and so they behaved in ways that were antithetical to their own long-term interests. >> michael lewis, a one-time wonder boy on wall street, is ensconced in this hillside compound in berkeley, california, which has a main house and three cottages, and he is much happier writing about business than actually conducting it. he lives here with his wife, former mtv news correspondent tabitha soren, and their three children: a three-year-old son and two young daughters who he takes to all of cal berkley's women's basketball games. it's one of the few breaks that lewis allowed himself over the past 18 months as he dug into the idiocy and negligence that produced the worst financial crisis since the great depression. >> i'm afraid that our culture will come to the conclusion-- 'cause it's always the easy conclusion--that everybody was just a bunch of criminals. i think the story is much more interesting than that. i think it's a story of mass delusion. >> lewis' forte has always been discovering little-known facts and characters that change people's perception about a story. so when he finall

she authored the report entitled "between the drone and al-qaeda", and michael lewis, a navy pilot whoestified before congress on drones and is a professor at the ohio northern university, pettit college of law. he is in the colombus ohio studio. thank you both for joining us. >> letta, in your report you write some in yemen fear the u.s. more than al-qaeda. you say when the u.s. government is considered more of a demon than a notorious terror group there's a problem. has it got that bad? >> yes, i think so. in yemen many feel that the u.s. is then my because drone strikes are in some cases killing civilians. whereas al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is careful to not kill civilians. i'd like to emphasise that i'm not saying this is an endorsement of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, we consider the group a serious threat. we do understand that the united states needs to do all it can to protect america from strikes by this group. so that is not our issue at all. our issue is that in some cases the u.s. is unlawfully killing civilians in the strikes, and when it does so, it needs to a

michael lewis has an incredible knack for finding the emblematic vehicle of a culture rather silicon valley are baseball. >> i did not find those in washington. >> i tried. after a while i did not give up that i decided there was not one or two or three characters big enough to sustain a narrative but eventually i tried to make the ensemble's that was not as satisfying but ultimately that is what i came up with. so it is always helpful to have intent with a figure that could rise above which is easy for him to say but i quoted the fact he said your large bowl will be washington d.c.. i said would never. with a profile rather than focusing on one character. >> italy for the fact they are inescapable who they are bad harry reid comes to mind as part of a sympathetic character and trent lott also who makes no bones about it. >> harry reid has an anecdote that the as a fly on the wall if on the election night if he becomes a senate majority leader and chuck schumer his right-hand man trying to win the majority with him. as the democratic candidates kept winning fair elections elections,

. >> some big-time writers, michael lewis and others, say they can't go to sleep and they write overnight. >> a lot of writers can't and i did that for years. they turned off electronics. not watching television in bed, turned off their phones, stopped doing e-mail and they allowed themselves to unwind. >> cheryl danberg on facebook, she's a big part of a huge tech company. cheryl sandberg. if someone wants to get ahold of me, they can get ahold of me the next day. >> she checks her e-mail the next morning. the blackberry is not going bing, bing, bing all night long. steven king makes showers all of the pill lees apillows are faci same way. >> kenneth chenault writes down three things he wants to accomplish. ben franklin writes down, what good have i done today? joel gascoigne says he walks. >> i read a real book rather than doing e-mail or read a magazine, i reserve that time for reading an actual book. i do that and i find it rewarding. >> you're not getting the blue light being i will lurm my nated from ipad screens. >> when are you going to read a book? never. you're getting 400 word

michael lewis, an incredible knack for finding the emblematic vehicle, the culture, there is tim clark in silicon valley or willy de in baseball. >> and never found one of those characters in washington. >> i'm glad you never liked. i tried. i tried to find that one figure. after a while -- i did not give up, but i decided that there was not one or two or even three characters were big enough to sustain a narrative or maybe i just was not a finding them, led eventually i try to make an ensemble that moved third time which was like a narrative device. ultimately that is what i came up with. so in a sense what bob woodward has said, it is always helpful to have a large hole in the tent, meaning like a figure who can really rise above. and remember, he says, well, you're large role will be washington d.c. that will be the main character, but it was. this was a profile of the city resident focusing on one character. >> there were some characters who are redeemable only for their honesty. senate majority leader harry reid, insofar as a sympathetic character, he is one of them. talked-about

. >> was that lewis that did that one. >> no. >> an then michael said if i accidentally connect withsted. >> the things that you want to do that you don't because you think they're bad for you, you put them in the watch and if you get to like 70, why not start doing it. that's not a bad age to go. anyway, i'm not signing up for it. morning joe starts right now. >> the president is the preside refusing to negotiate on obama care, even though the republicans have been very flexible. >> i'd like to repeal every word of the laurk bw, but my positio we should defund it. even now what the house of representatives has done is a step away from defunding it, it's delaying it. >> i've heard reference to a full delay or a full repeal to now just saying, mr. president, can we not just have one year delay? >> we said well, what about a one-year delay? we've been offering compromise after compromise. but you hear from the president and his men and his women, no negotiation. >> no negotiation. even though every one of those offers is a compromise from the republicans' initial offer,

. >> was that lewis that did that one. >> no. >> an then michael said if i accidentally connect withsted. >> the things that you want to do that you don't because you think they're bad for you, you put them in the wat and if you get to like 70, why not start doing it. that's not a

michael yelling] yeah! yeah, okay! 12 miles an hour. eat that, carl lewis!ce put up a radar gun. it's actually caused a bit of a traffic hazard. [dwight yelling] aah! wow, 13! no, no. no, there was wind. i was just jogging. dwight, there was wind. i want a do-over. no, no, no. it's not your turn. all right, 13 is the new number. oscar, go ahead. i want another try. here we go! 31! 31! there was a car. i was ahead of the car. 31 is my new number. 31 is humanly impossible. go, oscar. 31's my number. that's impossible. beat it! [cheerfulusic] ♪ ♪ ♪ that people are finally getting together. ♪ ♪ i think it's wonderful now ♪ that people are finally getting together. ♪ ♪ i think it's so groovy now ♪ that people are finally getting together. ♪ ♪ i think it's wonderful now ♪ that people are finally getting together. ♪ could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ohhh...oh boy! i'm falling. everybody look out! ahhhhh...ugh. little

michael schumacher con 13. >>mark webber hizo lo imposible, fantastica largada de romain grosjean, lewis hamilton que salia bien el olvido, rosbel fue penalizado, paso por los pits y perdió tiempo. >>estaba cuarto, ahí la pelead del checo con su compañero >>adelantamiento en la primera curva, muy bien el checo, se defiende. luego ya fernando alonso con el ferrari le toma la punta al mclaren. >>ahí vemos maseguro sociala que felipe massa que da cuenta de gutiérrez. >>ricardo había armado un tren, con uno de los buenos momentos, pero tuvo el problema de rueda. ese momento donde ricardo armó el tren se convertía en uno de los mejores momentos. >>y vemos cuando vettel da cuenta de romain grosjean , que trata de aguantar. >>era la tercera parada de mark webber para ponier las ruedas medianas, no cambiaban la estrategia, lo mandaban a ters paradas, a su compañero a dos. >>recuperaba y faltaban solo dos vueltas, pero ya se le escapaba el tiempo. >>ahí la llegada de vettel. vemos las llegadas. felipe massa con un puntito de diferencia sobre romain grosjean en la tabla que acumula 15 puntos valioso. >>vettel, mark webbe

michael he took no hitter in. it is two home run solo home ring. pirates have chance bottom nine. tying run on first: he pops it up. cards twin. so back saints lewisan lead red sock. trying sweep rays this led 347b zip. but on his 29 birthday gets hold of this play. at verizon center and maryland hole media day more coming your way tomorrow. that's sports tonight we are back right after this. we tpoup tmz.com it is sthaoeupb says happy 87 birthday simon this awesome! actually simon 54 about the you know beverly hills home. and tp big sign. gave him about 30 others were on his age. you know who did it? gal from x factor signed record contract that girt tkpwroupl called fifth harmon know. you know simon has good sense of humor so do girls. that's wrap for us. next news tomorrow morning taopl toeupl 5 fox five morning now. see you tomorrow.  february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democ

acknowledge congressman lewis and former congressman and republican leader bob michael, who both haveen great friends to tom and me. of course, i think senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell. fromraveling a long way the senate to the house. [laughter] to remember my husband. also, i want to thank the celestial on joy from japan. anderson, plus, the diplomatic delegations, for coming. gratitude toebt of speaker banner for making this memorial service possible. without his caring and competent staff, this event would not have happened. was speaker, we had about one person who handled this kind of work. has been most gracious and helpful and i applaud him for that. i want to say a few words about my husband. as you probably know, i work for him for years as an unpaid staffer. this not plan to do in when i married him in 1968. of wooed in. timei remained for the full- he was here. i should say i stayed here unpaid and it was a great adventure. every time i thought of leaving, he would suddenly assume a new position. it was a great good fortune of my life to be along for the ride a

michael is worried about the government derailing good times. >> certainly we worry about events in washington and what they could do to the economy. >> reporter: tanya lewissafety coordinator and single mother, holding down two jobs. >> it is a good time. we have a good amount of work and so forth going on right now and a lot of other trades i see have a lot of up coming work. >> reporter: building construction trades council secretary michael says the explosion of tech companies is driving the growth in san francisco. don ford, kpix 5. >> one of the tech companies helping the mid market boom is twitter. >> happening today in albany, new york, former california congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues campaigns for gun control with her astronaut husband, mark kelly, looking for more background checks for the purchase of firearms at gun shows. we was shot in the head in 2011 in tucson and this is her first visit to a fun show. >>> tourists once again getting to see what this country is made of. how some states are reopening their national parks despite the government shutdown. and why california isn't one of them. >> and tweeple sports stars and fans tak

lewis. at the website on your screen. to welcome back michael o'hanlon, who is the author of more than a dozen books. he's a senior fellow at brookings institution in washington, d.c. i want to bring with an essay you wrote that was published in the "washington post." you pointed out that the u.s. commitment to afghanistan has been considerable. have never waged a war against fornation with a common foe 12 years. tend to have a fairly negative impression of this year. it has been way too long and frustrating. almost 2300 americans. the whole narrative is about frustration. then we see these governments having a difficult time figuring out their long-term relationship. because of this association of fighting together for so long, there's a more positive story that both countries should be telling themselves about the other and the alliance. when i meet these young afghans there manningt checkpoints and risking their lives for their country, or who went to afghanistan after 9/11 to rebuild a new state when they had a chance. it is a shame that we