association. thank you j.d. and thank you to the entire board of directors of the national rifle association. [applause] everyone here, every member of the national rifle association, and every second amendment supporter in this country has benefited from your service j.d. and from the service of your fellow directors. thank you all. [applause] fellow members of the n.r.a. family, it is an honor for me now to introduce another director of the national rifle association. please welcome lieutenant colonel oliver north. [applause] >> thank you, my fellow n.r.a. members. it has been my great blessing to have spent most of my life in the company of heroes. those of you who have read my books or seen my reports from the battlefields around the world know the classical definition of a hero is a person who puts himself or herself at risk for the benefit of others. they are the kind of people who stand in harm's way and do not wither in the heat of battle. such is the character of the person i was asked to introduce to you today. years from now when the honest history of the national rifle association

association. thank you j.d. and thank you to the entire board of directors of the national rifle association. [applause] everyone here, every member of the national rifle association, and every second amendment supporter in this country has benefited from your service j.d. and from the service of your fellow directors. thank you all. [applause] fellow members of the n.r.a. family, it is an honor for me now to introduce another director of the national rifle association. please welcome lieutenant colonel oliver north. [applause] >> thank you my fellow n.r.a. members. it has been my great blessing to have spent most of my life in the company of heroes. those of you who have read my books or seen my reports from the battlefields around the world, those are the classical definition of a hero is a person who puts himself or herself at risk for the benefit of others. they are the kind of people who stand in harm's way and do not wither in the heat of battle. such is the character of the person i was asked to introduce to you today. years from now when the honest history of the national rifle associa

star jones is the national spokesperson for the national association of professional women.let me get your take on her comment that we promise not to screw it up, the word obviously standing out there, you know? is that a strategy as a female ceo? what do you make of that? >> i think probably because marisa is extremely in tune with the criticism that she has received every time she makes a move. she makes bold move. >> to use the bold language, and saying i run this and i'll use the language i want. >> it's a hip, contemporary entity and she'll step right in there. i expect big things from marisa mayer all of the time. she's typical of the kind of napw woman we want. someone who makes bold moves for their own success. they take control of her own destiny and she gets a lot of criticism about it at every single turn from her decisions to the workforce back into the actual yahoo offices which i think is going to begin in the next week or two, to her decision to go back to work fairly quickly after she gave birth. >> is it tun stunning and what are the women with the national

we have exclusive interviews with the national association of homebuilders.loomberg news. they admit they snooped on clients. elizabeth macdonald investigates. that is ahead. cheryl: stocks now. netflix and google both making a lot of news today. nicole: let's start off with google. they traded as high as 9/11 .76. you see it is up to .5% right now. they upped their rating and they are loving it. i wanted to also take a look here at netflix. a name that we all know and we have watched netflix gaining this year. trading as high as 245 and change. karl icahn just made more. he has gained more than a billion dollars. he purchased 5.5 million shares last year. continuing to make more and more money. cheryl: getting in why that stock is cheap. thank you. looking into the irs targeting conservative groups. blaming ineffective management. rich edson is live from the white house with the latest. it changes every hour. >> right. now there is a cascade calling for resignation. some calling for continued investigations. this after the inspector general report that came

engaging and training in providing presentations for the national association for the civilian law enforcement national training conference. started o cc online filing complaint project in 2012. and we anticipate the completion on the launch of our online complaint at the end of the second quarter. because our information technology is a one person unit, many things pushed deadlines out if the server goes down, individuals have issues with their excite -- computers or their laptops. that's what chris dos does in addition to maintaining the data base. the project that chris started in 2012 was to develop an auto prompt calendaring system. unlike the project where chris is working with an outside developer, the auto prompt calendaring system is where chris is working on his own. he maintained and enhanced the data bases and websites and other technology equipment. our clerical unit, they processed the 740 complaints and 799 closures and they set data letters and also responded to documents which were request from the city attorneys office. they involved 1200 officers. it's a labor intensive job

the national rifle association in turn is returning fire of and this has turned into a political gameed to be the national rifle association had reach within both parties. marchly democrats from the rural states but it was noted that howard dean, the 2004 presidential democrat was once an nra member. getting an "a" rating. now you would see future howard deans, future candidates for any type of office don't want to be associated with the national rifle association. >> politico is saying how not a single democrat spoke at last week's conference. saying that the" r could go for republican. they feel as if they need to take a far back approach. >> that is what seem to be the case. as you and kasie were just discussing, there was the indication from in "a" rated member like west virginia senator joe manchin that background checks would be okay or that the nra wasn't going to fight them. they felt like they got hurt in this whole process. and in washington, d.c., the organizations and the lobbying groups that have the most influence, the ones with bipartisan reach. political power comes an

in the spirit of national association of scholars, i have spent time in school myself. by the time i was 30, many moons ago, i had a graduate degree in biostatistics, and i had worked as a computer systems engineer for wall street firms. i worked as a lawyer for the sec. so far you are not seeing the connection between me and the environment. until i was 31, there was not one. i made up for that. in 1990, i lost my job for the second time. desperate to find a new job, i got hired by a washington lobbying firm. the firm was run by the man who advised ronald reagan to classify ketchup as a vegetable in the school lunch program. while that sounds silly, my boss knew how the government worked, where the bodies were buried, and he actually buried some. he hired me because as a lawyer and a biostatistician he felt i had good skills that he thought would be useful in the field of environmental risk assessment. my lack of knowledge was apparently not a problem. as i have learned over the past 20-plus years, hardly anyone knows anything about the environment. i got lucky. i was

in palo alto came on the same afternoon as a major gun lobby get together in taxes the national rifle association's annual convention saw the group's new hardline chief voting to resist president obama's push for tighter firearm controls on port and i was there for us. the national debate over gun control may be among the most divisive issues in the united states but it's also proving to be a p.r. success for america's largest and strongest gun rights organization approximately seventy thousand people turned out for the national rifle association's annual meeting taking place here in houston texas those in attendance are not allowed to fly any of the weapons or ammunition but they certainly are allowed to pick up the guns hold them in their hands aim them and get a good feel of what these weapons are all about for the kids there are air guns that the kids are allowed to shoot also for actual gods to play with in recent weeks u.s. president barack obama's a first for the ring gone control legislation failed in the senate that effort of course was for strengthening the background checks but when you

directors association, the press and television association, american psychiatric association and national association for children and alcoholics and a national award for best feature. with the asian pacific fund which i think is relevant for today's honor is a founder to establish and proof the well being of all asians in the district area and provide service and awarding grants to more than 90 asian organizations. the communities honor from prenatal programs and the chair from the ucsf san francisco and broadcast award committee. emerald's accomplishment professionally are incredible. it's been so amazing just to get to know you as someone who literally grew up watching you on tv but it's been a real pleasure getting to know you as a person, her children and incredible husband ron, their two boys have worked in my office last summer and hopefully next summer and you are just an amazing family and really proud to have you in the neighborhood and to count you as a friend and congratulations on this honor. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, supervisor ferrel. this is an honor. this is especially an

engaging and training in providing presentations for the national association for the civilian law enforcement national training conference. started o cc online filing complaint project in 2012. and we anticipate the completion on the launch of our online complaint at the end of the second quarter. because our information technology is a one person unit, many things pushed deadlines out if the server goes down, individuals have

the foreign lobby reasserts its influence the national rifle association convention with a vow to resist gun control laws to the bitter end. live from moscow this is ati about grainy court has sentenced a group of thirty one anti-government activists to fifteen years in prison for taking part in fire bomb attacks against the police the suspects there now say they were into making their confessions a buck rain has been engulfed in program form protests being one of the first countries to be gripped by the arab spring violence of two thousand and eleven since then though the opposition has been accusing the rulers of oppressing the protest movement and claiming western countries are trying to downplay the scale of the rest mohamed el sufi who is an anti-government activist in bahrain explains what's driven them to the edge because of not only him but because of the oil we divorced from because the. whole muslim straight needs to be over now trying to ensure that the fuel oil is not destructive because we have and i came here in bahrain which down there can rely on as a sport to watch over

a mcdonald's in the kind of foreigner city of paula the incident came just as america's national rifle association wrapped up a specially glitzy convention to mount the defeat of a new gun control law and a ray of celebrities a right wing politicians and news makers all appeared at the annual event which organizers say shows just how powerful the firearms little bit remains working i was at the convention texas. the national debate over gun control maybe among the most divisive issues in the united states but it's also proving to be a p.r. success for america's largest and strongest kind of rights organization approximately seventy thousand people turned out for the national rifle association's annual meeting taking place here in houston texas those in attendance are not allowed to fly any of the weapons or ammunition but they certainly are allowed to pick up the guns hold them in their hands aim them and get a good deal of what these weapons are all about for the kids there are air guns that the kids are allowed to shoot also virtual gods to play with in recent weeks u.s. president barack obama's

david keen, president of the national rifle association, joins me now from the convention itself. joining us. as members of the nra were on their way to this meeting, a man fired a gun inside houston's largest airport, then shot himself when he was confronted by law enforcement officials. he left behind a suicide note saying he had a monster inside him and wanted police to stop him before he hurt others. obviously we don't know enough details about this to say there's any law that could have prevented this one way or the other. but generally speaking, given this incident, how do you think we can do a better job of keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally unstable? >> that, jake, is one of the really serious questions that we ought to be asking and that the congress ought to be asking. because all of the shootings that we've had, the so-called mass shootings, have been perpetrated not by traditional criminals but people who are seriously mentally ill. since the 1950s, 1960s, ourmental health care system doesn't basically exist. today those who are mentally ill are not trea

we're partnering with the national association of free clinics.cial edition of "politicsnation" from a free clinic in new orleans on july 3rd. and msnbc has been part of this for four years, sponsoring eight free clinics. they offer full physicals, free prescriptions, mental health counseling, mammogram services and much more. it's about taking care of each other. >> clinics in the city, even though we're employed, want to charge us 20, $30 to be seen and we don't have the money. >> it's so hard and doctors are so expensive, especially medications are very, very high. i came to see what i can get. >> well, if you don't have any money to go to a doctor, you don't get to go. >> this is a great opportunity for people to see a doctor. >> that is america. that is helping each other. and we need your help to make it a success again this year. joining me now is nicole, the executive director of the national association of free clinics. our partner for the clinic on july 3rd. nicole, thanks for being here. >> thanks so much, rev, i appreciate it. >> well,

directors association, the press and television association, american psychiatric association and national association for children and alcoholics and a national award for best feature. with the asian pacific fund which i think is relevant for today's honor is a founder to establish and proof the well being of all asians in the district area and provide service and awarding grants to more than 90 asian organizations. the communities honor from prenatal programs and the chair

. >>> national rifle association is under way today. a few months ago, the powerful gun lobby found themselves under fire. the ground shifted after washington tried and failed to get tougher gun laws. brian moore has the latest. >> reporter: after shooting down the most serious gun control effort in decades the national rifle association's annual convention had the feel of a rally. the tone is as serious as the debate itself. >> how many bostonians wish they had a gun a couple weeks ago? >> obama can be stopped. >> reporter: nra members meet inside this hall, antigun forces are demonstrating outside. >> if a background check saves one life, it's more than enough. it's more than enough reason. >> reporter: houston is the front line in the debate over guns, the will of the american people and the right to bear arms. brian moore, nbc news. >>> president obama finished his three day trip through latin america. earlier in the day, he stressed the enormous importance of the u.s. trading bonds with countries in that area. he made the remarks i

you have the national association of federal credit unions, saying goodness if qm goes the way it isbers will do qm safe harbor loans. that will reduce lending quite a bit. liz: you take half the buyers out of the market we'll run into a problem. when you consider the fact that you have a higher down payment of 20% down, face it most americans out there, average median sales price for a property is nearly $300,000. most people don't have $60,000 to put on property. 40% of the property have loans on them are underwater. liz: what should perccntage be? >> folks need 20% to put down on property. they have to have 20% equity in the house to sell it to move on to buy another property. if we change the down payment requirements through fannie and freddie through qm to require larger down payment. it will take buyers out of the market and create a situation where more sellers can't move property. i want you to consider this looking at down payments. some of the best performing loans the past 10 years are va loans. they have been the best and don't require any down payment. if we look at pol

the president of the national association of school nurses says that move jeopardizes student safety. >> insulin as a medication can be fatal if given wrong. it's a hormone. too much can cause fatality and fairly quickly. >> critics of the nurse's union say they're just trying to boost jobs and that insulin shots can be administer bid other people. in one move the obama administration chimed in. urging the california justices to allow other school employees to give the shots when nurses are unavailable. >> it's easy to give a shot but not easy to give an assessment on whether or not the child has been treated successfully. >> while megan is leaning towards requiring school nurses she worries about other parents. >> i can only imagine nairnts couldn't quit their jobs. what do they do? >> trader joes is the target of a new ad by a consumer group targeting the meet calling on trader joes to stop selling meat and poultry from animals given antibiotics. in a statement trader joes says it offers a wide selection of meat free of antibiotics. other supermarkets sell only antibiotic-free meat

reauthorization to map 21 and we're engaging through the california transit association and the national association of city transportation officials which i participate in through apta and other channels to make sure the needs and the voice of cities like ours and transit systems like ours are part of that consideration and i also had an opportunity to meet with fta administer and give him updates on where we are with regard to safety and central subway and as you probably know we had a new transportation secret ary just nominated by the president just a few weeks ago and don't know much about them but being a mayor and having implemented transportation projects i think it's a great thing to have somebody from the local government leading the transcription transportation department so this is back to workday so i want to remind everybody it's a great day to get out there and dust off the bike if you haven't been riding it. every year we get a few converts so hope to see everybody there and that's what i had for today. >> thank you. members of the board questions or comments members of the public? >

derby. ( laughter ) the rest of it i spent watching the 142nd annual convention of the national rifle association held this year in park slope brook-- oh, no, i mean-- i'm sorry, houston, texas. where high-velocity projectile lovers of one stripe came together to raise their hands in the air! not to party like they just don't care about high-5 each other with their non-gun-holding hands. ( laughter ) it was to celebrate the single issue-- the members of the national rifle association. >> the obama liberals want to disregard the 10th amendment and trying to implement obamacare and take away our liberty. >> jon: i'm sorry, general patton. i-- ( laughter ) anyway, obama's health care reform is designed to take your liberties. focusok gun and rifle-related issues so-- >> wherey are they going after chaplains in the military saying they can't evangelize and proselytize? ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> jon: my guess is that word does not mean what iening it might mine. again, it was very important. the war on christians there. but getting back to guns. >> we're creating jobs, day in and day out in this st

she is on the advisory board of the national association to advance fat acceptance. >> it's a horrible message to send of bigotry and intolerance and saying that -- in my opinion, it real will promotes the kind of bullying that we are trying to jump on and end. >> reporter: she says abercrombie & fitch is going backward. a number of other retailers are expanding to a larger demographic. for example, forever21 now sells plus sizes. and h & m features larger women in its swimsuit ads. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> calls to abercrombie & fitch were not returned. >>> well, tonight thousands of workers are pedaling home part of the annual "bike to work" day. there's san francisco mayor ed leon bike this morning. could you bells greeted by him at the new -- cow bells greeted by him at the new bike counter. this year's theme, bikes count. starting at 5 p.m. free food and drinks at an energizer station, they are all around the bay area. >>> in the south bay, i'd like to buy a vowel or in this case i'd like to lose a vowel. look at the highway sign near the 880/237 interchange. milpitas up there has

thank you, god bless you, god bless the national rifle association. [applause] >> on the next washington [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] x next on "washington journal" we will look at president obama's second term with linda feldman of the christian science monitor and peter baker of the "new york times." followed by a discussion on the situation in syria. then, npr's peter sehgal joins us to talk about the new series he is hosting on the u.s. constitution and what it in the 21st century. "washington journal" live with your calls, tweets, and e-mails his next. host: president obama is back from his trip to mexico and costa rica but he hits the road again today out to ohio to make a convention speech at ohio university. congress will be returning tomorrow from a week-long break. on the senate side we will hear about the internet sales tax bill and immigration. hearingouse side, a big with the state department whistle-blowers. hopes that congress will hear more about the iss

the national rifle association is now engaged in some same politics marriage with the republican national committee. those two have put the kabosh on anyone that threatens their deal. tonight, we look at the celebration down in houston tonight of the marriage between lethal hardware and the hard right. yes, houston, we do have a problem. ed rendell, of course, former governor of pennsylvania, or he is former governor of pennsylvania, anyway, the nra convention taking place in houston shows how far right the far right has gone the once independent and once bipartisan group has gone so far right. look at the speakers list, almost exclusively composed of people like sarah palin, ted cruz, rick perry, rick santorum, and glenn beck. looks like the roster from a cpac convention. this afternoon, ted cruz took an end zone dance, if you will for helping them defeat the background checks bill in the senate. let's watch his dance. >> a month ago, you had the president holding the press conference after press conference after press conference and his package of legislation that would've underminded t

derby. ( laughter ) the rest of it i spent watching the 142nd annual convention of the national rifle association held this year in park slope brook-- oh, no, i mean-- i'm sorry, houston, texas. where high-velocity projectile lovers of one stripe came together to raise their hands in the air! not to party like they just don't care about high-5 each other with their non-gun-holding hands. ( laughter ) it was to celebrate the single issue-- the members of the national rifle association. >> the obama liberals want to disregard the 10th amendment and trying to implement obamacare and take away our liberty. >> jon: i'm sorry, general patton. i

we have the national association of flood and storm management agencies, the national governors' association -- do i have that consent? we have the national stone, sand, a understand gravel association, the national waterways conference, the american institute of architects, the national association of manufacturers, the nature conservancy, the u.s. chamber of commerce, the united brotherhood of carpenters. there's more that i will -- i can't even read all this, it's such a long list. the point is this legislation represents jobs. this legislation represents moving products. this legislation represents flood control. this legislation represents fixing our ports, making sure that we have some reforms here that work well, that make sure that when the army corps sets a project time line, the resource agencies are in the room. very, very important. and i have to say as this country sees there's a lot of partisanship going on, this is a bipartisan bill. is my friend wishing to speak on this subject or another? all right. so, the bill made it through the environment committee without a single "no"

. >> in a recent speech the national association of broadcasters, you said that you see the fcc has been working .ith expanding its authority >> i think that is -- i knew what i said. . would quote blair levin he said recently that the fcc is becoming more political institution unless an expert agency. that is what i think people get concerned about, when they feel like agencies, whether it is this one or others we are hearing about the press, seem to have their own for gender -- own agenda. i thought that went the fcc break i have said that. i felt that way with the merger conditions read -- conditions. he and i had a good relationship. we do know is agree. .ut he did some good things he pushed pretty hard on an agenda that he had. i would like to see him get back to the expert tactical agency and i policymaking body that gets beyond where congress is. we're the policymaking body. they should be the the expert agency. >> let's talk about the future of process reform. where we go from here on the legislation? >> are going to the back at it. there are those who opposed our efforts who thi

[applause] >> president obama will honor the 2013 national association of police organizations top cops award winners tomorrow morning in the white house rose garden. watch coverage tomorrow morning starting at 11:00 eastern here on c-span. >> this department may be nearing a stage where the frequency of this crime and the perception there is tolerance of it could very well undermine our ability to effectively carry out the mission and recruit and maintain the good people we need. that is unacceptable to me and everyone in the institution and it should be unacceptable everyone connected to the military. every service member needs to be treated with dignity and respect. all allegations of inappropriate behavior is treated with seriousness. a victim's privacy is protected or bystanders are motivated to intervene and offenders know they will be held accountable by strong and effective systems of justice. >> this weekend on c-span, defense secretary hagel outlines new initiatives to fight sexual assault in the armed service. saturday at 1:40 p.m. eastern. former senior diplomat before the o

national association of women owners and sf made will not be presenting tonight but they will be making brief remarks. at this time mr. president of the small business commission we can take a motion to approve the agenda. >> do we have a motion to approve the agenda this evening? and we can just do a voice vote. >>i move. >> i second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> motion approved. next item please. >> commissioners we're under section two which is commission overview and we will begin with the small business commission and i believe president adams you have some remarks. >> yes. thank you. and i'm going just going to give a quick overview on the small business commission. the small business commission was chartered by proposition d in november of 2003. the commission consists of seven appointees and mayoral appointees. the commission oversees the office of small business which is the city central point of information and referral for entrepreneurials and small businesses located within the city and county of san francisco. by championing business friendly policies marketing the contribut

that's according to a report from the national association of homebuilders and wells fargo housing market index. the index takes a look at current sales and prospective buyer traffic. "housing seems to the bright spot in the economy right now, and even the fed will admit to that. if we're going to see things remain at current growth levels for the real estate market, that would certainly bode well for the economy in general. but i think the fed is holding pat right now, because it needs to see continued improvement, and more substantial improvement, in the jobs market." though the commerce department showed housing starts down in april, housing permits for future construction were up more than 14%. that means demand may have finally reached a point at which its convinced builders that buyers are back. thousands of innovative new tools are coming onto the market to spruce up your home. bill moller gives a glimpse at the the 68th annual hardware show. more than 27,000 industry professionals came to the national hardware show this year. sure, there's the latest in mundane things like painter

the national limousine association weighed in saying -- the 110,000 professionally chauffeured cars are safe and incidents like this are truly an anomaly. investigators are putting together the pieces to figure out how a night that should have been a celebration turned so deadly. clayton sandell, and, los angeles. >> our thanks to clayton. >>> an avid gun rights lawyer from alabama takes over today as the president of the national rifle association. his name is james porter, a partner in a specialized firm. that defends gun manufacturers. this weekend, he left no doubt where he stands, calling on every u.s. citizen to train in the use of standard military firearms in order to quote, fight tyranny. >>> the new leader steps in just as the teachers who gave their lives in sandy hook are being remembered. the congressional medal of honor society will give its highest award to the six teachers and administrators that were killed in newtown. >>> gabby giffords has been awarded the profiles in courage award for her efforts against gun violence. in presenting the award, caroline kennedy said gi