both ron schiller and vivian schiller who are unrelated who are both left is a fresh start for npr.efully this means they can have a new direction with a new chief executive but they're going to have a tough time finding a chief executive in the middle of this budget battle. the timing is not great for an korgs that's been beset by controversy for the last few months now they have to figure out a new way forward. >> brown: thanks very much. >> thank you. >> lehrer: again, the major developments of the day: there was fierce fighting again in libya. forces loyal to moammar qaddafi pressed an assault just outside tripoli and attacked oil facilities to the east. and a taliban suicide bomber killed 36 people in northwest pakistan, the worst attack ere this year. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at: the house hearings on islamic radicalism. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we

his boss, vivian schiller, no relation, got fired, too.sign of the times to ken. >> we're this a very polarized political situation. is news biased? is there a conservative bias to fox? this just fed that narrative. >> reporter: the architect of the sting, james o'keefe. his mission was to expose what he claims are liberal institutions by going undercover. >> i want to expose truth. americans can play judge and jury. >> reporter: he's the guy that brought down a.c.o.r.n. they caught officials offering advice on how to evade the law to get a mortgage loan. he's targeted planned parenthood and new jersey's teacher's union. he pled guilty to a misdemeanor after he was caught trying to tape inside a senate office. >> these are tactics that have been used for decades. >> reporter: after the controversial firing of juan williams who was on fox last night. >> he wants to make it out that npr and he are the good guys, the smart people. isn't it sthatd more people like them aren't running america. >> reporter: npr gets 2% of its funding from americ

please give a warm welcome to vivian schiller. [applause] i want to begin by reading an e- mail from and npr reporter. we basically pushed away end. we walked across the border and were incredibly lucky to find people to drive us and guide us. yes, we had an unfortunate incident at an army base for people were nervous about being photographed. we were surrounded and the photographer had his camera smashed. but that has proven to be the exception. everywhere else we have gone, we have been greeted with cheers and shouts. this is a country that has not been exposed to western media. everyone just said they were so relieved to see us, at they were desperate to have their story told. the first meeting of the new local government was being held. everyone was stunned to see us. they gave us a standing ovation and started shouting and crying. i know it is corny, she writes, but i've never been prouder to be a journalist. her note is a potent reminder of the meeting in impact of the free press. it is that the court of npr's mission, power

a task made all the more daunting by schiller, caught on tape, saying this. >> it is very clear thatwould be better off in the long run without federal funding. npr would definitely survive and most of the stations would survive. >> reporter: comments seized upon by npr's opponents. >> this absolutely shows there are real serious problems at npr. it's time to push big bird out of the nest. >> reporter: npr supporters are distressed. >> obviously it doesn't help when somebody does idiotic things. but there is nothing that replicates what public broadcasting provides. >> reporter: o'keefe says he targeted npr because it fired juan williams after he said he was sometimes nervous flying with some muslims. >> can you believe that? >> reporter: on fox news last night, williams unleashed on schiller. >> and he wants to make it out that npr and he are really the good guys, they're the smart people and isn't it sad that more people like them aren't running america? >> reporter: george, the chairman of the board of npr said today that many local stations will definitely go under if federal fun

the same video prompted npr president and ceo vivian schiller to resign on wednesday.e video npr's ron schiller, no relation to vivian, is fooled into believing he's speaking to representatives of a muslim group about tea party conservatives. >> white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist, racist people. >> he goes on to say npr would be better off without federal funding. a goal conservatives have sought for decades. ron schiller also resigned from npr. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia slid this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. well, asian markets saw a sell-off as oil prices rose near $105 a barrel. japan's nikkei tumbled 1.5% to a five-week low, while hong kong's hang seng fell nearly 1%. today wall street gets the very latest look on the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday stocks closed slightly lower. the dow lost just one point while the nasdaq gave back 14. >>> foreclosure notices dropped to a three-year low last month. but, e

ron schiller heads npr's fund-raising arm. he met with two men who said they were part of a muslim organization and who offered npr $5 million. in reality, it was a sting being pulled off by activists who target groups they claim are opposed to conservatives. take a listen. >> the current republican party, particularly the tea party, is fanatically involved in people's personal lives. and very fundamental christian. they're seriously racist people. >> now, npr says it is appalled by schiller's comments. and it refused the money that was offered. it also says schiller is leaving the organization, but not because of this current flap. >>> now, a look at your morning weather around the country. some gusty winds, hail and a chance of tornados from new orleans to montgomery and tallahassee. some rain moving later to the tennessee and ohio valley, the carolinas and the mid-atlantic. some downpours in chicago and detroit. up to a half-foot of snow, in green bay, des moines and the northern rockies. some showers, meanwhile, from seatt

this video of ron schiller the then fundraiser for n.p.r. who has since resigned. this. takes time thank you. i mean. explain. why. it's scary. i'll say n.p.r. president vivian schiller resigned after reportedly being pushed out by the board of directors and this all comes at a time when the republican led congress is actively pushing the cut n.p.r.'s funding so it makes us ask is n.p.r. a liberal elitist now peace that all taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for or doesn't even really matter is this just a larger push by the g.o.p. to take out everything associated with the other party and its issues join me to discuss it as benjy sarlin capitol hill reporter for talking points memo and christopher the president of the young conservative coalition gentlemen thank you both for joining me tonight first of all what do you think of this move by n.p.r. was it a wise decision are they showing everyone that they do have i think they're not exactly p.r. geniuses i mean this whole thing was kind of a bit of a stumble at the gate first they said they were appalled by the comments the

ron schiller also said n.p.r. would be better off without long-run federal funding, at a time when some in congress have proposed cutting funds for public broadcasting. the comments were secretly recorded at a lunch with schiller and two men claiming to represent a muslim philanthropic organization interested in donating to n.p.r. before the tape surfaced, schiller announced he was leaving n.p.r. a spokesman released a statement today saying the organization is "appalled" by schiller's comments. this afternoon, house majority leader eric cantor said, "this disturbing video makes clear that taxpayer dollars should no longer be appropriated to n.p.r." stocks on wall street ended higher today as oil prices eased slightly. the dow jones industrial average gained 124 points to close at 12,214. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 2765. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: the budget battle once again took center stage today in the senate, as lawmakers prepared for another round of he

executive in charge of fundraising ronald schiller no relation by the way of it was caught on videotape calling some members of the tea party racists here's a video. i think. it's. safe to take a. piece of. white. america. scary. series. one of what you saw was the worker right wing james o'keefe his previous exploits include dressing up like a pimp to bring down acorn dressing like a telephone repairman to bug the offices of senator mary u.s. senator mary landrieu he was arrested by the way for that one nearly ended up in federal prison like his republican cohorts in congress o'keefe decided n.p.r. was public enemy number one and set out to dress up like a potential fundraiser and see what kind of dirty could provoke with this amre and sure enough it worked so this the new way the right is trying to bring down their political opponents organizations that they simply don't agree with and more troubling is this the new norm of journalism in america for more on this issue i'm joined by jamie weinstein there be editor of the conservative leaning daily caller erica community democratic stra

thank you for national public radio vivian schiller resigned today she was in the middle of a controversy one day after an n.p.r. executive in charge of fundraising ronald schiller no relation by the way to vivian was caught on videotape calling some members of the tea party racists here's the video. i. think six to ten feet. recently. there are quite. scary. series. of what you just saw was the worker right where you had james o'keefe whose previous exploits include dressing up like a pimp to bring down acorn dressing like a telephone repairman about the offices of senator mary u.s. senator mary landrieu he was arrested by the way for that one nearly ended up in federal prison by his republican cohorts in congress o'keefe decided n.p.r. was public enemy number one and set out to dress up like a potential fundraiser and see what kind of dirty could provoke with this amrit and sure enough it worked so this the new way the right is trying to bring down their political opponents organizations and they simply don't agree with the more troubling is this the new norm of journalism in america fo

they told schiller there were interested in donating $5 million to m d r. >>kimberlee: even though they put out a statement saying they don't back his statements, he will not work for them anymore. it's really wrapped up this move on congress to defund npr of their federal funding. >>pam: thank-you we have a quick program note to tell you about this friday we will be running nbc programming. added o'clock on kron 4 you can catch would you think you are, followed by a monk at 9:00 p.m.. then kron 4 news at 11:00. it all happened this friday. we'll be back. >>jacqueline: a little rain this morning but in the afternoon things turned out nicely. the rain still going well to the north of us on the oregon border. this cloud and will track well to the north of us. we will see mostly sunny skies into tomorrow. the inland valleys in the fog as well as the east bay shore. this will continue until 8:00 hour and antioch will still see fog and the north bay. they brought in the morning skies were clear and temperatures will warm up 5 to 10 degrees. we will see the '70s

the latest case schiller index show houses sold for 1% less in january than in december. it's the sixth consecutive month home values fell. the news is especially bad in atlanta, las vegas, detroit and cleveland, where homes are worth less than they were 11 years ago. california cities are faring better than most with price declines slowing. >>> and we learn that consumer conference is down today, the index fell more than expected from 72 last month to 63.4. the decline reverses five straight months of improvement, a reading of 90 indicates a healthy economy. the consumer confidence index has not been near that point since the recession began in december of 2007. >>> tonight, the san jose city council will consider toughening the city's leash laws. the new law would require dog on leashes no longer than 6 feet on city pactses and sidewalks. this is -- pacts and sidewalks. this 114 feet shorter than allowed. repeat offenders face fines of $200. the leash proposal came after an accident two years ago that left one woman dead. >>> coming up on ktvu news at 5:00, as we report

. >> now national public radio president and ceo vivian schiller.ect her to discuss the future of public radio and the achievements of npr member stations. she will also support her case for the public support for the 40-year-old media organization. the house of representatives recently voted to eliminate funding for public broadcasting in the 2011 budget. and last week senators jim demint and tom coburn introduced legislation that would end federal funding for public radio and television stations. this is live coverage here on c-span2. >> the association of public television stations and the guest of the speaker. democracy palmer director of journalist tools design and strategy for the associated press. and paula kerger, president and ceo of pbs and a guest of the speaker. we'll skip over the podium and we next go to allison fitzgerald, she's vice chair of our press club speakers committee and she is government and enterprise reporter for bloomberg news. skipping over our speaker for just a moment, marilyn gwax is senior business editor for npr and

. >> that is ron schiller, formerly the head of fundraising. he was taped speaking to fake muslim people. he had some unpleasant thing to say about the republican party, tea party -- said they were racist. after the story broke, the ceo resigned. i offered nina to take -- the chance take the week off. she wants to defend her company. >> i cannot defend the top executives and at cannot necessarily even defend the board, but i can defend the product. there is a reason we are the only news organization, other than fox, with a growing audience. it is because of our product which is straight-shooting, factual, and we spend an enormous amount of money gather news from around the world. judge us by the product. the people in the newsroom were probably more mortified than anyone in the two-party, charles, or anybody else. we were horrified, and not by the political incorrectness of what he said, but by the fact that he even thought this way. >> that plays right into the belief that you are a bunch of leftists. >> i know it does, but it is not true. >>

williams unleashed on schiller. >> he wants to make it out that npr and he are the really good guys.ike them aren't running america. >> reporter: pbs officials say they were also invited to talk with those donors but they halted talks after the donors could not prove who they were. >>> even before she steps foot in court today, lindsay lohan has already made up her mind. reports say the actress will not accept a plea deal on her felony grand theft case because that deal would come with jail time. newly released surveillance pictures from the jewelry store apparently show a clerk waiting on lohan. the pictures show the clerk watching the actress leave with the $2,500 necklace she's accused of stealing. in the case lohan has pleaded not guilty. >>> there is more turmoil on the set of the world's most expensive broadway musical. "spider-man's" long-time director julie taymor has been replaced. but she'll continue to work on the show. it's the latest blow for the $65 million production. next week's opening has been postponed until summer. just last night there was trouble with yet anothe

the network put schiller on administrative leave.they are bracing for aftershocks in japan today following a powerful earthquake there. the epicenter was a coastal town about 200 miles northeast of tokyo. the magnitude 7.2 earthquake was strong enough to literally shake buildings in tokyo. japanese television captured it all. there are no immediate reports, though, of damage or injuries. there was a minor tsunami along the coast. >>> actor ben affleck is urging lawmakers on capitol hill to pay more attention to the unfolding crisis in congo. affleck teamed up with cindy mccain, wife of senator john mccain, to highlight the widespread suffering in the african country. congo is one of the poorest countries in the world. it has been in near constant turmoil since 1996. >> we are the odd couple, perhaps, in politics but that's the beauty of this, because this transcends political parties. >> we strongly believe that if we continue to place congo on the back burner of u.s. policy, it will indeed come back to haunt us. the federal budget m

. >> i want to begin by -- >> reporter: npr's top executive, vivian schiller, the latest casualty of conservative undercover filmmaker james o'keefe. we last saw o'keefe wearing a fur coat and playing a pimp when he managed to take down the liberal group a.c.o.r.n. this time the target was npr. with men posing as potential donors, o'keefe captured an npr fund-raiser making disparaging remarks about republicans and the tea party. >> they believe that white middle america gun-toting -- i mean it's scary. they're serious. >> reporter: it's the second time npr has been in trouble recently, accused of liberal bias. this time costing the fund-raiser and the ceo their jobs. the timing could not be worse. the house just voted to stop all funding of public broadcasting, $430 million this year. >> what kind of mission does the corporation for public broadcasting serve in these very tough economic times? >> reporter: npr says it gets only 2% of its budget from taxpayers. most of the federal money, 71%, goes to local public tv and radio stations. losing that would hurt. >> i think we would survi

schiller was duped. posing as potential donors to npr, affiliated with the fundamentalist muslim brotherhood h. schiller got chatty. >> the current government in the particular tea party is fanatically involved in people's personal lives and ved fundamental in christian -- i wouldn't call it christian, this weird, evangelical move, white, middle-america, gun-toting -- i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist people. >> reporter: perhaps most damaging, losing federal funding meaning most npr station was go dark, but -- >> it is clear we'll be better off in the long run without federal funding. >> reporter: schiller was ready to leave but last night resigned. they were appalled by the comments, but the debate by the more than $400 million of federal funds that go to public broadcasting is in a fever pitch. >> the public wants congress to focus on creating jobs, not laying off bert and ernie. >> reporter: and opponents of that funding smell blood. >> the fact is they don't need it and we don't have mone

vivian schiller resigned over a video showing a an n.p.r. fundraiser making racist remarks about the tea party take a look. yes. since excuse to take the time. we see you are a car. guy you think america. it's scary you're serious. that was the work of gotcha journalist james o'keefe the same go dressed up like the world's most ridiculous pimp to bust acorn was caught trying to seduce a c.n.n. anchor it was arrested for trying to tap senator mary landrieu his phone lines are real class act guy here's how he described himself and his form of journalism in the n.p.r. video. tape is very powerful he was very honest the tape cuts to the core of who these people are so shows their hearts and minds and it's had such an effect of course it was right everything is honest and true except for one thing the video was taken completely out of context the full version was posted online over the weekend what it reveals is the n.p.r. fundraiser wasn't expressing his opinion of the tea party he was actually relaying a message there were republicans had told

the latist case schiller index show houses sold for 1% less in january than they did in december. it's the sixth consecutive month home values fell. the news is especially bad in atlanta, las vegas, detroit and cleveland, where homes are worth less than they were 11 years. california cities are faring better than most with price declines slowing. >>> and also within the last hour, we've learned that consumer confidence is down. the index fell from 72 last month to 63.4. the decline reverses five straight months of improvement. a reading of 90 indicates a healthy economy. the consumer confidence index has not been near that since the recession began in september of 2007. >>> 7:46. oakland police busy now, searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting. this happened on nay street about 12:45 this morning. take a look at this video of the victim. the victim was shot three times, if we have that video. right there. shot three times. this is the victim being rolled into the hospital early today. we did check with the hospital. we don't have an update on his condition. there's also no w

. >>> the case schiller index found home prices slipped by 2% in january. san diego and washington, d.c. are the only two cities that posted positive year to year gains. >>> in san francisco home prices were down 1.7%. >>> bank of america shareholders are suing the bank claiming they suffered as part of the fore closure process. you may recall the largest bank temporarily froze foreclosures. the suit filed yesterday in new york claims the company's mismanagement of home loans is to blame for the stock prices following 2.5%. >>> radiation from full body scanners may not be as dangerous as previously feared. >>> uc berkeley says the machines postno significant health threat. even though they use ionizing radiation which is known to cause cancer. they determined the doses are low, less than 1% of laid kwroeugs a person gets from flying in an airport -- of radiation a person gets from flying in an airport. >>> here in this napa valley >>> in napa tonight we're learning about a horrible discovery at a local vineyard. ktvu's rob roth tells us someone shot and kil

. >>> the case schiller index found home prices slipped by 2% in january. san diego and washington, d.c. are the only two cities that posted positive year to year gains. >>> in san francisco home prices were down 1.7%. >>> bank of america shareholders are suing the bank claiming they suffered as part of the fore closure process. you may recall the largest bank temporarily froze foreclosures. the suit filed yesterday in new york claims the company's mismanagement of home loans is to blame for the stock prices following 2.5%. >>> radiation from full body scanners may not be as dangerous as previously feared. >>> uc berkeley says the machines postno significant health threat. even though they use ionizing radiation which is known to cause cancer. they determined the doses are low, less than 1% of laid kwroeugs a person gets from flying in an airport -- of radiation a person gets from flying in an airport. >>> here in this napa valley vineyard, the question many are asking now is why. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us how warm we are expected to

midst of an npr scandal was heavily edited and comments were taken out of context this shows ron schiller telling two fake potential donors that the gop had been taken over by radical tea party members. but the raw footage indicates the views eprexed were from two top sources. >>> state regulators threatening to fine pg&e up to a million dollars a day after pg&e handed over incomplete safety records. now, officials are also considering -- are also considering ordering the utility to order pressure on pipelines. regulators are expected to vote on the fines next thursday. >>> well, the city of san francisco and the 49ers inching closer to a deal that would end their long legal battle. now, the deal reportedly would allow the 9ers to leave candlestick park as early as 2014 and possibly move south to santa clara. in exchange, the deal would stop the 49ers from pursuing the $64 million claim over the rundown conditions at candlestick. despite this pending agreement, san francisco is still fighting to keep the 9ers in the city and have them play at a new stadium, not far from candlestick. >>> i

for example, on the video, ron schiller, who was then in charge of fundraising for npr and has since been terminated, is heard to say, and i quote -- "it's very clear we would be better off in the long run without federal funding." end of quote. i have heard that repeated over and over again, that this npr fundraising executive said we would be better off if we didn't have federal funding. the far right has seized on this statement as proof that npr doesn't need it and shouldn't get it. here's the part that ended up on the cutting room floor. schiller explained when they look at the full transcript that -- quote -- most philanthropists think npr is fully funded by the federal government which keeps them from donating. he says if the funding stopped now, we would have a lot of public stations go dark. they support local tv stations all across america, in illinois and i'll bet virginia. direct support for those stations makes up 75 cents out of every dollar they spend. i know, because you turn it on, you listen for the news and they are begging for money. you send them a check and thin

the ceo, vivian schiller is gone. toward the end of this week, this video was released.tsy lilley talking to this fictitious donor said he was working with a group affiliated with the muslim brotherhood. and wanted to give a $5 million gift. >> it sounded like you're saying that npr would be able to shield us from an audit. is that the case? >> i think that is the case. i can check. >> you've been involved in this npr for 30 years. but why should we care? >> i should say, that they did then reject that money, and sent internal e-mails saying this is totally unacceptable. we have to have tax forms, all of that. that should be stated. but, look, we should care because 34 million people listen every week and want to get the news that you get there, that you can't get any place else. npr has 17 foreign bureaus. you can't say that for any other broadcast organization these days. and brings you terrific information, day in and day out, week in and week out. the reporters on the line, being shot at in north africa at the moment are being badly served by the management that are

yesterday, a kirt activist posted a video showing the npr fund raising executive von schiller calling party racist and saying npr would be better off without taxpayer money. the video was made by the same activity who made embarrass the housing group acorn. >>> seeking to find communists in the government, army and hollywood. critics called it a witch hunt and that is what some islamic americans are are saying about a hearing tomorrow and capitol hill. john hendrop explains. >> muslim americans say this is the new mccarthyism. outside a fundraiser for muslim charities in california's kirt orange county, prohe testers targeted muslims as communists were targeted by congressional investigations in the 1950s. they say this is the new senator mccarthy, new york republican congressman peter king. he is chairing a hearing entitled radicalization of the muslim community in the house. >> the house and american activities committee was the essential ingredient in the mccarthyism that senator mccain now plans to emulate. >> when the major is coming from al-qaeda and they are attempting to recru

schiller has since announced he is leaving national public radio. the video set up was the brain child of conservative james o'keefe who has become famous for his hidden camera videos targeting government groups like a.c.o.r.n. some are calling for it to be stripped as a result of this video. >>> some notable tech headlines. the latest buzz surrounding apple stores and a bay area battle. netflix against facebook. >> the shares fell after days after facebook announced it would start offering movie for rent, starting with the batman thriller, the dark knight. it is a very small scale experiment but enough to smook some netflix investors. ebay says sales of used ipads have outpayed all previous tech gadgets. this is good news for apple. you have to figure those people selling ipads want to buy a new updated ipad 2. and those buying the old, inexpensive ones are likely people who wouldn't have bought one otherwise. and slash gear is reporting that apple stores may stop selling box software and other peripherals like speaker docks and ipad cases, cleanin

. >> suarez: professor schiller, thanks for joining us. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. after days of quick advances, the rebels in libya were forced to retreat under heavy fire by moammar qaddafi's forces. syrian president bashar assad accepted the resignation of his entire cabinet, in a bid to calm pro-democracy protests. and the u.s. supreme court heard arguments on allowing a huge class action lawsuit against wal-mart over charges of sex discrimination. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more from miles about his visit to chernobyl. that's on the rundown. today's morning line has analysis from our political team on president obama's speech about libya. plus, we talked to correspondent lowell bergman about the money behind basketball's march madness. that's one of three stories on tonight's "frontline." also on the broadcast, more from martin smith's profile of wikileaks suspect private bradley manning, and a portrait of a chinese artist pushing the boundaries of freedom. all that and more is on our web site,

please give a warm national press club welcome to vivian schiller. [applause] >> i want to begin by reading an e-mail from an npr reporter. she sent it to her editor after she and a newspaper colleague made their way into eastern libya. they were the second team of western journalists to make it through. she writes -- "we basically pushed our way in. we walked across the border and were incredibly lucky to find people to drive us and guide us. yes, we had an unfortunate incident at a loaded army base where people were nervous about being photographed, and we were surrounded, and a photographer from the "wall street journal" had his camera smashed, but that has proven to be the exception. everywhere else we have gone, we have been greeted with cheers and shouts. this is a country that has not been exposed to western media, and everyone just said they were so relieved to see us. they were desperate to have their story told. we were led to a huge hall used to be the people's revolutionary town building where the first meetings of the new local governmen

npr ceo vivian schiller resigned today after comments were made. the video made public on tuesday shows her, no relation to the ceo, conspiracying groups with two groups posing an muslim contributors. the meeting was secretly filmed. journalist david, a pulitzer prize winner died this week. >> now that the senate rejected both the republican and the democratic versions of the fiscal year 2011 spending bill, members of the house and senate will need to reach agreement in order to keep the government funded after march 18. here's part of the senate debate from today. >> mr. president, the amendment i introduced on friday cost $51 billion from the discretionary spending requests submitted by the president for fy2011. if this amendment were agreed to as written, it would mean that we would appropriate $51 billion less than the president felt necessary for the government to carry out its duties. mr. president, i do not agree with every item in this president or any president requests on this budget, but i also know that the president's budget requests i

that's something we did a week ago with vivian schiller who at the time was the head of the nationalpublic radio. while some of the subjects we are going to discuss the serious themes i know we're looking forward to enjoying the sense of multifaceted sense of humor that is one of the gifts the guest speaker has been blessed with please give a warm national press club welcome please welcome harry. [applause] >> good morning, good afternoon central time. i'm honored and delighted to have been invited here of the national press club today. in fact, just to get this out of the way at the top, i venture to say this whole location is "excellent." [laughter] indolent to pledge unlike another recent guest at the podium, nothing i say today will be contradicted by one of my execs in today's in the video sting. [laughter] mainly because i have no executives. all right. i have ripped off from rupert murdoch and vivian schiller and week and get down to the business at hand. first i want to see as a new orleanan my heart goes out to people of japan. we know a little bit about what you're going th

. >>> new this morning, vivian schiller is -- was forced out by the board this is after a hidden cameraeo surfaced yesterday and showed an npr fund-raising executive criticizing tea party members as racists an saying that np -- npr would be better off without federal funding. >>> muni needs to get tough during its new round of contract talks with the transoperator union. that's according to one san francisco supervisor. scott wiener says when voters approved proposition g last fall, they gave muni the chance to make big changes in the agreement. muni operators filed a lawsuit saying a portion of prop g virtually guarantees they will not get a new contract. the new law says if the two sides cannot reach agreement on their own, an independent arbitrator will be called in. it also requires that arbitrator to consider how the contract would affect fares an surface -- and service -- fares and service. >>> authorities say seven family members were killed in a farmhouse fire in pennsylvania. a little 3-year-old girl, the only child who survived this, smelled the smoke and ran to get her mother

the president and ceo of national public radio, vivian schiller, will be at the national press club this afternoon. you can see that at c-span2 at 1:00 p.m. eastern. at 8:00, former house speaker newt gingrich, former minnesota governor pawlenty and former pennsylvania senator. we will have coverage on c-span starting at 8:00. >> we see a world of broadband and broadcast. some see a world where broadcast goes away and we think that's a huge mistake. >> tonight, the future of broadcast television with gordon smith. "the communicators" on c-span2. >> over 1000 middle school and high-school students entered this year's student cam competition. c-span will announce the winners on wednesday morning during our "washington journal" program. >> as we wait for the start of that meeting among attorneys general on how to work with the federal government, a discussion now on how republican governors are challenging the white house. "washington journal" this morning talk with the executive editor of the on-line news organization hot line. josh kraushaar, thank you for being here this morning. we were

schiller at that table for two hours that day. if you look at the whole video, you'll see the cast and character and the content reflected the culture of n.p.r. in the same way in my view that the videos of acorn reflected accurately the actual internal culture of acorn. we shut off the funding to acorn for that reason. of all the data we put out on acorn, you couldn't be convinced to shut off the funding until you saw the reality of the video, and then we looked into planned parenthood, of all the data that was brought out here to the floor of the house, mr. speaker, and i compliment my friends for doing so, and all those who stood with him, still the american people didn't understand the real culture of planned parenthood until they saw the video. . of all the data we have seen, we still have not absorbed the real culture of n.p.r. until we saw the video of those two hours that day. and so i stand in support of this act and this resolution and i believe it's time for us to draw a line in our budget and cut this funding. i'll be

let's hope robert schiller is right. we're not back where we were for many decades. that the government at that time is simply going to sit on the sidelines and let things crash? you know, there's just no advanced economy that's ever done that. so if you believe that then there's always an implicit guarantee. and i think that has to be considered. >> you've mentioned the foreclosure modification several times now. it's a program that has just not lived up to expectations. the hemp program. what's wrong and can you at this point do anything to fix it? >> well, it's a program that i would argue is working a lot better now than when it started. but the fundamental core of your question is, of course, valid and important to us. but, you know, i think -- and i'll try to speak to that. we're always thinking about how to make, you know, our programs and particularly these work better. and we have some thoughts. but i think that -- i think that to some extent, the h.e.m.p. program has an undeservedly -- a bad rap at this point in time. you're absolutely right regarding expec