he said, we should look at nikita stewart.o "the post" called me and i have been there since. >> when? >> that was in 2004. >> i only know another nikita and his name is christian. would've that name -- was rich chef.was crus >> i was born in 1972 and my mother liked the name and here i am. didack to "the post," when jeffrey thompson story start for you? when did they say we are going to do a piece? as you know, nobody gets four pages in the newspaper. >> i joined the investigative team in december and i wrote a memo of things i wanted to pursue. the time, they decided i should pursue a story i was working on -- i want reveal it -- case action finish at and i was focused on this agency for a few months. it i wanted to -- but i wanted to pursue this jeffrey thomas story first. then the jeffrey thompson situation started heating up. this jeffreyo thompson profile is now. so i approached my editor about it and he was great and he said, yes, that is what you should do. and that is what i did. i think we came out with a great story

thompson, i am nikita stewart. i've been calling you.you never returned any of my calls.i remember he said, no. >> how this he? >> 58 years old. >> where is he from? fromvanna.-- originally savannah, jamaica, in the parish of saint elizabeth. >> how did he get to the united states? >>he moved here with his father and of the siblings before he moved here -- he comes from a very large family -- and to have his siblings had passed away.-- two of his siblings had passed away. , according topset several of her family members, and she just needed to get away. and she decided to come to d.c. to stay with relatives. and then the rest of her family followed her a few years later. >> how old was he when he came to the united states? >> he was only 19 is old. he had an education in jamaica. but nothing that would really transfer to the united states. so he had to basically start from scratch your and he earned a ged and then he went to the university of the district of columbia. >> who was the first person he met in politics that paid off-- i do no

nikita mr. thompson, i'm stewart. i said do you think we could talk now? remember he said, no. >> how old is he? >> 58. is he from? >> from jamaica in the perish of st. elizabeth. >> how did he get to the united states? >> he moved here with his father other siblings before he moved here, his mother had come here. and two of his siblings passed away and she was upset according family members and she needed to get away. she decided to come to d.c. to and then theatives rest of her family followed her a few years later. how old was he when he came to the united states. >> he was only 19 years old. he -- he had an education in jamaica. nothing that would really united states. so he had to start from scratch and earn a g.e.d. and went to university of the district of columbia. >> who was the first person he met in the united states who made the connections and went on have with the politicians? > several people he met along the way. i don't know if i can pinpoint the first person. had a relationship with up beingrman who ended secretary of labor under presiden

. >> nikita stewart, we are out of time and we thank you very much for joining us. >> for a d.v.d. caller: of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this rogram visit us at q-and-a.org. >> next a discussion about the future of political islam in egypt. then former pennsylvania senator rick santorum and donald trump speaking at the leadership summit. >> on the next "washington journal" mat bennett discusses the economy, immigration reform, national security and other issues. then a look at how the healthcare law will affect hospitals serving medicare patients. then the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the british parliament is in recess for the summer. on monday two middle east experts talked about the future of islam groups and the future of politic after president morsi was removed from power. the middle east institute and johns hopkins school of advanced international studies hosted this event. it's about 30 minutes. >> welcome to y

. >> nikita stewart, we're out of time. we thank you for joining us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] for a dvd copy of the program , contact us. >> politics in egypt. after that, a forum on efforts to promote democracy, and then the future of venezuela. on the next " washington journal," influencing policy on the economy, immigration reform, national security, and other issues. then, a correspondent looks at how the healthcare law will affect hospitals serving medicare patients, and a professor talks about the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. that is live at 7:00 a.m. stop >>on c-span hard all of the handsome, young officers surrounding my grandmother, very beautiful. my grandfather had been trying not,lk to her, and could and they all rushed to go upstairs to do it they had to do. that left her standing there. my grandfather fell in behind and itng up the steps, was said that my father was dead. when she heard that, my grandmother f

national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] "q&a" nikita stewartthen your calls and comments on "washington journal." today, virginia congressman bobby scott will host an information session on the affordable care act in richmond virginia. he will be joined by virginia state secretary of health and human resources, life beginning at 6:30 p.m. eastern here on c- span. life beginning at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> all the handsome young officers surrounding my grandmother who was 23 years old at the time, but very beautiful -- my grandfather was trying to get to talk to her but could not because of the handsome young officers. they all rush to go upstairs to do what they had to do good -- do. they left her standing there. fell behind her going up the steps to the deck. when she heard it, my grandmother fainted right back into the arms of the president. he caught her tenderly and gently. >> this week, the encore presentation of our original series "first ladies: influence and image," looking at the public and private lives of our nation's first la

businessman gerald washington. >> nikita stewart, as a reporter for the washington post, on july 13, you wrote a huge fees, front-page, on a man

>> nikita stewart looks aggression in -- looks at corruption in d.c. politics. >> the former director of the cia and nsa michael hayden talked about the electric grid and protecting it from cyber attacks. he talks for about 50 minutes. >> good morning. if everybody would take a seat. i amnt to welcome everyone. joe krueger, director of environment at epc. -- bpc.for those who don't know us, bpc was founded in 2007 by four senate majority leaders. we like to say we are bipartisan, not nonpartisan. we work with people who are strongly partisan of various parties, but who believe with good and rigorous analysis, negotiation, and respectful dialogue, you can actually come to agreement on policy issues. it sounds crazy, right? but it is what we do. i think it is needed now more than ever. cybersecurity really is a type of issue that can and should be bipartisan. we will hear from our keynote speaker in a minute that the threats are real, and we will hear that from a lot of the speakers today, and the potential economic and human cost of a successful cyber a

>> nikita stewart looks at corruption in d.c. politics.ight at 8:00 on c-span's q and a. >> up next on "washington journal," we look at called and headlines. then we look at job neighbors -- job numbers with the former head of the bureaus of sids. then we will talk about al qaeda and the closers of u.s. industries -- closures of u.s. embassies. and a look at u.s. russia relations after the announcement that president obama has canceled his meeting with russian president vladimir putin. that is all next on "washington journal." ♪ is sunday,orning, it august 11 come up 20 13. it is today, resident obama began his week long vacation at martha's vineyard. today we will be discussing the state of u.s. relations with dive intoking a deep u.s. job numbers, and talking about recent al qaeda threats. before we do that we want to hear about the state of news media from our viewers. the pew research center's -- you research center released its biannual data

. >> nikita stewart looks at corruption in d.c. city politics sunday at 8:00 on c-span's "q& " ."he new america foundation hosted an hour-long discussion. [applause] thank you for coming out tonight on and a reasonably wet, june evening. it is great to see such a wonderful turn out. no output has been as dangerous or deadly for journalists as the war in iraq. list or03, 100 return a more than 50 at media workers have been killed. these journalists were killed because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. they were caught in the crossfire. they were killed because of who they were and what they did. we were killed because they dared to write and record and photograph videotapes. 93 murders. how may people convicted? none so far. distinctionameful on the global impunity index for the fifth consecutive year. most of those killed work for iraqi news organization. iraq is a dangerous place for foreign correspondents. it is dangerous for iraq east aqis working for western outlets. they are seeking to silence could. have fled. 5-- 57 is more.e number last year for the first tim

>> nikita stewart let such corruption in d.c.ity politics sunday at 8:00 on c-span two n/a. >> the u.s. agency for international development held its education summit wednesday in washington d.c. a former unicef executive director carol bellamy spoke about education for children in conflicts ounce. you can see this event in its entirety on our website, at c-span.org. here is a look. >> we cannot say that everything worldwide to as you know, and all the materials, the number of schools has dropped from over 100 million in 2000 to 60 million in 2008 to 57 million in 2011. more good news. there are two problems. as you all know, progress is slowing. in africa, it is flat line. second, this progress has bypass children in conflict. as their reason to save the children report attacks on education shows, these children account for around one quarter of the world's primary school-age population, but about half of those out of school. what's more, they account for a greater share of children out of school today than they did just a few y

>> nikita stewart looks at corruption in d.c.city politics sunday at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> and live this morning the reserve officers' association continues their annual national security symposium here in washington d.c. this morning we are expecting remarks by armed services committee chair senator carl cal levin along with a panel discussion. they are expected to focus on the impact of automatic defense spending cuts on military readiness, combating sexual assault and force posture outlook following the drawdown in the afghanistan. this was expected to start at about 9:15. they are running a little bit behind. a few people showing up this morning. we're now expecting it to get underway at about 9:45, and we will have live coverage here on c-span2 when it starts. while we wait now, at the closing session of the global education summit, usaid administrator rajiv shah talks about efforts in somalia and south sudan. he said the educational efforts provide a different and complementary approach for national security in the and is

>> nikita stewart looks at corruption in d.c. city at 8:00 on c-ht span's "q&a." >> heading out to another town hall meeting now, this one happened in pawtucket, rhode island, with democratic senator sheldon whitehouse. he met with constituents over dinner. this is about one hour. [applause] >> all right now. this is my -- go ahead and have a seat, guys. this is the 115th, by our count, community dinner that i have held since i first start running for the senate back now, what, seven years ago. we do them steadily. we have kind of got routine down. everybody gets something to eat. i speak very briefly and then it is just a discussion. if you a question, if you have a comment, this is rhode island, we even accept rude remarks. the whole package. please put your hand up and give us a chance to get the microphone to you. who is running the microphones here? the hand mics. all right. these gentlemen will get the hand mics around. one other thing that i'll say is i know everybody doesn't love public speaking. and whether it is because