then reza azla talks about his book, the times of jesus of nazareth. join us next saturday for our live coverage of the annapolis book festival. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with policy issues that impact you. scott paul president of the alliance for american manufacturing will join us. and react to the most recent trade numbers which showed the u.s. trade deficit rising to a six month high. johns hopkins hospital lab and security director will talk

. >> the mayor of nazareth snowstorm free on unsecured bail.arrested in connection with the theft of $8,000 from there social club of a volunteer fire company. the mayor carl strye jr. headed the vigilance hose company for 27 years. authorities charge him with falsifying records. strye says he has no intention of resigning as mayor of nazareth. >> time now to take your first look at business. this is a major story this morning and we are talking about workers in atlantic city who protested yesterday showing their opposition to the proposed state takeover. now here's why they're so upset. that takeover would let the state terminate all city contracts and break collective bargaining agreements. workers don't really like that. governor chris christie supports the bill but atlantic city mayor don guardian a fellow republican does not. the takeover bill has passed the senate but it is still sitting there in the state assembly. we'll see if they take a vote and which way it goes. >>> huge crowds came out last night in hunting pennsylvania, to hear ab

. >>> but the mayor of nazareth is accused of stealing thousands from a local fire department. carl strive jr. surrendered today. john rawlins is live with the details on this. >> reporter: people are shaking their heads here, the mayor is known as a passionate advocate for nazareth, he joined the local fire company when he was just 16 and now more revelation with his relationship with the fire company. carl strive to be arraigned on a theft charge, nothing to do with his current office but a position he held until 2013. president of this fire company social club. >> we received a complaints. >> he explains that cash from club gambling proceeds seemed to be missing when he left and he was called before a grand jury. >> the mayor admits to falsifying documents and keeping $8,000 in cash. he declined to speak. >> i will not comment on that, it will come out in the future. >> how does it make you feel? >> it's a tough day. i have been with the fire department for 34 years, as for remaining mayor of this picturesque bureau -- >> it's hard for me to step down. >> she hopes to hear m

he is the former president, vigilant home company in nazareth. he ace accused of stealing monday from it volunteer fire department's, social club over four years. he reportedly will not step down as mayor, he is due back in court next month. >>> today equal payday established in 1996 to highlight income disparity in america. today representative donald norcross was on the rutgers camden campus to discuss his co sponsored paycheck fairness act. it would amend 1963 equal pay act to limit when employers can pay different wages based on education, training and experience. it will also instruct the eeoc to gather gender based wage data and prevent employers from retall a eighthing when wage disparity is disclosed. >> we look at the equal pay act that was adopted back in 1963, the gap actually won't close until 2058, which is almost 100 years later and we need action now. >> a congressional report shows that the average woman earned 79 percent of what a man earns. >>> verizon says its strike readiness team has been activated and it is preparing for a s

and resides long talks about his book, zealot, the life and times of jesus of nether -- of nazareth. join us next saturday for our live coverage of the annapolis book festival. next, former vice president dick cheney talking about the role of vice president and the selection process. then, the state of manufacturing in the u.s.. cases" looks at miranda versus arizona, which required suspects to have their rights read before they were questioned. a conversation with former vice president dick cheney, former attorney general ed meese, and constitutional law deen douglas about choosing a running mate, the balance of power, and reflections on breaking and justice scalia. -- reflections on nancy reagan and justice scalia. this is one hour.

his most recent book is "zealot the life and times of jesus of nazareth." professor, since the last time we saw you on our in depth program a couple years ago, we have a new pope, there's been a rise in isis and more people are identifying as atheists than ever before. what's your take on those topics? >> guest: first of all i'm a big fan of the pool. i'm a product of a jesuit education, and the men and you are going to have a jesuit pope i knew that things were going to be different. if anybody is familiar with the history of the catholic church and the four genocide of the jesuits have been in the church for centuries, i think you knew this was going to be a revolution moment. he has not failed to live up to the expectation. what i would say quickly about this pope is his learned a veryy valuable lesson from his predecessor, pope benedict. and that is that you can't really reform the vatican. the vatican is just too unwieldy for it to be reformed, but you can reform the church.and i i think pope francis has really learned if you just simply stop with the

. >>> the mayor of nazareth, p.a. uncured bail tonight after being arrested in connection with a theft of $18,000 from the social club of a volunteer fire company. mayor carl strye, jr. head of the head for 7 years, charged with falsifying records. he says he has no intention of resigning as mayor. >>> a former camden firefighter convicted of ripping off taxpayers in a disability fraud. shayne streeter collected benefits after claiming injuries while on duty. and investigation revealed he was working as a marital arts instructor and he faces up to 10 years in jail. >>> a bill to legalize marijuana in pennsylvania in the hands of the state house. the state senate approved the legislation 42-7 today. governor tom wolf again echoed his support. the measure sets standards for tracking marijuana plants and licensing growers dispensaries and doctors say they can take them in pill or liquid form but cannot smoke or grow their own. >>> and stepping behind the cameras the first time, coming to philadelphia from a top cabinet p

." >> thank you sara, the mayor of nazareth north hampton county turned himself in to authorities to face the charge of felony theft. carl stire jr. was accused of stealing $8,000 from his fire social club. he was released of his own recognizance and has no plans to resign as mayor. >>> it happened this morning in the lehigh valley, a suv hit a house and burst into flames killing the driver, the house then caught fire. chad pradelli has the story from south whitehall township. >> reporter: the impact startled the homeowners awake, a look outside and they see the fairmount street home on fire. sabina's 11-year-old son heard the impact and looked out his window. >> he heard a boom sound and then heard my neighbor screaming. >> it was 3:00 a.m. and the dodge durango was traveling eastbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle. >> it struck the parked car and then veered over into the house and then the vehicle caught on fire. john murray was ejected from the suv, a nurse inside of house rendered aid but the 21-year-old died on scene. the woman inside is being treated at a local h

. >> the mayor of nazareth, norm hampton county went to cart for theft charges. he is accused of falsifying records and stealing upwards of $8,000. prosecutors allege that the theft happened when he was president of the fire company, he was released on his own recognizance. and has no plans to resign as mayor. >>> and people driving new jersey transit are raising concerns about their privacy, after new audio and video surveillance is installed on the trains. >> reporter: more of this surveillance technology is being installed in north jersey but it's already in use on the river line. on board the river line, you may see these signs posted in english and spanish, audio and video equipment in use. the use of it is not particularly new but some passengers say they take little notice. >> i don't do anything wrong. >> they commented on the smesks of this technology and the costs, but supporters say it's an important tool for law enforcement. a detearant for criminal activity but the issue is not so clear-cut. >> it's an invasion of privacy but it could mean safety for

. -- najim nazareth laachraoui and reda kriket.catherine n.: judges have resentenced a moroccan woman. what can you tell us about her? reporter: she is a middle-aged woman of moroccan descent. she was also charged and arrested two years ago. during that same trial when khalid zerkani was given his 12-year sentence, she was given but aence of eight years, belgian judge said today that sentence was not severe enough and has given her 15 years. when not announcement was made, a number of her children who were in the room burst -- when that announcement was made, a number of her children who were in the room burst into tears. she has been charged with links to a terrorist organization. she is known to have gone to syria to join islamic state with a number of her children and her sister, as well, who was given a four-year sentence by the court of appeals for financing the terrorist organization. the majorn.: one of proposals to emerge in the wake of the paris and brussels attacks has today been approved by the european parliament. the k

police in nazareth northampton county arrested 32-year-old mario, last night.fficers say it all started when he and his fiance' were standing outside their home and the fiance''s ex-husband was dropping off their son. he and the husband started arguing about the pet crab. boy was marrying a fish tank. police say he fired at the guy's car then pointed the gun at him. he is now charged with aggravated assault. >>> one philadelphia councilman introduce agnew bill today at city hall. >> it hopes to prohibit the sail of animals from puppy or kitten mills. councilman johnson says there's no legislation in the city of philadelphia banning the sail of kittens or puppies that come from a mill and although johnson says there's no evidence that stores win the city are indeed selling animals stores from puppy and kitten mills he says it's time to close the loophole. >> restricting the retail sell of puppies and kittens to only those that are sourced from shelters or rescue organizations is likely to decrease the demand for puppies and kittens bread in puppy and kitten mill

look far north and west, moving into northampton county, bethlehem, nazareth, easton we're looking at a frost advisory until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. so just watch out in proper ticket those plants coming up we'll talk about below average temperatures the unsettled pattern will remain and also rain could impact a part of the upcoming weekend. we'll spell it all out with the seven day forecast coming up. back to you. >> thank you very much, scott. philadelphia police want to you take very good look at this newly released surveillance video. cops say it shows the moment two guys robbed two others in old city. it happened earlier this month along bank street. investigators say the two robbers pulled up in newer kia optima pull a gun on two men and punched and rob the men. the wanted men then got back in their car and sped off. >>> the family of a teenager killed at her school last week got warning for people tonight. 16-year-old amy frances joyner died after being attacked in the girl's bathroom at howard high school in wilmington last thursday morning. now her family says people are

nazareth. join us next saturday for our live coverage of the annapolis book festival. next, former vice president dick cheney talking about the role of vice president and the selection process. then, the state of manufacturing in the u.s.. cases" looks at miranda versus arizona, which required suspects to have their rights read before they were questioned. a conversation with former vice president dick cheney, former attorney general ed meese, and constitutional law deen douglas about choosing a running mate, the balance of power, and reflections on breaking and justice scalia. -- reflections on nancy reagan and justice scalia. this is one hour. [applause] thank you ladies and gentlemen. let's get right to it. from dr.a presentation larson that suggests your role as vice president was a political expediency, that it was a prize that could be given away to earn political present -- politiacal credit for the president. we saw interesting proliferation's in the electoral college, where people were casting their ballots in a way where so many people would cost ballets, and

"zealot" talks about jesus another -- of nazareth." join us next saturday for coverage of the annapolis book festival. this morning, david cooper for the economic policy thistute and james sherk guy's recent increases in the minimum wage at state and local levels. of christian weller, author "retirement on the rocks" looks at if americans are sufficiently saving for retirement. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning to you. it is a cold saturday in washington, d.c.. today we look -- we will spend the entire program talking by your financial health. we will discuss the increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour in california and new york and new government regulations designed to protect your retirement savings. we want to hear about your financial situation. data from the pew research center shows the middle class is tracking. how are you doing? if you feel like you are getting ahead in this economy, call us at (202) 748-8000.

northampton county and temperatures fall in the lower mid 30s in places like lehigh, bethlehem, nazareth, and easton. tomorrow morning bottoming out in the 40s in the city and most of the suburbs. mostly cloudy with april chill come the morning. coming up we'll talk about temperatures falling even further. well below average, an unsettled pattern with more rain and even rain this weekend we'll help you plan for that in the 7 day later in the broadcast. >> a developing story out of baltimore, mar mark, a 13-year-old boy in the hospital after shot by a baltimore police officer for refusing to drop a gun. it turns out that gun was just a replica and it happened around the same time as a celebration of peace in honor of freddie gray. authorities say officers on patrol saw the teen after approaching the boy. police say he took off running and officers caught one him and ordered him to drop the gun. when he did not an officer shot him in the leg. freddie gray died after a spinal cord injury while this in police custody sparking protest throughout the city. >> you see this lafayette hill man po

and a discussion about religion slanpolitics, reza a talks about jesus of nazareth. go to c-span.org for the complete schedule. and join us next saturday for live coverage of the annapolis book festival. > a conversation with former vice andident dick cheney pepperdine constitutional law dean about the vice presidency, choosing a running mate, the balance of power, and reflections on nancy reagan and justice scalia. this is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. let's get right to it. we've heard a presentation from dr. larson, that suggests your role, mr. vice president, was a political expediency. that it was a prize that could be given away to earn political credit for the president. we saw some interesting manipulations going on in the electoral college, where people were casting their ballots in a way where so many people would cost ballets. llots. and an unexpected presidential candidate would emerge. they were undesignated votes originally. first of all, what do you make of that history? is it a history you are comfortable with? or do yo

nazareth at 46 degrees. temperatures this morning are on the chilly side. layer up as you head out. temperatures mainly in the low to mid 40s. some spots into the 50s at this point. we're dry right now. we're not tracking anything on radar. as we look to the west, we're looking at a pretty big area of rain, severe weather to the south. this area will head north and east overnight into sunday morning. we're looking at the potential for heavy rain on sunday and into monday before we dry it out on tuesday. it's a long-lasting system. the entire area will head to the north and east and affect us as early as tonight. today we're dry. enjoy it. if you have plans outside. do it today instead of tomorrow because we're looking at a dry day today. some breaks of sunshine through the afternoon hours. through the evening hours looking pretty good for your evening plans. temperatures in the upper 50s. we will be dry so you don't have to worry about rain tonight. it's early tomorrow morning when you wake up, you get ready for the broad street run. maybe your morning exercise or just to get coffee

the life and times of jesus of nazareth."the last time we saw you on the show, we have a new pope, a rise in isis, and more people are identifying as athiests than ever before. what is your take on this topic? >> guest: well first of all, big fan of the pope. i'm a product of a jesuit education, and the minute that i newell we were going to have a jesuit pope i knew things were going to be different. if anybody is familiar with the history of the catholic church and the thorn in the side of the jesuits have been in that church for centuries. think you knew that this is going to be a revolutionary moment, and he has not failed to really live up to the expectations a lot had of him. what i would say very quickly about this pope is that he has learned a very valuable lesson from his predecessor, pope benedict, and that is that you can't really reform the vatican. the vatican is too unwieldy for it to be reformed. but you can reform the church. and i think that the -- pope francis learned if you just simply stop with the bureaucr

police in nazareth arresting 32-year-old mario, last night.icers say it all started when he and his fiance' were standing outside their home and the fiance's ex-husband was dropping off their son. he and the ex-husband started arguing about the pet crab the boy was carrying in a fish tank. police say he fired at that man's car and then pointed a gun at him. he's charged with aggravated assault. >>> in montgomery county a driver is facing numerous char charges to night in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed an elderly woman. you can see the aftermath of the crash at the intersection of 40-foot in welsh road in hatfield friday morning. gentleman quill johnson went through a red light then slammed into a car driven by at-year-old shirley russell. russell's car flipped and she died at the scene. prosecutors say johnson kept going but did return to the crash area an hour later and was arrested. investigators say he was driving on a suspended license and without insurance. >>> a bill that would place limits on abortion in pennsylvania ha

. >>> the nazareth mayor stole money from a local fire company. he was president of that fire company for 27 years. the fire company's currents president said the money was taken from the nonprofit social club not the fire department itself. >>> elsewhere a march through the streets of atlantic city. their mission? to express support for a bill that helps ac recover without destroying union contracts. dozens of people marched through the rain at lufrmg time and went straight to city hall and the mayor. >> there is not a single union representing employees in atlantic city that has not come to the table and willing to make hair cuts. >>> pennsylvania high schools are closer to having the life-saving medication narcane at their disposal. the application process has begun. narcan counters the effect of a heroin overdose. >>> it's a real problem for us. it's epidemic. we got to address it dispassionately and look at it as the real health problem that it is. >> governor wolf says heroin addiction begins with prescription pain killers. he says when the

it does include bethlehem, nazareth easton and lehigh.alking about temperatures falling even more. it will be a cool end to the month of april. more rain and a possibility now of part of the weekend being wet. i know. it's a bummer. i'll have that with the seven day later in the broadcast. see you then. >> talk to you soon, kathy. to philadelphia police officers are out of the hospital after a car crashed into their unmarked pick up. this happened right around 2:15 this morning. at broad and brown streets in north philadelphia. police say the car hit their truck then took off. then police say a witness person who saw the whole thing got out of his car then for some reason became scared and ran off. so two other people jumped into his car and they drove off. >>> at the same time there was a gentleman in a white forward for suv on broad street going southbound. now, he see ms. kind of disturbance up the block and he claims he see as man with gun walking towards him, not at him pointing a gun and at which point he it's good afraid and litera

nazareth, 57. bethleh bethlehem, 58. pretty chilly. just one county away, it's 68 degrees in hopewell. 67 in reading. 68 in sinking springs. that's the kind of detail we can see, and that's the kind of differences that we get in weather around here. now, we can show them to you. we can also show you different seven-day forecasts. you can see it all the time. always up there. and for different areas. this is not just a philadelphia seven-day anymore. we have some showers coming right into philadelphia now. just some light showers. we may even see the sun come out later. this is the yare your we're going to watch for lines of thunderstorms developing later that could potentially lead to some severe storms with some strong gusty winds and hail. we'll keep an eye on that, from southeastern pennsylvania down through delaware. and that would be, of course, when this line of storms comes down. there's 2:00, and it's just getting close to allentown. 3:00, it's in parts of bucks and montgomery countys. berks county. by 4:00, it's right across p

store, and until 8:00 in the morning, we have a frost advisory in effect to the north of us, around nazaretheaston, bethlehem. it could get kind of frosty there this morning. so, the rain will return today. there is the frontal system that's nearby. it will come back as a warmfront. then we get the additional cold front that is coming in from the midwest, all of that headed our way. we will be in the upper 50's today for high temperature, and probably tomorrow, too. but, for right now, we are not seeing any rain in the area. thunderstorms, down around north carolina, around the outer banks there, there is some showers, thunderstorms in ohio. all of that is heading toward us, but i think we'll have dry start to the day, which is why you should bring the rain gear with you. you won't need it right away but you will later on, cloudy skies, with us right now, but i think we'll see some sun to start the day. checking future cast, we stay dry through most of the morning rush. it really isn't until after ten, 11:00 this rain starts to roll n so let's say midday for the rain to begin. and then it is

authorities say nazareth mayor call try accused of of stealing money from the hose company where he served as president for more than two decades. sources inside the fire company say the money was taken from the non-profit social club and that no donated money is missing. stry is cooperating with authorities. >> philadelphia police need your help finding the man who robbed a north philadelphia store and swung a box cutter at an employee. it happened in march inside the supermarket along lehigh avenue. investigators tell us the man that you see right there on surveillance video started to walk out of the store without paying for about 60 bucks worth of stuff. when a store employee tried to stop him the man swung a box cutter at him. that's what investigators are saying. he didn't injure the man and then he took off running. >>> mayor kenney makes it official. philadelphia getting a new fire commissioner. the mayor announce the appointment of adam thiel to the post today. thiel has been serving as deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security for the state of virginia. before that

northeast about 30 miles per hour through the lehigh valley heading into northampton county so chapman, nazarethstocker town, all in the path. no lightning strikes with this but it does have some heavy downpours and we also have another cell in berks county. i showed this at the top of the newscast. this right now is getting close to hitting leesport crossing 322 also it's moved between 422 and this is ahead of a cold front that will pass through tonight. the first of two and the second one will have a major punch. but ahead of it look at this, temperatures up near 80 degrees. philadelphia 79, reading was 81 last hour, now down to 79 with some clouds. wilmington 77. trenton 77. big change, though, cape may. you get those winds off the ocean of 20 degrees colder with a current temperature of 56 degrees and you may notice it's a little bit on the humid side as well, kind of first time we felt this this season especially across parts of south jersey and delaware with dewpoints generally in the seventy six right now. so, satellite6 along with action radar showing we kind of have a sunshine sandwich

and a discussion about religion slanpolitics, reza a talks about jesus of nazareth. go to c-span.org for the complete schedule. and join us next saturday for live coverage of the annapolis book festival. > a conversation with former vice andident dick cheney pepperdine constitutional

then reza azla talks about his book, the times of jesus of nazareth. join us next saturday for our live coverage of the annapolis book festival. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with policy issues that impact you. scott paul president of the alliance for american manufacturing will join us. and react to the most recent trade numbers which showed the u.s. trade deficit rising to a six month high. johns hopkins hospital lab and security director will talk about recent hacking issues. melissa jaeger, senior staff writer, talks about the organizations ongoing efforts to highlight what they describe as the outsized role fund-raising plays in the daily lives of our congressional lives. join the discussion friday morning. >>> water safety and infrastructure affordability were the focus of a senate environment works hearing today. they talked about the challenges of modernizing deteriorating water systems and the financing challenges of mandates of the federal government. from capitol hill, this is about 2 hours. >> good. the meeting will come to