i arrived at georgetown a year ago. i was at university of colorado for ten years before that. and at georgetown i have this kind of crazy idea that i could take my programming knowledge and use it to kind of educate lawyers. , and again, with a heavy emphasis on the people who know very little, and it turns out in law school there are a lot of people who are in law school because they've made life choices that have pushed them away from technology. so there's a lot of people. so the course we created is called computer programming for lawyers, and it's an intensive, three hours a week really, really deep dive into the nuts and bolts of computer programming but seen through a legal lens. and it's just been a kind of painful but also fantastic experience both thinking about what does it mean to teach a lawyer technical skills like this, and at the same time just understanding and appreciating the pent-up demand. so let me just tell you a quick statistical story. so we offered this course for the first time in mid november of last year, and you have to understand in law school mid

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the resources together, nih, came together with georgetown university and really said, where inne nexfections are occu where do we get people diagnosed, where do we get them on treatment. and incidence has plummeted in the city. it's taking the parameters frro paper to action. >> is this a federal initiative? is most of this work done on the state level? >> it's done at both, it's also done at the community level. we have to remember how important the local community groups that continue to work tirelessly against this epidemic, ensuring that people in their community are served with health services that meet their needs, in a way that's representati receptive to them, nonstigmatizing, nondiscriminating. i think it helps that the churches are taking this on once again as a real issue to ensure that everybody who is in their pews on sunday is aware of their risk of hiv and their need to be tested. so community plays a really critical role. yes, there are federal dollars.

at georgetown university when i was 16 years old. so it feels like i've come full circle and i get to explore the city i started my life in america so many years ago. ms. brawner: are you going to have a roommate? ms. palmer: -- rep.-elect jayapal: my husband will be my roommate when he is out here. that is one thing i'm quite happy to have my own place. ms. brawner: before your political career, what did you do? rep.-elect jayapal: i actually had a number of different careers. i worked on wall street, i was a master's in business. i left that to work in the public sector. after 9/11 i ended up starting the largest immigrant organization. i started path, program for advancement of technology and health. so i've sort of had three separate careers. the legislative one is my fourth. but i believe that as long as we're learning and growing and continuing to try to do good for the most people possible, then i am doing right. where would you like to serve? what committees here in the house? rep.-elect jayapal: you know, it's really difficu

i am excited to -- i went to college here in washington dc at georgetown university when i was 16 years old. it feels like i have come full circle and i get to expire the city i started my life in america in. >> are you going to have a roommate? >> my husband will be my roommate when he is out here. i'm quite happy to have my own place. >> before your political career, what did you do? >> i actually had a number of different careers. i worked on wall street, i have a masters in business. i left that to work in the nonprofit sector. after 9/11 i started what is now the largest immigrant advocacy operation in washington state. before 9/11 i spent 10 years working on international public health and international development for an organization based in seattle. we were expanding health care around the world for families. families and other countries. i have sort of had three different careers. the legislative one is my fourth, but i believe as long as we are learning and growing and continuing to try to do good for the most people possible, and i am doing right. >> what committees would yo

. >> 2000, i was a freshman at georgetown university, you were there for "the daily show," a show you did on comedy central. >> stephen: i remember that jon stewart, that guy, a 72-year-old jewish man. >> yes. >> stephen: your character is based on him. >> you were at georgetown university, you were doing a remote segment because there was a theology professor there who was an expert on saints. >> stephen: sounds like me you were doing it for research. you were coming around and i was headed to my 9:00 a.m. euro civ class. i passed you and i was this little freckle-faced, puffy, hungover monster, and i saw you and was already a huge fan from strangers with candy on "the daily show," and this was before cell phones and i couldn't get a eh -- >> stephen: i remember you, you were the eh guy! >> eh! >> stephen: yeah. yeah. >> stephen: georgetown. georgetown. >> stephen: so was that, like -- is it vital have it also in the basement? >> yes! >> stephen: i dated a girl at georgetown when i was in college and go to vital village. >> which didn't sell school. >> stephen: that's exactly right.

georgetown university professor on how prosecutors, lawyers and judges lack understanding of technology and is working up result the problem. he is interviewed by a cyber and surveillance policy reporter at reuters. is a lot of computer scientists think they are better at it than they really are. i wonder if that is something we can do to use to appeal to people to help the government out. announcer: watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. eleanor roosevelt: good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm speaking to you tonight at a very serious moment in our history. the cabinet is convening and the leaders of congress are meeting with the president. and army department and navy officials have been meeting with the president all afternoon. in fact, the japanese ambassador was talking to the president at the very time that japan's airships were bombing our citizens in hawaii and the philippines and sinking one of our transports loaded with lumber on its way to hawaii. by tomorrow morning, the members of congress will be ready for action. people,eantime, we, the are alr

eastern on afterwards, georgetown university professor jason brennan that the failure of democratic political systems to provide the best outcome. calls for a change in how governments are run. in his book, against democracy. he's interviewed by the vice president of the cato institute. >> why is it that people reject that system is because they think it won't work very well. they think it will lead to bad outcome. the probably right. so once you say that why care about not just fairness but bad outcomes than you're my side and have start asking, well are you going to weigh fairness versus the quality of the outcomes. >> on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern the before columbus foundation presents the 37th annual book award which recognizes outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of america's diverse literary community. the awards are presented in san francisco. a5:00 p.m. eastern jonathan zimmerman professor of history of education at the history of pennsylvania who argues that free speech is under threat on college campuses across the country and his book, campus politics, politi

eastern, georgetown university philosophy professor jason brennan weighs many on flaws in democratic systems. and we wrap up our saturday prime time lineup at 11 with the 37th annual american book awards. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> 1776 was not a great leap forward for africans, nor was it a great leap forward for the indigenous population. it was for many europeans, that is to be sure. but europeans, as we well know, do not comprise the entirety of humanity. and i think what it set in motion is what, actually, we're seeing in 2016. that is to say, with 1776 you had the progressive expropriation of land from the indigenous population, and then that land was parceled out often times

-- >> a georgetown university professor on how judges and lawyers do not understand technologyicy reporter at reuters. scientists just love the law and love policy. >> and probably think they are better at it than they are. i wonder if this is something they can use to appeal the people to do their duty, and out.the government >> watch "the communicators" su nday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2./ u.s. --cember 7, 1941, japanese planes attacked pearl harbor. almost 2400 americans were killed. in almost 1200 wounded. franco d roosevelt appeared before a joint session of war against japan. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the pearl harbor out. attack and the u.s. entry into world war ii. up next, we hear from pearl harbor survivors who were on board the uss arizona during the attack. the national park service conducted these oral histories.

. >>> members of the washington capitals help to spread cheer and visited sick children at georgetown university hospital and passed out blankets through the nhl biggest assist happens off the ice program. the children receive special hats and players and patients painted canvas paintings that will be autographed and auction off during the game december 29. >>> coming up on wusa9 and emotional reunion in syria as people are evacuated from dire conditions in aleppo.>>> in the 20s before the game is over and then temperatures in the teens tomorrow morning. frederick, manassas 18. 23 as far south as fredericksburg and talking about moderating temperatures and look ahead to >>> more evacuations overnight from neighborhoods in the syrian city of aleppo. nearly 50 children trapped in an orphanage among the thousands evacuated overnight. tens of thousands more still believed to be stuck there but the threat of violence is always present. yesterday a group of rebels set fire to buses sent to get civilians out to safety. do you and estimates there were 40,000 people and 5000 rebel fighters holed up in th

anna-lysa: students at georgetown university are checking their immunization records to mature they haveeceived the mumps vaccine after a student was diagnosed with a contagious virus. >> i went back and checked my records to make sure i had the vaccine. anna-lysa: the university's associate vice president of student health has reminded students that symptoms may include fever and swelling around the jaw. some of the best ways to avoid spreading the disease is for students and faculty to wash their hands, cough or sneeze into a tissue, and avoid sharing drinks and eating utensils. contract -- contact respiratory secretions when coughing or sneezing or direct contact. >> i'm pretty worried. especially we are living in a communal setting, sharing bathrooms and all that. it's important to sanitize all the time. >> it makes me nervous knowing there are people here who have not had the immunizations when they should. we have to submit records before hand. kimberly: that was anna-lysa gayle reporting. coming up -- is russia coming clean to olympic organizers? new revelations about the country

jonathan: a health alert at georgetown university where a student has been confirmed diagnosed with mumps, which is a highly contagious illness. careful. anna-lysa gayle has the details live from the school. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: jonathan, as the festive decorations indicate, students and faculty are ready for winter break. meantime, they are reminded of ways to prevent the spread of virus. some are more concerned than others. and let us know what's happening. anna-lysa: students are checking their immunization records to make sure they have the mumps vaccine after a student was diagnosed with the contagious virus. >> i made sure that i was good. anna-lysa: the associate vice president for student health has reminded students that symptoms may include fever and swelling around the jaw. the best ways to avoid the disease is for students and faculty to wash their hands, cought or sneeze into a tissue or elbows, and avoid sharing drinks or eating utensils. >> i am pretty worried. i think especially because i'm living in a communal setting, sharing bathrooms and all that, it's very important

and playing games with the young kids inside the pediatric oncology clinic at the med star georgetown university >> we bring a smile. having a hard time right now. >> 4-year-old is now in remission. at 12 months old he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. today he is making the solar system out of play-do with his friend defenseman nate schmidt. >> it's nice to replace the bad memories with memories like this. we are thankful that they are here. >> the kids get a few moments out of the hospital room or away from treatment to forget about being sick. >> sign these! my shirt. a piece of paper. and all that. and the hockey puck. >> putting their artistic skills to the test. capital theme canvas paintings that will be auctioned off to benefit tracy's kids, a program helping young families cope with the stress of cancer. >> it's fun to be here. the kids are having fun. we are having a great time. >> these are memories the kids wil thurs that will -- pictures that will last a lifetime. maureen: we have breaking news from prince george's county. skytrak7 is over the scene of a crash in adelphi. re

georgetown university philosophy professor jason brennan discusses his book "against democracy" in which he argues democratic medical systems fail to provide the best outcomes and calls for a form of government run by the most knowledgeable in society. p he's interviewed by david boaz, vice president of the cato institute. >> jason brennan, you teach philosophy at georgetown university has election of donald trump major academic colleagues more sympathetic to your case against democracy? >> guest: absolutely. it's made them more sympathetic and a general it's public more sympathetic. my best evidence was doing an npr interview a couple years ago and people were calling against. i did it again a year ago and people called in and were saying the opposite, like i know. what what we do about this? it's not that people are sympathetic to the point of saying i might be right but rather sympathetic to the point of saying clearly there's a problem and it's time to think about solutions. >> host: some of us without if hillary clinton gotten elected that might also been an argument against democra

are speaking with georgetown university law center professor paul ohm. he is also the faculty director of that university center on privacy and technology. volz,oining us is dustin who covers cyber security and surveillance. dustin: how is this affecting government prosecutors, government lawyers have to deal with cyber criminals and cyber means. is this rewarding criminal investigations? paul: i should get a little biographical, i'm a computer scientist by training. after i graduated i became a criminal prosecutor. unit.in a and it's funny because as an on demand this was a half generation ago when we were just beginning to deal with hackers and viruses and all sorts of emerging challenges online. time, and probably more so today, it was really a challenge to figure out how to take these olds dusty's old schools we have and adapt them to something new. so it is a constant struggle of reeducation and trying to keep up. >> lawyers who go into law school and government, those types of folks would maybe go to engineering or medical school. we need to focus o

georgetown university student has been diagnosed with mumps. the university sent out a letter to the community telling everybody what spread through coughing, sneezing and direct contact. symptoms are fever and swelling and grand rapids around the jaw. we have more on the town -- swelling and soreness around the jaw. we have more coming up. doug: a few clouds this evening and we will drop in the lower 40's. later tonight is clouds increase. this is the stormwatch7 future cast. this is a simulation of what may be happening. i reich to point out that the -- i like t placement of the precipitation you can't rely on. but the general theme is there. that is tomorrow morning is the upper air disturbance coming over. there may be a patch of light rain with a possibility of a few wet snowflakes in spots. it continues to indicate the best chance is south of washington area. what that means no impact on driving. you may have wet snowflakes on the windshield. most of the area will remain dry. some will have the sunshine in the morning. everybody is going

although hillary and georgetown university has done a great study using some administrative looking at the capabilities of survivors and their recovery. that is exactly the example that we could do more of if we had more of these tools. in wisconsin, we are trying to get a pilot off the ground to work with the task force to build an open source repository of tools and id. then to our child trafficking victim identification needs in wisconsin. most of the states, many have task force is now, but many cannot answer the question how many trafficking victims do we have in our state? we have 50 states. all of these same tools could be developed for our domestic trafficking challenges can be applied to other transnational challenges like the u.s.-central america dynamic of migrants coming to the u.s., often trafficked. we are not able to keep track of them right now. they are handed over to uncles and then they disappear, etc. we need better tools for tracking them. familynvolved in usaid's first initiative which is continuing work, a design thinking exercise, thinking about the needs for fa

he addressed a large crowd at georgetown university. about regulation. he talked about the new trump administration and we have to give it a fighting chance. >> they are in a position, that a lot of stuff seems awful clear to them but it's not so clear. we'll see. we'll see what happens. >> the vice president also said he is more optimistic about america's chances today than at any other time serving in the past 44 years. >> there is more ahead at 12:30, the mayor of los angeles took the subway to work to show the transit system is safe. the latest on the threat there. >>> and jimmy kimmel is taking on something he never has before. hosting the oscars. just ahead when "action news" comes right back. >>> a man in north carolina is behind bars after opening fire during a christmas parade. police in sanford says that the shooting left one 18-year-old seriously injured and a 16-year-old with an injury that is not life-threatening. not far from the store he saw a man firing shots as parade floats went by, the shooting forced orlandos to end the parade early.

to eradicate a potential threat that public health expert lawrence gostin of georgetown university sayss very real. lawrence gostin: you know, this is serious. if you look at the fear in young women, particularly poor young women's eyes around zika, then you would understand. lisa: but panic does create its own set of problems. lawrence gostin: it's a huge problem. lisa: you have overspending. you have fear. you can't walk that back. lawrence gostin: no you can't, i think, you know, i do believe that mosquito control using, including genetically modified mosquitos and spraying, intelligent spraying, was a good idea. lisa: is the fear justified though? particularly in the united states. lawrence gostin: the chance of you being bitten by a zika infected mosquito are the chances that your baby is going to have significant long term problems, you know they are reasonably high. it's not something to take lightly. lisa: something that jacqueline powers doesn't take lightly either. jacqueline powers: i hope that the next time whether it's zika or whatever the next public health crisis is going

before hitting the road again, and today they spent time spreading cheer to young patients at georgetown universityl who are receiving treatment for serious illnesses, and they spent the day painting, handing out gifts and smiles to everyone there. >> you forget you're in the hospital and you're in the presence of these amazing, heroic athletes, and it's so fun to be here. >> you ca after practice, and you know, you spend time with the kids. >> i know all my friends are jealous like wait, where are you going? and i'm just going to hang out with the caps' players. >> nothing wrong with that. >>> finally tonight, ezekiel elliott celebrating his touchdown last night by jumping into the large, red salvation army kettle. the organization says they received $180,000 of online donations in the 12.5 hours after the kettle leap. that's 561% increase in that time frame. last year he was penalized but the nfl did not fine him. he said he would have paid the fine anyway, usually around $12,000, and it was a good leap. he and prescott had just spent the week before helping out with the salvation army. >> it's s

students at georgetown university. >>> call by republican senators to investigate russians. >>> who won'tgetting the job of secretary of state. former new york mayor rudy giuliani and taking his name out of contention. the transition team says that giuliani told them on november 29th that he wanted to be removed from consideration. >> on another front tonight. president-elect donald trump is brushing side concerns that he has picked to

in 1995, he spoke about the role of the federal government to an audience at georgetown university. mr. mivka: the plain fact is that government doesn't work for the common people without the people's trust. if government fails, we will all be the poorer for it. that is not a partisan issue. it is a national issue. in the spirit of hopeful skepticism, i would like to defend this american national government. while the most prevalent view is that even if you can agree in theory that government works, it fails to work in practice. it's all well and good to talk about it in political science classes and occasionally the law school classes, but when you get into the real world, all government is a failure. i have to tell you, after 40 years of looking at it at the state and federal level, that cynical view is just false. government works and it works well in uncountable numbers of cases through the years, up to and including the present day. my god, said thomas jefferson, how little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, which no other people on earth e

. >> a georgetown university law school center on the lack of understanding of technology and work toproblem. he is interviewed by a cyber and surveillance reporter at reuters. the law, love policy, and probably think they are better at it than they really are, but i wonder if that is something we can use to appeal to people to do their duty and help the government out. >> watch the communicators monday night at a clock p.m. eastern on c-span2. this december 7 marks the 75th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor in 1940 one. up next on american history tv's ,eal america, "know your enemy" an hour-long u.s. army film directed by frank capra. it portrays japan as a nation determined to rule the world through military conquest. production began in 1942, but there were several delays and revisions, and the film was released until august of 1945, too late to use the film to encourage u.s. soldiers and the american public to make sacrifices for the war effort. this film from the national archives contains many graphic scenes of four and racially insensitive language that some v

christopher swift from georgetown university, thank you for talking with us.and turkey who‘ve been on opposing sides in the conflict. but some groups, including so—called islamic state, are not part of the agreement. earlier i spoke to pavel felgenhauer, who‘s a russian military analyst in moscow. he told me about the timing and details of the deal. it happened when the agreement came together. it‘s not that it was deliberately postponed for the new year. it is a complicated agreement between a great number of different kinds of groups and forces and outside states. russia, turkey, iran, working together with the syrian assad regime and opposition groups, trying to put together some kind of agreement. an agreement that would change the basic landscape of the syrian civil war. of course this agreement came after the end of the battle of aleppo and after the battle of aleppo and after the battle was ended, it was obvious all sides needed an operational cause. practically speaking, it happened, eve ryo ne practically speaking, it happened, everyone needed a cause

. >> georgetown university professor on how prosecutors and judges and has helped to resolve problems and interviewed by cyber and viewer sailance reporter at righters. >> a lot of scientists love the law and think they are better at it than they really are and can we appeal to people to do their duty and help the government out. >> watch "the communicators" this evening at 8:00 on c-span 2. >> we have a special web page to help i follow the supreme court. select supreme court near the right-hand top of the page. once on our page, you will see four of the most recent oral arguments and click on the view all link to see all of the oral arguments covered by c-span. watch justices in their own words including interviews in the past few months. there is a calendar for this term. a list of all current justices with links to see all their appearances on c-span as well as many other supreme court videos available on demand. follow the supreme court at c-span.org. >> these two men joined forces to create a bipartisan working group on the issues around communities in the country who are experi

georgetown university law professor on how prosecutors, lawyers and judges lack understanding of technology and work on how to resolve that problem. his interview at reuters. >> computer scientist love the law, policy and probably think they are better at it than they really are. i wonder if it is something we could use to appeal to people to do their duties to help the government out. watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. we have a special webpage at c-span.org to help you follow the supreme court. go to c-span.org and select supreme court where the right-hand top of the page. once onc-span.org to the suprem, you will see four of the recent oral arguments from this term. seek on view all links to all of the arguments covered by c-span. you can find recent appearances by many of the supreme court justices, or watch justices in .ne-on-one interviews with justices kagan, thomas and ginsburg. there is a calendar for this term. a list of all justices to see all of their appearances on c-span, as well as many other supreme court videos available on demand. follow th

factf you are reporting a -- host: he also studied at georgetown university, our guest , david chavernent and ceo of the news media alliance. great,newspapers are wonderful. they were not big enough to encompass what the industry is. they are all day, digital businesses. they have a whole range of businesses around creating wonderful, original news content. host: this is from another viewer. it is called "click bait." you click on the fake news and the originator gets paid every time you do it. guest: exactly. we get back to the issue of propaganda. a lot of it is economic. jim from spartanburg, pennsylvania, welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning, how are you? host: great, thank you. caller: i want to go back to newspaper regulation. is for us to understand it because we are not in the industry, but i must say that overregulation is happening in every industry written by executive order or unnamed bureaucrats that we really don't know. and it is interesting to see an industry like yours that typically backs democrats and backs them for office and everything, and now you are

eastern, georgetown university philosophy professor jason brennan weighs in on flaws in democratic systems. and we wrap up our saturday prime time lineup at 11 with the 37th annual american book awards. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> what was essentially the longest piece i'd ever written for "sports illustrated" -- aye been there now 22 years -- it was nearly 10,000 words, and it was a specific story about, well, our group has produced great football players. mike ditka, tony dorsett, to some extent -- [laughter] ty law, sean gilbert and a slew of division i players and just an incredible -- and athletes in general. so i wrote a story about that and how they were still -- and it was kind of a limited story in the sense that it was about football, and it was about, about football in the face of great difficulty and great pain. and triumph amid that pain. and it was a pretty graphic story. and some people didn't like it because it was, it maybe went into the pain too much. but the people who i wrote about thanked me -- not me, but they wanted their story told. they wanted

said, "i just wanted to do some good and went about it in the there is news that a student at georgetown university has mups, that has mumps, which is highly contagious. >> i am pretty worried. especially because i am living in a very communal setting, sharing bathrooms and all of that. it is really important to sanitize all the time. >> that there are people here who have not had the immunizations that they should have. jummy: symptoms may include fever and swelling around the job. the best -- and swelling around the jaw. avoid sharing drinks, wash your hands. we want to get a check of the forecast at home. it is a cold one, and also cold in the studio, v.j. veronica: that is for sure. the sun comes up. eileen and myself -- we have been tracking a cold front coming to our area right now. triggering a few flakes across the area. that is the blue you are seeing organizing around montgomery county up toward baltimore. i am going to zoom in and around d.c. that changes over to a sprinkle. maybe a little bit of a mix there south of bethesda, but blue from areas with hills toward wheaton, toward baltimo

edwards lifted a biography of lucius clay, american military governor and it was a seminar at georgetown university, several people including frank clack, his son who had been a general talked about the early days in 45-46 one american intelligence penetrated east berlin, very interesting. they had moles in the east german government by early 47. one other question, can you remind me what your was at the us had diplomatic relations? was that when you were there? >> that was in the 70s, and the 80s. >> one story i was told is joan clark, a career diplomat, negotiating in berlin in 45 and negotiating with the east germans, building for the american embassy and these berliners showed her a building, that will be -- not going to take that one. underneath is one of your tunnels because your stasi is right across the street, amazed she knew that. >> interesting, thanks for sharing that. >> this is a tough question from a moral point of view during the cold war, people chose sides. i sympathize with everything you said but we in america were supporting iran in latin america and other places and using simi

university of wisconsin school of law, but this semester he is gracing the faculty of the georgetown university law center. professor snyder received his ba in history and american studies from duke university and his jd from yale law school. among his many publications, "a well paid slave." a forthcoming book titled "the house of truth: a washington political salon in the foundations of american liberalism." please join me in a hearty welcome to professor brad snyder as we hear his commentary on sacco-vanzetti and the supreme court. [applause] mr. snyder: thank you for having me. i am honored in a little humbled by the introduction of justice ginsburg. it is amazing to be into to see somebody that has done so much for gender equality in this country and i look for to telling my children one day that i met you and that you introduce me before all of these people. i would also like to thank jennifer lopez the supreme court historical society and everyone networks there that make this day possible. as well as my family and friends in the audience. morse to importantly, my constitutional law stude

gregg: let's talk to christopher smith, national security professor at georgetown university.ood to see you, christopher, normally russia retaliates in response to america's retaliation blues not happening this time. when putin is taking a different tack as he appears to be utterly dismissing president obama as irrelevant. what do you make of it? >> several purposes, the first is to play down the seriousness of russian intervention not just in the us election but in elections across the west. second it has the advantage of setting things up for a reset with the trump administration, what they are interested in doing. the kremlin is playing the high road. it is important the incoming administration focus not on what russia was saying but what russia is doing. if we take that perspective a lot of things russia is doing internationally are far destabilizing than the expulsion of 35 diplomats from the united states. gregg: how does the sanctions order impose real or meaningful cost against russia that might deter its behavior? even democrats on capitol hill are describing presiden

several years ago g edwards lifted a biography, clearly early and after the war, a seminar at georgetown university, several people who were there including clap son, talked about the early days of 45 and 46 when american intelligence penetrated these -- very interesting, they said in the east german government by 47. can you remind me what years wasn't the us had diplomatic relations with the ddr, is that where you are? >> in the 70s it began. >> joan clark, career diplomat, and building for the american embassy and east berliners showed a building and we won't take that one. underneath is one of your tunnels because stazi is right across the street and amazed that she knew that. change from a moral point of view, people chose side hands we in america in iran, similar tools, how do you equate cold war trying to have that? >> that is a tough question. that requires a lengthy discussion and there is no simple answer to that one. that is something we can talk about if you stick around after i sign a few books. i will go into that a little more. that is a loaded question. >> did these stories tell you

word of another sex crime in georgetown has many worried like georgetown university sophomore kalen kochs. >> it's been concerning to students because a lot of students walk in the area. >> reporter: the water front park assault is the first incident like this reported in georgetown since august. on knife grabbed a. wo, covered her mouth and threw her down. she scared him off. a few blocks away a man exposed himself to a woman. on potomac a man touched a woman on the steps of a home. >> one sexual assault is troubling. when you have three or four it is a concern. >> reporter: commissioner solomon helped set up a community crime meeting with police last night. he said police are stepping up >> patrols are becoming more visible. we are getting more for the christmas season as well. >> reporter: council man jack evans was at the meeting. he says sexual assault in georgetown has gone up since last year. >> they are up 100% from last year. now they went from five to ten. i don't want to alarm everybody that they are out of control. but ten instead of five is a significant increase. >> reporter

georgetown university philosophy professor jason brennon provided a critical look at democracies andharvard business school professor talked about the motivations of white-collar criminals. in the coming weeks on after words, sylvia will describe how our bodies react to fat. jonathan weighs on the legacy of president barack obama. also al ferd university philosophy professor explores happiness comes from frugality. wall street news editor looks at women who have successfully climbed the corporate latter. >> i think the other aspect that's important to talk about is this notion that maybe asked the women who take on the roles because no man, you know, was willing to do so and women because of how we perceived role as leaders, because of unconscious biases are seen as odd duck . they are subject to greater scrutiny but they are more willing to take on some of the high-risk assignments because they want to prove that, you know, they can do it. in mary's case, she stepped in a company that was doing well and you know what hit the fan with this huge recall crisis many, many desks, the pro

saturday night at ten eastern on afterwards, georgetown university professor jason brennan looks at the failure of democratic political systems to provide the best outcome and calls for a change in how government is run in his book against democracy. he is interviewed by the vice president of the cato institute. >> fairness doesn't get you to democracy. why don't people want that? they think it won't work very well. they think it will lead to bad outcome. >> they are probably right. once you say that, i care about fairness but bad outcomes, then you're on my side and you have to start asking okay, how are you going to weigh fairness versus the quality of the outcome. >> on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, before columbus foundation present the american book awards which recognize outstanding literary achievement from the spectrum of americans diverse literary community. the presents that the jazz center in san francisco. at 5:00 p.m., jonathan zimmerman from the university of pennsylvania on the increasing pressure to curtail free speech on college campuses across the country. he talks abou

he called children hospital, inova fairfax hospital, georgetown university. all of them he said were full up completely. the respiratory syncytial virus, or r.s.v. for short is not usually a problem for patients under 2 years old. for some at-risk patients it can cause serious problems. pneumonia. he tried suburbans but they have no pediatric i.c.u. he found one bed left at the children's i.c.u. at the johns hopkins center in baltimore. >> i would love to have more resources available to send my patients. we have an excellent relationship with the primary transfer. medical centers. very rare that we can't get a patient to them. richard: the doctor says he hasn't seen anything likehi the lack of the i.c.u. beds. call your pediatrician. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: this is live from the fedex field. those are cheerleaders running on the field. if you are heading out, bundlal up. it will be chilly in the stands at fedex. stormwatch7's meteorologist steve rudin live with the game time forecast. hey, steve! steve: it's cold out here but a lot of fun. you lo

. >> as a special treat for the children, georgetown university head basketball coach john thompson stoppedand read a story to the kids. some of his players were also there to help distribute those coats. we posted a link where you can donate to the cause. the nbc washington app search kids coats donations. >>> the temperatures have dropped way past uncomfortable and are now downright dangerous. >> doug, what again time we had cold like this in december? >> we looked all the way back to 2010. it's been six years since we've been this cold. temperatures right now, i mean, it's one thing to talk about temperatures in the 20s. it's another to talk about wind chills in the single digits. that's really what it is. it's all about this wind and as the sun goes down we even lose a little bit of that helping us to stay on the warmer side. we are in for one brutal night tonight. plenty of sunshine. clear skies. 23, winds out of the northwest at 30. that's the current wind gusts right now in d.c. you mentioned those temperatures in the teens already back to the west. 18 winchester, 19 port royal. the

our guest is georgetown university law center professor paul ohm.r that, segments from a recent middle east forum that included israel's defense minister and the foreign minister of egypt. live at 11:45. the group no labels takes a look at what to expect in the first 100 days of a trump administration. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in

then when he came to the united states and was going to georgetown university, he was determined to track changed his life and helped him achieve his dreams. >> look at him, hoda! >> she saw him as a little 9-year-old in a picture. wrote him letters. he wrote about his life on the farm. afterwards, lost contact. this kid tracked her down and found her. got his doctorate doctor in her honor. >> dedicated, that little $15 a month actually paid for three quarters of his entire -- his education, all the way through becoming a doctor. >> picture that? this is one tiny chapter in the book. as you flip, there's another one and another one. >> i know. >> another one we wanted to talk to you about. >> the other swun the baby-sitter. another sweet story. you know, all of the chapters, i love them all. all unique, all special, but this particular one, her name is mary faulkner a real estate agent, young mother came in with an infant child looking for an apartment and also looking forea baby-sitter. mary said she's help her out and she ended up baby-sitting for san tino for four years. then the mothe

hunter scarborough is recovering from surgery at georgetown university hospital >> his home town fireteam to be a firefighter when he grows up. they made a few calls and those calls turned into a heart warming story. alexandra limon was there and joins us with the story. >> reporter: hunter's mom tells me spent more times in the hospital this year than in the home. thanksgiving, christmas, and tomorrow is new years eve, this visit from dc firefighters means more to him than we will ever know. >> a photo op, a smile while can't be seen behind his mask is obvious in his eyes. happy moments for 8-year-old hunter scarborough, who had a massive surgery just seven weeks ago. and is spending the holidays in the hospital. it was a transplant so rare, only about 50 happen in the u.s. each year. but hunter powered through it >> he's very strong. part of it is that she's very smart. he asks a lot of good questions and like to say understand everything that's happening. >> reporter: just a few minutes, hunter got to stop, stop thinking about the feeding tubes, the wheelchair and the endless proce