>> smith: i've talked to senator kaufman.i've talked to senator grassley. i've talked to staffers. i've talked to a number of people. they told us that they felt that you didn't make this a top priority. >> well, i'm sorry if they think that, because i made it an incredibly top priority. but when we can't bring a case, we have a m... we have an ethical obligation not to bring those cases. but it's not for lack of trying. our lawyers are working incredibly hard, and it's a disservice for anyone to suggest otherwise. >> smith: in all of this, was there a case that you thought could have gone forward as a criminal prosecution that didn't? >> you know, there were a lot of discussions along those lines. you know, i talked to lanny when i was in the criminal division daily. >> smith: did you argue with him? >> yes. and we would argue this back and forth, and then we... but when we finally came to a decision, sometimes i would be frustrated. sometimes i would be disappointed. >> smith: you always accepted the decision? >> but i acce

he parked where he usually did for a short walk to the courthouse in kaufman county, just southeast of dallas. witnesses say that masked men intercepted hasse and shot him to death. the motive is unknown but investigators are looking at hasse's cases which have included drug dealers and organized crime. murders of prosecutors in this country are extremely rare, so we sent ana werner to learn more. >> kaufman county assistant district attorney mark hasse was shot multiple times in the parking lot a block from the courthouse. police are looking for one or possibly two suspects witnesses say were dresse dressed in black. police say there was a very short confrontation between gunmen and haas just before the attack. county judge bruce wood. >> just an outstanding person individually, but he was also just a very well-known and very well-respected prosecutor for the district attorney's office. this is just a horrible situation, horrible tragedy. >> reporter: the 57-year-old hasse had been a prosecutor in the county d.a.'s office for three years. he was earlier a prosecutor in dallas, where h

and gunned down according to the kaufman county sheriff's office.umstances around the shooting, there is a lot to speculate. little confirmed now. another day, another shooting. >> the gunman, do we believe it is one or two? multiple gunmen? where are they now? >> the sheriff's office says there are suspects or a suspect still on the loose now. this is an active investigation. they are still actively looking for those shooters or a shooter. right now we don't know much about who did this or the motive. we do know police are looking for an older model ford sedan. no description on the suspect or suspects at this time though. >> when we say mark haas was gunned down, is he alive? >> he died of his wounds. he was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting. >> is there an a indication that investigators are looking at whether he was targeted, that this was not a random shooting outside the courthouse? >> that's a good question. a question we posed to the sheriff's office. they told us they are looking into the backlog of cases he may have been working o

cameramen like harry stradling that i began with and kaufman, the point was to do something so well that daviau) camera technique grew into a set of rules. an image could be beautiful but not so beautiful as to draw attention to itself. nor should the technique of camera movement nor cutting draw attention to itself. i remember a very sweet editor who did ann miller pictures at columbia when i was starting out. and he would bring me in and show me, "now you always start with a long shot. and then you work your way into the closer shots. and then over shoulder and then close-ups." in other words, you were taught a formal way. here's looking at you, kid. this polished surface became much more important, that the audience wasn't to notice cuts, the audience wasn't to notice camera movement. which was to the good in terms of non-interrupting the story. what i learned was to try to make editing seamless. you should never be aware of cuts. you want to feel as though that scene is taking place in front of your eyes as you speak, looking at a proscenium arch but you're much closer, you're much m

this is kaufman, texas. to give you the lay of the land, this is about 30 miles southeast of dallas. the search is on right now for two gunmen. cnn is tracking the developments here on this one and let's start from scratch with me. what do we know? >> the kaufman county sheriff's office told us the assistant district attorney was gunned down and shot in a nearby parking lot outside of the county courthouse. we don't know the motive or if there is multiple suspects. they are looking for an older ford sedan-type car and possible suspect or suspects still on the loose. a local school have been on lockdown. >> they are coming from the previous cases, trying to see if anyone would have been this angry at him. what more do we know about him and his work? >> that is say good point. they are pouring through the cases and that's a point made high up to us. they are looking at the cases and we know he was previously, the district attorney at dallas county. he had recently transferred to kaufman count tow take the pros

later, frederick kaufman host: good morning. it is "washington journal" for january 5. the first 45 minutes we want to get your take and outlook on the economy for the year ahead. this comes as the jobs report from yesterday highlights 155,000 jobs added in december. a couple headlines when talking about that report used the word "worried" but other stories suggest a rebound in the stock market and housing industry. with these stories your take on the economy for 2013. specifically, are you worried or optimistic? here is how you can weigh in. by calling. if you want to reach out on social media, you can do so off of twitter. 15 saying worried, 10 optimistic and you can send an e-mail. the headlines were the inspiration for the question. when it comes to economic related matters the "wall street journal" on the jobs record. tepid job growth fuels worry. we will highlight the use of the word "worry." and in "new york times" job creation is still steady despite worry. they talk about the jobs report. turning to wall street and stock market, here is the financial times take

. >> today, leslie kaufman talks about president woodrow wilson or ace like to call him, the greatest president in the history of history. that should get me some air time on glen beck. but just to be sure they are a terrible writer. do you hear that, glen? >> why? >> just wanted to -- getting ad time on the blaze is very, very expensive. >> you are a smart paper. >> i am a scoundrel. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. >> that's new. >> it has been a longtime. >> it has been a long time for both of us. >> we have to catch up later. a couple of drinks at my place? >> what is going on right now? >> he changes your orientation by just staring at you. to the story. little tykes give her fright. the former high school teacher in cinncinati, ohio, is there any other kind, says she has a rare phobia of young children, and she is suing the district for discrimination. she kept her fear in check until 2009. she was transferred to the middle school. she was thrust into a sea of 7th and 8th graders, oh god, causing her blood pressure to spike and forcing her to retire. now the child h

kaufman, texas s30 miles outside of dallas. investigators are looking for two suspects who got away in a car. >>> over to phoenix now, a body found in the bushes had has been identified as know man wanted for a deadly office shooting. a landscaper in mesa found the body of 70-year-old arthur douglas harmon thursday morning. one day after the shooting that killed a company ceo and critically wounded an attorney. the authorities say the rent a car he was driving was found in the nearby parking lot. he died of an apparent self- inflicted gun shot wound. >> chuck hagel in the hot seat and his confirmation hearings for secretary of defense. he spent the day answering questions from lawmakers and, at times, things got heated. and brian bolter has more. >> reporter: remember 2007? mccain, a strong supporter of the troop surge demandd hagel answer whether he was right or wrong in his opposition to the influx of 30,000 troops. hagel would not satisfy senator mccain's request. >> will you please answer the question. were you correct or u

if andiy kaufman was alive he would be wrestling his fake on-line girlfriend right now. this is view point. | [music] |. good evening. we are leading off the show with breaking news about a hostage rescue mission where civilians and possibly some americans have reportedly been killed. we will turn to what many feel is a broken american approximately see that may have killed close to 200 children. troops attacked a remote gas complex to free foreign and will algerian hostages. if you haven't heard much about this on the news it's because it doesn't involve fake girlfriends or blood doping but leob panetta said 100 were at the complex when the cud napping too -- kidnapping took place. hillary clinton i says anti-terrorism fors have been in close contact but the situation we mains fluid. >> the security of the americans held hostage is our highest priority ask we care about the other algerian and foreign hostages as well. and because of the fluidity and the fact there is a lot of planning going on, i cannot give you any further details at this time about the current situati

kaufman county courthouse.nd we'll get you more information on that as we roll on momentarily. 10:47 now. martha: this is an unbelievable situation right now and it's extending into its second full day at this hour we have a five-year-old little boy who is being held against his will at gunpoint according to some of these reports, underground in a bunker after he was dragged off of his school bus at gunpoint. the gunman said that he wanted to take a boy with him. he then shot the bus driver and dragged this little boy in front of all of this is friends off of the bus and down into a bunker. it's hard to imagine a more frightening situation for a child. we are hearing that hostage negotiations are going on and they have been trying to speak to this man. christopher vaas is a former f.b.i. hostage negotiator. christopher, welcome, good to have you here. >> thank you very much. martha: you are part of our really most elite team that specializes in exactly what is going on on this scene right now. talk to me a litt

>>> some breaking news out of north texas in kauffman county where two people opened fire on a kaufmanployee near the courthouse this morning. the victim has been taken to the hospital, condition unknown. the courthouse is on lockdown. we will keep you posted on that developing situation. and let's get a live look at capitol hill where defense secretary nominee chuck hagel is getting some tough questions from senators at his confirmation hearing. if confirmed, he, of course, would have to deal with hot spots such as iran, iraq, afghanistan. but you might be surprised to learn he could also play a pivotal role in the roiling gun control debate. our next guest says hagel could single-handedly do more to advance gun control than almost anyone else. slate contributor and yale law student sam kleiner. thank you for coming in. >> thanks for having me today. >> you wouldn't think a defense secretary would have an issue on the hot button domestic issue right now but it happened starting back with donald rumsfeld in the bush years. explain. >> absolutely. so in 2005 when hagel was still in the

. >> guest: his wife and joe, and i talked to his kids and also to ted kaufman, who is his closest aide and was right there at the hospital with them. c-span: you've got quotes from her saying some strong language to the driver. >> guest: yes. you know, they had an ambulance from wilmington, and they were going down to walter reed. the wilmington ambulance guys didn't know where the heck walter reed was on the washington beltway. there were maryland cops supposed to pick them up at the state line, and they never met them. it was the middle of a snowstorm. bo biden, the senator's oldest son, was riding shotgun in the lead cop car, and he had a ball cap on and a parka and the state cop who was leading them must have thought that bo was some kind of federal swat team guy or secret service guy or something they get into maryland, and he turns to bo, who was, i think, at the time about 18 years old, and he said, "where are we going?" bo said, "i don't know where we're going. you're the one who's supposed to know." so they just stopped by the side of the road, and finally jill biden, the sena

david kaufman is a freelance journalist covers all things relating to lifestyle. wrote about this in the financial tiles, alpine, new jersey. tell us about it what makes the difference? >> this community just eight miles north of new york city. you have a beverly hills style community, gated estates because of 20, 30,000 square foot estates, extreme security and extreme privacy, with merely 15 minutes from manhattan. >> we have the stone mansion, 58 million. who is buying a $58 million mansion these days? >> the price is reduced to 49 million. jenna: what a steal. >> what a steal. they're looking probably incredible interest from foreign buyers, russians, chinese, probably late continues. these are people looking to offshore assets into a safe and secure property, in a market that will always have appeal to as many potential future buyers as possible. jenna: so these folks are not looking for a mortgage. they're not really in that department. what do you think is the impact of the economy overall as you are looking at trends across the country of this foreign mone

kaufman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you both for coming here today to testify on the problems of sexual assault in air force basic training at lackland air force base. one question i have come the general rice, one of the conclusions that it is was to reduce the train time, the number of weeks at lackland air force base, is that correct? >> it was a recommendation in the investigation, the 46 recommendation i said i would deal with in a different forum. we're looking at the look of basic military training at the length of the training will be determined by training they need to accomplish and not specifically on addressing this issue. >> let me just tell you obviously training is inadequate because you have a culture of the united states air force that allows these pervasive assaults to occur by your senior enlisted person now during basic training the purpose of basic training or entry-level period of training in many branches of service, and i've been through two. army or inquiries to indoctrinate the soldier an

kelly kaufman, who runs the regulations team, ben olson, tom, priscilla, courtney, jennifer, joe devlinresearch economists who do such terrific empirical work that grounds this effort as well as others led by jesse, ron, iowa lex ya, tim clipfield, our mortgage markets team is helled by pete carroll and finish helled by pete carroll and, of course, roberto gonzales and steven and ann. all have put in terrific work on this rulemaking, and, you know, i personally could not be more proud or more grateful for the work that's been done. [applause] there's always a danger when you just try to come up with even, you inevitably miss someone, and then they're angry at you. i've always been very comfortable with people being angry at me, so i don't mind. let me, let me just talk a little bit about what it is we'd like to accomplish during this component of our, of our public hearing. as director cordray talked about, we're focused on solving real problem. real problems that when they manifested themselves had a devastating impact on the mortgage market and housing market and the real economy. to

the vice president of taxpayers for common sense, stephen ellis and frederick kaufman, the author of on how corporations in the financial industry influence what we eat. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. >> the big discussion that i remember was what is richard nixon going to do. >> i can remember going home at night and being scared of that. this is like a timebomb. you know, it's a disaster for all of us. >> the general came to me and said the president's counsel has brought me a list of 50 names of people. and he wants an investigation. that is a very unpleasant thing to have happen. >> shortly after the chief of staff called me. i can't remember what he said, but he said we forgot one thing. and he said that we forgot a resignation letter. and i said that's interesting. i'd be glad to read it. and he said no, you don't get it, you need to write it. >> i thought the best way it was not for me, although i'm a trained historian, was for the key people to tell the story themselves. i thought the best way was to start just reprogram that involved pl

kaufman. >> thank you, mr. chairman.thank you both for coming here today to testify on the problems of sexual assault in air force basic training at lackland air force base. one question i have come the general rice, one of the conclusions that it is was to reduce the train time, the number of weeks at lackland air force base, is that correct? >> it was a recommendation in the investigation, the 46 recommendation i said i would deal with in a different forum. we're looking at the look of basic military training at the length of the training will be determined by training they need to accomplish and not specifically on addressing this issue. >> let me just tell you obviously training is inadequate because you have a culture of the united states air force that allows these pervasive assaults to occur by your senior enlisted person now during basic training the purpose of basic training or entry-level period of training in many branches of service, and i've been through two. army or inquiries to indoctrinate the soldier and

frederick kaufman on why food prices are rising around the world. 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> a house debate on the emergency funding for hurricane sandy victims. after that, charles schumer and gillibrand talk about the funding. >> somebody took a shot, and as soon as the shot was fired, i went down. each one would fire into the group. then they came around and anybody who was moaning they shot. >> the 150 were made captive and 84 of them were shot down by forces that captured them. the survivors played dead in the field after they were fired on by machine guns at close range from the distance from myself at the podium to you sitting in the audience. they did not run, they fell to the ground. >> and american convoy is spotted and captured by german troops. on the malmedy massacre sunday night at 9:00 eastern. student camera video entries are now due. get them in by the deadline friday, january 18 for the grand prize of $5,000. zes.000 in total price >> william hague testified on arms export controls in december. the foreign secretary was asked to update the committee on the arms expo

and a look at rising food prices with frederick kaufman, ought for of "bet the farm." live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the fiscal cliff legislation passed by congress this week included a measure intended to stop milk prices from rising. but the larger farm bill that expired last year still has not been renewed by congress. thiske

ted kaufman used to come down here and on a regular basis and celebrate some of those unsung heroes, and i was proud to continue this tradition last congress and look forward to carrying it on through another session. i start this next congress actually celebrating two great federal employees, both who happen to be virginians, i might add, who serve as excellent role models. they represent the thousands of professionals who work quietly every day across our intelligence community to keep our nation safe. very often these professionals work in anonymity and many risk their lives in troubled spots far away from the limelight. and that is how it should be. as we've seen certain incidents abroad recently, sometimes they paw with the highest sign -- pay with the highest sacrifice in terms of their lives. for their service, for the late nights and early mornings away from their families, for the risks they take and the sacrifices they make every day, and because they do not hear this nearly enough, allow me to say thank you to those members of the intelligence community. today i'd like to

i have admired the way our former colleague ted kaufman used to come down to the floor once a week and tell the story of one individual federal worker. the stories are legion. instead of tearing these people down, we ought to be lifting them up, and i thank them all for the part that they play in our democracy. i will share with you now that i've come to this moment in the journey, i can say, without reservation that nothing prepares you for it. many times now in 29 years i've been at my desk here on the floor starting way over there, number 99, listening as colleagues bid the senate farewell. sometimes a farewell speech signals a complete departure from public life. sometimes a new journey altogether. sometimes forced departure. sometimes a leap for freedom. i'm grateful that at this momentings thanks tmoment, than, serendipity and trust of our president, while i am closing a chapter, it is not the final one. i assure you, amidst the excitement and possibility, i do feel a wistfulness about leaving the united states senate. that's because despite the obvious frustrations of recent day