thanks. [ applause ] >>> next week on history bookself, john perry talks about his book, "myths & realities of american slavery." in the book, mr. perry makes the case that slavery was not an integral part of the reason behind fighting the civil war, as wit is widely thought. history bookshelf appears every saturday at noon eastern. join american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first ladies, including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 pm eastern. >> i think, like everything else, that we started out expected the united nations would solve every difficulty right -- just by being the united nations. >> tour the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00 and lady bird john sn at 8:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at 8:00 and secretary of state hillary clinton about her campaign in 2008. president's day on c-span3. >>> lisa kathleen graty is curator here at the smithsonian. when you were putting together this latest exhibit, how did you decide the gowns would be placed and what it would say about the history and the role of these first ladies? >>

joining me now, msnbc contributor for agree oh.com perry bacon junior and cnbc chief washington correspondent and political writer for "the new york times," john harwood. good to see you both. perry, do you see anyone having clear momentum going into arizona and michigan. >>? >> i think romney said it accurately. romney is gradually going up in the polls, at a clear advantage in arizona in the polls. you can tell by sanitorium's behavior he's complaining to the media, complaining mitt romney and ron paul are ganging up on him. those are the signs of a candidate worried about losing his lead. santorum looks like someone who is not doing as well as he was o two weeks ag grow. >> politico was talking with paula page at the national governor's conference talking about the current gop nomination fight. let's take a listen to what he said. >> i'd love to see good old-fashioned convention and a dark horse come out and do it in the fall. i really believe -- i believe that. i think the candidates in my mind have injured themselves, and i think it was just too messy. it's been too messy. i just believe we ought to go to the convention and pick a fresh f

it had initially been filed by gingrich, rick perry, and john huntsman. >>> the new york city vendor credited with preventing a car bombing in times square is turning his attention to politics. dwayne jackson says his brush with terrorism back in may of 2010 taught him it makes sense to get involved. now, he is seeking the democratic nomination to represent his home district in congress. >>> well tonight, prince georges county police want to know if two officers made up their side of the story after a shooting. >> i'm scott broom in brentwood, where the surveillance video does not line up with the report the officers gave after the incident friday night. the lowest price gas station and convenience store. on rhode island avenue at brentwood. an officer fired a shot with two suspected robbers, including 19-year-old ryan keith dorm, a convicted felon who was arrested that night and accused of trying to grab an officer's gun. no one was hit by the shot that was fired, but the confrontation was caught on surveillance video, which apparently tells a very different story. >> we have given

john glenn. we've had perry mason on the program. >> reporter: and hillary clinton, she was -- >> she was an alternateorter: the questions that mac and altman productions comes up have questions that can stump the students that we kont see or hear. >> sometimes you can hear a four-letter word that has to be excised. >> reporter: technology has changed the way students learn and communicate. and the questions always have to keep up with the times. >> the major difference is the information technology, it was not available 50 years ago. >> reporter: mac's 85 now. and getting over a stubborn sinus infection. but like a fine wine, his sense of humor gets better with age. his favorite answer -- >> the question was, who defeated napoleon at waterloo? this kid very eagerly said, duke ellington! >> reporter: with confidence. >> yes. >> reporter: among his favorite days with wrc, radio. a drive time announcer in the big band era. interviewing some big names. >> i would select them. and i would go up and interview them. ♪ >> reporter: he still comes back to nbc 4 every week with former colleagues to listen to f

means that should be used to disrupt the nuclear program investigative journalist robert perry things that john was a thing simply for regime change. there's been almost a consensus not just in the united states in the intelligence community but even in some degree in israel that the iranians have not made the decision to move ahead to build a nuclear weapon obviously there's belief that they are developing expertise that can be used in the future for such a decision if they were to make one so. if iran is sincere about its lack of interest in a nuclear weapon and if the west is willing to show some more flexibility in terms of how they're willing to negotiate on this i think there could be some resolution a many people in the west do want regime change in iran they would like to see the removal of this islamic republic there's been a lot of propaganda in the last against iran but i do think that there is this there is an opportunity here for. for rand to make to achieve some openings but that may not be enough to satisfy many of its critics who would like to see real change in government. and

gingrich, rick santorum, john huntsman and rick perry all had sued over the state's signature requirementon the ballot. this now means virginians will choose from mitt romney and ron paul in the republican primary march 6. >>> other election news in virginia, the state senate passed a voter irchts d. bill. the -- incht d. bill. the 40 state senators were split along party lines. bill bolling cast the decisive vote to cast the bill which requires voters to bring an i.d. to the polls or cast only a provisional ballot if you don't have one. the bill heads to the house of delegates which passed a similar version last week. >>> time for another your money report. >> jessica is back. >> we're watching your money and watching your phone. people love the 4g service that's out there but there may be one major drawback. "the wall street journal" reports some smartphone users are discovering that speedy service also kills their phone's battery life. the main culprit here, the phones are constantly searching for a signal and that drains down the power. the journal reports complaints about battery lif

gingrich, rick santorum, john huntsman and hick we arey -- rick perry all sued to get their names on the ballot. >>> in other election news in virginia, the state senate passed voter i.d. bill. the state senators were split right down the middle along party lines and lieutenant governor bill bolling cast the decisive vote to pass the bill. it requires voters to bring an i.d. to the polls or cast only a provisional ballot. the bill now heads to the house of delegates which passed a similar version last week. >>> the white house has closed the embassy in damascus and recalled all its diplomats from syria. the move by the u.s. is a diplomatic protest against the violent crackdown on desent by the regime of the president assad. more than 5400 people have been killed since the uprising began 11 months ago. >>> another diplomatic showdown is taking place just south of syria in egypt. egyptian military rulers say they plan to prosecute 19 americans, including the son of transportation secretary ray lahood. sam lahood heads the egypt office for the international republican institute. he is a

pulled in a few votes, you even have michele bachmann pulling in 6,000 votes, john huntsman pulling in 6,000 votes, rick perry and so these are candidates that dropped out of the race but still collected some votes. going to what david said those voters who voted more than a month ago, that is interesting. >> as you look at the green swath in the parenhandle we point out of course the population there is smaller, in those counties than it is down south where you have got the heavy concentration of voters down in the miami area and of course moving up as you said into i 4, st tuvment rothenberg you have been looking at the exit polls, the interviews with voters as they left the polling places what do you see there? >> it is really interesting, judy, really, to reiterate something mark said, this was across-the-board victory for romney, you really have to look hard for places that speaker gingrich did well. he did well among the most conservative voters, gingrich, among strongest voters of the tea party, white evangelicals. people in north florida that you mentioned everywhere else romney did well, ideologicall

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suggesting berlin wants athens kicked out of the single currency but john lackland of the in seat of democracy and cooperation perry says the debt crisis isn't just a greek issue but a problem for the entire eurozone. there is one theory and i lend some credence to it that the germans who are calling the shots on this do indeed want to force greece out of the euro there is a lot of bad feeling towards greeks by germans by germany and vice versa and there is a theory that certain leading german polish politicians want to love the boil and get rid of greece if that is the calculation in other words to force greece to leave the euro if that is the calculation i fear that it's a mistake because the problem in the eurozone is not a greek problem it is a structural problem in the eurozone these debt problems which various countries are suffering from including of course italy but also portugal spain and ireland these debt problems are the inevitable consequence of the way the euro is structured they are the inevitable consequence of it and the measures which are being required of these countries to as it were remedy the

john kerry's presidential campaign. on the other side, remember this? the swiss boat ads. bob perry spent over $4.5 million to attack john kerry. six years later we have super pacs. they accept unlimited donations from corporations, unions, and individuals to support their favorite candidate. an overwhelming majority of their money as we now are painfully aware has been spent on negative ads, and all the candidates claim to hate them. >> millions of americans are struggling to get by, and their voices shouldn't be drowned out by millions of dollars in secret special interest advertising. >> campaign financed law has made a mockery of our -- of our political campaign season. we really ought to let campaigns raise the money they need and just get rid of these super pacs. >> well, the man at the center of it all is jim bopp. he's the one who first brought the now famous supreme court citizens united case which along with other court decisions laid the groundwork for super pacs. he's now romney's supporter, and he's out front tonight. he doesn't like you because he doesn't like super pa

john kerry's presidential campaign. on the other side, remember this? the swiss boat ads. bob perry spent over $4.5 million to attack john kerry. six years later we have super pacs. they accept unlimited donations from corporations, unions, and individuals to support their favorite candidate. an overwhelming majority of their money as we now are painfully aware has been spent on negative ads, and all the candidates claim to hate them. >> millions of americans are struggling to get by, and their voices shouldn't be drowned out by millions of dollars in secret special interest advertising. >> campaign financed law has made a mockery of our -- of our political campaign season. we really ought to let campaigns raise the money they need and just get rid of these super pacs. >> well, the man at the center of it all is jim bopp. he's the one who first brought the now famous supreme court citizens united case which along with other court decisions laid the groundwork for super pacs. he's now romney's supporter, and he's out front tonight. he doesn't like you because he doesn't like super pa

perry said. mitt romney, john boehner lose credibility in my opinion when it's all dump, dump, dump on obama, attackma. they've got to recognize that some things that have happened are good. it's good osama bin laden is gone and good that moammar gadhafi is gone. and the other things i mentioned are good. and it's good that detroit is back for america. not just for obama. >> and i think that in many ways, the extreme, when you take the extreme, perry, then i think it -- and it begins to raise questions on things that you might say are very reasonable because people no longer trust the judgment of the people that are talking. >> that's right. romney is right. romney talked about unemployment the other day. the real unemployment rate is still pretty high. a lot of people are underemployed. that's true. and the economy is not perfect. you reduce credibility for that when the party you are representing says things like the president didn't want to capture bin laden. they have to narrow down the criticisms and not seem out of touch of where things are. >> is this bill a sign of desperation? is it that th

. >> katie perry one of the 900 guests who schmoozed at elton john's oscar party. the event now in the 20th year, won more than $5 million for the aids foundation. edward lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. >>> for more oscar coverage including a photo gallery showcasing the whole night's festivities, go to our web site, cbs-sf.com. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, have a great afternoon. >>> back in time to say goodbye, right? >> is that it? >> that's. it the show is over? >> it is. have a great day, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] your glass of tap water can go farther than you think. just $1 for tap water can help unicef provide clean, safe water for 40 kids in need. ♪

included john boehner and texas governor rick perry. coming up in just a little bit, we'll start off with a discussion on the 2012 elections. will also hear from former presidential candidate herman cain and kentucky senator rand paul, the son of candidate ron paul. that will get underway shortly and we will have a live for you here on c-span. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was one of the speakers in the morning program and he laid out there line of attack against president obama in the coming election. he talked about the recent decision by the white house on contraception coverage in health care plans. >> thank you very much. it is great to see all of you. good morning. i want to thank the acu war, staff, and volunteers. thanks for the opportunity to gather as a movement to share of our ideas and our talents in the great calls of liberty. every year at cpac, past meets present. both gain new energy, enthusiasm, and allies for the fight. we have a chance to honor and to learn from the conservative giants of the past and to size

the thing is it's not just john king anderson cooper seems to have control issues the debates as well for example when perry clear it up for cooper who exactly asks and who answers the questions a trial that illegal immigrants who's born here is automatically american citizen should that change let me address. the issue that you're on the road here to be rather got a question and answer that i understand that you get to ask questions i get to answer like i want to and how i mean and romley romney cleared that exact same thing up again last night for john king. i'm the only person there a conception about you the question is a misperception a lack of you know you get asked the questions you want to give the answers i want a. fair enough way to be assertive there john but it's not just the lack of control that i take issue with when it comes to the moderators sometimes i'm actually shocked at what they decide is and isn't worth covering for example king apparently didn't think it was necessary to ask foreign policy questions of the january nineteenth g.o.p. debate and wolf blitzer didn't ask a single question

there is a's session includes that -- presentation by rick perry, john boehner, herman cain, and rand paul. live coverage is on c-span 3. on friday morning, the live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we will also hear from rick santorum, mitt romney, and newt gingrich. more video and schedule information is available on our web site, c-span.org. >> should not hear president have the highest moral and ethical standards and be an example to our children and young people? ask yourself that question. should not his life make him a role model for your future children? should anyone you elect to this office always keep his promise? >> as candidates campaign, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our web site, c- span.org/thecontenders, to see video of the contenders. >> do they not have the right to protest and revolt against a government they feel does not serve their interests? who appointed us to sacrifice the lives of young americans trying to weigh in on this side of a government that represents 15% of the people and has no support from the other 85%? >> c-

speakers include house speaker john boehner, governor rick perry and herman cain as well as kentucky senator rand paul. >> fewer than 60 days effective april 1, 2012, japan will lower its combined corporate rate to 38%. that will leave the united states with the highest corporate tax rate in the entire industrialized world. this dubious distinction will make it that much more challenging to attract businesses to hire and invest here at home where we need jobs. >> someone said the seeing tax law made is like seeing sausage made. you just don't want to see it. >> it's time for american businesses to put aside our industry-specific wish lists and to work collectively to support a more coherent and equitable tax policy and corporate taxation structure. >> this week house ways and means took up the future of corporate tax policy for publicly-traded companies and how to encourage investment and job growth by lowering tax crates and e limb -- tax rates and eliminating special tax rates. follow the discussion online at c-span.org/videolibrary. >> now, the former middle east adviser to presid

what does rick perry think about newt gingrich's fall from popularity? our own johne former presidential candidate to get his take. >> speaker gingrich has not disappeared but fallen a bit. out in south carolina, he was the front-runner. you know the dynamic of the race, you were trying to take that spot. you had for a while, to be the alternative to mitt romney. how has senator santorum taken the trophy away from your guy? >> we had a lot of front-runners in this race and may have two or three more front-runners before august gets here. it won't surprise me for this to go all the way to the convention. but newt's -- i tell people newt's the real deal. he's the real fiscal conservative, the real social conservative, the real tenth amendment believing and breathing individual on the stage. each one of the other candidates, whether on the military side or whether it is on the fiscal conservative side or whether it is on the social issues side, the other candidates can be and are being picked apart a little bit by the republican faithful out there. newt has been always

. >> and katy perry was one of the 900 guests that went to elton john's oscar party.t raised more than $5 million for his aids foundation. edward lawrence for cbs news. hollywood. >> governor's ball was retooled from a formal sit-down affair to a cocktail bash. >> still ahead, find out where ron paul seems to be gaining ground. >> first, women to slow the hands of that biological ticking plot details next in our health alert. >>> a controversial, but game changer. they discovered the ovaries can contain rare stem cells. that challenges the long held belief that women are born with all the eggs they will ever have and those dwindle in health and number as women get older. as the research team that uncovered these stem cells has high hopes for radically changing infertility treatments, shady grove fertility says it will take years to do so. >> women thinking about conception, the issue that age plays a very important role in decreasing the ability to conceive easily still holds. this doesn't mean that maybe some of their eggs will spring into action. i think this is exc

perry, cain, newt -- all vying for the conservative title, collapsing. he is the last man standing against mitt romney. and here's the real reason, john -- it's mitt romney's been unable to close this deal with the conservatives. he's been unable to sell them. the tea party conservative evangelical rite is desperately resisting this arranged marriage with mitt. it's astonishing that mitt hasn't been able to close it and that's what santorum has going for him. but, i will still put my money in the long run that mitt takes it. but it is going to be a long, long haul now. >> is newt capoot? >> newt is -- he did the wooden stake thing at the cross. he can't come back, i think, a third time. a souffle, it was -- miss roosevelt's daughter said you cannot get a souffle to rise a second time. >> eleanor? >> i think this insures the best case for romney is he gets a nomination but limps towards it. i think romney took his foot off the gasp he ignored these three -- one primary which wasn't going to yield any delegates p two caucuses. and i don't believe any delegates were awarded. the turnout was extremely low, less than 6% in missouri, less t

on top of that rick perry was very nice to our john king. mark, paul, thanks so much. >>> join us tuesday night for america's choice 2012. we're going to be following the arizona and michigan primaries with a special ee degs of jonk king u.s.a. complete live results starting at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. >>> syria's government is offering condolences now to the families of two western journalists. but it denies reports that it was responsible for the attacks in homs that killed them. meanwhile, we continue to monitor the amateur video that comes in from syria and a report in a british newspaper is saying that intercepted military communications suggest that syrian troops targeted the journalists that were killed. opposition protesters in the battered city of homs honored american marie colvin and french man remi ochlik. they will hammer out a plan to get humanitarian aid to the civilians in syria. >>> meantime, the protests over the koran burning by nato troops in afghanistan continue and so doe

john, you know, over time we've seen the portrayals, whether it's -- just take for example the defense attorney. a lot of us grew up watching "perry mason." you don't see those kinds of movies now it seems to be almost seasonal that you have, you know, either positive or negative portrayals. but it seems to follow a certain cycle. we have so many shows on tv now about, you know, police and law enforcement. i think we have, what, maybe three different "c.s.i. i "series now, "law & order" parts one, two, and three. what do you think counts for the portrayal of our justice system and how it shifts over time? and also if you've seen in terms of what writers have done or haven't done. >> you know, i was -- when i was listening to mr. serra, i was thinking, you know, actually the law is this huge thing. and there are parts of it that work really well. and when i started out, i was a young lawyer at a large wall street law firm. and believe it or not, we did really good work. and since we typically litigate against or are involved with other large corporate law firms, the other people did railly good work. and since we were typically in