sadly, it seemed as if the diplomatic logjam between the u.s. and china might be breaking -- suddenly, it seemed as if the logjam might be breaking. >> i'm pleased that today, our ambassador has spoken with him again. our embassy staff and our doctor had a chance to meet with him, and he confirms that he and his family now want to go to the united states so he can pursue his studies. >> the plan gives china a way to save face and avoids the sticky issue of granting chen asylum. china's foreign ministry has played down the up side. >> chen has the same rights as other citizens and they applied to study abroad and go through relevant procedures with the relevant parts. >> but he and his family did not have passports, and acquiring them could take a long time. the u.s. has said it expects china to process the document quickly. >> this is not just about well known activists. it is about the human rights and aspirations of more than 1 billion people here in china and billions more are around the world, and it is about the future of this great nation

in the early hours of the morning, four or five buses are logjamed. the other thing i want to address is housing. many people touched on topics today. homelessness, housing for the work force. many of my friends and colleagues work here but find it hard to live here. there are two proposals coming before the board that could change that. i asked the you consider the deal as a pathway to housing obligation that could create more supportable and affordable housing in san francisco. the plan that they have proposed is not their full obligation. i urge you to reject 65 million and push for more in the housing trust fund. in a district that has a lot -- highest amount of renters, the last thing we need are condos priced at $2.4 million. the average household would need to earn $1.6 million to afford the lowest priced condo in this development. my friends who are bartenders, waitresses, cooks in restaurants, they need housing for their work force. i would ask the members of the board of supervisors and the mayor to look at these proposals and do what is bes

the supreme court said we need mandatory mediation before trial to try and do away with the logjam we have. mediation is a very useful and efficient way of handling some cases. many cases. it is part of the future of the practice of law. they can be the only part of the practice of law that we use to resolve disputes. >> 30 minutes to go. we are in good shape. i have not been aware of how the time works here. i am learning quickly, i think. in a way, the arbitration system exists in opposition to another fundamental element of our legal system, which is the jury system. we are interested in your views about the role of the jury system, both in civil and in criminal cases. >> well, i strongly believe in the jury system. i am a jury traveler. that is all i have done for 45 years. my personal experiences that i have seen the collective wisdom of a jury actually be one of the most beautiful things you can witness in achieving justice. sometimes, the jury, still following the law, can see through a lot of legal arguments and do what is right, legally right, and that is a beautiful part of

johnson broke that logjam in the seven-week period. >> amazing.ou started living with linton johnson, if you will, in the 1970s. are you still learning things about this man today? >> yes. i was astonished to learn the sheer legislative genius which he got, for example, the civil rights bill started again. >> what are your big questions that you hope to address in the next volume? >> in the next volume? the next volume will be very darker in tone. this is really about the finest moments in lyndon johnson's life. when he takes over the government and really asserts himself and starts these wonderful programs moving. the next volume is how vietnam comes to gradually overshadow these programs and how his presidency really ends, not in triumph, but you might say in tragedy. >> that is going to be a lot darker. >> yes. >> when will that be out? >> my publisher tell you that? two or three years. >> what about publishing right now. are you seeing a lot of changes in publishing since you started? so much information flow happens all the time. we're in thi

. >> anything to help the logjam. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're going to feel good.l want to walk today because howard's forecast is good looking. >> a great day ahead. sunshine, low humidity levels, temperatures in the 60s will rise into the low, maybe mid- 80s in a few spots but it's going to feel so good because eight not going to be stick -- it's not going to be sticky like it has been for the first part of the week. we start with partly sunny skies. even mostly sunny skies. temps in the 60s. sunrise about an hour ago. sets about 8:25 this evening. we are looking at a good day today with plenty of sunshine. winds north, northwest at 10 miles an hour, even a little bit lighter later this afternoon. lunch time do it outside if you can. 79 degrees. by 3:00 83. i think around 4:00 or so we'll hit 84 and by 6:00 p.m. 82. so beautiful, beautiful afternoon and evening. right now we're down to 59 in northern loudoun county and lovettsville. haymarket you're at 65 with 68 at fort belvoir. restton you're 64. mid-60s columbia. andrews at 67. beautiful outside on our michael

some participants said there's a lot of disappointment there was a logjam of ordering and nasdaq had difficulty opening and delay. they just were really overwhelmed with orders and calls and electronic attempts to buy and that created some difficulty. so, i think that story is playing out. we'll see what happens to the stock throughout the rest day. in terms of the levels we're seeing, low 40s was very much to be expected. i don't know about 38240. but low 40s was a sensible pop. this is a luge market capitalization. huge market cap even for an ipo. now, i have heard of institutions actually getting bigger fills than they expected and here's the other side of that the retail component of this is going to be 20 to 25%. i've now heard from multiple source. so that would be probably the largest retail allocation of an ipo ever. this is north of 20. so that tells you on one hand it may be a win for small investors. they got more than they normally would. on the other hand, it does raise questions about demand for this stock. we under it to be overwhelming. at the same time, the range we'

a logjam. everything didn't work out properly. the stock ended up going down almost to where it started, $38. the only reason it didn't go further, john, the syndicate of investment banks that offered the stock on behalf of the company, that would look really bad for them. they need future business. you never want the ipo going below the offer price. you know they were buying late in the day to prop up the stock. if this wasn't an ipo day it would have gone lower. >> is this some sort of symptom or sign about the broader market now? >> i think it's a few things. as you mentioned, this the worst week for markets in 2012. never an ideal time to have an ipo. that's not something facebook could have controlled. i think there's a great deal of scrutiny about facebook. we've been covering it endlessly. that caused people who were excited to get into the stock to take some time and say maybe i don't have to rush into this thing. let's see how it goes, let's see if the stock can make money. now it's a wait and see. if it doesn't skyrocket

there's no doubt that we treat all hearts and minds in that area will help break the logjam. that is why what we're trying to do here is important. host: laylina tv celebrates its 10th anniversary. guest: we will do more programming in the middle east, this time focusing on women and reaching out to them and educating the more on entrepreneurial opportunities in the middle east. host: marc ginsberg, president of laylina tv. >> the bigger scientists cannot predict whether they are a few days ahead of time. plus, your phone calls and tweets. washington journal is live every morning. hillary clinton, secretary panetta and general dempsey will be speaking on c-span3. let the 10:30 p.m. >> fact checkers examine claims made about president obama and mitt romney. they will also examine the impact of third-party political ads. this is one hour. >> good morning. welcome. to welcome you to our morning paddle on fact checking in 2012. this is a project that is funded by a foundation and of the generous contribution of donors. our first panel is chaired by the director of factcheck.org.

as president, i will break the logjam and i will reduce federal micromanagement, but i will redouble efforts to make sure that schools are held responsible for their results. parents should not have to navigate a complicated and cryptic evaluation system to figure out how well their kids' school is doing. states will have to provide a simple to read and widely available public report card that evaluates each and every school. these report cards will provide accurate and easy to understand info about student performance in school success. states will continue to design their own standards of tests, but this info will be provided so parents can make an informed choice. we will take bold steps to make sure that our system welcomes and rewards the best people into the teaching profession. as president, i will make it my goal to make sure that every caution has a quality teacher. -- classroom has a quality teacher. as president, i will consolidate those programs so that they can adopt innovative policies. state to be rewarded if they regularly a value teachers for their effectiveness and

late 2010, but a de facto moratorium continued for many months and even now there is a real permit logjam that has permitting at a much lower pace than before the b.p. disaster. this is a broader problem because at least off the coast of louisiana we are producing some energy. in many, many other places of the country where we have an abundance of energy we're not allowed to get it because this federal government particularly under this obama administration puts well over 90% of our domestic resources off limits. in the midst of everything that was going on in the gulf, in the midst of that moratorium, shutting down jobs in the gulf of mexico, president obama traveled to brazil, and he said that the united states wanted to be a tremendous partner and cheerleader of the development of brazil's offshore industry. now, mr. president, i have to tell you that was like rubbing salt in the wound of tens of thousands of oil field workers and others who are suffering because of the obama administration policy here in this country really discouraging energy development. the way president obama prop

as president, i will break the political logjam that has prevented successful reform of that law.i will redouble efforts to make sure schools are held responsible for their results. for example, parents should not have to navigate a complicated and cryptic evaluation system to find out how well their kid's schools are doing. states will have to provide a simple to read and widely available public report card that evaluates each and every school. these report cards will provide accurate, easy to understand information about student performance and school success. states will continue to design their own standards and test, but this information will be provided so that parents can make an informed choice. we will make bold steps to make sure our system welcomes and rewards the best people into the teaching profession. i will make it my goal to ensure that every classroom has a quality teacher. did you know there are currently 82 federal programs in 10 different federal agencies that spend $4 billion a year on peter quality? as president, i will consolidate those programs, block-gran

. >> voa us people of newscast about logjams for the congress and budget bills that call for constantlytive case about america's approach to debate? >> there is no more powerful expression of the value of freedom than to display it in all of its messy glory. we have audiences in africa, in asia, that are very interested in what is happening here. they are also very interested in hearing what is happening in their own countries. it would cover an intimate details of what is happening in northern nigeria for an audience that does not get in a straightforward way from anyone else. we feel that we are doing something that is valuable for them and that it is in our interest for them to have the real story. >> the issue does not break down nation state by nation state. pakistan has had a huge debate going on recently about censorship and the government proposing a nationwide internet filtering regina. a bunch of non-governmental organizations and activist groups or finding a way to band together with business and other interest in the community to say no, this is not what we want. so robust d

i want to thank you for breaking the logjam in the u.s. senate. here is the deal, we should not even be having this debate. [applause] really. no, once a together we were able to lay out clearly for the american public, men and women, once we lay down the scope of the problems in the 1990's -- remember, this was the dirty little secret, the dirty little secret no one wanted to acknowledge ior talk about. women were, as your president said, ashamed to talk about it. our societal more's thrust upon the woman the presumption that it must have been something she did. o'hare that was the most significant barrier we broke through -- that was the most significant barrier we broke through. once that was done and we did -- and i think orrin hatch. everybody kids about it, but i thank him for stepping up when he did. in their original violence against women act, only three republicans voted against this. he was taking a chance in the original vote. but what happened? through your incredible work, we laid out the scope of the problem, and we have had biparti