dennis ross, value i nasr, thank you both. i val i. >> woodruff: now, a look at efforts to preserve some priceless art works in a san francisco landmark. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels reports. >> reporter: perched atop telegraph hill, coit tower has dominated the san francisco skyline since it was dedicated in 1933. it's a familiar symbol of the city-- a beacon at a spot where residents in the 1850s used to signal to ships in the bay. but there is historic treasure inside as well. more than 75 years ago, ruth gottstein watched as her father, bernard zakheim, along with other artists, painted frescos on the walls of the tower-- murals that depicted the life of america in the early 1930s. the murals, in which gottstein appears as a young girl, were funded by a predecessor of the federal government's w.p.a. program, begun by president franklin roosevelt to keep artists working during the depression. >> as a little girl, i was fortunate enough to be here at different times when they were actually at work. i guess i coul

so did dennis ross a sponsor of the house version before he decided he now rejects it. how that is for an about face? all these members of congress surrendering today in the face of an angry system of tubes. it's not just a big truck. >>> if you were who has been fitted from getting something done in washington d.c., because of the way things usual hi get done in washington d.c., if you're a fat cat in the system works for you, today probably shook you a little bit. look at who was on the other side of this. look at who is on the side who wants the anti-piracy. big money, muscle, big power, the largest share of lobbying money. big blue slice of the pie came from cable and satellite tv interests. hi, boss. followed by hollywood, the music industry, commercial tv, big time players who have funded this zillion dollar effort to get the legislation passed. that kind of money and power is why so many people in congress signed on for these bills even though we're supposed to believe that before now they never really understood what was in them but now they've taken a closer lo

reporter: dennis ross was in charge of the president's iran policy until a few weeks ago. >> the pressure is really being felt by the iranians now. that's why we're seeing all the bluster from them. they're actually feeling it and the effect is that they're making certain kinds of threats. reporter: in two separate incidents last week iranian navy speedboats harassed two u.s. military a vessels in the strait of hormuz. this video shows the iranian navy chasing a u.s. coastguard cutter. the only positive sign of late, the iaea announced a high level team of nuclear inspectors has been invited to visit iran january 28th to reportedly discuss western accusations that iran has a secret nuclear weapons program of the jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> remembering a major airline disaster in washington 30 years ago today, laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> blizzard conditions in washington that day when the air florida flight hit the 14th street bridge. 75 passengers and five crew members were on the plane when it hit the bridget crushing seven cars. 78 people total were killed including four

dennis ross who served two years on the national security council have said the iranians should everance to use force. we know they are patrolling. is there any sign from the white house that weç may be inching closer to some kind of clash in the gulf? >> reporter: i couldn't say we're inching closer to a clash. i would say tensions are mounting. iran has threatened to close off the straits if the oil exports are blocked. just yesterday, ron sentenced an american iranian to death for being a spy. the obama administration has been quite clear that the person is not a spy, has urged iran to let that man go. obama administration officials are taking these signs from iran to mean iran is really feeling the pressure of increased sanctions. president obama just approved sanctions on iran's central bank set to go in affect over the next several weeks. we have seen iran's currency really tumble. right now nay are focused on sanctions antd putting pressure on iran in that way. no options are off the table that i understand are watching what happens very closely. martin. >> thanks so much. >>>

but according to dennis ross, who until recently was the obama administration's point man on iran, theichment program is way behind schedule. >> by their own measure, they should have been at 60,000 centrifuges now. they're operating at about 8,000 installed so that's dramatically short of where they would have been. >> reporter: that's due in part to something called... a computer virus thatÑoó someone perhaps the u.s., perhaps israel infiltrated into the control systems that runq theo1d centrifuges.8ndçó causing them to spin out of controlÑi andÑi self destruct. >> i think thet(Ñ!i virus attemi would estimate set them back about a year. >> reporter: now iran says it's owned aÑi new uraniumçóxñ enrichment plant dug deep into a mountad to step up production. >> by the end of this year, they are going to have about 250 kilos of this 20% enriched uranium which is a matter of concern for the international community. >> reporter: only this man, who used to inspect iran's centrifuges for the i a he he says 20% enriched uranium is only one step away from bomb- grade material.;or]iÑ >> once y

. >> stephen dennis ross covered the white house for a roll-call. >> you can read more at rollcall.comis morning what to do journal, the latest on the president or race all year in new hampshire. mitt romney supporter, congressman charles bass. also, a result of a poll on younger voters with the director of the harvard institute on politics. washington journal begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i know president obama came in office. everybody les on the defense and military. people lean on the one part that will make a difference -- lawmakers. lose the jobs in your district. that is where that falls. >> as -- ward carol provides 10 million members with news, information, and support. sunday, will discuss american tax dollars and how they are spent on the department at 8:00 a.m. -- 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on "q&a". >> the rick santorum campaign has moved on to new hampshire. the former senator held a town hall meeting last night at a nursing home in brentwood, new hampshire. this is one hour 45 minutes. [applause] thank you for being here. it is really great. it is gre

dennis allen. according to espn mckenzie will have a second interview with allen later this week. >> a fan favorite for the giants heading out of town. cody ross joining the boston red sox. the giants decided not to resign ross. he signed a one-year contract with the boston red sox. the deal won't be final until he takes a physical. he celebrated on twitter saying thank you sf giants fans, you're amazing. looking forward to meeting the red sox nation. >> coming up, a new supreme court rule that could affect a bay area murder conviction. we'll tell you why. >> the average tech worker in the area ear10 dinner? candles? i wanted it to be special. oh, what's this? it's progresso's new loaded potato with bacon. mmm, it's good. honey, i love you and... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. yeah but honey, i love you and... is that what i think it is...it is... it's bacon. honey look. [ male announcer ] progresso rich and hearty... 4 new flavors, you can lose yourself in. what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> good tuesday morning to you. richmond's reputation is about to g