outside the newseum there was reaction. >> i am actually glad to hear they arrested somebody. they really do need to go deeper into it and investigate see what happened. >> it is comforting that they have incarcerated him and put indictments. i'm in full support. >> we filed an information charging zimmerman with second-degree murder. >> the press conference was watched intently at howard university. the head of the school's naacp chapter. >> we are seeking justice for trayvon. ultimately justice for trayvon would be for him to be here. the student's biggest question, why did it take so long? >> i'm glad he did get charged with murder, i think that's what it was. i do feel that -- it shouldn't have talken this long. >> it took 45 days for justice to take one step forward. and i think that should never be the case, regardless of the situation. of course there is a race component. this is bigger than that. >> it doesn't take that long to deliberate and conclude thus was homicide. this was murder. this was manslaughter. >> the student pointed out to us that this was a case where

is adding its first new permanent exhibit since the newseum opened in 2008.he new media gallery features groundbreaking interact experiences along with two video presentations. the goal is to demonstrate the impact of new media on the world. >>> a new role for the girl with the dragon tattoo. >> and a new edgar alan poe mystery with a twist. >> reporter: comedian chris rock was among the stars attending a friday becca -- tribeca film festival. he stars in "two days in new york." >> a comedy of a relationship. cultural differences between the french and americans. >> reporter: this film follows the 2007 movie "two days in paris." robert redford is in london to launch the new british version of his sun dance film festival. one of the featured films is a documentary about prince charles' work in environmental conservation and the prince is expected to attend the screening. the girl with the dragon toot true made -- tattoo has made her a house hod name. now she's got a starring role in the story of an irish woman who falls in love with an american in the 1950's.

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on that note, i would like to thank the city leaders for leading the effort and working with our newseum team in finding solutions. today, i am particularly happy to say, at this moment in history, we have an asian mayor, asian president of the board of supervisors, and an asian commissioner for budget and finance. [applause] any successful brand always starts with a strong vision, and we do have a vision. with asia as our lands and aren't as our cornerstone, we start connections across cultures and for time. in other words, asia is our focus, but our per view is global. one single important word in our vision is connection. making connections. we particularly explore connections in two dimensions. we want to connect cultures within asia and also connect culture is globally. asia and the rest of the world. the other dimension is connecting the past with the present and future. in other words, connecting the historic arts to the contemporary arts of today. for our visitors, we translate our vision into our brand promise, which i want all of you to remember when you leave the building. the

and we here at the newseum are going to take on the challenge as well. we want to get involved in civic education and getting programs out to the schools that educate people about our history and freedoms and separation of powers and the importance of a free and independent press and these role it plays. host: asking you -- whether free-speech is as free as when you talk in your school studies, and also congratulate you on first place. guest: free-speech is there, it is available. but mainstream america -- the most people just want to hear it or do they just want to hear what the press is telling them. host: columbus, ohio. janine, independent line. caller: ok, well, first of all i think because we have such a heterogeneous society, we are not like japan or china or some of these other places, we have people coming from all over and right now they seem to have different ideas of what free- speech is. remember the supreme court judge that says i cannot define pornography but i know what -- when i see it? i think we should still have the fcc -- so if someb

and we here at the newseum are going to take on the challenge as well.e want to get involved in civic education and getting programs out to the schools that educate people about our history and freedoms and separation of powers and the importance of a free and independent press and these role it plays. host: asking you -- whether free-speech is as free as when you talk in your school studies, and also congratulate you on first place. guest: free-speech is there, it is available. but mainstream america -- the most people just want to hear it or do they just want to hear what the press is telling them. host: columbus, ohio. janine, independent line. caller: ok, well, first of all i think because we have such a heterogeneous society, we are not like japan or china or some of these other places, we have people coming from all over and right now they seem to have different ideas of what free- speech is. remember the supreme court judge that says i cannot define pornography but i know what -- when i see it? i think we should still have the fcc -- so if somebod

walking through the newseum and absorbing it. he said we have free-speech in russia but the difference is that you are free e after you speak for a few publish in the press. it is humorous but also a profound observation. what is important to to us to understand what this why we remain free after recent speak days after we speak and there are many countries that have of a bill of rights or similar first amendment protections written in but no mechanism to protect and preserve it. we have an independent judiciary. if congress does pass a lot to bridge the freedom of speech we have the judiciary we can go to to challenge the laws of congress. and understanding the free press plays as the documentary reveals reveals, watchdog sober the reveals, watchdog sober the government, it is crucial the public understands the interaction, three branches of government, independent and free press as a mechanism to preserve our freedom. >> host: con bair shom make no law prohibiting a religion or exercise their of or their rights the people to as

. >> beautiful people main goal with important people in our nation right here outside of newseum. despite this cold wet weather of celebrities and politicos were happy to be on the red carpet. there was glitz and glamour at the 90th annual dinner. >> hall of the crazy -- all the craziness and washington. >> miata mobil's, government leaders, and tv stars pose for -- media moguls, government leaders, and tv stars pose for pictures. even kim kardashian said that she might run for office in glendale, california. outside, fans waited for hours to spot their favorite celebrities. >> he is probably the only one recognized. >> i like looking at their outfits, the dresses. it is need to see the fashion. >> she is bold. she is courageous. she is classic. she is like a movie star in her own right. >> earlier in the day, the stars of "modern family" got a tour of the white house with the first family. >> it is fun to meet people. it is always sorry. >> jimmy camelkimmel had some big fans in the audience. >> he is such a wonderful friend of bolles. >> but most attendees were eager to hear the

reporting from the newseum, george stephanopoulos. >> good morning. much of official washington may be sleeping in this morning after the correspondents' dinner. lindsay lohan showing up on the red carpet. kim kardashian, george clooney, too. this year's standup duel, president obama and abc's jimmy kimmel. >> mr. president, you remember -- you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> take mitt romney. he and i actually have a lot in common. we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >> everyone was fair game. and just a little on edge. who could forget what happened last year? as president obama was enjoying jokes about osama bin laden -- >> people think bin laden is hiding in the hindu kush. did you know that every day if 4:00 to 5:00, he hosts a show on c-span? >> he had already sent navy s.e.a.l.s to pakistan to take out the al qaeda leader. it was two years ago that we learned that a terrorist tried to blow up a bomb in times square. intelligence officials

from the welcome to palestine campaign arrives in the country to open an international school the newseum. also president obama's visit to colombia is overshadowed by a prostitution scandal involving u.s. secret service agents public details on that and much more. north korea is celebrating one hundred years since the birth of the nation's founder kim il sung his grandson and current leader made his first public speech praising the country's military might and calling for even more resolve but what kim jong un didn't mention it was friday's failed long range rocket test says it was supposed to put a satellite in orbit but it fell into the sea moments after glass top u.n. security council condemned the launch and cited violated its resolutions america has suspended two hundred million dollars worth of food aid to north korea security expert jim walsh says the rocket launch had scuppered peace talks. it did not go off course in a way where japan or south korea feel compelled to shoot it down because i think it could have been a trip wire it could have caused you know the possibility best co

on a brianne carter found this and snapped a photograph down by the the newseum. -- this is cynne simpson i on the side of a metrobus. snap a picture when you see it around town and tweet it to us. >> angie saw it and sent the picture. we appreciate that. 6:18 right now. let's look at traffic and weather. >> lisa baden. >> giving a shout out to newschopper 7. taking you there live. we will show you the picture of traffic. 66 eastbound plenty of your neighbors on the road out of manassas to get through centreville, before and after 50. delays at the beltway. there is the ebb and flow. slow on 66 eastbound. no accidents on the maryland side of town. similar scenario on 270 out of frederick. back to you. >> thank you. let's show you more video of the fire crews really busy recently battling brush fires. this is the aftermath of one of the fires in southeast washington on sunday. fire crews were able to put it out, but one person was hospitalized. so the threat of fire continues with these dry conditions. >> all it takes is a cigarette. >> it does not take much. the wind is not going to be ov

we are going to devote a lot of time here at the museum to civic -- newseum to civic education and outreach programs and would love to work with you on that. quite good. >> i have to ask, when you walk in the building, there is a tablet in the front -- the first amendment of our constitution. we had a visitor visiting with a friend of mine. he was from russia. he walked to the building and observed some of the exhibits. he said, "we have free speech and free press in russia, but the difference here is you are free after you speak." [laughter] that was a rather profound observation, but there is a very substantial reason for that. it is an independent judiciary that protects our first amendment rights, our bill of rights, and distinguishes us from others. do any of you have observations about the importance of that in our system of government? >> tremendously important and it is very fragile. in the very beginning -- a cartoon after the revolutionary war shows some tories being hauled off. the caption is " liberty to speak for those who speak of liberty." it was not until the last century th

. >>> we'll be back with more from rour roundtable with more from the newseum in washington after thism our abc stations. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> you mentioned your favorite member of obama administration, hillary clinton, do you think she'll still run? >> it's entirely up to her. i don't think that's light years away. >> i think, though, the secretary should entertain the thought of running. i would love to see secretary clinton become the nominee for president in 2016. >> nancy pelosi endorsing for 2016, secretary of state hillary clinton. we'll get to that in a second with our roundtable. george will, i want to start the conversation about this kerfuff

listen to what he said at a national journal panel at the newseum today. >> three, four, five, six, yearsrom now, if i do a good job as vice president -- i'm sorry. if i do a good job as a senator instead of vice president, i'll have a chance to do -- i'll have a chance to do all sorts of things. >> and you can't blame our friend major garrett who was obviously doing that interview for cracking up. we're all cracking up. i mean, that's the kind of thing where a swlip of the tongue, freudian swlip, whatever you want to call it, but he's clearly thinking about it. >> he is, but i don't think -- you talk to long time republican strategists, it just simply putting an hispanic on theic ket is going to heal the wounds. it's a lot more work than that. and i think this is a serious argument. people close to rubio will say he could do more to heal this in the senate, become the leading voice on immigration. >> and can he open the conversation, but the policies have to follow. >> and all sorts of other reasons that he may not be the nominee this time. it's not in romney's nature tole roll the dice

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. >>> we'll be back with more from our roundtable with more from the newseum in washington after thism our abc stations. ñsñsc ♪ >>> you mentioned your favorite member of the obama administration, secretary clinton, do you think she'll still run? >> it's entirely up to her. i don't think that's light years away. >> i think, though, that secretary should entertain the thought of running. i would love to see a secretary clinton become the nominee for president in 2016. >> nancy pelosi endorsing for 2016, secretary of state hillary clinton. we'll get to that in a second with our roundtable. but first, george will, i want to start the conversation with you about this kerfuffle between president obama and supreme court. he gave remarks earlier this week about the supreme court's impending rule on the health care. you think it will be found unconstitutional? >> i think it probably will, if i were to bet. what the president said, the supreme court, were to strike down a law passed by what he calls strong majorities, 70 votes in the house, 60 votes in the senate, only to because corrupt prose

i often go by newseum. the provisions in this bill discourage free speech. fortunately, there is a way to have full disclosure and free- speech. that is to take all the limits of campaign contributions. the problem is the limits. these new super pacs exist because of the limits be placed upon parties and contributions. you will have full disclosure because everybody will give their money directly to the campaigns. the campaigns must disclose their contributions. i have done some research and preparation for this and i founded especially compelling statement before this committee that was rendered just exactly 12 years ago today, march 29, 2000. some of you were here that day. it was given by an obscure former governor who had run for president and had permanently retired from politics and became before this committee and these were the words that he said. i have come to washington to argue one practical proposition. that he contribution limits makes it virtually impossible for anyone except the front- runner for a remarkably rich person to have enough money

you can if you go to the museum -- the newseum. >> we had a youth summit that was led by a high school student from schools without walls. this past saturday, we had about 30 young women, young girls, of middle school and high-school age, who focus us on what they need for us to do, which is to remember to voted for them. they laid out the issues they are concerned about. they are concerned about their futures. engaging young women and young girls to gather around the issues they are concerned about. they are looking and worried about what is going to happen in this election. i have a fresh understanding about what girls are thinking about from that youth summit. they are concerned about whether or not they will be able to go to school. they are concerned about health and wealth and the fact that their parents do not have the job they need. they say, you have to voted for us. we engage young girls in listening. and young boys. i mentioned trayvon because, there go i. i am, we are, any of us could be trayvon. engaging -- just because you are not of voting age does not mean you do not ha

she became an editorial writer for usa today and it worked for 13 years at the newseum.ltant. she edited "running toward danger," a book about those who covered 9/11. three weeks ago, a heartbreaking photo of a syrian boy in anguish after his father was shot by a government sniper dominated front pages of the new york times, the washington journal, the washington post, and others around the world. a few days later, the photographer who shot the photo wrote eight gripping account of escaping from syria. "explosions illuminated the night as we ran." "tank shells slammed into the city's trees behind us. snipers' bullets whizzed by our heads. we are all going to get killed, a syrian activist told me, collapsing into tears. he has worked for the ap since 2003, covering the war in afghanistan, the earthquake in haiti, and continuing conflicts in the middle east and around the globe. christopher shivers is one of the outstanding reporters and writers of our time. a marine infantry officer in the persian gulf war, his work has been cited in two pulitzer rise efforts of the new y

james duff, ceo of the newseum, and leo pfeifer, winner of the studentcam competition, first prize for middle school. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you, pedro. and congratulations, leo, a wonderful job. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, for five minutes. excuse me. before the gentleman starts. the chair would like to clarify debate will not go beyond 12:50 p.m. please proceed. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. i'll keep it short. three years ago president obama promised congress that the american people would have a 6% unemployment in exchange for trillions of taxpayer dollars to pump in the

first, yesterday at the the newseum in washington, d.c., the only a fool you are women who have served on the supreme court gathered at the supreme court historical society mark the 30th anniversary of retired justice sandra day o'connor posing initial term. she was asked if it was her goal to become a justice. here's what she had to say. >> was a goal of yours to become a justice? >> heavens no. it certainly was not. [laughter] i was not sure what i ought to do, because it is alright to be the first to do something, but i did not want to be the last woman on the supreme court. >> thank goodness for that. >> if i took the job and did a lousy job, it would take a long time to get another one. it made me very nervous. >> you paved the way for some great justices. when did you? first think? -- when did you first think about it? >> he sent kenneth starr and some other people to arizona to talk to me. they would not say what it was for. it could've been some cabinet post or something like that. if they would not tell me. we had some nice visits, but they did a lot of homework out there. the

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we are going to devote a lot of time here at the newseum to civic outreach programs. would like to work with you on that. i have to ask a first amendment question. we walk in this building, and the tablet on the front of the building is a first amendment of our constitution. we had a visitor here visiting with a friend of mine. he was from russia, and he walked through the building and observed some of the exhibits. he said we have free speech, free press in russia too. but the difference is here that you are free after you speak. [laughter] >> that was a rather profound observation. but there is a very substantial reason for that. it is an independent judiciary that protects us -- our first amendment rights and our bill of rights and distinguishes us from others. do any of you have observations about the importance of that? and our system of government? >> it is tremendous leap important and also fragile. in the very beginning, there was a cartoon after the revolutionary war with some. [inaudible] being hauled off. the caption is freedom of speech or liberty of speec

i often go by that newseum down the street -- congress shall make no law -- there is a way to have full disclosure and free speech, and that is to take all limits of campaign contributions. the problem is the limits. becauseper pac's exists of the limits that have existed. get rid of limits and they will go away, and you have full disclosure, because everyone will get their money directly to the campaigns and the campaigns must disclose in ways we have already agreed to not discourage free speech. i have done research, and i have found a compelling statement before this committee that was rendered just exactly 12 years ago today, march 29, 2000. some of you were actually here that day. it was given by an obscure former governor who had run for president and who had permanently retired from politics, and he came before this committee, and these were the words that he said -- "i have come to argue one practical proposition, that the thousand dollars individual competition elimilimit makes it impossible accept for the front runner to run a serious campaign. this has a number of bad effects

these headlines are courtesy of the newseum.arl is on the phone from north town, pennsylvania, republican line. good morning. caller: good to see you there. my favorite is lbj. his four little words have given us the titanic in washington today when he said to the van black leaders, make me do it and we have had more social programs to what we have in washington today which is turning our capital into the titanic. we are sinking. host: thank for the call. this is from jan -- your calls and comments and e- mails looking at which former president do you admire the most and why. this is jimmy from california, welcome to the program. caller: hello. i would like to say it would be gerald ford. host: why is that? caller: he had two jobs he did not want and he did the best he could with them. he made real decisions that killed his career and, let's face it, he was the last true compassionate conservative. he is the only republican i ever voted for that i did not regret. host: thanks for the call. news from " the new york times" -- belo

more now from newseum by the aspen institute on race in america. this hour-long panel, look at the role of the media covering racial issues, including the trayvon martin case. >> as i said, the last panel is on impact of race on the news media and vice versa. and to moderate this, we welcome back juan williams. >> think you very much. i guess i don't need to introduce our first panelist. you all know him so well, but let me just a bit he has been in use acre for telemundo, and he is also a national director for public affairs programming and managing editor of the public affairs program. i don't have to ask you to join me in welcoming him, because you know him. okay. let me move on and introduce the rest of the panel if i can get my notes in order. andrew rojecki is co-author of black image in the white media and race in america. indy is an associate professor at the university of illinois at chicago. his research focuses on media and politics as it relates to political movements, global relations and policy. please join me in welcoming andy. [appl

this event was held at the newseum in washington, d.c. [applause] >> good morning.i hope my microphone is working and that you can hear me. thank you for that kind introduction. it is a pleasure to for that kid introduction. it is a pleasure to be here this morning with all of you for this very important discussion. professor, thank you for that introduction to this difficult topic because i think that age and generational divide, as the professor was explaining, are absolutely critical to our understanding of race here early in the 21st century. as david cohen noted, the context for our discussion this morning is really set by the bruising political race that is about to begin, a race that features the nation's first african-american president seeking reelection, a race that also comes at a time of tremendous racial shift in terms of attitudes and ideas in our country. and to help us go through this scenario, this landscape, we have some expert guidance this morning. let me introduce our panelists. all my left, your right, charles below, editorial columnist for "th

from the newseum in washington, d.c., this runs about an hour. >> okay. and as i said, the last panel is on the impact of race on the news media and vice versa and to moderate this we welcome back juan williams. >> thanks very much. i guess i don't need to introduce our first panelist, you all know him so well, but let me just say that jose is the news anchor for telemundo, and he's also the national director of the network's public affairs programming, managing editor of their public affairs program. so i don't have to ask you to join me in welcoming him because you know him. [laughter] okay. so now let me move on and introduce the rest of the panel if i can get my notes in order. andrew row sec key, is that how you pronounce it? co-author of "the black image in the white mind: media and race in america." andy is an associate professor at the university of illinois at chicago. his research focuses on media and politics as they relate to political movements, globalization and race politics so, please, join me in welcoming andy. [applause] doris trung, did

ruth bader ginsberg, sonia sotomayor, and elena kagan will pay tribute to sandra day o'connor at the newseum washington bridge she is celebrating the 30th anniversary of her appointment to the supreme court, the first woman appointed to the supreme court and we will have live coverage at 6:30 on c-span 2. on c-span at 7:00 p.m. eastern, the coverage of the indiana senate debate between richard lugar and challenger state treasurer richard murdock live on c-span at 7:00 eastern. secretary of state hillary clinton traveled to the naval academy in annapolis, maryland yesterday to talk about u.s. strategy in asia-pacific region and she spoke at an annual foreign affairs conference bringing together students from the u.s. and other foreign countries. this year's conference was titled "eclipse of the west." it examines america's relations with china. this is just over one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise. >> please be seated. good evening, brigade, and distinguished guests and welcome to those george ennis for the 52nd annual may be academy conference. it is my honor to introduce our spea

this is live coverage from the newseum here in washington, d.c., it's just getting started. .. how these issues might influence elections, the general elections in november. so while we consider how the country has made progress on the racial front, we'll also try to examine why from a race related problems persist. and identify the newest generation of racial issues that emerge from the new multiracial reality. the premise of course is that the united states must deal effectively with these issues if we're going to be a strong democracy and leaders ahead. we will touch on and become a cultural institution and structural causes of racial problems looking towards new and viable solutions to these problems and the context of elections, racial and ethnic identity, education and the media. we will be looking at what solutions we might have with these problems, what you can do, what the government can do, what institutions can do. in other words, this does what we think what aspirin does best which is provide a safe nonideological space to have an informed and educated discussion on

gulf war in the middle east and became an editorial writer for "usa today" and then worked at the newseum"running toward danger" the book of reporters covering 9/11. three weeks ago, a heartbreaking photo of a young at syrian boy in anguish after his father was shot by a sniper dominated the new york times, wall street journal, washington post, and other papers from the world. a few days later, the photographer who shot the photo wrote a gripping account of escaping from syria. explosions illuminated the night as we ran, hoping to escape syria. the government seems determined to keep the world from seeing it. tank shells slammed into the city streets. sniper bullets whizzed by our heads. we're all going to get killed, an activist told me. a native of argentina who has worked for the ap since 2003 covering the war in afghanistan and conflicts in the middle east and around the globe. christopher shivers is one of the outstanding reporters and writers of our time. a marine in the persian gulf war, his work has been cited in to pulitzer prize efforts in "the new york times." that includes a n