johnson and jennifer ortman joining us. peter from sterling heighters mission for 65 and older. >> caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my question is directly related to the census bureau, ms. ortman. a couple years ago i received a survey from the census bureau that had a cover letter attached and they were trying to determine the future infrastructure needs of my area. i found it to be highly objectionable, intrusive and the bureau followed up because of my refusal to answer it with people coming to my door and i refused to talk to them and countless phone calls. what gives the government the right to go after us like this? it is worse than telemarketing situati situations. i expect an answer. >> any survey conducted to collect data and provide statistics about demographic characteristics and social characteristics of the nation and it is used by policymakers and others to understand the current population and considering what the future population might look like and also in terms of allocating resources a

at 9:30, jennifer ortman and richard johnson on the join hands to to rebuild the trust that has beenoken. literally, the eyes of the nation are on us. we need reconciliation to begin. that is why, today, i am announcing that the highway ting theill be direc team that provides security in ferguson. >> missouri governor jay nixon yesterday, after appointing the highway patrol to head up crowd control. brakes, a no violent

host: jennifer ortman with the senses bureau and richard johnson with the urban institute. thank you to both of you. that is it for our program today. another addition of "washington journal" comes your way tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., see you then. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] ♪ >> the asian american journalists association is hosting its annual convention here in washington this week. coming up this morning at 11:00 eastern, we will take you there live for discussion of the role of race in the upcoming elections, how communities of color are being portrayed by the media, and engaging in the election process. later this afternoon, we will return to that panel for discussion looking at the media and how it covers asian american and immigrant issues live here on c-span. we will also take you to the center for the national interest, looking at the ongoing conflict between the russia and ukraine. that will start at 12:30 eastern here on c-span. coming up tonight, c-span's american history tou

at 9:30, jennifer ortman and richard johnson on the join hands to to rebuild the trust that has been broken. literally, the eyes of the nation are on us. we need reconciliation to begin. that is why, today, i am announcing that the highway ting theill be direc team that provides security in ferguson. >> missouri governor jay nixon yesterday, after appointing the highway patrol to head up crowd control. brakes, a no violent change from the previous few days. your thoughts this morning for the first 45 minutes on the best way forward in ferguson, missouri. especially with the investigation of the death of michael brown still going on. ly, when it comes to issues involving race relations. minutes,irst 45 ferguson, missouri the best way forward. here's how you can respond. dial the numbers on your screen. host: if you are from missouri and went to comment on events going on, we have a line for you. go to our facebook page or twitter. also reach out if you want to on e-mail. here is the st. louis post-dispatch today. the state highway patrol is in charge of events there in ferguson. if yo