mr. benson? >> and, yes, chairman, we've seen that evolution expansion, some of the cartels splint oring, and then essentially more criminal groups we're targeting. >> thank you. >> i concur with that. they are more fragmented. there's on the ground small group, and the law enforcement challenge is different. >> okay. ambassador brownfield, according to the cia, and i quote, "insurgent activities include k guerrilla warfare, terrorism, and political motivation like propaganda, recruitment, and international activity." do you agree the cartels in mexico are engaging in the activities listed by the cia? >> it's a label, mr. chairman, but i will not question whether certain organizations are doing certain things, although to be honest, i can make the same comment about organizations in the united states as well. >> but you don't deny that the cartels are engaged in guerrilla warfare, terrorism, and political mobilization such as propaganda, recruitment, and international activities? >> i accept that

mr. benson?> and, yes, chairman, we've seen that evolution expansion, some of the cartels splint oring, and then essentially more criminal groups we're targeting. >> thank you. >> i concur with that. they are more fragmented. there's on the ground small group, and the law enforcement challenge is different. >> okay. ambassador brownfield, according to the cia, and i quote, "insurgent activities include k guerrilla warfare, terrorism, and political motivation like propaganda, recruitment, and international activity." do you agree the cartels in mexico are engaging in the activities listed by the cia? >> it's a label, mr. chairman, but i will not question whether certain organizations are doing certain things, although to be honest, i can make the same comment about organizations in the united states as well. >> but you don't deny that the cartels are engaged in guerrilla warfare, terrorism, and political mobilization such as propaganda, recruitment, and international activities? >> i accept that i

mr. benson? >> and yes chairman, we've seen that evolution expansion, some of the cartels splint oring, and then essentially more criminal groups we're targeting. >> thank you. >> i concur with that. they are more fragmented. there's on the ground small group, and the law enforcement challenge is different. >> okay. ambassador brownfield according to the cia, and i quote, "insurgent activities include k guerrilla warfare terrorism and political motivation like propaganda recruitment, and international activity." do you agree the cartels in mexico are engaging in the activities listed by the cia? >> it's a label, mr. chairman but i will not question whether certain organizations are doing certain things, although to be honest, i can make the same comment about organizations in the united states as well. >> but you don't deny that the cartels are engaged in guerrilla warfare, terrorism, and political mobilization such as propaganda recruitment and international activities? >> i accept that individu

mr. benson and ms. silver for your time d sharing your thoughts on what i think is an important topic. with that, the subcommittee is adjourned. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, your calls and comments on "washington journal." then news makers. after that the c-span series the contenders on key figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. this week, the life of charles evans hughes. >> my first session i was paying close attention to the discussion as i remember it and i failed to hear the knock on the door. and billy brennen and bill rehnquist answered the door and made me feel like i was about two feet high. i learned from that one of the most important jobs of the junior justice is to remember that you are a doorman. >> john paul stevens on his new memoir "five chiefs" on "q&a." >> this morning former virginia congressman tom davis talks about legislative gridlock and the 2012 presidential campaign. the 2012 presidential campaign. then

mr. benson and ms. silver for your time and sharing your thoughts on what i think is an important topic. with that, the subcommittee is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >>> filmmaker ken burns is a documentary series on u.s. prohibition airing this week on pbs. we spoke with him earlier on "washinon journal. >> host: and we are back with tim berne to talk about his latest project prohibition. i was wondering how you came to how did you come to decide on prohibition? you wanted to talk about the lack of a civil conversation. did you come to "prohibition" first and realize there were parallels? guest: we never tried to supervise our own -- we're drawn to historical subjects. the code as director and co- producer -- the co-director. we realize that we spent a lot of time historical in the 1920's and other projects and we didn't know anything. the images of prohibition that everybody has of gangsters and floppers was about it and we just assumed why it

benson was mr. morgan a year ago and very popular on campus. crumpton was just beginning her college career and was hoping to be a pediatric nurse. >> six or seven weeks into the semester and into the beginning of her college years. >> tremendous. you check social networks. you hear student feedback. it is heartbreaking. >> police say benson's suv was traveling northbound on broadway when it hit the eclipse. witnesses say the suv was speeding. detectives are looking into whether or not benson flew through a red light. >>> fredrick police arrested justin morgan yesterday. wins told police that morgan illegally entered memorial hall and went to the woman's bathroom. he is being held on $25,000 bail. >>> remember that earthquake back in august? it shut down two nuclear power plants in virginia. now those plants are ready to restart. a power official says neither one suffered any damage. the energy company is seeking approval to restart them. the nrc said the quake caused damage that was greater than what the plant was designed to withstand. >>> we

. >> reporter: julian benson was a star here at morgan. he was mr. morgan last year involved in a mentoring program and was very popular on campus. >> tremendous. you check social networks, you hear student feedback. it is heartbreaking. >> reporter: freshman nursing student at stevenson university, zoey crumpton was in the other car. she died last night, as well. she, just a few weeks into her goal of becoming a pediatric nurse to work with children. >> just about 6 or 7 weeks into the semester and she was six or seven weeks into the beginning of her college years. >> reporter: police say benson was driving the suv northbound on broadway when it hit the eclipse crumpton was in. witnesses say the suv was speeding and detectives are looking into whether or not benson blew through a red light. police are not ready to assign fault to this crash just yet. both benson's passenger and crumpton's driver suffered only minor injuries. abc 2 news. >>> fredrick county police say they have arrested a man who illegally entered a hood college dormitory. morgan was