you heard the $1 million reward for information leading to the return of bob levinson. this is washington today as we begin to have the returns later tonight from super tuesday primary results live on c-span television and streamed on the web at krspan dot korg. >> the dow fell 203 closing at 12750. the nasdaq was down 40 and s&p was down 20. congress today acting to overturn a court ruling and confirm the commerce department's authority to impose tariffs aimed at countering trade practices of china and other countries the u.s. considers unfair. the senate passed this bill yesterday by a voice vote, and the house today passed it overwhelmingly by a recorded vote. it clarifies the government has the right under wto rules to take action against countries such as china and vietnam that adopt fully market economies and sub sid dies some exports. an earlier court ruling said it did not have the authority to levy faxes because congress didn't give the authority to the commerce department. the lawsuit was filed today in u.s. district court in washington and accuses the militar

thank you. >> christine levinson, the wife of bob levinson and the fbi announcing a $1 million reward for his return. you can get more information by logging on to the fbi web site. >>> at howard university today, the remarks by the education secretary arne duncan on racial disparities. it points out that black students, especially boys, face harsher discipline in schools than other students. this is according to data from the department of education. although black students make up 18 to 20% of those enrolled in schools sampled, they account for 35% or more of those suspended, 46% of those suspended more than once and nearly 40% of all expulsions. this is from the civil rights data collection from 2009 to 2010 gathered by the department of education. here is more on the issue with secretary duncan. >> the support talks about three different subjects. teachers, access to rigor and discipline. first one, teachers. in fact, through the second round the data collected in the 2009/2010 school year, teachers were paid on average $2,200 less per year than colleagues in other schools because

we in the fbi -- to bob levinson.he fbi will continue to do all we can to ensure bob's safe return, his safe return to christine. >> reporter: bob levinson is the father of seven children. he will mark his 64th birthday this saturday, march 10th. the fbi has had some success in advertising large rewards in that region of the world. miamal kazi who killed cia agents and captured others was apprehended in pakistan. in the fox 5 newsroom, paul wagner. >>> the department of homeland security says it's close to finalizing a program to track immigrants who overstay their visas. the plan is to be presented to congress in weeks. the case against amine el khalifi renewed the debate. the moroccan man was arrested near the capitol wearing what he thought was a vest of explosives. el khalifi had been living in the u.s. illegally since 1999 when his tourist visa expired. >>> opening statements began today in the wrongful death trial stemming from the virginia tech massacre. a school attorney said officials did what they believed w

who kidnapped robert levinson and why?d a clue he was alive until the family received a video in 2010. outside of the fbi's washington field office, his wife joined the fbi director in announces -- announcing the reward. >> thank you. >> reporter: show stood in front of thousands as the bureau announced the reward. a million for information leading directly to the safe location, recovery, and return of robert levinson. >> knowing that bob is being held against his will and not being able to help him has been extremely difficult for our family. there are no words to describe the nightmare my family and i have been living every day and i never imagined we would be waiting for bob to come home five years later. >> they received this video of the retired agent and kept it private until late last year. >> i have been held here for 3 1/2 years. i am not in very good health. i 78 rung out of diabetes medicine. i have been treated well and i need the help from the united states government. >> reporter: why is he being held is the

denise is live in the newsroom with more on the effort to find robert levinson. >> five years ago, levinson disappeared. a million-dll reward is now being offered for any new information. the most encouraging sign came in 2010, when video of levinson surfaced. but it provided no new clues. his family hopes that this will bring about new clues and lead to his safe return. >> for my family, that message was reassuring to hear. >> i look forward to the day when the president calls me with the same good news, that bob has been found and is coming home. >>> christine levinson has met with iranian official in an effort to find her husband. the website has been set up for new information. >> the fbi says they don't know who has levinson and no demands have ever been made. >>> prosecutors in norway have charged the gunman who admitted to killing 77 people in a shocking rampage last summer. but as tina kraus reports, officials say it's unlikely the right wing extremists will go to prison. >> reporter: prosecutors laid out terror and murder charges against confessed killer anders berring bri -- breiv

we begin with a mysterious story of robert levinson.was apparently kidnapped on an island near the coast of iran five years ago. >> that was five years ago of course, today. john miller worked on this case as a deputy fbi director. he says the bureau is take a rare step offering a million dollar reward for new information. >> today we stand together to reaffirm our commitment to bob levinson. we in the fbi will continue to do all that we can to ensure bob's safe return to christine. >> christine, the former agent ses wife has met with iranian officials, traveled there and chased down every clue that has come into the family's website, help bob levinson.com. >> there are no words to describe the nightmare my family and i have been living every day. i never imagined that we would still be waiting for bob to come home five years later. >> in several interviews iranian president p mahmoud ahmadinejad has said that iran has no information on levinson. >> but you have no idea where he is? >> -- do you have any information? >> to date, the mos

it's who robert levinson went to meet. discussed, but we know after that meeting, he vanished. the man is wanted here in the united states for the murder of a former iranian diplomat in 1980. he fled to iran. he had been a security guard at their washington embassy. he's been hiding there ever since, kind of in plain sight. it appears that either his meeting caused somebody to know levinson was there and take him or that he set him up. >> how is it that fbi agents disappear? >> it just doesn't happen. >> it doesn't happen. then why are we so convinced he's alive? >> because of the videotape. there are a lot of people -- >> i saw the videotape. why don't we know the videotape could have been doctored or it's a false videotape? >> good question. it's been examined by the best experts in that field and analyzed for a great deal of >>> prince harry is having a royal good time in the caribbean. we'll get the story from jamaica where harry had his running shoes on. his dancing shoes too. let me tell you, prince harry has some mo

drew levinson, "wjz" "eyewitness news." >> >> ron paul spent sunday in alaska alaska holds its primaryuper tuesday. up there, 27 delegates are up for grabs. >>> over to russia where president vladimir putin wins a third term. that was the president claiming victory late tonight. he will be in office for six more years with his eyes brimming with tears. he proclaimed to supporters they have triumphed over his opponents. >> >> after a trip to home, edwin o'brien is back in baltimore celebrating his first mass as cardinal. tonight, gigi barnett has the details. >> reporter: this special mass and the cathedral of mary our queen, the beginning of the end in baltimore for edward cardinal o'brien. this was the scene last month in rome when pope benedict xvi elevated o'brien to cardinal. now, back in baltimore, this is his first mass as cardinal and, he says, there is still much work to do. >> i'm hoping and praying the new appointment comes soon so people can stop worrying an the new archbishop can have his own program in place. >> reporter: o'brien's elevation is bittersweet. he will leave t

ohio. >> we want to get as many delegates as we can and see opportunities here. >> reporter: due levinson, cbs news. >>> washington state held its caucus and that win went to mitt romney there. are more nan 400 delegates up for grabs on tuesday. >>> the first step in a longitude a long investigation in the costa concordia. the court will determine if the captain will stand trial for manslaughter. 25 bodies have been recovered and seven people are still missing. >>> oil giant bp is calling it a big step towards putting the worst oil spill in u.s. history behind it. the company's struck a multi- billion dollar deal with thousands of plaintiffs. mark strassmann reports there is a long way go before the case is closed. >> reporter: almost two years later bp is still paying for the 206 million gallons of oil that bled into the gulf coast. this $7.8 billion settlement covers claims from 120,000 gust residents and business people in the spill zone. remember british petroleum has paid $8 billion to settle claims and $4 billion more to cleanp the gulf and restore its clean. victim lawyers stewart

but as drew levinson reports super tuesday could be a game changer. >> reporter: the gop frontrunnerent to georgia sunday where he served up pancakes and promises. mitt romney again ignored his republican rivals and attacked president obama. >> he's been in office for three years. i'm still waiting to hear what his jobs plan is how he's going to make america more competitive how he's going to put us back to work. >> reporter: georgia offers the most delegates on super tuesday and it's newt gingrich territory. the former house speaker served the state and congress for 20 years. he says it's a must win. >> i think you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> reporter: rick santorum also expects to do well in the south but says he and beginning rich are after the same conservative voters. >> it's always harder when you got two conservative candidates as we've seen in washington and some of the other states we have the anti-romney vote if you will. both beginning rich and i are out there slugging away. >> reporter: santorum and romney are locked in a tight ra

drew levinson has our report. >> reporter: the gop front-runner went to georgia sunday where he served up pancakes. >> not every day you get served by the next president. >> and promise. >> mitt romney again ignored his republican rivals and attacked president obama. >> he's been in office for three years. i'm still waiting to hear what his jobs plan is. how he's going to make america more competitive, how he's going to put us back to work. >> georgia offers the most delegates on super tuesday and it's newt gingrich territory. the former house speaker served the state in congress. for 20 years. he says it's a must win. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> rick santorum also expects to do well in the south but says he and gingrich are after the same conservative voters. >> it's always harder when you have two conservative candidates running in the race as we've seen in washington, we've seen in some of the other states. we have the anti-romney vote if you will. both gingrich and i are out there slugging away. >> santorum and romney are locked in a

as drew levinson reports, candidates are ramping up campaigns ahead of super tuesday. >> the g op frontr served up pancakes and promise. mitt romney again ignored republican rivals and attacked president obama. >> i'm waiting to hear what the jobs plan is. how he is going the make america competitive and put us back to work. >> reporter: georgia offers the most delegates on super tuesday and newt gingrich territory. the house speaker served the state in congress for 20 years. >> and says it's a must win. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best reputeuate you. >> reporter: rick santorum expects to do well in the south. he and newt gingrich are after the same conservative voters. >> it's harder when you got two conservative candidates running in the race, we have seen it in washington and other states, we have the antiromney vote for example you will, both newt gingrich and i are slugging away. >> reporter: santorum sp romney locked in a tight race in ohio. it's a general election battleground. new poll shows santorum leading romney by just two points. ohio is one of te

is offering $1 million for information leading to the safe return of robert levinson, last seen aliven iran five years ago. the fbi director made a public appearance to announce the reward, the latest high-profile effort to find levinson year. a short video surfaced of him pleading for his life. he started working as a private investigators and was on a job in the iranian island when he vanished. >> they suspect he's being held by kidnappers. >>> he fought off a home invader. now a maryland man has fought off a state gun control law. it's a victory for self-protection. >> reporter: buying a handgun in maryland means paperwork and a background check by state police. to carry a concealed gun for self-protection carries a special permit, granted to those who have proof their lives may be in danger. >> he was the victim of a home invasion on christmas eve of all times in 2002. >> reporter: he's now out of jail. when he went to renew his conceal permit, he didn't get it. >> despite the fact that he lives just miles away, he failed to show what the maryland state police show a good and subs

drew levinson reports. with 10 states up for grabs, it's the most critical point in the candidate's campaign. >> reporter: inside some caucus sites, it was standing room only. in others, voters were turned away as tens of thousands of washington state republicans made their picks for a presidential nominee. front runner mitt romney won the contest. ron paul dropped in on caucus goers saturday pushing hard for his first victory but came up short. washington state when they give romney a boost heading into the critical super tuesday contest. saturday he rallied supporters in all high all where he's locked in a close race with rick santorum, but romney stuck to him during resident obama and highlighting his business background. >> with job so badly in need, we need a president who knows the economy to fix the economy. >> he used a 2009 editorial to challenge romney on health care. in romney said he supported individual mandates and tax penalties that inspired president obama's health care bill. >> it's bad eno

round of applause for this nice, informed foray into neuroscience and music with myself, daniel levinson, and the great guitarist and composer, alex degrassi. now, this meeting of in forum and the commonwealth club is adjourned. [applause] çççç>> want to welcome you . of course, we have former mayor willie brown joining us. we have former supervisor sophie maxwell here as well. we have charlotte, a protocol officer. we have all the members of our board of supervisors, our current board. we have naomi's . harlon, kelly, the kids are here. naomi's mom is here bang today. thank you for being here as well. mrs. lee is here. [laughter] >> yeah. >> of all, today has been a very active day of the just wonderful announcements, of decisions being made that really reflected the values of the city. i have another one that reflects the value of this city, someone that i have spent privileged to work with for so many years, one began her career as a special assistant, worked her way up as the purchaser, director of purchasing. before that, one of the most difficult task, kind of reminds me of my

as drew levinson reports. >> reporter: inside some caucus sites, it was standing room only., voters were turned away, as ten's of thousand's of washington state republicans made their picks for a presidential nomineement front-runner, mitt romney, won the caucus. ron paul came up short, coming in second. mitt romney he rallied supporters in ohio where he is locked in a close rate there with rick santorum. and mitt romney stuck to hammering president obama and highlighting his business program. >> with job so is badly needed and incomes going down, we need a president that knows the economy to fix the economy. >> reporter: in the health care bill, he supported individual mandates and penalty that is inspired president obama's health care bill. >> it is bad enough that he recommended it, it is worse that he wouldn't come clean the with the people of this primary that he did it. >> reporter: speaking of cincinnati, newt gingrich says although he is counting on a win in georgia, he feels he will do well in ohio. >> we want to get as many delegates as we can and we see real stude

robert levinson disappeared during a business trip to the middle east. the fbi says that there's evidence that shows kidnappers are holding him along the borders of afghanistan. this friday will mark five years since levinson's disappearance. >>> right now president obama's headed to north carolina to talk to autoworkers and a truck manufacturing plant there. the white house says that the president will talk about the government's fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks. this speech comes as the national average for a gallon of regular gas tops $3.71. president obama's first visit to a foreign automaker's facility. >>> president obama got his own victory on super tuesday winning oklahoma's democratic primary. but it wasn't a clean sweep. the president lost 15 counties, 12 of them to anti-abortion activist. randall terry won 18% of the vote and that makes him eligible to get one delegate at the convention. terry says he knows he can't win the presidency but he hopes to contribute to the president's defeat in november. president obama did win 57% of

secretary, please encourage you to continue to press for information about my constituent, robin levinson. it is of great importance in my community and i feel continued to press. >> mr. barry is recognized. >> thank you, madam chairman, madam secretary. let me ask a question about egypt. in 1979 as a young person, i entered the sinai desert in a place where there was fighting between israel and egypt in 1973, and a twisted pile of rubble and concrete were scrawled the words, here is the war, here is the peace. i was there in a jubilant time where there was a celebratory atmosphere between the new relationship between the united states and egypt. they had broken that treaty and the courage of sadat and began to extend their hands in friendship. that left us with peace between the two countries. now that a change has occurred and a great deal of uncertainty and an unclear commitment to that path of peace, given the deal that we put together and the amount of aid that we've given both to israel but to egypt as well, and now with the affrontery of the egyptian authorities holding, arresting

secretary, please encourage you to continue to press for information about my constituent, robert levinson, it is of great importance in my community and i feel you'll continue to press. >> thank you very much. mr. fortenberry is recognized. there you are. >> let me start with a question about egypt. in 1979 as a young person, i entered the sinai desert in the place where there was fighting. on a twisted pile of rubble and concrete were scrawled the words, here was the war, here is the peace. i was there in a jubilant time. where there was a celebratory atmosphere around the newfound relationship between the united states and egypt. united states has successfully brokered that treaty and the courage to extend their hands in friendship has left us with a stable foundation for piece for the last 30 years between those two countries. now with the latest event that has occurred with the change of governing structures and a great deal of uncertainty and an unclear commitment to that path of peace, given the deal that we put together and the amount of aid that we've given both to israel but to e

this could be a big missed opportunity for the country's leaders to help their own people, drew levinsonwjz eyewitness news. >> iran's nuclear program will also be discussed during this summit. >>> the second trial is scheduled to begin today for twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire, travers and trumaine johnson are accused of setting the dog on fire in 2009. the pit bull that rescuers nicknamed phoenix ended up being euthanized because of her injuries, there first trial ended with 11 voting guilty and one lone hold out voting no. >>> a woman was died from her injuries. laurie smith was hit by a car and trapped between the car and a wall. police say smith died at the hospital over the weekend. investigators have determined the driver was at fault. no word yet on whether charges will be filed in the case now. >>> more than a dozen baltimore city landmarks may soon be up for sale. but as gigi barnett reports this morning first the city wants to know how much money that would bring in. >> reporter: the city says some of its historic buildings are a liability, an eyesore and a

law professor laurie levinson. >> the case boils down to he said/she said.rred in the first five seasons, but five months after the incident with cherry, sheridan said she was shocked -- [ electric sizzling ] -- when her character was killed off. though those with the show say it was planned for months before the dispute. in court sheridan said she was humiliat humiliated. it was demeaning. now in the final season, there may be more drama off screen than on. sheridan will be cross-examined later today. savannah? >> miguel almaguer in los angeles. thank you. coming up next, it's all in the jeans. we have the new color trends in denim right after these messages. with pollen and dust in the air. i have to banish you to the garden. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. i can breathe freer with zyrtec-d®. so i'll race you to our favorite chair. i might even let you win. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe easier. so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®, behind the pharmacy counter. this week only, sa

legal analyst lori levinson says timing is key. >> if the jury believes four months before she's firedor it to happen she doesn't have a claim. it wasn't in retaliation. >> reporter: whatever the reason, sheridan's career since "housewives" has been under the wire. the show drew more than 20 million u.s. viewers a week and more than 100 million worldwide as america's top comedy export. when sheridan did a scandalous promotional spot before a monday night football game, the ratings for the next episode of "housewives" soared higher. the other stars including felicity huffman, eva longoria and teri hatcher could be called as witnesses in the trial. eva longoria told a radio station in an interview she supported marc cherry. >> he's funny, sweet, couldn't hard a fly. >> reporter: they said they dropped the character because the ratings were softening and he wanted to cut costs. in fact, the show has confirmed that this season will be its last. while some of the stars have gone on to movies and other successful television projects, sheridan's pilot found no takers. >> ouch. mike taibbi. co

thank you, peter and tammy and can't levinson is an amazing guy. he put this -- i met kent, and he met with lane bailey and holly paige at the column. i met him 80 years ago in china. he was a great guy then, he's a great guy now. if it hadn't been for him, we wouldn't be here tonight. .. the phone connected for some reason it rang and it was allison said. he said you guys want to write the story of my life. would you like to take a shot at it? [laughter] i settled on a sec second and have been a problem getting the cork out good but i did and i said why would i do that? us that that's the story of everything in my life. everything. the personal letter service in the numbers. it was all dared. and especially the diaries. 6000 pages worth of diaries. in 18 binders and people like david mccullough said the resent these are valuable if they were put down but these things as they come. i was at the white house talking to gorbachev. he took notes and they ended up being 2.4 million. last night so we set sail for the united states and al says how long is

i am looking at arthur levinson and he sold $262 and $252 and 45,000 or 30,000 shares and he continues to go on and on. they are not trying to pick it and i don't think that's the reason they are taking it away. >> when you sell 30% of holdings, you could be getting divorced and estate planning could be taking place and a lot of things can happen and you can be worried about the stock. >> for every instance, they make a lot of good points. the rule ors are glaring. you have to be concerned that they had a rip here to date. however you want to slice it. this company is growing despite the fact that it trades. i don't think these guys are traders. 10,000 square feets on to their home. i don't think it is necessarily as active. we said on the show all the time, the best scenario and the thing you can always feel good about is when they are buying stock. i think for us to make it not entirely fair. it is interesting to the best performance and say it's not a bad thing to take chips off the table. >> when you look at tim cook and you say how did he time this out? it was a plan, but secondly

offering for information leading for the safe location, recovery and return of this man, robert levinsone retired fbi agent vanished in iran five years ago working as a private investigator. this video showing he is still alive was released last year. the fbi believes he is believe held by a group somewhere in southwest asia. they plan to advertise the large million dollar reward in pakistan and afghanistan. >>> the wrongful death trial stemming from the virginia tech massacre continues. the university's police chief is expected to take the stand and testify today. the families of two students who died in the attacks are suing the university. they say school officials didn't alert students to the danger fast enough. an attorney for the school said officials did what they believes was right and that he thought the first two shooting in a dorm were a domestic dispute. >> what does your gut tell you? is manning coming to the redskins in junior red -- to the redskins. >> a big announcement from peyton manning himself. >>> we'll see how things are doing out there in the traffic. we saw snow o

thank you, peter and tammy and ken levinson is an amazing guy. [applause] i met ken, and he worked with lane bailey and holly paige at the column. i met him 18 years ago in china. he was a great guy then, he's a great guy now. i hope you all get to meet ken. if it hadn't been for him, we wouldn't be here tonight. so, oh, and jackie, jackie bloom, wherever she is. oh there,. [applause] without her, the invitation list would have been a mess. [laughter] i've known alan simpson for just over 50 years. i grew up in cody, wyoming, near al. i heard all the stories when i was a kid, and then i tried to do it myself a few years later. [laughter] he helped me out of that hole. [laughter] i worked 18 years for al, all 18 years i was press secretary and then chief of staff, responsible for all mistakes. [laughter] and when al went to retire and went to the harvard, i went to the smithsonian and was in charge of government there for a while. then my wonderful wife, rebecca, who is right here -- [applause] i'm telling you, i could not have been this good with

one of my teachers at princeton was man by the name of stanford levinson. >> host: university of texas. >> guest: a very distinguished, very interesting intellectual in general, the legal academic, i had him for politics. in fact i had him for a course on constitutional interpretation at princeton. he gave me my lowest grade at princeton. we had been life-long friends ever since. he reads -- he has read all of my books in manuscript form. always gives me wonderful feedback. at princeton, james mcpherson, the great historian of the civil war, was my thesis adviser. one of my teachers at princeton was a visiting professor, eric phoner, the great american historian. >> host: columbia now. >> guest: at columbia. my senior thesis was a biography of richard hover stater. he has been eric phoner's dissertation adviser. eric fopperies now the dewitt clinton professor at columbia. and i've known eric for decades now. he, too is a person who reads all my work, gives me feedback. so princeton is a school -- i'm an the board of trustees princeton. i have very fond feelings toward princeton it, too

one of my teachers at princeton was man by the name of stanford levinson. >> host: university of texas. >> guest: a very distinguished, very interesting intellectual in general, the legal academic, i had him for politics. in fact i had him for a course on constitutional interpretation at princeton. he gave me my lowest grade at princeton. we had been life-long friends ever since. he reads -- he has read all of my books in manuscript form. always gives me wonderful feedback. at princeton, james mcpherson, the great historian of the civil war, was my thesis adviser. one of my teachers at princeton was a visiting professor, eric phoner, the great american historian. >> host: columbia now. >> guest: at columbia. my senior thesis was a biography of richard hover stater. he has been eric phoner's dissertation adviser. eric fopperies now the dewitt clinton professor at columbia. and i've known eric for decades now. he, too is a person who reads all my work, gives me feedback. so princeton is a school -- i'm an the board of trustees princeton. i have very fond feelings toward princeton it, too

law professor laurie levinson. >> the case boils down to he said/she said.who to believe. >> reporter: sheridan starred in the first five seasons, but five months after the incident with cher cherry, sheridan said she was shocked -- [ electric sizzling ] -- when her character was killed off. though those with the show say it was planned for months before the dispute. in court sheridan said she was hu humiliated. it was demeaning. now in the final season, there may be more drama off screen than on. sheridan will be cross-examined later today. the witnesses could be a who's who from the show. actresses like eva longoria could take the stand. savannah? >> miguel almaguer in los angeles, thank you. >>> up next, how are people with extensive criminal records working at licensed day care centers? an undercover investigation right after this. i wouldn't do that. get married? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real lar

legal expert lori levinson. >> this is a huge piece of evidence.f it's true and if the judge lets it in. it would be bigger than any witness testimony. it would be hard evidence that abc did something wrong. >> reporter: marc cherry's attorney says this is just a last-minute desperate attempt by sheridan looking for a $6 million payday. >> it appears orchestrated to us. it seems like a last ditch effort by the plaintiff to save her case. >> reporter: in this courtroom soap opera where stars teri hatcher, eva longoria and felicity huffman were on the list to testify but did not, it's an unknown character's testimony that could be the smoking gun in this "desperate housewives" legal saga. now abc, which broadcasts "desperate housewives" says it conducted a full investigation and found the actress was not mistreated. ann? >> craig melvin, thank you very much. it's now 7:34. here's matt. >> now the latest on a case making headlines in the new york area. suburban mom accused of running a high end escort service. now she's fighting to be released from ja

. >> host: no wonder you like sanford levinson are. >> guest: i do. i am a big fan. >> host: this e-mail, i've not read any of your books but now i want to. my question, among the sellouts in your bookmarks and actually talk about politics in the gop and the persistence of the color line. >> guest: yes. they can be. they don't message of have to be at all. the fact of the matter is that black america is ideologically varied, just like latino america, just like white america, just like the asian american -- just like asia america. nina, there are black people who are quite conservative in various ways. there are black episcopalians but there are black religious groups of various sorts. to claim that any of these people are necessarily sellouts? not at all. and i again am loath to use the term sellout. in my view, you have, i want to define it very, very, very narrowly. and so i think, for instance, there are relatively few sellouts, period. i want to have a very narrow definition, because that term, that idea, that notion of traitorous, it's a complica

agent bob levinson disappeared while on a business trip as a retired f.b.i. agent. he was on a business trip to kisch island in the persian gu gulf. it's a part of iran. that's five long years that his wife, christine, has been without her husband and five long years that her seven children have been without their father. over those five years, i've spoken so many times about bob from the floor of the senate and so many other venues. bob, a retired f.b.i. agent and a resident of south florida, just yesterday i met with his wife christine, and she joined the then-f.b.i. director bob muramueller, and deputy directo, shawn joyce, in announcing a million-dollar reward for information leading to bob's safe return. and so soon in southwest asia, billboards will start to appear announcing that million-dollar reward, and it is southwest asia that we know where bob is being held. well, today i want to talk about his children. because tomorrow in miami, the society of former special agents of the f.b.i. will honor bob's two youngest children, his son, doug, and his daughter,