kennedy was president and police chief cathy lanier wasn't even alive. a lot has been accomplished, but a lot of work remains. that was the message today from d.c. mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier. >> every corner matters. >> reporter: who proudly announced a 19% decline in homicides last year from 108 in 2011 to 88 in 2012. >> our goal is to get that down to zero. >> reporter: the fewest number of homicide says since 1961 and 391 murders less than 1991 when there were 479 murder victims in the city. >> most places homicide numbers are about 87 to 95% fire apartment related and we've kind of been -- firearm related and we've kind of been able to drive that down by targeting illegal firearms here. >> reporter: in addition to focusing on illegal guns and breaking up gangs, the chief says the steady decline could largely be contributed to the increasing use of technology by the police department. >> we use every means of technology available to us, the text list serves, facebook, twitter, youtube. >> reporter: having said that chief lanier a

police chief cathy lanier. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> this week on "q&a," washing these -- washington d.c. metropolitan police department chief, cathy lanier, is here discussing her career. >> cathy lanier, what is the toughest part of being the chief of police? >> it is really not a tough job. the toughest part in the first couple years is getting used to the press. that was a challenge. other than that, sometimes, a little bit of politics. being a police officer is what i have done my whole adult life. being a police chief is not that much different. >> how many officers do you have ? why is the press difficult? >> it is washington d.c. and everything is national news. some of the little things go viral in the press. it is sometimes puzzling why those things are of such interest and for so long. it is how to manage that constant beast, that everybody needs a story. it is such a big part of reporting in washington d.c. eve

metropolitan police department chief cathy lanier is here discussing her career. >> cathy lanier, what is the toughest part of being the chief of police? >> it is really not a tough job. the toughest part in the first couple years is getting used to the press. that was a challenge. other than that, sometimes, a little bit of politics. being a police officer is what i have done my whole adult life. being a police chief is not that much different. >> how many officers do you have? why is the press difficult? >> it is washington d.c. everything is national news. some of the little things go viral in the press. it is sometimes puzzling why those things are of such interest and for so long. it is how to manage that constant beast, that everybody needs a story. it is such a big part of reporting in washington d.c. every day, we do with a lot. >> what are your own personal rules with dealing with an interview situation? >> one thing i have learned is that in law enforcement, when we get asked questions, we always say, no comment. we cannot talk about that. my rule of thumb is i always try to

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mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will hold a news conference this about a crimealk milestone. there were 88 murders in the district in 2011. it's one of the lowest numbers on record since 1961. see police also say the number homicides is dropping faster than the national average. >> nearly three weeks after a killed 26 classmates and colleagues, students and teachers of sandy hook newtownry school in today in class connecticut. school in adle neighboring town was overhauled renamed sandy hook elementary. backpacks, desks, and other moved into the new building. plenty of police officers will help the students feel safe. secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital. her spokeswoman says she's eager get back to work. she was released from a new york hospital wednesday after days forated for three red. clot in she was accompanied by her former president bill as theiras well chelsea. doctors expect a full recovery. there is great news for coffee lovers, especially those of us starbucks. >> news regarding al jazeera expand within the united states. to linda bell at hea

police chief cathy lanier telling us an arrest in this case has been made. an quain assistance of the victim, -- an acquaintance of the victim. this case which had been a mystery all day now appears to be solved. >> i imagine police still want tipsters to come forward to help bolster the case. >> reporter: absolutely. because as the man who lived there told us, he didn't hear a gunshot. he doesn't know that she was shot dead right there on the street corner where she was found or maybe somewhere else and dumped there. so obviously looking for witnesses and to put this all together. the victim's father told us he didn't know who she was with last night and where she was coming from or going to. >> bob barnard with the update from chief lanier just a few minutes ago. thank you. >>> we head over to manassas for this next one. a virginia man in custody charged with murdering his 15- month-old son. a medical examiner ruled the child named prince drowned back in october. police arrested the boy's father joaquan rams. the mother fought unsuccessfully unsupervised v

to be vetted and the public needs to see that we're responding to this. >> let me ask you chief cathy lanier says the department has made progress with outreach programs to get victims to speak up. have they made enough progress? >> chief lanier will have her chance to speak publicly in an oversight hearing and i know that she'll do so also in relationship to bringing in the department of justice. now the degree to which they've made reforms at mpd we'll see. we'll find out. i'm not coming to any conclusions yet, but i think we're going to get a full airing. it will be transparent and all the information that's relevant will come forward, but this report is pretty damning and it's a very long report. it's online now. i encourage folks to look at that at human rights watch and we will again have the mayor and executive branch give a response, a weigh-in from the department of justice and if i have to bring in outside experts and others to give us a good evaluation of weighing these two sides, i'll do that as well. >> i bet a lot of people will be watching to see the outcome of all. this thank

mayor vince gray and police chief cathy lanier say they are proud of the progress made in a city that was once dubbed murder capital of the u.s. fox 5's matt ackland has the story tonight. >> this is channel 5 10:00 news. >> reporter: the video on the evening news was hard to watch in the '80s and '90s, gun violence usually over drugs led to widespread murder. >> so far this year 434 people have been murdered in the district. >> reporter: there were so many homicides police had a hard time investigating all of the cases. residents didn't know how to stop it. >> something needs to be done. >> people getting killed all the time. so i thought i'd move. >> we all know what needs to be done, but it's just the point. it's hard to do it. you just can't get drugs off the street overnight. >> reporter: it was back in 1988 when we reported about a murder right here along k street in northeast. a juvenile had been shot in the street and a neighbor was so frustrated over the violence she says she was moving away. well, many years later the crime rate here is much better. people are moving back. i

was the smallest number of homicides here since 1961 and today police chief cathy lanier said the continuing decline can largely be attributed to the department's focus on seizing illegal guns and breaking up gangs and the increasing use of technology. >> we use every means of technology available to us, the list serves, facebook, twitter. >> but the news was not all good today out of mpd headquarters. according to chief lanier, overall violent crime was up 3% last year and assaults with a deadly weapon were up 6%. >>> still ahead topper is back with an early check on your weekend forecast. >> plus a local fire department sounding the alarm when it comes to having enough firefighters to keep you safe. oh! progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. >>> a new study from the centers for disease control finds o

he will join police chief cathy lanier this affect to discuss what the city is doing to keep the numbersow. -- this afternoon to discuss what the city is doing to keep the numbers low. >>> the hunt for a missing maryland man could be over. a body was found in a ventilation unit in a build at adams morgan last night. police say the victim is an adult male. d.c. and montgomery county investigators say they are trying dorm whether the victim is michael po, the 23-year-old missing since the early-morning hours of new euro's day. he was with some friends in adams morgan but split from the group and never returned for his home in clarkburg, maryland. >>> coming up next, how would your job handled 100 sick calls in one day. i don't think they would do very well that. >> especially not here. that is a problem that d.c.'s fire department was faced with on new year's eve. and now some questions are being raised. we'll have more on a fox 5 exclusive coming up. >> later o pop star justin bieber calls for change after a photographer is killed while trying to capture images of the singer. 

the chief cathy lanier went on the radio this afternoon. >> they paint a picture that there's a culture in the pd that we don't document investigations and that's just totally false. >> reporter: in a statement she further says the report's methodology is flawed and the report would make victim reluctant to go to police. >> it's really important we start making some changes. crimes are going to happen but it's really how the police respond. >> reporter: surae chinn, 9news now. >> human rights watch says further cases were misclassified as miscellaneous or office information. the chief says reforms and laws are the place and some -- in place and some detectives have been removed. the report serves to undo the progress. hrw says there's no accountability and says these bad practices are still going on. >>> prince george's county police arrested two people in the shooting death of 16-year- old marcus jones. the friendly high school junior was shot and killed early sunday morning. 17-year-old akil ings of suitland and 19-year-old kquantae fisher of fort washington are both charged with firs

later today mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will hold a press conference to discuss the low number and how it was achieved. >>> d.c. police are searching for answers now after finding the body of a man in adams morgan. the body was discovered around 10:40 last night between two buildings in the 1800 block of biltmore street. there's word the body may be of a man who fell from one of those buildings. no word yet on that person's identity. >>> a virginia man who has spent 11 years on death row could be free by this afternoon. justin wolfst de us -- justin wolfe was convicted of masterminding a murder. the trigger man and prosecution's star witness recanted his testimony and told the federal court wolfe had nothing to do with the murder. two years ago a federal judge threw out wolfe's conviction. yesterday a second judge recorded he be released. >> this is something we've been hoping for for a long time. >> you could see the smile on his face. he knows this is a huge victory. >> i didn't sleep last night so i doubt i'll sleep tonight. >> virginia's attorney general is a

mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier are holding a news conference today.79 murders in the district in 1990. they with be talking about the lower rate this year. >>> a body was found in a ventilation unit at a unit on biltmore street in adams morgan. police are trying to find out if the body is of that michael po. he has been missing since the early-morning hours of new year's day. >>> ray lewis has announced this year's playoffs will be his last hurrah. he is expected to return to the line-up for sunday's play offgame against the indianapolis colts. >>> now to the washington redskins, just you few days away from the big game, game day, a big honor for alfred morris. he is the nfc offensive player of the week. first redskins rookie run being back to be so honored. morris racked up 200 yards and against the dallas cowboys and finished the season sex ped in the nfl in rushing. but the seahawk have an answer to morris in marchand lynn. he rushed for over 1500 yards and 11 touchdowns just behind morris who fin,ed with 23 more yards and two more touchdowns. >> h

mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will speak further about this later today. >>> was itbig coincidence? that's when the d.c. firefighters union is saying when nearly 500 firefighters and paramedics called in sick on new year's eve. one case both department insiders and union officials confirmed a stabbing victim had to be taken in a hospital in a fire truck because there wasn't an ambulance readily available. the staff shortage was most likely due to the department members' exercising their right to call in sick. >>> bates middle school in annapolis will reopen today following a boiler explosion there yesterday. safety inspectors have given the all clear. maintenance workers were firing up the boiler when built up pressure caused an explosion. two employees were taken to the hospital as a precaution. no students were injured in this but they were sent home early, however. >>> washington narrowly averted the fiscal cliff but now more than ever americans need to take control of their own finances. >> coming up, jessica doyle is going to speak for a financial expert about m

. >> more with cathy lanier tonight at 8:00. >> today washington journal focuses on the governors and policy issues they face this year. we will talk with reporters from florida and illinois abt

metro police chief cathy lanier claims the report is unsubstantiated, claiming that reports of sexual abuse are actually up 51% from 2011 to 2012. the justice department is also looking into this report. >>> a former maryland delegate is in critical condition after being pulled from her burning home. 80-year-old christine jones wasn't breathing when they found her in this raging fire in temple hills yesterday. she did regain consciousness at the hospital. jones is the first african-american to represent prince george's county in the maryland general assembly. firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire but say it started in her bedroom. >>> an 8-year-old boston terrier is being hailed as a hero for saving her owner's life. this is kayla. she woke her owner up, christie williamson, in the middle of the night wednesday night. williamson says, when she went to get out of bed, she fell to the ground nauseous. she called 911, and firefighters pulled her and kayla from the home, both are carbon monoxide poisoning. it turns out someone had left their car running for several ho

mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will be able to enjoy their news conference this afternoonust a little bit because the crime statistics they plan to discuss will include a 51-year low in the city's murder rate. there were 88 murders in 2012. that's way down from the 1980s and '90s when d.c. was known as the murder capital. >>> funeral plans have been set for prince william county police officer who died in the line of duty. 35-year-old chris yung. a wake will be held later today for him at hylton memorial chapel in woodbridge. the funeral is set for friday at the same place. he was on his police motorcycle responding to a traffic accident when he collided with a minivan in bristow on new year's day. he leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> this afternoon family and friends are going to hold a visitation and a funeral mass for musician mike ald drink. the internationally renowned player died saturday, one day shy of his 74th birthday. he's performed with singers like lyle lovett among many others. today's service is at st. michael's church in silver spring. >>> 5:34.

. >> cathy lanier, we are out of time. thank you. >> thank you. >> for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> next, live, your calls and comments on "washington journal," then general stanley a crystal talks about the fight against al-qaeda in iraq and live it 12:15 p.m., a discussion and health care costs. >> we've created a platform that we call a digital healthy back of the main component of that platform are a sense or that turns on when you swallows it that goes through your body. it sends information to a wearable patch that creates information about the in -- the medicine you take and your metabolism it gives you a panel of physiological wellness efforts and transmits it for yourself on and allows us to take that dated to the cloud and process

high school dropout to single mother to the youngest police chief in washington, d.c., more with cathy lanier sunday night. >> on the next "washington journal," how republicans in congress should proceed over the next four years. then we will look at the state of gay-rights in the u.s. and after that, we will discuss the ongoing -- the effect the ongoing drought is having plus, your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets on "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. on cspan. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal called on changes in his party. he spoke last night at the republican national committee winter meeting in charlotte, north carolina. we will have more live coverage of the rnc meeting later today. >> we are honored and blessed -- we are honored and blessed to have governor bobby jindal with us tonight. we have a great partnership that goes back quite a few years. and i am just thrilled to have a partner like bobby at the rga. i think you all know that even among republicans, it is extra special when you know you are dealing with a man of his word that makes a promise and keeps the promise. some

at 11:00 p.m., q&a with kathy -- cathy lanier. then another chance to see david cameron at the house of commons. >> the first ladies that i i am drawn to are the ones on the ground floor. the modern-day first ladies. i can identify more with people like eleanor roosevelt, jackie kennedy, those are the women whose stories feel close enough to connect with. many of the women in the higher floors, on the state flora, -- floor, they seem like characters from a wonderful story. it was such a long time ago. it is history and you read about it in books. to be in their presence seems a little disconnected. the first ladies on the ground floor floor are the ones that i remember. i remember their real stories and i can picture their lives. in an incredible way that makes me think about their challenges and struggles and how they use the space. >> the first ladies, their private and public lives. c-span is teaming up with the white house is oracle situation -- association white house the store association. the season one president they at 9:

more with cathy lanier sunday nights at 8:00 on c-span. >> personal finance the starts in the 1930'sh sylvia porter. it is a spinoff out of the self- help movement of the 1930's. the 1930's known for everything from the hard economic times, you see everything from alcoholics anonymous developing to napoleo-- fascism and communism having a strong appeal. sylvia porter was a goal is to educate people through the great depression so that it would never happen again. it is an idea that we can teach people certain skills and if they learn the skills we will all be ok. >> the dark side of the personal finance industry saturday night at 10:00 on c-span2. look for more online. like us on facebook. >> washington journal continues. host: kevin cathcart is the executive director of lamda legal, joining us from new york. thanks for being with us. guest: glad to be here. host: road island is the latest data and knowledge same-sex marriage, now joining the rest of the new england states. will we see this in all 50 states? guest: let's be clear about rhode island. the house of representative poe vo

history, more with cathy lanier sunday night at eight on c-spa c-span's q&a. >> in his inauguration speech, the new governor of washington state, jay inslee, talks about climate change, gun control and transportation. before latches campaign he served as a u.s. congressman for 23 years. this is 35 minutes. [applause] good afternoon. mr. president, mr. speaker, madam chief justice, distinguished justices of the court, my fellow statewide elected officials, members of the washington state legislature, members of our armed forces and national guard, members of the consular corps, governor mike lowry, and governor christine gregoire, and all of my fellow washingtonians, this we know, our world is changing faster and more dramatically than ever before. once in a lifetime events now seem to happen with startling regularity. we've seen the greatest financial crisis since the great depression, natural disasters fueled by climate change, and unimaginable human tragedies like sandy hook elementary. but we also bear witness to rapid breakthroughs in technology, medicine, and the fundamental understan

more with cathy lanier on c- span's "q&a." >> now from the national review institute summit, remarksconsin, governor scott walker, and senator ted cruz. then a roundtable discussion on the challenges facing the conservative movement. [gavel] >> all right, ladies and gentlemen. we are about to hear from our next speaker, anderson paul ryan. -- congressman paul ryan. [applause] when he was picked as mitt romney's running mate, eb came the subject of fascination -- he became a subject of fascination, even to his workout routine. for those of you who are not fit enough to have a workout routine and it sounds like some advanced piece of weapon military are you happen not to work out before breakfast, the p90 x is is that you confuse your muscle by trying constantly new and different workouts everyday. we have evidence that paul ryan is very loyal to this workout routine. his most innovative workout has been caught on tape and rod casted very broadly. -- and broadcasted riley. -- broadcasted broadly. it includes running through the woods and pushing ladies in wheelchairs off a cliff. this

more with cathy lanier tonight at 8:00 on c-span's q &a.ost: document is our guest. -- joshua redman is our guest. thank you for being here. callerere. guest: for the first time in a number of years we have good news to report on the state budget. states cut spending, they raise taxes. they often have to go back and cut their budgets even more in the middle of the year. what we have seen in the last couple of years, gradually state budgets have approved a pretty -- have improved. there are also lots of states that have a lot of problems. you are starting to see some states with budgets. the choices states are making are very different than they were in previous years. in previous years you had states raising taxes and cutting spending. this year the discussions are cutting taxes. there is also a discussion of replenishing but the research. host: states doing the best and worst? caller: some of the states with budgets are pluses include michigan, indiana, iowa, texas's but it is a lot stronger. one of the big surprises is california, which h

history, more with cathy lanier sunday night at eight on c-span's q&a. >> the senate in recess until 2:00. members meeting over lunch to talk about the proposed agreement on filibuster rules changes. live coverage senate when they resume. in london british prime minister david cameron pledged to have a referendum on britain's future and the european union is his conservative party selected about in the next turn. he outlined a framework for new relationship with europe which included more flexibility, democratic accountability and giving power back to member states. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning and i'd like to thank bloomberg very much for hosting me this morning. this morning i want to talk about the future of europe. but first, let us remember the past. 70 years ago, europe was being torn apart by its second catastrophic conflict in a generation. a war which saw the streets of european cities strewn with rubble. the skies of london led by flames night after night. and millions dead across the world in the battle for piece and liberty. as we remember their sacrifice, so we sh

. >> from a high school dropout to a single mother, more with cathy lanier tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> next, president obama delivering his second inaugural address following his swearing- in and inauguration ceremony for his second term. he was sworn in by chief justice john roberts. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> the office of president of the united states -- >> the office of president of the united states -- >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> so help you god. >> so help me god. ♪ [cannon fire] >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my great curtilage and distinct honor to introduce the 44th president of the united states of america barack h obama. [cheers and applause]

what cathy lanier on c-span's q&a.pan, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. "washington journal" continues. host: representative lee terry, republican of nebraska's second district. thank you for being here. guest: thank you. good morning to you and everyone watching. host: news out of nebraska. the governor back their route for the pipeline, the keystone xl pipeline. here is what "the new york times" says -- what does this mean for your stay? guest: it is good news for our state because it brings jobs and economic development in new property taxes. but it is more important to the nation as a whole that we access the third largest pool of oil in the world, so we did not have to buy imports from opec. so, it is a win-win for my state and a win for the country. host: why the new route? we are looking at a map from "the new york times." you can see the initial group and this is the revision. guest: the new route -- the sand hills is really a beloved

high school dropout to single mother to the youngest police chief in washington, d.c., more with cathy lanier sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. john mccain and a number of others urged a shift in aid to the region to provide aid directly to the syrian opposition. this briefing follows the bipartisan delegation of senators who traveled to egypt, afghanistan, israel last week. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm here with my colleagues, bipartisan group that just returned from a trip to the middle east. senator lindsey graham is with us. he remains in afghanistan doing his active duty as a colonel in the air force reserve. we hope that he's not held hostage for too -- some of us hope that he is. anyway. so i'm joined with senator whitehouse of rhode island, kelly out of new hampshire, senator koonce of delaware, and senator blumenthal of connecticut. and i'm pleased to be joined with my colleagues, both democrats and republicans. we traveled to egypt, afghanis

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dropout and single mother to the youngest police chief in washington, d.c., history, more with cathy lanier sunday night at 8:00. >> john kerry secretary of state confirmation hearing will air in its entirety at 8:00 eastern on c-span. he testified in front of the senate foreign relations committee. here is a portion of that hearing it now. >> i really appreciate your thoughtful opening statement. i appreciate your thoughts for response to these questions. i have a great deal of respect for your level of experience and your knowledge of these areas. i would have enjoyed working with you. i want to have a close working relationship with you, sir. these are complex issues and dangerous times. i grew up hoping -- i am not sure it ever was. it is something we can aspire to. i believe we share the same goals. we want a secure america. i think that starts being open and honest with each other. i hate to go back to yesterday's news. yesterday, when i was asking a relatively simple question. secretary clinton's reaction -- what difference does it make? i had run out of time so i did not have time t

history, more with kathy non- neera -- cathy lanier sunday at 8:00 p.m.on c-span's kendeigh. >> coming up, a look at the consumer electronics show. followed by homeland security secretary janet nepalitano. and later, the president, first lady, and vice president attending the national prayer service. >> the communicators is on location in las vegas. this is part of the convention floor you are seen. this is only about one-fourth of what is available. this is the largest trade show in the world, one of the largest, about 100,000 people attending every year. here are some of the programs that we taped while in vegas. and now joining us is andrew thompson, president cannot ceo, and co-founder of party as digital health. what is your company? >> it is the first digital medicine company. we created a platform that we call digital health feedback. the main components are in adjustable center that turned on when you swallow it. it sends information to a patch you can wear on your torso

history, cathy lanier, sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a." "washington journal continues. host: hubert hamer is with the u.s. department of agriculture. and charles abbott covers the topic for reuters. the drought has a significant impact on what we pay at the pump and the grocery stores. your thoughts? guest: one of the impacts of the drought is that food prices are running at slightly higher than the usual rate. ordinarily, food prices rise at about 2% per year, using the usda's measuring system. the usda is forecasting that it will be higher than that for the coming year. you could argue that that is a relatively small impact. the other side of the equation is that food prices increasing at around three, 3.5% for the coming year. the overall inflation rate is supposed to be 2%. consumers will be facing a situation that food prices will be increasing noticeably faster than other components of what they are purchasing. stores, gas stations, or when they go to the movies. host: let's put this in perspective, hubert hamer. the planning started earlier last year because the

history, more with cathy lanier sunday night. >> homeland security secretary janet napolitano talks about national security priorities, including cybersecurity, immigration reform, border security, and disaster relief. hosta by the woodrow wilson center, this is 55 minutes -- hosted by the woodrow wilson center, this is 55 minutes. >> good morning. i am the director and president and ceo of the wilson center. i want to especially welcome the chairman of the board, our board, my boss. member -- and members of the council and alliances. it is an honor to co-host this event with the aspen institute and to welcome ambassadors from bulgaria, canada, costa rica, the czech republic and many others. unlike the washington monument or lincoln memorial, the wilson center is a living memorial to our 28th president. our only ph.d. president is that congress as his ph.d. subject. this center which chartered by congress in 1968. we claim to offer a safe political space for independent research and open dialogue that leads to actionable ideas for the brought policy community. that happens to be the goal

dropout and single mother to the youngest police chief in washington, d.c., history, more with cathy lanier. >> secretary of state nominee john kerrey appeared at his confirmation hearing before the senate foreign relations committee. during this three-hour 15 minute hearing, he spoke about the september benghazi attacks and some of the foreign policy challenges facing the u.s., including iran, afghanistan, and syria. he also talked about the vietnam war after returning from vietnam over 40 years ago, he testified about his experience before this committee. john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. let me ask, as i did yesterday, i ask unanimous consent of returning members to allow prospective member to complete -- participate in today's hearing. if there is no objection, it is so ordered. let me start by saying, you are not at the table yet, senator. we will have you there shortly. wow. let me s

. >> more with cathy lanier sunday night at 8:00. >> vice-president joe biden and members of president with gun experts to talk about the administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. after the meeting the vice president talked about their discussion. >> there seemed to be a pretty broad discussion, he wanted to make sure that those who under the law are able to be constitutionally denied access to a weapon, like somebody who is adjudicated, not capable because of the mental capacity and or a convicted felon, and or somebody who has been guilty of domestic violence under the law, they are not allowed to own a weapon. they are able to be denied ownership of a weapon. one of the problems pointed out was there was an adjudication of the young man who committed the crime at the virginia tech. he was able to go out and purchase two weapons about one month apart. we talked about the nation of the universal background checks. we talked about making sure that state equipped the system that washington has on prohibited persons on file. so if you go to a gun dealer or dick's sporting goods to

metropolitan police department chief cathy lanier is here discussing her career. >> cathy lanier, what is the toughest part of being the chief of police? >> it is really not a tough job. the toughest part in the first couple years is getting used to the press. that was a challenge. other than that, sometimes, a little bit of politics. being a police officer is what i have done my whole adult life. being a police chief is not that much different. >> how many officers do you have? why is the press difficult? >> it is washington d.c. everything is national news. some of the little things go viral in the press. it is sometimes puzzling why those things are of such interest and for so long. it is learning how to manage that constant beast, that everyby