marlowe? guest: thank you for your question. if a member of congress does something not in the interest of his constituents, he is going to lose. you cannot blame a lobbyist for a congressperson to vote one way or the other. they have to do what they feel is in the best interests of their constituents. you cannot blame lobbyist at all. we have a role in the process. much happensoo behind closed doors. the meetings are out in the open. that was not the case when i came here in the 1970's. you can watch c-span. so much is here now. even the social media. people are reporting back to their group is on what is happening. the view there is a lot happening behind closed doors and therefore that's the problem is not well placed. for you and other people to be speaking up and you will be just as effective with your lobbyist. you have a lobbyist. you just have to be able to connect with that organization that represents you. host: you have 30 years of experience as a lobbyist. what is the difference in the game plan in going in and lobby

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the fire broke out at mccullough metro in marlow heights. last check it does not know what caused the fire. but no one was hurt. >> it will remain warm and comfortable as we removed -- as we head into this mother's day evening. we will find out what we can expect to a. >> quite and dry right now, but things will rapidly changed. a lot of rain is on the way. look at these comfortable temperatures for mother's day. looking great. where we have the rain coming it is only in the 50's out in western maryland. the area shaded in green indicates heavier showers at the time feared nothing around the media to metro. things will change. how much change and the timeline, details are coming up. >> coming up, angelina jolie and curry, and something in common. we will tell you what it is. >> it may be mother's day, but for a lot of working moms, it is still a day o ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and mo

this one broke out at the pontiac dealer in marlow heights late sunday morning t burned into the roof, making it sag and forcing firefighters out in case the roof fell in. no one was hurt. >>> d.c.'s guardian angels will patrol a northwest neighborhood again today after a crime captured in this surveillance video shows a man being assaulted on thursday. the man badly beaten and is still hospitalized. the guardian angels will be back in the area including the alley at noon today. >>> thousands of people are in the nation's capital to honor law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. a candlelight service was held last night for police officers, corrections officers and military police killed in the line of duty. the names of 362 u.s. law enforcement officers were formally dedicated on the walls of the national law enforcement officers memorial. u.s. attorney general eric holder delivered the keynote address. >> these men and women place the safety and security of others above their own when facing uncertain dangers and confronting unpredictable threats. they consistently

howard marlowe joins us. and then your phone calls on what this weekend's elections in france and greece could mean for recovery efforts. watch "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this week live from hohn done, the ceremony and pageantry of the state opening of parliament. pa parliament's official opening was usually held to the end of the year with changes to their election rules it's now been moved to the spring and wednesday queen elizabeth will formally outline the government's priorities for the upcoming year. live coverage starts at 5:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. saturdays this month, c-span radio is airing more of the nixon tapes from the collection of secretly recorded phone conversations from 1971 to 1973. this saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern hear conversations with deputy national security adviser alexander haig. >> very significant, this "new york times" expose. the most highly classified documents of the war. >> oh, that! i see. i didn't read the story. you mean that was leaked o

the marlowe fire in riverside county burned five acres5 acres. >>> in syria, funerals were held todayor those killed in thursday's dual bomb attacks in damascus, which claimed the lives of 55 people. a radical islamic group claimed responsibility. there are concerns the group may be affiliated with al-qaeda. >> we do have intelligence that indicates that there is an al-qaeda presence in syria. but frankly, we don't have very good intelligence as to just exactly what their activities are. >> meanwhile more united nations observers are now in syria, bringing the total to about 145. the number is expected to reach 300 within weeks. >>> in spain, tens of thousands of people marched to voice their anger over the country's high unemployment rate, and new austerity measures. they vowed to remain there for three days. spain's unemployment rate is 24%. and for those under the age of 25, unemployment is at 50%. >>> in australia, thousands turned out for demonstrations in support of same-sex marriage. in 2004, australia passed an amendment specialistly defining marriage -- explicitly defining ma

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it happened at a car dealership in marlow heights. it happened yesterday morning. firefighters battled the blaze for about two hours and they say the loss inside the building is significant. no one was hurt but crews can't go into that building yet because the roof is not stable enough. crews will be back at an arlington grocery store this morning cleaning up from a sewage spill. the harris teeter near potomac yard in arlington has been closed since friday. it's being cleaned and restocked. they blame a sewage leak on a problem at the arlington county water pollution control plant. >>> some families in alexandria may be forced to look for a new place to live. over the weekend city lawmakers approved the small area plan that includes major redevelopment around landmark mall, vandorn street and bow regard street. nearly half of the apartments will be demolished and replaced with more expensive rentals. families living there now should not worry. >> there has to be a process in place to provide for dislocation and relocation. >> families will have until 2014 to move o

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howard marlow joins us.ke your phone calls about the elections in france and greece. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this comes after a diplomatic dispute. the military leaders spoke to reporters of the pentagon. good >> it is my privilege and honor to welcome general leon back to the pentagon. i am pleased when it in the course of his visit to the united states, he has have the opportunity to visit a number of important military installations and received briefings and demonstrations from our military leaders. we just finished a very productive meeting, our first since i became secretary of defense. discontinued the regular dialogue between military and political leaders between the united states and china. earlier this year i was honored to be able to host vice president xi at the pentagon during his visit to the united states. i was pleased by the successful outcome of last week's strategic and economic dialogue and the second strategic dialogue none of which are acting s