. >> will be talking with terry smith. smith. -- harry smith. he has a new special that aired tonight and will re-air tonight. looking at colorado and the legal marijuana sales made possible by a new law that went into effect this year. here is a look at this. colorado pot rush. >> come along on a ride with us. we are about to take you on a place unlike any other. marijuana is legal. a sense of money is in the air. smoked a joint. >> i no longer have to feel like a criminal. i am not doing anything wrong. kevin and rachel are pot to a risk, so happy to be a mile high. joining us from new york, harry smith. let's begin with what led you to this story and to put together this special. first states in the nation to make recreational marijuana legal, let alone first place in the world to say this is something we will do in a legal way. will eat cookies and what have you. nation of the netherlands turn the shoulder to say it is ok. the worldplace in where recreational sale of marijuana is legal. guest: what did yohost: what di? www.c-span.org [laught

terry rojeur and ross smith getting into the act as the defending national champions. joining on to dominate yukon. now, you have to love march madness, casual fans to the hard core junkies will spend a lot of time spending countless hours cheering for the underdogs in the hope of seeing stunning upsets that makes the event special. the big dance big business for the service industry. >> it's finally here. tournament time in college basketball. for bars and restaurants that means the post-holiday drought is over. the crowds will be filling seats to enjoy the excitement of the big dance. >> 75% of our business is sports related. we double or triple the sale based on one time, what the games are, or what we are anticipating before or after the game. the madness of march is no better personified than in sports bars. tip-offs as early as 7am. the establishments must plan accordingly. >> business wise it's good. constantly busy. need extra stops. obviously orders are big, kitchen is busy, the bar is busy. snowballs as the month goes on. 57 games will have to be played to de

terry from nebraska. "washington journal" continues this thursday morning. later, representative adam smiths he talks but the situation in europe and ukraine. you are watching and listening to "washington journal" on c-span television and c-span radio. we are back in a moment. ♪ >> the gentleman from iowa. without objection. >> mr. speaker? it's time to take the mask off this institution. it's time to expose the check writing scandal i like to call rubber gate. it's time to bring some on her back to this institution. nine months ago i stood on this floor with other freshmen and took the oath of office for the very first time in our career and it was probably one of the most important days of my entire life. i have never been so proud. a to go home to my district over this weekend and have people laughing at congress, laughing at congressmen, laughing at this institution rings dishonor upon all of us. i will give you a couple of examples. i was at a pizza hut with my son and daughter and my wife. and the gentleman from the booth behind me asked if i was going to pay for this with a check. th

washington journal," congressman lee terry, a member of the house energy and commerce committee, on his support for building the keystone x.l. pipeline. also congressman adam smith, the lead democrat on the house armed services committee, will discuss national defense policy. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on -span. the house is out for the evening. but earlier today members passed a bill that would change the process for the president to create national monuments. tomorrow work's expected on two bills. one on medicare payments to doctors and another relating to aid for ukraine and sanctions against russia. the house returns live thursday at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on -span. >> we are on the brink of enacting an independence bill for the disabled of america. they will henceforth i think look to this day and the day when the president of the united states signs this bill as the independence day for those who have been disabled. but who have a willingness, a desire and who are qualified and have an ability to productively participate in america, in the promise of america and in the pursuit of happiness. mr. speaker, there were some concerns r