. ♪ >> our first guest of the morning is james walter -- wallner. thank you for joining us today.uest: thank you for having me. host: a little bit about the r street institute, how do you describe it? guest: it's a public policy organization, unlike anything i have seen in two decades working in washington dc. it's a think tank that thinks outside the box. it is looking for real solutions to real problems that we currently confront today. host: to get a little clarification, you formally worked in the senate working with various members of congress. can you give us an encapsulation of who you worked with them what you did? guest: i work for a variety of senators from jeff sessions to pat toomey who gave his farewell address last week in the united states senate. and mike lee, i was the executive director of the steering committee it was a great honor to work in that fabulous institution. host: part of your work is taking a look at the effects of congress. you wrote a piece taking a look at the lame-duck congress. you call it a threat to democracy. can you talk about what's for the

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james romer romer. captain walker hancock. tech five. charles holds. and captain walter hutch howson, one of two monuments officers killed in action during the final weeks of the war war. thank you. your presence adds meaning to the ceremony. words alone cannot express. to the proud families and friends of the graduate. your loved ones have run the way. run the race. well. your constant support and encouragement of them makes this day. yours as much as theirs. and to the graduates, the monuments men and women of the 21st century. this is not a normal graduation ceremony. each you has already built accomplished career. you've answered many of life's challenging questions. but you wanted something that involved an even greater personal sacrifice for an even higher cause. now embark on this new and noble journey as monuments officers you follow in the footsteps of a group of scholars, archivists, artists, librarians who 80 years ago were tossed into the chaos of world war with pitifully resources and a mission that they largely designed implemented on the fly. along the way

everything from the collections that document the period it is the walter cronkite archive who embodies the sixties more but we also have jamesr the head of racial equality, we have the agitator these are quintessentials 1960 collections and a huge photojournalism and archive in several of the photographers whose work documented the civil rights movement and particularly the entire archive that is with us i'm not saying we have the photo archives but we have ten or 12 prints we have selected natives, friends, they are papers in so to be mlk personal photographer of the largest collection of images in one place of king. we have the photo archives of good wins and charles moore and who photographed and when you see the images of fire hoses directed and also in terms of photography it goes alongg with the selma movement and we have historical archives who is the person in chicago the famous photographs when you think of selma and that scene on the edmund pettis bridge where john lewis is beaten nearlyre to death into alabama boys by the way who believe in civil rights so we have all of these collections with a massive collection

walter: four times better resolution, which means the pictures will be sharper. but the science, the way it will work, the jamesebb, you are seeing those pictures very sharp, but they are identifying parts of galaxies in space almost back to the beginning of the universe that people have not seen. it cannot focus more sharply, as we would like to be able to identify objects. so, the webb will identify a portion of space. the gmt, the giant magellan telescope, can in effect zoom in on that space, have a finer resolution, look at it more clearly. in addition to that, we will have a set of instruments which can collect that light, analyze it, and see, for example, does it contain signs of oxygen or water? so they will be complementary. david: how much does it cost before we get the giant magellan telescope? walter: we are estimating a little over $2 billion. david: where is that money coming from? walter: half is coming from private sources, university of chicago being one of 11 partners who put up about half. a federal government is negotiating with the national science foundation to come up with the other david:

he was active beginning if you just think about it, the walter cronkite archive who embodies the 60s more in terms of that but also we have james farmers archive who was the head of congress and racial equality. we had the agitator. these are quintessential 1960s collections and we have a huge photojournalism documentary archive with about 9 million images and at hand several of the photographers whose work we have, whose archives we have documented the civil rights movement and antiwar movement and i think particularly for example his entire archive is with us and whenhe i say we have the photo archives of these individuals, i'm not talking about a ten or 12 that we have selected. we are talking about everything. the contact sheets, the papers and so forth. so, this was martin luther king's personal photographer. we have the largest collection and images in existence in one place. we have the photo archives talking about dick goodwin, we had the archives of charles moore who photographed and has the most famous photographs of the birmingham movement and 64. his images when you see the images of the fire hoses being directed at

james martin, starting off this afternoon, thanks to both of you. and we also learned today the passing of television and journalist pioneer barbara walters. we will have more on her life and legacy a little bit later in this hour. right now, we are following some breaking news in ukraine. another round of russian strikes has rattled the capital of kyiv as ukrainians are preparing to celebrate the new year. at least one person is dead, nbc's matt is there on the ground for us. that, the damage from these latest russia strikes, it is not limited to kyiv, right? >> that is right. it was just the capitol, we saw these targets throughout the country, mykolaiv in the south, the province around dnipro in the east, the central part of the country to the west. but you know, it was the capitol really that bore the brunt of today's attacks. it is borne the brunt of the last three days of attacks. remember, this is part of a three-day-long assault on targets across the country. really, russia's favorite target, which is electricity infrastructure. that's what has been the new target for the last several months, ever since this latest round of missile

just think about it one of our star collections is the walter archive, who embodies the sixties more i think in terms of that but also also have james farmer's archive james farmer dr. farmer was the head of core congress racial equality. we have the agitator abbie hoffman we his papers these are quincy's central 1960s collections and we have a huge photojournalism and documentary photography archive with about nearly 9 million images in it. and several of the photographers whose work we have whose archives we have documented the civil rights movement and the antiwar movement. and i think particularly for like philip schulke, his entire archive is with us and. when i say we have the photo archives of these individuals, i'm not talking about, you know, ten or 12 prints that we've selected we're talking about everything. they're negatives. the prints there, you know, contact sheets, their papers and so forth. so flip schulke, martin luther king's personal photographer, we have the largest collection of images of martin luther king existence in one place because of flip schulke. we have the photo archives and talking about goodwill, we

host: we are going to have to move onto another caller now, james, but we appreciate your comments this morning. let's hear now from waltern new jersey. walter is on the independent line. caller: good morning. hi. merry christmas. host: merry christmas. caller: yeah. you know, i don't feel religion itself is danger. i believe religious fanaticism is dangerous. host: and what do you define as religious fanaticism? what are the indicators that someone has gone to the fanaticism end? caller: like when people blow up abortion clinics, shoot up a gay bar, something like that. there are other examples of religious fanaticism that may not be as extreme as that. like at a church, they said you had to read and only use one particular bible. i left that church. because i think that is fanatical. host: let's go now to danny. danny is on the republican line in mckenzie, tennessee. you are on, danny. caller: i think religion is made to bring us all together. and if it divides, you are going the wrong way. you got to read the bible yourself and learn for yourself. jesus walked on earth. he is god. if we believe in god, we live like jes

think about it, one of our star collection is a walter cronkite archive, who embodies the '60s more, i think, in terms of that. but also, we also have james farmer's archives, doctor farmer was the head of congress on racial equality. we have the agitator, abbie hoffman. we had his papers. these are quintessential 1960s collections. we have a huge photojournalism and documentary photography archive with nearly 9 billion images in it, and several other photographers whose work we have, whose archives we have, document the civil rights movement and the antiwar movement. i think particularly, for example,ch like flip show could come his entire archive is with us. when i submit thedu photo archis of these individuals, i'm not or 12 prince ten that we've selected. we're talking about everything. we're talkingng negatives, their prints, contact sheets, their papers and so forth. so shall keep was martin luther king's personal photographer get where the largest collection of images of martin became that exist in one place because of shokin. we have the photo archives, talk about dick goodwin. whereve the four archives of charles moore who photog

walter cronkite archive. who embodies the 60's more much, i think, in terms of that. but also, we also have james farmer's archives, james farmer. dr. farmer was the head of the coping congress of racial equality. and agitator, abby hoffman, his papers, quintessential 1960's collections and photo journalism and documentary archive with images in it and several photographers whose work and archives we have. documented the civil rights movement and anti-war movement and i think particularly, for example, like flip shulkey, his entire collection is with us. and i'm not talking 10 or 12 prints, they're talking everything, the negatives, prints, contact sheets, their papers and so forth. so phillip shulkey was martin luther king's personal photographer. we have the largest collection of martin luther king in one place because of flip shulkey. >> archives, talking dick goodwin, photo archives of charles moore who photographed and has the most famous photographs of the, really, the birmingham movement in 1964 where, you know, his images, when you see the images of fire hoses being, you know, directed at

james martin, thank you for your time tonight. happy new year. we appreciate it. >> same to you. >> coming on on the holiday weekend. >>> as we mentioned the world of journalism is mourning one of theirs. barbara waltersge of 93. a family spokesperson told cnn he passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. the statement goes on to say she lived her life with no regrets. she became the first co-anchor on tv at a time women were rarely if ever seen as journalists in the u.s. she became an interviewer of the famous and powerful who learned to embrace parity along the way. >> when gillda radner did you, you didn't like it? >> i didn't. it was when i first went to nbc to be the first female anchor, and she did barbara walters. and it bothered me being made fun of, until i walked into my little girl's room, she shouldn't have been watching television but she was and she said mommy, she's so funny. i said i have to learn to laugh at myself. after she died i wrote a letter to her wonderful husband and said how sad i was, and i signed it bah wa wa wa. >> she was the host of the view before retiring in 2014. her fight, determination helped turn her into a world class journal itist and in the pr

james torres, ktvu, fox two news. coming up a sad lost in the broadcast journalism world. we're gonna take a look at the history and career of barbara walters. and how she was a pioneer for tv journalism. the kid who's my age was probably the most shaken up and they're covered in oil is not a fun site. tampa bay football player former 49 are being called a hero after saving a family crashed in a helicopter in the gulf. details on that incident coming up right after the break. 15. the red hot 49 years will be going for their ninth straight victory, where they face the raiders in las vegas tomorrow. rookie sensation brock purdy has become one of the most talked about players and profile football since he replaced injured jimmy garoppolo just a month ago, pretty is now joined his idol hall of famer dan marino as the only two quarterbacks and nfl history with the quarterback rating of more than 100 and each of their first three starts. that's why he wears number 13. he loves marino. 49ers head coach kyle shannon says he is not surprised by the 23 year olds. incredible success. he's a guy who's probably always been counted out , and he's always