we are united on this effort, along with senator heller. a and i want to implement senator grassley and his top-notch staff who have worked with us tirelessly to put together what is truly a bipartisan bill. there has been a lot of give-and-take that has only gone into the development of this legislation. and i know all of us look forward to introducing it and moving forward and for its passage next year. in that vein, it is important that we hear from this committee as to your input as to how we can make this bill even better. and i know this hearing will be helpful in that regard. this iso say that complicated, first, because we are dealing with two systems. we are dealing with the title ix system and the criminal justice system. and the two systems have different goals. is title ix system, while it there for the redress of victims, it is there primarily to force college campuses to provide a safe and crime free and discrimination free campus. that is the purpose behind title ix. the criminal justice system, its purpose is in fact to hold

hellers's owner said they could no longer afford the rent in the mt. pleasant location. >>> temperatures in the mid-40s outside. you can see the lincoln memorial there. things are going to get a little bit better. > >>> it is 45 degrees. temperatures aren't too bad. it does feel a little chilly out here. we do see still some rain farther south. we have light showers from richmond over to the bay. that is where the rain is going to linger today. areas around the metro are going to dry out for the most part. a few spotty showers left over for this morning. here a a view of the satellite and radar. clouds today, so that is better. as far as sunshine, hard to find. areas off to the north and west. might see a little bit more sunshine than areas farther south. 41 for chevy chase. 40 for arlington. temperatures get to the mid to upper 40s today. temperatures about average. >>> allison this is probably the best monday ever on the roads this morning. no issues incidents or accidents. if you are just leaving the house, all lanes are open. no issues on 270. shou

chairman. >> senator heller? . >> thank you. i appreciate the committee's attention to this important issue. i didn't realize nevada was so advanced. we had three television channels able to watch our warriors, our san francisco 49ers, and the giants play. i know there are some in this room that may question why congress is involved in this area. i would like to explain why. every minute in the united states 20 people will experience domestic violence. last night more than 20,000 phone callses for made to domestic violence hotlines. one in three women will experience physical violence from a partner sometime in their lifetime. children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to commit dom oh stick violence later in life. as a husband, a father of two wonderful daughters this is unacceptable and something that must be changed. the numbers aren't just statistics statistics, they are people, wives, mothers, sisters and friends. the witnesses represent the most popular and commercially successful sports league s in the world. t

. >> heller's newly released book, the dash diet, a younger you it claims to put your your internal clock 20 years. >> it strengthens its ability to make you younger from the inside out. on the dash diet ambrose was sprinting towards success. >> never felt deprived on the diet whereas every other diet made me feel like i was missing something. >> it's important to consult with a registered dietician or someone that understands how to shape the plan to suit your particular health needs. since 2009, ambrose has lost a total of 90 pounds. >> i felt healthier and wanted to move more. >> that was sarah haines reporting. >> we are back to dashing in and out of cars, and temperatures are dropping. and rick is not even here. >> you are stepping it up there sara. >> are you doing very well. no precipitation is left as the last of the snow showers and sprinkles are off the coast and the sunshine is breaking through the clouds across the region fairly well, there is the airport. temperature though bellies that picture it's definitely cool with winds 13 miles per hour and that gives you windchills in

anybody but heller clinton, although i will vote for her if she becomes the nominee because i agree wholeheartedly with an -- and she is a straight politician full stop she was a great position she needs to to get elected. she wants to be president more than she wants to achieve a particular agenda. i like president obama and joe biden, but i can remember my household watching the debates on c-span. 2007, we loved joe biden. i mean, we are obama people. we voted for him. i would like to see him get a shot, the other fellow, i think it is awful, i cannot think of his name and i do not have my computer right now, but the fellow who is very young, he is mayor of new jersey, i think he has just become a center -- host: senator cory booker? caller: yes! oh, i want to see him, if not this election, the next one. i think he is our next president obama. but i would love to see a biden-cory booker ticket. host: all right. what do you do in danville, mary? caller: nothing. i am home on social security with a book that may come out from a small publisher. i have been a reporter in my life. living on social s

september senator heller mccaskill that oversees nhtsa colon the president to nominate a new its administrator without delay. unfortunately parcel bomb did not nominate to november the 20. dr. roe scientists served as the member of the ntsb and developing countermeasures for fatigue. he served at nasa for number of years safety is paramount dollars. we'll ask dr. rosekind house experience in the private sector can be translated to managing an agency they perceive to be in crisis. i will also be asking dr. rosekind how his expertise can utilize agencies that are much different than the ntsb. i believe that i believe that's a must have a leader that can hit the ground running. i will be asking rosekind about his familiarity with nhtsa in a particular administration's ongoing top to bottom review of mr. reporting in "the new york times." dr. rosekind will be involved in this top to bottom review if confirmed if he is conserved -- confirmed dr. bella dinh-zarr is the nominee to take over after the departure of deborah deborah hersman a step down early this year. dr. dinh-zarr this a compelling per

presenting the wreath for the first cavalry division, major jerry heller.senting the wreath for the national order of the purple heart, wendy buckingham and jake schneider. presenting the wreath [indiscernible] ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the playing of "taps." [band plays "taps"] ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. >> ok, ladies and gentlemen, at this time, one of my favorite parts of our ceremony as we are going to do the armed forces medley. if you have served or are presently serving in one of these branches of service, we would like you to stand and be recognized and be honored. we just want to thank you with the "armed forces medley." united states army! ♪ united states air force! ♪ united states marine corps! ♪ united states coast guard! ♪ united states navy! ♪ let's hear it for the united states navy ceremonial band, ladies and gentlemen! [applause] ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our ceremony for today. you are more than welcome to go visit the veterans who presented freedom mall. the we want to thank you for coming. god bless yo

, we had co-sponsors and we had great republican allies in the senate from senators mike lee dean heller and ted cruz and we are working with democrats, all over the democratic spectrum, dick durbin, sheldon whitehouse. we have support from the aclu the brennan center, the nra, tech freedom and the coalition is not going away. the coalition is going to continue to be working hard together. i think it's going to actually be a really interesting process as we go forward in the new congress under republican congressional leadership because the republican caucus with congressman massie being the prime example of this from today his remarks showed its split on this issue. and coming into the senate we have two new republican senators who were co-sponsors of the original broader version of usa freedom act. we heard from congressman massie that he has been talking to many of the new republican house members and he thinks there's going to be quite a number of them who are going to be in a civil libertarian pro-reform camp. i think it's going to be a very interesting run-up to june 1 and i can't

i think senator heller are referring to the collective bargaining process. but really a lot of the challenges that the financial incentives of the owners are to get the player back on the field and figure that the fans will forgive them in the end. >> yes, in our last two owners meetings, we have one coming in the next few weeks, is the uniformity, to make sure we're consistent with penalty process. >> so what leverage are you prepared to exercise in your actions with the owners? because i understand that by revenue, the owners are bigger than the league, and i'm wondering what you're prepared to do to try to get the owners to participate in this system of accountability? >> we're looking at all options. one of the things when we start talking about club accountability, maybe the removal of draft picks. you know, you have to do things to really hit the club, to hold the clubs accountable, but all things are on the table. we're discussing all options to make sure that everyone's held accountable, the player, the staff, local law enforcement that's working wit

marjorie heller man was found lying on the asphalt at the livermore outlets on december 9. she had traumatic injuries to the back and sides of her head. >> we can't look at her injuries and say oh, yeah that's an assault but you also can't say nothing happened. we -- we just don't know. we haven't found anything thus far to point one direction or the other. we have no idea. >> police say there are no surveillance cameras in this area of the mall parking lot which makes it happened to find out what happened. she died from her injuries this week. she was from arizona and was in the bay area on business. >>> police in menlo park are on the lookout for four alleged robbery suspects who stole $18,000. the suspects were wearing masks when they entered the el rancho market tuesday night. they attacked a cashier and held another checker at gunpoint before stealing money. police are looking for leads. >>> thousands of people are calling for a bay area officer to be fired over his threatening and provocative tweets. his boss says the officer will get what he deserves. >> believe me,t

senator heller? >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you for holding this hearing. also to our witnesses that are here today, thank you for taking time. ms. patterson, most of my questions will be directed towards you. yesterday "the washington post" reported that the nfl and the players associations are still at odds regarding changes to the personal conduct policy and how players' discipline is handled. is that accurate? >> i would say yes. >> it is accurate? >> that's correct. >> also in the article, the union has taken the position that a player should have the right to determine whether they play or not after an incident like domestic violence or sexual assaults take place. is that also accurate? >> i wouldn't say that's accurate generally. >> can you be more specific? >> well, it's hard with a hypothetical. i don't -- >> can you be more specific? >> well, it's hard with a hypothetical. i don't -- >> i'm just taking the article. >> right. >> is it true that the union's position is that a player should determine for themselves under certain incidents like domest

chairman. >> senator heller. >> i appreciate the committee's attention to this important issue. i didn't realize until the hearing that nevada was so because we had three television channels able to our sanr warriors, francisco 49ers and the giants play. that there i know are some here in the room that may question why congress is involved in the issue. to explain why. every minute in the united states, 20 people will domestic violence. last night, more than 20,000 phone calls were made to hotlines.iolence one this three women will experience physical violence a partner sometime in their lifetime. children exposed to domestic likely tore more commit domestic violence later in life. as a husband, a father of two daughters, this is simply unacceptable and something that must be changed. the numbers aren't just statistics. people. wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. the witnesses before us popular ande most commercially successful sports leagues in the world. the star players are household role models for fans and aspiring young athletes. witnessedew years we truly shoc

out of jefferson's property at monticello you'll travel 180 miles north along the journey through hellertional scenic byways to gettysburg, pennsylvania. you pass the, largest concentration of civil war battlefields in the country, including the beginning of the war harpers valley in the analysis -- harpers valley in manassas and the end of the war wilderness. it was upon these battlefields that most of the 62,00,000 men died. the journey through hallowed ground is commemorating the second 10 neil of the civil war -- is commemorating the sets with centennial of the civil war. it is a simple and eloquent plant to plant one tree for each 0,000 soldiers who died as a living room moral for the individual and combined sacrifices. that's right. you heard it. correctly. trees. this is such a great idea. . wish i thought of it myself these trees will create an 180 mile alley from monticello to journeyrg along the through hollow ground national scenic byways that reminds visitors they are on hallowed ground. have been planted to honor 1400 and 63 fallen men 1,463 fallen men. in the next 30 days,

chairman. >> senator heller. >> thank you mr. chairman.i appreciate the committee's attention to this important issue. i didn't realize until this hearing we had three television channels. we were able to watch our warriors are san francisco 49ers and the giants play. i know there are some here in this room that may question why congress is involved in this issue but i would like to explain why. every minute in united states 20 people experience domestic violence. last night more than 20,000 phonecalls were made to domestic violence hotlines. one in three women will experience physical violence for my partner sometime in their lifetime. children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to commit domestic violence later in life. as a husband and father of two wonderful daughters this is simply unacceptable in something that must be changed. these numbers are just victims, their people. their wives, mothers daughters sisters and friends. a witness before his represent the most popular and commercially successful sports leagues in the wor

guest: when the supreme court recognized that there is a second amendment right, and this was in the heller decision, justice scalia, .1 of the more conservative members of the court wrote the majority opinion and joseph scalia made clear that that still means that reasonable regulations remain constitutional. and that right exists for law-a3w50iding, responsible people, but not for felons and dangerous individuals. host: randy from fredericksburg, virginia, welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. i think that the nra stands against background checks is basically because they think that once they let them do that, then it's going to lead to even more restrictions down the road. and i would like for you to comment on that. host: thank you. guest: well. >> i disagree with you, randy. and i think that that's what the nra will say. the fact is, if you look at any of the position of the nra or any of the other lobby groups on the gun side, you will see that there is .1 motivation, and that's to sell more guns and increase more profit. they are speaking for a billion dollar gun industr

guest: when the supreme court recognized that there is a second amendment right, and this was in the hellerecision, justice scalia, .1 of the more conservative members of the court wrote the majority opinion and joseph scalia made clear that that still means that reasonable regulations remain constitutional. and that right exists for law-a3w50iding, responsible people, but not for felons and dangerous individuals. host: randy from fredericksburg, virginia, welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. i think that the nra stands against background checks is basically because they think that once they let them do that, then it's going to lead to even more restrictions down the road. and i would like for you to comment on that. host: thank you. guest: well. >> i disagree with you, randy. and i think that that's what the nra will say. the fact is, if you look at any of the position of the nra or any of the other lobby groups on the gun side, you will see that there is .1 motivation, and that's to sell more guns and increase more profit. they are speaking for a billion dollar gun industry,

. >> to me as an amateur, the heller brayton -- halliburton -- hughes deal signaled something else.further collapse in oil. our you going to be robert oil baron profusek? >> there is going to be a lot of shotgun weddings in the oil patch. no doubt about it. >> could you write that down? >> i'm not writing that down. >> that is the quote of the day. 2014other big theme from with these tax efficient transactions we saw, the inversion grace, some cash-rich split offs with the buffet deal. what do you expect for 2015 and terms of doing things for tax efficiently? i number is the mayor has said she will dispose of her yahoo! stake in alibaba in a tax efficient way. do you expect this trend to continue? >> i only have one observation about the world right now, and it is capital efficiency. if you have two pieces, to businesses under one corporate umbrella and it is not traded perfectly because the market doesn't get -- separating them is better. the market should get a perfectly, but never does. the alibaba state, everybody is talking about it. it is not easy to spin off its stock as oppo

it sounds like most of the questions following the record number of recalls and the he heller statedthe dots. and i think it's fair to say 2014 has not been a good year for nitsa. so i guess the question is a general one. what specific steps do brow ep you plan to take to restore the pub lick'slur trust? ÷ they're knot written do eÑ at the ntsb, they're called principles and practices of the agency. that gives you a sense of my perspective and viewpoint. similar critical eye used in the i believe ve investigations that have been done at the ntsb and apply those at nitsa. so when you think about having a kr critical eye, mine, if confirmed, would be the most critical. to look at every single area where things could change and then not hesitate to make those changes.t&&j i really believe we need to drive safety forward. there's no question about it. we have to acknowledge the zuk cesses. a fatal since 1950.4@? we have to balance that with the improvements that are cleerp ar being identified. >> i mentioned this in my opening statement. according to the new york times, the obama admin

freedom we had co-sponsors and great republican allies from cruz, heller and all over the spectrum. whitehouse.bin the clu, brennen center, coalition is not going away. it is going to continue to be hard.ng very i think it will actually be a eally interesting process in the new congress under republican congressional leadership because the as i think aucus congressman the prime example today it is split on issue. coming into the senate we have two new republic senators of the original broader version of the u.s.a. freedom act. e heard from congressman matthew he's been talking to lou f the new republican house members and there will be a number of them in the civil pro reform camp. i think that it will be a very 1 andsting run up to june i can't predict what will happen but i think we've got an road ahead. >> you did put together a broad there were t significant minority of advocates who opposed it because it didn't go far enough. you didn't get the ban on the loophole for 702. arcie has written where she opposed it. how do you as advocate, curt and you decide we something is good e

heller's and his comments are true today but this must change.ed 14 to one to review the cia's retention programs. a small team of committee investigators pored over the more than 6.3 million pages of cia records that the leader spoke about to complete this report will what what we call the study. it shows the cia's action as a decade ago are stain on our history. the release of this 500 page summary cannot remove that stain but it can and does say to our people and the world that america is big enough to admit what is wrong and confident enough to alarm from its mistakes. releasing this report is an important step and ordered to rebate store our values and show the world that we are in fact a just and lawful society. over the next hour a like a lamb for the senators and the american public >> reporter: there's a lot controversy over whether the report will be lit released at all due to the safety of americans abroad. but they do say that the torture. of the cia is now behind them. the torture of suspects led to no information on any future terro

freedom act and we had co-sponsors and great republican allies from senators cruz, heller and democrats, all over the spectrum. schumer, durbin, whitehouse. the aclu, brennen center, the coalition is not going away. it is going to continue to be working very hard. i think it will actually be a really interesting process in the new congress under republican congressional leadership because the republican caucus as i think with congressman the prime example today it is split on his issue. coming into the senate we have two new republic senators co-sponsors of the original broader version of the u.s.a. freedom act. we heard from congressman massey this morning that he has been talking to many of the new republican house members and there will be a number of them in the civil libertarian pro reform camp. i think that it will be a very interesting run up to june 1 and i can't predict what will happen but i think we've got an interesting road ahead. >> you did put together a broad coalition but there were significant minority of advocates who opposed it because it didn't go far enough. you di

heller: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to speak in support of some of the public lands provisions that were included in this year's national defense authorization act. before i do so i'd like to recognize the work of senators levin and inhofe. they've put together into this bill and their dedication to reaching an agreement with the house so that this bill can move forward on time as it has done over the last 50 years. as a member of the various committee -- veterans' affairs committee, i hear every day about the sacrifice our service members make to protect our country. passing the authorization bill that helps ensure they have the equipment they need and the resources required to meet the mission that they are tasked for is very important. while i'm pleased that the senate will be moving affor forward on this bii want to note that the service members bill does concern me. i hope the senate will have the opportunity to amend this in the future. this year the final defense bill includes several nevada public l

i think it goes to the culture that senator heller spoke of in his opening statement. i found it odd and i found nothing in your policies and procedures that would indicate that it was appropriate for the commissioner of the football league to call an individual player to reassure him that everything was just fine. >> senator, i will investigate that and get any information back to you. >> thank you. the nfl's handling of domestic violence is illogical in my opinion, especially when you look at the strict treatment of athlete who is violate the drug policy. take josh gordon. mr. gordon was suspended for an entire season for testing positive for marijuana during the off season. this imbalanced treatment happens all the time. espn analyzed cases of players found guilty of domestic violence between 2000 and 2014. the analysis showed in 88% of the cases the nfl suspended players for only one game or not at all for domestic violence while in comparison an 82% of substance abuse cases the nfl handed out suspensions of four games or more. does the league consider that to be a

. >> senator heller. >> thank you, mr. chairman.h an important issue. i didn't realize nevada was so advanced because we had three television channels. able to watch our warriors, our san francisco 49ers, and the giants play. so anyway, i know that there are some here in this room that may question why congress is involved in this issue, and i'd like to explain why. every minute in the united states, 20 people will experience domestic violence. last night more than 20,000 phone calls were made to domestic violence hotlines. one in three women will experience physical violence from a partner sometime in their lifetime. children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to commit domestic violence later in life. as a husband and father of two wonderful daughters, this is simply unacceptable and must be changed. these numbers aren't just statistics. they're people. they're wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. the witnesses before us today represent the most popular and commercially successful sports leagues in the world.

. >> first we're going to check in with bill heller for what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> that'syear. see you in 15. the man who runs gitmo is quitting. why is that? what we're also learning about the irs scandal in the early days of that story. howard schaefer used to run the new york police department here. he is here live today. so is governor george pataki on what is next on this massive police scandal in new york. leaving above venus. see new a few minutes on "america's newsroom". while every business is unique, everyone is looking for ways to cut expenses. and that's where pg&e's online business energy checkup tool can really help. you can use it to track your actual energy use. find rebates that make equipment upgrades more affordable. even develop a customized energy plan for your company. think of it as a way to take more control over your operating costs. and yet another energy saving opportunity from pg&e. find new ways to save energy and money with pg&e's business energy check-up. >>> well, talk about tipping the scales of justice, your highest court now ruling obesit