now see what ronnie mervyns has to say about becoming one of the top business leaders, not just herewashinington but throughout the world. let usus know what u thought of today's shshow. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. thanks for joining us d we hope to see you right back k hee again nextunday. i'm rebecca cooper. captioned by the herbalife has vitamin supplements for the whole family. i use herbalife energy drinks before a long workout. i use the protein shakes. they h help me manage my weigh. we started i1980, and now have millions of customers around the globe. we employ over 7000 people worldwide anand we're growing everyday because our products help people live healthier, more active lives. with a better diet, exercise and herbalife, i've lost 22 pounds and feel great. find out more at i am herbalife.com >> this week on "government matters" -- >> everybody wants airwaves, whether it is a broadcaster trying to reach their audience or a company trying to reach their customers. critics called the plan that ate the pentagon. new concerns about international demand for

it cleans it up. >> while the jail strives to keep the yard clean for sanitary reasons, ronnie padilla has a different motivation for regularly cleaning his cell. padilla's gang, the serenos, require all members keep their cells clean and orderly. but deputies are more concerned with the contents of his cell. >> ronnie padilla is really good at making weapons out of anything and everything. he's really good at that. you have to constantly check his cell, check his person to make sure he doesn't have any weapons on him. >> while padilla is away at court, deputy freely checks his cell for weapons or other contraband. >> it's a lot easier to search a cell when they're not here. than when we try to remove them and they come back and everything like that. our policy and procedure states at least for administrative isolation cells we're supposed to search cells at least once a week. see what they've built up or made. what type of weapons they may or may not have, what things they're hanging on to. what kind of drugs they could have or passing. we try to catch them as best we can when they don't

. >> ronnie tye might have to let go of something as well. the prison hasnied his request to be married, and things are about to get even worse. >> this is approximately a seven-inch weapon that the offenders carry. what we call shanks. a homemade knife. it's made out of a steel rod you can find inside the cabinet. >> the shank was not found in tye's cell but in that of his half brother, william wilson. >> i just moved into the cell like a week ago. i have no clue how it got there. >> wilson is serving a life sentence for the murder of tye's other brother during a methamphetamine-induced hallucination. >> at the time i really thought he was my enemy. i don't know. i wished i wouldn't have killed him but -- >> now what we normally do is find out who the offenders are associated with. once we find out who they're associated with, we also shake down who they're associated with. >> that means even though the knife was found on his brother, ronnie tye will have his cell inspected for contraband as well. >> tye, shake down. >> what is this all about every [ bleep

suppose the question that first comes to my mind is russia has an abundance of natural will says there's plenty of oil hey why would they want a ronny an oil well before saying why washington needs this oil we need to know how much oil actually will get from your own because the numbers we've been hearing about the quantities vary significantly one thing is if russia would take say half a million barrels per day or for i mean all this is one story about a different story will be buying only fifty thousand barrels of arriving all day that's a different that's a different story to say here is different sort of see the implications of how march is huge as well as we're waiting for the final details of that one the with bated breath as per usual but one thing i do want to talk about we can discuss this is what it would mean for the russian ruble because presumably the countries would be trading in that current say apart from the issue of the quantas you just referred to katie the issue of the currency of this for it is very important well given that both parties iran and russia of course are subject to western financial restrictions giv

the difference that state patrol, highway ronny johnson made is that he has compassion for this communitycommunicate they're feelings to them and he listened and got in the crowd. a lot 67 people say, well, oh, because he's black and he got in there and they respected him automatically. no. it was because he came from the beginning with respect for the community, respect for the situation, and that is something that we had not seen in ferguson over the last five days. that's what made the difference. >> yeah, but -- >> don, i want -- go ahead. >> reporter: it does make a difference. i think it does make a difference that he's african-american, because this is a city that is, the majority of the city is african-american and the majority of the police force is white. speaking to diversity. when it comes to all facets of life, not just policing. it helps to have someone who looks like them in a position of power and authority and someone who can relate to them. last night, listen, the protests lasted until 2:00o 3:00 in the morning. most of the police officers went home and the community lea

has dropped more than 25% so far this year. its founder was ousted last month by the company's board and the company is battling sexual harassment lawsuits. ronnie was recently ranked as the number one ranked firm for performance through january of this year. he joins me here in new york. you have been following american apparel for a couple of years, give us an update about what is going on. >> has been a very volatile there. there was a problem with the ceo, he was ousted because of his behavior and performance. the distribution center, it did not go smoothly. they are competing with forever 21, h&m, zara, they were the first to stop using sweatshops in asia. that puts them at a disadvantage. >> the last time you and i spoke, you said, beware, it is a risky investment but you did recommend buying the shares. this could move higher and since the ouster of - and the re-organization under a variety of owners and payments. it seems as though at least the company is still around. >> the company is still around and my view on the valuation has not changed. it can go to two dollars and it can go to zero. a lot of things can go in their favor. that is

ronnie robinson, we appreciate your doing just that. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> coming up today -- anger over this shooting of michael brown has partly found a homee. we're going to show you what social media traffic reveals about a nation reeling from today's news. right after the break. [ male announcer ] ours was the first modern airliner, revolutionary by every standard. and that became our passion. to always build something better, airplanes that fly cleaner and farther on less fuel. that redefine comfort and connect the world like never before. after all, you can't turn dreams into airplanes unless your passion for innovation is nonstop. ♪ for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. >>> startling images like these ones from ferguson have captivated people across the country all week. social media traffic reveals just how fast that took hold. take a look at this map showing the use of the term ferguson exploding on wednesday night as police used teargas and sonic booms

has set. i offered him the experience of two senior police commanders from the metropolitan police department and chief sam dodson and ronny robinson are here this afternoon and they're available to provide advice and support. sam and ronny will bring a wealth of useful and practical knowledge to the effort and certainly whatever support they can provide. they can help protect people and their right to assemble peaceably, to protect the right to talk about it and report it and to help keep people safe. i want to conclude by recognizing the officers of the st. louis county police department and ferguson police department and other law enforcement officials that have been involved on the streets of ferguson over the past several days. i want to thank you for your service. thank you for respecting your badge, for honoring your oath and for, again, the service to our community generally. i hope that the decision made by the governor will make your mission clearer, safer and shorter. thank you. we'll take some other questions. [ inaudible question ] >> ushg m, i think we all have been concerned about, um, the -- the -- the -- t

has set. i offered him the experience of two police commanders. both of them are here this afternoon. they are available to provide advice and support. ronniel bring a wealth of useful knowledge to the effort. supportainly whatever they can provide. they can help protect people and their rights to assemble peaceably, protect the right to talk about it, to help keep people safe. i want to conclude by of thezing the officers st. louis county police department and ferguson police department. that are officials involved on the streets of ferguson over the past several days. i want to thank you for your service, thank you for respecting your badge of honor for honoring your own and for the service to our community. i hope the decision made by the governor will make your mission clear, safer, and shorter. thank you. >> we will take some questions. >> [inaudible] >> i think we all have been the vision that the world has seen about this region. i think we are all about making sure that we allow peaceful and appropriate protests, that we use force only when necessary, that we step back a little bit and let some of the energy release in this region.

has known about this problem for months." , "surprise,n surprise, mr. obama is no different than mr. bush." "is thisanther, because they're is christians on top of the mountain?" ronnie"we give one side and one side guns." "more radicalization of the region." "if republicans take the white house in 2016, they will send troops to the middle east within six months." from tarzana, california, robert on the independent line. you are on the "washington journal." caller: i am glad he is finally doing something. i hope the airstrikes are vigorous. i am just waiting. i think he has been very ineffective. finally, he is going to help these poor people over there. thank you, sir. "the washington post," one in five workers near retirement has no money saved. that's sobering statistic was one of many released by the federal reserve on thursday as part of its report on the economic well-being of u.s. households. they surveyed 41 hundred people. overall, 31% of people said they have zero money saved for retirement, that included 19% of people between the ages of 55 and 64. those closest to retirement age. wie, maryland, right here in the suburbs. democrat, what do you think about