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at 7 eastern, rachel sheldon talks about washington brotherhood. at 7:30, robert moraldi profiles seymour hersh. at 9 p.m. eastern, ishmael beah follows up his memoir with his novel, "radiance of tomorrow." and at 10 p.m., "after words," with john rizzo. he talks about the 30 years he sent with the cia. and we wrap up tonight's prime time programming at 11 eastern with co-authors of "the second machine age." they talk about the technological advancements that have taken other our -- over our lives and our economy. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> i was a candidate -- [inaudible] my interest sort of fell in that field. but i feel like before 9/11 i would call us accidental muslims because, ultimately, i think many of us are perhaps of a certain religion through an accident of birth. and i think what 9/11 did was -- and i'm not alone that way, i think it did that to many american muslims -- it forces you to grapple with the notion of what it means to be american islam. after all, 9/11 was on trial. and every talking pundit on tv was a

. >> this guy that you're referring to is sheldon.on because he is a father, a husband, and a rapist and he's still around his victim. >> yeah. i focused on sheldon because he's trying to reform, just like the state is trying to reform him. the governor told me it was an epidemic there. sheldon lives next door to his wife and stepdaughter who was abused by him and they have allowed him to continue living next door, which was an unthinkable and extremely surprising situation when i first heard about it but when i talked to activists, they said that is not unique in alaska. that happens in many communities. you know, he's allowed to live next door to them and they had wanted to do that and try to help him recover. >> they want to help him? >> which is an incredible, incredible thip incredible thing, right? >> you would want that person as far away as possible. >> and it's very complicated, how close it is and the tension there and the real risk that they are incurring and the amount of forgiveness in that community i found to be incredi

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to think sheldon could have spent that $100 million on tom perkins' 289-foot yacht.ly sold for exactly $100 million. it even has its own customized submarine. but that is beside the point. i'm sure he has a few toys of his own. this is the point. we all might have one vote but most of us don't have the pocketbook full of cash to push our own priorities. it wasn't coincidence that president spoked a dreamworks last year, run by katzenberg, the classic i will scratch your back, you scratch mine. no one can honestly claim these enormous donations don't carry huge influence into our political discourse. it's easy to be outraged at perkins. i am. but recognize the reality. we are partly to blame for allowing our political system to exist as it does today. because at the end of the day money and politics just don't mix. at least influence peddling and bad outcomes for the rest of us. it's favoritism at best and outright corruption at worst. we can't stand for this. we are simply living in the world perkins is hoping for. our democracy might have us equal under voting laws

in a second series of attacks fourteen days later an innocent man was shot george sheldon s.s. he had dark skin and was reportedly wearing a thick jacket with wires hanging from it as he fled. but the video shows he did not flee. the cameras could prevent neither the bomb attacks nor the death of an innocent man. the bombs of two thousand and five and more than twenty years of ira threats have led to an all pervasive architecture of security diverse obstructions guard against trucks laden with explosives. reinforced concrete barriers come of it as flower boxes and benches. while working on their project ring of steel and reactor williams and george also discovered open spaces transforming and another different way this would be the public street by the public roads that is now being sold to a developer that is the comfort of a toy space so the actual landscape begins to completely change i what you have in these spaces is they're put piece by private security guards and although you have the right to walk down it they can actually choose to exclude you so you have these like st

the ceo sheldon adelson made disparaging comments about iran last october in a jewish newspaper. an investigation is underway. toyota is recalling over a million newer generation prius hybrids due to a software glitch. the models affected were made between march of 2009 and february of 20-14. the recall covers 1.9 million cars total: 713 thousand from north america.about half are in japan, and the rest in europe. toyota says it will adjust a software setting in those vehicles, which has the potential to cause damage from overheating. sir richard branson has high hopes for his brand. the multi billion dollar man is planning to take his airline-- virgin america-- public thie year.the company has no comment on its ipo plans. but the air carrier has two profitable quarters in its wake.yesterday, specialty pharamceutical company flexion therapeutics gained (13%) in its stock market debut.shares closed at $14.71. shares trade on the nasdaq under ticker symbol f-l-x-n. on the earnings front... spending on construction and farming equipment lifted deere and company's profits. the company

the billionaire casino operator sheldon adelson.ndbsite is running after being attacked by hackers. employees personal information was posted and the ceo's comments on iran's nuclear plan were criticized. investigated by state and federal law enforcement. thinking about a gamble? the late-night wars are getting some new blood this month. we will take a look at who could win that. new cola announces a cost-cutting program after fourth-quarter profits fell more than 8%. how does coca-cola regain its is? -- fizz? ♪ >> welcome, i'm jimmy fallon and i will be your host for now. [laughter] fallon,is jimmy cracking the jokes as he made his official debut on the tonight show last night. did you watch that? in 42 years the iconic show is back to its old stomping grounds, right here in new york city. hollywood is not throwing in the towel just yet. this is a political story because of the tax breaks that givenvolved -- that cities to shows like "the tonight show." peter cook is in new york because he wanted to see the show. [laughter] the res

hackers posted images presenting comments that the company's ceo sheldon adelson made.ear weapons on iran. the hacking is onsites for corporate sites as well as sites for overseas casinos and vegas hotels. >>> the co-founder of the outdoor gear and sporting goods company cabela's has died. richard cabela died yesterday in home in sydney, nebraska. he started cabela's after 1961, selling fishing flies through the mail. that turned into a firm that billed $3.6 billion in revenue last year. richard cabela was 77 years old. >>> and, anne-marie, it's reported that nike is going back to the future. >> no laces, all right. >> the sneaker magazine's sole collector revealed that nike will unveil self-tying shoes like what michael j. fox wore in "back to the future ii" the shoes will be 2015 and that's when nike plans to introduce them. anne-marie, very cool. >> i like the idea but i'm not so crazy about the looks, though, who knows what could happen by 2015. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot. >>> well, straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. >>> and

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in a second series of attacks fourteen days later an innocent man was shot george sheldon s.s. he had dark skin and was reportedly wearing a thick jacket with wires hanging from it as he fled. but the video shows he did not flee. the cameras could prevent neither the bomb attacks nor the death of an innocent man. the bombs of two thousand and five and more than twenty years of ira threats have led to an all pervasive architecture of security diverse obstructions guard against trucks laden with explosives reinforced kong.

one consumer of gold we'll tell you all about it just ahead and boom bust days golden with george sheldon who joins me to talk about whether the gold standards in flexibility contributed to debt deflation in the one nine hundred thirty s. plus comedian and author lead can't it makes a big deal debut to talk about how chevron tried to mend this relationship after customers had to go through an explosive mistake on their part chevrons part you don't want to miss a moment and it all starts right now. with . our lead story today gold now india has long been gold's top consumer however china has recently overtaken india as the country with the highest demand for the precious metal chinese demand for gold bars coins enjoy a resort thirty two percent to record levels in two thousand and thirteen even as the price of gold slumped twenty eight percent now according to new data from the world gold council china over took india as the world's top consumer of physical gold importing over one thousand metric tons of the metal to india's nine hundred seventy five metric tons now while gold has taken a

and stacy had been reported friday and sheldon reported missing saturday.nd the scene at the apartment in capitol heights, all victims shot, and all three dead for some time. any idea why someone would want to kill him? >> no, no. he got along with everybody. he was very friendly, i don't understand. >> reporter: and that is la toya canon and she is a friend of ortez, and she has been a hairstylist for him for a number of years. >> reporter: investigators are work around the clock to identify a killer and get them off of the streets. in prince george's county, pat collins, news4. >>> closing arguments are expected tomorrow for a former catholic educator charged in connection with a road rage death. lee cena took the stand and said he was protecting himself when he punched 63-year-old william o'brien in a parking lot. cena says he got angry at o'brien when he repeatedly honked at him as they drove down picket road. and it is cena saying that o'brien threw the first punch. they scuffle d and then parted. hours later, he calle ed for he and died later of injur

one consumer of gold we'll tell you all about it just ahead and boom bust days golden with george sheldon who joins me to talk about whether the gold standards in flexibility contributed to debt deflation in the one nine hundred thirty s. plus comedian and author league camp makes is a big deal.

you know you know ten twenty thirty million two million dollars on a campaign i never forget when sheldon adelson put ten million dollars into a campaign to benefit newt gingrich. i mean sudden he's a star. like well i mean there is something very wrong with that and it's amazing to me that the supreme court in in in the most recent case citizens united sort of acted like that doesn't happen you know it's naive or cynical. legal argument i've ever heard that that money doesn't buy political influence in the various way and that the first for tax money right in the fourteenth amendment protects corporations and i thought we fought the civil war to free the slaves well. what are the red carpets conversations of great minds of minnesota congressman keith ellison. i marinate joining me on the desk in park and financial reporting commentary interviews and much much. only on the bus and on our. and welcome back to conversations with great minds i'm speaking with keith ellison representative from minnesota's fifth congressional district and author of the new book my country tis of thee my faith

rachel sheldon report on the political at fear in washington, d.c., in the 18 40s and 1850s. the author reports that the personal relationships forged by many of the politician of the day impacted legislative writing and left lawmakers ill prepared for succession. this is about half an hour. thank you for coming. it's great to see some familiar faces and others and it's great to be at one of my favorite bookstores. i've been coming here for a long time. i appreciate the invitation. it's really appropriate for us to talk about the role of what'd here in capital. in the midst of the civil war. it commemorates 150 years of the civil war which lasted four bloody years and captured the lives of more than 700,000 americans north and south. and when we think about the civil war, it's typically with a sense of the divisive relationship between north and south. and the violence that captured the nation well before the war began. and washington, d.c., has long served as sort of the epicenter of that discussion when we think of the coming of the civil war probably our morse common pictu

according to stop tax haven abuse act proposed last september by senators carl levin mark baggage sheldon whitehouse and jeanne shaheen closing offshore corporate tax loopholes would provide nearly two hundred and twenty billion dollars in additional tax revenues over the next decade. back in one nine hundred fifty s. one nine hundred sixty s. when american businesses were doing just fine thank you very much corporate tax revenue was about six percent of g.d.p. today it's just over one percent. it's time to return to corporate tax policies that work for both businesses and for america if multi-billion dollar corporations like apple want to make money off we the people and they should be paying taxes to the united states they can't have it both ways they can't get rich off us and then screw us working class americans shouldn't have to face the burden of corporate tax loopholes that are letting corporations off the hook let's bring those offshore trillions back home and start rebuilding the american economy. and that's the way it is tonight tuesday feb eleventh two thousand and fourteen and

sheldon adelson, he says he will pay anything it takes to get casinos in japan. $10 billion.here are no casino reports in japan. it looks like they are coming. a new time for varney, but the same great show. >> congratulations on your move, stuart barner, to 11:00 a.m. we wish you a lot of success. enjoy all oo that extra morning sleep. good luck. ♪ peace of mind is important when you're running a business. century link provides reliable it services like multi-layered century li. yourink with what's next. we don't back down.k, we only ow one directi: up so we're up early. up lat thinking up game-changing ideas, like this: dozens of tax free zones across new york state. move here. expand here. or start a new business here... and pay no taxes fo10 years. with new jobs, new opportunities and a new tax free plan. there's only one way for your business to go. up. find out if your business can qualify at start-upny.com stuart: the rally lives this monday morning. where is the price of gold? does it continue to rally. 1338 is the price. i have a couple of big names. really big names

you know you know ten twenty thirty million two million dollars on a campaign i never forget when sheldon adelson put ten million dollars into a campaign to benefit newt gingrich. i mean i sudden he's a star i'm like well i mean there is something very wrong with that and it's amazing to me that the supreme court in in in the most recent case citizens united sort of acted like that doesn't happen you know it's naive or cynical you know legal argument i've ever heard that that money doesn't buy political influence in the various way and that the first amendment protects money right in the fourteenth amount of protects corporations and i thought we fought the civil war to free the slaves well any. conversations of great minds of minnesota congressman keith ellison the spirit. join me. in part and. very concerned and much much. only on. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question for. that's worse. than the dish line up. on. line. and welcome back to convers

you know you know ten twenty thirty million two million dollars on a campaign and never forget when sheldon adelson put ten million dollars into a campaign to benefit newt gingrich. i mean sudden he's a star. i mean there is something very wrong with that and it's amazing to me that the supreme court in in in the most recent case citizens united sort of acted like that doesn't happen you know it's naive or cynical. legal argument i've ever heard that money doesn't buy political influence in the various way and that the first for tax money right in the fourteenth amendment protects corporations and i thought we fought the civil war to free the slaves well. it's conversations with great minds of minnesota congressman keith ellison. you know the united states has as many think tanks as the next ten countries combined yes one thousand eight hundred twenty eight takes to tell three hundred million people how to think. but deal with the location of it is to know it's still remember. how to do that well there's of the high tension said you would stop this story we might be more my people will die.

you know you know ten twenty thirty million two million dollars on a campaign and never forget when sheldon adelson put ten million dollars into a campaign to benefit newt gingrich. i mean sudden he's a star. i mean there is something very wrong with that and it's amazing to me that the supreme court in in the most recent case citizens united sort of acted like. that doesn't happen you know it's the most naive or cynical. legal argument i've ever heard that that money doesn't buy political influence in the various way and that the first amount for tax money right in the fourteenth amount to protect corporations and i thought we fought the civil war to free the slaves well any of that was about the large rich parties conversations with great minds of minnesota congressman keith ellison at this point. is the media lead us so we need to. either see bush and see to the other your party physical. issues that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. . i've got a quote for you. that's pretty tough. stay with substory. let's get this guy l

i'm curious how you got involved, steve wine and sheldon adelson, where do you fit in?a, and i don't pick fights with the moguls at all, but it's my interest to prevent online gambling from exploding across this country. i think it will have a tremendously impact on families. it will have a negative impact on jobs and particularly from my standpoint i'm very concerned about the ability of organized crime organizations and terrorist organizations and criminal organizations that are transnational to actually launder money and move money illegally. it's a tremendous problem. it's something the american people should debate before any change is made. i think it's just unfortunate that it is now apparently legal in some states are moving forward. >> but here is the counterargument to that and that is it's already happening. it's already a $3 billion industry happening offshore why not legalize it and regulate it and therefore protect the consumer and the investor and the gambler while doing that? >> first of all, you can't protect the consumer and the investor. to think some

they posted statements resizing the chairman and staunch israel supporter, sheldon adelson over comments about iran. they're working with law enforcement to figure out who's behind the attack. disney is launching a in start up accelerator program with people from techstars. they will get $120,000 in investment capital as well as mentoring from bob iger himself and other media and entertainment executives. alibaba is going to launch a new e-commerce site in the united states. the website will be called 11 made and is inc. developed by an alibaba subsidiary. 11 main is currently focused on building a compelling platform and will have more details soon. the in san francisco, french president will be visiting -- the first time in 30 years a french president has visited san francisco. >> do you take a french resident to a french restaurant, apparently the answer is yes. figured out where they are going, but he will be apparently having lunch with sheryl sandberg of facebook, jack dorsey and others. part of the agenda is to say france is open for business. come invest in france. >> it is a big

. >> they tried to bring this bill to the floor twice before, but the liberal senate leader, sheldon silver, blocked it. they didn't want aekdability on the program. finally, the republican senators said we have had enough. we're going to lose all the money for the people who do need it. i do disagree with you, brian. the bear may change his fur, but he never changes his mind. you can put him in jesse waters' salmon colored polo, he's still going to be the guy. and it's generous to give the shirt off his back, but i don't think i want it. >> dana, the other part of the story is in colorado, they found last year that a lot of people were using their ebt cards -- >> lots of people. >> to the tune of $2 million. >> it happens all the time in new york. >> whatever. >> i see it all the time. >> they're using their ebt card, getting cash and buying weed with it. >> even though i'm not necessarily against the legalization of marijuana, i never did pot. i don't understand it. i don't -- i understand medical reasons, all that. i'm uncomfortable with the whole thing. and even yesterday when we

these groups, which is what the obama administration is trying to make more transparent, is that i or sheldondelson on the democratic side or anyone can put in money to a 501c4, their names are not disclosed. they're funding a political campaign, except we don't know who's funding it, who's behind it. this completely guts any kind of campaign finance transparency laws. that's what's concerning about it to me. >> but the problem is, as we've seen with this internal memo, or this internal audit from the irs, there's a great abuse here. there's a great potential for abuse. you can't let an administration try to scrutinize one side of the other. so all these house republicans are trying to do is say, listen, let's take that off the table. gretchen's right. you're going to see a lot of people changing the names of their organizations because heaven forbid you've got something with tea party in the name. >> i'm not disagreeing with you, but we should have more scrutiny of both sides. both sides engage in it. listen, i'm a democrat. i engage in it. that's not right. >> but on its face value, shouldn

sergeant sheldon lyon is on duty that day. >> when the troopers finally see her on the interstate, her car is over 100 miles per hour. >> trooper justin johnson's dash camera is recording when he catches up with ulvestad. he's one of two responders. >> the troopers made their game plan as they were responding. one of them got in front, and the other one followed her from behind, and the plan was if one of them got slowed up, they would leapfrog back and forth always trying to keep someone in front of her. >> i'm coming up on a bunch of cars. >> okay. >> oh, i am so scared. >> okay. calm down. >> she came very close to hitting people. people wouldn't move over. >> troopers try to warn other drivers with flashing lights and sirens. >> copy. there's a semi blocking at the 16. >> we wanted to make sure there was everything we could do to prevent loss of life or serious injury. >> trying to get ahead of the vehicle to clear traffic ahead of her. a semi can't get over in time. >> in one chilling moment, ulvestad narrowly escapes a crash. >> kia sorento goes under an overpass on the interstat

sheldon adelson gave $20 million if the superpac. 501 c 4s, also a vehicle, can keep area donors hidden saying the new hotness in this world is basically starting a private corporation which is what it looks like paul singer is doing, and basely saying, private corporations, citizens united says my private corporations can spend limited amounts and people give it money and using that vehicle. >> look, what paul singer is doing is he's creating a club. you know, there are now -- what we are now seeing, right, is tribes of donors that are basically displacing the parties. and the link is going from the donor who runs the organization now and spends the money to advance the policy. the parties aren't in the picture anymore. >> it is classic devolution in certain senses. it's like the empire coming apart and devolving into feudalism. you have written a lot about big money. what -- how should we feel -- i just did this whole package, backroom deals, billionaires, they're out to get you. it's on the same day tom steyer, this big liberal billionaire, up in my room, that a boy, buddy, go get th

. >> what does that mean for a guy like sheldon adelson. >> i think it means he has to work quickly because by 2020. and i think going to take a blue chip japanese partner. my belief is the japanese partner of choice is mitsubishi corporation and would not be surprised 50/50 or 40/6 deal. >> great to have you on the show. coming up, printer jam, 3d systems falling on an analyst downgrade and maybe a trade or selling. here's what josh brown had to say about the stock on friday. >> yeah, i took a lot of heat. lots of guys like to come on tv and bash me about it, but the stock's up 20% in the last week. so it is what it is. >> well, we have a trade update coming up next. and later we know how the harsh winter is hurt many companies this quarter, but what about one thing that's benefitting? "halftime" is hitting slopes with the president of killington resorts. more "half" up after this short break. nly know one direction: up so we're up early. up late. thinking up game-changing ideas, like this: dozens of tax free zones across new york state. move here. expand here. or start a new business here

hackers not the website off-line for almost all of week, criticizing ceo sheldon adelson for his comment's beefs up its new end galaxy, it will have a sharper display than the at aboutll be released the same time as the smart watch. a lot of asian buyers like and prefer large screen smartphones, something apple has struggled with. samsung is meeting that demand. >> i just don't agree with this analysis, apple is minting money on a unit asis, samsung is doing great. i question the profitability of this strategy. of samsung's strategy. making a bigger screen works in asia, does it work in the u.s.? >> doesn't seem like the u.s. has the same kind, perhaps samsung doesn't care. >> do you follow @boygenius on twitter? was talkingpple, he about a new iphone coming out, the iphone 6, it will still be under 5 inches, 4.95 or whatever. owns the- galazxy large screen. >> i like the large screen. my eyes are starting to go. >> why don't we walk around with ipads that happen to the phones? >> if it was that easy. >> and a bluetooth. i am crazy. justca cola earnings crossing as we speak, looks like an

, we sawis real money what sheldon adelson did last year, we saw so many people stepping in to give toobama campaign in 2008 but also hillary clinton coming around in 2016. this is real money and in individual giving real money, you cannot do this before in american politics. citizens united has changed the game and is allowing individuals from both political persuasions to have a direct impact and the question is, is this a good thing and does anyone think about changing it? >> how can this money be used? worked against the keystone pipeline and thinks it could create environmental problems but he also has backed candidates including a gubernatorial candidate. money and ang his lot of different ways. he will keep pounding away at keystone, he will take that issue and try to elect candidates who are opposed to keystone and favor other environmental causes like controlling greenhouse gases. we could see him involved in all sorts of different races, from senate races and gubernatorial elections, he has done a little bit of everything to test out what he can do, and it looks like this is

sheldon cooper from the big bang theory. he is brilliant, candescenting and narcissistic.hony lyzer is with me. welcome. >> thank you, carol. great to be with you. >> do the majority of americans deny climate change? >> no, they don't. about two-thirds of americans believe that climate change is real. we see more broadly that there are six very different kinds of responses to climate change that are real. we find about 15% of americans are alarmed about climate change. they think it is happening. it is human cause and a very serious problem. about a quarter are concerned about climate change. they think it is happening and human caused and serious but think the impacts are more distant. there is another quarter we call the cautious. these are people that think it happening -- they are still confused whether it is happening or not, human caused or natural. a very small group called the disengaged, about 5%. these are people who don't know anything about the issue. then, 15% we call the doubtful. these are people who think it is not happening but if it is, it is natural. not

let's talk about sheldon harnett. he was a man who did all of this.a rich body whites this year. she does a lecture and a whole interesting evening about shelton harnett creek wellcome >>: thank you jan couric >>: this is the fifth 58 anniversary of that great broadway show fiddler on the roof. it's been revived many many times. it's played in 23 countries. this time to celebrate the man who put the heart into february as i called it. >>: it lasted eight years and sold out for three years straight. quinn broke records in its time. he is a great man. i've met him and he's a brilliant man grid and a warm manfred i wish >>: well you do at this event. >>: we will be looking at a number of songs from the great political music. >>: she loves me which won a grammy award for best original cast. we're going to be showing highlights of course from. so what are these lyrics so great. why have they lasted. sunrise sunset. >>: the love me. what is it about our next riding jackets to the heart. >>: it's a great show because it's not just about to a jewish group it'

call your congressman, say you are not going to vote for you -- sheldon whitehouse. wish he would be president. look at his name. white house. host: he has done a lot of work. he has been focusing on climate change. caller: i am so proud of him. and i wish he would run for president. host: political wrote this morning reporting that miller wills gary leave congress. you will not seek reelection. a decision that will serve into hand the seat he's held for a terms to the democrats. miller who hold a seat on the house financial services face uphilltill -- an reelection in the san bernardino district. "roll call has a story about the senate finance its new chairman, the most liberal ever. looks to start slow. says here the book on riden widen is that he is one of the capital's grandest thinkers. eage to work outside the box to put a bipartisan stamp on many big issues. all of that may be true but so is this -- democratay, the oregon will become the most liberal chairman of the finance committee, the most powerful panel in the senate. "roll call reporting on the ron widen