devisivness that we've seen in washington and to some extent here in our legislature. >> jim hood is the long serving attorney general for the state of mississippi. a democrat. and let's begin with a call from jim in oxford, maine. jim, you're on the air. please go ahead. >> caller: good morning, mr. hood. >> good morning. >> caller: you said that you got $22 million back from that pharmaceutical company there. i don't remember how many years that you fought to get that back. but my question is how much did it cost you to fight that for all those years? >> yeah. we were able to basically privatise that outside counsel attorneys foot the bill for it. if they lose, we don't recover anything. our state contract is much lower than what people get when they hire a lawyer. and at a maximum after appeal and everything it goes -- the legislature is capped at 25%. so we have been very successful in recovering those funds and using outside counsel to help us do it. they have expertise in these cases. many of these case that's we filed, you know, there's been a recovery in other states. and so, you know, a lot of law firms that

and as attorney general, i'm in the midst of a lot of those battles. >> jim hood is our guest. the long-serving attorney general for the state of mississippi. first elected in 2004. numbers are on the screen. if you would like to dial in and participate in the conversation. 202-748-2000. for feveryone else, 748, 2001. you mentioned the opioid crisis. could you put some numbers or some facts to how it's affecting mississippi. arrest, cost, et cetera? >> i can tell you, i was a prosecutor during the crack epidemic in the early '90s. we dealt with the meth epidemic in elate '90s, early 2000s. i haven't seen an epidemic reaching such a cross section of our people as a kid playing football that gets injured. someone serving in the military that gets injured. to a middle-aged person to an elderly person. some injury they get addicted to opioids and many times they turn to heroin. and that's why we are seeing the joef doses in our state. and many appalachian straits struggled with this before. we had an opportunity watching what happened in the state of kentucky to take some measures a

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest during washington journal. >> join us live later this afternoon for remarks by president trump speaking in cincinnati, ohio about tax reform. that is live at 2:30 eastern. the house intelligence committee released a memo last week on the fbi and the russia investigation and possible abusive surveillance. we heard about the potential effect of the memo on national security earlier today on washington journal. we will show you as much as we can before the house gavels in. host: our first guest, stephen vladek of the university of texas at austin. he covers national security issues. good morning. guest: good morning. host: could we get your sense of the assessment of the republican memo? guest: after all of that sound and fury, i think the release of the memo was a bit anti-climactic. the memo really doesn't include much beyond what was already leak doubt. there are the questions about the provenance of the steel dossier. the goal of the memo is to provide the proof that the investigation by mueller is -- or the deputy attorney general

as attorney general i'm in the midst of a lot of those battles. jim hoodr guest, the attorney general for mississippi. first elected in 2004. numbers are on the screen if you would like to dial in and to foricipate --202-748-8000 mississippi residents and for everyone else, 202-748-8001. attorney general hood, you mention the opioid crisis. could you put some numbers or some facts to how it is affecting mississippi arrests, costs, etc.? deathsof the overdose last year were as a result of opioids. during thesecutor crack at the -- epidemic in the early 90's. we dealt with the meth epidemic in nearly 2000s. i haven't seen an epidemic that reaches such a cross-section of our citizens than opioids. military serving in the military. a middle-aged person, to an elderly person. some injury they get addicted to opioids and many times they turn to heroin and that is where we are seeing the overdoses in our state. many appalachian states who struggle with this before. we had an opportunity watching what happened in the state to take some measures and encourage the l

joining us will be attorney general jim hood, talking about key policy issues in his state. democratic congresswoman carolyn maloney on efforts to avoid a government shutdown, and volatility in u.s. financial markets. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal. join the discussion. >> c-span's history series, landmark cases, returns this month with a look at 12 new supreme court cases. each week and historians and experts join us to discuss the personal stories and issues behind these supreme court decisions. monday, february 26, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern. and to help you follow all the cases, we have a companion's guide. "landmark cases: volume two." 8.95 plus shipping. for yours, go to c-span.org/landmark cases. >> tonight on c-span, secretary defense james mattis testifies on military funding. then the senate armed services committee examines u.s. strategy in afghanistan. later, house debate on two bills related to sexual harassment. next, defense secretary james mattis and joint chiefs of staff vice chairman seven testify before the senate armed services community. sec

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest during washington journal starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> on washington journal, we discussed the house committee memo and what impact it might have on the russia investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. gram online at c-span.org. host: we welcome betsy woodruff. good sunday morning. let me begin with this memo. who wrote it? guest: author, the guy who was the driver of the frome memo project, putting it together and drafting it tipping it out and making it public was a little-known staffer on the house intelligence committee. he is an interesting character in all of this. before he worked on the intelligence committee he was part of this elite national security division of the justice department working on counterterrorism cases. he was there is a trial attorney during the obama administration. i do not believe he was a politica

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest during washington journal starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> on washington journal, we discussed the

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >>> now representatives from facebook, youtube and twitter brief members of the senate commerce science and transportation committee on the efforts to address removing nefarious users and accounts.

joining us will be mississippi attorney general jim hood to talk about key policy issues his state. then new york democratic congresswoman carolyn maloney on efforts to avoid a government shutdown this week and volatility in u.s. financial markets. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> following last month's false alarm missile alert in hawaii, a house panel looked at the reliability and accuracy of emergency alerts. we'll hear from representatives from fema and the new york and rhode island emergency management agencies as well as wireless technology industry officials. congressman daniel donovan of new york chairs this homeland security subcommittee hearing. >> the subcommittee on emergency preparedness, response and communications will come to order. the subcommittee is meeting today to review our ability to timely and effectively alert and warn the public in the case of an emergency. i want to welcome our witnesses here this morning on an issue that is vital to the protection of americans. effective and re

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> this week on "q&a" author and senior advisor for baseball operations for the boston soiks is bill james. mr. james talks about his book "the man from the train: the solving of the century-old erial killer mystery." host: bill james, "the man from the train" your first sentence i have long been fascinated that knowledge can be created about the past. tell us more about that. bill: the easiest example is dinosaurs. for thousands of years people didn't know these great beasts had ever existed. now we have not only created an information about them but it's so widely that every 4-year-old child has a collection of little plastic dinosaurs. much of what academics do is create -- is sort out the conflicts of what was said at the time to create a detail and more accurate pictur

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal," starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. ago, president johnson faced a variety of crises in a month when he was preparing for his january 1968 state of the union address. within a week, north korea sees the uss pueblo, a naval intelligence ship, and 83 crew members were taken prisoner. on january 30, north vietnam launched surprise attacks in whatsouth vietnam became known as the tet offensive. on "reel america," a 37-minute report on the january 1968 activities of president johnson produced by the white house naval photographic unit. this film comes to us courtesy of the lbj library. narrator: among the nation's unsolved problems of 1967 was the ever-increasing flow of american dollars abroad. the balance of payments deficit could easily reach $4 billion. the president, during the final days of december, called a meeting of the men most familiar with the complex problem.

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> president trump met with law enforcement officials, lawmakers and members of his cabinet to talk about immigration policy and the ms-13 gangs. he told the group he would support a government shutdown if congress does not pass legislation consistent with his immigration and border security policy. >> thank you very much. please. what a group. this is a very talented group of people. well, i thank you very much. we need talent for what we're doing, believe me. we're here to discuss the tremendous threat of ms-13, one of the most violent and vicious gangs anywhere in the world. we've really never seen anything quite like this, the level of ferocity, the level of violence, and the reforms we need from congress to defeat it. i'm honored to be joined by dhs secretary neil sen, top officials and federal law enforcement and our local sheriffs, great, great sheriffs. we're also joined by congressman peter king. peter, thank you. congressman lee zeldin, lee, good to hav

joining us will be attorney general jim hood, talking about key policy issues in his state. democratic congresswoman carolyn maloney on efforts to avoid a government shutdown this week, and volatility in u.s. financial markets. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal. join the discussion. ♪ wednesday, a hearing on military leader misconduct focusing on prevention and accountability. we'll have it live coverage starting at 9:00 am eastern on c-span3. the defense department's role in countering weapons of mass destruction is the focus of a committee hearing wednesday. the committee is examining pentagon strategy on potential threats from north korea and terrorist groups. see a live starting at 2:30 p.m. eastern.

then c-span's 50 capitals tour was in mississippi, where they spoke to the state's attorney general jim hood. after that, treasury secretary stephen mnuchin testifies before the house financial services committee. and later, governor bruce rauner delivers the illinois state of the state address.

then c-span's 50 capitals tour was in mississippi, where they spoke to the state's attorney general jim hood. after that, treasury secretary stephen mnuchin testifies before the house financial services committee. and later, governor bruce rauner delivers the illinois state of the state address. farmers and ranchers testified on how they have been impacted by environmental regulations. the senate environment and public works committee heard from industry stakeholders, including representatives from the american farm bureau, the national farmer's union and the national pork producers council. this hearing is an hour and 45 minutes. >>> good morning. i call this hearing to order. today, we'll hold a hearing on the impact of federal environmental regulations and policies on american farming and ranching communities. the discussion here today is not about the value of environmental regulations but about how some federal regulations can be inflexible, antiquated, duplicative and ultimately harmful to american agriculture, a critical part of our nation's economy. members of this committee should w

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest on the bus starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >>> now representatives from facebook, youtube and twitter brief members of the senate commerce science and transportation committee on the efforts to address removing nefarious users and accounts. >>> well, good morning. i want to thank everyone for being here to examine what social media companies are doing to combat terrorism including terrorist propaganda and recruitment efforts on online. the social media are well documented. youtube, twitter and facebook among others give voice around the world and provide a forum of discussion of outlets. they have thrived online. but as is so often the kascase, enemies have sought to take over this. isis has been particularly aggressive in seeking to radicalize to go over the internet. our companies have a very difficult task, preserving the openness upon which their platforms are thrived and swart the actions that have used it for other purposes. islamic terrorists using social media platforms to inspire well documented. for example,

then c-span's 50 capitals tour was in mississippi, where they spoke to the state's attorney general jim hood. after that, treasury secretary stephen mnuchin testifies before the house financial services committee. and later, governor bruce rauner delivers the illinois state of the state address. farmers and

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal" startingat 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider.

mississippi attorney general jim hood will be our guest during washington journal. >> join us live later this afternoon for remarks by president trump speaking in cincinnati, ohio about tax reform. that is live at 2:30 eastern. the house intelligence committee released a memo last week on the fbi and the russia investigation and possible abusive surveillance. we heard about the potential effect of the memo on national security earlier today on washington journal. we will show you as much as we can before the house gavels in. host: our first guest, stephen vladek of the university of texas at austin. he covers national security issues. good morning. guest: good morning. host: