first amendment. they're expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god's children. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. welcome to speaking freely, a weekly conversation about free expression in america. i'm ken paulson. our guest today is one of america's best-known journalists and authors, carl bernstein. great to have you here. good to be here. you know, i've read quite a bit about you, and there's been a great deal written. what i've enjoyed reading particularly is the descriptions of woodward and bernstein, who they are in the history of journalism, and one of my favorites, especially considering some of your rock critic roots, is, the city paper in washington described you as the lennon and mccartney of journalism. would that make you paul or john? um, interesting. i think john. that's a good choice. are you surprised that-- i mean, it was an extraordinary story, tremendous impact, obviously, but 30 years on, it is absolutely what you are best known for and it's what people want to talk to you about. has it surprised you the staying power of that whole episode? not r

first amendment. it seems san francisco is not cooperating with blacks and brown people in our community. slashing funding from the latina center sends the wrong message. trying to destroy critical services for families in our community is counterproductive. we should support, encourage and respect women empowerment and families. not silence them. san francisco is supposed to be a city model like the united states or united nations -- sorry, in the city, san francisco the united nations was funded -- >> thank you very much. >> on the first of january 1942 by f.d.r. i have 20 minutes. former mayor and current california state lieutenant governor, planning for san francisco ultimately will fail with the appointment at least for -- >> thank you, thank you. if i can ask, if you have extra information to share, perhaps give us the hard copy and we will make sure every single member has it. please if you could, i think there are other people who have asked to -- [inaudible] >> thank you. ok, thank you. we will make sure to take your letter and make a copy and share it with the board members. thank you very much. thank you. ok. >> we

centers that don't provide abortion or birth control to post disclaimers stating so. the archbishop in baltimore ruling and said this ruling represents a major victory for the first amendment and for those people who seek to live their lives and their faith according to it. >> we are just hours away from the u.s. supreme court ruling on president obama's landmark health-care law. 26 states are challenging the constitutionality of a law. the major question before the court, whether congress exceeded its authority when it mandated that all americans obtain health insurance and whether an expansion of the medicaid program is an unfair burden on states. the high court's decision will set a precedent regardless of how it rules. baltimore top health official said the city is in the top high of -- the top five when it comes to hiv diagnosis. local and state health officials are using the moment to encourage everyone to be tested. before able to get checked out for free at mobil testing sites outside of walgreen's. one advocate says the stigma surrounding the disease often scarce people away from testing. >> lot of people run from the word hiv. the more you know about hiv, the mor