alexandria mcbride is in the m.o.m.s.lass, and due to repeated incarcerations, she's taken it more than once. >> i used to tell my son i would go to school, and then finally he got to the age where he understood where we really were and he said, mom, you're not in school, you're in jail. so -- >> how did that make you feel? and how did you respond to it? >> i was like, ahh -- >> it's only been maybe 90 days that she was here and gone and now back. >> mcbride is currently serving an eight-month sentence for violating her parole of prior convictions of grand theft, commercial burglary, and robbery. drugs also played a role in her problems. >> i like to smoke weed and i smoked crystal. add it all ends up bad. i used to play volleyball. i used to cheerlead. i love my family, but whenever i get high, whenever i push myself away from them and i close them out because i don't want them to see me like that and i feel like they're going to judge me, and it brings a big space in between us, so i don't get to see my kids. i -- you k

their 20s, 30s, and 40s that moved to alexandria, virginia, or maryland just -- there's no room, affordable housing in d.c. we'll have to see how it plays out. >> this bill was introduced by congressman darrell issa, one of the wealthiest congressmen on the hill. i agree with him on some issues. he has taken a stand on some privacy issues. there are moments of common ground there. >> what do you think, robert? >> one of the best little nuggets of republican gossip on capitol hill is that darrell issa may be eyeing a presidential bid in 2016, so who knows how this current legislation fits into that possible calculus. we'll see. >> of course, the final big predict story of the day, congressman michael grim surrendered to the fbi today and then was subsequently released

thank you. >> the alexandria commission for women also honored ten other women for their service. carey served as the emcee for the ceremony. >>> new since 6:00 tonight, an escaped inmate is now back in custody. prince george's county police arrested lawrence godfry. he escaped from the dorsey run correctional facility in jessup this morning. he was in update for attempted murder. >>> a tough commute home for metro riders on the blue and orange lines today. should it be better by tomorrow. this picture from twitter shows the farragut west station about 6:00 tonight. look at that. trains had been single tracking because of a switch problem outside of the foggy bottom station. metro made a temporary fix so trains could run on both tracks for the evening rush, but they were still running at much slower speeds. metro says repairs should be complete overnight, and normal service is expected to resume tomorrow. >>> right now, the race is on to get signed up for health coverage under the affordable care act. the midnight deadline less than an hour away. the online exchange, it shut down

alexandria was six years younger, and she adored him. >> i looked up to him. was inspired by him to say the least. i wanted to do everything he was up to, followed him and his friends. >> it was really no surprise, rather, it was expected that ian would be accepted at stanford university. >> did he handle it well? >> he did. he may have experimented with drugs maybe too much or partied too hard or joined a frat. >> maybe overdone it? >> i think so. he still graduated with honors but yeah, could have done a little too much. >> as soon as he graduated, ian set out on an adventure, his plan was to travel around the whole world. he went to europe and russia. >> he was researching a book. >> yeah, you could say that. he was also traveling and enjoying his time. and he did have journals, but, yeah. so india was one of the stops. >> yes. amazing, complicated, spiritual india. when ian finally returned to new york city, alexandria began to notice changes in the brother she loved so much. >> the most initial concern was he was not pursuing a career as a young person. >

even our center here, the alexandria center on city-owned land.d a venture with mayor bloomberg's leadership. they're selling their campus because they want to be closer to the corridor. great academic institutions. great clinical. a pool of talent here hard to attract. >> they might live in new jersey, but they want to work in the city. class a funny pitch i made, when overlooking we're the east river, very beautiful, a river park restaurant, and i said, one thing you have to to ther is if you come alexandria center, it will not be cheaper than new jersey. you have to get over the issue. they did immediately. is not a major component. class interesting. thank you for joining us. great to see you. coming up, captain america heads to eaters this weekend. the latest superhero film, will it live up to the success of its predecessors? mario draghi defending the bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged, even as inflation falls to its lowest paste -- pace in four years. ♪ question our big number today. the holy grail for nerds who want informati

[applause] so, i found another question that is really popular and it comes from alexandria, moscow province. we are refuse to community -- communicate with the kiev government because we think they're illegitimate and we doubt the legitimacy of the election used on may 25. but ukraine will take russia's neighbor anyway so we will have to talk with the ukrainian authorities lightweight or not. -- legislate or not. why don't -- lightweight or not. -- legitimate or not. relate our ministers to the ukrainian colleagues. they are also in touch. and as for the presidential candidates, you know, how this presidential race is going. it's absolutely unacceptable. if it continues developing like that, of course, we won't be able to recognize what happens after may 25. what kind of elections are those if the candidates in the east meet witht allowed to the them? what kind of elections is that? not to mention particularly speaking according to the ukrainian institution, they -- if we ions about don't change the institution, -- new elections with cannot be heard. according to the current institution, yo

seems also in alexandria today, a police officer was killed during an anti-terror operation. it seems there was an exchange of fire between the police and the people they were trying to arrest and the police officer was killed, as was one of the alleged terrorists. >> the office of the french president has stated that one of two remaining french hostages being held in mali has most likely been killed his captors. it is believed gilberto rodrigues leal may have died several weeks ago due to mistreatment at the hands of his kidnappers. in 2012,ped in mali authorities had been worried about his state for months. and now it seems the worst has come to pass. in a statement, the jihadist group said french hostage gilberto rodrigues leal was dead. the group says paris was responsible for his tragic fate. france is responsible for ending the life of gilberto rodrigues leal. enough time to negotiate, but it shows the military option. >> in a statement, president alanis said he believes gilberto rodrigues leal may have been dead for weeks. he added that france would not stand idly by.

. >> they live in alexandria. they're worried that it could get worse. >> yet it just went down for a few hours, but i was miserable already. >> reporter: earlier this year the out africa government introduced load sharing to cut the amount of electricity being used. it's the first time it has been done in six years. the government said the cuts are a temporary set back. new power stations are being built but economists argue power cuts cost the country billions of dollars and it is not good for economy. >> it has not been well forming since before the great recession in 2009. there is no doubt that it will continue to weigh on south africa for months to come. >> using alternative forces of energy or switching off appliances that aren't necessary. >> the state own power company provides up to 95% of africa's electricity. but some how holds do use solar energy low the country is heavily reliant on coal. >> millions of south africans still don't have access to electricity. some power plants are old, and are not oper

this report on child labour in egypt, and a report of child labour for taking part in protests in alexandria. the women appealed and got a one year suspended sentence. prosecutors also paid audio recordings that people in the court room were not able to here. >> defense lawyers challenged the prosecution saying most of the material was unrelated to the charms. observers closely monitoring the trial say they are concerned. >> it's dragged on for four months. we were told it's the final session for the prosecution to present evidence. in the courtroom they were shown videos allegedly belonging to three students. codefendants in the case, not working for al jazeera. the sound quality was terrible. no one could make out what was said. >> the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention has been held in egypt for nine months and been on hunger strike since jan. 21st. his detention was extended by 45 days on march the 13th. the trial of the al jazeera journalists attracted global attention. advery case groups condemned the trial. al jazeera rejects all the charges and calls for their release. >> the

. >> in alexandria - security forces used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse a rally.ne protester was killed. there were several demonstrations against the government across egypt. >> al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of its journalists in egypt. peter greste, mohammed badr, and mohamed fadel fahmy appeared in court on thursday. the case that is within adjourned until later this month. they are accused of providing a platform for the outload muslim brotherhood, and have been in gaol for 104 days. >> abdullah al-shami an al jazeera arabic has been held without trial since august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 82 days. al jazeera rejects all charges against its journalist. >> six members of the knights templar has been arrested, but with a $two and a half millionnd boundary, the leader is still at large. both the police and vigilantes are looking for him. more now from adam raney. >> mexican soldiers and vigilantes are on a manhunt. both groups are searching the mountains looking for the most-wanted man in mexico. the head of the knights templar. fo

i grew up in alexandria. i remember going through tap class and the lady that was giving us this job, reintegration training and how to tie your tie class. she said the average veteran has three to five jobs in the first three to five years they are out of the service. o i started thinking, why? and as i put this company together, i think what i came to know is that the change is fairly significant. we have a pretty structured life in the military. and it is not that way in the ivilian world. at least in most small companies. so i hired my first chief petty officer who got into the h.r. business when he retired from the navy. i said listen, we're going to put a company together that looks just like the military. we're going the pay on the first and the 15th and give them 30 days of leave. including the weekends, which you don't get in the military. they count against your leave. we're going to pay them better than they have ever been paid in the military and give them a mission. when i left the company, i sol

in the coastal city of alexandria protesters voiced their anger at allegations of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators and have criticized the military. >>> al jazeera demands the immediate release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. they're accused of providing a platform, a charge al jazeera denies. they've been behind bars for 11 days now. the case has adjourned until later this month. the fourth al jazeera journalist in detention is held without trial since last august. he's been on hunger strike for the last 88 days. >>> at least 12 nepalese guides have been killed in mountain everest. it's the worst accident on the world's highest peak venlt we have the report. >> the himalayan climbing season was getting under way. they headed out to bright sunshine on friday morning carrying tents, food and rope. they set about preparing the route for other climbers. at about 6:45 they heard a loud rumble before they were hit by a wall of snow. this is a man with several broken ribs, but he's lucky to be alive. his sister-in-law describes what happens. >> translator: he said that the

i'm a washingtonian and i came back to alexandria and i remember going through tap class and about leedy that was giving thithe best job in the reintegration training in how to tie your tie she said the average veteran has three to five jobs so i started thinking why. as i put the company together i think what i came to know is that the change is fairly significant. we have a structured life in the military and it isn't that way in the civilian world at least in most small companies. so i hired my first officer who got into the business when he retired and i selfless and we are going to put a company together that looks just like the military. we are going to pay on the first and 15th and give them 30 days of leave including on the weekend, which you don't get in the military. we are going to pay them better than they've been paid in the military and give them a mission. and when i left the company i sold the company and we had 500 employees and the first 300 of them i sat through every single interview. there wasn't an employee at least for five minutes in this due process. and i'm not

. >> this lady lives in alexandria like your mom does. when was the first cadbury easter egg made?>> i should know this. i lived in england. i don't know, 1875? >> that beats a kathie lee cd. >> very good. the first cadbury easter eggs had a dark chocolate smooth surface and were filled with chocolate coated candies. it wasn't until later they became decorated with the chocolate piping and the marzipa known flowers. >> this gentleman is from new york. how do you pronounce it? >> slingerlins. >> try to say that five times fast. which is the following is not on the traditional plate? hard-boiled egg? bitter herb? latkes or shank bowls? >> i'll go with "c." >> wow! wow, julia and julie, everyone's getting them right. >> very impressed. latkes are more of a hanukkah treat because they are fried in oil. that is the holiday that commemorates the saving of the oil. >> got it. back across to kath. >> from approximately how many jelly beans are made for easter each year? 10 billion? 13 billion? 16 billion? or 25 billion? we're talking billion jelly beans. >> i'm going to say 13 billion. >>

. >> he peed on theal alexandria -- the alamo hand lighting -- hand lighting. that is strange. it is different than the thing. anyway, i get your point which i can't remember. >> 18 months was a little much. >> it was a big deal. >> and he was banned from san antonio for 10 years. >> i get this, lisa. it is disrespectful. i know it is. shouldn't there be something vibl besides prison? >> yeah. you can't -- i am from dc and you can't walk by the lincoln memorial without somebody peeing on it. >> it is usually joe biden. >> and there is a camera following him. there needs to be some sort of middle ground. but it is texas. i guess he should be glad he didn't fry. >> middle ground in a texan is being shot in the ass. that isn't so bad when you think about it, joanne. you once drunkingly peed on the smithsonian, but you didn't go to jail. >> i didn't think it was the smithsonian. i thought i was at my friend carol's. thankfully i didn't deficate on it. that's more than 18 months. that's at least two years. i don't know much about the alamo. >> you should. >> i do know there is no ba

then they showed the reports by one of the al jazeera reporters about the court papers, the alexandria who were sentenced to 11-year jail terms in december, protesting against the military -- the girls have appealed, and they got one year suspended sentence. the video clips shown in the court today were just standard tv footage that any journalist would have -- would have shot. >> are the defense lawyers, are they able to make these points. are they able to say, look, this is ridiculous and this case has no merit. >> well, the defense lawyers said they have no access to some of the videos that were shown to the special committee of experts, and mohammed fahmy kept protesting, you know, saying that -- where is the transparency? this is not a due process? and why weren't the defense lawyers having access to the videos that were supposed to be evidence against them. he also asked for a separation between the case of the three al jazeera journalists, and the student defendants. >> yeah, it's really worrying stuff, isn't it? thank you very much for updating us on what is going on there. >>>

will that help, alexandria? >> i believe that legal education and assistance we can give students - it's really important. know your nine campaign that we launched is a do it yourself stupid-run version. i keep returning to this. it doesn't do much for students to know the law if the department is not enforcing it. they are great steps, but easy things to do. we need the department to take risks and ruffle feathers. >> and get out accurate recommendations. another is to have colleges come up with rape and scpaument prevention -- sexual assault prevention programs. you have advocated for this. one thing we are talking about is bystander intervention. >> a lot look to it as silver bullet solution, it's not. it can't act alone in preventing sexual assault. we need to start earlier than first-year orientation and the age-appropriate education in primary and secondary schools is important. while i don't think colleges should get a bypass in not preventing it, we should start earlier. what i fear is schools will do th

>> den dean sinclair from alexandria virginia. earlier on in your talk today you talked about the fact that journalists are very much liberal in their political leanings may be 80% or more. is there something in the system that just draws liberal people to that kind of profession? is there something in the hiring mechanism? was going on there that makes is so overwhelmingly liberal? >> that's a really good question and i think it goes back in part to the education system that we talked about. most journalists are being trained in the liberal secular academies of this country so that's like we going to be what they produce. we have a lot of the statistics in "prodigal press" but gallup has been doing a survey about church attendance in america and that church attendance while it moves up and down and has trailed off a little bit in recent years has stayed around 40% when gallup asked the question have you attended a religious service in the last seven days which is a specific day for a question. close to 40% of americans answered y

demonstrators complained about the military coup last july and the return of military guards in alexandria. they have anger and allegations of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators and criticized the military's involvement in politics. >>> al jazeera is continuing to demand the immediate release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. they are falsely accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been behind bars for 111 takes. their case has been adjourned until later this month. the fourth journalist in detention has been held without trial since last august, and he's been on hunger strike for the last 88 days. al jazeera rejects all the accusations. >>> since libya's uprising three years ago, more than 50 television channels and hundreds of newspapers have formed, but with little in the way of government regulation, critics are saying that part of the media are behaving irresponsely and enciting violence. andrew simmons has more from the capit capital. >> it brings a new meaning to the term media war. this is a libyan tv station that's relaunching

. >> alexandria? >> yeah, i agree. the one thing that is going to change since there is an opportunity for republicans to sort of shift the narrative on obamacare when we have seen some of these positive reports about the enrollment numbers, et cetera, these sort of confirmation hearings will be an opportunity for republicans to really hammer on some of the issues on the rollout. some of the issues they expect to see down the line and, you know, how will she handle it? so, going forward, you know, i think we are going to see a lot more negativity in the coming weeks on the healthcare law. >> josh, jay carney, press secretary today said it was pretty lame when he was questioning about president obama's omission of sebelius' name last week in the rose garden. i thought most people thought it was so obvious. she wasn't standing there and she didn't get a shoutout and others got a shoutout. he said the question pretty lame. fair question? >> definitely a fair question. how much to make out of whether he mentioned her at on

. >> alexandria a can you fact-check john or does he need to be? >> no. he is absolutely right that that's what the report showed. democrats still aren't satisfied because actually the highest ranking democrat on the panel today, on the committee said that issa had cher were picked. he used the word cherry picked evidence. he says there is other evidence that issa had. >> is he making public? is this congressman elijah cummings. >> glums nothing to prevent him from putting it on the table to look at. >> issa technically has control of a lot of the messaging out of this committee and a lot of what becomes public. >> you mean elijah cummings? nothing has stopped him from talking. if he has the documents i'm sure he would put them out. >> there that's what democrats are, chicago. they are charging it's election year stunt. this san issue that really charges us republicans. >> if the republicans are wrong on, this i think that the democrats ought to come charging throughout with the right documents and not just that, you know, let's have it, right? >> yeah. a

yesterday i visited a supermarket just across the potomac in alexandria. it's called mom's market. they have 11 locations in the d.c. metropolitan area and philadelphia. they're contemplating opening up another store in new york city. i met with the owner, scott nash, and i talked to his employees. i go ask how long you worked here, seven years, eight years, 10 years. they've made it a practice to pay their employees $10 a minimum wage and they are going to increase it and they fully support the bill currently pending before the senate to increase the minimum wage. and scott nash is not alone. in fact, mr. president, we're celebrating a really important centennial this year, a centennial of one of the smartest things an american employer ever did and i'm going to read you a quote. "after the success at a moving assembly line, henry ford had another transformative idea. in january 1914, he startled the world by announcing that the ford motor company would pay $5 a day to its workers. the pay increase would be accompanied also by a shorter workday, from 9 to 8 hours. while this rate

and he has just had, participated in a conference in alexandria at the great library there on this same subject because we have to organize it. and karen ryan, to whom i dedicated the book, was there and attended on our behalf and with whom we had a meeting last june on this same subject. he sent a delegation there with us. so i work very closely with the leader of the islamic faith to try to correct some of these problems, and as i said, i communicated with pope as well. and i've been very -- last week, as a matter of fact, because it's a pertinent news story, the pope appointed, i believe, a committee of eight people to try to decrease the abuse of children by priests. and i think four of those members of his new committee were women, which i think was extraordinary. and one of the women appointed by him had been abused as a child by a priest. and i think in a convention. so i'm not saying that the pope did that because i said it, but the fact is that you can have different beliefs, you know, as devout christians or muslims or whatever your faith might be, buddhist and so forth and st

we know a couple of stories where for example he was in alexandria for some time. we think there might have been some attraction -- that chaim felt that this might be some agent or nazi hunter who was after him so he left immediately and went somewhere else. he was still very cautious. did he live a happy life? he definitely, i mean look his older son didn't want to have anything to do with him. we know that the younger son went to egypt a couple of times and was there. was he happy that he was away from his family? i me definitely not but he kind of like adopted as nick said earlier -- adopted the family as the egyptian hotel owner and baby want to say something about his death. >> before his death i think there was sort of a central irony here which is that he fled germany to spare his family and to avoid justice. if he had stayed i think it's very likely having a look to the cases and the time people who are involved in executions receive 60 or sentences. it's very likely he would have received a few years and continued on with his life. his family would never h

sunni muslims comprising three forths of them on earth, and we have participated in a conference in alexandria at the great library there on the same subject because we have to organize it. he's been in delegation there with us p. i work closely with the leader of the islamic faith, and as i said, i communicated for this book as well. i've been blessed, as a matter of fact. just because it's a new story, the pope appointed, i believe, a ceet of eight people to try to decrease the abuse of chirch by three, and i think four of those members are in the committee were rem med with extroir their -- and a woman who had done abuse of a child by a priest, i think in the convent. i'm not saying the pope did it because i said it, baa the fact ask to have different beliefs as deas a result christians or nos limbs, whatever it might be, buddhist and so forth, and still worship the same god in the same degree of fervor and same degree of sincerity. they believe a certain versionst verse in the bobby prohillary clintons women. that's fine with me. i disagree, and i can express my difference, but i don't --

>> den dean sinclair from alexandria virginia. earlier on in your talk today you talked about the fact that journalists are very much liberal in their political leanings may be 80% or more. is there something in the system that just draws liberal people to that kind of profession? is there something in the hiring mechanism? was going on there that makes is so overwhelmingly liberal? >> that's a really good question and i think it goes back in part to the education system that we talked about. most journalists are being trained in the liberal secular academies of this country so that's like we going to be what they produce. we have a lot of the statistics in "prodigal press" but gallup has been doing a survey about church attendance in america and that church attendance while it moves up and down and has trailed off a little bit in recent years has stayed around 40% when gallup asked the question have you attended a religious service in the last seven days which is a specific day for a question. close to 40% of americans answered y

>> we know a couple of stories, for example, he was in alexandria for some time, and then some biker started talking to him. we had, we think there might have been some attraction from the biker towards heim, but heim actually really feared this might have been some mossad agent or nazi hunter who was after him, so he left immediately and went somewhere else. so he was still very cautious. did he live a happy life? he definitely, i mean, look, he had his older son didn't want to have anything to do with him, he did not visit his father in egypt. we know that the younger son went to egypt a couple of times and was there. was he happy that he was away from his family? i mean, definitely not. but he kind of, like, adopted -- as nick said earlier -- to the situation, and he adopted the family of the egyptian hotel owner. and then maybe you want to say something more to that. >> well, before i get to his death, i mean, there's sort of a central irony here which was that he fled germany to spare his family and to avoid justice. and if he had stayed, i think it's very likely having looked a

in alexandria, virginia, there is a woman by the name of aklia mori. she is 43 years old. she suffered a heart attack years ago and had been on an insurance plan that was extremely expensive. with her coverage about to end, she enrolled through the health plan marketplace. she found a plan with a reputable company with a premium of approximately $245 a month with co-pays and deductibles that were easy to understand. angela harold from norfolk was able to purchase a plan on the exchange. she had a problem with the a.c.a. because she couldn't work the web site, but she didn't give up. she called the phone number and she was able to find a plan that is $85 a month with a tax credit. she works at a care facility for adults with autism, and she said she couldn't afford a plan that would have been $280 a month without the tax credit because she is under 200% of the poverty level, she gets a credit, she gets a plan for $85 a month and that makes her a more reliable employee. she said -- quote -- "it felt great. i finally got insured when she was able to enroll. madam president, i

of people have been seriously injured as muslim brotherhood supporters clashed with opponents at alexandria university in egypt both sides pelted each other with rocks and sticks pro muslim brotherhood students have been chanting slogans against the former egyptian defense minister who resigned to run for the presidency. head of the election which will take place at the end of may. and argentina's capital born as ours is now one storm along with seven other provinces very heavy rainfall and strong winds have already hit western parts of the country leading to well over a thousand people being evacuated in some areas there's been traffic chaos as local floods of led to the partial closure of the lanes of some highways. here is republic of. rich mix of religions and cultures. home to the sacred lama the main icon of russian buddhism and a figure who has baffled scientists because decades after being buried he's still resting in the lotus position and showing signs of life. when to investigate. this is evil in ski deaths on the largest but it's complex in russia it's also the resting place for

people have been seriously injured as muslim brotherhood supporters clashed with opponents of the alexandria university in egypt plus sized pelted each other with rocks and wooden stakes her muslim brotherhood students have been chanting slogans again before my interruption defense minister to resign to run for the presidency violence is escalating ahead of the election which will take place and then end of may. and argentina's cavuto but as i raise is now on storm alert along with seven other provinces heavy rainfall and strong winds have already hate western parts of the country leading to well over a thousand people being evacuated in some areas there has been traffic chaos as local flood to lead to the a partial closure of something. and coming up next with breaking news that we have highs that the monsoon here announcing international stage. the supreme court is getting a rather important and unusual case the hobby lobby corporation which is owned by a more traditionally oriented christian family has a lawsuit challenging the obamacare mandate that employer provided health care plans ha

alexandria? hello? [indiscernible] i think she did a good job. she does not need to be an m.d.r rn. where thea state governor is taking the program and tried to restore it [indiscernible] closing hospitals and not taking the funds for the program. i think we will be in deep trouble. the country as a whole will probably be much better based on having everyone available to have health care. i think mrs. sebelius will go as one who did a great job. >> you see a bit of a replay on your screen of the event that place 15 minutes or so ago in the white house rose garden. some of the members of cabinet you may have seen, secretary of state john kerry among others. hi, you are on c-span. i would like to make thestatemg to protects there those in the dawn of life in the twilight of life and in the shadow of life. herrneath her reign, current department put out a publication stating that pregnancy itself was actually a disease and because of the disease, it needed to be handled by the hhs mandate as such. i do not see it is protecting those in the dawn of life. her department has also aut

one of our second prize winners are seniors at thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia. they would like congress to look at the defense budget control a of 2011. article one, section eight of the constitution says that congress shall have the power to raise and support armies to provide and maintain a navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation. a constitutional studies fellow at the cato institute explains. >> the government is instituted at the very beginning to provide for the general welfare. 101.ical theory congress has a pretty wide berth to spend money on defense. is the responsibility of leaders and department of defense to report to the secretary of defense what they need in the budget to be successful. >> we will put in a wish list. we really want to work on these things, these research projects. it will go to our navy and marine corps leadership and we will submit it and pushed onto the secretary of defense. once the secretary of defense has that, he looks at the army's wish list, the air force's wish list and a few other entities. they try to ba

canine cruises in alexandria, virginia, lets you take your pup out on the potomac.plays. and there's the art scene of the central california coast. wander the galleries, enjoy some wine, all with your canine companion. as stores and restaurants open up to pets, our four-legged friends as an ice breaker you wouldn't normally have. in fact, yappy hours around the country are on the rise for travelers. where all breeds and types mingle, as pet parents get to know each other. okay, there is some rambunctious behavior. but that happens in human bars, too. and if it's just getting away from it all that you crave -- >> oh, yeah. good for you? >> reporter: yeah. people and pet massage is a real thing, too. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, san francisco. >> rub my belly. i wish i had kelly's book. i would have had k.j. with me on my recent vacation. i know. yeah. you should pick up the book. it is great. >>> now, to ginger, with a very special guest with you, ginger, in social square. >> i do. i wanted to be in social square to talk to our special guest in

risk of severe storms stretching from alexandria up to indianapolis. a strong risk of storms from jackson to huntsville. large tornadoes possible again. we move into tomorrow, the area extends from ohio all the way to raleigh and down to the panhandle of florida and into new orleans. look, even into wednesday, to southeast. valdosta and jackson under the risk of strong storms. plenty of sunshine in los angeles at 75. beautiful day in good portions of florida. >>> good monday morning to you i'm meteorologist christina loren today we're starting out just right. temperatures climb out of the 40s and 50s where we are right now and into the mid-70s and then that heat cranks as we head into tomorrow. temperature for today add an additional 10 to 15 degrees and that's what we're expecting for your tuesday and even warmer weather as we head wednesday into thursday. the two warmest days and level off a touch as we get into your weekend. we'll keep you updated, have a great day. orecast. go to the weather channel on cable and weather.com online. >> always good i

one of our second prize winners are seniors and alexandria, virginia. >> article one, section eight of the constitution says commerce a hot the power to raise and support armies, provide and maintain a navy and make rules for the government of land and naval forces. a constitutional studies fellow explains. >> the government is instituted at the very beginning from first principles to provide for common defense and general welfare. political -- political theory one hundred one. congress has a pretty wide berth to spend money on defense, navy and has developed the air force. >> it is the responsibility of leaders in the department of defense like the chief of new -- naval research to report to the secretary of defense for what they need in the budget to be successful. >> each year we put in the wish list. is -- we really want to work on it will gos and through the marine corps leadership and that get submitted and pushed onto the secretary of defense. once the secretary of defense has that, he looks at the army wish list, marine corps wish list, air force wish list and a few other entit

canine cruises in alexandria, virginia, lets you take your pup out on the potomac.reek wisconsin invites four-legged fans to come and enjoy their outdoor plays. and there's the art scene of the central california coast. wander the galleries, enjoy some wine, all with your canine companion. and if stores and restaurants open up to pets, our four-legged friend may act as an ice breaker that you won't normally have. in fact, yappy hours around the country are on the rise for travellers, where all breeds and types mingle as pet parents get to know each other. and if it's just getting away from it all that you crave -- >> oh, identify got a knot there. twister. is this good for you? >> reporter: yeah, people and pet massage is a real thing, too. becky worley, abc news, san francisco. >> i was once traveling with my dog, took him into a hotel. like a best western type of place. i don't know what it was. and he was fine, but every time someone walked down the hallway, grr -- >> oh, no barking? was he good? >> he growled all night. but we made it. >> now you wouldn't have t

i am longstanding relationship with the pd office with fairfax county, alexandria county and arlingtonounty and i do my best with that because the community is important to me but there's a limit to how much you can get. in maryland they have people who know so much more inside their office and the district of columbia and have the funding for it which i think it's remarkable. >> it is not just in the criminal defense context. we reach out from attorneys but i do a lot of family law work and get hired as an expert attorney in family law cases where there are immigration components. i will be asked to advisor on a premarital agreement for example or to help somebody figure out whether child support is going to be an issue or how child custody is affected by international property rights, attorneys general lee who look at their clients as people who they want to help and want to surf on a holistic sense will be more likely to reach out for immigration assistance. i think attorneys to look at their job as being very discreet and limited and just in the context of the law in which they pra

one of our second prize winners are seniors at thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia. and mule, clara pitts amilia griese would like congress to look at the budget control act of 2011. >> article one, section eight of the constitution, says that congress shall have the power to raise and support armies, to provide and maintain the navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces. a constitutional studies fellow at the libertarian kato institute explains. >> the government instituted at the very beginning from first principles to provide for the common defense and the general welfare. it's a political theory 101. congress has a pretty wide berth to spend money on defense. on the army, on nate i have, and as has developed the air force. >> it is the responsibility of leaders in the department deaf fence like the chief of naval research to report to the secretary of defense what they need in the budget to be successful. >> each year we'll put in kind of a -- i call it a wish list. it's our budget. we really want to work on these thing

andrew, good morning from alexandria virginia. also, when it comes taxes, it is about right.hings considered, the taxes are about right. i would like to see a flat tax. i think that would be a good thing. i would like to see corporate tax abolished. i would like to see a flat tax on all income, whether it be ordinary earned income and capital gains. i would like to see the savings not be taxed. i think that would be more fair. he would have double taxation. everyone would be paying a fair percentage of all their income, no matter where it came from. i think that would be a good thing. i think one of our viewers says when it comes to that, the lower income would be affected more than the other brackets. you think that would be true? caller: if someone makes $10,000 a year, let's say the flat texas 10%. i think it would be fair. to bewhat led you convinced that that type of texas elizabeth system? -- i think all income, capital gains and ordinary wages, earned income, should be taxed at that same rate. that would cover all the needs of the government. i think -- when capital ga

in's hear from charles alexandria, virginia, a vietnam cold war era that. what was the transition like for you? served duringi the vietnam conflict. i did not serve in vietnam. i want to state that for the record. in aved two years front-line nato base in germany during the cold war. my transition to civilian life was fairly easy. on the other hand, i have spent the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan on various military projects as a civilian technician, and it has been a wonderful experience. it is important work, serious work, and it has been a privilege to work with the military on these different projects. unhappily, i have lost two coworkers, and one of my close friends lost a hand, and it has been -- it has been with a great deal of sacrifice on account of the civilian technicians over there. right now i am unemployed, but i iraq, for a project in but my firm did not get the contract, so i am not going on that project. i am going to be transferring to a project in liberia, west africa, and working on that project right now. you do not hear very muc

talking about currently tornado watch boxes out towards memphis, just ahead of jackson, out towards alexandria. we're still looking for it to ramp up even through the afternoon. why? we have the dry moisture and system making its way across. but notice another moderate risk area is out there. heightened risk from huntsville, down through jackson. and this threat continues even as we go through tomorrow. the system pushes through the country. overnight tonight, you need to stay aware. we're talking about 55 million people still looking at a slight risk for severe weather. so hardly out of the woods yet. >> thank you so much. >> is the risk going forward the same as it was for what they dealt with last night? >> at one point they did have a high alert. we could see that heighten through the afternoon. through tomorrow, a slight risk but expansive. >> so nothing to shrug off? >> definitely never shrug it off no matter what risk. >>> the australian prime minister has announced a new phase in the operation, an expanded underwater search utilizing private contractors. and he's saying it could last m

now, louisiana is the target area, south of alexandria, a strong line of storms.r. the severe weather risk does go to atlanta late today. also montgomery, alabama. but again, it's not widespread. more isolated in nature. and then, taking you through the snow forecast, there's still about 30 inches on the ground in duluth, you had 6 inches with this storm so far. minneapolis, right around 6 to 9 inches. so the north side of the storm wasn't any fun. showers in the northeast, and as far as the rest of the country goes this weekend, we're looking at a pretty nice weekend with the exception of being down along the gulf coast, the southeast on sunday, with rain. we leave you with a shot of snowy -- can you believe this? -- first week of april, and this is what it looks like in minneapolis. yuck. have a great weekend. you're watching "morning joe." [ male announcer ] nearly 7 million clients. how did edward jones get so big? let me just put this away. ♪ could you teach our kids that trick? [ male announcer ] by not acting that way. it's how edward jones makes sense of i