. >> reporter: reserve lieutenant colonel darrell vanderbilt could not keep silent. >> silence in theevil is collaboration with evil. >> reporter: he was a military prosecutor in guantanamo until he decided to speak out against the corruption of justice he found there. >> our fighting men and women who are putting themselves in harm's way, they're not fighting for rigged kangaroo trials. >> reporter: that's exactly the kind of trial colonel vanderbilt says they were getting at guantanamo, and he should know. he was the lead prosecutor in seven cases. when darrell arrived there in may 2007, he was fresh from the battlefield in iraq. >> i wanted to punish them. i wanted vengeance. >> i would characterize him as a true believer. >> reporter: major david fracht was the defense attorney in the case that would ultimately compel darrell to risk everything. mohammed jawad was accused of throwing a hand grenade at two special forces soldiers in 2002, injuring them severely. at the time, this afghan boy was 16 or 17 years old. his case was prosecuted aggressively by vanderbilt. >> so it was cle

how about darrell? cornhusker. darrell in nebraska. darrell? >> caller: boo-ya. from lincoln, nebraska. >> it doesn't get more heartland than lincoln. >> caller: i need to know your thinking, meridian fire science. do we have a boo-ya? >> you get a boo-ya because it is diagnostic and we are very pro diagnostics on the show and so is president obama. that is the key to holding down medical costs. you got a good one. he got horse sense. come on, man, i'm on a roll here. i want to go to john in arizona. >> caller: hey, boo-ya from tucson. >> a wild cat and/or sun devil. go ahead. >> a wild cat, wild cat. with inflation in the future, how is my new might know? nem going to fare? >> you know i like goal but i won't count that. by the way, it is still another not great quarter. starting to hurt me there. let's take one more. let's to go donna in georgia. >> caller: hey, jim, here's a southern boo-ya from atlanta. >> i'm taking it. i'm taking it. peach. >> caller: my home town is in pennsylvania and i want to know what's going on up there in the northeast homeland. it's

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome darrell darnell. [applause] >> thank you, david, for that introduction, and you know, steve clearly is a morning person. and i clearly am not. so it's a tough act to follow here, but i thought that some of the themes that he hit on were very, very appropriate for this conference and what we're dealing with with h1n1, particularly the terms of about communication, the power of one, those different types of things, and that if we're really going to address h1n1 and the potential of a pandemic influenza this fall, you know, it really starts with, you know, not only the health measures that we have to take, but individual responsibility and i hope to kind of touch on those themes in my remarks for you this morning. i'd like to kind of start by saying first of all, i know many of you are health professionals, doctors and so on, public health officials. i am not. so i'm really not going to talk to you from that type of perspective. my background is in emergency management, homeland security, and those diffe

ngressional critic darrell issa says th settlement wraps up just onpart of that contversy. >> it doesn't redu the fact that ts was a sloppy job, done quickl at the bequest, to a great extent of the governnt that was more interest by the statements of beanke and paulson. they were more interested in global market medown than they we the accuracy of this merger. reporter: with the fi today, ang says the s.e.c. is now sending a new message. >> it sends a stro signal to dealmake everywhe, you ally need disclose everytng. >> reporter: and iserves as a remier that what angel calls the "bonus culture" istill as contversial as it has ever been. darren gersh"nightly business report", washington. >> susiejoining us now with more analysis, richard bov veteran banking analyst rochdale securits. >>uzanne: let's get right to the $3 million settle -- $33 settle., shod it have been mo? >> i don't thi it should have en more. i don't ink the government should tell a companyo do something en fine them after they do it. but $33 million is very small relative to the $5.8illion in bonusthat were paid. i'd say

. >> darrell? >> we have to spend less. if we don't, we are translating this problem to our children and andchildren. given that we have to spend less, if that's all we do, if we simply put the brakes on, reimbursement, there will be holes that began to appear in the care for beneficiaries. but we are not in the dark here. gail made a very important reference earlier. she talked about -- she mentioned three systems tt are frequently cited because they are low-cost, high quality, high patiensatisfaction. she mentioned the mayo clinic. and having visited those and talk with their leaders they have very clear ideas about how to bring cost out of the system while preserving quality. the problem is they are in relatively simple environments. poverty rates are low, incomes are high. we need to take what they know and empower more people in america to scale it up and apply it to tougher environments. if we do that, we really can. i mean, bidding the curb ian empty policy phrase and let you talk about what a care delivery system lo

not going over well with people like darrell brown who helps print refund checks at the treasuries. >> they make way more money than we do, and we do the work in the treasury. we keep the state rollin'. you know, we always have to take the hit. i don't really think it's fair. >> reporter: it may not be fair, but it's the law. >> all in favor signal by saying i. >> reporter: the gch has no control -- governor has no control over or legislative budgets, but legislators do. speaker of the house mike bush says he'll voluntarily take a 10-day pay cut and expects other legislators to do the same. a spokesperson for the court system says administrators there are studying the situation. the cuts made today include $211 million to counties which use the money from everything to paying police to paving roads. layoffs of local employees in jurisdictions all around the state now appear all but inevitable. in annapolis, scott broom, fox 9 news. >>> the cuts approved by the governor, treasurer and comptroller amount to $454 million. >>> police are stepping up patrols near the site where two virgini

republican darrell issa is behind the subpoena effort. >> it's really about what countrywide sought too, how vast it was, what they got for their millions of dollarses in discounts and how do we make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: a countrywide whistle blower said the company aggressively courted those in positions to make decision. giving out risky exploonz selling them to government-backed fannie mae. billions of dollars worth of those loans defaulted at taxpayer expense. today, senate ethics committee cleared senators kent conrad and chris dodd of violating senate gift rules for getting vip countrywide loans. internal countrywide e-mails leave no doubt as to why some congressional staffers referred favorable loans, calling them a big supporter of countrywide, or responsible for legislation of interest and importance to countrywide. towns received three loans from countrywide, and countrywide is listed as the mortgage holder on his brooklyn property. towns declined our interview request, his office saying he neither sought nor received any special mortgage benefits. for n

. >>> our first caller is darrell in baltimore, good morning, darrell? >> good morning. i'm great. so darrell, what do you think? do you feel safe. >> yes, i do. >> not any concerns when you hear about incidents like what happened over the weekend? >> well, well, my thing is, if, if you got christ in your life, you can always feel safe. >> all right. >> with the holy ghost. i'm safe because wherever i go i'm safe. >> darrell, thank you for your call this morning. let's go to deborah in baltimore this morning. deborah. >> good morning. >> do you feel safe at the inner harbor. >> no, ma'am, right now nowhere in baltimore city and that's terrible. >> even if you talk about an increased police presence. usually, you don't hear about things happening at the inner harbor. >> no, they're not doing enough. they're going to do their crime and i don't think they're going to be able to stop them. they're young and younger. they're going to hurt us. >> all right, deborah, thank you for your call. let's go to donovan. good morning, donovan? >> yes. >> hi, good morning. >> good mornin

. >> darrell? >> we have to spend less.we don't, we are translating this problem to our children and grandchildren. given that we have to spend less, if that's all we do, if we simply put the brakes on, reimbursement, there will be holes that began to appear in the care for beneficiaries. but we are not in the dark here. gail made a very important reference earlier. she talked about -- she mentioned three systems that are frequently cited because they are low-cost, high quality, high patient satisfaction. she mentioned the mayo clinic. and having visited those and talk with their leaders they have very clear ideas about how to bring cost out of the system while preserving quality. the problem is they are in relatively simple environments. poverty rates are low, incomes are high. we need to take what they know and empower more people in america to scale it up and apply it to tougher environments. if we do that, we really can. i mean, bidding the curb is an empty policy phrase and let you talk about what a care delivery syste

tripped by fred davis and darrell young recovers on the 18-yard line at pittsburgh.n the very next play, chase daniel from 18-yards tout davis, the touchdown. the skins take the lead 17-13. fred davis can dance and the skin get a win, 17-13. afterward, here's chase daniel. >> it was a blast, man. finally glad to get out and throw the ball around. throwing ball around. felt good. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> second year in offense, started to get comfortable with thing. his fun today. >> reporter: was it fun running down there by the goal line? >> yeah. it's fun. but you playing against a great defense. going to be tough on the goal line. and, you know, we got it in. >> i'm happy that i was able to help the team get up and everything, you know. i just do that just one time. i got come back. we can do the same thing. >> could have started out with a blast. that play -- more work on the pass and catch. but we looking good, and we feeling good, you know. so we'll be good. we'll be all right. >> reporter: the redskins feeling very good about themselves getting the

. >> darrell? >> we have to spend less.we don't, we are translating this problem to our children and grandchildren. given that we have to spend less, if that's all we do, if we simply put the brakes on, reimbursement, there will be holes that began to appear in the care for beneficiaries. but we are not in the dark here. gail made a very important reference earlier. she talked about -- she mentioned three systems that are frequently cited because they are low-cost, high quality, high patient satisfaction. she mentioned the mayo clinic. and having visited those and talk with their leaders they have very clear ideas about how to bring cost out of the system while preserving quality. the problem is they are in relatively simple environments. poverty rates are low, incomes are high. we need to take what they know and empower more people in america to scale it up and apply it to tougher environments. if we do that, we really can. i mean, bidding the curb is an empty policy phrase and let you talk about what a care delivery syste

. >> reporter: darrell mathias says he has no problem with what people do in private. and he wouldn't have wanted his grandchildren to witness sex between straight people other. -- either. >> officers arrested eight men during their sting. >> it was on the public trail that anyone can access, children, you know, families. they were possibly sometimes meeting in the rest rooms, which is kind of a semi private area. but obviously other patrons use that area also. >> reporter: the officers involved in this sting took the advice of the state's attorney. they were not to solicit sex. they were not to suggest it in any way, or to say much at all, so that if there was a case, it would stand up in court and not be entrapment. >> reporter: three undercover officers charged people with grabbing them in the groin. five others were charged with exposing their private parts. the problem became so bad, police say there has been a parade of 25 cars an hour, with just one man at the wheel, cruising all day, from 10:00 to 4:00. they say it had been popularized on a website called manhu

darrell brown knows he and his coworkers are in a predicament. >> nothing is going up, especially our pay. that's what everybody is concerned about. furloughs. everybody is a little nervous, wondering whether we're going to lose our jobs or whether they're going to take positions away. implementing more technology. and everybody is a little more scared. >> what do we want? >> public sercheszs. >> reporter: -- >> public services. >>> i think what the administration is hoping to do is avoid as many landmines as possible. they know there's going to come some pain to state workers. they're trying to gauge how much they can get away with. and yet not suffer any repercussions. and from a political point of view, that might be understandable. but the families need to know how they're going to plan their budgets, what they're going to do this year. because let's face it. they rely on the state for their income and also for their benefit. >>> thousands of you marylanders have offered your ideas on the governor's website. today is the deadline. on thursday, your suggestions will be published an

. >> reporter: darrell brown spoke to wjz on the steps of the state house. he's among the tens of thousands of state workers forced to take days off without pay. hundreds more will be let go. >> you got a job today and none tomorrow. you know, just makes you uneasy. the cuts are going from the state house to our house. >> reporter: and he's seen the impact of furloughs in the comptroller's office where he works. >> in the last year or so, we had to take furlough days. and it's been a lot of people that have just gone out and retired, gone ahead and retired. because they don't know what's coming down the pipe next. >> reporter: david day spent nearly a decade, caring for the grounds around the state house. he's feeling the pinch but staying positive. >> i'll make it. i guess some people have it harder than me. but i guess what can you do? at least we have jobs. >> do you have any concerns about job security as well? if this keeps going on, the way it is. >> i do, definitely. i mean, my personal situation, i've kind of switched apartments a few times. and i wa

. >> reporter: darrell brown spoke to wjz on the steps of the state house. he's among the tens of thousands of state workers, forced to take days off without pay. hundreds more will be let go. >> you got a job today and none tomorrow. you know, just makes you uneasy. the cuts are going from the state house to our house. >> reporter: and he has seen the impact of furloughs in the comptroller's office where he works. >> in the last year. so we had to take furlough days. and there's been a lot of people that have just gone out and retired. go ahead and retired because they don't know what's coming down the pipe next. >> reporter: david day spent nearly a decade, caring for the grounds around the state house. he's feeling the pinch but staying positive. >> i will make it. i guess some people have it harder than me. but i guess what can you do? at least we have jobs. >> reporter: do you have any concerns about job security as well if this keeps going on the way it is? >> i do. definitely. my personal situation, i've kind of switched apartments a few times. and i

the donations may be mailed to nntdf care of darrell pappiere, 9741 royal crest circle, frederick melont out on the web as dillan'sfight.org. a terrific cause there. >>> welcome back, we're with chris user who is the program manager for returning veterans to the v.a. hospital. you got a lot of veterans here today, right? >> yes, we do. we have 2100 veterans and their family members who served in iraq and afghanistan. so, we're pleased to be out here and honoring them for their service and sacrifice. >> tell us about your role. what do you do? >> i'm the program manager at the v.a. in baltimore and i have a team of individuals, nurse case managers, social work managers, mental health providers and we here to make sure the veterans get information about the types of services available to them and to help case management and to make sure they get through the medical system, some of our young soldiers have been seriously wounded and the parents need help making sure they get all the benefits and services they're entitled to. >> is there a number that we have of veterans that are coming back

i don't know if you thought this but darrell issa had theshearings over the last moh than half and heought up 10 at lewis and ben bernanke and hank paulson and you could see the atttion because now he is out of the half block but his already made these purchases of countrywide, ken lewis the ceo of bank of america boht countrywide first i think under orders and i think he bought merrill lynch second under orders and the nature is they really needed, we joke around, the bank ofmerica became the fourth branch of the u.s. government and he felt it was patriotic and long term be made investments but horrific investments they paid billion for merrill lynch anweighted but we can have they could have bought it at 12. i cann explain it. >> that would defeat the purpos but the point* was to convince the markets they were worth that much. >> it is a poker game the al wato let everybody addie's they will let them go but nobody else and we will solve the crisis. another deep dark fairy, a lot of people feel they let lehman go because they were sure the t.a.r.p would be passed. i don't think that

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. >> darrell? >> we have to spend less.e don't, we are translating this problem to our children and grandchildren. given that we have to spend less, if that's all we do, if we simply put the brakes on, reimbursement, there will be holes that began to appear in the care for beneficiaries. but we are not in the dark here. gail made a very important reference earlier. she talked about -- she mentioned three systems that are frequently cited because they are low-cost, high quality, high patient satisfaction. she mentioned the mayo clinic. and having visited those and talk with their leaders they have very clear ideas about how to bring cost out of the system while preserving quality. the problem is they are in relatively simple environments. poverty rates are low, incomes are high. we need to take what they know and empower more people in america to scale it up and apply it to tougher environments. if we do that, we really can. i mean, bidding the curb is an empty policy phrase and let you talk about what a care delivery system

congressman darrell i sent once a investigation and in response to this story today ahead of the republican house committee, congressman from michigan, give us the following statement. "he said this is yet another ominous chapter in the ministrations rabid campaign to jam its radical healthcare scheme onto an unwilling public by any means necessary. close quote commerce and macarthur is concerned that the white house could use the government to spread the political message using this company in the e-mail. >> julie: what's the word from the company hired by the white house russian ark. >> the white house says the company wasn't involved. that's money when we broke the story about the delivery, that no comment or it there telling us now to talk about their clients, but julie pippen and a request for an interview to find out more about government ridge road of these controversial e-mails. she went eric shawn on the phone with us. thanks much. >> new details on the contents of a long-awaited cia report about staged executions. as part of an interrogation of terror suspects sources confirmed to

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the images from a squad car dash cam show six officers punching and kicking darrell jenkins while he was being held face down in the snow last february. jenkins insists he did nothing wrong and claims he was cooperative when police pulled him over. >> it's just so sad that it stl happens to people. that they get just brutally beat up from the police. >> jenkins ended up in the hospital with his face bloodied. he was initially charged with assault but the charges have been dismissed. >> those dash cam videos have changed so many things. here is a look at your weather. scattered showers and thunderstorms from new mexico all the way to vermont with the most severe weather in colorado and kansas. stormy from florida into the mississippi and tennessee valleys. >> 90s from boston to baltimore. near 90 in atlanta and miami. 75 in fargo, 77 in minneapolis while omaha climbs into the 80s. 94 in portland, 87 in boise, 91 in albuquerque. >> well, thanks to cutting edge technology, smart phones can do just about anything these days. >> but a man in brooklyn is getting a little more than he barga

we added a lot of moisture in your hair with these products. >> darrell, if i don't have any of thesemy home. i can come to the shop there's similar products. >> we use products on from moroccan oil. the thing with these is that they get deeper into the hair shaft than the products that you're going to use at home so they're going to last longer. >> the home remedy is good for one or two days, the rest will get you good for a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details. >>> those of us who have been a gas the as to how the octo mom could raise 14 children. now we get to see it firsthand. the special oc torkto mom, the n footage is airing tonight. this morning we're giving you a sneak peek. nadia sullivan tries to take control of her mom in two hours the octo mom, the incredible unseen footage. after giving birth to octuplets conceived through artificial fertilization. >> it's inintense with nadia sullivan because of the truly disturbing circumstances of the birth. the idea that she is not married, the idea that she has had all 14 children through scientifi

. >> darrell issa the remote control came back in 1959. guest: that is anoth-- darrell - control came back in 1959. guest: that is another thing i could not put in the book permit caller: in 1959 in san diego went the airplane flew to miami in 3.5 hours and returned the same day, the first continental jet flights. about that time, howard hughes was the president of twa. he tied up all those plans without paying any money for them. then the big shift came from the powerful senator and the state of washington and he got the money there for going to become the predominant producer jet travel aircraft -- for boing to become the predominant produce separatr. guest: i don't think -- it was a huge thing. it was extremely expensive. tickets were sold out through the summer, starting in january. i don't think it was as tied up as you are suggesting. host: will is online from columbia, tenn. on the democratic line. caller: good morning to both of you gentlemen. i appreciate c-span. we have this freedom of speech in america that allows us to convey s

. >> darrell issa the remote control came back in 1959. guest: that is anoth-- darrell - control came back in 1959. guest: that is another thing i could not put in the book permit caller: in 1959 in san diego went the airplane flew to miami in 3.5 hours and returned the same day, the first continental jet flights. about that time, howard hughes was the president of twa. he tied up all those plans without paying any money for them. then the big shift came from the powerful senator and the state of washington and he got the money there for going to become the predominant producer jet travel aircraft -- for boing to become the predominant produce separatr. guest: i don't think -- it was a huge thing. it was extremely expensive. tickets were sold out through the summer, starting in january. i don't think it was as tied up as you are suggesting. host: will is online from columbia, tenn. on the democratic line. caller: good morning to both of you gentlemen. i appreciate c-span. we have this freedom of speech in america that allows us to convey s

. >> host: question from darrell price. why should executives have a seat at the table other than the millions underinsured? >> guest: well, that is a fundamental question about our system that people have been talking about for decades. we're trying to grapple with that. as former writer of "washington post," who wrote on the topic years ago, i can't remember the name of the book. he said, here in the city, outside of the window where is we sit on capitol hill are these gleaming facts of democracy. we have this elaborate special interest in washington and there are groups that represent consumers and represent not just the corporate industry. there are those that would argue that sways the process. >> host: here is chris on the democrat line. >> caller: good morning. thanks to c-span. i have a quick comment and i'd appreciate if i could get all of it in. it's a lot, but it's statements and i'm going to be honest with you, yes, i do if you go into -- i watched both networks, all three of them, but the main ones are msnbc an

it shows half a dozen officers kicking and punching darrell jenkins after a traffic stop.es were later dropped. the minneapolis police chief will study the video today. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett was beaten with a pipe on saturday when he tried to help a woman he didn't know who called for help in an apparent domestic dispute. he is hospitalized with head and other injuries. >>> in phoenix, president obama addresses the annual veterans of foreign wars convention today. yesterday mr. obama and his family toured the grand canyon. the president was 11 years old the last time he visited the landmark. >>> right now katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. an exclusive investigation. the battle over the aarp. the president says that organization supports him on healthcare reform, but the group says not so fast. now thousands of members are leaving. so what's really going on? tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >> it is now 8:04. david price is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. hi, dave. >>

. >> darrell issa the remote control came back in 1959. guest: that is anoth-- darrell - control came back in 1959. guest: that is another thing i could not put in the book permit caller: in 1959 in san diego went the airplane flew to miami in 3.5 hours and returned the same day, the first continental jet flights. about that time, howard hughes was the president of twa. he tied up all those plans without paying any money for them. then the big shift came from the powerful senator and the state of washington and he got the money there for going to become the predominant producer jet travel aircraft -- for boing to become the predominant produce separatr. guest: i don't think -- it was a huge thing. it was extremely expensive. tickets were sold out through the summer, starting in january. i don't think it was as tied up as you are suggesting. host: will is online from columbia, tenn. on the democratic line. caller: good morning to both of you gentlemen. i appreciate c-span. we have this freedom of speech in america that allows us to convey s

and that's for darrell henry. he has worked in the emergency planning and disaster assistance for two governors, and natural gas utility industry. and 20 years of experience is a fairest leader and issue of the political campaign specialist. he's also manager at corporate issues. and in addition he leads the coalition principal for our strategies and partner for his development and sategy. make sure y put a note for that. and for karl. >> okay. coming back from our break. i got some announcements to make sure. i just want to make sure that we make some corrections on our earlier introductions and everybody on the right page. i wanto make sure that everyone knows that i want joined together, i didn't know they were brothers, but i've join the them togeth. ga would you please stand. pleaseive him a hand. as you may recall, i was reading his bio earlier. and for his brother, thomas. please stand. so we now have found out the relative have joined togher. i'm glad to have them here today. o of energy said that to reall

host: we had darrell from missouri.aller: good morning, i was glad he got these two people out of jajil. now a like to see him start in america -- and i'm glad he got these two people out of jail. he can get some of these innocent people released and then he can go to guantanamo and release some of those innocent people. thank you. host: beaufort, south carolina. caller: i want to make a clear, and that obama is not a moderate, he is a liberal. he pretends to be moderate, but has every intention of moving everyone to the liberal policy which only 20% in this country indoors. as for bill clinton, i hope he continues to sell nuclear secrets to north korea and then maybe he can go over there in the next decade to appease his large ego. regarding the cash for clunkers, i'm glad we're forcing more people into debt and changing the natural market as we did for houses. the government thought it could create a new economy there and look what happened. you are doing the same thing now for cars, having young people go into debt m

brian: a brat worst mobile the size of manhattan and darrell is here. gretchen: and dave is here. dave: which is bigger than the grill. bigger news. gretchen: let's get to the headlines which are also big. we begin with senator ted kennedy. people waiting in long lines to pay their final respects. joining us live from there this morning, our own molly. good morning, molly. >> good morning. we can expect those lines to be long again today. there are already about a dozen folks in line here just a few feet away from me. the lines yesterday astoundingly long. thousands upon thousands of people waiting to get into the presidential library to pay their respects to senator ted kennedy. some of them waiting for hours. at 10:00 p.m. the estimate on the number of people in line was 21,000 people and the doors did not close until 2:00 a.m. this morning. some waited, as i said, hours. kennedy family members, including the senator's widow, greeted a steady stream of folks walking by the flag-draped coffin. a motorcade filled with 85 kennedy members weaved through the streets of boston, stoppi

. >> host: question from darrell price.hy should executives have a seat at the table other than the millions underinsured? >> guest: well, that is a fundamental question about our system that people have been talking about for decades. we're trying to grapple with that. as former writer of "washington post," who wrote on the topic years ago, i can't remember the name of the book. he said, here in the city, outside of the window where is we sit on capitol hill are these gleaming facts of democracy. we have this elaborate special interest in washington and there are groups that represent consumers and represent not just the corporate industry. there are those that would argue that sways the process. >> host: here is chris on the democrat line. >> caller: good morning. thanks to c-span. i have a quick comment and i'd appreciate if i could get all of it in. it's a lot, but it's statements and i'm going to be honest with you, yes, i do demonize the insurance companies. as a matter of fact, if you go to -- i watch both networks,

host: darrell is our next caller from cincinnati, ohio. he is calling on the independent line.ler: first of comment. the world that barack obama has inherited is far different from the world that reagan inherited. from two wars to a completely different system of trade and globalization, etc. so, for the last caller who says that begins policy should be adopted by the obama administration -- it does not match up with reality. my question is, you described ronald reagan as having presided over 375 national security council meetings. for those of us who had questions about what happened during the iran contra it is incredulous to believe as micro- managing as regan apparently was that he could have been completely clueless about the fact that a marine corps colonel was engineering this plot to sell arms to the iranians and then divert funds to the contra. could you please speak to help ronald reagan could have been both the micra manager and then complete the attached from an issue that was as explosive as the iran contra affair? guest: yes, i will try. first of all, whoever is t

. >> host: question from darrell price. why should executives have a seat at the table other than the millions underinsured? >> guest: well, that is a fundamental question about our system that people have been talking about for decades. we're trying to grapple with that. as former writer of "washington post," who wrote on the topic years ago, i can't remember the name of the book. he said, here in the city, outside of the window where is we sit on capitol hill are these gleaming facts of democracy. we have this elaborate special interest in washington and there are groups that represent consumers and represent not just the corporate industry. there are those that would argue that sways the process. >> host: here is chris on the democrat line. >> caller: good morning. thanks to c-span. i have a quick comment and i'd appreciate if i could get all of it in. it's a lot, but it's statements and i'm going to be honest with you, yes, i do demonize the insurance companies. as a matter of fact, if you go to -- i watch both networks

a comment darrell made any earlier panel that there are lots and lots of physicians out there who want to participate in this change? >> absolutely. one thing i didn't mention was a conversation i had with judy's oncologist when he offered her chemotherapy directly into the brain. towards the last four weeks of her life, and she called me and said my doctor offered me chemotherapy into the brain. what do you think? you know, should i say yes to the. he had been hitting them out of the park all for the prior six years, so we wanted very much to take his recommendations. so i called them. eni had been in regular contact for about 14 months about judy. and i said, you know, what are you hoping that this treatment might accomplish for her? and there was a pause and he said, i actually don't think it will help her. so then there was another pause while i took a deep breath, and i said well, do you think we should be recommending that she do this, given that it is pretty high risk? because if you put a foreign object in the brain, the risk of infection. and toxicity is quite high. in his res

. >> diane, would you agree with a comment darrell made any earlier panel that there are lots and lots of physicians out there who want to participate in this change? >> absolutely. one thing i didn't mention was a conversation i had with judy's oncologist when he offered her chemotherapy directly into the brain. towards the last four weeks of her life, and she called me and said my doctor offered me chemotherapy into the brain. what do you think? you know, should i say yes to the. he had been hitting them out of the park all for the prior six years, so we wanted very much to take his recommendations. so i called them. eni had been in regular contact for about 14 months about judy. and i said, you know, what are you hoping that this treatment might accomplish for her? and there was a pause and he said, i actually don't think it will help her. so then there was another pause while i took a deep breath, and i said well, do you think we should be recommending that she do this, given that it is pretty high risk? because if you put a foreign object in the brain, the risk of infection. and t