up by setting their mobile home on fire. this happened in eldridge. stacy fuller and four dogs died. it's still not clear where her husband who also lived in the home was. investigators believe fuller is armed. now they're looking for this a 2005 white ford focus with maryland tags 9fem32. there is a $3,000 reward for information in this case. >>> if you're planning to watch the state of the union address this week we learned a change to taxes could be a major part of the president's speech. president obama expected to propose raising capital gains taxes for couples making more than $500,000 a year. he would also eliminate the so-called trust fund loophole which amounts to a tax break on inheritances for the richest 1% of americans.

philip i think it is just "the washington post" that has run it. others shy away from doing so. >> yes, "the washington post" deciding to publish it because this cover, in comparison to the depictions of mohammed by charlie hebdo in the past, this is not deliberately or needlessly offensive. that is why they have decided to publish it on its website. we will see whether the paper edition will carry it. the l.a. times and also usa today will publish it. in the no column, cnn which says it is taboo within islam and encourages viewers to google the image, but will not be publishing it. the new york times has also decided not to publish the latest front cover of charlie hebdo. nbc news, abc news have also decided not to do so. >> in other news, the united states is very much working with france to try to track down the suspects that are at large and have links to the kouachi brothers. what information do you have? >> in terms of intelligence sharing, the relationship has been a good one. what we are getting more than any in his information from u.s. in

susan page is the "washington post" bureau chief. washington bureau chief with "usa today." our poll is the "washington post." steven kornacki also joins us, host of msnbc's "up with steve kornacki." steve, i want you to start with this polling number. give me your assessment on what's moving. this particular poll shows a dramatic uptick for the president in just the last four weeks. >> yeah, i mean, i think the economy is the main thing that's driving it and i think when the economy starts to move from the right direction and people start to feel the economy is moving in the right direction they start to look differently at other actions the president is taking. you talk about cuba, talk about immigration, talk about the forward looking thing he's been doing in the last month. i think people start filtering that through more, economic optimism, optimism of where the country is going now and look at the actions in a slightly different light. it reminds me, bill clinton when the economy really started to turn, hum in the 90s. he was stuck in the 30s and 40s to over 50, eventu

the washington post editorial board writes about martin luther king day in 2015. they write that some criticize the film "summa" for a tripping to lyndon b. johnson actions that -- the film selma for depicting lyndon b. johnson. the truth is that lyndon johnson's stature as a champion of civil rights legislation will survive any movie written -- misrepresentation. some of will be watched for years to come as an inspirational tale of the great american leader, the reverend martin luther king jr.. we will be talking about the film selma in our last segment of the washington journal this morning. we are joined by texas congresswoman, eddie bernice johnson. let's go to michael on our line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. hopefully no one embodies martin luther king's mission in that prior to that mission we as colored people, we had mom and pop stores -- we have none of that now. we may have a liquor store. we need to get rid of the gender of race. that's the only way we can even the playing field. thank you. host: john'

" did this week is the "washington post" said in this question-and-answer with larry, that larryas going to go after really people who were politically incorrect the biggestfullies is the show "politically incorrect," and i think he is going after low-hanging fruit. this is not something that is too risky. however, it has been risky positive "saturday night live," and for jon stewart but there is a variety piece the other side, a variety piece where they talk about risks that larry is taking by putting people in the hotseat and being politically incorrect. what it will send the message to hollywood publicists they should not sit in the seat and it is too risky and not safe what is called the "no-go zone," and there is a risk. >> he has for balance the we guests to get ratings and being seen as topical and taking risks. here is wilmore taking on another black comic bill cosby an icon and see believes the 35 women who say he is a sexual predator, not that others have not said it before but is emphatic. >> there are those out there changing their opinion about bill cosby but i want

and it seems all but certain now, from "the washington post," with eye on 2016, jeb bush resigns from all boards. late last night, his office said the former florida governor had resigned from all his corporate and nonprofit board memberships. that includes his own education foundation. the obama presidential library just had to be in chicago, right? well, maybe not. according to the "chicago sun-times," the barack obama foundation is having problems with bids from the university of chicago and the university of illinois at chicago. so right now, columbia university in new york is the current front-runner. >>> iowa's incoming top election officials expect online voter registration to be ready for the 2016 presidential contest. you'll still need a state-issued i.d., though. dvd player. >>> and the most run videos in 2015. in third place, the brilliant former health care adviser, john st. gruber, who lamented the stupidity of american voter and his exchange with congressman trey gowdy. >> your defense is that you're not a politician. the lack of transparency is a huge political advantag

if you can't get your hands on "the washington post" but would like to check out the apology, the nbc washington app can be downloaded to your smart phone. >>> the editor of "charlie hebdo" targeted by terrorists is speaking out. gerard biyard is defecting the depiction of the prophet muhammad. he said cartoon parodies of religious figures actually protect freedom of religion. >> translator: we declare god must not be political or public figure. he must be a private figure. religion should not be a political argument. >> you can watch that full interview coming up on "meet the press" at 10:30 this morning right here on nbc4. also we're going to talk with chuck about it coming up later this hour. >>> new this morning, two teens wanted for a crime spree are waking up in a florida sdwral cell. investigators tracked 18-year-old dalton hayes and his 13-year-old girlfriend in a stolen truck outside a store in panama city florida. the two are accused of stealing a truck in kentucky and a pickup in georgia. investigators say they were sleepin one of the stolen trucks. they're also accused of

the washington post reports so far 66 people have applied, many cases still pending and more than half of the applicants live in the city. police denied permits to 11 people so far. >>> president for attorney general faced tough questions right off the bat today. >> as craig boswell tells us, if she wins senate approval, lynch will become the first black woman to serve as attorney general. >> reporter: with introductions aside republicans prepsed attorney general nominee loretta lynch about whether she shares the politics of her predecessor. >> i will be loretta lynch. >> reporter: gop lawmakers spent a good deal of time quizzing her on immigration policies of president obama. >> do you believe the executive action announced by president obama on november 20th is legal and constitutional? >> as i've read the opinion, i do believe it is. >> this is very troubling to me. >> reporter: lynch defended the president's executive action delaying deportation of millions of illegal workers but with a caveat. >> i think citizenship is a privilege. certainly it's a right for those of us born here.

i said, actually, we all kind of laugh because "the washington post" sells nothing in san francisco. e then said, well, i wouldn't have been surprised at that.ouldn who reads the post washington?eads so we had a good moment there. ultimately, they shared the costthere. of publication. on september 19, "the washington post" published in a special ins%a"j,rq nabomb manifesto.sert t we then implemented our plan. again, max and i were going home one night, had it all ready, we w had people coming in early thee al next morning to set up on the newsstands.ds. we figured that we needed so to many agents to watch about four or five locations, because we really didn't figure we would sho have over 100 -- maybe 150 e people show up. at 3:00 in the morning, we got athey t call before we ever started the the blo commute. they told us, we have got lines around the block at these places. ha we have hundreds of people waiting to buy "the post." we needed more agents. that's what we had to do. >> it turned out to be -- we got the help of the media by publishing it and then i did numerous press confer

. >> political reporter for the "washington post". good day to you. a as we were saying in the commercial, fun while it lasted. it was a great discussion point for three weeks. who do you think is breathing the biggest sigh of relief? >> it's hard to say. we're so early. a lot of the polling and the lining people up is still vague. no question that jeb bush has an easier way to get money now. it was -- i think part of the reason romney ended up not running is because they knocked down key staff, a lot of supporters. i think it's probably even better for scott walker, who is on the fringe of a hard-core conservative and someone who can appeal to the big donors and overshadowed by romney. now they are looking for someone else. that may be walker. >> who do you think will be the gop members on stage when the debates begin? >> oh, man. it's hard to say. it seems as though every -- >> what are you sure about? >> we're sure about jeb bush. >> okay. >> jeb bush said i'm going to do this. he's moving forward with it. i think it's safe to assume ted cruz, scot

this is according to a poll that appeared in "the washington post" and abc on monday.t is the highest it has been since may, 2013. why this rise in approval rating at the -- approval rating? it has been strengthened on improving perceptions on the u.s. economy and increased optimism overall in the u.s. good news for obama. but "the washington post" wonders, do we even need this state of the union address any? the short answer is no. -- anymore. the short answer is no. it's utility has declined significantly over the years, especially in this day and age of social media, twitter facebook, etc.. the article points out that president obama recently announces community college plan on vine and his immigration plan on facebook. the pomp and circumstance surrounding the state of the union's skeleton of the past. >> in argentina, a lot of reaction of the -- over the death of a state prosecutor there. >> that is right, he was found shot dead in his bathroom of his own sunday night. very mysterious circumstances. you can read about it in mclaren, a paper in argentina. officials

and robert costa of the "washington post." robert, i want to start with you. dead center. this guy, you're mainly hearing jeb is going to be centrist. he's going to be for respecting same-sex marriages. he's going to be for immigration reform. meaning people are allowed to come into the country to become citizens at some point. what else? he's for common core, he's for educational standards. romney immediately says, you have principles, i'm going to screw you. i'm going hard right on everything you stand for because i know you believe in it and i don't believe in anything. it sounds like that's what mitt's saying. >> calling around romney world, i get the sense they see jeb bush as a possible entry. they're loving it. they think they can run to the right of jeb bush. >> on every issue. >> what does romney believe? does he believe there's something wrong with the common standards of education? people who shouldn't have unions of some kind? >> he's going to run as the conservative alternative if he runs against jeb bush. >> you're saying it so properly. >> remember, romney i

according to "the washington post" more than 1500 tweets related to. tracie what's on the president's agenda today? >> reporter: he's got those remarks to say good-bye to chuck hagel today, but now dealing with a number of issues on capitol hill. we understand the president heard quite a bit from his own party before he even got off that plane. >> reporter: before president obama arrived at the white house early this morning, sources tell us top democrat nancy pell lows zi was on air force one convincing him not to tax college savings plans. the white house now con dpirms he's dropping that idea. key democrats and republicans agree it would hurt the middle class. >> we need opportunities to empower and reward folks for preparing for the future, but the president's plan does just the opposite. >> another example of the outdated top-down approach. >> reporter: in private house speaker john boehner told republicans he's close to finalizing a plan to sue president obama over immigration. the senate is planning to deal with immigration and homeland security

ryan grim is the washington bureau chief for the "washington post" and the editor of the article andof a problem are we looking at when statistics are so hard to find, especially when there are so many other drugs and other drug problems in america that out-- kind of outweigh heroin? >> particularly in rural areas this is becoming a serious problem. un, the media does have a habit of exaggerating, you know crises as they relate to drugs but this is a serious one. you had some 400,000 people who went to emergency rooms the last year for heroin overdoses, more than eight though of those died. there's a 39% jump from the last year, and there's no reason to think those numbers aren't going to continue to go up. we're seeing more heroin coming into the country. we're seeing prices drop, and heroin addicts themselves are paradoxly the best salesmen for heroin. they're broke. they need money. they go outndind other people that they can go in on a buy with and that's how it spreads. this is a serious problem. 8,000 is a lot of people. >> sreenivasan: okay so i made a reference to this drug n

and it seems all but certain now, from "the washington post," with eye on 2016 jeb bush resigns from all boards. late last night, his office said the former florida governor had resigned from all his corporate and nonprofit board memberships. that includes his own education foundation. the obama presidential library just had to be in chicago, right? well maybe not. according to the "chicago sun-times," the barack obama foundation is having problems with bids from the university of chicago and the university of illinois at chicago. so right now, columbia university in new york is the current front-runner. >>> iowa's incoming top election officials expect online voter registration to be ready for the 2016 presidential contest. you'll still need a state-issued i.d., though. and for the rest of the world, we welcome 2015. for all of us the united states supreme court, they welcomed in the 21st century chief justice john roberts revealed his annual end of the year report that the nation's highest court will just now start using an electronic filing system. saying, quote, court will always

they were not around steadier times, "washington post", "time" magazine and then the white house. they work together to pass the voting rights act with johnson but they passed that piece of legislation but then the white house turned against him to be so aggressive against the president then though last poll taken new than three-quarters of the american people thought he was irrelevant. with six o% not just black polka but of the naacp. the urban league. and the nobel laureate. in what he felt about that era. so the white full-court the black folk live with racism and poverty and nobody wants to hear that. he dies broke and cannot get a book deal, he cannot get at page speech he is not invited to black churches or the white house is the last mile he has to walk all by himself. said he takes that bullet the same day when he is killed on that balcony, peter he believes in dyes imagine this he dies believing that everything and everybody has turned on him. and then everybody else was wrong. >> joining us now is a book critic on a program called fresh air. so now you become an author

since "the washington post," "the new york times," are covering mitt romney, jeb bush, someone like scottalker might benefit from jumping in. he will not have as much money as those candidates, but people start covering you when you are running for president or when they think you are running for president. it would be a good opportunity for him to bone up on foreign policy, and make the case that what he is done in wisconsin the leadership that the caller talked about, is something he would like to apply to the country. host: armand. richard. -- vermont. richard. democrats line. caller: my thoughts on the president -- whoever is president should not deny climate change. it is probably one of our highest priorities, and anyone that does not believe in it, i think they are barking up the wrong tree. guest: there has actually been quite a bit of science that has added some skepticism to the idea that there is significant man-made climate change, global warming -- whatever you want to call it. beyond that, there is a debate on whether or not this is something humans are doing to the environm

c-span: when we talk to the "washington post" and you wrote a book about africa but since then where have you lived? >> guest: in eastern europe. i was there for the collapse of communism and the yugoslav wars which is a really interesting mix because one was a story full of joy and hope and reconciliation. the probably shouldn't wear and czechoslovakia people came out by the hundreds of thousands and listen to his incredible speeches and left the main square and didn't even step on the flower beds. it was a wonderful joyous thing to do and to be a part of. and then the yugoslav crackup came and it was a horrible mess then americans didn't understand. it was incredibly dangerous. it won on for a long time. i did not see it all through. i left about two-thirds of the way through it and came home and wrote a book about another subject and felt terrible guilt. and actually some post-traumatic stress because i spent a lot of time in a lot of time is. the wind had taken a lot of risks. i didn't think i had done a good job in the bad guys were winning when i left. so it was a very strange

the washington post with mitt romney on the campaign trail.mississippi yesterday he sat down for lunch with mississippi state football coach dan mull. romney told the media there is an unwritten rule that you don't take pictures of politicians eating. washington post reporter phil rucker said he did this all the while the tv cameras stayed rolling. breaking your own rules. >>> after getting attention for not wearing a head scarf in saudi arabia first lady michelle obama is getting praise from ted cruz. he tweeted kudos to flotus for standing up for women in saudi arabia. nicely done. >>> check the president's new ride. air force one will be a boeing 7478 jumbo jet. it will replace the current fleet of two presidential aircraft. it has four engines and car irys a list price of $368 million. it will be ready for the next president. tonight a special edition of oh "all in." chris hayes and an all-star panel will launch the 2016 fantasy candidate draft. you know it is bound to be epic. >>> msnbc's raychel maddow stepped by letterman and he asked i