i am shelby coffey, vice chairman of the newseum. i want to welcome you all to the ninth conference at the newseum. i want to start out with one bit of audience participation. if i could have a show of hands of how many people think that jack gerard ordered out this weather to get more attention paid to his speech -- [laughter] there we go. the people that know him best are all in. i used to be the editor of the los angeles times, so i am used to seeing hollywood stars do almost anything to get your attention from sharon stone to brad pitt. i would say that mr. gerrard may have topped them all with getting the lowest temperature in 20 years here in washington just to get attention. for this. we are delighted to have the annual presentation of the state of american energy here at the newseum. i would like to welcome the guests that are watching online and encourage them to submit questions via #soae2014. #soae2014. just one of the interesting elements of our tech lives that we have to start out with that. the rest of us in the room wi

i'm fredricka whitfield and here are the top stories we're following in the cnn newseum.tick blast is about to barrel across the u.s. adding insult to injury for those all right hit by a national storm. it could be a historic event with temperatures plummeting. the cold air will head from the west and southern states could feel some of the pain. you could see zero temperatures as far south as nashville. people in boston idi

i'm fredricka whitfield and here are the top stories we're following in the cnn newseum. an art tick blast is about to barrel across the u.s. adding insult to injury for those all right hit by a national storm. it could be a historic event with temperatures plummeting. the cold air will head from the west and southern states could feel some of the pain. you could see zero temperatures as far south as nashville. people in boston including our own margaret conley know what that's like, the chill there. still lots of snow behind you. what's the biggest problem for folks there? >> reporter: well, fred. we're actually pretty lucky. the coastal regions were hardest hit. there were about 13 deaths that resulted from the storm. here in boston there were up to 2 feet of snow in the massachusetts area and last night temperatures were near record low temperatures. but here most people have been spending the day trying to scoop out their parking spots. a lot of shoveling of snow. we ran into danielle here and she's taking care of little nicholas here. she was telling us how difficult

. >>> hey, a rare conversation about poverty in america at the newseum tonight. nbc's brian williams hosting this discussion with guests like paul ryan, who has been traveling the country, recently visiting low income neighborhoods. this event marks the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's war on poverty and the one-year anniversary of nbc's in plain sight reporting initiative on poverty. williams also interviewed a panel of journalists who specialize in covering the poor. >>> in sports, the redskins, hey, they get their head coach before you settle for another ordinary mattress, isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, 18-month special financing on all sleep number beds. only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the

in 1999, gene and willard went to the museum in washington, d.c., the newseum for news coming couldn't resist the chance to do a little skit of their own when offered a chance to play reporter in front of a white house act drop. see if you guys get this. ♪ ♪ [inaudible] >> spent i am jean garvey. i have one question for you, mr. carter. why are you at the white house today? >> as you know, after my campaign -- [inaudible] [laughter] [applause] >> so they even cut him off, right? he wished to go for another 20 minutes. that was a fun thing to find. willard was hardcharging let up until about a year before he died. he launched -- he launched the president's college school of law, another idea he first floated in 1960. so he launched the president's college school of law, and i did it first had him like the '60s, to give business people a better understanding of the law. he helped build, he started that and then ran into financial trouble and after he passed it merged with the university which now the garvey institute of law. we ran into dixie while i was there earlier and she was so exci

it is now on display at the newseum in washington, d.c.he judge ordered that the personal items confiscated from the cabin be sold at auction and that the proceeds go to the bombing victims. the auction raised over $232,000. ted kaczynski's brother david received the $1 million reward for the unabomber's capture. after paying his legal expenses, he donated the rest of the reward money to the families of his brother's victims. >> he said i know i could have had my brother's blood on my hands through an execution, but i couldn't have innocent people's blood on my hands. >> after the trial, gary wright and david developed a close friendship. they have appeared together at numerous speaking engagement. >> we speak on justice issues we speak on healing and forgiveness and stuff like that. people are always saying that's an unlikely friendship. >> david kaczynski no longer speaks publicly about his brother's crimes. he is currently the executive director of a tibetan monastery in upstate new york. three people were killed outright by kaczynski's

washington post political reporter chris solizza moderates this discussion taking place at the newseum here and hosted by the group, center forward. the associated press reporting that the u.s. economy has added 74,000 jobs, and unemployment falls to 6.7% now because fewer people are seening work -- seeking work. again, the unemployment numbers down to 6.7%. the joint economic committee will meet this morning and discuss the december employment report. that'll start live at 9:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span3. also this morning former senate tom daschle will be the featured speaker on the topic of bipartisanship in washington. that is hosted by the washington center for internships and academic seminars and the bipartisan policy center. that'll get under way at 11 a.m. eastern right here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .. [inaudible conversations] >> are we ready? if everyone can take a seat will go ahead and get started with our program. thank you all for coming today to the first quarterly

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answers from the latest "shriver report," and earlier this morning, i spoke to maria shriver, at the newseumire economy. >> if you don't invest in women economically, we can't have a full and robust economy. that's really the headline. the headline is that one in three women in this country are on the brink economically, kind of churning in and out of it. the other headline of the report is that two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers are women, and 70% of those workers don't even get one sick day off. so it's really a story about the american woman, the struggles that she faces, being a breadwinner, a caregiver and a caretaker, and certainly in those 42 million women and the 28 million women, the children who depend on those women, there are single mothers, but it's a much bhigger story than single mothers. >> and you talk about some of the things that need to be done, and not all of it can be dodge legislatively. >> right. >> a lot of this is cultural. a lot of this has to do with basic business practices by these businesses and how they -- how they treat women in general, but particularly

he is with us from the museum in washington -- the newseum in washington.t you want government to do. what is at the top of your list? >> it is a combination. a lot of what the government needs to do and what they shouldn't be doing. that is to interfere or distort markets. today is an unprecedented opportunity for the united states to become a major player and to become the energy superpower in the world. while doing so, creating jobs, bringing millions of people to work with high-paying jobs that pay about seven times what the minimum wage is. going back to your earlier story about the debate in the senate. we need to think differently about energy in this country. we are the number one natural gas producer and have the arabianity to pass saudi as the number one oil producer. this is a big deal. it is a great opportunity at a time we need it most to restore our domestic economy and put our people back to work. to cite five things that you have identified in this report that you want. among them, opening up federal lands and waters to drilling, ending the

delighted to have the annual presentation of the state of american energy here at the newseum.theuld like to welcome guests that are watching online and encourage them to submit questions the a the -- via #soae2014. #soae2014. the interesting elements of our tech lives that we have to start out with that. the rest of us in the room will have q&a cards that are located at your tables. you can ask jack any kind of question related to energy or not. he is able to handle them all and we are ready. this fitting that important and timely discussion seum here inhe new the nation's capital. it is a temple to the first amendment and free expression. issues related to energy appear in news print and on the airwaves. alone has tens of thousands of mentions per year. it would be a tall order to try to quantify how often the coverage surrounding energy is -- goes over our airwaves because it is such a relevant topic. it affects every individual. conferences like the washington ideas forum that we where with atlantic media we deal with anything from international affairs to .onetary policy g

. >> thanks for joining us today here at the newseum and online from around the nation. i am a proud member of the commission to build a healthier america. i'm a former abc news anchor and i now teach journalism in the school of communication at emerson college in boston. after months of deliberations the commission is releasing its recommendations to the public for the first time here today and online at rwjf rwjf.org/commission. you will hear from my fellow commissioners and experts from a variety of fields. early childhood, community development and health care just to name a few. all of the bios are available online at rwj fdotorg/commission. and with me now, is risa moray, the president and ceo of the robert wood johnson foundation. so good to see you again. >> good to see you again, carroll. >> it has been a while. >> why did the robert wood johnson foundation decide to reconvene the commission? >> let me take you back to 2008 when we established the first commission and if you recall then people were focused on medical care issues and health care and yet we knew t

she's joining us from the newseum in washington, d.c.nd we're going to check in with maria and important experts in a little while. >> and if you want to join our conversation this morning, e-mail us your questions or use the #doingitall on twitter and facebook. >>> and today's top story, two students hospitalized and a third in custody after a shooting at a middle school in roswell, new mexico. the alleged shooter just 12 years old. nbc's miguel almaguer is covering the story for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the campus remains shut down as police move forward with their investigation. as you mentioned, that 12-year-old suspect is in custody. one student listed in critical condition, another now in stable condition. this as the community collectively asks one question, why. in roswell, new mexico, heartbreak and tears. many in this small community know the young victims and the suspect well. tuesday's shooting shattered the sound of laughter. at berrendo middle school. students waiting for the first bell, instead w