>> rose: welcome to the program, we begin tonight with evan williams an biz stone, co-founders of twitter. they talk about their new on-line publishing platform medium and talk about the art of conversation. >> in our experience that's what drives a lot of-- a lot of tweet, a lot of the retweets, a lot of the links that get passed around on the platform originate from someone like you. they're clips on youtube from conversations you've had. they're articles in "the new yorker" magazine, et cetera. and these are the things that get passed around and discussed. so without this longer form deeper dive, more relevant kind of conversation, i don't think social media would have anything to be social media about. i think there are two responses to infinite things being published on the web every day. one, whether it is to do it faster and cheaper and try to get it, you know, make these feedback loops tighter. one is to go deep. i mean the other is to go deep. and we're starting to see evidence that will is a hunger for depth. and that may be they're even complimentary, and maybe the middle is wh

because i certainly know how to play the drums. >> rose: evan william, biz stone, david chase when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following: captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. . >> rose: evan williams an biz stone are here, they are the co-founders of twitter. they have started an on-line publishing platform called medium aimed at high quality content. they are investing in other ventures through their incubator obviousment they join me for a conversation about conversation. about the art and value of it, especially in today's age of texting, twitter, facebook, youtube and more. this is part of a collaboration with fast company magazine. i'm pleased to have ev and biz here. and to talk about something that i love, which is conversation. but is there as i ask both of you, a inand yang here? is there the fact that i sit at this table and have for more than 20 years, having conversations often for an hour, and you guys pioneered the idea that you can say it all in a 140 characters. >> well, we

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shuffling my notes i did miss the fact we wanted to make sure that everyone knew that merely evans williams who is the widow of medgar evers will also be doing the invocation and kicking it off and again this ties into the fact that this is an event that looks back at our history as a country to where the president wants to take us as a country. we think that will be a very nice way to open the event and towards the civil rights movement and part of not only the president's life but also the country's life. >> i just wanted to know how many people are coming and. [inaudible] >> from our standpoint i believe we are still finalizing the list of individuals who will attend and we will have more information on that in the coming days. traditionally the diplomatic corps has been seated upon the platform and there are 1600 guests that are seated on a platform including obviously the president, the vice president and his family and guests comp that governors house and senate, supreme court joint chief and the diplomatic corps will be there. he is a group north of 150 generally but we will have mor

the master of ceremonies make some opening remarks and then there will be an indication by mary evans williams. this is the first time the woman has delivered an invitation in the first time a layperson instead of clergy has done so. this is 50 years after her husband was gunned down at the driveway of his mississippi home. michele obama and her daughters looking very happy. let's take a listen. [patriotic music playing] bret: it there we see vice president joe biden introduced. nancy pelosi is behind him and then you see president obama. it is still ain't getting ready for that speech. megyn: it will all be written out for him, there is nothing to worry about. [footsepts] [footsteps] [inaudible conversations] [patriotic music playing] megyn: that was the president walking through the credits. can anybody tell me what that is? bret: it is the part right under the middle of the statuary hall where the donors. megyn: do think that is an odd name for that part of our capital? speech you know, i don't. megyn: they have emerged through the crypt and now shall begin shell began the actual ceremony.

evans and vincent orange. >>> still ahead, remembering a fallen police officer, how a prince william county community is honoring chris young's life and years of service. >>> it was a long time coming for several maryland couples. plenty took advantage of the new same-sex marriage law to usher in the new year. we'll take a closer look at that coming up.  >>> welcome back. a prince william county community gathered last night to honor a police officer killed in the line of duty. chris young's motorcycle collided with a minivan on route 28 in bristo while responding to a call on new year's eve. both vehicles caught on fire. two citizens pulled him from the wreckage, but he died at a local hospital. the two women in the minivan will be okay. no charges have been filed. >>> sandy hook elementary students and teachers prepare to return to school. their desks, backpacks and other belongings left behind following the shooting rampage last month are waiting for them in a new building nearby. families have been coming to see the new school over the past couple of weeks and an open house is scheduled for t

williams. the wife of the slain civil rights leader, medgar evans. >> 100 years after the emancipation proclamationyears after the march on washington, we celebrate the spirit of our ancestors. >> vice president biden was sworn in by supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. ♪ ♪ oh beautiful >> then, james taylor's rendition of "america the beautiful." ♪ then the moment was at hand. the president swore his oath on two bibles. one was abraham lincoln's, the other dr. martin luther king junior's. >> protect and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> and unlike four years ago, chief justice roberts and the president made it through, using the correct wording. ♪ >> barack h. obama! >> and then came the president's second inaugural address. >> this generation of americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. a decade of war is now ending. an economic recovery has begun. we must make the hard choices to reduce the