also, peter moskos discusses the number of police shootings in the u.s. president obama: i look so old, john boehner has already invited then yahoo! does become a funeral. meanwhile, michelle has not aged a day. [applause] i ask her what her secret is, she just says, fresh fruits and vegetables. it is aggravated. -- aggravating. the fact is at this point, my legacy is finally taking shape. the economy is getting better. nine in 10 americans now have health coverage. [applause] today, thanks to obamacare, you no longer have to worry about losing your insurance if you lose your job. you are welcome, senate democrats. ♪ host: it was another night of good natured comedy in the nation's capital. politicians and celebrities all under one roof. another white house correspondents dinner is now history, but the question remains, is this good for the process in washington, or is this relationship to cozy? we want to get your thoughts this morning. your view of the beltway culture. what do you think? republicans call (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. indepe

also, peter moskos discusses the number of police shootings in the u.s. president obama: i look so old, john boehner has already invited then yahoo! does become a funeral. meanwhile, michelle has not aged a day. [applause] i ask her what her secret is, she just says, fresh fruits and vegetables. it is aggravated. -- aggravating. the fact

and peter moskos discusses police shooting. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: and is live coverage on c-span of the 2015 white house correspondents dinner. we are at the entrance to the washington hilton where the correspondent dinner has been held for about 40 years. you will see the journalists politicians, and hollywood stars arrive, and you will hear later president obama and cecily strong, from "saturday night live" as tonight's entertainment. tickets are $300 a person.

joining me now, former baltimore police officer peter moskos, author of "cop in the hood." did not know about this institution, so maybe let's start with the specific case and move to the general. in this specific case i feel like how is it -- how is it that this guy is brought along on what police are anticipating is going to be an undercover gun buy and, therefore, will have some element of danger? >> this guy -- i don't know if there's cause and effect, but this guy gave money to the sheriff's campaign. the sheriff is an elected official. that's part of the problem. he's a politician, so he gives him a couple thousand dollars and donates cars to the tulsa county sheriff's department, and then somehow he has access to the most dangerous part of police work. this was an undercover gun buy. the guy did sell a cop a gun. that's not where you should have reserve deputy sheriffs. >> no, and also -- yeah, the confluence of america's broken finance system, like pay to play policing really sounds like a dystopic vision. >> now maybe he would have done that without giving all that

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peter moskos looks at police shootings and reaction to high-profile shootings. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on this weekend newsmakers, ohio senator sherrod brown is our guest. he is the top democrat on the senate banking committee and talks about the financial sector and the future of the dodd frank law. he also discusses his opposition to trade legislation that is currently working its way through congress. sherrod brown: my advice is that she needs to use that the four workers -- needs to step up for workers. i am hopeful that she speaks out on the whole issue of currency because we do play by a different edibles than some of our economic competitors. i am hopeful that she speaks out on how this is a shift in corporate power from democratically elected government to multinational corporations. i urge everybody to speak out on that not just hillary. i don't even put her in a different category. >> let me ask you, how big of a deal is trade for you to give your