with us, the professor of international finance in business at george washington university. chief economist of moody's market group. and director of finance regulation studies at the cato institute. what is holding the economy back? >> well, lots of things. i think confidence is one of them. markets are still nervous. people are nervous. we're spending but very casually because we're afraid of what is happening down the road. we are recovering, and it is a very slow recovery. we talked about quantitative eyeasing. when interest rates are close to zero, it is the only way to stimulate economy since we've got a complete government freeze in congress. nothing is moving on that side. so ben bernanke is the only game in town right now in terms of moving the economy forward. >> i spoke to a number of business owners who say they simply can't get any bank loans. how do you respond? >> well, one of the reasons why is this the case is because washington has not been clear you as to the form of financial regulation. or washington has proceeded in a middle eastern that has shut off the

lara brown is the program director at george washington university's graduate school of political managementnd who stays home has already been determined -by the office of management and budget. lara brown political management program director, gwu "we go through this to a certain extent when we have snow days n washington, d.c. non essential employees are not required to show up to their work. most of these kinds of decisions have already been written into law. the technical term is "those necessary for the protection of life and property" food inspections,bord er patrol national security and air traffic control would remain. as would u-s postal services and most veterans services. stand-up frazao "so as you can see the term shut down only applies to some aspects of government. for others it's more of a slow down. the bottom line is what's unfolding now is really setting the stage for a much larger debate over the debt ceiling, and whether members of congress will allow for the country to default on its debt brown says the prospect of it is a reminder of the major lesson that lawmakers stil

it is a regular day at george washington university.ts getting students their faces out of phones and mobile devices in order to see traffic. these your typical signs, brand-new stickers are all along h and i streets. a reminder to students to get off their phones and tablets and pay attention. a huge pack of people walking. you do not even look. >> jessica admits she is guilty of it herself. >> people walking to me all the time. she isn't convinced the new sidewalk stickers will work. a symptom of a larger problem, she says. >> you need to be connected at all time. >> her father says the problem is not going away so easily. >> it is probably a good start, probably will not work. if we keep after it, we will make a dent. >> students think it is a good first step. >> i think it is time to make people think twice. they are always on their phones come always trying to communicate. >> in the coming weeks, they will see how the signs are doing. if they do a good job, they will post them and other high-traffic areas. reporting from northwest

so there you heard someone, a physician from the george washington university medical center here in the nation's capital saying that one person died, was pronounced dead at the hospital here on the campus of george washington university from a gunshot wound to the techal, to the head. so that's a confirmation of one fatality, at gw. jake tapper is on the scene for us. jake, i want to be very precise because this information can change, obviously. but when you hear the d.c. police chief cathy lanier say one suspect is dead, potentially they are on the lookout for two other shooters right now, you know, it's unclear what's going on, isn't it? >> reporter: i don't know if you can hear me. >> i'm sorry. yeah, i'm sorry. when you have a police chief come out and say there are two potential shooters still at large although inconfirmed it shows you how little is known about such a situation. the police chief kathy lanier talking about the shooting earlier today. the first report came in just before 8:15 eastern time. there were the metropolitan police department response team there within s

in 1998.d is 95 set george washington university at 64 degrees. it is 56 in chantilly. our final stop takes us to rockville. a high of 72. temperatures are chilling. fredericksburg, 56. marilyn in the lower 60s. plenty of cool air. heading to the west, temperatures in the mid-70's. area high pressure to the north of us to cap wins out of the least -- out of the east. winds will change direction as we move into next week. a southwesterly flow. temperatures at 80 degrees by tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. it will be drive for the weekend. cloud cover will increase a little bit during the day on saturday. no rain, no drizzle. nothing at all. a move cooling as through the overnight hours. temperatures to the west will be in the upper 40's. we will call for plenty of sunshine. waking up around 64 degrees. lower 70's. by the afternoon hours. elizabeth -- a little bit warmer the further south you go. a beautiful outlook. temperatures around 80 degrees on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. 's.httime lows in the 50 the fall color change, already seeing some color. we have to wa

we're joined by isn't of media at george washington university.n skype, from hofstra university researching muslims in media. and preacher allah made me funny and dean obedella. negin. thank you for being with us. why use humor rather than fact and tug at your heartstrings kind of stories? >> i think the answer is pretty clear because comedy is just more fun. it's just disarming. it melts people's guards in a way that education alecture or even a dramatic film that might make you cry, it might not do that. comedy makes you feel like you're in a safe place. i think it just tends to be more effective. we've seen that in shows. people really respond to it. >> dean? >> i agree with negin on that. when you do a comedy show, even a free one, you get 300 people, 400 people. you do a lecture and you see 50. when people are laughing together it's a great experience. people from all different states laughing, and it builds commonality. we're comedians. this is our skill set. if i was a poet, i would be doing a poet tour. i'm using comedy like richard pryor,

we did get a report from george washington university hospital among the first deceased people from the shooting was a man in his 60s who arrived at george washington university hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. other victims have reported to hospital personnel they heard shots in rapid succession, indicating possibly, possibly the use of some kind of automatic weapons. again, to reiterate what the police chief said a short time ago, one potential shooter is deceased. she said they are looking for two other potential shooters but again unclear where those people are. this is a perimeter that has been secured or not secured but they have set it up more than four hours ago. this search has been going on for now more than four hours, close to four and a half hours since one of the last potential shooters was seen. the description, one of the potential shooters described as a white male, wearing, a short sleeved shirt, potentially military style clothing. a beret. possibly carrying a handgun. the other potential shooter' black male approximately 50 years owed, possibly carrying a l

>> yes, i'm a sophomore at george washington university. i have a question for the panel about u.s. intervention. knowing that the strike has such low approval, i believe it's around 25%, is it plausible that obama did not actually plan on striking syria but actually instead felt that he wanted to intimidate assad into relinquishing the chemical weapons, which would allow the u.s. to retain the threat of credibility he talked about in his speech and stick to his red line and maintain his credibility? >> all right. >> the only reason we see this movement now, even the russians interested is because of this credible threat of force. the russians, they were shipping two to four shipments of weapons to assad regime per week. >> they still will. >> they did stop. >> actually they -- >> what is the message that russia sent to syria? let's have chris take the mike. what is the message that russia sent to syria about this? >> i think russia is telling syria it's time to back off on the chemical weapons. the don't do this. you can probably hang on even without the chemical weapons. if you pu

it started with my dissertation many years ago at george washington university. i had the opportunity to interview some of the women who actually attended press conferences when they passed from the scene. therefore i think i do have some insights here into the way these press conferences when that would be of interest to us. the importance of the conferences which are often brushed off by people who write about eleanor, she held press conferences for women only and go to something else. the importance of them has been overlooked. i would like to ask some questions of view about eleanor as the focal point of women journalists in the capital of her day. i would like to raise these questions and elaborate on them and i would like to hear from your answers when we get to q&a. questions? did these press conferences allow women journalists, newspaper women, that is what most of these women were, 1933-1945, when newspapers were still the name of the journalism game. and still newspapers where the thing. and period when washington d.c. and five newspapers, but these pre

george washington university law professor has argued since the 1980s people who engage in dangerous health activities like smoking should pay more for health insurance. >> i think the 50% surcharge is the most effective way to get them to quit. those who refuse, it's high time they pay the costs rather than the majority of us who are nonsmokers. >> reporter: there's disagreement on that, not just from smokers. >> they oppose the use of tobacco surcharges in insurance. they are not a proven way to help smokers quit and they can make health insurance unaffordable for tobacco users. >> reporter: they decided not to charge them for. in maryland and virginia, the 50% surcharge on smokers goes into effect next tuesday. they have estimated the surcharge will increase health insurance costs by $12,000 annually per smoker. maryland and virginia employers will pay it or pass it on to workers who smoke. d.c. employers are exempt. >> i shouldn't be charged extra for smoking. it's a pre-existing condition. >> reporter: how far is that argument going to fly do you think? >> not very far, but it's

college students at george washington university worry how they will look on paper when they graduate. >> there's so much difference in grade measurements in different schools. >> you don't want too many internships that don't mean a lot. >> starting this spring, a standardizes assessment test could help students differentiate themselves on their website. in it was a way to show my skills, i would be willing to take it. >> it measures a student's critical thinking and analytical skills. >> we know that these are the types of skills that the employers are interested in. these are skills above and beyond content knowledge. >>> heart research associates researched 93 employees who hire graduates. 93% say those skills are more important than what a student majored in. >> i don't think taking an assessment would help you find a job. the real important thing is for you to give a very good pitch about who you are and what you want to do. >> now students can decide for themselves to pick up the pen for one more test. and six colleges and universities will be offering the test. the closest to

. >> i was taking a course at george washington university and ellen's roommate invited me over for dinner so the three of us had dinner on saturday night and i think about two weeks later i asked her out on a date. >> when you brought him home for the first time and said i'm going to marry this marine, what was your parents reaction? >> it was definitely a known kwaupt to them. >> about two years later, we were married. >> joe and ellen dunford started a life together, serving our nation, in a tradition that goes back generations. >> his grandfather's world war i trunk, we have his picture here. then his father worked in korea. >> clearly the hero in my life was my dad. >> the shot of joe's dad in a police uniform? >> he retired after a 40-year history. >> from the fire of the marine corps to the fire of being a policeman? >> yes. my father was a world war ii vet and that's his photograph. >> in 2011, the president announced that all u.s. combat forces would withdraw from afghanistan. >> by 2014, this process of transition will be complete. >> now carrying out that decision will be square

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lara brown is the program director at george washington university's graduate school of political management. she says who stays and who stays home has already been determined -by the office of management and budget. lara brown political management program director, gwu "we go through this to a certain extent when we have snow days n washington, d.c. non essential employees are not required to show up to their work. most of these kinds of decisions have already been written into law. the technical term is "those necessary for the protection of life and property" food inspections,bord er patrol national security and air traffic control would remain. as would u-s postal services and most veterans services. stand-up frazao "so as you can see the term shut down only applies to some aspects of government. for others it's more of a slow down. the bottom line is what's unfolding now is really setting the stage for a much larger debate over the debt ceiling, and whether members of congress will allow for the country to default on its debt brown says the prospect of it is a reminder of the major less

college students at george washington university say they weren't -- they worry about how they will look on paper when the graduate. ,> there is so much different great measurements at different schools. >> you don't want to many internships that do not need a lot. >> starting this spring, standardized assessment team dubbed the college exit test could help students differentiate themselves on the resume. >> if there was a way to show my skills, i would be willing to take it. >> the test looks like this and measures a students critical thinking and analytical skills through a part-essay, part multiple-choice assessment. >> we know these are the types of skills that the employers are interested in. these are skills that are above and beyond content knowledge. >> research associates recently surveyed 300 employers who hire graduates, and 93% said that those skills are more important than what a student majored in. >> but this career coach doubts employers will give this test much consideration. >> i don't think taking and assessment would help you find a job. the real important thing is fo

on that notexd let's bring in pj crawly, formerÑi assistant secretary of state and from george washington university. >> hi, trays. >> mikeÑi emanuel's point is go. the whole idea of the vote, it seems to be dead in the water because if in fact the diplomacy weeks, months down the line doesn't work it seems the president's not going to go back to congress to seem approval. we'll go in just on my approval. >> i'm not sure that's the case, trace. everyone will take a pause, we're holding pattern to see whether the russian and syrian pledges are serious. there are ways in which you can test it early. first is can you get a credible resolution through the security council that commits syria legally to give up its weapons. then you're looking for a credible declaration by syria as to what they have and where it is. one of the great challenges is in inserting an inspection team, how do you keep that team safe. we saw withÑi the u.n. inspectin team in damascus they were fired on as they traveled the site of the august 21 attack. over time, how do you position these weapons so they can be destroyed. that pr

. >> professional of international relations at george washington university. also with me from washington, richard minuter. fm kenya's, given that does this come as a surprise that they were strong enough opull off this westgate mall nightmare? >> no, actually, it does not come as a surprise. the only surprise is that it did not happen earlier. al shabaab has been threatening to pull off a major strike like this for the last two years. the last one they did was in july, 2010 in uganda, where 70-plus people were killed. this is first time they have managed to pull off such a big attack. there have been a number of smaller ones in kenya over the past two years. this is not a difficult task to do, as long as you have the organizational skills the training and the commitment to die for the cause, any group can do it. so it does not prove the strength of al shabaab in somalia itself where it has lost a lot of support. >> most expertsd had thought al shabaab had lott growns, rarely struck outside of somalia. here is a list, they killed 79 in kampala ugan dan, during

college students at george washington university say they worry about how they'll look on paper whenhey graduate. >> there's so much difference and grade measurements in different schools. >> you don't want to have too many internships that don't mean a lot. >> start manager spring, a standardized test could help students differentiate themselves on their resume. >> if there's a way to show my skills, i'll be willing to take it. >>. >> reporter: the cla is part essay, part multiple choice assessment. >> we know that these are the types of skills that the employers are interested in. they're above and beyond content knowledge. >> reporter: more than 300 employers were sur vaud and 93% said that those skills are more important than what a student majored in. but other employers don't get this test much consideration. >> i don't think taking an assessment will help you find a job. the real important thing is to give a succinct pitch about who you are, what you want to do. >> now students will get to decide for themselves whether to pick up the pen for one more test. test administrators

here to tell us the truth, susa dudley who runs the regulatory studies center in george washington university james taylor who studies energy for the heartland institute. so what is the problem? president obama just said he explained that he saved the $8,000. >> the problem is, we have hybrid cards and love them. we drive them, commute, take them on vacations. wheels of a pickup truck that w use around the firm. now, for are hybrids we value fuel economy. we like gas mileage. from a truck we value different things. the problem with the government rule is that they are ignoring all those other president -- precedts. the only thing of value is fuel economy. >> 78% favor requiring beeter fuel efficiency, but the car dealers say that this will make cars cost $3,000 more. >> and the government's own estimate is that the most recen rules the you just mentioned, $60 billion to achieve those. john: these are popular. >> and consumers right now if they want can purchase these automobiles right now. i am wondering why we're doing is of oil and sticking your nos and other people's business. in order to

steve roberts, professor of public affairs at the george washington university. and david zuric. why, lauren ashburn, did the president feel the need to go on television again after this week-long media blitz. >> george, i think, had a very good interview with him. he asked the questions that needed to be asked. he asked is president putin playing you? which i think a lot of people want to know. he said is it a victory if assad is still in power? and how much time does he have to give up those weapons. for your first question, why does president obama want to go on tv. are you crazy? he wants to get out the message that i believe the u.s. is the one that, let's say, pushed president putin to make this. >> the message seems to be a lot of the same talking points as we have heard all week. >> oh, i listened this morning to the interview and looked at the transcript, as i did to all of the other ones. abc diane sawyer early in the week. the president said we maintained a credible possibility of a military strike. scott pelley, he said to him if it doesn't continue to be a credible m

. >> i was taking a course at george washington university and ellen's roommate invited me over for dinner so the three of us had dinner on saturday night and i think about two weeks later i asked her out on a date. >> when you brought him home for the first time and said i'm going to marry this marine, what was your parents reaction? >> it was definitely a known kwaupt to them. >> about two years later, we were married. >> joe and ellen dunford started a life together, serving our nation, in a tradition that goes back generations. >> his grandfather's world war i trunk, we have his picture here. then his father worked in korea. >> clearly the hero in my life was my dad. >> the shot of joe's dad in a police uniform? >> he retired after a 40-year history. >> from the fire of the marine corps to the fire of being a policeman? >> yes. my father was a world war ii vet and that's his photograph. >> in 2011, the president announced that all u.s. combat forces would withdraw from afghanistan. >> by 2014, this process of transition will be complete. >> now carrying out that decision will be square

thank you so much from george washington university. >> let me remind you, watch it live, set your dvr now. tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern, jake tapper leads our coverage of the crisis in syria. the decision point, tonight, 11:00 p.m. >>> coming up, as we are watching and waiting to hear for the first time publicly on this former secretary of state, hillary clinton weighing in. her thoughts on syria. and if she thinks the united states should intervene. we will take that for you live when that happens from the white house. also a new report suggests bashar al assad did not personally sign off on a chemical weapon attack. does that matter to the u.s.? that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] a woman. a woman and her truck. a woman and her truck... and a 1,200-pound passenger. ♪ and two bodies with one mind. and a ribbon that goes on her wall, not in her hair. the all-new chevy silverado. with the best available towing in its class. strong. for all the roads ahead. >>> well, if you're seen his latest interview, syria's president bashar al assad is still denying his government used chemical weapo

. >> and from the george washington university will be teaching his class from monday morning. >> todayr from david who is probablyt is best living examine of that. >> he is known as a man that believes that history is not the sequence of events, but stores of people. he is one of the best in drawing up humanity with a variety of people. washington has a human being and getting away from the caricatures that people can understand and getting the sense of the man himself. >> just interviewing various people at the washington monument. what they did and didn't know. the wooden teeth here, guys. >> we think that's to the point. that's our mission here. to make him approachable and understandable and relevant to this time. >> congratulations. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> nice weather. just right. >> the weather is just right. >> for even more on the library, check out our website and we have exclusive behind the scenes photos on "the daily rundown's" brand-new instagram page. i have to tell you what the white house soup of the day is. friday staple, seafood gumbo. so we could be a

i'm at george washington university. >> how about now? >> i could speak loudly if you guys can hear me. my question is concerned about the obama family and the romney family, their impacts on the campaign. .. i think always had a very natural quality about it in the determination. she was a fighter. and the fighter on the effort for her husband. i think that both of them were helpful and the families. americans of whatever political strategy will let each of those families to -- on both sides they had assets. >> thank you. >> and one last question. >> deasy foster, retired educator. given that more fight died lasted member board, do you seek -- this is what the media is saying. d.c. politics in america moving toward the david broder changing of the guard philosophy? demographically you are right. >> their rising part of the population is a minority part of the population. there are two big parts of the population. one is the aging baby boomers. and so the older vote is actually growing, and the other is young voters and particularly young

>> yes, i'm a sophomore at george washington university. have a question for the pang nell about u.s. intervention. flowing that the strike has such low approval, i believe it is around 25%, is it plausible that obama did not actually plan on striking syria but actually instead felt that he wanted to intimidate asaad into relinquishing the chemical weapons. and would allow the u.s. to maintain the threat of credibility that he talks about in his speech. and stick to his red line, and maintain his credibility. >> all right. >> the only reason we see this political movement now, even the ruckses interested is because of this credible threat of force. the russians they were shipping two to four shipments of weapons to asaad regime per week. >> and they still will. >> they stopped. >> but because -- >> the message that russian sha -- >> they stopped delivering them. >> what is the message that russia sent to syria about this? >> i think russia is telling syria, it is time to back off on the chemical weapons don't do this, you are going to creat

so much for earning a ba from george washington university in the '40s when being the daughter of a congressman and having two years of law school. two more years than kennedy had, by the way. what is the truth? i was skeptical at first. then i found in box 6 of lincoln's personal paper in the jfk library, her notes her shorthand notes. she wrote it down in her diary. it was somewhat scattered brained. she would write anything at hand. piece of memo paper. an engagement bank. book. two found two sheets. head of the white house washington dated november 19th. 1973, and there it is the conversation tribed exactly as she reported it in her book. there's been recently released information that confirmed that jfk would have seriously considri replacing johnson. in ted's memoir he reported that when he asked jackie to read the manuscript of "kennedy" and make comments. she deleted or moved every complimentary reference to johnson. she criticized the statement that the two men had enjoyed, quote, a deep mutual respect writing i think you overstate this a bit from jfk's side. then crossed out the entir

joining me now is guy wasserman, who is a professor of government at george washington university school of service in doha. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> it seems like a classic political game going on here. where do you think this will go next? >> that's always a good question. congress has the right under the constitution to appropriate money. the government cannot spend money that congress doesn't appropriate. part of congress, of course, is under the control of the opposition party republicans in control of the house. what it means is they have leverage over the administration, and they're trying to use it to restrict the implementation of obamacare, the health care reform. it will probably result in a government shutdown and that probably won't last very long. >> within the republican party there are some people a bit queasy about doing this. some thil it's brilliant but some don't, do they? >> you look at opinion polls. north korea and congress are about the same in popular opinion, about 12%. so they don't want to add to the allure or shall we say the aroma surroundin

i'm at george washington university. >> how about now? >> i could speak loudly if you guys can hear me. my question is concerned about the obama family and the romney family, their impacts on the

and no one seemed to have received victims with the exception of george washington university. they received a victim there but he was in his 60 aegs and deceased upon arrival. quite a heavy police presence behind me when i first arrived. a lot of planes closed and d.c. police officers making sure whoever were on the grounds were spoesed to be there. so far that what we have, the three victims brought here, some by tell komter and d.c. police officer and other two expected to survive these critical injuries, craig. >> some good news there for us from the hospital. thanks so much for that. >> reporter: we just heard from pete williams a few moments ago, at this point we're being very, very careful about releasing the name and identity of the shooter but at this point we believe he is a 34-year-old man from texas. we won't be releasing that name until we're certain. jim, in situations like this, is the lion's share of the time going to be spent over the next hour or so, desperately trying to track down who this person has been in contact with over the past 24 hours? >> no, you're

. >> i'm a graduate student at george washington university. my question was for dante. i'm interested in the starbucks theory. thomas friedman presents the golden arches theory. that's two assassinations that have simultaneously had mcdonald's and never engaged in a war against one another. that suggests a resolve economically, that a consumer is more interested in a certain service, rather than pursuing conflict. so does the starbucks theory per 100,000 occupants or inhabitants, does that suggest something about political consumer preferences as well? i wonder if you could expound upon that. >> this is an area that's of great interest to me, and i have access to all the experian data now, which i'm trying to figure out what to do with. it's a massive catalog of stuff . to me, what's happened with the consumer preferences is, what it's done is created communities that are more and more like terrariums because of niche marketing. a guy opens a store on your corner because he's trying to make some money or whatever, if starbucks or chick-fil-a or whole foods -- my god, if

university. c-span: 'general eisenhower comes closest to general--or to george washington as our greatest either person or figure in history.' you agree with that? >> guest: well, i think what--what gordon woods said was that--that neither--neither washington nor eisenhower was a great tactical or strategic general; that they--their--their great attributes were political. they were--they shared this m--this marvelous ability to make disparate elements work together. in the case of washington, it was--it was getting the north and the south to work together against a common--common enemy. in the case of eisenhower, it was getting the british and the americans to work together against a common enemy. but their--their attributes, i think, were political rather than military. c-span: and then the draft dodgers. and can you call grover cleveland and john d. rockefeller and andrew carnegie and j.p. morgan great when they dodged the draft? >> guest: well, i--maybe the--maybe i was guilty of--of--of something that--that i think all of us are guilty of, and that's using contemporary standards to judge the

this event was hosted by george washington university. [applause] that,nk you very much for a very kind introduction. andk you for inviting me professor and students, i'm delighted to be here. this is a particularly significant moment to be talking about the issues of our security , because this is going to be a very important week in the history of this country. of course we're coming up on the 12th anniversary of september 11, which is always a memorable moment and causes a lot of reflection. we are also on the eve of a presidential speech that is going to lay out the case am a so we are told, for why we need to take effective and vigorous to thein syrian response use of chemical weapons. that will lead to a debate in congress and perhaps to an authorization and military action. betweenery much poised the recollection of a horrible event for this country and a possible embarking upon a new challenge in another part of the world which could ultimately be quite serious, not only for this country but for the region as a whole. when i was s

not to make this school the, but george washington university i think is one school that is kind of the exemplary of this, it's the most expensive school in the country but nobody would say that it's of the highest quali quality. but i think it's capitalizing on the belief that price is synonymous with quality. so if you're a parent or student who may be a his uninformed abot the college process, or informed and you see that can you think of a semi-kid there to be a great shot at a high level of achievement. and i know for a fact that there's a lot of kids coming out with huge amounts of student loan debt. win colleges capture this money they sink into expensive building projects, student centers and hot tubs and rock climbing walls and things like that which are fun. i went to american university. i was the beneficiary of a lot of these nice amenities, i'm not going to lie, but in truth they were very unofficial to the learning process and i think i would've been happier being less in debt and having a nice less dorm room or cafeteria, or something like that. and then lastly, they play

a lot of us concerned when we heard you were at george washington university hospital with what wereed as stroke like symptoms. you seem to be okay at least in this interview. tell us what happened. how are you feeling? what's going on. >> i had a couple of incidents about two weeks ago, very good doctors that looked after me and i feel great. i have been back at work since right after i left the hospital, and everything is good and i am being smart listening to the doctors and i think everything should be good from here on out. >> have you changed anything as far as your lifestyle is concerned? are you eating better, exercising more, drinking more fluids, not working as hard? >> have you been talking to my mom? i have been listening to the doctors and i am being smart and whenever i get overly stressed out i turn on cnn just so i can listen to the tones of wolf blitzer at 5:00 every day. >> that could probably send you back. all right. good luck, dan pfeiffer. >> thank you, wolf. >> we're hoping you will be okay. i know you had a scare and a lot of us had a scare when we heard about

[laughter] also a professor at george washington university law school. in the legal affairs editor. as a highly regarded journalist the "atlantic monthly" and "the new yorker" and "the chicago tribune" of the "l.a. times" calls it have been influential legal commentator. moderator's of the aspen is a -- aspen is a to -- institute is the author of several books including supreme court of personalities. a graduate of harvard college, oxford university and yale law school. [applause] >> it is a great pleasure to be here. more than a sister institution that one of the great defenders of liberty in this country and i will make up a brief plug to say that the national constitution center is also americans town hall and increasingly on the web and radio we will be sponsoring debates to bring if the best minds of all sides and the citizens make up their own mind. we're the only one chartered to 70 information on a non-partisan basis to bring together libertarians and social conservatives in drear the hosting platform for these great debates. also it is an honor

we have a guess that is a senior fellow at the george washington university.in rhode island, a sergeant and picked up the telephone, and he called at naval station police and said, this guy is hearing voices. he said microwave -- he says that he can hear people through the microphone microwave and then he managed to keep his security clearance. >> obviously with what happened in seattle and earlier, weapons were involved. you have all the indications that this is a real problem. the question is when that report gets written up, who is looking at and what are they doing with it and what system is in place? fly, let's look at this guy's clearance and access right now. >> they had several weeks to do it. it was several weeks ago that the phone call was made. criminal record relating to gun violence, and he gained and kept his security clearance. here's how "the new york times" put it. time and again, his behavior fell below a level that would've brought a serious response, like a less than honorable discharge or involuntary commitment to a mental institution. exp

columbia, at the institute of politics at harvard, and she's been a fellow withnd the t george washington universitychool of media and public affairs. let me start with the memories of those who were actually among the leaders of the march on washington. congressman lewis, ambassador young, and julian bond. and congressman lewis, after so much violence against you personally, and against many others in the black community, how did you come to feel that nonviolence was the way to go? >> well, as a student during the late '50s and early '60s, we were taught the way of peace, the way of love, the way of nonviolence. every tuesday night at 6:30 p.m., a small group of students from tennessee state, medical college, vanderbilt university, peabody, american baptist theological seminary, would come together, and we would study the teachings of ghandhi, what he attempted to do in south africa, what he accomplished in india. we would study the role in civil disobedience. we'd study the great religions of the world. we had a wonderful teacher, a man by the name of jim lawson, and he infused us with the way of

he's also with the george washington university law school, a fellow at the brookings institution and legal affairs editor of the new republic. he's a highly regarded journalist whose workers appeared in the magazine, the monthly and either atlantic people he writes for both. "the chicago tribune" named him one of the ten best magazine editors and the nation calls him the most widely read commentator. since 2002 and a moderator at the aspen institute where he hosts panels on technology, privacy, free speech and democracy. he's the author of several books including the supreme court, personalities and rivalries that define america. he's a graduate of harvard college, oxford university where he was a marshall scholar. please welcome jeff rosen. [applause] >> thank you so much. it's a great pleasure always to be here at jeff cato. you are one of the great defenders of liberty in this country. we have so enjoyed our partnerships with you in the debate series the we started and i will take a brief epilogue to say in addition to say we the people, the national constitution center is also am

the information comes from documents the nsa was forced to turn over to researchers at george washington university. another target, the man right there, mohammed ali who converted to islam and refused to be drifted as a conshe enshis -- conscientious objector. >>> let's go to sal. >> this crash has blocked goff street which is one of the ways to get over -- or get down to the market street. a lot of people use goff street to head to market street. you can use van ness as an alternate. it should be a pretty good alternate. our newschopper2 is on the way and should be there in just a few moments here. if you know san francisco, he's probably maybe two minutes away from this crash. we will bring it to you as soon as he is there. i want to talk about another tragic accident. we'll come back to chopper, by the way, when the chopper gets there. this crash in atherton on middlefield near glenwood has middlefield road closed elk grove. a male pedestrian was hit and killed according to authorities. police are actually responding to this and are doing the investigation. this is close to menlo atherton high

. >> college students at george washington university say they will worry about how they will work ony graduate. >> they are so much different and great measurements in different schools. >> you don't have to have too many things like too many internships that don't mean a lot. >> a>> tit was a way to show my skills. >> it looks like this. it is a part essay part multiple choice assessment. >> we know these are the types of skills that the employers are interested in. these are skills above and beyond the content knowledge. >> there are more than 300 employers who hire graduates. 93 percent say those skills are more important than what a student majored in. >> career coach joan sherman will give this new test much difference. >> the real important thing is for you to give a sus spinth pitch about who you are and what you want to do. >> the first time this spring students will take the test voluntarily. daniel lee, wbal-tv1 news. >> there's much more news coming up. >> we will check in on the ravens and the bills. the run game percents the pass. is it that big a deal they are genl >> a

mary beth is the professor of national affairs at the george washington university, and he has received numerous fellowships and scholarships dealing with various germany and experts on terms of east germans in literature and also on the berlin law, and expert here today, and 11 years ago, we had the first panel, happy to be with you, and i look forward to your comments. thank you. whatever you want. >> it's one of the great paradoxes of history that the berlin wall was built august 13th, 1961 and torn down on november 9th, 1989 for the same reasons, to keep east germans from escaping the german democratic republic. the former event was carefully plannedded for on an early sunday morning in august with prior approval, and the war saw packed countries, the latter was literally the chaotic unraveling of a to therring regime. they had been told at the 40th anniversary of the gdr a mere three or four weeks before the collapse that the soviets would not come to the aid and stance -- assistance of the east germans in trying to deal with their problem of the mass refugees, and the grows number

washington journal." jeremy mayer will be joining us. he's a professor at george mason universityh background on the war powers act. and the president of sciu. that is all tomorrow morning on "washington journal." coming up next. thank you for joining us on this labor day weekend. we hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. have a great weekend. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> today on c-span, "newsmakers " with tom donohue. then remarks from richard trumka. deliversnet napolitano her farewell address.

. >> i'm a graduate student at george washington university. my question was for dante. i'm interested in the starbucks theory. thomas friedman presents the golden arches theory. that's two assassinations that have simultaneously had mcdonald's and never engaged in a war against one another. that suggests a resolve economically, that a consumer is more interested in a certain service, rather than purchase puge conflict. so does the starbucks theory per 100,000 occupants or inhabitants, does that suggest something about political consumer preferences as well? i wonder if you could expound upon that. >> this is an area that's of great interest to me, and i have access to all the experian data now, which i'm trying to figure out what to do with. it's a massive catalog of stuff of the to me, what's happened with the consumer preferences is, what it's done is created communities that are more and more like terrariums because of niche marketing. the guy shoo opens a store on your corner because he's trying to make some money or whatever, if starbucks or chick-fil-a or whole fo

years, he hashree been involved with national security at the george washington university. he is a graduate of dartmouth college. please tell me in welcoming him. >> some of my students who may that the worldow does not rotate around the ivy league. gw is very, very important i want to thank manuela and the board for organizing this evening. since i have been teaching national security and foreign- policy related to 9/11 for the last six years now, it is terribly important. terribly important to hear from somebody with experience and background and vision that former secretary chertoff has. i also want to thank dean brown for creating a dynamic teaching environment here at the elliott school. it has been a pleasure to teach here.i look forward to continuing to do that. because i worked for the homeland security senate committee and because i would have to with secretary chertoff would be coming for the committee to testify, one of my responsibilities as a staffer was to prepare very difficult questions for the secretary.and a number of different -- difficult questions. i wo