how are you feeling right now, caitlin?titutional law exam, so i'm doing okay. as okay as i'd can do. i've had a really tough road with concussions, a serious injury, something i do hope to speak about as part of this delegation, but i'm doing great and looking forward to a great experience in russia. >> how did you do in that? i know you're at boston college law school. a graduate of harvard. how did you do on the exam the. >> i don't know. maybe we can give a shout out to my professor. it's blind grading, so i'm not sure it would help. i did pretty well. a lot of it was on the 14th amendment, so i feel like i have been pretty well versed as of late in a lot of these issues. >> we need another lawyer in the united states, as you well know, right? >> yeah, so i've heard. so i've heard. >> all right, caitlin, thanks very much. i know you'll do an excellent job representing all of us in sochi, in russia. enjoy the winter olympic games and cheer on our team. we'll all be cheering from back here as well. thanks so much for spen

caitlin cahow will be part of the closing ceremony delegation. >> thank you. decide, cellt they phones and calls won't be allowed on delta flights. the airlines ceo sent a memo to employees today saying customer research shows allowing phone calls would be "a disruption to the travel experience." southwest recently released a similar statement. >> they had to conduct a study to figure that out? >> it is the worst. >> i was the quietly tonight. that's good started in our coverage here. this is our almanac page. in the background, a time lapse from our rooftop camera here in roslyn. lots of sun and a very chilly temperature tonight. 44, the high, 33 below. at this time of year when the light gets so short, we turned the corner and suddenly get a lot happier. here are some numbers to back this up. it will be weekend, the shortest amount of daylight in the whole year. as we get into january, it gets longer and longer. six months from now, we will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of light. between now and then, we will gain five and a half hours of daylight. that makes

. >> we're talking about the tennis great billie jean kig and caitlin cahow. just in case the russians don't get the message from that, president obama, the first lady michele, vice president joe biden about be absent it no high ranking incumbent u.s. official is going. >> jill dougherty is joining us live from moscow. good to see you. this does seem to be on many fronts an in your face move by the obama administration. are the russians responding at all? are they reacting to this? do they get it? >> well, they're not responding at least so far. but you could go back to what president putin already said which is that u.s. athletes or gay athletes of any stripe who come to the olympics should not worry. they won't be discriminated against. but i think it is definitely sending a message, but it's almost -- it's a strong but subtle message at the same time because after all, there are some people among gay activist who's said why don't we boycott what the u.s. should not even go to the olympics? the u.s. is going to the olympics but by sending these prominent ath

and caitlin talking about coming up where we have evolved as a country.onal component to this that is very, very strong. the fact that they're leading these delegations send a message beyond russia. into india which recriminalized homosexuality. sends a message across the world. >> we forget in a situation, when one country becomes high profile. it is not a one country problem. >> very important. the propaganda law is in many countries. and we have 77 countries that still criminalize being lgbt. so it is a very, very powerful message. i think we have two very articulate, very eloquent, and very forceful representation of what diversity means, and that tip is certainly include lgbt people. >> when the president makes the selections he knows they will be available for interviews in rush yeah. they're going to be asked questions about this. the issue will be very alive wherever they go. >> absolutely. i do think the president's team was brilliant in their selection. again i say that you really, you really would struggle to find some one better than billie je

do you expect or would you encourage members of this delegation, like caitlin or billie jean king, toeak out against the propaganda laws in russia while they're on russian soil, while they have the attention of the world? >> i think there are ways to do that. i think their number one job is to be there to represent the united states and support the athletes. but within that context, i still think there will be ways for them to send a message around nondiscrimination. human rights plus the principal six campaign. principal six being part of the olympics own charter. to us that seems like a safe way to express support and not violate the anti-propaganda law. nobody really understands the parameters of that law just yet, but certainly wearing a t-shirt that talks about the principles of the olympic charter should not be seen as propaganda. >> you know, oddly enough on monday i got a lot of pushback when i said the president was being described by certain people as the first gay president. >> right. >> obviously it was a policy reference to the fact that he has overseen the destruction of

joining me now, olympic hockey silver medalist caitlin cahow. actually a silver and a bronze.o me bad. >> what was your thought when you were named to the delegation. >> i couldn't wait to tell anyone and i couldn't tell anyone for a couple of days. >> and you kept the secret. >> i did. i kept the secret as best i could. >> let me play for you what white house spokesman jay carney said yesterday. >> this delegation represents the diversity that is the united states, all our delegation members are distinguished by their accomplishments in government service, in civic activism and in sports. and we are proud of each and every one of them and think they will serve as great ambassadors to the games. >> it's a diplomatic word, diversity, but what do you think it sends? >> the united states is fully behind all of our athletes and we want to have a poor'sfeacefu successful olympic games. >> to the people who said the appropriate response to these anti-gay laws would be for us to boycott the games. >> see, i just don't feel that way about it at all. as an olympian, i know what joy and

andy, you've been following the career of caitlin for a long tile.>> everyone is referring to her as a silver medalist in ice hockey. she was also a bronze medalist in ice hockey. i don't think it's he wiright t elevate -- >> both precious metals. >> i happen to think every metal is precious. >> i think is pretty good trolling by the obama administration but sort of to get a little serious, it's the usual thing with them. it's not going to change anything. >> it's a symbolic gesture. >> they love them and feel good about themselves from making it. >> think about the three things that putin has done to the united states. that aren't symbolic. taking snowden, syria, kind of getting the upper hand and winning iran. don't you think -- or having -- >> and egypt. they signed the deal -- >> what do we do? we do something that's cool? >> we can't pull out of the olympics. >> you said gay people shouldn't be in the olympics you were saying that hey have to be. >> i got a gay cousin. i can't say that? >> that last olympics, it turns out -- >> china made the un

. >> wow, for her part, caitlin cahow said that the white house was making a statement here.ically the white house is highlighting americans who know what it means to have freedoms and liberties under the constitution. billie jean king said she was excited. and said she was equally proud to stand with the members of the lgbt community in support of all the athletes who will be competing in sochi and i hope these olympic games will be a watershed moment. hudson, tell me this, i was talking about the '36 olympics and jesse owens and all those guys. hitler called them our black auxiliary, but we won with those guys. and i'm thinking about the historic echoes here. >> yeah. we know that there are going to be lgbt athletes who are going to be competing in sochi, and i think this is an enormous opportunity for the world athletic community to show support for lgbt athlete, even though russia is cracking down on their ability to be out and open, there is a growing movement of people who are ensuring that this conversation is being had at sochi, and i know that there are athletes that

national security council spokesperson caitlin hayden says they have offered their full support to the russian government and security preparations for the sochi games in the statement the us said it would welcome the opportunity for closer cooperation for safety of the athletes spectators and other participants. members of the international and the committee are concerned by what they are seeing. but president thomas bach says he's sure russian authorities will do all they can to ensure the games in sochi are safe. mike issued a statement on the bombings. he called them a despicable attack on innocent people. and he said the entirely big move and joins him in condemning what he called it a cowardly act cox said he and britain to coat in the city was certain everything would be done to ensure the security of athletes in all other participants. i i i the fashion designer working in japan is making waves with the peril that combines cutting edge style with traditional dyeing techniques is sarah on id says she has a passion to preserve a time honored craft and bring it to a global audienc

. >> reporter: caitlin cahow hopes that it will help with her message. >> i will go to russia gladly. where are some believe they inadvertently snubbed the olympic committee. >> you could make the argument that president obama is des respecting the athletes by himself not going. it would and very different signal if he had gone himself and sent billie jean king with him. >> reporter: while this is a diplomatic poke in the eye, the u.s. could take things a step further and scare tourists away if it issues a travel alert for sochi. it takes place not far from one of the terrorist hot zones. but as of today, the government has no plan to issue that alert. >>> there was news regarding the nsa data mining? >> reporter: they are trying to reform the collection activities. they made a bunch of recommendations. they would like to see that no longer the government would house this meta phone and internet data. let the phone and companies do it themselves. no more blanket orders. instead, force the government to show legal cause for every instance when they need specific data. allow these phone

cahow, and here is what caitlin said this morning about the perceived snub on the "today" show. >> int has been very open about his feelings about russian policies and he's been very open about his feeling about lgbt policies here at home. i'm going to sochi representing country that has made the most dramatic shifts on these issues in the last few years and i'm very proud to be representing that kind of diversity. >> joining me is another member of the u.s. delegation to sochi and six-time olympic speedskating medalist bonnie blair. it is great to have you with me and you're the most decorated woman in olympic history and it's a huge honor and now you are named one of the delegates that will be headed to sochi. how did you fine out about it? >> actually, i got a call just only this last sunday, and it happened all very quickly. i actually had the opportunity to represent the united states in the same capacity in the vancouver games in 2010 which to me it was a great honor. it was, you know, just another way to be able to represent my country and then also be there at the same time a

he is sending two highly gay athletes, billy jean king, and hockey player caitlin cahol. the delegation represents the diversity that is the united states. russia is taking heat over its inacted laws against gay proppa glandsa. ondeuce billy jean king sent out this tweet: >> the u.s. says russia's massive bailout of ukraine will not address the concerns of ukrainian protesters. demonstrators opposed to the deal gathered in the capital kiev, and want ukraine to have closer ties with the european union. russia is providing a financial live line for a country that is trapped for cash. >> it was a public display of affection, an affirmation of close cultural and economic links between russia and the ukraine. putting the kremlin and vladimir putin and viktor yanukovych - memories of a shared history. >> a landmark agreement by russia promising to reduce the price of sales to natural gas to ukraine by 30%. prices per barrel dropping from $400 to $265. an immediate saving of $10 billion for the hard pressed ukrainian economy. >> let me remind you that russian remains a partner.

tennis legend billie jean king and caitlin cahow. billie jean king tweeted laurned to represent usa in sochi and i hope these olympics will be a watershed moment for the acceptance of all people. >> caitlin told usa today, quote, it's obviously a statement that's being made but i think it's an incredibly respectful one. hendrik hertzberg is the senior editor of the new yorker and irin carmon, msnbc national reporter. good to see both of you. the president is not alone in this. the presidents of france, germany are not going. no explanations given in those cases. the white house just says, rik, it doesn't fit into the president's schedule. is that what's going on? >> it doesn't fit into the secretary of state's schedule, the head of the post office so i think they're sending a pretty clear and rather nuanced and intelligent message here because they're sending world class athletes, who happen to be gay like billie jean king, and then a very kind of correct but low-level official delegation. and that just sends exactly the right -- hit

bill j jean and caitlin cahow will represent the u.s. in the closing ceremonies.t month russia passed strict laws regarding gay rights. president obama said it wouldn't be appropriate to boycott the gays but he hopes some gayings and lesbians leave sochi with medals. >> it would go a long way in rejecting the kinds of attitudes that we're seeing there. and if russia doesn't have gay or lesbian athletes, then that will probably make their team weak. >> in what is seen as another message to moscow, the u.s. will not send president obama, first lady, or the vice president to the sochi games. >>> when we return, subway miracle. a guide dog helps save his blind owner after they both end up on the tracks and in front of an oncoming train. we all have our little tricks. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and every

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. >> following about caitlin's question to you caused a moratorium, attaching consequences to standardized testing while, gore gets up and running. what would be a timetable that you would be held to the standing? -- standards? >> it is not so much an actual timetable, because some places you can see the transition taking a year, and some places years.t will take 10 the moment that you start this transition in a thoughtful way, kids will succeed. i'm not suggesting that we do not have accountability, but think about the performance raised assessment but think about her folio scores. when you see kids actually being able to thoughtfully describe what they are doing, that is real education. you cannot tell me the 21st century we cannot come up with a more complex or a more thoughtful accountability system around the kind of schools that you want kids to -- skills that you want kids to know i didn't understand -- to know and understand. peer back to things like intervention. this is not an either or issue, this is having full-blown mentation -- having a thoughtful implementation and thinking

uc-berkeley chairwoman janet napolitano will include tennis great billie jean king, ice hockey medalist caitlin cahow and now gold medal figure skater brian boitano, who lives in the bay area. it's being seen as a way to denounce russia's anti-gay propaganda laws. >> one of the things i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver or bronze which i think would go a long way in, uhm, rejecting the kind of attitudes that we're seeing. >> reporter: boitano has always kept his private life private. he is currently in italy but sent out a statement today that includes the announcement that he is gay. quote, first and foremost, i'm an american athlete and i am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance. as an athlete, i hope we can remain focused on the olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport and by peoples of all nations." so ice skating is now part of a bigger message on diversity that's spinning around the globe. back here at the rink on embarcadero, skating is still just about having fun. russian laws h

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represent america are several notable people, including tennis legend billy jean king, and hockey player caitlin cahol. both openly gay, which may be telling considering russia's antigay laws. billy jean king tweeted this today: >> china says it's true, the country's defense ministry issued a statement confirming one of its naval ships met a u.s. missile cruiser. the incident happened in the china sea. china's admission confirmed the earlier statement from washington d.c. china is accused of spying on a u.s. agency. a new report says china hacked into the federal election commission's website. according to the center for public integrity the attack took place during the government shutdown. i spoke to the author. he's a senior political reporter and an al jazeera commit call contributor. >> the fce was the only agency in the government to have every one of its employees furloughed. it didn't have a skeleton staff available to rappell or fend off an attack. most agencies had some aboard to prevent loss of life or property or something of that effect. it was a major issue when you went to access p

two of the different agencies so i want to go ahead and read a quote from white house spokeswoman caitlin hayden she told the washington post following a thorough interagency review the administration has decided that keeping the positions of n.s.a. director and cyber command commander together as one dual hatted position is the most effective approach to accomplishing both agency's missions so does that essentially mean business as usual as far as we know yes so that's the way it's structured right now general keith alexander is the head both of the n.s.a. and of cyber command so if they're kept together it means again that the same person will be running both will sort of have the scope of power the position has now and also will mean that the head of n.s.a. will be a military position because the head of cyber command has to be military and finally i can't let you go without talking about how a top n.s.a. official who is in charge of assessing the damage that edward snowden caused has actually said that he would consider granting snowden amnesty. he had possibly agreed to hand over the

to this great billie jean king will attend the opening ceremony, and hockey star caitlin cahow will be at the closing ceremony. is clear that jab and russia is controversy law that bans and gave propaganda. relations between moscow and washington have been fractured this past year over several issues, including russian granting temporary asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden. >> teens art heeding the message to stay away from cocaine and cigarettes. when it comes to marijuana, not so much. an annual survey by the national institute on drug use some 60% of high- school seniors do not think regular pot use is, " to their health. more than a third of them admitted to using it within the past 12 months. nearly seven percent said they smoked marijuana daily. that is nearly triple from what it was 20 years ago. researchers say that going forward they will expose the link and drug use and the state. >> we will be right back. >> on welcome back. >> we have lied and video from the scene and this is on the nimitz freeway we are seeing lanes that are blocked. this a big red, one of the vehicles inv

openly gay delegation including tennis great billie jean king, ice hockey medalists kaitlin medalist caitlinedal figure skater brian boitano who lives in the bay area. it's seen as a way to denounce russia's anti-gay laws. >> one of the things i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home a gold, or silver bronze which i think would go a long way in rejecting the kind of attitudes that we see. >> boitano has always kept his private life private. he's in italy but sent out a statement that includes the announcement that he is gay. first and foremost i am an american athlete and am proud to live in a country that will encourages diversity, openness, and tolerance. as an athlete i hope we can remain focused on the olympic achievement that celebrates the achievements in sports. >> russian law has raised questions about what can happen to athletes who wear badges and wave flags supporting gayrights. russian president promises those folks will not seek charges. >> in 1980 was about russia's invasion of afghanistan that set off a boycott. this isn't a boycott it's more

the president is sending prominently gay athletes, billie jean king, the tennis legend, caitlin cahownti-gay policies and the statement that was issued by the white house yesterday by the nsc spokeswoman says it out loud, that these athletes were chosen in part for their civic activism, that they wanted the delegation to represent and reflect u.s. diversity and so certainly this does that but on another front, carol, i think there is also a message being sent with respect to edward snowden, the former nsa contractor who has been given temporary political asylum in russia. the white house is not explicitly saying that but remember a few months ago, jay carney was asked repeatedly, is the white house going to boycott these olympics? they said no we're not going to do that. but the president canceled a bilateral meeting with vladimir putin because of the actions that they took on edward snowden. >> has there been any reaction to you, jill, from officials in russia? >> reporter: no, we haven't seen any yet. let's go back to what president putin has said, which is, gay athletes will not be

caitlin kahow and billie jean king.ime when russia has been under fire for their national laws banning so- called gay propaganda. >>> 7:46. toronto mayor, rob ford, making headlines once again. he apologized to a reporter who is suing him for libel and the mayor also broke out in dance moves, all during the same city council meeting. ♪ >> he apologized. >> i do not believe mr. hail is a pedophile nor did i intend to suggest that in my comments. >> ford has refused to resign amid allegation estook crack cocaine, drank excessively and sexually harassed staffers. his attorney says he stopped drinking and has lost 24 pound after starting a wakeup regime. >>> "time" magazine has named pope francis person of the year. although he's still against same-sex marriage, he has so far shown "a stark change in rhetoric from his two predecessors." earlier this year, in response to the question about gays in the catholic church, the pope said and i'm quoting if a person is gay and seeks the lord with good will who am i to judge? >>> 7:

. >> a tree with 830 red lights represents caitlin and the others killed by drunk drivers during theay season. researchers say frequent sobriety check points are a deterrent. reducing deaths by 20%. officials also unveiled tougher guidelines for ignition interlocks. breath devices that prevent a car from starting if a driver's blood alcohol level is too high. >> with these locks installed, they are 75% less likely to repeat behavior compared to those who do not. >> among the recommendation, requiring interlocks for all drivers convicted of dwi, including first time offenders. >> what we know is that a person who first gets caught is not the first time they have driven drunk. >> another recommendation establishing a minimum length of time offenders must use the device. alexis, cbs news, new york. >> the crackdown runs through january 1. you'll have plenty of company as you are hitting the road this holiday season. according to aaa30% of all americans will travel 50 miles or more between saturday and january 1. that's 94.5 million people and 90% of them will be driving. the fifth strai

tennis legend billie jean king and women's hockey player caitlin cahow will be among those representinge united states. the move is seen as a rebuke of russia's crackdown on lgbt rights, including the new law criminalizing the so-called promotion of homosexuality. at the white house, press secretary jay carney played on the symbolism of the delegate picks. >> this delegation represents the diversity that is the united states -- all our delegation members are distinguished by their compos mentis and government service, civic activism, and sports. we are proud of each and every one of them and think they will serve as great ambassadors of the united states to the olympic games. we have been clear, the president has been clear he finds it offensive the anti-lgbt legislation in russia, for example. >> president obama will not be going to the olympics in sochi. india is calling on u.s. to drop charges against a diplomat accused of underpaying a domestic helper and committing visa fraud to win her entry to the country. india's deputy consul general in new york was arrested last week and strip

. >> caitlin roy debellis and her 15 first graders all survived.ee of the five first grade classrooms escaped unharmed that day. and the other two, a different story. >> they finally said, if you're in this room and you're waiting, there's -- >> your loved one's not coming back. >> among the 20 children and six educators who died that day,. >> i think there's not a minute, not a second of any day that goes by where somewhere in my head i'm thinking i don't have my daughter avielle. she's gone. that's always in my head. >> it's every second of every day that she's not with me. and that's enough. >> literally days after we lost her, we said, we have to do something. it's just in our nature. >> it may have even been that very day. i remember asking why would somebody walk into the school and kill my child. i need to know that answer. i have to have that answer. >> do you think there is always a why? >> because we don't know the answer doesn't mean there isn't a cause. >> yeah. >> even before avielle's funeral her parents set off on a mission to honor

but he is sending openly gay athletes, including tennis star billie jean king and brian boitano and caitlinw. the international olympic committee says gay athletes can't officially protest because that's against olympic rules. but christiane amanpour asked king, should they do something symbolic like kiss or come out publicly? >> well, maybe it would be appropriate, but why not? i think it's okay to say what you feel and think. but if you look back at the '68 olympics, if there is something they want -- maybe we should wave rainbow flags or something. i don't know. no reason as long as we're not being malicious, but we can show our feelings, i think that's fine. i think it's okay. but by even being present and not boycotting sends a very positive message. >> another openly gay athlete diver, greg louganis very outspoken against the russian laws. he's joining me live from los angeles. greg, good to see you, again. >> good to see you. >> what did you think about what billie jean king said? athletes if they feel the moment, if they want to show their feelings, have some sort of display that th

billie jean king earlier announced part of the delegation, caitlin cahow.members of the presidential delegation representing the united states in sochi, russia, at winter olympic games, are openly gay, underscoring the diversity of the delegation, precisely what the president wanted and coming amidst anti-gay laws in russia right now. so we'll continue to watch this story for you. that statement from brian boitano. >>> other news, thousands of seniors across the united states certainly facing a health care dilemma they never expected. their own insurance companies are dropping their doctors often with little explanation but some physicians and patients say they do know why. they believe insurers are using a back door strategy to get rid of costly patients. >> i'm decorating and making curtain there's. >> reporter: jodi is like many seniors. she sees multiple doctors and takes lots of medication. how many prescriptions do we have here? >> okay -- >> reporter: last month the 79-year-old got some jaw-dropping news. her insurance company, united health care cut

. >> following on caitlin's question to you caused a moratorium, attaching consequences to standardized testing while, gore gets up and running. what would be a timetable that you would be held to the standing? -- standards? >> it is not so much an actual timetable, because some places you can see the transition taking a year, and some places where it will take 10 years. my point is, the moment that you start this transition in a thoughtful way, kids will succeed. i'm not suggesting that we do not have accountability, but think about the performance based assessment but think about portfolio scores. when you see kids actually being able to thoughtfully describe what they are doing, that is real education. you cannot tell me in the 21st century we cannot come up with a more complex or a more thoughtful accountability system around the kind of schools that you want kids to -- skills that you want kids to know i didn't understand -- to know and understand. going back to things like peer intervention. this is not an either/or issue, this is having full-blown mentation -- having a thoughtful

ambassador to russia, billie jean king, caitlin kao, and brian boitano.and kao was openly gay and boitano came out this week t. here to talk about the u.s. decision to compete in sochi and the message the white house is sending by who it is and who it is not sending to russia, want to bring in stewart milk, lgbt rights advocates, christina balan balantoni, will be the editor in chief of roll call very soon, and mike pesca, sports correspondent for npr. should the u.s. boycott, maybe the u.s. shouldn't boycott, in terms of making a statement then, short of boycotting, what do you make of this decision this week? >> well, i think what the president did sent an important and very valuable symbolic message. i personally continue to be frustrated that what the president is doing is mostly symbolic, mostly symbolism and that we have yet as a country to take any real diplomatic measures to send a formal diplomatic protest as far as i know of about these laws. and essentially, you know, putin is in charge in russia, like never before. these olympics are an import

will lead and openly gay delegation including tennis great billie jean king, ice hockey medalist caitlin cahow and now gold medal figure skater brian boitano. it's being seen as a way to denounce russia's anti-gay propaganda laws. >> one of the things i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver or bronze, uhm, which i think would go a long way in rejecting it the kind of attitudes that we're seeing. >> reporter: boitano has always kept his private life private. he is currently in italy but sent out a statement today that includes the announcement that he is gay. quote, first and foremost, i'm an american athlete and i am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity openness and tolerance. as an athlete, i hope we can remain focused on the olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport and by peoples of all nations." >> reporter: so ice skating is now part of a bigger message on diversity that is spinning around the globe. back here at the rink on embarcadero, skating is still just about having fun. russian laws have raised

deputy secretary of state bill burns and former olympians caitlin cahow will represent the united states at the closing ceremonie ceremonies. we are proud of each and every one of them and think they will serve as great ambassadors of the united states to the olympic games. >> is there a message trying to send on gay rights in particular? >> i think that this delegation represents the diversity that is the united states. every member of that delegation is extremely accomplished, either in government service or in civic activism or, most especially, in sports. so he's very proud of the delegation and the diversity it represents, and he looks forward as every american does to the competition and to the effort that american athletes will demonstrate when they compete in sochi. >> i understand that, but would you wave off the interpretation that clearly the united states and the obama administration wants to send a message about russia's questionable treatment of -- >> i don't think -- i would simply say that's not a message we would wait to send through this manner. we have been very clear.

caitlin and kinsley i see you smiling. how do you feel about folds of honor and your dad and mom?your smile. i know it had to be scary right to snow this was happening to your dad and what a blessing and what joy you must feel to see him racing ahead of him now. is it true you can't keep up with him/. >> you know i think there are so many kids out there who have stories that are similar. they share your heart. what do you say to kids out there in the military to their friends maybe who want to understand what it is like and the sacrifice that your families do make what do you say to them? >> well, since like all of us it is great that daddy sacrificed and i just really love everybody. >> big hearts in this family major. we'll say major hearts in a major's family. >> brian i hear you coming. with jingle bells. >> merry christmas to you. and merry christmas to you. you can open them on camera if you want. go ahead. this is because christmas is about getting presents. >> go for it. ta tear into them. >> they are officer's children. >> of course folds of honor. we play golf with you.

caitlin lee is a uav expert with ihs janes. what else can go wrong?> hacking. trying to take down the system, just cutting on off the signal. weather even dogs the u.s. military uavs in combat. i think there's also the potential for these things getting shot down. >> reporter: then there's the accuracy question. will the package be dropped at your book door or end up on the roof? could it be stoleling? if those obstacles are overcome, are we going to be living out the old cartoon "the jetsons" with future risic vehicles taking up our airspace? experts say that's a long way away. first xwe southeast has to have american law on his side. right now the faa doesn't allow drones to be flown for commercial purposes or outside the operator's line of sight. in 2015, the faa will have new regulations. that kind of drone flying might be allowed. >> they have to sure that the operators have sensitive weight capabilities, that the aircraft can deflect the airspace, and also that the operators are operating in a way to ensure they are not flying in the route of ma

. >> caitlin roy debellis and her 15 first graders all survived.hree of the five first grade classrooms escaped unharmed that day. and the other two, a different story. >> they finally said, if you're in this room and you're waiting, there's -- >> your loved one's not coming back. >> among the 20 children and six educators who died that day. >> i think there's not a minute, not a second of any day that goes by where somewhere in my head i'm thinking i don't have my daughter avielle. she's gone. that's always in my head. >> it's every second of every day that she's not with me. and that's enough. >> literally days after we lost her, we said, we have to do something. it's just in our nature. >> it may have even been that very day. i remember asking why would somebody walk into the school and kill my child. i need to know that answer. i have to have that answer. >> do you think there is always a why? >> because we don't know the answer doesn't mean there isn't a cause. >> yeah. >> even before avielle's funeral her parents set off on a mission to honor

i want to introduce us our first itness, caitlin a. durkovich. where we have a newly confirmed secretary, jeh johnson, was approved yesterday by a vote of 78-16. i'm grateful to our colleagues, both democrat and republican for their support. and he him in place, needs a team to lead, including an able deputy security -- section a of homeland security. durkovich was appointed in may 2012 and leads the departments efforts to strengthen and make resilient our need -- our nation's infrastructure. to oversees its mission best practices in the united states. is generaltness patterson. patterson was appointed to his vision on september of 2010, as rector mr. patterson oversees the services mission to protect and deliver rater law- enforcement security services to over 9000 civilian federal facilities. to safeguard the more than 1.4 million daily occupants and visitors. here served in the air force for over 34 years, thank you for that service. finally, stephen lewis, deputy director, personnel and security policy within the office of the undersecretary

i want to direct it at caitlin for the 2016 round. german previous is facing all kinds of efforts to shift the party. in a broader context of the party, the goal of the parties to nominate ineluctable, strong best candidate that unifies the party and marches onto victory. given the difficulty of supporting charlie crist and see him crash and burn, to what extent would you advise the chairman about things to do in this nominating process? he has proposed a number of things. i would like to hear your thoughts on that. i would like to hear your thoughts on that. really depends on what his goals are and what the goals of the party are. the structure is so important. which states are allowed to go early, the percentage of tea party support, how strong the tea party is in those states at that time, can the republican party keep other states from bucking the rules and moving for they want anyways? i wonder if the penalty of nine delegates is going to keep florida from moving forward. are the candidates going to spend millions of dollars ther

figure skater brian boytano, gold medalist figure skater bonnie blair, silver medalist hockey player caitlin cahill and olympic gold medalist spirit skater eric hyden. these individuals are american sports figures who should be lauded for their contributions. i'm confident they will represent us well. may i suggest, with all seriousness, that this delegation could well be expanded. some have asked what message the president might be trying to send to russia in choosing this delegation? white house press secretary jay carny asserted this morning that in the selection of this delegation we are sending the message that the united states is a diverse place. mr. president, whether we are sending a message or simply pointing to our diversity, i submit our official delegation would be enhanced by adding the following -- an american citizen of russian parentage, perhaps a russian orphan adopted and raised to adulthood by loving parents in the united states. would be a good addition to this delegation. or a syrian-american who has fled the barbaric and trench russ rule of bashar al-assad in syria. in

i want to introduce us our first itness, caitlin a. durkovich. where we have a newly confirmed secretary, jeh johnson, was approved yesterday by a vote of 78-16. i'm grateful to our colleagues, both democrat and republican for their support. and he him in place, needs a team to lead, including an able deputy security -- section a of homeland security. durkovich was appointed in may 2012 and leads the departments efforts to strengthen and make resilient our need -- our nation's infrastructure. to oversees its mission best practices in the united states. is generaltness patterson. patterson was appointed to his vision on september of 2010, as rector mr. patterson oversees the services mission to protect and deliver rater law- enforcement security services to over 9000 civilian federal facilities. to safeguard the more than 1.4 million daily occupants and visitors. here served in the air force for over 34 years, thank you for that service. finally, stephen lewis, deputy director, personnel and security policy within the office of the undersecretary

i want to introduce as a first witness can you mention your name caitlin durkovich assistant secretary for protection for the national protection and programs director of the department of homeland security where we have a newly confirmed secretary johnson approved i think yesterday by a vote of 70 to 16 or publicly how grateful i am to the colleagues to cut and republicans for their support and especially dr. colburn who was a supporter of the nomination and i think it will take a couple days to process the paperwork to be sworn in to a payroll need him in place and we need the team to lead including the able deputy secretary of homeland security if confirmed will be that person. directed in may at 2,012th and assistant secretary for the infrastructure protection millions durkovich leads to strengthen and build resilience in the nation's critical infrastructure. as the share of the security committee, ms. durkovich overseas the mission to develop security standards and best practices for civilian federal facilities in the united states. the next witness is retired brigadier general er

tennis legend billy jean king and hockey player caitlin cahol. a white house statement says the delegation represents the diversity that is the united states. russia happens been taking heat over its laws. >> on tuesday bi tweeted: -- billy jean king tweeted: >> john henry smith with a look at an unlikely team atop the n.b.a. who are we taking about? >> the portland trailblazers. if you peruse the internet to see what the experts predicted - no one thought the portland trailblazers would be good. here they sit with the best record in the n.b.a. they had to go through point guards. point guard's damien lieuen. he buried eight, three in the third. the plight of oakland high. 37-point blazer third-quarter turning a deficit into a lead. >> it knocked the game up. a dance says do it again. the last triple gives the blazers a 1-1 win. >> the number 0 is a hero. west brook. it's against denver. his wingman is kevin durant. the team with the second-best level. they didn't try to win seven in a row. >> the lakers in loss four or five since kobe bryant ret

brian, kristin and caitlin. >> brian, jr. >> did he send that in this morning?m and potato salad tonight. she will have a big cup of hot cocoa when i get back. >> i feel like you need vegetables after last night. >> i definitely do. need to eat a little more healthy. anna: rebecca asked this, santa, did you get what you wanted for christmas? >> i sure did. i wanted everybody to have a healthy and merry christmas season and they have done that by getting their flu shot. they're getting plenty of rest i hope. they're washing their hand frequently, especially to "jingle bells." they're using disinfectant wipes to make sure everything is clean. kelly: cool. anna: healthy santa. kelly: santa, how do you know what to get me every time if i never send you a letter? that is from bent ton. >> that is, i have my helpers out there. i have plenty of elves watching, even though you don't send me a list but they let me know what you've been asking for or looking out when you grow to the toy stores. >> parents are good that way. they help santa out maybe if the kid doesn't kno