. >> constituency, representation in congress, professor kristina miller is the author. cambridge university press is the publisher. >> this is book tv on c-span2, currently we are at the university of maryland, a college park maryland and of foreign bank library in the katherine anne porter room and we are talking with the university of maryland professors who are also authors joined by a history professor jon sumida, who has written this book, "decoding clausewitz: a new approach to on war." professor jon sumida, who was coral clausewitz? >> he fought against napoleon and the entire and first as a teenager in 79 these leader to be made great officer in the battle in 1906 and was subordinate to the chief of staff of the army and was a participant in the reform of the prussian army after its three defeat. in 1812 he resigned the commission because he disagrees with the king in terms of their decision to be an ally of france and invade russia, so he goes over to the russian army and serves as an adviser to the czar and is attached to senior russian commanders in the battl

. >> turn 10, professor kristina miler is the author, cambridge university press. >> december 7, and 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> this sunday for 24 hours american history tv looks at the japanese attack on american military forces at pearl harbor, including the seventh anniversary commemorative ceremony overlooking the uss arizona memorial at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern. live call-in programs at noon, 2:00 and 45 with world war ii historian into 71941 author craig shirley and throughout the day, first person accounts from servicemen and civilians. this weeks national park service conference about pearl harbor, a tour of the visitor center and our footage of the attack and its aftermath. sunday on c-span threes american history tv. >> on your screen is well-known historian stanley weintraub whose most recent book is called "pearl harbor christmas." that was 70 years ago at this time. what was christmas 1941 like in this country? >> christmas 1941 was a very quiet time. people were stunned by what had happened at pearl harbor. this was the first christmas after the event,

. >> and now on your screen is professor kristina miler of the university of maryland. she is a professor of american politics and she's also the author of this book, "constituency represntation in congress: the view from capitol hill," thank you from capitol hill. professor miller, you write an introduction to your book, or before the introduction, that overall legislators use constituents are limited and flawed. and even well-meaning legislators cannot represent their constituents if they do not accurately see who is in the district. what does that mean? >> i think much of our attention has focused on a possibly that legislators are being actively corrupted or making decisions to vote against their constituents. but what we've neglected as a whole part of the baxter, kind of what happens before they get to the decisions. what i'm not interested in in this book is the role that cognitive psychology can put in informing our understand of elected officials. psychologists have had this sense that we have limitations of humans. mental limitations but we don't use all the i

national political reporter for politico and kristina belantoni is with roll call.o it all the time. let's take a look at the map, two key senate races, massachusetts and nevada where the democrats have a shot of picking up a seat, but look at the republican advantages. in nebraska and north dakota, the republicans will probably pick up both those seats currently held by democrats. six other states to watch and these are the big ones according to nbc news, seats currently held all by democrats are tossups right now. hawaii, montana, missouri, wisconsin, ohio and virginia, all pose a risk for democrats next year. let me go to kristina on this outlook. let's start with a candidate who has really impressed me. that's elizabeth warren up in massachusetts. i've seen that "herald" poll. she's up by seven over scott brown. is that a pretty good bet right now, or is it still close? >> i think that she has a very good chance to win. roll call still has this rated as a tossup. is a decent candidate with lots of money, you know, the incumbent tends to have the advantage but th

kristina is tracking rain in your forecast. >> we can tell you, a long list of golden bear football fansoaking up sun in san diego. >> watching their team take on texas in the holiday bowl. cal secured their bowl game bid. against texas. after a disappointing season. >> go cal. >> the aes -- the as may be coming to san jose. the giants, well, they own the territorial rights to santa clar area county. they aren't going to let go without ao fight. a reporter did sweet >> inspired by cats. >> it is called, the kiter litter doughnuts. why would anyon peut itnut menu. we will try to explain, coming up. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea. mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> welcome back, a live look at the san francisco bay! you

i would like to wish my wife kristina, katlyn and megan and nicolas and zachary a merry christmas andpy new year. >>> why? that's the question belgium authorities are asking tonight after a man threw a hand grenade in holiday shoppers and then opened fire with an assault weapon. this was the scene when the man started to attack. you can see the panicked shoppers running through their lives. three people died. 120 others were hurt in the rampage. the gunman also died in the attack. it's unclear whether he committed suicide or was killed. >>> more trouble for syracuse university tonight in the sexual abuse case against former basketball assistant coach bernie fine. two accusers are suing the school and jim may hiem for defamation. >> it's now time for the university to be held. we plan to do everything to be supportive of bobby and mike. >> bobby davis says fine touched him inappropriately starting back in 1984. his stepbrother says the former coach abused him on school property but fine maintains he is innocent. >>> in tonight's health alert, kids can outgrow a lot of childhood health

today in prince george's county, a little girl and her family decided to put that right. 5-year-old kristina luckett handed out plaques and hugs. they saved her life. >> it's awesome. >> i'm very surprised at the gift i can't. i can't wait to hang it up. >> with a 5-year-old, you just do everything you can. >> they're part of my family. i appreciate them. i love them. i thank them. >> when you see a firefighter, what do you think? >> thank you. >> that's an adorable little girl. the rescue crew took her to the hospital in the fire truck because they calculated even waiting five more minutes for an ambulance to get there might have cost that little girl her life. >>> well, it is the season for coughs, cold and stuff any noses. how about some natural remedies? >> we have a health alert coming up next. >>> topper. >> well, we hit 62 again today. now we have some rain across the metro area. but, do you know what, it's going to be a quick hitter. it will be out of here by tomorrow morning. maybe a left over shower at 5:00. temps in the 40s. 40s at 7:00. sunshine by 9:00. 47-61. we'll come back an

i would like to wish my wife kristina, my daughters katlyn and megan and my two sons nicolas and . >>sa9 salute all that serve at home and abroad this shol day season. >> hello. my name is lieutenant colonel jim wood. i'm currently serving in ka bul, afghanistan. i would like to say happy holidays to my wife sue, my daughters sara and lauren and all of my friends. hope to see you soon. >>> cosmetic treatments used to make faces look younger are now targeting a whole different body part. feet. in tonight's health alert, beauty injections to fight foot pain and a lot more. >> it's like a burning, really burning sensation. >> diana has aching feet. and like millions of women, her shoes are causing the agony. yet she is not willing to give up her favorite footwear. >> it's more professional. heels. suits go better with heels. >> she has painful corns or her toes. thick patches of skin caused by friction. >> i tried the corn pads, wrapping it with band-aids. >> she turned to a podiatrist to one of the laid est techniques. >> it's an -- latest techniques. >>. >> it's been fda approved for t

they say kristina almanza left a voicemail saying she was being held hostage by five men. she is 17. she was last seen driving a navy blue 1999 oldsmobile silhouette minivan california plate 4ebs066. if you have any information you're urged to call the police. >>> an oakland kindergartener is taking medical marijuana for a rare form of epilepsy. his father was desperate to find something that was effective for little jayden's seizures. he told the tv show weed wars that no pharmaceuticals worked so he turned to pot. it's a nonintoxicating type because the chp has been removed. it's administered like a baby aspirin, using an eyedropper. it tastes like honey. >> we introduced him to cbd- rich cannabis in a tincture for. >> reporter: to be clear he is not the first child that you treated. >> no. we have treated several children here at harborside health center, all of whom have had extremely grave illnesses. >> harborside health center says the cannabis was recommended by a medical doctor and he is being monitored by several mds. >>> new firefighters are reporting sunday in s

and if only he could have gotten the kristina o'donnell endorsement it would have put him over the edge and newt. newt, bill, lost the gary busey endorsement. gary endorsed him, but then withdrew it. >> yes, and i don't think -- that demmon sfraited a -- that demonstrated a lack of gravitose. >> i did a lot -- i get a lot of my political insight from gary by see. i don't know if i can go there anymore. >> well, gary busey is the flip-floper out of all of them. >> and that's not just the physical manifestation. he is flip-floping on the floor. >> or he is wearing flip-flops and nothing else as he tumbles around the beach. i think the thing that surprised me the most is a witch was not voted for someone named newt. we know it is the key ingredient in any potion. >> she uses newt's eye in her poetry. >> then vote for him already. >> can we talk about how mitt called him zany? >> it is a polite way of saying crazy. >> and i am thinking if he is zany and a great historian he would have hair like albert einstein. >> i think of weird al jankovic. >> it was a polite way to say crazy. and it is

prudent for many formerly the russians president and now the prime minister, argentina's president kristinad for your turn today with today's inauguration she becomes the only female leader in latin america is the only in the country ever to be reelected. she reflected on her first term, among her a call accomplishments were rooting out human-rights violations from 1976 through 1983 she received most of her support from the working class is. at least 13 people have been killed after a small plane crashed into a school in the philippines the pilot of the plan has requested an emergency landing just moments the plane took off in route to manila, witnesses say the plan was twirling in the air before it crashed into the school and set off a major fire, the school was not in session but several people on the ground including two children were killed along with the pilot and co-pilot and two passengers on the plane. the pain at the gas pump is real with of the nation as a whole spending of record $448 billion to fill up at the pump this year. and there are still three weeks left in 2011. oil pric

. >> kristina ricci looks interesting. she is angular. she is a beautiful insect. like you wake up and she will be in the corner of your ceiling, but are you thinking, maybe i will sleep with that. >> if i can reach her. >> i remember having a crush on charlotte from charlotte's web. >> i was more of a wilbur guy. what? honestly, stop with the judging. >> you said we know ambien was not involved. i think you are right. according to the passengers on the flight he was pissed off and got up to go to the bathroom and slammed the bathroom door so loudly the captain called back to find out what was going on. when he found out the captain himself told baldwin to get off the plane. >> the other thing too is this is also -- he has no concerns. it is not like he has to get to a job like everybody else. >> he will have 20 hours a day to play that word game. >> it is addictive. >>> jim, brad is much better looking than angie. >> you think so? >> i disagree completely. >> who has that better butt? >> angie. >> i don't know. >> greg? >> shea is a little scrany these days. >> be

and kristina reporting a few minutes ago getting even worse now. that is, indeed, the case in many parts of the bay area. show you a ureport photo that was submitted by scott. you can see the tree snapped due to the powerful winds. here are the peak wind gusts. mount diablo 71 miles an hour earlier today. danville, hayward, 51. livermore 40 and san jose 36-mile an hour winds. your current wind speeds near 40 miles an hour in fairfield. livermore you can see here gusting to 44 miles an hour at this hour and 33 at sfo. oakland, northerly gusting to 38. 36 in hayward. santa rosa reporting wind gusts of 37 miles an hour so it is, indeed, windy out there. please be careful. temperatures right now, in the 50s and 60s. running a good 10 to 20 degrees higher than where they were 24 hours ago. the strongest winds expected overnight. the winds ease up tomorrow afternoon and looking at a dry pattern into next week. show you the satellite and radar. here is the setup that is bringing the winds. a cutoff low he down in southern, california heading into arizona.

police say 29-year-old kristina met the victim at the chase bank branch she managed.he and her husband befriended the man and then began systematically looting his savings. they used the money to buy a new mercedes, jewelry, a timeshare property and cosmetic surgery. the investigation began when the victim's family reported suspicious bank activity. >>> home for the holidays has never had more meaning for this family, an army staff sergeant is back home. he arrived yesterday. and for his family it's been a long and anxious wait. >> reporter: an excited and nervous 26-year-old came here to greet her husband's, who has been serving with the army the past ten months. >> it's been tough, but we've been through it twice before so we just learned to deal with it and take it day-by-day. >> she's used to waiting. she's waited through jonathan's two previous tours in iraq where he was wounded and now nine long months into this tour. >> you become a stronger person. your relationship becomes stronger. i mean, you just support each other. >> her mother, juanita, has provided her

. >> reporter: kristina cline and her two young children are in a good place.months ago her state aid was cut in half and she could no longer pay rent while attending community college. with nowhere to return, she brought her kids to the haven of peace west of stockton. >> i have never been homeless before, and it was one of the most scariest moments i have probably experienced in my life. coming to the haven has been like a breath of fresh air for us. it's given us the chance to rest and rebuild and reassure ourselves so that when we are ready to go back out into the world we are going to be stronger, most definitely. >> it's like nothing to worry about. it's a really nice place and you don't have to worry about anything. it's just a nice place to live. >> about half the haven space is for children and their mothers,! many from the bay area. the rest of single women who need emergency shelter for any reason. >> we serve everyone. >> brenda is the shelter director. >> they are coming in from domestic violence situations, they are coming from programs, , substan

. >> reporter: kristina cline and her two young children are in a good place. state aid was cut in half and she could no longer paren while attending community college. with nowhere to return she brought her kids to the haven of peace west of stockton. >> i have never been homeless before, and it was one of the most scariest moments i have probably experienced in my life. coming to the haven has been like a breath of fresh air for us. it's given us the chance to rest and rebuild and reassure ourselves so that when we are ready to go back out into the world we are going to be stronger, most definitely. >> it's like nothing to worry about. it's a really nice place and you don't have to worry about anything. it's just a nice place to live. >> about half the haven space is for children and their mothers, many from the bay area. the rest of single women who need emergency shelter for any reason. >> we serve everyone. >> she is the director. >> they are coming in from domestic violence situations, they are coming from programs, we get first-time homeless leads, peopl

kristina met the victim at the chase bank branch she managed.er husband befriended the man and then began systematically looting his savings. they used the money to buy a new mercedes, jewelry, a timeshare property and cosmetic surgery. investigation began when the victim's family reported suspicious bank activity. >>> home for the holidays has never had more meaning for this pam ily, an army staff sergeant is back home. he arrived yesterday. and for his family it's been a long and anxious wait. >> reporter: an excited and nervous 26-year-old person came here to greet her husband's, who has been serving with the arming the past ten months. >> it's been tough but we've been through it twice before so we just learned to deal with it and take it day-by-day. >> she's used to waiting. she's waited through jonathan's two previous tours in iraq where he was wounded and now nine long months into this tour. >> you become a stronger person. your relationship becomes stronger. i mean, you just support each other. >> her mother, juanita, has provided her em

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kristina stevens in her parachute which was delightful. have to show you that. >> that is a parachute? >> even the lining comes from the inside of the tent. and i wore earrings made from a salad dressing bottle. take a look at those. >> are you kidding? >> and this necklace that i'm wearing is what they call eco vintage. it is recycled coin and chain. so we are -- >> could you buy it? >> there was an auction. all the money goes to educating a wonderful cause. just a wonderful event. >> thank you so much. you wore it well. so did she. not a lot of people can wear a parachute dress. next, we're going to see lady gaga in it. check this one out, nadia. this poor woman waited hours, more than three, for the plane to arrive. a u.s. army specialist gave his girlfriend the surprise of a lifetime. look at that. what a gentleman. popping the question on bended knee. >> oh, my god. >> i love you. >> we're on tv, do you know that? >> yeah. i'm kind of figure that's what the cameras are for. >> she thought she was surprising him with a welcome back par

know, part of the reason is, you know, part of our book that goes over that day talks about why kristinast words that she heard, you know, right before she was killed. and it was about, you know, that one day you could possibly grow up and be like gabrielle giffords. so, you know, very, very tragic day for so many people. >> uh-huh. >> as far as the future holds i know you're going to make a decision together about whether or not she'll run for re-election after the first of the year. what will go into that decision? >> first, she'll make the decision. i might have, you know, i'll give my opinion. the decision is ultimately hers. it's going to be, you know, whether she feels she can do the job. being a member of congress is really hard work. from what i've seen, the way gabby does the job, it's an incredibly brutal schedule. so, you know, it's going to be, you know, she'll have to decide whether she can do this. >> finally, jared loughner, the man allegedly responsible for this, what do you think about him? >> he's incredibly skits fr-- schizophrenic. when he's on the medication, he does

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