please welcome assistant attorney general carol mason. >> good afternoon. thank you, chris. i'm pleased to be here. i'd like to say thank you to chris and joy frost for their terrific leadership. i want to recognize them and their wonderful staff. it is my pleasure to introduce first speaker. jim comey was sworn in as the 7th director of the fbi in 2014. that's not right. that's right. yeah. he has served as an assistant u.s. attorney and is deputy attorney general. in all those positions he worked for justice on behalf of victims. now as the head of the fbi he's helping to lead the fight against human trafficking operations. under his direction the fbi participates in state, local and other federal law enforcement agencies in human trafficking task forces and fbi victim specialist work closely with victims to provide services and to ensure rights are protected. he's been clear in his commitment to building on this critical work. every time i hear him speak i come away inspired. we're so lucky to have his lead ir ership at the fbi. join me in welcoming director comey. >> tha

please welcome assistant attorney general, carol mason. [applause] >> thank you. am pleased to be here and would like to say thank you. i want to recognize them and their wonderful staff spread out among you for the wonderful work you have done to organize today's program. or the work you do every day to support these victims. it is my pleasure to introduce the first speaker. jim komi was sworn in as the seventh director of the fbi in september of 2014 -- that is not right. psr as an assistant u.s. attorney and a deputy attorney general. he worked for justice on behalf of victims. as the head of the fbi, he is helping to lead the fight against human trafficking operations. the fbi participates in state local, and federal -- >> host: we are back with the washington journal. should childhood vaccinations be mandatory? new cases in the u.s. in january. a disease that was declared eradicated in 2000. 202-748-8000 for parents. 202-748-8001 for educators. medical professionals dial-in at 202-748-8002. from the washington times doctors shun anti-vaccine patients. with ca

carol. next update is at 8:57. i'm nicole brewer. see you then. morning: saturday." i'm vinita nair. >> and i'm anthony mason.omorrow night with the 72nd annual golden globes. >> here with the preview and some predictions is derek thompson senior editor of the atlanta magazine. >> this is the one with amy poehler and tina fey where they drink. >> yes. >> what do you expect? >> it's a spectacle. it's to see how close tina and amy get to the ricky gervais thing after drinking cocktails. there's no momentum. >> there's no front-runner. >> you're exactly right. >> this is going to shape some of the narratives. >> let's talk about the rather mysterious hollywood press forum who gives the awards. what are they? >> when you step back a little bit, the golden globes are a funny award show. they're not being awarded by their pierce. they're being awarded by the critics. they're not being critics by "wall street journal" and cbs and others. foreign critics that we haven't heard of only 90% of them. it's this rather esoteric group that behind the third most popular award show in america which is a funny thing. >> also i

carol, thanks. our next update 8:27. i'm nicole brewer see you then. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning: saturday." i'm anthony masoni'm vinita nair. coming up this half hour how often do we elect u.s. senators? what was the declaration of independence for? arizona high school students have to answer such sufferic questions if they want to graduate and the idea is catching on. >>> here's another question. who plays in this year's super bowl. the answers come tomorrow and we have a prevau of the big game. >> the bulls are out in new york city. not on wall street but 33rd street at madison square garden along with the daring cowboys of the professional bull riders tour. we'll take you there. >>> our top story this half hour, the supreme court will decide the issue of same-sex marriage. the justices will consider gay right cases asking it to overturn bans in four states. it will also decide whether same-sex marriage will be legal in all 50 states. arguments will be heard in the spring. the decision expected in june. jan crawford is in our washington bureau with more. jan? >> this is a case that gay rights advocates had