writing has helped reveal the history of ancient sumer. in the heartland of the maya, another time capsule awaits discovery. what stories lie locked within these strange symbols ? decipherment of the maya glyphs began with the discovery of rare maya books, survivors of the tropical climate and the spanish conquest. archaeologist george stuart. stuart: this is a color facsimile of the dresden codex -- actual size, real colors. it's made on, like the others, on bark paper sized with lime plaster, on which the images were painted with fine hair brushes and pigment in about, oh, five or six different colors. keach: many of these books were discovered by the sixteenth century spanish. they were said to be filled with genealogies, prophesies and religious beliefs. but to the spanish conquerors, they were blasphemous. in 1562, bishop diego de landa ordered them destroyed. "we found a large number of books in these characters, "and as they contained nothing "in which there were not to be seen "superstition and lies of the devil, "we burned them al

also this morning in arizona, john mccain host a bipartisan group of leading senators of chuck sumer for a tour of the mexican border. can they make headway on a top priority for the second term? plus david petraeus talks publicly for the first time since stepping down. find out what he had to say about the affair that ended his career. >> from abby road in london, england, march 27th, 2013 and this is "the daily rundown." here's chuck todd. >> chuck todd getting love from across the pond. what a guy. i'm luke russert in for the goatee man. that reading was inspired. with passions on both sides running high, they will run the second day of oral arguments on same-sex marriage. the issue before the high court, the constitutionality of the 17-year-old defense of a marriage act and whether congress can withhold benefits from legally wed gay couples. doma was signed into law by president clinton. an 83-year-old former computer programmer from new york named edie windsor is the person bringing the case forward. doma barbie irs from recognizing her marriage to another woman. it sent her inh

the fact is when you're heading out for a sumer vacation, it's hard to tell whether some of these thingsse of the sequester or cuts or because they are because of things like weather delays, and the typical things experienced. the best thing to do as a traveler is be prepared. shibani: good point. hard to know what is systemic problem and what's a local problem that the plane or airport is experiencing. any thoughts about what this could do to summer travel? i mean, are you worried about travelers potentially deferring trips or not taking trips because they just don't want to deal with an already very hassled travel experience? >> i think that people are used to travel hassles at this point regardless of theoriginment i think people are going to take their summer vacations, people realize they need to get out, they need to have vacations with the family, and we see that people are experiencing these kinds things more than ever before so i don't think this has a major impact on travelers taking vacations. shibani: bring snacks, be parte. when do we book for a summer vacation? >> well, it

it was a winter of discontent toll lowed by a spring of crazy and a sumer of, is that all there is?we have in march of 2013 and the talk of hillary on the democratic side and talk of no one really on the republican side. are they really ready to run rubio really? are they thinking about risking it all with jindal? do you think? can jeb run if he can't bring his own brother, and who on earth thinks he can to the republican convention to nominate him? he can't show up with his brother. the problem explains the warm response to mitt romney today. having looked at and seen the alternatives, they may be thinking, whoa, that grass there don't look all that green, does it? i'm joined by david corn with "mother jones" and of course the ""washington post's" great eugene robinson. you're a great washington observer. i'm looking at this today and expecti expecting romney to get blah, blah, blah. first of all, know shows up for trump. nobody. the house is empty. it was so great. it was empty. empty chairs. he was tweeting -- we're going to get to that later -- tweeting how it's going to be a bi

insured ever or may have not ever used their health insurance when they were insured to help con sumersake the best possible decisions. we're relying on brokers to help after they enroll. sometimes you get your medical card late or sometimes your claim is denied. so we view our brokers as expert people to help to continue to help consumers even after enrollment. >> the beauty of the exchange system though if it works is you don't have to use an agent. you can just go direct to the internet, you don't have to use an agent. and if people want to use an agent and they want to pay for an agent then they can. but they don't have to. and i would hate to see the exchanges build in the extra expense that effectively requires people to use agents and therefore race raises the price of insurance more than it should be based on an electronic system. >> if i could clarify. consumers and businesses in the district would not be required to use brokers. they'll have access to brokers should they need additional help. and if they do use a broker, it will not be at any additional cost to the consumer. t