i'm joined by maryland congressman john delaney, warren weinstein's congressman. thank you very much. i know you've been working three and a half years with the family to try to save warren weinstein. when they knew there was an american hostage in pakistan and didn't have eyes to know who was in that building -- >> yes. >> should they have considered the possibility that an american was there? >> sure. i think it gets to the question. the president said we're going to look at these standards. i do believe this operation was done by the book. the question is do you change the book based on where you are? if you're doing engagements in pakistan and know that someone like warren and potentially others are held hostage there, does it change your standard near certainty standard? how do you define that? what assets do you want confirmation of? how long do you do the surveillance. the theory they'll take people outside every once in a while. depending on how much surveillance with did, the possibilities of catching hostages inside. it raises unfortunate legitimate ques

then congressman john delaney of maryland will talk about american hostages captured by terrorists andhe need for u.s. officials to oversee the rescue process. after that singer-songwriter and author judy collins and john madigan of the american foundation for suicide prevention will join us for a look at efforts to prevent suicide. those conversations, plus your facebook comments, tweets and e-mails. ♪ host: good morning. the japanese prime minister will address a meeting of congress where he will discuss ways to strengthen then u.s./japanese ties. also this morning on c-span3 coverage of the house oversight and reform committee. they are saying how a small gyroscope to enter the airspace and landed on the lawn of the capital. we

abc news has a story about congress and john delaney. congressman who represents the district warned weinstein was from before he was killed. john delaney, pushing legislators to craft a hostage czar in order to maximize the capabilities of the u.s. government to deal with hostage situations. his statements coming after disclosures last week. a democrat from maryland saying there should be no tolerance for bureaucracy when it comes to dealing with an american held overseas. yet others are is within our government, at a minimum we should have one for those americans who are held hostage. congressman john delaney talking about dropping new legislation on a hostage czar. jeannie is up next, the line for those -- judy is up next. caller: not only isis but you can get clear examples of these terrorists using civilians as shields, hostages as shields. you particularly saw it during coverage of the recent mess in israel. they move people into schools with them. if you want to get at invest of these rotten people -- a nest of these rotten people

congressman john delaney of may recall. kaem congressman, my condolences. i know you've been working hard to get him freed. his widow, said the government was inconsistent and disappointing. who was she talking about and what more does the family wish had been done? >> let's talk about elaine for a minute. she's a wonderful person and really loved warren and has been a rock in her family. i've had the privilege of getting to know her and her kids. warren's daughters, over the last several years. and it's just a terrible day for her and all of our prayers go out to her and the family obviously. and you know elaine's perspective on this is very similar to mine which is the individuals who worked on the matter specifically she had a lot of contact with the fbi and the state department. really high quality people no surprise there. working really hard to try to get warren returned. but both elaine and myself were frustrated that more can't be done. we see lapses in coordination et cetera around finding our hostages. if you think about the enormous capabilities

maryland congressman john delaney said weinstein deserved better. >> we had several years to find them and we didn't find them. just because we didn't know where he was we were involved in a tragic accident. his country let him down. >> a man who spent several years trying to secure the release of warren weinstein. >> the president is taking blame for the deaths of the hostages but charles krauthammer says it goes far beyond in one instance. >> obama decided he was going to be holier than thou close guantanamo, change our interrogations but everybody in the civilian court, you can't interrogate. the only option is to kill the ter viss. intelligence drives out that's why you are shooting in the blind. that really isn't good. the white house leaked stories about how the president heroically looks through the list he decides who lives and who dies. it was acute after the osama bin laden raid. now they have announced it on this raid he was not involved it was others who did it. that's a little bit lacking of class either you are the one who commands it or you are not. >> following a fox ne

congressman john delaney and evan kohlmann, right there. thank you, both gentleman. >>> coming up, ten days into her campaign, there's a flood of questioning headlines today about hillary clinton, the clinton foundation, and as overseas money. tonight, we're going to look at the facts and find out how worried the clinton campaign should be and how much of this is really and how much of it is vital. >>> plus, president obama told me this week that senator elizabeth warren is, quote, wrong when it comes to that massive trade deal he's pushing. tonight, elizabeth warren's response from last night. >>> and the florida mailman, actually is a mailman, who land ed that gyrocopter at a u.s. capitol joins us tonight. a u.s. congressman says if it were up to him, that copter would be shot down. the pilot, 63-year-old doug hughes is here tonight. talk about blaming the messenger, congressman! >>> the majority of democrats in the senate finance committee have voted to put the trade deal on fastrack, so all you're hearing about all progressives are agai

her congressman john delaney says he is pushing legislation that would improve, streamline, reorganize america's response to hostage taking. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> the white house says two american al-qaeda recruits were also killed in u.s. operations in that area. >>> a plea deal means no jail time for former cia director david petraeus. the judge sentenced him to two years probation and fined him $100,000. he accepted a plea deal for sharing military secrets with his biographer while they had an affair. after sentencing petraeus apologized to loved ones and those he served in the goilitary. >>> monday the defense will make its case to spare the boston marathon bomber's life. the prosecution wrapped today focusing on the horror dzhokhar tsarnaev caused. those who were injured testified and the jurors saw pictures of each of the 17 people who lost limbs. tsarnaev's family members landed in boston this afternoon and could be called to testify next week. >>> a major decision in the charles severance triple murder case. as peggy fox reports, the judge approved a change of venue because o

it's a very different question. >> ifill: congressman john delaney of maryland. michael leiter, adam entous, thank you all very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: two news reports out today are raising questions about hillary clinton and the clinton foundation. the new york times reported a company now known as uranium one, sought approval to sell control of the company to russia's atomic energy agency. the owners of that company donated $2.35 million to the clinton foundation. the state department, headed by hillary clinton at the time, signed off on the sale. also today, reuters reported the clinton foundation and another family charity are re-filing at least five annual tax forms due to errors. the foundation failed to include tens of millions of dollars in donations from foreign governments. spokespeople for clinton and the clinton foundation insist there is no wrongdoing. we are joined now by new york times washington bureau chief and political editor, carolyn ryan. and reuters reporter jonathan allen, who broke their story. and we welcome both o

. >> reporter: john delaney, congressman for the weinstein family for this district says that he is saddened, disappointed, outraged that the u.s. government was unable to bring weinstein home. he says he is working on legislation right now to streamline, reorganize, improve the u.s. response to hostage taking. reporting live in rockville, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> certainly a tragic error. the white house does say the united states government will compensate the families of both hostages killed. >>> starting tomorrow night d.c.'s transportation department will start to readjust the timing of traffic signals at hundreds of downtown intersections and, of course, the goal is to keep things moving. so areas to be covered include 23rd street northwest, north capitol street, u street, m street and wisconsin avenue. engineers expect the project to take about a month. >> yea. >>> it sure did feel like march and guess what, it's going to get colder tonight. topper says we could even see 30s and frost and chills and all that stuff we thought we left behind. >> pretty much. that's why we say don't plant

coming up next, we will talk with congressman john delaney democrat of maryland.e is here to talk about u.s. hostage policy, as well as terrorism. his constituent was the victim of the drone strike recently and we will talk about his efforts there and policy coming up. we will later talk with judy collins about suicide prevention, joined by john of the american foundation for suicide prevention. we will be right back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] ♪ >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide with color photos of every senator and house member plus i'll information. and twitter handles. also, a foldout map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees. federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13 95 cents plus shipping and handling through the c-span online store at c-span.org. >> here are a few book festivals we will cover the spring on booktv. in the middl

then, congressman john delaney will talk about american hostages captured by terrorists and the need l to oversee the rescue process. after that, judy collins and john madigan will join us for look at efforts to prevent suicide. those conversations and your calls, tweets come and e-mails. our show is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house member and biography and contact information. also, district maps, a map of capitol hill come and a list of congressional committees federal agenciess, and governors. order yours at www.c-span.org. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour is learning about the literary life of topeka kansas. >> the very act of signing the act was viewed as an act of war. one northerners decided that popular sovereignty will decide the state that the fate of congress -- kansas and that was viewed as a act of war. there are raids back and forth across the kansas border almost immediately. in may 1856, john brown, his sons, and a couple other followers dra

we have a statement already from congressman john delaney of maryland, a democrat. warren weinstein lived in mongo county maryland so he was local to the area and previously worked in the peace corps. john delaney saying in his own statement that he wants a review conducted as to exactly how these kinds of operations move forward in the future. there will be tough questions asked about whether or not this drone program is effective and necessary right now as has been suggested in the past by the administration and the intelligence community. this is a tough moment for the president and the intelligence community. they did not know these hostages were present at the site. they thought this would be a successful counterterrorism attack. they have learned the consequences. it will raise some tough questions for the administration going forward. you heard the president say they thought this was legal and they will conduct their own review. there will be tough questions asked about by democrats and republicans. erik: the president says he takes full responsibility and i

congressman john delaney, who is a shining hope for the possibility of bipartisan cooperation. he has a bill to repatriate all of this loose cash hanging around overseas that has as many republican and democratic sponsors, some people think there is something wrong with that, i think it is a good idea. i want to thank mike classmates -- i want to thank my classmates and friends who are here. two years ago i came here on in april, intending to give a series of three or four lectures on composing a life and public service. whether or that is an elected or appointed office, or in the right of sector, or nongovernmental organization. in a first talk, i said there were four essential elements to any successful service. the focus on people, policy, politics, and purpose. in that first lecture i was primarily focused on the importance of people centered service. under the necessity of understanding how different people view themselves in the world they are living in. without understanding people it is hard to develop the best policies and build and maintain support for them. as i said

. >> reporter: now, congressman john delaney has a bill before congress to fund federal transportation for the next six years. he says that it should be the number-one priority for the u.s. congress. that's the latest live in montgomery county back to you. >>> if you plan to do some shopping in georgetown this weekend or to get a look at the cherry blossoms you can expect a little more breathing room. the georgetown business improvement district tells wtop radio it's going to widen the sidewalks along m street this weekend. portable fencing will give pedestrians about eight more feet of space from tomorrow night at 6:30 through 5:00 p.m. on sunday. >>> there's a new place to do some shopping in the district's ivy city neighborhood. nike has opened its new store on new york avenue northeast. it did so today. the company calls it a community store because most of its employees will live within five miles of the store and they'll also spend time volunteering in the community. >>> the former virginia delegate has spent his nights doing jail time earlier this year is suing his political par

. >> reporter: congressman john delaney worked with weinstein's family trying to get him released. >> to think about the way he spent the last several year fz his life in some concrete cell possibly on a dirt floor who knows how the captors were treating him. to have it end this way, it's just really sad. >> reporter: coming up a friend who also served in pakistan tells us that he warned warren weinstein not to return because it had gotten too dangerous. why warren weinstein ignored that advice, ahead on news4 at 6. that's the latest live in rockville wendy, back to you. >> chris gordon. >>> senior u.s. officials are telling nbc news that these drone strikes were launched against two separate al qaeda compounds in the mountainous region of hindu cush. the 41st strike was the one that killed weinstein and laporteo in january. also an american al qaeda member named ahmed farouk. the second strike was january 19th. american adam gadahn one of al qaeda's spokesmen was killed in that strike. the white house will not confirm those were the date of the air strikes, but officials are saying t

the congressman for this region, john delaney, is asking, he says he's outraged by what happened. he says that the u.s. needs to do more tasmar sha we can rescue hostages -- to insure that we can rescue hostages and work with families and he's going to introduce legislation to try and make everybody more accountable and to make that effort more responsive and more effective. reporting live in rockville, bruce leshan, wusa9. >>> now to the protests over the death of freddie gray, they popped up again today in baltimore as the investigation into how he was injured in police custody continues. garrett haake is live at city hall where today's demonstrations began. today's demonstrations started about two hours ago and for a while this entire park behind me was completely full of people, but today the city of baltimore was prepared for the crowd. they shut down several streets around city hall and, in fact, even told nonessential workers here to go ahead and take off early for the day. this is now the fifth day in a row that hundreds of people have taken to the streets of baltimore to

maryland congressman john delaney in a statement said "i hope everyone in congress sees news4's report and that we get this problem solved soon." moments ago virginia congressman don buyer issued a statement saying it's time to pay to replace the helicopter fleet. we expect congressional hearings into funding for u.s. park police later this spring. >>> to see our full investigation including the internal memos detailing the government's concerns about these hero helicopters, go to investigations page at the nbc washington app. >>> pope francis is marking the most solemn day on the christian calendar good friday. he presided over the traditional service at st. peter's basilica and just finished up a stations of the cross procession in rome's ancient coliseum. at both services pope francis prayed for persecuted christians just a day after islamic militants killed 148 people at a college in kenya. >>> the jewish holiday of passover begins tonight at sundown. in jerusalem today the preparations included boiling pots and dishes to remove any trace of foods not eaten during the holiday. at t

congressman john delaney is sponsoring a bill to provide stable transportation funding for the next sixhink it should be our top domestic priority. it's much more bipartisan than anything else we talk about in washington and if we did it we'd be helping individuals, helping businesses and we'd be helping workers. >> reporter: congressman delaney says every dollar spent on transportation results in $2 of economic growth. now coming up tonight on news4 at 6:00, the role more ride-on buss will play and they need more as well as rapid transit here along rockville pike. >>> a new nike store opened its doors in d.c. today but neighbors hope lit bring more than just shopping to the area around ivy city. the new store is located along new york avenue northeast. nike calls it a community store. tights company's first on the east coast. what makes it different is employees will volunteer their time to organizations in the community. and the store will focus on hiring people who live within five miles. >> you know, we have our -- but more nan, that it provides local employmentcommunity, and then b

congressman john delaney of maryland and don buyer of virginia called the proposal irresponsible andd. >>> doug is back with more about our weather, and it's all pretty good news right now, isn't it? >> everybody is smiling today. when the sun is shining, everybody gives a little bit more of a smile. everybody will be smiling tomorrow, too. then everybody might be frowning just a little bit. right now we've got some people snivelffveling and sneezing. look at the trees on the high side for sure. aloft of that is the oak. you can see that out there, the pollen on your cars for sure. temperatures right now sitting in the 60s, actually 70s, 72 at the airport, most of you in the upper 60s, though. we'll be down to 66 at 7:00 and 63 at 9:00, 59 at 11:00, a very nice evening. no rain across our region right now. i really don't expect any over the next 24 hours. tomorrow is beautiful, sun and clouds, a great afternoon. really enjoy it tomorrow because, again we are talking about rain soon. high temperatures tomorrow 68 to 74 degrees. 65 degrees on your thursday, good chance of rain during t

and colonel reese, i want bob to weigh in as well john delaney, the congressman from maryland who saysu need a hostage czar in effect someone some charge who can deal on a day-to-day basis with the families not all these various representatives from different branches different parts of the u.s. government colonel reese, first, to you, do you agree? >> i don't, wolf. i think that's the last thing we need is another level of bureaucracy on top of it. you've got several intelligence agencies that know all about these hostages. both the cia, the defense intelligence agency and the fbi. they are working it. i mean nonstop, 24/7. they want to bring it back. then you have the operational arm. which is called the joint special operation command. that is their charter, to go in and conduct, if needed a hostage rescue to go in. all of these elements are working altogether. then you have the state department the ambassador tore counterterrorism he has his own hostage working cell inside there and their job is to try to coordinate and make sure we're tracking all of the americans that are out the

our guest, congressman john delaney of maryland.s is 35 minutes. >> we want to welcome back to the table congressman john delaney, a democrat of maryland. he is here to talk about warren weinstein who was killed by the drone strike recently, the president talked about it last week. he was a constituent of yours. >> he was. >> he was being held hostage by al qaeda. when and how did you learn about his death? >> well, we learned about it the day before it was announced from the white house. so i learned about it about the same time the family did. >> what was your reaction? >> i was just heartbroken because i never met warren which i feel sad about but i have really gotten to know the family incredibly well, elaine and warren's daughters. we worked very closely for the last couple years on a whole bunch of strategies to try to get warren back. so it was just such a terrible ending to what has been a really difficult situation. >> what was that effort like? explain u.s. hostage procedure. >> yes. so i'll start by saying i think the men

joining me now is john delaney. thank you for being with me. in that statement the family thanks you. can you tell us about your relationship with the weinstein and when you last spoke with them? >> the last time i spoke with elaine was last evening. i have had the privilege of developing a really close relationship with elaine and the daughters around this matter. it has been my top priority since i have been in the congress in terms of constituent matters. warren is a constituent of mine. i have grown to have tremendous respect for the family. we have become very close. my heart and our prayers are out for the whole family as they deal with this terrible tragedy. it's a really sad day. and we are all just heart broken over this. >> congressman, i want to share another part of the family statement. unfortunately, the assistance we received from other elements of the u.s. government was inconsistent and disappointing over the course of 3 1/2 years. we hope that my husband's death and other whose have faced similar tragedies prompt the u.s. gove

>> congressman john delaney joins me to explain. >>> the next chapter, hillary clinton called beforet her presidential campaign? >> benghazi committee is doing fine work. they've got a lot more work to do. they could clean this up a whole lot quicker if the administration and former secretary clinton were in a position to actually cooperate with the committee and turn over the ki

i thought john delaney, the member from maryland, he was a representative for one of the hostages., quote -- "this was a sobering national security and government failure, and our country failed the hostage." so you expect a lot of investigation to go into what exactly happened in this case and why it was not all the way brought up the chain of command to president obama when in fact the order occurred to move forward in this operation. >> luke, we want to ask you about the other big national security news on the hill today obviously. the chief law enforcement officer, loretta lynch, getting confirmed here. including ten republican votes after a historic long-standing delay. she's been involved in isis prosecutions and other national security issues, and if you talk to people around her, the sex trafficking bill that ostensibly held up her nomination of frustrating for them because they point out all of the prosecutions she's done we're putting a couple on the screen convicting men if a sex trafficking ring in brooklyn convicting a bar owner for forced labor and sex trafficking, co

congressman john delaney, who is a shining hope for the possibility of bipartisan cooperation. he has a bill to repatriate all of this loose cash hanging around overseas that has as many republican and democratic sponsors, some people think there is something wrong with that, i think it is a good idea. i thank him for that. i want to thank my classmates and friends who are here. two years ago i came here on in in april, intending to give a series of three or four lectures on composing a life in public service. whether or that is an elected or appointed office, or in the private sector, or nongovernmental organization. in a first talk, i said there were four essential elements to any successful service. the focus on people, policy, politics, and purpose. in that first lecture i was primarily focused on the importance of people centered service. under the necessity of understanding how different people view themselves in the world they are living in. without understanding people it is hard to develop the best policies and build and maintain support for them. as i said then, i gre

congressman john delaney here, as well. i know you, worked closely with warren weinstein's family during this ordeal. you can't give the details of this $250,000 payment but do you know if they received any threats of prosecution from the government. >> i'm not aware of them receiving any or the details around the alleged payments but i'm certainly not aware of them receiving any threats. >> what do you make of this possible change? >> listen, i think it could make sense. i'd like to see the data that suggests that families being put in a position where they can actually pay to get their loved ones home actually changes the outcomes in terms of how many people are taken hostage. i totally support the u.s. government's policy. we should absolutely not negotiate for hostages, but to put families like the foleys in the situation they were in, i think is really tough. >> let me turn to chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz because the drone policy also under review, as well after the president gave that apology this

after that, representative john delaney of maryland discusses u.s. hostage policy and earnest moniz testifies before the senate energy committee. japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been in washington, d.c., this week for a meeting with president obama and a state dinner at the white house. today the prime minister addressed a joint meeting of congress. this is 50 minutes. >> mr. speaker the prime minister of japan! [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> members of congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellence see, prime minister shinzo abe, prime minister of japan. [ applause ] >> mr. speaker, mr. vice president, distinguished members of the senate and the house, distinct guests ladies and gentlemen, back in june 1957, my grandfather standing right here as prime minister of japan began his address. by saying, and i quote, "it is because of our strong believe in democratic principles and ideals that japan associates herself with a free nations

congressman john delaney, who is a shining hope for the possibility of bipartisan cooperation. he has a bill to repatriate all of this loose cash hanging around overseas that has as many republican as democratic sponsors, some people think there is something wrong with that, i think it is a good idea. i want to thank my classmates and friends who are here. let's get this show on the road. two years i ago i came here in april, intending to give a series of three or four lectures on composing a life in public service. whether that is in elected or appointed office, or in the right of sector, or -- private sector, or nongovernmental organization. in a first talk, i said there were four essential elements to any successful service. the focus on people, policy politics, and purpose. in that first lecture i was primarily focused on the importance of people centered service. on the necessity of understanding how different people view themselves in the world they are living in. without understanding people it is hard to develop the best policies and build and maintain support for them.

moments ago, congressman john delaney of maryland joined my colleague andrea mitchell and delaney worked more than three years to free the hostage warren weinstein. he says it may be a need to change it. >> i think it gets to the question. the president said we're going to look at these standards. i believe this operation was done by the book. >> is it the wrong book? >> or based on where you are. >> the wrong book. nbc's kristin welker is at the white house. is the president expected to address the killings specifically? what more can you tell us of separate investigations going on in the attacks? >> reporter: president obama's focus will be the fact this is the 10th anniversary, talking about the mission there. based on conversations here, i would be surprised if he didn't also talk about hostages loss of life and the tragedy the united states is feeling and of course the families of those hostages. to those investigations you talk about, they're too ongoing now. the first is type of review thaps when you have one of these counter terrorism operations. that a happens whether or not the

weinstein going on to say that i want to thank congressman john delaney and senator ben cardin for efforts husband. unfortunately, she adds the assistance we receive from other elements is inconsistent and disappointing over the course of three and a half years. she is asking that at this difficult time where we cannot begin to address our pain we ask for privacy as we go through this devastating ordeal. >> reporter: good to visit with you. i think you indicated the sentiment of that family and the sentiment shared here with the administration, their deep regret over this loss of life but it was obviously from the statement from the wife of dr. warren weinstein, the depth of frustration they had with the administration's handling of the situation over the past 3 1/2 years since weinstein was kidnapped in the pakistan border region and pakistan itself in 2011. one of the points the president was clear to communicate was the fact that the strike that killed the innocent civilians, both hostages, weinstein and giovani laporto was the fact that it was a mistake despite hundreds of hours of sur

host: we want to welcome back to our table congressman john delaney, democrat of merit -- of maryland. the president talked last week, he was a constituent of yours being held hostage by al qaeda. when and how did you learn about his death? guest: we learned about it the day before it was announced from the white house. i learned about it about the same time as him. i was just heartbroken. i never met warren, which i feel sad about, but i have really gotten to know the family incredibly well. elaine and one's daughters. we've we worked very closely on strategies. a terrible ending to what as -- what has been a difficult situation. host: what was the effort like? explain u.s. hostage procedure. guest: i think the men and women who work in the various parts of government that touch the hostage situation, the fbi, they have primary responsibility for dealing with hostage the matter what the circumstances around them being taken are. and the state department and other parts of government. men and women who work on those they work really hard. but in truth, we do not do a great job as a na

john delaney represents the family of worn weinstein who was fatally shot in the drone strike recentlythe story is that the fbi aided more and more family in ransom payment. that in the "wall street journal" this morning will stop also in -- this morning. also in presidential politics, bernie sanders is going to run and he told usa today "i am running to win." he will be challenging hillary clinton in the democratic primary, and governor martin o'malley is also expected to jump into the race. jim, republican, go ahead. caller: good morning. i been listening, and i wanted to start off by saying that i felt the culture of the neighborhoods, that was the change that needed to be done. the culture of learning, the culture of acceptable levels of crime, you know, that needs to change. people are complaining about immigrants taking jobs away. that kind of disgusts me because these people are not even citizens. they are probably living in the closest thing to slavery, which apparently blacks didn't like too much. do you hear them complaining about inequality? about the lack of opportunity? th

john delaney, democrat from maryland, great guy, and i have a bill and it's not a plan it's a process 1983 when reagan tip o'neill and howard baker sat down around the table. we reconstruct the commission. it has to have a bipartisan majority to report anything out. and then at the goes to congress for a straight up or down vote. the leadership would get behind it, i actually think you can always defend saving social security. you're not a very good politician if you can't go home and say i'm going to help save the most popular program in america. but people worry about it and certainly a lot of third party groups mobilize around it. but we need to get serious and deal with it. >> congressman, can we ask you a little bit about the trade deal that has been discussed and debated over in the past few days? there are democrats and republicans, some, who are concerned that it hurts jobs here at home. can you explain how it does or does not? >> well, i don't think it does. look i think free trade almost always fosters growth. there is always an argument about what the distribution of the gr

then we have john delaney of maryland talking about american hostages captured by terrorists and the need for u.s. officials to oversee the rescue process. after that, judy collins and john madigan at the american foundation for suicide prevention will join a for a look at them efforts to prevent suicides. those conversations and your calls and tweets and e-mails. this show is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern, 4:00 o'clock pacific, on c-span2. >> remarkable partnerships, iconic women. their stories and first ladies, the book. >> she did say that the portrait of washington, which was one of the things that endeared her to the entire nation. >> what she was wearing who she was seeing, that was going to help. >> she had an enormous influence because she would move the mountain to make sure that her husband was protected. >> looking inside the personal life of every first lady of based on original interviews from the first ladies series learn about their lives and ambitions and families and unique partnerships with presidential spouses. filled with lively stories of fascinating women who survive

john delaneey said the u.s. needs a tsar type figure to oversee the issues. today, delaney repeated his position. >> we don't have someone who wakes up every morning and cut across all bureaucracy and grab any resource at any agency and bring it to bear to help find these hostages. maureen: a year long review of response to hostage situations is expected later this spring. today, a rally for peace between turkey and armenia. these people are gathered in front of the lincoln memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the turkish-armenian conflict. the demonstration included nearly 150 dancers and a color guard. they waved flags and pledged a peaceful century to come. a warm farewell. rather, still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 the minor change generating a big buzz as fairfax county schools addressed gender identity. and the big change is about to begin at hundreds of traffic lights in the district. >> they have the nerve to give me a ticket? maureen: and an abc 7 exclusive. a parking ticket and a crime screen. d.c.'s reaction after a woman was ticketed while her car was surrou

representative delaney of maryland talks about american hostages in light of the death of his constituent, warren weinstein in a drone strike. after that jewky collins and john madigan about suicide prevention. plus your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. "wearable journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. -- "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the new congressional directly is a handy fwide to congress. color photos of every member, plus bio and contact information and twitter handles. plus district maps, a foldout map of capitol hill and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet federal agencies an state governors. order your copy today $13.95 plus shipping and handling through c-span online store at c-span.org. >> earlier today the supreme court heard oral arguments considering whether states must give marriage licenses to same-sex couples under the 14th amendment. justices will also decide if state must recognize same-sex marriage performed in other states. right now you can listen to those oral arguments on c-span3. we'll play them again tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2 and after it's o