it meant a lot to me, not because it was sandy koufax's, but because of my dad. it also showed me who is in power at the smithsonian. i said, can i touch the sink. he said, yes, i can touch it. i said, can i put my hand in? and they said, no. you may not. [laughter] said, let me remind you i am the secretary of the administration and he said, congratulations, that is fabulous, you may not put your hand in it. john: how about a round of applause for our speaker? [applause] discussion how the booking is responding to donald trump's candidacy. talking about a new report that shows the american middle class shrinking to a point where it no longer represents the majority of the adult population. and a discussion on the method for helping combat veterans cope with the psychological effects of war. and you're called and comments on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" on c-span. after two weeks of negotiations in paris, representatives from 200 countries reached a deal to lower greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow the effects of climate change. official,a

you said you're a dodger fan because of sandy koufax removed the boston and now washington. lot of readers may have been surprised that you worked at a place called south of the border. i plead guilty, i know skyline chili in cincinnati and the diners my wife and i go to in cleveland but i don't know south of the border. people on the east coast tell me everybody does because of all i-95 points to it. you were a middle-class kid, not poor, not really rich. what did working at south of the border do for you? >> it was and is a place where economics, where the economic situation is tough and people have to work hard. i worked as a construction worker. i worked in my dad's dad's drugstore and i worked for two summers as a waiter at south of the border. i got appreciation for how hard it is to put food on the table and pay the rent, particularly if you don't have a lot of education peter was good expense but i was both part of a not part of the community. i was not part of it in the sense that i was jewish and most of the town was southern baptists and quite different orientatio

meredith vieira- 61 tj- from the monkees rock singer michael nesmith- 72 rob- baseball player sandy koufax- 79 << >> << wx timer @ :45 with monday & tuesday's winter the white stuff is returning briefly here for our wednesday. a disturbance is moving just to the south of siouxland giving many places a quick inch or less. the snow will mainly be light in nature but it will create some slick spots on the roads with the surfaces cold after yesterday. the snow will exit early this morning with clouds sticking with us for most of the day. we're wrapping things up on this wednesday morning. after the break, we'll have a rundown of the top stories in siouxland. and we've got some pictures of a rare whale siting you won't want to miss. here's a look at the top headlines in siouxland. marco rubio made a stop in sioux city yesterday. the town hall style meeting took place at the holiday inn on gordon drive. rubio chose to center the event on his policy strategies and less on his competition. some of his supporters say they didn't criticize the other presidential candidates. others said they apprecia

it meant a lot to me, not because it was sandy koufax's, but because of my dad. it also showed me who is in power at the smithsonian. i said, can i touch the sink. he said, yes, i can touch it. i said, can i put my hand in? and they said, no. you may not. [laughter] said, let me remind you i am the secretary of the administration and he said, congratulations, that is fabulous, you may not put your hand in it. john: how about a round of applause for our speaker? [applause] i would also like to thank the national press club staff including its journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. if you would like a copy of today's program or if you'd like to know more, go to the website, press.org. thank you. we are adjourned. >> on the next washington journal, daniel of the weey