he is one of ted stevens said to compete in tomorrow's final round of the competition.s is video posted on the national geographic youtube channel shows indiscriminate will places around his hometown and the state. he is full of facts. he attends a christian school in fremont and to procure he says he looks at atlases . the winner of the geography competition will be awarded a $25,000 college scholarship. the final round takes place tomorrow night in washington d.c. and will be moderated by alex trebek and shown on the national geographic channel. >> here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. it is really still breezy. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [

the ted stevens case,this was a black mark on the department. the conduct of the fbi agent has been called into question. he failed to write memos including the government's key witness. it provided information favorable to defendants. allegedly also had an additional one that is required under law. these are disturbing. i have always thought when you find the improper conduct by officials that action need to be taken, not only because it is a matter of justice but because you make it clear to others that such action will not be tolerated. direct and specific and immediate recourse will be taken. can you tell us what has happened in that case? >> we have two agents. one of the agents brought to the attention of the court the issues that were disclosed. another agent is the one you were referring andthis person is going to the process at this juncture. we take into account the most recent report from the person appointed by the court. that person is going through thei appreciate that. ted stevens died in a plane at process at this juncture. some

but, you know, ted stevens died in a plane accident some time ago.he was defeated in the election in part because of actions that were taken by hem including actions byth fbi agent. it is to people, i believe, attempting to serve the country well in poss of authority -- positions of authority that an agency required to uphold the law and being a political branch of government had at least that alleged. improper activity because the court seemed to think it it was. here we are after the passage of time and nothing has taken place. i know, you want to be fair of it. is there going to be resolution? >> there has been investigations and findings. as i say, it's going through the process. the individual has a right to present -- >> if he does, members of congress and elected efficients and appointed officials have a right to be treated fairly by the executive branch. i know, you take it seriously. i know your history. i took it very seriously as attorney general of california. we prosecuted all sorts of people. 0 indicatorly we did -- occasionally we did

ted stevens died in a plane accident sometime ago. he was defeated in his election in part because of the actions that were taken against him officially by the department of justice, including actions by the fbi agent. it is little solace to people who i believe are attempting to serve this country well in positions of authority that an agency required to uphold the law and is a coequal branch of government has alleged improper activity -- the courts seem to think it was. yet here we are after this passage of time and nothing has taken place. i know you are trying to be fair about it. is there going to be a resolution in the future? >> there has been an investigation and findings. it is going to be processed. the individual has a right to present -- >> the administration -- the members have a right to be treated properly by the administration. we put people in prison. we did it together. the point is on the other side of it. you institution has an obligation to be absolutely fair because if you make an error, you have not only done an

they falsified information to convict ted steven's. read what the judge said. he threw it out. s lost by then. >> do you enjoy when these windbags. >> maybe i'm a windbags. >> take senator carl levin. >> ben franklin. >> look it up in the dictionary. you see the demagoguing he's able, with the mileage he's getting out of this. he calls it depositor money that they gambling in a casino. and that's a -- we need -- >> that's absolutely totally wrong. and jamie can't fight back because guess what? he's got to live with these people. thank god they lose every once in a while. luger, when these guys are there that long and get thrown out, your turn will come too. because guess what what do they do when they get out they go to k street and become loobyists like sarbanes-oxley. >> if you were expanding in mexico, home depot would you allow bribes? >> absolutely not. >> how would you grow then? what do you say about walmart. how do you business down there. to get the environmental clearance it will take you three years to get a permit. you let lowe's go in there. >> if that's what happen

they founded to the prosecutors involved in a botched 2008 corruption trial of senator ted stevens engaged in reckless misconduct but stopped 40 of firing the men -- and one more. the gsa figure behind the $800,000 loss vegas event leaves the agency. jeffrey neely, which saw him testify before congress. he took the fifth on capitol hill. and one more. the big change continues in the newspaper industry. new orleans is the first major city not to have a daily newspaper. i'm reading it on the paper as i say that. molly is calling from california. good morning. caller: yes, the woman who called on the republican line progressbegan to spew of talking points, i would like to mollify her statements by using her own words. scott walker wants to privatize everything and he wants to cut benefits and cut government jobs and that's right. the private sector only spends money they have. we don't have the option of taxing only their money in order to further our agendas. as far as walker, god bless him and god bless america. host: mali from california. itter --inbeck' on tw here's historical notes from

it raises questions about which cases should be tried at taxpayer expense, for example trial of ted stevenst was thrown out because prosecutors concealed evidence. the attorney general was asked about the clemens trial yesterday. here is that. >> one has to few these cases in their totality. i don't know if -- what that witness said. i don't know the context in which the statement may have been made. the charges are serious ones, it's about testifying falsely before congress. on that basis i think it was a justified use of our resources to bring the case. >> reporter: holder was holding a press conference unrelated to the clemens trial. bill: you wonder if they are jumping the boat too soon on 4. how would the prosecution try and recover from what is considered to be a set back at the moment. >> reporter: they have the dma that claims clemens used hgh. a witness comes become to the stand to talk about that and needles he collected from a strength coach. they are trying to get pettite's testimony thrown out all together. bill: we'll have an update later. thank you. martha: cell phones are be

the one that comes to mind, immediately, is the case of senator ted stevens of alaska.s was a conviction that they got that had to be overturned, thrown out because of multiple allegations of prosecutorial conduct. now the justice department has really got to be sitting back thinking, gosh, what do we have to do to get a big defendant locked up? because it certainly didn't happen today. >> jeff, i want to bring you in here, because i know you're thinking that the government would probably not re-file on this. what's the impact in the long-term on campaign finance law, if any? it's so complicated. it's so obtuse. and these cases, as we saw today, are very difficult to bring. >> and add to that stew of complexity that it's a moving target. >> yes. >> this case involves conduct that took place before the supreme court's decision in the citizens united case, which is the case from 2010 where the court said that corporations have the unlimited right to give as much money as they want in support of political candidates. now, why that is relevant to this case is that they -- t

ted stevens died in a plane at some time ago. he was defeated in this election in part because of the actions that were taken against him by the department of justice and the fbi agents. it is little solace to people who i believe by attempting to serve this country well that an agency required to apply the law and being a coequal branch of government had that improper activity. msf been some improper because the courts seem to think it was. here we are and nothing has taken place. i know you want to be fair about it. is there could be resolution? >> there has been an investigation. the individual has a right to present this. >> yet he does. elected officials and appointed officials have a right to be treated fairly by the executive branch. i know you take this seriously. i know your history. we investigated and propagated all sorts of people. the point is on the other side of that i think you have an obligation. they have an obligation to be absolutely fair because if in fact you make an error, yet not only done an injustice to

tonight, ted cruz who is a tea party candidate and surging, winning the backing of steven moore over e wall street journal and other conservative who is like him. if ted cruise wins in the texas republican primary or forces a run off, it's more evidence that richard murdock, remember what he did, it's part of the trend, the new reality for republicans the tea party candidates will do much, much better than anybody with the blessing of the republican candidate. >> are we giving sarah palin too much credit? >> the thing i give her credit for is it seems like she is slowly maturing as a political operative, if you will. she continues to have her gig on fox news. if you look at who she's endorsing, she's not checking the most conservative or bombastic candidate. she's picking the winner and trying to be strategic. she knows her name brings money and attention. orrin hatch has been grateful for her support. it got cruise's attention. it brought in real fund raising and excitement in his race when he needed it. >> john, i have noticed, she step sboos a race where you have unknowns and she s

ted danson and whoopi goldberg. >> that's where they met, actually. >> they were a million laughs. scarfed2 didn't do well. >> they introduced the dog that caught the fries gee. frisbie. >> stevening wants to be taxed more. pab, i can't believe you used the title of his books. >> i left out the best one. if the government keeps taking more of the green mile-e-cyrus -- did you see what i did there? >> not really. you said a bunch of words. >> you milt -- you might have made the worst joke. that is a great thing in the history of "red eye." swree been on for five years. -- we have been on for five years. >> you may have made the worst joke tonight is a bad thing, but let alone the history of "red eye." >> but look at how you are laughing. i can take it. >> i have your shining reference. come play with us forever and over. >> i knew it was a thing. but it wasn't funny. >> it was funny. >> thanks, andy. >> have i said it before. if a joke doesn't have to be explained, it is not funny. >> confused people don't laugh, says the guy who wrote "gilligan's island" explaining his one minute intro to the show. >> that explains the theme song? >> and "the brady bunch" and that was his expla