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. >> booktv sat down with menzie chinn to talk about his book "lost decades." this interview was recorded on the campus of the university of wisconsin-madison. it is 20 minutes. >> professor menzie chinn, your book, "lost decades," how big is the u.s. debt? who owns it? what do we mean by own? >> guest: well the u.s. debt is something like $14 trillion and about 7% of gdp. that is giving you a little perspective. it tells you it is an unprecedented amount in post-war history at least. who is is owed to? most of it is owed to other americans. sometimes you can think of that has we are borrowing from ourselves. a sizable junk is owed to foreigners and that would be the chinese and various oil exporters. >> host: how do you quantify debt? what is considered u.s. debt? >> guest: that is a complicated question. most of the numbers you hear are debt owed by the u.s. government. so that is actually the number i threw out. there is a lot of other debt including debt by households to banks, corporations to other corporations and to financial institutions. if i were to a

in addition to the monthly checks written to chinn's ex they also have an additional $12,000 in legal fees. to have our case dismissed and really rejected which is mind-blowing. i can't understand how it happened. >> reporter: the chinn case is one of several that raised questions about how the original alimony reform act is being helped the best legal minds in the state came up with wording with >> reporter: it's a new reform is passed chester chinn says he will be the first in line to try again. >> i would love to be able to get that burden off our finances be able to move on. you until proposal does not change the intent of the original reform act. he says it reworked to make the more clean and to remove room for judicial interpretation. the first reform bill it took years to pass -- no storm out there tonight all you can see in because february is our snowiest month. three potatoes overnight tonight the weather will be dry. take you to the north shore getting to 33 only then in boston 28 degrees first thing in the morning. a little sun to start the day then the snow starts to cree

surae chinn is live to wait for this moment.ou found mixed reactions from the project, nine years later? >>reporter: yes. nine years later, the day has actually come for the 2.4-mile transit system streetcars in dc. i have one of these people anticipating to ride the streetcar. we have scott, the owner of a restaurant on eighth street, argonaut tavern. and you live in the area? >> correct. i live about one half block away from here. >>reporter: tell me, you can think of a lot of adjectives. a waste of money? over budget and delaying? what are your thoughts? >> i think it will be worth it, in the long run. the big thing is that this is just the start. we need to connect these to the river and minnesota avenue and to go downtown. the stretch that is here right now will benefit, i think, a lot of the restaurants and bars in the area. is a form of transit, it has to be connected to the rest of the city. >>reporter: your thoughts, being a restaurant owner when businesses are closed because of the construction of the streetcar? >> it

surae chinn, wusa 9. >>> cars can go up to 50 miles an hour. that will get you a ticket. they'll average only 10 miles an hour. passengers can begin boarding, following the inaugural ride with mayor muriel bowser. chicago-based utility. the commissioner said it was not in their best interest. today's action doesn't necessarily kill the deal. maybe just delay it a bit. they offered recommendations that if accepted could see approval of the merger down the road. all parties plan to review those recommendations. >>> virginia governor terry mcculloch. will allow people to carry firearms. anybody named within a protective order, though, will be banned from carrying any type of a gun. this would allow that state police be present at all gun shows to conduct background checks. >>> credited with chasing, shooting and killing a gunman in a deadly workmace shooting. ford was served a protection of abuse order, 90 minutes before he opened fire on coworkers at an excel industry plant last night. three people were killed, 15 others injured. chief doug schroeder took control of the sit

see you. >> reporter: in alexandria, surae chinn, wusa9. >>> and next, a mild sunday, but the cold iing on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v (elephant sound) there's a big difference betapping sound)se, and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. >> okay. it is a little bit colder today, but i hear i will need full sleev

live at the supreme court surae chinn, wusa9. >> thank you. we are streaming the scalia event live online. you can just download the wusa9 app. that way you can see it wherever you are today. >>> we're following breaking news out of monroeville, alabama. author harper lee died at age 89. her 1961 novel to kill a mockingbird became a defining text of the 20th century as it spoke about the racial troubles in america. she released a 2nd book just six months ago called go set a watchman, harper lee dead at years old. >>> montgomery county police say they have a man wanted for a string of sex attacks in a local grocery store of 21-year- old william brown of wheaton is in custody now accused of sexually assaulting two women at a safeway on georgia avenue and a third woman at another location. police set up a sting and arrested him after he allegedly bumped into a woman. he's now held on $100,000 bond. >>> it looks like america's war on isis is heating up. u.s. war planes bombed an isis camp near libya's capital overnight killing 40 people. a u.s. of

we have been talking to menzie chinn he is the coh-author of "lost decades." thank you. >> wednesday, booktv features books on drone warfare. scott shanes talks to us at 8:00. then mark moyer talks on strategic warfare. and william arkin on his book after that. drone warfare starting at 8 p.m. eastern on booktv in primetime on c-span2. here is a look at the best selling books according to the conservative book club. looking at the attempted assassination of ronald reagan is at the top. and then fox host in the book of thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates. and then a book on the consulate team in benghazi. donald trump has two books on the list. a look at the conservative book club best-seller list continues with a pocket size addition of the u.s. constitution and rush lim bah's rush revers and had star stangled banner. and finally, violating the campaign finance laws and the look at that. and a look at the former life of george h. bush. many of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website. >> on the next washington j

surae chinn joins us now live outside the supreme court. surray? >> lesli, many people continue to come here to the supreme court. and as we look over here, wrapped around the supreme court. dignitaries, moms and dads, who want to teach their children attorneys and law students have all come. and no matter if you agreed with the man who had such enormous influence on the high court, they all wanted to honor him. >> reporter: supreme court police officers serve as pallbearers, carried scalia's flag-draped caskets up the hall and into the highest court of the land. >> obviously it's a little more up at the desk. but i think it's an important part of our history to be part of it. >> reporter: a line had wrapped around the supreme court by the early morning hours. >> i respect the institution regardless of ideologies. ♪ [ music ] >> i respected the man. i followed some of his career. >> reporter: besides flowers and candles, people left apple sauce and broccoli. items the obama care debate, after the late justice called upholding the affordable care ac

surae chinn joins us live with the details. surae? >> reporter: the teen victim describes the bizarre behavior of her attacker. that he was incoherent. and even let her use her cell phone to call her parents for help. she was walking from here, when she was chased down and attacked. she was screaming until help arrived. she was held down until police came. >>> no parent wants their children to experience anything like this. no parent. >> the mom and dad of the 16- year-old girl who was attacked at the bus stop yesterday morning, did not want to be identified of the they talk about the harrowing ordeal. >> what went through my mind now is just her personal safety. yeah, the personal safety of all the kids in the neighborhood. she was kicking and screaming for help, so loud, several neighbors came outside. the naked man had her in his grip and wouldn't let go for several minutes. >> for her, that's a lifetime. >> reporter: mom and police arrived at the exact same time. >> they grabbed him. i grabbed her. the neighbors grabbed him and we

surae chinn joins us with the details on this. >> reporter: this woman remains in the hospital tonight. she was beaten up pretty badly. and yes, there was a place where she was parked right across the street. she walked across the street when she was attacked, just at the entrance of the school, by 6 to 8 teenage girls. >> it's crazy. especially the girls. the teenage girls. you would think that females would be more respectful. but now, it's the females who are worse than the boys. >> reporter: trinity attacked by a group of teenage girls. paris ham is a sophomore at trinity and takes metro to get here. she's often standing at the bus stop, where the incident happened. >> and i'm small. just imagine if something like that could have happened to me or someone else. and a lot of people here have children. and they come. sometimes, they have to bring their child. >> the student was knocked to the ground, kicked and punched repeatedly in the face. >> violence happens everywhere. on campus, we're pretty safe. but once we leave here, it's just kind of like in the hands of -- i mean, we just

and later we talk to menzie chinn about "lost decades: the making of america's debt crisis and the long recovery" on america's debt crisis and afterwards. that is followed by after words with ben bernanke interviewed by sharon brown. >> and now on to tonight's guest. roger lowenstein has reported for "the wall street journal" for more than a decade including his stock market column and intrensic value column. he has written several books including origins of the crash, the end of wall street and tonight's topic of discussion: "america's bank" he let me know there is a great review of it coming out in the "washington post" tomorrow so we can read about that tomorrow. he has three children and lives with his wife in newton, massachusetts. please join me in welcoming roger lowenstein. [applause] >> debra, thanks very much. a wonderful introduction. i am glad i don't have to talk about dinosaurs. i don't know much about that. what i'm going to do is mostly talk to you and read you passages as well that i mope high pressure c hope conveys the drama of the story. this was my first history sto

. >> neki: the legislature is expected to craft a proposa with some of the provisions that at chinns describes. but bob's sources in tallahassee said it is highly unlikely any form willl pass before the legislative session. >>> spending three days inside a sinkhole. he was in a bathroom break and slid five feet and five feet sideways into sinkhole. when his owners found him they called rescue crews to save him. fire fighters saved him and rushed him to an emergency imagine having horrible arthritis and being pinned in one position for, you know, three days, that would really be terrible. maverick will need physical therapy after being uck for so long, but he is expected to recover. >>> > ll, a very special sur priz for a young coral gableses boy who had an exciting birthday visit fm his hero. we will show how that is coming up. >>> and a look at the winning lottery numbers comingp >>> always watching, always tracking, meteorologist jennifer 10 news, your weather auth announcer: it's game night! the only question that nes answering is how about an easy to make pasta with a medley of d

the mother of the toddler has never spoken to the a, surae chinn shows you the interview you'll see only on 9. >> whale they're getting ready to place charges against the driver, the mother is angry because these are only misdemeanor in traffic violations. she believes the penalty is not great enough against the driver who took her little girl away. >> it's hard to have something you built your life upon, taken away, so sudden. just so sudden. just with someone not watching the road. >> reporter: mother, destiny barnes, hair freshly done in her daughter's favorite color. last month, 2-year-old dynasty was with her grandmother in the crosswalk and had the "walk" signal. the driver of the van, making a left turn, didn't see them, hit grandma and ran over the little girl. >> she had on a bright pink coat. a bright pink coat. what could you possibly be doing that you didn't see her? >> reporter: dynasty's dad, at the scene last year, distraught and brought to his knees. their last conversation. >> she said, mommy, you my best friend. and i said yes, you're my best friend. i always her that.

. >> reporter: while washington could not tell a lie about chopping down a cherry tree chinn has been dogged about her honesty and trustworthiness as sanders claim his campaign has caught fire by leveling with the american people. >> i think the reasons we are doing well in iowa, well in match, and we are doing better and better all across the country is we're doing something extremely radical. we're telling the american people the truth. >> reporter: clinton aides insist his truth telling has fallen short because he cannot really pay for the socialist plans he is promising. and sanders attacks on her wall street ties have chattered his vow to never wage a negative campaign. >> i think it's time to end the artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out in recent weeks and let's talk -- let's talk about the issues. >> reporter: now, this morning here in new hampshire, marco rubio had a rally and criticized madeleine albright about a special place in hell for women who content help other women. rubio saying this is what the clinton catch is resorting to in the campaign.

. >> reporter: surae chinn, wusa 9 am. >> there is no cure for e.d.c. -- e.d.s. doctors say it is important to recognize the symptoms early. clara has started two go fund me campaigns for a scholarship and to raise money for a camp for e.d.s. kids to attend for free. to learn more about the efforts, go to our wusa 9 app. >>> rain and warmer temperatures have erased most of the traces of snow here. but in the hills of avery, north carolina, the weather quickly changed from 60 and sun to 20s and snow with it. great news for ski resorts, trying to make up for a rough and warm december. no more snow here, though, right, allison? >> at least not this weekend. we can't put a nail in the coffin for the rest of winter just yet. still feels like winter out there tonight and 38 degrees. a nice sunset. man, it is still windy out there. a sustained wind of 20 miles per hour, gusting up to 30. i was standing next to the weather terrace. and i could hear the wind howling out there. look at these gusts. 17. 31 here in the district. 29 for manassas. the winds finally subside. no

surae chain joining us -- surae chinn joining us with this bizarre incident. >> reporter: the man is in stable condition. serious but stable. it all happened at the building behind the one that i'm standing in front of. police say the man shot through a locked glass door. and all of these buildings surrounding the hospital are doctors' offices. and people who are coming here near regular appointments say they are stunned. >> oh, my gosh. >> lu louis here for a doctor's appointment. >> i'm bewildered. we never have anything here at the hospital. >> reporter: police say the man first shot himself, got out of the car, and tried to enter the hospital. the door was locked at pavilion 2 at restin hospital. so police say he fired one shot, shattering the lower glass panel of the door. the injured man made his way inside, where he met hospital staff. with the obvious wound to his t, when another man fired another shot inside the hospital. no one was hit and no one was injured. security now stands at the door. a white sheet of paper is now the only sign of the shooting. >> obviously, there wa

and later we talk to menzie chinn about "lost decades: the making of america's debt crisis and the long recovery" on america's debt crisis and afterwards. that is followed by after words with ben bernanke interviewed by sharon brown. >> and now on to tonight's guest. roger lowenstein has reported for "the wall street journal" for more than a decade including his stock market

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ouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and chief photographer travis chinn bring you the sights and sounds of the fun. 3 "give me an o...o give me a k....keverywhere we went folks were excited and having a blast. some were content to hangout by the fire pit, others got involved in some of the many games and activities. "well we've beenenoing this for 5 years. every year there'e'snow or no snow. luckily we g g to play on the icicthis year, so it's just one of the addededbonuses i guess."kids young and old enjoyed a pleasant winter day. whether it was turkey bowling or coming back to defend their championship in flag football. "in the spring and in the more and do a lot more things...get out and have more fun and exercise and drink the games is broomball. professional teams come from all over the midwest to take part in this event, and as you can see they take this seriously."it's a pretty serious sport you know...it might only be once a year, but we like to think we go all out."after lunch, we walked around arnold's park and as people were gathering for the biggest event of the d

chinn refers 1972 san francisco chronicle mayor hollywood is quoted effective immediately he said this regards will a full-time use of the embarcadero ctr., plaza. like i said we been there ever since and is a little confusion about the term street art and graffiti artists have co-opted the term. street artists by their nature, their own work and if we want, decision for $200 per day or two back that sales. that's gross sales. that's not net income get you to take out the materials, the cost to sales taxes security test we have to pay both sides. the display the computers the cell phones the credit card processing. etc. we got no medical care we get no dental bill paid holidays no vacation the pension overtime no minimum wage. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is-john's good a lot of people get-the periods that i was in a mental ward and which was appends the prison in the first place [inaudible]. i'm still trying to get the right medication. it's ridiculous. the medical health i get here and all these years i've been here. though he thinks about the suffering i wen

chinn refers 1972 san francisco chronicle mayor hollywood is quoted effective immediately he said this regards will a full-time use of the embarcadero ctr., plaza. like i said we been there ever since and is a little confusion about the term street art and graffiti artists have co-opted the term. street artists by their nature, their own work and if we want, decision for $200 per day or two back that sales. that's gross sales. that's not net income get you to take out the materials, the cost to sales taxes security test we have to pay both sides. the display the computers the cell phones the credit card processing. etc. we got no medical care we get no dental bill paid holidays no vacation the pension overtime no minimum wage. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is-john's good a lot of people get-the periods that i was in a mental ward and which was appends the prison in the first place [inaudible]. i'm still trying to get the right medication. it's ridiculous. the medical health i get here and all these years i've been here. though he thinks about the suffering i wen

chinn refers 1972 san francisco chronicle mayor hollywood is quoted effective immediately he said this regards will a full-time use of the embarcadero ctr., plaza. like i said we been there ever since and is a little confusion about the term street art and graffiti artists have co-opted the term. street artists by their nature, their own work and if we want, decision for $200 per day or two back that sales. that's gross sales. that's not net income get you to take out the materials, the cost to sales taxes security test we have to pay both sides. the display the computers the cell phones the credit card processing. etc. we got no medical care we get no dental bill paid holidays no vacation the pension overtime no minimum wage. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is-john's good a lot of people get-the periods that i was in a mental ward and which was appends the prison in the first place [inaudible]. i'm still trying to get the right medication. it's ridiculous. the medical health i get here and all these years i've been here. though he thinks about the suffering i wen

chinn refers 1972 san francisco chronicle mayor hollywood is quoted effective immediately he said thisregards will a full-time use of the embarcadero ctr., plaza. like i said we been there ever since and is a little confusion about the term street art and graffiti artists have co-opted the term. street artists by their nature, their own work and if we want, decision for $200 per day or two back that sales. that's gross sales. that's not net income get you to take out the materials, the cost to sales taxes security test we have to pay both sides. the display the computers the cell phones the credit card processing. etc. we got no medical care we get no dental bill paid holidays no vacation the pension overtime no minimum wage. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is-john's good a lot of people get-the periods that i was in a mental ward and which was appends the prison in the first place [inaudible]. i'm still trying to get the right medication. it's ridiculous. the medical health i get here and all these years i've been here. though he thinks about the suffering i went

chinn refers 1972 san francisco chronicle mayor hollywood is quoted effective immediately he said thisregards will a full-time use of the embarcadero ctr., plaza. like i said we been there ever since and is a little confusion about the term street art and graffiti artists have co-opted the term. street artists by their nature, their own work and if we want, decision for $200 per day or two back that sales. that's gross sales. that's not net income get you to take out the materials, the cost to sales taxes security test we have to pay both sides. the display the computers the cell phones the credit card processing. etc. we got no medical care we get no dental bill paid holidays no vacation the pension overtime no minimum wage. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is-john's good a lot of people get-the periods that i was in a mental ward and which was appends the prison in the first place [inaudible]. i'm still trying to get the right medication. it's ridiculous. the medical health i get here and all these years i've been here. though he thinks about the suffering i went

chinn refers 1972 san francisco chronicle mayor hollywood is quoted effective immediately he said thisregards will a full-time use of the embarcadero ctr., plaza. like i said we been there ever since and is a little confusion about the term street art and graffiti artists have co-opted the term. street artists by their nature, their own work and if we want, decision for $200 per day or two back that sales. that's gross sales. that's not net income get you to take out the materials, the cost to sales taxes security test we have to pay both sides. the display the computers the cell phones the credit card processing. etc. we got no medical care we get no dental bill paid holidays no vacation the pension overtime no minimum wage. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is-john's good a lot of people get-the periods that i was in a mental ward and which was appends the prison in the first place [inaudible]. i'm still trying to get the right medication. it's ridiculous. the medical health i get here and all these years i've been here. though he thinks about the suffering i went