bill press and jason johnson thank you so much for coming inside "the war room." cover your mouth and shield your lungs, coal is making a comeback. china is in a race to see how quickly it can destroy its clean air, but don't worry, u.s. coal companies are getting in on the act too. >> jennifer: pollution readings in beijing, china were the worst on record last month. they advised the elderly, children and people with respiratory to just stay in doors. the air was so bad it was literally off of the charts. the air quality index maxes out at 500. in the chinese capitol, the reading hit a whopping 755. a major culprit behind the toxic smog was coal. china is the largest consumer of coal. and its appetite for coal isn't waning any time soon. it currently has 620 coal-fired power plants with another 363 coal fired power plants in the works. coal is of course among the dirtist of fossil fuels. here is a dirty little secret some of this coal comes from america, and if big coal has its way, there will be much more en route to asia. the u.s. coal industry is currently cam

quickly to wrap this up, jason johnson, why was mitt romney the winner in this category?> it literally cost this man the e election. when you can deliver one line that costs you a once this a lifetime opportunity that you have been shooting for since you were born, that's an amazing performance of all time. >> or marco rubio which had positive effects, the other side of the coin. >> marco rubio was the biggest blockbuster. he has managed to sell more than 3500 water bottles. i think he gets the biggest ticket sale award for sure. also, he handled it very well after the fact. he laughed at himself. people aren't used to seeing politicians laugh at themselves and not take everything so seriously. good for him. he gets best comedy. >> ana, jason, robert, thank you for joining us today. the next hour of news room after a quick break. your longwear makeup might stay on, ♪ but will it stay fabulous 'til 5 o'clock? it will if it's new outlast stay fabulous foundation from covergirl. what makes it so flawless hour after hour? primer, concealer and foundation, all in one. get the

also here to talk about rubio, pete dominic, jason johnson and amy kremer. irst question to you, jason, marco rubio will speak spanish, but it seems kind of patronizing. >> doing the response to the state of the union, it's like the career kiss of death. it's like being on the cover of madden, being an extra member of destiny's child, it will never get you anywhere. i don't think that's going to help him be the leader of the party. it's treating latino voters like they are stupid. they remember how the republican party behaved with immigration. just because he gives a speech in spanish will not magically change things. >> amy, conservatives, do they like marco rubio. >> yes. it's a tremendous opportunity for us. he beat who is now a democrat, charlie crist in 2010. and so he's a conservative -- i mean, haes tea party. he can reach those voters, to explain why the republican vision is good. why we need to shrink government. and grow our economy and create a pro growth environment. it's an opportunity for all americans to be in the middle class. so yes, i think

bush and jason johnson, chief political correspondent for politic 365 and political science proof sorelege. welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> honest wages for an honest day's work? that's how president obama characterized his state of the union call to boost the minimum wage to $9 an hour. but some small business owners already struggling with the cost of obama care may face a bigger cash crunch if the president's plan is approved. the question for you this morning, should the minimum wage be raised? ron? >> carol, good morning, i don't think it should. if you look at my home state of california it's had a rather crippling effect to unemployment. you have chronically high unemployment in los angeles and san francisco, why? because a lot of the impact is disproportionately given to small businesses, small businesses pass that along to be consumers, it's a loss for the consumer and employee and i think it will do more harm than good. >> jason? >> it's a wonderful idea barack obama can magically pay for it. we think a living wage is reasonable and provided in certa

playing with us today jason johnson, chief political correspondent and professor of political scienced republican strategist. welcome to both of you, gentlemen. >> good morning. >> good morning. first qustion, the obama administration says it is aok to kill americans suspected of terrorism overseas. >> this is giving the legal justification for killing american citizens without any trial -- >> i would point you to the ample judicial precedent for the idea that someone who takes up arms against the united states in a war against the united states is an enemy, and therefore could be targeted accordingly. >> so first question, should the u.s. be able to kill american terror suspects without trial? jason? >> no. because they are americans. and we are supposed to have rights. we are supposed to have trials. look, mistakes happen in the battlefield, if there is a shoot outgoing on in iraq or afghanistan and people end up dying, that is one thing. this is a slippery slope, this could lead to americans in europe, this is horrible policy, liberals and conservatives should be jumping up and dow

playing with us today, donna brazile, jason johnson, ross doufet, and amy cremer.ng with us today. >> betwegood to be here. >> okay. donna, i'm going to start with you because you can sort of give us the democratic response to what john boehner said today, that the president is just playing politics, he's still campaigning, he's not sitting down with the senate, he's doing nothing to overt these forced spending cuts. >> well, first of all, mr. boehner is just coming back from recess. he took a vacation. and right now on the day the sequester is supposed to happen on march 1st, mr. boehner is going to allow the congress, the house to go back home. so before he begins to spot off and use the but word, perhaps the house republicans need to sit down with the house democrats and hammer out a balanced plan. the senate will take up a balanced plan, balanced meaning cuts as well as revenues. we cannot simply cut our way out of this problem. we've already done more than $2.5 trillion. sign into law. it's time that we get serious about these problems, it's about kicking it d

playing today, maria cardona, and jason johnson, cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze will cainer south carolina republican party chair, katon dawson. first question, talkback, how should the media report on serial killers. maybe, maybe now we know why, why a troubled young man opened fire at sandy hook elementary school. it wasn't because he was unloved or bullied, but obsessed with mass murderers like anders, breivik who killed 77 people in 2011. >> officials have not publicly revealed what led them to the know motive. but investigators have found evidence he was obsess withed breivik. they've recovered a troef of violent video games from the basement of lanza's home. sources say lanza spent countless hours there alone in a private gaming room with the windows blacked out, honing his computer shooting skills. >> so, as cbs reports, adam lanza was fix sated on a real life serial killer and honed his skills playing make believe. it reignites how much media air time the media ought to give killers. what if they had never mentioned his name, never shown his picture, and never shar

sirius xm radio host is with us and professor jason johnson.d former special assistant to george w. bush ron christi. welcome to all of you. should we have the right to see the president play golf with tiger woods? the drudge report labeled it the super secret spring break. secret because we couldn't take photos of president obama playing golf with tiger woods. yes, that tiger woods. champion golfer and former adulterer. photographers were not around the president all week long. this as massive budget cuts kick in in two weeks. the president out of sight? not taking budget cuts? ed henry says reporters are frustrated. quote. there's very simple but important principal we will continue to fight for today and in the days ahead. and that would be transparency. what's the big deal? we had no problem getting photos of president obama playing golf with ever popular bill clinton or john boehner back when they were talking a bar gone to avoid the fiscal cliff. is there a problem seeing america's number one family man alongside tiger? is that it. or is

maria and jason johnson, rounding things out nicely, republican strategist rich galen.l of. you. >> morning. >> thank you, carol. >> on to question one, why the historic filibustering of chuck hagel? history of the u.s. senate. not the lincoln and the 13th amendment history but the partisan kind. republicans have successfully blocked the nomination of chuck hagel in part because of hagel's controversial remarks on gays and jews and terrible remarks. and five months ago because terrorists attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> we will continue pushing and asking questions about benghazi, not because it's personal. not because we're republicans and he's a democrat. but because america needs to learn what happened. and we need to learn from our mistakes. >> this, despite, testimony about benghazi from general petraeus, hillary clinton, admiral mike mullen, defense secretary leon panetta and general mark dempsey, nevertheless, they want more answers from the president, even though the president sent them a letter overnight with more details. first "talk back" qu

. >> yes, with pitchers and catchers reporting next week jim johnson and jason hammel will play for the team another year. both right handers avoided arbitration and signed another year. jason asked for about seven million in the deal. hammel wanted eight million but the o's counters with seven million. >> coming up in just about a minute, who is more stressed, you or your children? we'll tell you what science says. plus are you sitting down to do your taxes this weekend? you don't want to file until you hear our three tips for avoiding an audit. do you still fear the dmru? why you -- flu? what doctors are saying about why you may not need to worry about this bug. >> and the cold wind is coming into the state. we're back in 60 seconds. in our health alert tonight, have you had the flu yet? your chances of getting it are going down. health officialssay the worst of the season a-appears to be over. thenumber of states reporting intense or widespread flu dropped against last week. thecdc flu and pneumonia deaths have been dropping the last two weeks. the virus is still out tr. if you're tr

jason bateman pulled in $14 million. the action flich "snitch" stars dwayne johnson came in second with 13 million, and the an mitted move quiet escape from planet earth" finished third. anne-marie? >> ladies like flowers. i think that is going to be stuck in my head now. >>> well, straight ahead, your monday morning weather. >>> and in sports, danica patrick makes history at the daytona 500, but jimmie johnson takes the checkered flag. dato fla 500, but jimmie johnson takes the checkered flag. the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ( birds chirping ) everything's better with a great cup of coffee. exceptionally smooth with a harmonious blend of flavor and aroma. green mountain coffee for your keurig brewer. brew a better day. >>> here's a look at to >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, sunny, 46 the high. pretty warm in miami, 86 the high. chicago, 39 with some sun. dallas, it's going to be a windy day. los angeles mostly sunny, 68 the high. >>> an

jason's fan base quickly expands into a much wider audience thanks to those amateur videos. >> received a lot of letters from, like, the white house. getting to meet president bush, meet magic johnson. going to the final four this year. >> jason leaves greece athena high school as a student in 2006. but in 2009 returns to his alma mater, this time as an assistant coach. no one would deny it's a triumph jason has earned. >> it feels great to get back to the game that i always loved. >> now everyone is saying an autistic kid can do this. being you autistic is not bad. it's nothing to run from. it's nothing to be afraid of who you are. i feel like he inspired probably millions of people. >> do whatever you put your mind to. you can achieve anything you want. just don't give up. >>> taken by force. >> one of them said you come with us or we'll kill you. >> held against their will. >> they came to moscow absolutely prepared to die. >> hostages. thrust into terrifying life or death situations. >> i thought he was going to shoot me. i was looking straight down the barrel of the gun. >> a dramatic attempt by u.s. special forces to save an american captive in iraq. >> i didn't know if there

jason worth, and here's his report. >> day 2 of full team workouts, and davy johnson has named his game 1 starter this spring, to snow surprise, it's steven stephen strasburg, pitching against the mets. to the diamond this morning in near perfect weather. it really warmed up today. a great crowd on hand. as you can imagine, batting practice drew the largest crowd. one guy that always draz a crowd, game 4 hero, jason worth. we talked today about his iconic home run against those cardinals. >> i think about those days. >> what kind of stick out more when you look back at 2012 and the season it was. >> it was a combination. you went from, you know, probably the biggest highest point of most of our careers to, you know, the lowest in about, you know, 24 hours. so it was a roller coaster ride of good and bad. and then it was over, you know, and ends like that. so it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. >> is that something though i imagine you come together as a team now and you guys reunite and start over at square 1. you guys are anxious to get back to. >> yeah, i was saying earlier, most of these guys, they're so talented

. >> jason's dedication inspires players like ricky wallace and varsity coach jim johnson to set a plant's get this lead built for this kid so we can have a substantial amount of time to get in. >> we had talked during the season. >> he works so hard in practice. that was the least we could do, is to push for him to get in the game. >> february 15th, 2006 excitement is building for greece athena's last game of the season. his teacher was one of many in the crowd. >> very excited that there was a game that night. and that there was a chance that he was going to be table to get in for the first time. in the back of my mind i was just thinking oh my goodness i hope the coach lets him in. >> fans fill the bleachers. many of them are shooting amateur video as the game gets underway. >> they had signs, j-mac signs. >> they have signed, j-mac signs. they had pictures of his face on little paint sticks. it sent a chill down your back. >> but near the end of the second half the clock is ticking down and jason number 52, is still on the bench. >> the crowd throughout the game, because they would

. >>> to the nba, magic johnson court side watching the wizards take on the knicks. first quarter. john wall makes jasonhappens when you're 39 and getting dribbled on by a 22-year-old. amare stoudemire with the rejection. three blocks on the game. fourth quarter, wizards up by five. walsh gives it up to the teammate for the dunk. they snap the knicks winning streak. 106-96. the wizards win total now to a baker's dozen. coming up, there is bipartisan agreement in the senate but not on the issue of the white house was hoping for. members from both parties want answers from president obama when it comes to the u.s. government's targeted killing of american citizens overseas who have suspected ties to terror. important stuff. they have a senator in the middle of that. when we come back here, we'll go a little on the lighter side. lewis standing by with the water cooler and, of course, the olympics aren't too far away. we have olympics of another sort. i'll have details on the euro olympics when "way too early" comes right back. [ male announcer ] no matter what city you're playing tomorrow. [ coughs ] ♪ you

johnson, wusa9. >> councilman, vincent orange, will get oversight authority. graham keeps his chairmanship. >> they say a judge declares a mistrial in the case of jason scott. he is the man accused of murdering a prince georges county mother, delores dewitt and her mother. a detective referenced multiple home invasions, but only one of those home invasions was actually admissible at trial. it was prejudice the jury. the retrial has been scheduled. now some sad, breaking news. former surgeon general has died. wow. he raised the profile of the surgeon generally speaking so frank about aids. he served seven years during the reagan administration. everett was 96 years old. >> still ahead tonight, a woman who survived a fiery crash involving a jeep grand cherokee talks about her life altering experience and her mission to get other vehicles like it off the road. >>> i'm topper shutt. very nice. temperatures upper 40s and not much wind. lots of sunshine. i'll show you temperatures. 45 in gaithersburg and leesburg and 46 in manassas. we'll come back. this is the calm before the storm. we have winter weather advisories. we have flood watches and winter storm warnin

jason scott murdered a mother and daughter in 2009. but a witness tried to kill herself. >>> a man that annapolis calls its most wanted is planning to turn himself in tomorrow. clairnt eugene johnson the third will show up at headquarters tomorrow. he is charged in connection with the double shooting that left one person dead. he released a statement through his attorney saying he wanted to clear his name. >>> the word is out. now comes the task of identifying the patients of a johns hopkins doctor accused of videotaping his patients. there's a new hotline for the patients of dr. nikita levy. meanwhile, they are combing through a lot of evidence. if you're one of the patients, you can call. counseling services are available. >>> gas prices increased every single day over the last month according to experts. experts? according to us. it's not the norm. typically prices spike in the spring, but this year that spike is happening way too early. >> what we are seeing this year during the winter month sundays precedented. this is the first time ever that we've seen gas prices this early in the year actually exceed the $3.50 a gallon mark. >> gas trackers say by april, two months away, w