a lot of places that are not scott county. it is amazing we have so many folks tonight, not just from scott county, but from neighboring counties. it is early in the process, only march 20, but as far as i am concerned it is never too early to start organizing, getting the message out getting folks fired up to make sure that we went the presidency -- win the presidency. i want to thank the labor folks who are here. there is a special place in my heart for labor folks. i am in my heart a member of the teachers --, all the great work that you do, thank you for being here. it is about partnerships, about a lot of groups coming together, so i thank you for being here in a thank all of the folks who are here. i want to shout out to the superintendent. it takes a lot of guts to do what he is doing. terry was a teacher for a while it is not easy to do what he is doing. education is near and dear to our hearts. i know for a fact, given how i grew up, and i was up in sioux city just a week ago, and i showed my wife and couple places wh

reported in scott county. since january, 79 people there have tested positive for the virus that caused aids. that is expected to go up. health officials are trying to contact 100 others who may be infected through the shared needles. >> this is a crisis interested on a crisis of drug abuse. and it's the drug opana. >> reporter: it is a powerful prescription pain medication coming in pill form. some drug abusers crush them and shoot them for a faster and stronger high. the center more disease control calls it a deadly epidemic. the city says one of the best ways to stop it spreading is through needle change programs. now he says the epidemic calls for drastic measures and is calling for a 30 day programme. >> the state of indiana is bringing the full resources to the country. >> dr cook runs is a medical clinic that will treat patients with h.i.v. thank you for joining us. poverty, unemployment drug use, not exclusive for scott county. why is there an uptick in that area. >> they are the ingredients that lead

if you want to do it do it elsewhere. >> scott county confirms five cases of h.i.v. a year. in 2015 it has seen 79 and counting. all linked to intravenous drug use. >> when the case was reported it was 26 kaleses of h.i.v. now it's 79 cases of h.i.v. if they don't do something, it will be 400. the governor said we have an epidemic, and he does. until they have a public health response, it will grow. >> the governor ordered an emergency needle exchange project that he and the state opposed - giving free needles to drug addict. >> i do not support needle exchanges. this is a public health emergency. >> it's not clear why this is happening. scott county has high rates of unemployment and that tends to correlate with high rates of h.i.v. authorities say they don't thing the outbreak is over. they expect to find more cases. some redepartments are not surprised. >> a rile after being here the neighbours told us there were prostitutes in the area oh my gosh. there was actually a used needle laying next to a bush. i was, like oh my gosh. >> the outbreak has a community reconsidering

scott county has high rates of unemployment teen pregnancy and school drop outs. correlating with high rates of h.i.v. authorities say they don't think the outbreak is over. they expect to find more cases. >> some residents are not surprised. >> a while after we moved here neighbours told us there were profit tutes. they were like oh my -- prostitutes. they were like oh my gosh. >> there was a used needle next to the bush. >> reporter: the outbreak has a conservative community reconsidering its time-worn approach to taking on a drug epidemic >>> in the faroe islands building boats is not only an art form it's a tradition. there are if you skilled people that can build a boat alone and by hand. jonah hull caught up with one man living on the archipelago, drinking to stop the draft dying out. >> translation: my father learnt it from my grandfather, after my great-grandfather passed it on. i am the fourth generation of my family to build the boats. >> the farro islands rowing boats has its history in the viking ships that explored the oceans. ky is one of a few build

john hendren went to scott county where a number of new hiv infections have gone up dramatically. >> the health department is shocked that this has happened. we have to do something drastic to stop this spread. i mean we have to do something drastic. >> reporter: usually associated with big city slums tam 80 breeding carries a pistol to protect herself. >> you don't have to run me out of my house. this is my home, my kids home, you want to do it, take it elsewhere because we're not going to tolerate it here in this community. >> scott county so far has seen 79 hiv infections, linked to drug use,. >> when this case was reported, originally it was 26 cases. now it's 79 cases. if they don't do something about it, it is going to be hundreds of cases. it is an outbreak and until they really have a public health response it will continue to grow. >> governor mike pence has ordered a response that he does not support the distribution of needles. >> in that tends ocorrelate with high rates of hiv and authorities say they don't think the outbreak is over. they expect to find more cases. some

thank you, scott county.applause] >> this week in the c-span cities tour has partnered to learn about columbus, georgia. >> right here inside the museum is the restraints of a confederate ironclad. those oval-shaped that you see are actually begun poor of the jackson -- gun ports of the jackson. the particular gun we are firing today is built specifically for the jackson. it was completed in january of 1865 . the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that their "true ironclad from the civil war that we can study right now. the jackson is right here, and this is why this facility is here in. it is first and foremost to tell the particular story of this ironclad, and to tell people that there are more than just one or two, there were many. >> today on book tv, and sunday on american history tv. >> in a moment, washington journal with your phone calls and the latest news. then an oversight hearing with chairman tom wheeler. >> coming up on this morning's washington journal, a look at the security

when you say is there an issue in scott county we're all scott county. are suffering from addiction and mental health problems. we need to make sure we appropriate address those. that's going to be part of this multifaceted approach to make sure we cannot only stop the outbreak but get people into the treatment they need. >> dr. jerome adams from indiana, the state health commissioner there, best of luck to you as you try and get a handle on what this means and to help those that are living with hiv live the best and fullest lives they can. thank you, sir. >>> want to check in again with frances with more developments in the germanwings crash. >> thomas information just coming in moments ago from the u.s. state department. they confirmed the identity of the third american killed. his name was robert oliver. he was 37 years old. take a listen here to what his father had to say. >> families who have lost a loved one, such as a son, a daughter, a loved one, to death, i'd encourage them to not focus on those last ten minutes of the final crash. i'd like to e

this is not a scott county problem. this is not a scott county problem.iana problem. >> officials say the outbreak has been fueled by needle sharing drug addicts. in indiana there are reports of parents finding needle on a playground. >>> outrage on social media. showing children using vietnam war memorial say using it as a jungle gym. some say being disrespectful. others say kids being kids. >>> a new jersey man broken guinness record for sticking toothpicks in his beard, 3,057, 50 more than the previous record holder. he already holds title of best natural full beard. >>> talk about a sugar high. the first ever candy-powered rocket launched in japan march 7th. scientists from universities used sweets from osaka confectionary. there were doubts it would work but it did rocket launching 820 feet into the air. the project leader said it was an effort to get kids excited about science. one team member even said candy could be used as emergency fuel in space. i say look at the power of sugar. >> i bet your kids would love that. >> if you can send a rocket to

. >> normally there are only five cases of hiv reported each year in scott county, but since january,79 people there have tested positive for the virus that causes a.i.d.s. and that number is expected to go up. health officials are trying to contact another 100 people who may be infected through shared needles. >> this is truly a crisis that is centered on a crisis of drug abuse, and it's the drawing opana. >> a powerful prescription pain medication that comes in pill form. some drug abusers crush the pills and shoot them intravenously for a faster high. they call painkiller abuse a deadly national epidemic. the cdc said one of the best ways to stop hiv from spreading is the needle exchange program. now the epidemic calls for draysic measures. >> it's giving full resources of giving the local community what they need to get the job done. >> first hiv clinic will open in scott county tomorrow in an effort to stop new cases. dietary supplement giant gnc is promising sweeping changes to improve the quality of its products. new york's attorney general accused gnc and three other major ret

we still have work to do, scott county, don't we? [applause] dr.cguire, it is going to be up to the democratic party to finish the work. it is up to us to restore the american dream. it is up to us to finish the work that we have begun, to make our economy work for all of us again. you see, the tea party republican party, is no longer the republican party of years past. would that they were. there was a time once when the republican party had leaders of vision foresight compassion. lincoln asserted our unity and our common humanity. eisenhower liberated europe and he built the nation's highway system to connect us. but now republicans create traffic jams. now they fight against equality in any of its berries forms, and education. they are poor health care. and any increase in the minimum wage. think about that. an entire party dedicated to keeping wages low for the american workers. what have we come to? they even question taxing's and climate change. [laughter] give them a few more weeks and there will be shunning copernicus. [laughter] here and i

thank you, scott county. [applause] >> thanks a lot.t was fun. >> nice people. >> nice having you here. >> thank you. thank you, guys. >> and u.s. house is about to gavel in at noon eastern counting down to a two-week recess. they will be working on the 2016 federal budget would increase in defense spending is included in both bills. house rules committee will be meeting this afternoon at 5:00 to set up for debate on the 2016 budget. house began gaveling at noon eastern starting with general speeches. 2:00 p.m. for legislative work, including a bill writing aid for the military. watch the senate on c-span two. while we wait for the house to gavel income earlier today, we spoke with a reporter to get the latest on the u.s. negotiations with iran on nuclear technology. this is from sunday. host: thank you for being with us. let's begin with the very latest. we hear from john kerry that a deal was within reach. what does the framework of that look like? i just got back last night. a few hours ago really. with secretary kerry. they are plan

there are 71 confirmed cases in rural scott county. all of linked to dirty i.v. needles shared by drug users and that number expected to rise. >> this is about health and lives. therefore, we've -- we have signed today an executive order that initiates a robust multi-agency response to stop this h.i.v. outspread in its tracks. this we will do. >> normally, there are only five cases of h.i.v. reported each year in scott county, but since january, 79 people there have tested positive for the virus that causes aids, and that number is expected to go up, health officials are trying to contact at least another 100 people who may be infected through shared needles. >> this is truly a crisis that is centered on a crisis of drug abuse and it's the drug opana. >> it is a powerful prescription pain medication that comes in pill form. some drug abusers crush the pills and shoot them intravenously for a faster and stronger high. the c.d.c. calls pain killer abuse a deadly national epidemic. the c.d.c. said one of the best ways to stop h.i.v. from spreading is through needle

scott county indiana because of a outbreak of the h.i.v. virus that reached epidemic proportions. an epidemic as explained today me is whenever you have a disease that breaks out of the statistical norm. in a county the size of scott county, the average number of cases on an annual basis is roughly five cases. as i stand here today we have 79 confirmed cases and more testing it being done. we expect that number to go up. >> because this outbreak is being attributed to people sharing needles when shooting prescription drugs, he announced for one months only he will drop his opposition to needle exchange so people can exchange used needles for clean ones. needle exchange is a controversial but proven life saving harm reduction technique that keep people have dieing even if they can't stop using iv drugs. he never supported that in the past and he says he is still against it but he has a huge cluster of dozens of people all turning up hiv positive all at once in a specific part of his state. so they're doing an emergency needle exchange for 30 days. 30 days? 30 days seems like it's n

nearly 80 cases have been confirmed in scott county since december, all of which have been tied to ive. >> in a county the size of scott county the average number of hiv cases, on a annual basis is rough liz five cases. we have 79 confirmed cases. more testing is being done. we expect that number to go up. >> reporter: emergency measures announced thursday include a short term needle exchange programs. these programs allow drug users to turn in used hypodermic needles in return for sterile ones in an effort to contain diseases such as hiv and hepatitis. the such programs are illegal in indiana but the governor says they are necessary right now. >> do i not support needle exchanges but this is a public health emergency. >> reporter: in addition health officials are it ising up a common center to coordinate hiv and drug abuse treatment. they are stepping up efforts to get people tested for std's. >> everybody needs to be aware of how hiv is transmitted and to be aware of their status. >> reporter: governor's executive order will last 30 days. a have that period he will consider whether

. >> scott county usually confirms five cases of hiv a year, so far it's 79 and counting. this time it's intravenous drug use. >> if they don't do something about it it's going to be 400 cases of hiv p the governor says it's an epidemic and it really is an epidemic. unless they have a spoons it will continue to grow. >> giving free needles to addicts. >> i do not support needle exchange as public policy but this is an emergency. >> that tends to correlate with high rates of hiv and authorities say they don't expect the outbreak is over. they feel they'll find more cases. >> when we moved here the neighbors told us there were prostitutes in the area, i was like oh my gosh you got to be kidding me, there was a used needle next to one of our pushes and i was like oh my goes. >> reconsidering time worn approach of taking on a growing epidemic. john hendren, al jazeera indiana. >>> appointing a bishop suspected of covering up for a pedophile. as you can see lucia newman has the story. >> in the world's most clique region enraged protesterrors in anymoreprotesters. >> the pope h

john hendren went to scott county, where the number of infections has gone up. >> in rural india an h.i.v. epidemic caught theme off guard. the health department is shocked that this is happening. we have to do something drastic. >> locals say the rustic slice of the midwest faced problems associated with big city slums. tammy carries a pistol to protect her om... we are breaking into the story to take you to shamal sheikh. the sheikh is giving opening comments. we assume that the focus will be on yemen. let's listen in. >> all our appreciation and gratitude to my brother. my brother, abdul fatah al-sisi, the president of egypt. and the government and people of egypt for the warm reception and generous hospitality. and outstanding ground work to this summit which... which will contribute to us achieving what we are as spireing to. i extend welcome to the secretaries, generals for efforts during my presidency of the 25th annual summit. which helped us build on what we have achieved. commenting the ground work to the present summit. your royal highnesses excellenceies, ladies and gentlemen.

the epidemic cases started last january when seven cases popped up in scott county all related to drug use. there are 72 cases. workers with the cdc are helping with screens and effort to slow the problem. >>> in a rare confluence of events, the flyers and the sixers won games on the same day. fangs gave flier tim monon a standing ovation. >>> the sixers beat the nuggets 99-85 last night in denver. robert covington tied a career high of 25 points. >>> temple won over louisiana tech at the liacouras are a center. the owls will play miami on tuesday at madison square garden. >> efforts to save a landmark in new jersey. >>> a study about possible threat posed by air pollution that involves risks during pregnancy. >> reporter: it's chilly this morning, i would recommend a decent heavy coat. this afternoon you might want to arm the kids with umbrellas because there could spotty showers, i'll have the day planner next, along with the airport call. >> efforts are underway in ocean county new jersey to give a beloved member of the community a much needed makeover. the dinosaur has been sitting

. >> indiana has barred needle exchanges in the past, it is unclear why scott county has seen such a surge but high drug rate and high teen pregnancy rate have long been problematic, in this rural slice of the u.s., where 98% of the residents are white. john hendren, al jazeera. >> the faroe islands are famous for fish. located near norway and iceland it's become an export bonanza. >> when russia banned certain imports from the european union in result of sanctions over ukraine, the salmon fishing faroe islands stepped into the breach. found itself on a near monopoly of salmon sales to russia. fall out of the war in europe and with no apologies. >> we are not asking brussels because we are not an eu member. >> banned faroe mackerel. the prime minister who lobbied moscow hard was only too happy to take his business elsewhere. >> we were boycotted just before out of eu if you are boycotted out of eu where should you go? if eu is locking their harbor for us because we are not reaching an agreement in the north atlantic then we need to find other markets and we are doing business as usua

speaking at the scott county iowa democratic party red white and blue dinner. coming up in 45 minutes, a look at the federal reserve open market eating, and potential interest rate increases by the fed. our guest is jon hilsenrath of "washington journal "the wall street journal." at 8:40, ron kessler. host: good morning. it is friday, march 20. today marks the first day of spring and the end of another busy week on capitol hill. among the stories we have been tracking on "washington journal" are the release of the congressional republicans' 2016 spending plan. congressional leaders rolled in iranian nuclear negotiations, the fight over attorney general

he's speaking at the scott county democratic party dinner. both the house and senate have wrapped up legislative business for the week. they return to capitol hill monday. both expected to take up their different federal budget plans next week. the senate bill contains an $89 billion special war funding account. the house bill does not include that war funding but it could be added as an amendment. you can see live house coverage on cspan, the senate on cspan 2. >>> now, isis rears their ugly head and this army is very shaky. we shouldn't be surprised by that. you can't undo decades of soviet era and saddam era stuff with eight years. especially when you've taught them on a model where they're going to have u.s. advisers and partners with them. afghanistan, according to the president's announcements we've got about 10,000 troops there, but we're going to draw down to 5,000 next year, then down to almost zero the year after that. i would warn we would probably see a similar result to what we saw in iraq when isis ak taed. that afghan army is g

he'll be at the scott county democratic party dinner at davenport. our coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with media comto learn about the history and literary life of columbus georgia. >> right here inside the museum is the remains of a con federate ironclad, the c.s.s. jackson. and this is an ironclad that was built here in columbus during the war. those oval shapes that you see are actually the gun ports of the jackson. and the jackson is armed with six brook rifles. the particular brook rifle that we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only 4-ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's fist and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there were more than just one or two ironclads there were many. >> watch

the epidemic tracks back to january when a dozen cases popped up in scott county. health officials confirmed 72. others have preliminary positive infections. workers with the cdc are helping with the screening in an effort to slow the problem. >> jesse jackson junior is set to be released from prison. he spent almost 17 months at a facility in alabama. he pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for personal use. jackson the son of the civil rights leader will spend time at a halfway house in washington d.c. >>> ford fights the need for speed arena facebook is should feeling the deck again. here's tech bytes. >> reporter: new features are coming to the facebook messenger appear. >> users will be able to use it to insert content from a range of popular appears from espn into their conversation. >> reporter: user can interact directly with accompanies. >> ford will unveil an intelligent speed limiter. >> reporter: it will only be available on the ford s max sold only in europe. no plans to bring it to the u.s. model. >> a lot of people will hit the override button. >>>

scott county here. a public health emergency. at least 72 people infected with hiv from sharing needles. the governor calls it an epidemic. the cdc is sending investigators to test residents and try control the spread of the virus. the patients are linked to opiate injections with >>> former congressman jesse jr. walked out of prison spending 2 1/2 years inside he weaked out today. shielded from reporters left the alabama facility. heading to a halfway house in d.c. reverend jesse jackson and his family with him. on the way to meet his son calling today a great morning. jackson's wife who also served time. >>> right now actor ben affleck and billionaire big gates in d.c. talking about diplomacy and development at an appropriations meeting on capitol hill. let's take a listen. >> senators if we continue to make smart and effective financial and diplomatic investments we will help foster the nexteveration congaolese. >> both known for their advocacy work nap extra attention from the hearing to give a boost to committee chairman sen

we still have work to do, scott county. don't we? [applause] dr. mcguire, it is going to be up to the democratic party to finish the work. it is up to us to restore the american dream. it is up to us to finish the work that we have begun, to make our economy work for all of us again. you see, the tea party republican party is no longer the republican party of years past. would that they were. once, there was a time when the republican party had leaders, a vision, foresight. compassion. lincoln asserted our unity. and our common humanity. eisenhower liberated europe and he built the nation's highway to unite us. now republicans dismiss science. now they fight against equality in any of its various forms, and education. they abhor health care. and any increase in the minimum wage. think about that. an entire party dedicated to keeping wages low for american workers. what have we come to? they question vaccines and climate change. give them a few more weeks and they will be shunning copernicus. [laughter] here in iowa, house republicans are saying you

governor pence has declared a public health emergency over a spike in hiv cases in southeastern scott county. the outbreak includes 79 new cases all linked to injection of a potent pharmaceutical painkiller. governor pence has temporarily allowed a needle exchange program to combat the virus' spread. kentucky will also let local health authorities set up needle exchanges as part of its new approach to handling heroin and painkiller addiction. the state will also allow more people to carry naloxone, the antidote to prevent overdose deaths, and will stop charging addicts who survive overdoses . ohio house lawmakers have passed a bill that would make most abortions a felony offense. the bill would ban abortion after a fetal or embryonic heartbeat is detectable, which happens in the earliest stages of pregnancy when many women's -- women haven't even realized there pregnant. doctors who violate the law would face up to a year in prison. ohio state representative teresa fedor rose to denounce the bill, disclosing she had had an abortion after she was raped while serving in the military. >> what y

. >> the governor says an intimate command center will be set in scott county. he's expected to announce his full plans tomb sometime this morning. >> a dog is dead and different versions of how the dog died are playing out in kensington. according to the san francisco chronicle a woman was walking with two pugs on saturday when she stopped to put on her leeches. that is when one of the dogs took off towards a runner. the woman said she yelled after her dog and it was on her way back to her when the runner went out of his way to kick it. the runner claims it was running toward him and he tapped it. and the dog died and they're looking into the case. >>> a woman in virginia who posted a negative review about a dog grooming business on yelp is being sued. the woman said she was not happy about the dog obedience class and she wrote negative comments and that prompted the owner to put out a $65,000 and she claims the statements were wrong and damaging. >> too many businesses are turning to the courts to intimidate customers from reviewing and putting critical commen

>>> in the wake of an hiv epidemic the governor of indiana is declaring a health emergency for scott county. since december more than 70 people in that area have been diagnosed. doctors say all the cases are linked to iv drug use and shared needles. to combat that the governor is instituting a needle exchange program for 30 days. after that officials will reevaluate the epidemic there. >>> yet another reason for men to hit the gym. it can help you ward off cancer. a new study out of vermont shows men in great shape have their risk of developing lung and colorectal cancer cut in half and the risk for cardiovascular disease is well. >>> right now in the district a marijuana seed sharing event is underway. it's legal to grow pot in d.c., but you can't sell it. potential growers are gathered on 18th street northwest and at d.c. cannabis campaign headquarters. anyone caught exchanging money will be asked to leave. >>> some very exciting news to tell you about tonight. wusa9 is partnering with the washington post in an editorial and video sharing agreement. you'll see links to wusa9 video reports

believed to be the worst hiv outbreak in the state's history. 79 cases have been confirmed in scott county. he expects the number to go up. every confirmed case has been related to iv drug use. he's long opposed needle exchange programs. he would be in favor of a program if officials can provide proof it would prevent more infections. >>> 20,000 patients have been treated in 40 years. the marine mammal center. wayne freedman found the work never stops especially now in a time of new challenges. >> another day another satisfied patient at the marine animal saider. not just another day you see that number 40 over there, it represents years and an anniversary. it's the right thing to do to be on the beach to be able to provide humane care for any animal that may need it. >> the director of this facility that's been here longer than the nike missiles that preceded it on the very same spot. business as usual for staff and volunteers. would you like to swordfish? >> it's not super glamorous, no. >> it's fun, you're working for those little seals out there making them feel better. >> sea lions th

[applause] thank you,, scott county. [applause] thanks a lot, it was fun. thank you. that was fun. nice people. thank you. thank you guys. >> outlets reporting that texas senator ted cruz will announce tomorrow that he is running for president. he will be the first high-profile candidate to timely -- formally launch a white house data, although several gop contenders are expected to announce in the coming weeks. he will speak at liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. white house national economic council director jeffrey sachs and senior counsel brian dietz spoke on a range of issues. they discussed the president economic agenda and the remainder of the term. david cook is the moderator. it is about one hour. jeff: thank you -- david: thank you for coming i am david cook from the monitor. our guests are jeffrey sachs from the white house and brian deese, a senior adviser at the white house. he worked for david bradley at the advisory board comprehend the advisory board where mr. sites ultimately meant both organization. he has taken on a series of challenging government roles.

so we know of course, it started in scott county among a group of people who use infection drugs.ual -- we're all sexual right? so that's going to happen. and in other kmunltscommunities, we don't know it's not happening now. we watch surrogate indicators we've seen some uptick in the last two years. those in the aids community and really the capable department of health. we have a wonderful state department of health capable leadership, and they watch this too. and so we know that there are these indicators for need in communities. double that with the lack of system infrastructure and you have a recipe for disaster really. >> beth meyerson in indianapolis, thank you for taking a little time to help us understand such a complicated issue an also reminding us of the ways in which rural communities are often left out of our conversations on this. thank you, beth. >> my pleasure thanks. >>> up next angelina jolie and what it means when a very public figure reveals details about her private health. i want my foyer to smell more like a foyer. i want his bedroom to smell like he's away

since january almost all of them live in scott county near the kentucky border.vernor mike pence declared the outbreak a public health emergency. he also approved a 30-day needle exchange in that county which usually records just five cases a year. all of this year's cases have been linked to i.v. drug use. >> this is about health and lives. and so therefore we have signed today an executive order that i in addition yates a robust, multi-agency response to stop this h.i.v. outbreak in its tracks governor pence says his stance against needsal exchange has not changed. tatestate officials estimate more than 100 people may have already contracted the virus. >>> this week marked one year since officiallied declared of the beginning of the ebola outbreak. since then it has killed more than 10,000 people think award winning photographer peter muller was there to document it and we talked to him for tonight's first person report. >> my name is pete muller, i am a photo journalists, i am based in nairobi kenya. i was initial asked to go to west africa in august of last y

rural scott county near the border with kentucky has recorded 79 new h.i.v. cases since january. all were tied to intravenous drug use of the prescription painkiller opana. republican mike pence is against needle-exchange programs, but made an exception and authorized a short-term program. >> this is all hands on deck. this is a very serious situation. we will not only contain the spread of this virus but we are going to speed relief and medication to people that have been affected by it. and we're going to arrest its exposure and through an aggressive law enforcement effort, we're going to find the people that are responsible. >> ifill: the centers for disease control and prevention recommended needle-exchange to help keep the number of h.i.v. infections at bay. but state health officials still expect the number of cases to increase, as more people are contacted. >> woodruff: department of justice officials have arrested two illinois cousins, both of them national guardsmen, on charges they were joining islamic state fighters. one man was arrested at a chicago airport last night

county police department. rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. scott: yesterday's crashes reopening old wounds for many prince george's county police officers. it was five years ago tomorrow that corporal thomas jensen died. he was injured two weeks prior when his cruiser hit a passerby while responding to a call in college park. a firsthand look at history today for the first family. cameras were rolling as president obama's motorcade arrived at the library of congress. his daughters sasha and melia saw the original manuscript from president lincoln's inaugural address. today's visit comes one day after president obama participated in a march marking the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. it is a commemoration of a landmark day in civil rights continuing tonight. ♪ scott: a mixture of celebration, sorrow, and outrage and that southern town. the celebration came in the form of a wreathlaying and the march retracing the steps of martin luther king jr. and other civil rights icon. the sorrow is the price many of the marchers paid to pave the way. >> i th

all that is satisfied in the two prince george's county sites. >> scott broom wusa 9. >> the university of maryland and uber have announced a partnership to afford students innovation. the partnership will include grants made to student created companies over the next two years and investments made to student run projects on campus. >>> the road of cars has hit the road. the self-driving car is traveling 3200 miles across the u.s. it's an audi using delfy self-driving technology. a person will sit behind the wheel but will not touch it unless something goes wrong. it started in san francisco. the final destination, new york city. it should arrive just in time for the auto show next month. >> audi is not the only auto car on the road. some tesla drivers will soon be able to put their cars on auto pilot. the electric carmakers adding software that would let the car partially drive themselves. it will be available over the next three months. >>> if you've seen the video of the pope and the pizza drive-by delivery in naples, italy. >> there once was a pope who loved pizza with plenty of mus

reporting in prince george's county from the mobile newsroom, scott broom, wusa9. >>> we have a big team. bruce leshan knows montgomery county roads very well. this is what conditions looked like in bethesda. >> reporter: the federal government may be closed, but there are some clearly essential services. one of them is n.i.h. it's open and they're -- there are actually folks out clearing the sidewalks. they got a pretty cool device they're using to blow off the snow. they're -- there are also people coming to work. just ran into this young woman. so you've got to get here, right? >> yeah. i have -- i work here and have things to do. you have to be here every day. >> reporter: you work in the er in the emergency room? >> no, i work in a lab. [indiscernible] they don't wait for the snow. you have to be here every day. >> reporter: if you lose those cell cultures, it sets you back for years. >> exactly. you only -- you spend months of work, spending time getting the cells and you can't afford to lose them. >> reporter: so brave the snow and get to work. thanks so much. good talking to you.

scott mcfarlane he's been up there in frederick county all day long. ott mcfarlane, wouldn't 64 degrees be great? >> reporter: i heard a roar of cheers behind me when you gave that forecast, doug. so cold and snowy here today the county school system told its snow removal crews to stay home until after dark. mike ciders says he was only driving 30 miles an hour when his car began to spin. >> i just slid out of control coming down the highway. >> reporter: a guardrail along i-270 north near route 80 in frederick county saved him and his car from careening into an embankment below. how did you manage to get out of the car? >> they broke the window and i just crawled out the side. >> reporter: maryland state police say they dispatched a larger force of troopers in and around their frederick baraks to handle a series of single-vehicle consistent independents on these streets this afternoon. bridget says she need road conditions to improve significantly by morning especially on her street that she says hasn't been touched. if you had to work today -- >> i am

former maryland governor martin o'malley will be speaking tonight at the scott county iowa democratic party. we bring you live coverage from the event in davenport. on c-span two book tv's on afterwards, pulitzer prize-winning historian eric on the efforts of free black and white abolitionists to help fugitive slaves. sunday night at 10:00, abu dhabi-based journalist on the rise and leadership of isis drew the middle east. saturday morning, starting at 9:00 est and throughout the day american history tv joins historians and authors at the abraham lincoln symposium. sunday evening, a visit to the national museum of health and medicine. to view items from the civil war collection related to president lincoln's assassination. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. call us. e-mail us. send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. the ranking member of the house budget committee and other democratic members voiced their opposition to the republican budget plan. they held a press conference on the steps of the capitol. rep. hollen: t

he will be at the scott county democratic party dinner. our live coverage starting around 9:00 p.m. eastern. an op-ed today in the "wall street journal" today. and more news about potential presidential candidates, "politico" with a story. quoting him from an event in columbia a dressing a luncheon saying we need quote a leader who looks the market people in the eye and says we will do whatever it takes to make sure radical islamic terrorism does not wash up on american soil. the governors in houston, south carolina today. you can read more at politico.c om. >> here are some of our future programs this weekend on the c-span networks. on "booktv," eric foner -- and the formation of the underground railroad. and said in an antenna clock abba debbie faced journalist -- on the rise and leadership of isis in the middle east. and saturday morning, studying at not a clock eastern, and throughout the day on c-span3, "american history tv" joint historians and authors at the abraham lincoln symposium. live important theater. and said he is thing at 6:00 on "american artifacts," a visit to the

scheduled to make remarks before the scott county democratic party committee in davenport iowa. you can see that at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. he wrote in an op-ed in the "des moines register" and any proposed an approach to safeguarding the nation's economy. he says the largest banks should be broken up into more manageable institutions. five banks until half of the financial industries $1820 invested. even those of congress, reserve board of governors and major players in the financial industry are recognizing that institutions that are too big to fail are too big to succeed. you can read that entire article online in the "des moines register." you can watch martin o'malley in iowa live tonight at nine eastern on c-span. earlier this week the head of the secret service joseph clancy was before congress answer questions about the latest investigation involving alleged drunk driving by senior officials. you can see that hearing sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. the house and senate are not in session today but next week we expect both chambers to take a 2016 republican budg

maryland governor exploring a run for the democratic nomination to be president speaking to the scott county democratic committee. you can see his you can see his remarks live tonight at money like eastern on our companion network. in congress next week we expect both chambers to take up 2016 republican budget plans. the house is likely to take it up later. once he's chamber has completed work and will come together to negotiate a single resolution. in other news coming out of washington, the associated press reporting a 1st senate confirmed director for the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is leaving the post after less than two years. resignation effective on march 31 of his his departure was applied by the chair of the house judiciary committee. critical of the agency's mismanagement and was among those lawmakers who objected to changes in rules for ammunition. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us no what you think about the programs you're watching. call us, e-m

reporting live on the capital beltway in prince george's county, scott broom, wusa9. >> all right scott thank you. >>> and we've got some breaking news right no from virginia where two fauquier county teens are charged with making serious threats. a 13-year-old cedar lane middle school student is accused of threatening to bomb a building and a 14-year-old student is charged with making a threat of death or bodily injury. the cases now in the county's juvenile and domestic relations court. >>> also sky 9 was over the scene of the house fire this afternoon in leesburg along a remote stretch of dry hollow road. the fire department tells us the house was abandoned and inner loop was wort had the -- no one was hurt fighting the fire. >>> ever wonder hey is this a legal spot in well it may not surprise you some viewers have told us parking signs in the district can be a little confusing at times. debra alfarone has been fighting the fight on behalf of one neighborhood school in parker and she join uses live from columbia heights with the story of one side driving people crazy. debra? >> repor

this is not a scott county problem. this is an indiana problem. of our state government and the full resources of my authority as governor to bear on giving the local community what they need to get the job done. >> the governor has ordered the state health department to kworden aipt hiv and substance abuse treatment programs in conjunction with a new public awareness campaign. the governor is making headlines for signing a controversial bill that's firing up everyone from hillary clinton to miley cyrus. the nba veteran jason collins, the new law, religious freedom recreation acts but critics say it targets gays and lesbians. sad this new indiana law can happen in america today. we shouldn't discriminate against people because of whom they love by miley cyrus. ncaa and the gaming convention gencon expressing serious concerns about holding future events in ind. a website announced it would no longer send employees or customers to indiana. opponents rally at the stapt capital state capital saying it amounts to nothing more than against the lgbt comm

kron-4's scott rates tells us where the marin county high school soccer star was last seen. >> scott :family and friends of very upset night. his friend did not want to go on camera but he told me that he was a great soccer player and a great kid all around. he said that everyone is hoping he comes home safely >>:>> "he's just tahere's no sign of him anywhere" >> scott :the mother of 19-year- old eloi vasquez is talking about her son who's been missing for nearly two days she drove to l.a from her novato home when she heard the news according to the lapd vasquez went to a party at the university of southern california and has not been heard from since >> we put fires everywhere and there is no contact with him he is not contacting anyone. >> scott : investigators say the uc berkeley soccer player was last seen around 1:30 sat morning in front of the tau kappa epsilon fraternity. his mother says an anonymous donor is offering a 50,000 dollar reward for her son's safe return. vasquez told his friends he wanted to take a walk - left the party and never returned. >> "his cell phone is de

scott. howard county police charged three people in two home burglaries in columbia and now officers are investigating whether the suspects are connected to similar crimes. a 17-year-old male 18-year-old colin hermenstein and an 18-year-old devante drummond have been charged with burglary and theft. police believe the suspects are connected to at least eight other burglaries in the area since january. anne arundel county police want you to take a good look at this video. they need your help finding the man who snatched a woman's purse as she sat in her car. it happened yesterday afternoon outside the pizza hut on richie highway south in brooklyn park. the woman tried to fight him off but the man managed to run to a nearby vehicle and drive off. the woman was not hurt. the suspect's vehicle is described as tan or gold minivan or an s.u.v. with maryland tag numbers. containing the numbers, rather, 460. well, still to come a chilling new twist involving a real estate heir suspected of three murders. >> ready to go to california and have a trial. alison: coming up why it's unclear when robert durst will b

thank you, scott county. [cheers and applause] >> thanks a lot. it was fun. >> thank you. that was fun. >> nice people. >> nice having you here. >> thank you guys. >> you hit it out of the ballpark. >> thank you. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span-2's book tv, tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern, on after words, pulitzer prize win are historian, eric foner, and the formation of the underground railroad. sunday night at 10:00, the rise of isis in the middle east starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span tv, auments at abraham lincoln symposium. and then a visit for the national museum of health and medicine, it to view artifacts related to president lincoln's assassination. let us know what about you think about the programs you are watching. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> the house and senate return next week with the 2016 republican budget plans. one of the top priorities is increased defense spending, for more on that. we talked to a capital hill reporter. >> how much would they add

. >> i declare a public health emergency in scott county, indiana, due to the outbreak of the hiv virusidemic is going. we have this new clinic specifically to address the hiv problem. >> the patients that we'll be seeing for the hiv clinic will be coming into a separate entrance. >> we want to protect their privacy, bring them in by separate entrance, show them some respect there. >> why the separate entrance? >> the stigma and the persona people think they'll get by sitting somewhere that patient had sat. that's not how it is. people have called and said they're not going to come here any longer because they don't want to get a.i.d.s. they don't want to get hiv. we've had people call and threaten us. we've had someone tell us that they'll make sure we're all taken care of here. we're going to burn in hell. very very frustrating and sad. >> it's a small staff, but we're very close, very committed. >> my whole family is here. >> and have you seen it get worse? >> oh yeah. yeah, i used to -- my grandmother used to live down this street. i used to be able to walk down the street ride my b

he's speaking at the scott county democratic party dinner. c-span will have live coverage tonight at 9 p.m. eastern. >>> both the house and senate have wrapped up legislative business for the week. they return to capitol hill monday. both plan to take up their different federal budget plans next week. the senate bill contains an $89 billion special war funding account. the house bill doesn't. you can see live house coverage on c-span, the senate on c-span2. that budget debate in the senate is going to delay the loretta lynch nomination for attorney general. here's more on that. >>> good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> good. thanks for joining us this morning. just want to first start with the latest on the timing and the current vote count for loretta lynch possible confirmation. >> yes. so, it's going to be pretty close, but she does have support from four republicans jeff slak of arizona jeff hatch of utah, susan collins from maine, and also lindsey graham from south carolina. but as we get closer, you know there's always a chance