. >> i go to suffolk university in boston. i am originally from vermont. >> what have you learned? >> i learned that this is where the action is. it has been eye opening and as other people have mentioned, i felt that government was open. going to senators and members of congress's office. >> it has been opened in what regard? >> despite the events on saturday, it really is the people's house and we can go visit our representatives and for the most part. they took us quite seriously. >> why are you interested in this? >> professional politics major. i am not sure that is what i want to continue with after seeing the effect of the professionalization of politics. but just the d.c. experience. >> anything disappoint you? >> not particularly except that some people we have met with seeing tour the resigned to the fact that there are irreconcilable differences. i think that is very realistic but it is a bit disappointed to see the people just for their hands of a lot of times and think this is where the things are and we know there is not the political will or the good will to pass cer

my name is haley, and i go to suffolk, university. i'm originally from north carolina, vermont. >> what have you learned? >> i wanted to see where the action is, and it has been really eye opening. like other people have mentioned, i actually felt government was very open here. just going to centers and members of congress' offices. >> it has been opened in what regard? >> open in that despite the event on saturday, it really is the people's house, and we can go see our representatives come and for the most part they took us quite seriously. >> what are you interested in this anyway? >> i am a professional politics maj. i'm not sure that is what i want to continue with, but really just to see the d.c. experience and see where the action is. >> anything disappointing? >> not particularly, except perhaps that some people we have met with seem resigned to the fact that there are irreconcilable differences, which i think is very realistic but it is a bit disappointing to see that people just throw their hands up and think this is where th

whitney from suffolk university.s wondering if you have a particular preference on the most reliable form of voting, whether it be the letter or paper? -- the lever or paper? >> a good question. each piece of equipment is unique and has its pluses and minuses. the key is, i advise county and state governments, you have to understand what those pluses are, but more importantly what the minuses are. and be able to think whether or not you can manage those minuses. indeed, we have seen that with the electronic equipment, the concern with not having a physical ballett -- -- a physical ballett -- electronics have benefits. as this country, we are governed more by the model livable ballots, that becomes easier to do with electronic. if you have to print five different versions of that ballot, you're printing costs go up the was due. again, it is the pluses and minuses. basically, the electronics, you are investing front end, but in the long run the feeling is that you will save money. because with optical scan, you are not

i'm ashley and i go to suffolk university in boston. my question is, in 2009 "time" magazine poll stated that jon stewart voted with 44% of the vote to be the most trusted newscaster and coming in second was brian williams with 29% of the vote. do you think that this is not only alarming but an accurate e depiction of how people get their news today and who people trust in teling them the news? >> that's a very, very good question. and i could be dead wrong on this but my sense is that people watch jon stewart to be entertained. and they watch brian williams to get the news. and that most people in this country, unfortunately, choose to be entertained much more than they choose to be informed. and so, more people may end up watching jon stewart. the fact is that brian gets, i don't know what? 20 times more viewers than jon stewart but jon stewart lives in this cable world which has emerged with enormous clout. jon stewart is capable of having a big event on the mall. why? because he wants a big event on the mall. i've never met jon stew

whitney from suffolk university. i was wondering if you have a particular preference on the most reliable form of voting, whether it be the letter or paper? -- the lever or paper? >> a good question. each piece of equipment is unique and has its pluses and minuses. the key is, i advise county and state governments, you have to understand what those pluses are, but more importantly what the minuses are. and be able to think whether or not you can manage those minuses. indeed, we have seen that with the electronic equipment, the concern with not having a physical ballett -- -- a physical ballett -- electronics have benefits. as this country, we are governed more by the model livable ballots, that becomes easier to do with electronic. if you have to print five different versions of that ballot, you're printing costs go up the was due. again, it is the pluses and minuses. basically, the electronics, you are investing front end, but in the long run the feeling is that you will save money. because with optical scan, you ar

votes so he lost manhattan and the bronx, he carried the suburbs by 3,000 votes though remarkably -- suffolk county and he carried upstaged by another 3,000 votes even though -- i know you have forgotten this, we lost erie county. the result was he won by 10,000 votes or what he described at the time as a whopping 1%. the campaign was remarkable in many respects but the most remarkable part of it was he made up his mind to run on june 9th and he announced on june 10th for a primary that took place on september 14th. that would be impossible today and it was a remarkable feat even in those days. soaked senator moynihan won the primary with 1% and in the general election the won by 600,000 votes but the election was not without incident. at one point senator buckley carrying a page from mr. rail's book began referring to pat moynihan as professor moynihan. a reporter informed ambassador moynihan of this and he pulled himself up to his full height and said the mudslinging has begun. there after he entered the senate and it is fair to say that not everyone anticipated that he would be the great

remarkably enough he lost suffolk county. and he carried upstate by another another 3000 votes, even though, liz, i know you forgotten this, we lost joe crinkles erie county. the result was that he won by about 10,000 votes, or what he at the time as a whopping 1%. [laughter] >> the campaign was remarkable. i think the most remarkable part about it was that as far as can be told, he made up his mind to run on june 9, and he announced on june 10 for a primer that took place on september 14. that would be absolutely impossible today, and it was remarkable, remarkable feat even in those days. so transport won the primary by a whopping 1%, then he faced james l. buckley in the general election when he won by about 600,000 votes. the election itself was not without incident. at one point senator buckley apparently carrying a page from mr. rao's book, begin referring to pat moynihan as professor moynihan. professor moyar had this, professor moynihan debt. and a reporter informed ambassador moynihan others and he pulled himself up t

. >> whitney donahue from suffolk d. within talk about media buyers this past week and i was just wondering if he tended to lean one way or another depending on the network you are working with at that time. when the difficulties i had it been in the middle. but it's not a difficulty. it's always been a blessing. the fact is that what they fired me at work for npr for 10 years. and so they saw value in what i was able to bring to their listeners. and then i've been working for fox for 14 years and they see value in what i'm able to bring to their viewers. and i work for the "washington post," cnn. i could go on. but the ideas in terms of my training, when i was your age i was able to tell a story in a compelling, accurate fashion and i didn't care who you were. it's like, you know, steve said we've got a plumbing problem in the building, i don't think he would say and i want a democrat or a want a liberal or a conservative or i want a black person or a hispanic or white boy wants a man or women. each just said get somebo

. >> whitney donahue from suffolk d.ithin talk about media buyers this past week and i was just wondering if he tended to lean one way or another depending on the network you are working with at that time. when the difficulties i had it been in the middle. but it's not a difficulty. it's always been a blessing. the fact is that what they fired me at work for npr for 10 years. and so they saw value in what i was able to bring to their listeners. and then i've been working for fox for 14 years and they see value in what i'm able to bring to their viewers. and i work for the "washington post," cnn. i could go on. but the ideas in terms of my training, when i was your age i was able to tell a story in a compelling, accurate fashion and i didn't care who you were. it's like, you know, steve said we've got a plumbing problem in the building, i don't think he would say and i want a democrat or a want a liberal or a conservative or i want a black person or a hispanic or white boy wants a man or women. each just said get somebody

. >> whitney donahue from suffolk d.within talk about media buyers this past week and i was just wondering if he tended to lean one way or another depending on the network you are working with at that time. when the difficulties i had it been in the middle. but it's not a difficulty. it's always been a blessing. the fact is that what they fired me at work for npr for 10 years. and so they saw value in what i was able to bring to their listeners. and then i've been working for fox for 14 years and they see value in what i'm able to bring to their viewers. and i work for the "washington post," cnn. i could go on. but the ideas in terms of my training, when i was your age i was able to tell a story in a compelling, accurate fashion and i didn't care who you were. it's like, you know, steve said we've got a plumbing problem in the building, i don't think he would say and i want a democrat or a want a liberal or a conservative or i want a black person or a hispic or white boy wants a man or women. each just said get somebody

i get to suffolk university.i. my question is, in 2009 a time . the vote to be the most trusted newscaster. coming in second was brian williams.ster a do you take that this inds not wa only alarming, but an accurate o depiction off how people get their news today and to peoplemg dressed in telling them the an e news? >> a veryde good question. i could be dead wrong, but my sense is that people who watcheu john stuart and are entertained. the watch brian williams to get the news. an most people in this country,new unfortunately choose to be entertained much more than theys choose to be informed. en hooste people may end up watchig john stork.i the fact is that brian gets, i don't know, 20 times more brian viewers than john, but johndon' lives in this cable world whichn has emerged with enormous clout capable of having a big event o. the mall. why? because he wants one. a i have never met john. i don't know the man, but i do know that most of my studentsert would prefer to watch him then f brian williams. but don't think that is the best testimony a

richard westcott, bbc news, shingle hall farm in suffolk. >> if this tv thing doesn't work out, well,east we're well fed. that counts for something. >> fry it up. >> that's right. more "world news now" coming up right after the break. stay with us. it . >> that's right. of it all. >> while the city's preparing for the worst to avoid more criticism. >> struggling south. the ice storm in atlanta, and the travelers still stranded today. >>> and somber scene. remembering the victims of the tucson rampage before today's presidential visit. it's wednesday january 12th. >> from abc news this is "world newers now." >>> that picture says it all. good morning, everybody, from our little winter wonderland here in new york city. i'm rob nelson. >> so wonderful to be an anchor inside the studio today. >> warm, toasty. good to be back, yeah. >> i'm vinita nair. commuters across the northeast are getting ready for another rough morning on the roads and the rails. just look at times square. actually, this is george washington parkway we're looking at right now. an intense winter storm is dumping heav

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. >> i'm from suffolk university and i'm from massachusetts where it's required we have health care and why are people opposed to it when it is beneficial to them. >> why i'm opposed to -- >> why are people opposed to buying health care when it seems to be beneficial? >> because of the costs and because of all the requirements that go with it. part of the problem with health care -- and it's been a progressive thing. the states have managed to screw it up to a large stept by creating man -- extent by creating mandates saying if you are going to sell insurance in this state, you are going to have to provide benefits for this, this, this and this. and it's like saying you only drive one kind of a car and complete cadillac. maybe someone wants to drive a volkswagen, but you can't do that, because of all the mandates and costs that are built in. wouldn't it be nice if you could pick and choose the insurance you want to have yourself covered for and we can't do that any longer. that's part of the problem. plus the fact we're told you have to buy this insurance and the costs are already going

. >> i am also from suffolk university, and while there is a lot of local administration and providesour flexibility it seems to believe there is such a diversity in the administration. given that, do you think that they are positive steps there should be more federal oversight?hñ(ñ(ñ >> that's a very good question. following the 2000 election is the degree to which people didn't understand there was the diversity. the was the one big lesson we all learned after 2000 is that it is different out there. it takes into account what are the local circumstances. by doing it that those local levels, they understand it's easier for their role farmers to come in to some place to vote on a paper ballot than it is -- or to send out about what's more so than to come into a polling place, farming or whenever the case may become so it is that localized knowledge that comes into play. i'm one of those that like the localized knowledge, the you do need to take into account some overarching parameters and that is part of what he did but it put into place understanding the basic structure so still leav

identifiedc thel number of missions since te ereof.announcement that should be retained in the north suffolk virginia area. we aree still refining the details but expect roughly 50% of the capabilities will be kept and assigned to other organizations. the other area focuses european command. based on the review is clear we have excess structure in europe. we are looking closely alternative courses of action, but none would be implemented before 2015 or without consulting with our allies. it is also no longer necessary to retain four-star service component headquarters for the army, navy and air force in european command. each ofkn which is too large and politica senior given the number ofeater, troops the lead and the militare operations they oversee. he commands will be reduced to the three-star level with concord and streamlining in headquarters and personal staff. the change to the u.s. navy europe will take place over a longer period because of that command unique role in the nato transformation effort. eighth, we are eliminating nearly 400 internally generated reportsea that over the ye

identified a number of missions since the august announcement that should be retained in the norfolk-suffolk, virginia area. we are still refining the details, but expect that roughly 50 percent of the capabilities under jfcom will be kept and assigned to other organizations. and seventh, another area of focus was european command. based on our review, it is clear we have excess force structure in europe. we are looking closely at alternative courses of action, but none would be implemented before 2015 or without consulting with our allies. it is also no longer necessary to retain four-star service component headquarters for the army, navy and air force in european command, each of which is too large and too senior given the number of troops they lead and the military operations they oversee. these commands will be reduced to the three-star level, with concurrent streamlining in the headquarters and personnel staff. the change to u.s. navy europe will take place over a longer period because of that command's unique role in the nato transformation effort. eighth, we are eliminating nearly 400