michael moss, really enjoy it. >> thanks. >>> thomas roberts is up next. up for some potato chips? >> you know what? i would not want michael to come to my refrigerator, but the book sounds fantastic. >>> next, it was the grocer's daughter who became the iron lady. remembering the life of british prime minister margaret thatcher who passed away at the age of 87. >>> back many at home, it could be a break or break week for gun control in this country. president obama is heading back to connecticut to meet with newtown families. the big question, will it work? and who cares about reaching for the stars? nasa plans to hunt down and rope itself an asteroid. we're going to look at why and how it might be achieved. that and much more coming up at the top of the hour. ♪ [ grunts ] yowza! that's why i eat belvita at breakfast. it's made with delicious ingredients and carefully baked to release steady energy that lasts... we are golfing now, buddy! [ grunts ] ...all morning long. i got it! for the win! uno mas! getting closer! belvita breakfast biscuits -- steady en

see what you're talking about, but now i can. >> host: "salt sugar fat" is the name of the book, michael mossis the author, and benny is the caller from phoenix. >> caller: hey, guys, how's it going this afternoon? hey, y'all, listen, michael, i use the artificial sweetener to cut down drastically on my sugar intake, and i don't have a weight problem, but i would be interested to know what you have to say about how artificial sweeteners may impact the consumption of foods that are otherwise maybe loaded with salt and fat. you know, it's where they might psychologically or sid logically -- physiologically tend to make people eat more of those foods. >> host: thank you, benny. >> guest: i've heard that same question raised by nutrition sign difficults, benny, and unfortunately -- sign difficults and, the studies just haven't opinion done on that -- been done on that. and there's some thinking that diet sodas can act almost, you know, people might view it wrongly as like a prophylactic that will, you know, inoculate them against calories, so you have a diet soda one moment and then go back to ea

my guest michael moss he is the author of "salt sugar fat", the "eat pray love" of diabetes enthusiasts. we'll talk about the republican party. with a difficult election loss behind them there's a time of reflection and soul searching for the g.o.p. we'll let you know if they find one! oh, oh, who wants a piece of this? [cheers and applause] who wants a piece of this? [cheers and applause] [laughter] i kid, of course. really? all right. [ laughter ] last week the republican national committee released its report on what went wrong in the 2012 election and how the republican party can reverse its fortunes in the future. >> officials are calling it an autopsy. >> that's right. they are calling it an autopsy. [ laughter ] >> jon: it is a document of idealistic named for bodies in the river. what do you say we rub a little cancer under our noses and get to the business of cutting this bloated corpse open. we know the time of death. rncrince preebous what is the cause of death? >> the message isn't resonating enough. it goes back to what our moms used to tell us, it's not just what you say i

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book is called "still the best hope: whyed we world needs american values to triumph" and this is michael moss hoff "the new york times." a pulitzer price winner and his most recent book is on processed foods, called "salt, sugar fathom how the food giants hooked us. " after that an author panel on state h. onne aut california, and one about florida. finding florida, the true history of the sunshine state is the name of his book. following that, in a couple hours we want to introduce you to kathleen sharpe. she has written a book called blood medicine, blowing the whistle on one of the most deadly is prescription drugs ever, and then a panel on legalizing marijuana. doug fine's book is call "too high to fail:anna the new grebe revolution. " that will end coverage here in los angeles. mark zzetti has written about the cia, the secret army and a war at the ends of the earth. so that'sur lineup om los angeles. right now let's go into the lecture hall and watch hollywood and politics. this is booktv on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] s [inaudible conversations] >> okay. everyone welcome. you're

moss. actually, before public comments, let me call a few more names. stephen a yellow, lynn bee son, evan reeves, mark bitner. robin levitt. michael [speaker not understood]. marlene morgan. steve pedal mike casey. [speaker not understood]. john rizzo. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is tamika moss and i'm the community development director at spur. spur is strongly supporting the legislation before you. i passed out a letter for your review. i did have an opportunity to have a really respectful discussion with some of the opponents of this legislation and i thought it was a really great opportunity to better understand some of the concerns that we've all heard about today. and i have not -- spur has not had an opportunity to review supervisor kim's legislation. and we have really vetted the legislation before you to ensure that the points that we relate to are strong and one in particular is really around the noticing and timing. the comments that you all made earlier in terms of increased noticing is -- the parallel process of timing. but noticing needs to be transparent and effective for everyone to be able to use and

moss and two other friends were found dead on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. their throats were slashed. their bodies apparently sprinkled with marijuana. $5,000 left on the scene outside of boston. michaelabout this case. he joins me now. the relevance of the reference all over the bodies, the authorities thought this was some kind of drug deal gone bad. but the drugs and the money reportedly left behind. >> that would mean a drug deal gone really bad. yang a drug rip-off leaving $5,000 around unless they did not see it. you would think they would have taken the spotted pot rather than sprinkle it around them. a year and a half into this, they haven't come up with any suspects. and in the aftermath you find out one of the three victims was the best friend, the person that tamerlan described as his best friend. you have to wonder if there is somehow some connection. would you have to horrific acts of violence and one common denominator. >> it is still open. i didn't mean to interrupt you. the case has remained open. they say they will pursue any leads that arise from the boston marathon bombing case. i think they're going to ask if they saw any people around the apartment. they'll be goi