at a higher level of the justice department doing anything about it. >> host: the last call for david smith comes from david in egg harbor city new jersey. >> caller: hi mr. smith. i have two questions. how do you keep a police officer from having their way with you at a traffic stop because oftentimes they are very insistent and it's very frightening and also could you just tell me again what the statute is on this forfeiture for banking? >> guest: yes. the statute is 31 united states code section 5324. and your first question is a very difficult question. how do you deal with one of those police stops on the highway? it is very intimidating and it's very difficult for the average citizen to tell a police officer no you can't search my car which is what they are trying to do. but you should. you should stick to your rights. but what you can do to avoid getting in trouble is never bring any drugs in a car even a marijuana joint. do not do that and also never travel with large amounts of currency in a car if you can possibly avoid it. so you know even though that's perfectly legal, if you ar

david smith will be joining us. oh i am sorry no. the host is george stephanopoulos, otherwise that would be a stupid name for a show if your host wasn't named that. >> and it only gets better from here. >> let's get right to the top story. the lawless, destructive riots shaking our nation, oh no it's not the kentucky fans, no, that's the michigan fans after winning, no i am sorry that's the pumpkinfest value gone awry, come on, that was a good kids, good kids blowing off steam with good-natured arson, let's call it urban violence we are looking for. >> a night of lawlessness over the death of freddie fray. >> the national guard is on the scene trying to restore peace as we said all public schools are closed today. >> >> jon: but -- ah, -- (bleep). you know what? i am sorry, kids don't even want to hear the announcement school is closed. you have a riot day. just stay in your pjs and watch your favorite cartoons. preempted by footage of our neighborhood in flames. >> once again the combination of an economically struggling inner city

david smith will be joining us. oh i am sorry no.id name for a show if your host wasn't named that. >> and it only gets better from here. >> let's get right to the top story. the lawless, destructive riots shaking our nation, oh no it's not the kentucky fans, no, that's the michigan fans after winning, no i am sorry that's the pumpkinfest value gone awry, come on, that was a good kids, good kids blowing off steam with good-natured arson, let's call it urban violence we are looking for. >> a night of lawlessness over the death of freddie fray. >> the national guard is on the scene trying to restore peace as we said all public schools are closed today. >> >> jon: but -- ah, -- (bleep). you know what? i am sorry, kids

for more, we are joined now via skype from johannesburg by david smith of the guardian newspaper. is is david, we should say you are on battery power. you are talking to us during a blackout. what has been happening there over the past few weeks,? what is the source of this violence? >> there has been an outbreak of xenophobic violence targeting many african foreign nationals living in south african and at least six deaths and the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people displaced many to transit camps set up around major cities. it's what many would say is due to underlying problems of unemployment and poverty. and has been condemned by the south african government an many civil society leaders. and really a flare-up and a trend that we have seen over at least ten years. >> srennivasan: the people that are being attacked where are they from? >> zimbabwe in many cases maliwe. mozambique many from nigerian. a few other african countries. sometimes they are fleeing conflicts and violence in their homeland. sometimes they are economic migrants. >> srennivasan: how about is the unemployme

david smith lawyer and former department of justice officials in the the the asset forfeiture office. he was never charged with a crime. thanks to both of you for being here david the average person does not know very much about civil forfeiture. in a nutshell what is it? >> it's the confiscation of property by the government, state or federal government, sometimes a local municipality as well because the property is connected to a crime or is the proceeds of a crime. that is money obtained through a crime. this is a wide practice, much more than it used to be because there is a big economic incentive for the police, she have and federal government to pursue this type of penalty. because under the current laws in almost every state and the federal government, the law enforcement keeps the property for only for law enforcement use. it's earmarked for law enforcement use. >> we'll get into those details in just a few minutes. i definitely want to get more into that. john david mentioned these civil forfeitures happen in connection with a crime. you were driving down the road. you didn't

first up we're going to be joined by david smith. he's an attorney. used to work at the justice department. we're talking about civil asset -- it's known as policing for profit, a shorthand way of walk talking about that. after that religious issues in indiana and arkansas and how that is playing out politically as well. that's what's coming up in the "washington journal" this morning. >> i think in particular in congress itself we have a lack of true statesmen. as much as i may disagree with him, senator john mccaine did something very impressive last year he committed to the veteran's affairs reform bill. i think at the point where we have people who are willing to cross the aisle and make these decisions with people who they may not often agree with, that's essentially what we need to maintain the security and integrity of our nation as we go on. host: now we want to introduce you to david smith, the former deputy chief of the asset forfeiture office of the justice department. what does all that mean? what did you do at the justice department? >> i

jamyra gallmon after she post on craigslist as a man and arranged to hook up with 30-year-old david measure smithat some point she snapped and stabbed him seven times. and then she plunged a knife into his spine. after checking the craigslist communications and cell phone records, they searched gallmon's apartment. inside, they found is it dies like those binding his hands. >> this is a hideous vicious crime. just your reaction to that. gallmon's family would not comment on the accusations. police say that bohlman confessed in court hearing -- gallmon confessed in court. she said, when he grabbed her it triggered something and reminded her of an assault when she was much younger and she lost control. at the judge ordered her held at least until her next court appearance. david masserschmidt made a plea for anyone with information to come forward. stevan tschida, abc 7 news. leon: what a story. it is hoped that there may be close into the death of an aspiring rapper. keaway lafonz ivy, who goes by kealo, was found. anyone with information is asked to call police. alison: investigators into the ger

on the next washington journal david smith, former deputy chief of the asset forfeiture office of the doj. and executive director of the fund for religious liberty. and barry lynn discuss how the concept of religious liberty is defined. washington journal. by that 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span -- live at some :00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the most memorable moment was hearing cory gardner say, you need to be firm in your principles but flexible any details. it reflects the solution, the harsh polarization we are seeing across the country. the methodology, if all the senators and congressmen and women can adopt, we can come together as a country and solve issues. >> my favorite quote came from julie adams, the secretary of the senate. she said, remember to be humble and have a strong work ethic. because the people you meet on the way up, you will meet them again on the way back down triad >> often we have a lack of true statesman in congress. senator john mccain did something impressive last year. he committed to the veterans affairs reform bill. maintaining how staying away from tortur

on the next "washington journal david smith and his former deputy shoots of the asset forfeiture office talks about new rules regarding the government's use of civil asset forfeiture lost. the executive director of the month for religious liberty and reverend gary lynn, executive director of americans united for separation of church and state discusses how the concept of religious liberty is legally defined. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter, washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> fidelia atlantic council posts and a discussion examining the iran nuclear framework deals. john delivered fully among the panelists and they see it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern following the washington journal. >> here are some of our featured programs for this holiday weekend. on c-span saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern ormer texas state senator and gubernatorial candidate when he gave us on the challenges facing women central politics and easter sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern jack nickless receives the congressional gold medal. for his contribution to the game and community ser

hotel david messer smith was stabbed to death at the hotel. 21-year-old was charged with his murder.9-year-old woman has also been arrested. charged with conspiracy to mitt robbery. >> let's all go off-the-record for a minute. time magazine has its "time" 100 analyst of most influential people in the world. i got to thinking, who really belongs on that list? jill tahmooressi, the mother of a u.s. marine andrew tahmooressi because she has proven influential. think about it her marine son was locked up in mexico in a hopeless situation and by her shear determination her influence, she got the attention of the entire world with. she got mexico's attention big time. she got the media she inspired me to go to the california and mexico border and reenact that accidental drive into mexico. she sat outside that prison in the hot sun. she never gave up. she got more than 100,000 people to sign a petition to the white house in 30 days, because of her influence, andrew's plight in that mexican prison was even brought up multiple times at white house briefings. while president obama may have stu

host: jackie kucinich >> on washington journal, david smith, officer of the asset forfeiture office.nd christina arianga of the becket fund for religious liberty. discussing the concept of religious liberty defined. we will take your call and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> coming up on c-span, the response to the deal with iran over its nuclear program. president obama speaking at the white house, then remarks by eu representatives and the secretary of state john kerry. >> friday, the atlantic council examined the iran nuclear framework deal. former secretary of state john l imbert will be among the panelist. you can see it following washington journal. >> here are some of our featured program for the holiday weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span saturday at 8:00 eastern, former texas senator wendy davis. on the challenges facing women in politics. easter sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, golfing legend jack niclaus received the congressional gold medal for community service. on c-span2's book tv, activist a

just last week david measure smith's wife made an emotional plea in the case. she and messer smith's family stood outside and asked that anyone who recognized the woman in the video please come forward. the married woman's murder had sexual overtones after police found condom, lubricant and enema the. found face down stabbed multiple times in the back. wife reported him missing after he failed to return to work. he was found by police the very next day. just late this evening. police released the name of the suspect. she has been identified as 21-year-old jamira goalman of southeast washington greta? >> thank you. what a terrible story that is, indeed. straight ahead, why is the white house covering for senator harry reid? press secretary josh earnst getting grilled by senator reid's vicious aa tack on governor romney. why is the white house silent or dodging the question? you will see next. a u.s. marine veteran held in worse prison. why is montel williams demanding his release. i will tell you what i thi let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the mo

smith reporting." >> thank you. >>> retired general david petraeus appearing in federal court today accused of mishandling and leaking classified information to his mistress. he is pleading guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence. will he be spared prison time? ... ... ... ♪ ♪ when you're living with diabetes steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. i'm a bull rider make it part of your daily diabetes plan. so you stay steady ahead. >>> defense secretary ash carters giving a speech at my alma mater stanford university and talking about an attempted hack into the pentagon by who? the russias. jennifer griffin with this breaking story happening right now. >> reporter: defense secretary ash carter is at stanford. he is visiting silicon valley where he is giving this very important speech. it is a new policy in essence. 33-page strategy to defend the nation against cyber attacks the pentagon is rolling out today. in this speech ash carter revealed that the russias hacked into an unclassified system here in the pentagon earlier this year. what as

permits in a supervisorial district we're joined by derrick smith about the department of public health tobacco free project and by lieutenant davidhat's correct. >> that's probably not going to be able to make it i'll cover it on behalf of police department. >> good afternoon, commissioners mr. again and again and mr. bryan my colleague comparing with the project is going to be help with a few visuals i'll stand i never felt so tall i'll be speaking that the city and county of san francisco is addressing the sale of e cigarettes and the products are imploding in popularity among children in our community awhile state and local law makings this illegal there is a handful of stores in san francisco that are continuing to provide those products to kid in our community mroo whether or not the salsa intentional the end result they hold an unpair business advantage for young people i'll talk about kids that seek e cigarettes know where to get if you have a teen or a neighbor or your kids friends if you asked him kwl where are stores to get e cigarettes they'll know which stores are lax and what has he as a result if from a business mat

liz: rick smith, taser international founder and ceo. david, they have l.a.p.d. and much smaller organizations. david: good stuff. we'll go back to the baltimore situation. the people in the riot zone for baltimore they worked hard to get a cvs to come into their community. now as you can see the store is in ruins. would cvs be foolish enough to rebuild in the same neighborhood? we'll ask our panel. liz: u.s. sending ships and planes to the straits of hormuz as iranians seize a commercial ship. is the start of something bigger? how worried should we be? david: when police can not stop the looters, what can the national guard do that local authorities can't? we see them assembled live in balt more. we'll ask a former national guard major general coming up. h ♪ is getting relief. nicorette mini starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. anytime. anywhere. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i choose nicorette mini. liz: tyson foods announcing plans to eliminate human antibiotics from its chicken flocks over the next two years. this comes amid public health

david: well, frankly it would be hard for anybody to do worse than the last administration. craig smith thank you for coming, swiss america trading chair, good to see you. >> thank you, david. david: what the tech? nasa says we could be making new out-of-this-world friends sooner than you think. >>> the media mogul, i love that picture what many are calling a media bundle. can stuff like this help rand paul? >> before we go through a litany of things you say i've changed on why don't you ask me a question have i changed my opinion. that would be a better way to approach an interview. no, no you editorialized. good. very good. you see something moving off the shelves and your first thought is to investigate the company. you are type e*. yes, investment opportunities can be anywhere... or not. but you know the difference. e*trade's bar code scanner. shorten the distance between intuition and action. e*trade opportunity is everywhere. ónóv . >> and you once offered to drastically -- >> wait, wait before we go -- before we go there [ inaudible ] >> now you want to increase it. i wonder if y

david. >> thanks very much, carl, that's right, we are joined by jeff smith, of course he runs star board,an, you have had an incredibly busy year. it was one year ago we sat down, we talked a lot about darden then, but there's been a lot of other activity, i want to start with yahoo. >> okay. >> and my question, jeff, is simply, why? why do you keep up the pressure on yahoo, a name that seems to be so picked over, not just by activist but it having come and gone, but returned a lot of capital. why do you keep the pressure on? >> for us it's really about value and making sure we're doing the right thing for the company and the shareholders. as it relates to yahoo, if you add up the pieces, if you add up alibaba and yahoo japan and cash, that's worth more. plus you're still getting the operating business which has a billion dollars. it's not personal, it's not picking on the company, and i don't think anybody else is picking on the company, it's just about value. and if we can help the company, if we can help management in the board unlock that value and figure out how they can make some ch

david asman. "after the bell" starts right now. liz: let's break down today's action. we have hank smith from haverford trust. he will tell us why he is not worried at all about the market's high valuation. he thinks it is basically normally evaluated. guy lebaf when he thinks the fed will raise rates. who cares what the fed fund futures say. todd horowitz in the pits of cme. we care what you think. fed said no move. we'll not hint about any date. markets seemed to focus on a bad gdp print for the quarter. >> hi, liz. hi, ashley. the bonds are telling us they think the fed, even though they said nothing today, will raise sooner than later. however i think we'll find out as time goes on that 2015 will not see a rate hike. that the market will continue, we saw gdp today. there is no growth. we're talking about this for six months, where will the growth come from? i don't see it better in the second quarter. we shrink ability to make money. limiting new startups and new money. although prints are good, not good, where will the growth come going forward. you know i'm negative on market. the fundamental data doesn

david mccraw. the new york times fifth amendment lawyer. bill smith at it and said, well, and arizona, maybe the second amendment lawyer, but it is the first. [laughter] but i underscored the first amendment. he is also with us this evening. we are extremely grateful to have this panel. actually, the foleys are here because john got tired of shoveling snow in new hampshire. terry teaches at the university of order, and his gators are freezing. david accepted the invitation without a second hesitation. thank you for coming. when i left tucson, from here, in the 1960's to get mixed up in faraway mayhem, you had to be pretty unlucky or unaware to get into serious trouble. my first post was the congo, covering a mercenary war, with people who believed that their magic amulets turned blank and -- bullets into water. before the pentagon tried to limit our access, and therefore increase the danger, we could go anywhere. in asia, africa, the middle east, latin america, we journalists were observers, not part of the stories. somebody once put it, garnished at

. >> on the with -- on the next washington journal representative david cicillini joins us on lgbt legislation. and representative smith on the u.s. foreign-policy issue. live 7:30 a.m. eastern. you can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. john koskinen was asked about people trying to reach the irs by telephone. and later, republican senators marco rubio of florida and mike lee of utah discuss their tax plan. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies, and during the revolution, while in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british, who threatened to take her hostage. later, she came the nation's first first lady at age 57. martha washington, the sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of trust lady and there and wants on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. and as a complementary series, the book. providing lively stories of these fascinating women providing an i

david rich is holding down the number three and fourth position. his book on aretha franklin respect, and a book with joe perry, of aero smith. those books are number three and four on the best books of the year, so says "rolling stone," the definitive voice on music. so he is a wonderful writer and david this kind of guy you go to when you have a book that needs a narrative that reads like a novel. i don't need david on everything but only this king book i didn't want to write a history book. i wanted a book about the last year of his life. that reads like a movie like a screen play and you can just go right through it. ed needed help making it read in that way and david was the best person to do it and he is a great guy. >> oo this tweet for you. what is your individual writing process like on average? how long does it take for you to complete your books. >> guest: i can do -- my researchers is the time they take is another issue. takes a while get to research right, particularly fog for a become like king. as far as actual writing i have done 17 or 18. i can do it in three or four months. that mean is can't do anything but

for the stabbing death of david meserschmitt and today court records showi the woman told police she went to the hotel to rob him. now, according to the court records, messer smith ed on craig's list to solicit men. the woman answered the ad with the name chris. she and the victim ended up fighting and she stabbed him to death. and in new orleans, millionaire murder suspect robert durst appearing in court. prosecutors were requesting a delay in the weapons charge case against durst. but today a judge turning that request down. durst was arrested last month at a new orleans hotel. is he also charged with murdering a woman in california. and just a short time ago, indiana governor mike pence approving changes to a controversial new law governor pence had asked lawmakers to clarify language in the religious objections law after it sparked boycotts of the state. revised legislation prohibits businesses from using the law as a legal defense for refusing to provide services based on race, religion, or sexual orientation. and, senator robert menendez from new jersey pleading not guilty to corruption charges. senator menendez is accused of accepting the nearly $1 millio

. >> reporter: smith says cyber crime is a weapon by criminal gangs, and washington must prepare for the worst working with private industries to secure the nation's power grid. david, cyber experts say that it's the collaboration between the power grid and the private companies that is the key. they have to be able to share their information and let down their defenses, because they can't just put their heads in the sand and avoid what may be coming down the pike. that may be the key to anything that may be coming in the future. >> earlier today we spoke with ambassador, james woolsey and he has argued that america's electrical grids have been prone to attack, and it should serve as a wake-up call. >> we have had very little response from the utilities and from the relevant parts of government to fixing the electric grid. there are things that could be done relatively quickly for a relative amount of money to build resilience into the grid. but the utilities are bad on this and they're not doing anything to speak of, and the government except for a few congressmen, the franks and a few others who have a small caucus dealing with the electromagnetic pulse, and exce

on the next "washington journal," congressman david cicilline will talk about protections for the lgbt community. then a discussion with condiment chris smith about foreign-policy challenges, including the proposed nuclear deal with iran. "washington journal" there's live each morning on 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colony. during the revolution, in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british. later, she became our nation's first first lady at age 57 -- martha washington. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "first ladies: influence and image," examining the private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book, "first ladies," providing lively stories and creating an inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> next, republican senators marco rubio and mike lee talk about their tax plan which would reduce the number of individual income tax rate down to two. the heritage foundation hosted the event. s

david messerschmitt pleaded not guilty. dominique johnson was charged with conseer speak to -- conspiracy to commit robbery. johnson's girlfriend 21-year- old jamyra gallmon is charged with murder. investigators say gallmon killed messer smith in a robbery -- messerschmitt in a robbery that went bad. >>> the man accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly hit and run turned himself in. rick warick was changing a flat tire on the side of the bw parkway when he was hit and killed. his fiance was injured. according to court documents, investigators were able to trace wreckage from the crash to the suspect teeter. he's charged with failing to stop at the scene after deadly accident and faces trial in june. >>> the country's largest drugstore chain is cutting some of its numbers. walgreen's plans to close about 200 of its stores as part of a billion dollar cost cutting plan. they haven't finalized the list of stores on the chopping block but will be scattered across the country. >>> the date june 20 could soon have a new meaning if one d.c. councilmember gets her way. mary cheh wants to declare it national bald eagle day joining 14 other states. >>> good morning. welcome back to wusa9 at 6:00 a.m. our time right now is 6:29. we are

hour, rhode island congress and david cicilline will join us to talk about federal protections for the lgbt community. then a conversation with new jersey congas and chris smith of the foreign-policy challenges facing the u.s., including the proposed nuclear deal with iran. you can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: good morning. the house is back in session at 9:00 a.m. eastern time in about two hours. congressional republicans are expected to repeal -- a proverbial that repeals the estate tax, or some -- to approve a bill that repeals the is a gas or some call the death tax. and this morning, the senate overwhelmingly fixes a medicaid payment.

david cicilline is going to be joining us for about legislation for gay rights that he is working on. and later, representative christopher smithill talk about global hotspots. yesterday at 2:20 p.m. eastern time, a moment of silence across boston to commemorate the horror on the -- of the boston marathon probbombing. [video clip] senator markey: two years ago three people were killed and others were injured in the running of the boston marathon. on the happiest day in boston, patriot day, two bombs detonated by two evil men took lives, linz, and livelihoods away. that day, we lost martin richard , any-year-old boy. krystle campbell from arlington and luisi who came from china. in the aftermath of the attacks, officer sean collier of the massachusetts institute of technology police force was assassinated by the two twisted individuals who bombed our city. officer collier was not just protecting the best and brightest minds. he was the best and the rightist, an impressive and -- he was the best and the brightest, an impressive and loved officer on campus. i want to address my thanks to the law enforcement in massachusetts and ar