tell me give a warm welcome to the photographers of the associated press. [applause] >> we will run through some packages and have a little conversation and ask some questions. [inaudible conversations] [silence] [but silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] >> why don't we move to the middle? [applause] >> clearly an extraordinary selection of images from the book from the war in vietnam which is what we are and gathered here to talk about this evening. i thought it might be useful to put this work into will little bit of context with the ap's history. for those not familiar with the associated press is a not-for-profit cooperative news organization founded in 1846 during the mexican-american war as a way for newspapers to share the cost and logistics of coverage of that conflict and the ap since 1846 has covered just about every conflict known to man and so we have a very intimate and longstanding relationship to warfare and armies and conflict around the world. the cooperative is don't buy 1500 u.s. newspap

but 60% of americans value their privacy over security according to a new associated press gfk poll. that's up 2% from a similar poll in august. >>> this morning, the music world is mourning the loss of folk singing icon and activist pete seeger. ♪ to everything turn, turn, turn ♪ ♪ there is a season turn, turn, turn ♪ >> that was seeger singing the hit "turn, turn, turn." in 2009, he performed with bruce springsteen at president obama's inaugural concert. he said the key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known. his grandson says the singer died monday night of natural causes after being hospitalized for six days. pete seeger was 94. it is interesting, i read a bunch of pieces on him back in 2010 when he was obviously 90 years old. he would get up every day and chop wood and he would respond to -- >> he did occupy wall street. he was involved. he went there. >> he would respond to letters. he got bag fulls of letters every week and responded to most of them. >> yeah. >> pretty cool. >> nice guy. great legacy left behind. >>> let's talk a

least forty injured in a stampede occurred at the funeral in the indian city of mumbai is as associated press reports the stampede occurred during a farewell ceremony for the leader of the islamists community devoted more so with thousands of people came to the house of the religious leader who died in january seventeen fifty to one and two years old. official representatives of doom by authorities in the lawn for state agencies haven't yet commented on the incident as it was reported earlier defeated oklahoma in two hundred and that teaching thousands of people held in different parts of the city any incidents during the farewell ceremony for the leader of the community in other indian cities have not been recorded. it all up in the knees of flats reached twenty five the national media reports up to eighteen people died in the province of north summer we see when the government wants the state of emergency previously the death of sixteen people was reported two more are still missing and these seven residents of the indonesian capital were killed in the series of seasonal floods this week ja

well, according to the associated press, stockman, quote, has made virtually no public appearances inuestions mount about his campaign finances. now he's stopped showing up for his day job. stockman has missed 17 straight house votes since january 9th. furthermore, stockman's staff won't say where he is. they have ignored more than six weeks of e-mails, telephone messages, and social media posts from the associated press and other news outlets. but we may have an explanation soon. according to a tweet from his campaign late last night, we will find out where he has been this coming monday. >>> that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. it's hip-hop. for cross-country, classical. and for jumps, i need something...special. so i use my citi thankyou visa card for music downloads and earn two times the points... plus a little extra inspiration. [ ♪ music plays ] the citi thankyou preferred visa card. earn two times the points on entertainment and dining out with no annual fee. citi, with you every step of the way. yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews

strewn off the airwaves for criticizing the retreat back to interim government uses told the associated press that many channels but he could to protest the show but declined to say which ones awesome news it is often compared to his friend the us comedian told stuart has also appeared on use it's true i'll gonna make it all is the same format to students the daily show. use it gained enormous popularity among egyptian and arab or jesus is through his satirical show which had during the reign of egypt's muslim brotherhood led government which came to an end following massive uprising that toppled mohamad mossy as president. use it upset me the pulpit school forces in egypt and came under the legal investigation for his son todd resulting in him being taken off the air off to the muslim brotherhood complains that uses had insulted the presidency. she returned to the air of them all season ousting in early july the show was the content of the use of the slightly critical of the ruling army backed interim government the french poet and to the muslim woman who was tossed out insults the place up.

well, according to the associated press, stockman, quote, has made virtually no public appearances in texas as questions mount about his campaign finances. now he's stopped showing up for his day job. stockman has missed 17 straight house votes since january 9th. furthermore, stockman's staff won't say where he is. they have ignored more than six weeks of e-mails, telephone messages, and social media posts from the associated press and other news outlets. but we may have an explanation soon. according to a tweet from his campaign late last night, we will find out where he has been this coming monday. >>> that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. rea

a new associated press-g-f- k poll finds two-thirds of americans say things still aren't going well. 71% of people who have tried to sign up.or live with someone who has.have the poll comes with 60 days left in the open-enrollment season the administration is still trying to meet it's goal of signing up seven million people. >> a state of emergency is issued in greece after a five-point-eight magnitude earthquake shook the island of kefalonia sunday. the earthquake damaged homes and injured at least seven people. aftershocks as powerful as five-point-two continued after the quake. local officials say two ferries were on the way to provide accommodation for residents. earthquakes are common in greece.kefalonia and nearby island zakynthos were devasted by a seven-point- two earthquake in the 1950's. >> a natural gas pipeline explosion rocked a small community in manitoba, canada on saturday. this video was taken by a resident near the blast. no one was injured in the explosion.but witnesses say flames shot up 3-hundred feet in the air. and could be seen for miles around the town of ott

now this same associated press report said that the most common type of pollution is from methane and not from the chemicals injected into the ground when used during the drilling process what should we take that to mean well the methane is basically the natural gas and that's just the most common form of interaction between these wells the seismic formations and groundwater sources and so that's the the easiest and quickest thing to detect that's also i mean it's the easiest thing to detect the fact is that the hydraulic fracturing process as you mentioned in your overview is injecting millions of gallons of highly corrosive and highly toxic chemical mixtures into the ground and some of them are in small traces it still is harmful. for health but it's more difficult to pick up especially. if different state agencies lacked the resources to do the full kind of testing required and in fact this rail car accident carrying frocked crude oil up in north dakota one of the things that we're seeing that caused this fire to be so combustible was fracking chemicals were mixed in with the crude

now with the associated press that report said that the most common type of pollution is from neck pain and not the chemicals injected into the ground and news during the drying process. take that to me will the methane is basically the natural gas and that's just the most common form of other interaction between these wells of the seismic of formations in groundwater sources and so that be the easiest and quickest in that attack that also mean it's the easiest thing to detect the fact is is that the hydraulic fracturing process as you mentioned in your overview is injecting of millions of gallons of highly corrosive and highly toxic chemical mixtures into the ground and some of them are in small traces it still is harmful for health but it's more difficult to pick up especially at a different state agencies lack of resources but to do the full kind of testing required. and in fact israel car accident carrying frocks crude oil up in north dakota with one of the things that we're seeing that caused this fire to be so combustible what if racking up more goals were mixed in with the crude

let me begin with some news from the associated press. inspectors now in iran, led by the international atomic energy, and the u.s. looking at what iran has in terms of nuclear capacity. how much access to the have and what is their mission? guest: this is not a 1990's iraq-style inspection mission, show up wherever you want and get unannounced access to any place you want. there is a very defined list of facilities to which inspectors will have access in a very specified schedule as to when they will have access. many of these are facilities they have had access to before. their mission continues as it was before. they will have access to new facilities. these inspectors are verifying that iran is carrying out their obligations under this first step agreement. initially what we will be looking for is, to what extent does iran really throw open those doors to inspectors and how much do inspectors encounter resistance or delays from iran? i think that will be the first thing we looking at here rather than, is iran meeting its obligations?

a new associated press study showing 50 percent of polls say they value privacy over anti-terror. >>atch your angry birds. kelly wright joining us live this morning. >>> a new report reveals the west virginia chemical spill was worse than initially reported. freedom industries who owned the tank that leaked into the river says 10,000 gallons of chemicals were released. more than originally reported. the leak damaged the water supply or west virginiians this month. they are calling for the facility to be torn down. >> super bowl week officially kicking off here in new york and new jersey. >> check out the awesome fireworks. they braved the cold weather to watch daut tree rock out on stage as a sold out show. >> the goo-goo dolls and the fray also performed. looks like fun. cold but fun. the time now is 12 minutes after the top of the hour. speaking of the super bowl, how do you keep the most watched supporting event in the -- sfoerting sporting event in the world safe? >> help wanted. the royal edition. requirement you must be well manored and you have to know how to kirtz see. h -- k

an investigation by the associated press led to a release of this video, showing an inmate beating another. no one, not even the guards bothers to stop the fight. the beating went on so long that the inmate attacking him took a break to catch his breath. ap reporter rebecca boon has been investigating the correction system in idaho for seven years. >> we found the correctional center, the cca prison, had a rate three times higher. >> the correctional corporation of america runs the idaho center, the only privately run prison in the state. inmates and prison guards nicknamed it the gladiator school. the fight was visible on surveillance, it took 10 minutes for guards to step in. the beaten inmate sustained pan brain damage. cca settled a lawsuit with the family, one of many filed against the company. the release of the surveillance video did not prompts major changes. >> in 2012 cca billed the state for 3,000 hours for which no one had done any work. it was at the beginning of this work that governor otter announced idaho would not review the contract with cca and said in a letter to the bo

the associated press finds that they are not taking steps to make sure there data is more secure. have recently checked their credit report. now, drastic measures in alaska. >> a massive avalanche that cut off the town. john gonzalez is live with what they are doing right now. dynamitere bringing in to clear what is left of an avalanche. the process could take more than one week, which is not good news for the people who live in the small town. the transportation department is working with alpine air alaska allay the biggest concerns of flash floods. the affectedide of area. the region is prone to slides and they have never experienced something this drastic. people are getting ready for the big boom. back to you. >> whatever works. makes us feel bad about complaining how cold it is. it could always be worse. not colder than us. they have a winter storm. an inch and a half of snow. it can mess things up. we get to that part of the weather cast, it could last a couple of days. that 19 degrees is not so bad. it is not really 19 degrees because of the cloud cover in the overnight hou

associated press reports the new beginnings community center has ties to the terry schiavo life and hope network started by her family after a prolonged legal battle to keep the brain damaged schiavo on life support. jahi's efforts say their efforts are being thwarted by the hospital. >> we will not allow surgery to be performed in this facility by any of our physicians or any physician. we'll turn the body over if the family and it's turn can find a physician who would do these procedures. >> jahi's family say they have a physician, transportation and a facility to accept the girl on a vent later. childrens hospital maintains it has yet to hear from any of them. >> no tsunami, apparently no damage from a 6.6 quake hitting an island nation in the south pacific. hitting early this morning. part of the ring of fire filled with volcanos and fault lines. in hawaii look at this, a woman so thankful to be alive after a sink hole opened up and swallowed her truck. look at this, on the side there with her inside. she says it just sucked her in. days of rain weakened roads the woman was able to c

that's according to research by the associated press.lick farms where people are paid to use flood lent accounts to constantly hit frns the leak button on facebook. fake click make people or company appear more popular than they are. facebook estimates as many as 14 million of its 1 bill active users are fraudulent accounts. >>> missing man back with his family after photo of him on the streets of the nation capitol made thecture shows 20-year-old nicholas simmons pressed up against a steam vent to try to keep warm in downtown washington. it was a heart breaking shot. associated press photographer snapped the picture to illustrate this unusually cold weather. after the picture was published it was brought to the tension of simmons parents who had reported their son missing on new year's day. simmons father and older brother picked him up at the hospital and drove him home to upstate new york. >>> americans living longer than ever in the life expectancy is increasing every year. federal health officials today said that americans born in 2

a document obtained by the associated press shows pope benedict xvi, defrocked 400 priests over a two-year span for molesting children. the statistics show a dramatic increase. al ohio inmate took 26 minutes to die in which he gasnd repeatedly. he was executed with a never-before-tried combination of lethal drugs. the changes to the nsa atooed by president obama today. let's bring in daniel elsburg, an author who in 1969 leaked top secret documents pertaining to the vietnam war and the pentagon papers. daniel elsburg, good to have you. thanks for being here? >> thank you. ? >> it was pretty much what we have been led to expect. it wasn't as disappointing as it was when i first heard it. basically, the president is doing a pr job to restore confidence he is continuing essentially without change. it doesn't deserve that conf confidence. the reassurance we heard from him today is "trust me." well, that's really not good enough. the new yo"new york times" yest said -- explaining how he was continuing programs that he had criticized when he was a senator a former aide to obama says he trusts hi

that's according to research by the "associated press".found there are techies who run offshore click farms where people are paid to use fraudulent accounts to constantly hit, for instance, the like button on facebook. the fake clicks make people or companies appear more popular. facebook estimates as many as 14 billion of its users are fraudulent accounts. >> for the latest on our weather, heading into the work week, let's get to leigh glaser. >> yessiree. we're looking at another day of record highs around the bay area. we'll get to those in a moment. a few high clouds out there. otherwise a terrific day, this sunday. first full weekend in jap. and you can see that most of the cloud cover well off the coast. we'll see a few more clouds increase monday afternoon. record highs again. san rafael. 66. sfo, 66. oakland, reached 72 degrees. this is downtown oakland. liking that old record of 67 sent back in 2012. beautiful setting sun shot. high clouds sitting just off the coast. oakland, 70 degrees right now. 62, san jose. los gatos, 58. lose

. -- associated press. >> this i is the year that governme getoff our ba. if you look at 2013, the government with tax increase on payroll taxes and income taxes americansand ending cuts from the sequester, sububtracted about 1% from economic growth. this y year, economists say that drag will be about 0.5%, which frees up the economy to grow a little more quickly. also, the fed is tapering its stimulus. that play in hurting or helping? >> that does play in. it is critical to understand exactly what ben bernanke did. for thtter part of a year, the federal reserve hahas been bung $85 billion worth of bonds each month to keep interest rates low come in to encoure borrowing, spending, and investing. a lot ofof people knew he was going have to pull back on those purchases, which h he dido $75 llion a montnth, a 10 billion dollar cut. everyby expected a flashy announcement, and bernanke took us by surprise, like the release of the beyoncÉ album. it was the tapering that was expected. people knew mething was coming. and he also said, we are going to be committed t

her grandfather tells the associated press she had a 2-year-old son. he also said this was her first job since giving birth. we call the victim's families. neither wanted to speak. we spoke to a neighbor that lived next door to tyler johnson. he said he followed the events through social media and didn't know one of the victims was his own neighbor. >> very nice family. very sad to hear that. i had no idea until right thousand. >> dodd didn't know johnson lived at the mall. he says he and his family were quiet. >> we're getting look at 340emos after the shooting happened. half a dozen or so what looks like a swat team with weapons in hand are walking carefully toward the entrance of the mall. howard county police say it took them several hours to clear the scene. we're hearing from maryland governor who released a statement saying on behalf of people of maryland i want to express my deepest condolences to the victims and teams and all those affected by the violence. protecting the public is our solemn dedication. we want to get a check with a me amelia

. >> reporter: but today, the team's ceo told the associated press they're considering other venues, because san francisco officials don't want to offer the same deal as last time. >> it brings many different types of people to the bay area to watch the event. i think it brought in a lot of revenue also, so it was a win-win situation for everyone. >> reporter: but supervisors felt the last deal was too generous to organizers and critics said the economic benefits were overexaggerated. they suggested it could move to san diego or hawaii. tonight, at the city's golden gate yacht club, the current holder of the america's cup, the general manager told me off camera he was unaware of the recent reports and remains hopeful it would return to san francisco. sailing enthusiasts share that hope. >> with that kind of event, the city gets exposure worldwide. so if people weren't thinking about san francisco before that event, they are thinking about it. >> the city is a special place. america's cup belongs here in san francisco. >> reporter: he said he's not ruled out san francisco in 2017 but

his attorney tells the "associated press," quote, if he has immunity from the relative entities, he'llk. he pled the fifth last week. meanwhile, this afternoon, the governor is set to administer the oath of office to the newest associate justice on new jersey's supreme court. he's also forging ahead with a number of fundraisers this weekend in florida to raise money for the republican governors association. there's a question that's quietly being percolated among republicans. quote, should christie temporarily step down from his rga perch until the bridge investigation has ended due to all the scrutiny christie is getting? though, so far, no prominent republican has publicly made that call. michael isikoff joins us. at least for a lot of people, this headline that his attorney says if he's given immunity, he'll talk. some might see that as significant movement. >> it was, which is why we actually reported that last saturday at nbc. i had spoken to his attorney and he had just appeared with his client before that legislative committee the week before. and hinted as much at the time, whi

telling the associated press that sailing officials are considering other venues.day in the bay's" monte francis explains why. >> reporter: san francisco entered into negotiations with larry ellison's winning team oracle usa last month to bring the regatta back to san francisco in three years. >> we would love to come back to san francisco. again, it's a beautiful place. we're going to sit down and talk with the officials in san francisco and see if that's going to be possible. >> reporter: the team's ceo told the associated press they're considering other venues because san francisco officials don't want to offer the same deal as last time. >> it brings many different types of people to the bay area to watch the event. i think it brought in a lot of revenue also. so i think it was a win/win situation for everyone. >> reporter: but some city supervisors felt the last deal was too generous to event organizers. and critics said the economic benefits for the city were overexaggerated. they suggested the regatta could move to san diego or hawaii where larry ellison own

. >> associated press quoting a lot of people inside the mall. my husband said, get down.he girl that worked in the store said get in the back and that's where they hid until police found them there. here is another one. one girl heard between eight to ten gun shots. she ran in the back room of a perfume store and locked the door. >> did you hear the police chief saying we've been through drills at these different locations with people. they know what to do. some employees have an idea. it's like a fire escape route. in your house, you would know. these employees would have talked about it. >> here is the plan in the event of some catastrophe. here is what do you, protect yourself, protect your customers, as well. >> detectives like ted williams say having that plan will keep you focused in so you can show there is no reason to panic. >> we'll keep following this breaking news story. three people dead inside a maryland shopping mall. the shooter believed to be among the deceased as police try to figure out what happened, the motive inside the shooting of this shopping mall

an investigation by the associated press found that dozens of cities tested positive for pharmaceuticals in the water supply. the biggest culprits are people in healthcare facilities that flush drugs down the toilets rather than throwing them away. an estimated 250 pounds of unused drugs and contaminated packaging wind up in or near water supplies. >>> egypt is expected to approve a new constitution today. meanwhile there is still continued street violence. this is the second constitution in just two years. the first was written by the muslim brotherhood following the revolution. they were ousted last summer and now are labeled terrorists in the state. >>> leaders meeting in istanbul debating whether they should attend peace talks. they're expected to vote on it soon but for now the opposition is split. they're vital to the negotiations with the assad regime. >> the syrian national coalition meet something now formerly happening but we still don't have an idea of when they're going to take that crucial vote on the issue of whether or not to participate in geneva two. there are two issues

according to the "associated press," three different doctors conducted exams on jahi and said that she dead. they said there was no electrical activity in the area of her brain that control breathing. the hospital where she was staying argued that her brain death means she is legally dead and should be disconnected from the ventilator. one medical expert says that the hospital is actually taking the most humane approach and that any medical facility who tried to give the family hope was giving them false hope. take a listen. >> you prolonged a situation for them. you cannot give them what they hope for. they hope to get their daughter back and that's just not going to happen. you're just prolonging the inevitable. >> i spoke with the founder of a facility in new york who is willing to accept jahi. she says that three weeks isn't long enough to see if the brain might start to recover, and that her team wants to give jahi a chance. >> by giving jahi an opportunity to recover, to give her nutrition, -- let's say how brain dead she is at that point. >> last night the hospital released jahi

one salt lake city official tells the associated press that marriage means nothing.me court placed a temporary halt to gay marriages on monday while they appeal the legality. >>> in utah, officials are investigating a freight train derailment. five railcars, three locomotives jumping off the tracks, spilling grain and fuel. thankfully they were able to contain the fuel and no serious injuries were reported. >>> shoppers in france stripped down to stock up on big winter deals. the clothing retailer promised customers at its winter sale two free items, you get two of those, if you vip down to your underwear. so plenty of takers on that one. doors open here, scantily clad shopaholics ran for the entrance, in their underwear, much easier to try on the stuff there. and not a shortage at all. >> what wouldn't people do for free? that's the question. >> maybe if they change the policy to make it less than just underwear, what would you say? >> wouldn't get the free publicity. >> then we can't talk about the story. >> they do the underwear. smart. >> still good video. >>> pr

. >>> e-mails obtained by the associated press show an elementary school principal's allegations of test cheating reached d.c. school's chancellor kaya henderson's desk within 24 hours of the alleged incident. school officials didn't do much to investigate and never even interviewed the principal. officials say that is because the alleged cheating at the noyes campus was already being investigated. three educators were seen erasing students' answers sheets from a standardized test back in 2010. >>> this man has been to more than a dozen super bowls, his stories coming up. >> up next georgia's governor takes the blame for fail you'res leading to this >>> georgia's governor apologized for the lack of response to that winter storm that crippled atlanta, but today a bit of a break, sunshine and above freezing temps helping the city get out of the deep freeze. of course, the clean-up is far from over. hundreds of abandoned cars still litter roadsides and medians. georgia officials had to set up staging areas to take people out on highways and reunite them with the cars they ditched during tha

an investigation by the associated press found that dozens of cities tested positive for pharmaceuticals in their water supplies. the biggest culprits are people in healthcare facilities that flush drugs down the toilets rather than just throwing them away. an estimated 250 million pounds of unused drugs as well as contaminated packaging winds up in or near our water supplies. >>> and coming up next this panda is as much a tourist attraction as she is a symbol of diplomacy. that story when al jazeera america returns. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. here are today's headlines. california's governor jerry brown has declared a drought emergency. the designation qualifies california for federal aid for what could be the dryest year on record. and opposition leaders in istanbul deciding if they'll participate in peace talks in geneva. >>> a giant panda cub is making her public debut at a zoo in washington. this panda like all others does belong to china, and she's as much a tourist attraction as she is a symbol of diplomacy. china has been leasing pandas for decades

the government looking for ways to learning who it is spying on, the associated press reporting the office of national intelligence looking at how to build an even stronger anti-hacking system. it would protect all that data collected from your phone calls. one idea is to create an ecrypted shield that would allow the government to securitily share information the third party such as phone companies detailed remain vague. so then we with have to talk about winter weather, dry for now. across the northeast, these temperatures into the teens and down to zero in cleveland, wind chills is a bit colder, going to work our way south, and we will get to warmer temperatures. 27 in atlanta, 17 in knoxville, still teens in single differents there. a little inlet, now here is where it gets interesting. the temperatures try to climb above the freezing mark. 36 in new orleans. 21 in alabama. so it does get a little warmer, but still below freezing. now you are talking about rainfalling into air which is below freezing. so it remains frozen as snow or comes down as sleet and freezing rain. space the fina

. >> today wildstein's lawyer made the same assertion to associated press.s immunity from the relevant entities, he'll talk." could the man at the center of this story be ready to talk, or is this seasoned political player working another angle? joining me now is steve kornacki. steve, thanks for coming on the show. >> sure. happy to be here. >> now, you worked for david wildstein when he ran a nonpartisan political website in new jersey. and i was struck with what you said about him on your show. listen. >> i can also tell you this. i worked for him for three years, from 2002 to 2005. of all the people involved in this, i think he is the sharpest. i think he is the savviest, and i think he is by far the most strategic their. he doesn't do anything without thinking ahead, without considering the possible outcomes and planning for contingencies. i think that is worth keeping in mind as this story plays out. >> now given what you said, what do you think is going on with this talk of immunity? what is that really all about? >> it struck me, you know, last week

the associated press reports the officers were outside the terminal when the shooter entered the area shooting. their departure left a handful of unarmed tsa agents in the area when the shooting happened. >>> a hearing to overturn a 70-year-old murder conviction resumes this morning. the family of george stinney jr., the 14 year old executed in 1944 for the murder of two girls, asking a judge to correct a miscarriage of justice. three of stinney's siblings said he spent the day with them. the state prosecutor says most of the evidence has been lost or destroyed. >>> convicted felon bernie madoff was hospitalized last month for a heart attack. madoff said he was hospitalized at duke university medical center but has since returned to a medium-security prison in north carolina. the 75 year old has served less than five years of a 150-year sentence for running the largest investment fraud in u.s. history. he also has stage four kidney disease but is not receiving dialysis. >>> if you read one thing this morning, they are growing in popularity. you can find them from fresno, to atlanta, t

i'm joined now by robert burns, national security reporter for the associated press. and bruce blair, a research scholar at princeton university. he was once a intercontinental ballistic missile officer in the air force. robert burns, describe how the air force discovered this latest breach? >> well, it began when they found there was a drug-use problem at several bases. the first one they found it at apparently was one of the icbm bases. and in the course of investigating that they came upon this exam cheating scandal. >> ifill: so it's one scandal leading to another, leading to another? >> and they're just getting started. they said that it's too early to tell exactly how extensive this is. because they've literally and quote are just getting started with this investigation. >> ifill: so the 34 people that we heard about from the pentagon, that is just as far as we know, the beginning of this investigation. >> that's right. they said that's all they know of at the moment. but this investigation is just beginning and more people will be talked to about it. >> ifill:

well, according to the associated press, stockman, quote, has made virtually no public appearances inons mount about his campaign finances. now he's stopped showing up for his day job. stockman has missed 17 straight house votes since january 9th. furthermore, stockman's staff won't say where he is. they have ignored more than six weeks of e-mails, telephone messages, and social media posts from the associated press and other news outlets. but we may have an explanation soon. according to a tweet from his campaign late last night, we will find out where he has been this coming monday. >>> up next, the lesson mike huckabee taught all republicans yet again, how not to talk about women. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. aflac! aflac! got 'em. ♪ yeah, he's clean, boss. now listen to me, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh, an unfortunate accident. while he's been incapacitated, somebody's been paying him cash. now, is this your doing? aflac? now, if i met with some such accident, would aflac pay me? ♪ nice. this is your stop. [ male announcer ] find out what afla

the associated press and free labs photographer sent him a cease and desist letter.'s attorney said he ripped off that photo on the left to make the portrait on the right. it shows florida state attorney obviously announcing murder charges against him. >>> and number four. the supreme court has ruled a group of nuns that runs a charity does not have to comply with the obamacare contraceptive mandate. the nuns says the mandate anded their religious beliefs and rejected to filling out a form that would have allowed an insurance company to provide the contraception coverage independently so they won't have to do that for now while their case proceeds before a federal court appeals court. >>> and number five. french media outlets are report that french president hollande and his companion are expected to announce today that they're separating. a palance press officer tells cnn, no, it's all rumor. there is no confirmation of any statement today but she was recently hospitalized for stress following the press reports that mr. hollande was having an affairactress. >>> is t

. >>> an investigation by the associated press on the shooting at lax last year is revealing new details about what happened in the minutes before that gunman opened fire at the airport. police officers say he walked into terminal three on november 1 and shot and killed and tsa agent. two lapd officers had just gone on a break before the attack without ever notifying a supervisor. that's a violation of police code. officials are now looking into how officers responded and communicated with each other. airport officials and the public present. >>> a deadly accident on the 101 tonight caused a major backup in the south bay. a motorcyclist was heading south near lawrence expressway in sunnyvale around 6:15 this evening. a car side wiped that motorcyclist who died at the even. as a result of the accident, part of 101 was blocked off for about three hours. >>> young or old, the flu is not discriminating. so far, 28 people have died in the bay area. this map shows you which counties have been hit hardest. just today, several counties reported more deaths. experts say the number of flu cases is

oracle team usa told the associated press that sailing officials are talking with other venues abouthosting the next one. the 35th america's cup will be held august 2017. san francisco officials have not offered the same terms as they did for last summer's regatta. that being said, cutts said he's not prepared to rule out san francisco. interesting stuff. big money on the line there. >> yeah. >>> "nbc nightly news" coming up next. and then bay area news again here at 6:00. home to see you then. >>> on this saturday night, deadly mall shooting. a gunman opens fire in a big and busy mall in suburban maryland, sending terrified shoppers scrambling for their lives. >>> to the streets, deadly clashes mark the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled a regime. now, troubling questions about egypt's future. >>> deep freeze, a new wave of arctic air descends deep into the u.s. >>> the big changes planned for nutrition labels that could help us make better choices about the foods we eat. >>> and florida's dog rescue angel. and the great lengths she is going to save animals in need.

. >>> leading the news from the associated press, exclusive new regulars sought for child car seats.act impact. >>> and twitter storm over russia olympics. the twin toilet. yes, look at this photo from the center showing a side by side men's commodes. that begs the question why? that's tmi there. >>> other stories we're watching. edward snow den says allegations are absurd. the former nsa contractor tells the magazine he acted alone. >>> billionaire real estate says he's still nominating trump with the presidential campaign in 2016. he says chris christie's prospects have dimmed saying he's quote one e-mail away from disaster. >> trying to tell me [ bleep ], you know what i mean? >> say what? rob ford is apparently at it again. new video shows the em battled toronto mayor swearing, mumbling, speak with a jamaican act sent. we don't know what that's about. last year he admitted to smoking crack. he admits to drinking monday night but says he wasn't being offensive. >> what i do in my personal life with personal friends is up to me. it has nothing to do with you guys. it's my own time,

gone too far whit tapped the phones of the associated press over one leak story and called a fox news reporter a criminal co-conspirator on another leak case on the iran nuclear issue. the white house's obsession of secrecy, had american journalists and press freedom activists worried about a chilling effect on sources. what edward snowden did blowing the whistle in a big way and revealing his identity if his not precise location happened despite that chill. >> there's a very big need for joinlts to have access to whistle blowers. the only alternative is to allow the government agency to keep want. what happens when you have that is you have at a the warrantless eavesdropping where the nsa the getting secret access to information without any kind of legal authority. so you really need the intervention of journalists who make independent decisions on some of this information. >> there has also been a lot of discussion about whether the journalists should give up all of the technology that we have and go back to meeting people in the park over a cigarette, or in a parking garage, to exc

. >>> speaking of infrastructure, a new associated press report finds the u.s. has 100,000 bridges that are quote, old enough for medicare. and their global ranking finds u.s. infrastructure in 25th place behind barbados. the news in the transportation business this week, the american eagle, the commuter airline wing of american airlines is re-naming itself envoy. they take pains to point out it is not envoy airlines, just envoy, doesn't need new planes or food, just a logo and a brand-new name. >>> and a victory for those who love them, the westminster kennel including dog show that always showed purebreds, is opening the door for other dogs just a beat. while they can't compete for best of show they can enter a new agility trial. and for all of those with floppy ears and imperfect fur, it is a start for recognition some day. >>> when we come back here tonight, two sisters in an olympic spirit in a way we've never quite seen it before. >>> and finally tonight, as we round the corner toward the winter olympic games with just a few weeks until the competition beg

he told the associated press, that speculation that he'd replace microsoft's ceo was a distraction for fraud. microsoft said in august their ceo would step down. >> next, why america's economy depends on big banks staying big. and jpmorgan paying the big bucks to bud the madoff scandal behind them. those stories and more. keep it here. you >> jpmorgan is paying a big price for failing to sound the alarm about bernie madoff's uponsy scheme, agreeing to pay $2.6 billion to settle cases involving the madoff fraud that dipped investors of billions. some investors will receive $1.7 million that jpmorgan is failing for failing to file a suspicious activity report about bernie madoff. here is what the u.s. attorney said about the bank. >> jpmorgan as an institution failed and failed miserably. in part because of that failure, for decades bernie madoff was able to launder billions in popzy proceeds, essentially through a single set of accounts at jpmorgan. >> as part of the settlement jpmorgan admitted it violated laws requiring it to monitor customer activity. the bank recognised it could hav

he told associated rest that he plans to remain. press that he plans to remain. and a paid tv service and the u.s. this year bringing live and on-demand program to tv and two at lay station game console. berlin, a meeting today to urge germany to boost domestic amount -- demand. hello. welcome to "countdown." i am mark barton. anna will join me in about an hour's time. a bloomberg reporters are standing by and ready to deliver stories that will drive your day. atn chilcote is looking sony's new internet service. mia will highlight comments from emerging markets. focused on head of a trading statement. which hedge fund beats out the rest? jonathan ferro has been digging into the top funds. do not miss that. do not miss john rogers later on "countdown." us at 7:00 in the second hour of "countdown." alan is out of the race to be microsoft's new chief executive. mulally said he will stay through 2014. hans nichols is here in person. --come back onset eared welcome back onset. >> i couldn't drive the f-150 h ere. he finally ends the speculation that he will not be hea

host: thank you to our guest, ricardo alonso-zaldivar, the associated press. we appreciate your time this morning. guest: thank you. >> the house is in recess until about half an hour from now treat legislative work will get underway with three bills on the calendar, including when creating a peace corps memorial. any recorded votes will take based after six: 30. some news coming from the capitol today from the associated press -- california congressman george miller and longtime confidant of nancy will notnounced he seek reelection after four decades in congress. house minority nancy pelosi, released a statement on his departure which says capitol hill and california are filled with democrats and republicans alike who have enjoyed working with george miller and deeply respect him because of his dedication to the issues and excitement for the process are heiluted by the challenges faced trade also this news -- the supreme court is calling into question president obama's use of the constitution to make temporary appointments over the objections of senate republ

a new poll from the associated press is showing just how negative that view is. 70% of people asked say they've got no confidence that the government can make any progress on the important problems and issues facing our country. half say the entire system of democracy needs either a whole lot of changes or maybe a complete overhaul. check this out. the first session of the 100 their tonight congress will go down in history as -- 113th congress will go down in history as having accomplished the least amount of business in a u.s. legislative session. >>> in chicago a lane church received a gift she wasn't expecting. when she opened the package addressed to her, there was a second package inside already opened containing a photo book of pictures of the first family addressed to sasha and malia, obama's godmother. >> i really care about photographs and books and all this stuff, so i thought she's going to really be missing not having this. i verified her address and we want to get it to her asap. >> allane said she contacted the person the package was intended for and dropped it in the mail

from us based charity rescue christians which is operated in pakistan for four years told the associated press that in that school and they have a good hundreds of christians our ideology and the basic theme is to protect deceived the vehicle lost control idea what the white house the fall right as well as delightful in every essence of religion or whatever he needs where the bomb site. and then is it possible for us and if that is is more much. you know high profile anti life is under a must read. many use to relocate him from his uncle and smeared some seafood place despite the very real danger because my wrists most of pakistan's one hundred and eighteen million sunni muslim population not just for fun and submitted to the school that hatred towards religious minorities . thousands of israeli teenagers belong to use movement and all after calling with three tonnes of winter clothing and equipment in the collections because israel to be sent to syria its humanitarian aid to be and is really flying eight organization. we're into going in all than israel will we joined the volunteers working o

associated press footage shows no special decorations in the capital. citizens seemed to be going about their lives as normal. >> translator: i went to work at the factory as usual. i finished my shift and i'm on my way home. >> former nba basketball star dennis rodman is visiting pyongyang. he and his american team practiced with north korean players for an exhibition game said to be in honor of kim's birthday. the u.s. administration is insisting that rodman's trip is a private visit. meanwhile the state-run news agency reports that north korea's parliament is preparing for an election. deputies for the supreme people's assembly will be selected on march 9th. the announcement came nearly a month after the north executed kim's youngle on charges of treason. >>> professor of tonguk university in seoul has spent more than 20 years looking at north korean politics. he gave us further insights on the latest developments in the country. >> translator: the execution of kim's uncle, chang song-thaek, seems to have prompted changes in the power structure. kim

it's according to a document obtained by the associated press. it shows a dramatic increase since 170 priests were removed in the years '08 and '09. it is the first time the vatican has revealed details on a specific number of priests removed. >>> if you're looking for a measure of just how much american attitudes on smoking have changed, consider this. this broadcast started out not only sponsored by a brand of cigarettes but named after one. it was the camel news caravan. in the modern era it was renamed ""nbc nightly news"." also in the modern era, we learned a lot about cigarettes and smoking. just today the u.s. surgeon general came out with a new report showing smoking impacts every major organ in the body and has already killed 20 million americans over the past 50 years. this is a call to action to eliminate smoking before it takes its toll on another generation. we get our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the warning from the nation's top doctors today, the dangers associated with smoking are far worse than we ever kn