she's a member of the board of visitors of the journalism school. and also i think it's fair to say that "the new york times" is still the voice, the editorial voice which is probably most listened to by the establishment in the u.s. i hope that's not too controversial. next we have david schultz. david is a leading first amendment lawyer. he's very kind to make time in his schedule to teach up here at the law school. he's a partner at a law firm. he is "the guardian's" lawyer on the n.s.a. and before that he was external counsel to "the new york times" on wikileaks, i believe. so he has been inside two of the biggest stories of this time. and we're very, very pleased to have cass here. one of the things we have sought is to get members of the administration or the n.s.a. to come and talk to us. they're not quite ready for that yet. we hope they will. at some point. he's one of the country's leading scholars in constitutional law. he served in the obama administration as the administration of the white house office of information. he's served many of

three economists at treasury published a study in the national tax journal. what it shows is tremendous economic mobility. the ability to start out in humble circumstances and arise in america. it's roughly 70% of the population that begins in the lowest 20% of the income bracket at birth, ends up in a higher bracket. this is just what you would hope for in an american system that allows people to rise on their talent and hard work. >> that is over 20 years. it's a very long study, very detailed. irs records. a lot of detail. >> you are seeing people with the ability to rise. you are seeing people with the ability to fall. there is a narrative that this 1% is the rich people that the president and others love to vilify are locked in this permanent status above the rest of us. the truth is they drop out of the 1% all the time year-to-year. you are seeing a dynamic picture. the american dream is alive and well. >> the fascinating thing is people tend to be rich for a year. they cash in a bonus, stocks they build up, then they fall out. >> they like to study inco

the clinic has proven to be the tonic for journalism in chile. the super bowl ad that wasn't. a commercial that gets under the skin of the n.f.l. week. >>> egypt is in the midst of a self-declared war on terror, a political party that eight months ago was the elected government has since been branded a terror group and there seems to be nor mittens ground in this debate. he job descriptions are for the security solution or they are considered to be with the terrorists, the muslim brotherhood. since the middle ground is where news organizations are supposed to operate, the media have come under huge pressure, including al jazeera. the network stands accused of pushing a pro-brotherhood line, some of its journalists are behind bars charged with under mining national security and being members of a terrorist organization. the treatment of journalists sent a immediate yad chill through cairo. as long as national security is not threatened, they say journalistic freedom is guaranteed. the media have aligned themselves with the cc government. others have to be careful. this is a ten

she's a member of the board of visitors of the journalism school. and also i think it's fair to say that "the new york times" is still the voice, the editorial voice which is probably most listened to by the establishment in the u.s. i hope that's not too controversial. next we have david schultz. david is the leading first amendment lawyer. he's very kind to make time in his schedule to teach up here at the law school. he's a partner at a law firm. he is "the guardian's" lawyer on the n.s.a. and before that he was external counsel to "the new york times" on wikileaks, i believe. so he has been inside two of the biggest stories of this time. and we're very, very pleased to have kas here. one of the things we have sought is to get members of the administration or the n.s.a. to come and talk to us. they're not quite ready for that yet. we hope they will. at some point. he's one of the country's leading scholars and constitutional law. he served in the obama administration as the administration of the white house office of information. he's served many

>> hello, and a very warm welcome to the "journal" on dw. the top story -- more dramatic elements in the ukraine, where parliament has footed to remove andident viktor yanukovych a release from jail. >> we begin in the ukraine, where president viktor yanukovych has said he is still not willing to step down, but there is an overwhelming feeling he has lost his grip on power. parliament has voted to remove him and stage new elections in may. protesters have taken of control over the capital kiev. and the opposition leader has been released from jail. yanukovych has lost his grip on power, at least in kiev, where a crowd gathered at his furious residents. security forces were nowhere to be seen. the building has become a symbol of corruption under his government and many ukrainians who come here are fed up. man whowas built by a had no right to be called a human being. or a citizen of the ukraine. viktor yanukovych is reportedly in the eastern city. in a televised statement, he rejected speculation he was planning to resign. instead, he called h

following the prayer and pledge, the journal be approved and the morning business deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders reserved for use later in the day, following any leader remarks the senate be in morning business until 10:00 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with the republicans controlling the first half, the majority the final half. following morning business proceed to executive session under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: there will be four roll call votes starting at 11:30 tomorrow. we expect to receive the debt limit legislation and military retirement pay bill from the house tomorrow, hope to consider both during tomorrow's session. if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the the presiding officer: the we're watching the guests arrive for the dinner. reporters are lined

. >>> this weekend on the journal, editor real report. president obama pressing ahead with his climate change agenda. will he soon be getting help from a hedge fund billionaire. plus taking back the senate is within eternal reach but could it keep them from getting a victory. >>> a stunning result. can big labor survive without the south. >>> welcome to "the journal editorial report." i'm paul ggigot. they ordered new standards for the american truck, a new aid to push climate change through the use of executive power. the announcement came days after secretary of state john kerry attacked global warning skeptics and shoddy sign activities and called global climate change one of the top threats of our time. >> terrorism, epidemics, poverty, to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, all challenges that know no borders. the reality is the climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them. >> joining the panel this week, wall street judge columnist and deputy analyst dan and assistant page editorial dan freeman. that lo

and over at the white house because three economists at treasury just published a study in the national tax journalhat it shows is tremendous economicndou mobility, the ability to start out in humble circumstances and to rise in america. it's roughly 70% of the population that begins in the lowest 20% of the income bracket at birth ends up in a higher bracket. this is what you would hope for in an american system that allows people to rise on their talent and hardple work. >> that was over about 20 years so it is a very long study, very detailed; i.r.s. records, a lot of detail. very, very comprehensive study. >> very thorough. you're seeing people with the ability to rise. you're also seeing people with the ability t wo fall. there is a narrative that this 1%, the rich people that the presidental andt others love to vilify, are kind of locked in this permanent status above the rest of us.this but the truth is they drop out of thehe 1% all the time year to year. you're seeing a very dynamic picture and the american dream is alive and well. >> one of thee. fascinating things in that study is people

"newsweek" magazine called him the of american journalism. he's back. of course he had never left but from the public's point of view, there he was in that give me the book ends the book be like to abu ghraib with lots of great stuff in between. he butted heads of virtually every american president was lyndon johnson. lbj said we were not bombing north vietnam. sy hersh of us otherwise. richard nixon said we did not help overthrow chile. sy hersh on this otherwise. gerald ford said the cia was not by non-american citizens. ronald reagan's head of the central intelligence william keith e. threatened to throw hersh in jail for a book he wrote about the downing of a korean airliner by the soviet union. hersh wrote the book anyway. reagan back off. dick cheney later to become vice president threatened to break into his house, threaten to have been thrown in jail because he was writing stories that the board administration didn't like about cobra duties in america. george h.w. bush in two of his sons were accused by seymour hersh of taking gifts from kuwait a

. >> eight think the thread in journalism today is a real issue and problem today.ournalists have rapidly change because of the internet and the real problem with the investigative reporter is finding the time in and the money to do their work. many publications have simply cut back and that's more problematic. i am not sure there anymore threats in terms of sources or legal aspects. lawsuits are kind of down against journalists so my sense is the real threat is to continue to be able to have the money and resources to do the job in journalism. an investigator -- investigative journalist will take three to six months to write one story and that's very expensive. here's a breath of fresh air and organization called propublica funded by non-profits. it's also exciting in the tremendous possibility of unlimited space. you now have lots of space on narrative journalism. i think the real threat to journalists is less externally although i do worry. in some ways in my mind there's a real threat to democracy and that you don't have independent journalism and you don't have

the journal stands approved. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i ise to recognize garree -- garreth. he has hopes of connecting what he refers to and rightfully so as the divide between the physically disabled and the rest of the population. he took a giant step toward this goal last month when he entered the martin luther king commemorative student showcase essay contest. the contest sponsored by the pennsylvania state university is entitled reflect on yesterday, experience today, transform tomorrow. gareth, who has veebralpalsy, wrote about his life experience. his essay invokes dr. king's powerful message for all people in this country to be treated with respect and dignity. mr. speaker, garr

ceo tim cook tells the journal it's a sign of confidence in the company. the national security agency is tracking fewer cell phone calls than once thought. the wall street journal reports the agency only collects information on about 20% of calls made on phones. the n-s-a has struggled to keep up with the massive rise in cell phone use. meanwhile pushback of data collection continues. tens of thousands of groups are expected to participate in a one-day of protest against the n-s-a, tomorrow. wall street analysts are trying to decipher trends coming from the health care sector.. friday-- cigna reported an 11% profit decline. the health insurance company-- lost members and spent more on medical expenses. last week- aenta produced results that missed by a penny. by earnings were up 43% from a year ago. and the health insurer signed on a record number of members. wellpoint was the most upbeat of all. indicating that enrollment under obamacare has strongly increased membership. a smaller loss at the u-s postal service this quarter could have come from online sh

>> you are watching "the journal," coming to you live from dw in berlin. bombshell result in the swiss referendum as boaters say yes to opposing quotas on immigration. the bad boy of arthouse is back. we get the verdict on a nymphomaniac. at the winter olympics, germany wins its first gold of the games. in switzerland have giving their backing to quotas on immigration in a referendum that appears to have let the country down the middle. 50.3% supported the proposal with 30,000 vote splitting the two sides. the result, the impact could be huge, especially on relations with the european union. >> there was cheering at the headquarters of the swiss people's party, the right wing s dp persuaded 30% of voters to limit immigration from eu states. the swiss government is required to issue immigration caps in three years. it shows how divisive the immigration debate has become. more people looking for work than there are jobs. >> i think the swiss economy needs all these people coming from abroad. and that's one part. in the second part, of course, it will be very

>>> this week on "the journal, editorial report." president obama rewrites the health care act once again. >> kentucky senator rand paul with a warning for fellow republicans. is the red state of texas at risk of turning blue? >> and the big apple's new mayor wasting no time hammering home his progressive agenda. will charter schools be the first to fall? welcome to "the journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. the white house waving the employer mandate another year giving 50 to 99 full-time workers till 2016 to provide insurance coverage. what does it mean for the future of obamacare? let's ask joe rago and dan h1e ig henninger. is it economics or politics or both? >> i think it's both. i think they want an alibi. we are having this furious debate how the affordable care act affects decisions to hire, decisions to work. liberals are saying there is no effect whatsoever. employers are saying there is a lot of damage in the real world. the administration's actions are showing that the employers are right. that there is economic harm

>> a very warm welcome to the "journal." these are our top stories at this hour. the west and russia clash over ukraine at the munich security conference. the ukraine itself meanwhile, the government and opposition trade accusations. the oscar-winning actor and director maximilian schell has died at the age of 83. the munich security conference has provided the backdrop for heated debate over the future of ukraine. at the annual gathering of the world's top diplomats and defense officials, u.s. secretary of state john kerry condemned what he called a disturbing trend among governments in central and eastern europe, including ukraine, to trample on the aspirations of ordinary people. for his part, the russian foreign minister accused "prominent european politicians" of inciting increasingly violent street protests, which he suggested had little to do with promoting democracy. we have this report on the latest developments in munich. host germany underscored its support for the ukrainian opposition. antigovernment protesters have been in the streets of kiev four mont

a warm welcome to "the journal" on dw. this is what's making news. protesters it -- voters in thailand go to the polls. in german csoccer more grief for hamburg, if they take their losing streak to five in a row. ar u forhe the u.s. gera this year's super bowl contest. thailand's election has been marred by the deep divisions in the country. there was violence reported during sunday's poll. tohough protesters opposed the government did manage to partially disrupt voting at hundreds of polling stations in the capital bangkok and in southern thailand. >> voting is over and thailand's election remained largely peaceful. but the country's political drama is far from over. despite the vote, months of conflict between the president and her foes are set to continue. the prime minister is calling it a victory for democracy. >> i would like to thank all thai people who helped maintain democracy. the election was peaceful. >> the election revealed thailand's political divisions. in the north where she is strong, voting went ahead normal. in provinces in the sou

>> hello in a very warm welcome to the "journal" here on dw. the ukraine, a close confidant of former prime minister to mission go -- of yulia tymoshenko has been named interim. gold medal in sochi. and a seven-game losing streak is over. a dream start for the new coach. ukraine where events are continuing to unfold in a dramatic pace with parliament voting to name alexander totino off as interim president. he was voted the speaker of parliament, and he was the close confident of yulia tymoshenko, who bores back on the scene after being released from jail. meanwhile, german chancellor and glove macro -- angela merkel agreed that the ukraine's maintained.st be we have the latest development in kyiv and elsewhere. >> thousands packed the day after they oust viktor yanukovych. it has become a place of triumph and morning. with yanukovych gone, activists have been reflecting on what the future holds. >> we have fought for this for over two months. many are dead. they were not supposed to leave us. they were young. they never experienced life. all of

it was press accounts, may have been october, may have been september, may have been the wall street journalhave been his column, it's definitely after. then we get to friday, and we get this -- the bombshell letter that says evidence exists from the letters from david wildstein's attorney, that christie knew during the lane closures, here there seems a contradiction. fast forward to monday, and christie was able to explain why it's both. and that is, he said that traffic reports, that's fairly regular, he must have heard about traffic in front of the george washington bridge that week, because that's something that happens in new jersey all the time. you. >> hear about traffic, sure. the new element was that it was not meaningful or memorable for him until october when he learned about this for the first time, the leaked e-mail, this potential political retribution plot came up for the first time, and that's when -- we saw the reference from the governor, it started to become meaningful for him. that's how he -- his comments on this statement have sort of evolved, but that's how he says it

it for the journal. do stay with us. we will be bringing you an update on everything happening at the berlin film festival. do stay with us. >> in this mexican city, unimaginable crimes have been committed. everyone who lives there knows about them, but no one is doing anything to stop them, except for desperate families who hang flyers on the street lights. they are searching for their daughters who have been kidnapped by human traffickers. this victim was 14 years old. her body was found buried in the desert underneath a pile of rocks and rubbish. for sylvia and maria, it is a day of both hope and despair. it could be one of their children who has been discovered , or her body might be nearby. but this time, it is somebody else's child who has been found dead. their search continues. a lawyer working pro bono on these cases is santiago gonzalez. he knows the situation well. we are talking about more than 100 kidnapped girls in choir is in the last year alone, he tells me. juarez in the last year alone, he tells me. most

we want to provide a corrective to the type of "journalism" the "post" practiced here.o critical analyses and therefore misleading the public about what it is that was taking place. >> when we come back from break, i want to ask about the intercept and first look media, what your plans are. together with laura poitras you just launched the intercept. and also talk about the second piece that has been launched on the intercept, the series of photographs, the new photos the nsa and other top intelligence agencies revealed for the first time. we are speaking with jeremy scahill and glenn greenwald in their first broadcast tv interview together upon the eintercept.org. we will have a link to the first article at democracynow.org. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. our guests for their first exclusive interview upon the cept.org, theinter jeremy scahill and glenn greenwald. it is a new digital magazine launched today by first look media. i want to first get a comment from glenn greenwald on a

engage published by the federalist society, and i had an op-ed in "the wall street journal" arguing that this bulk data seizures that the nsa has been engaged in is unconstitutional under the fourth amendment and it's actually illegal under the usa patriot act which is what they purport to have as their authority for it. so i'm actually greatly concerned with what the nsa is doing, and i've argued there's serious constitutional questions, and i even joined an amicus brief with jim harper arguing it was unconstitutional. >> host: i think i read that texas has passed a law making e-mail, giving e-mail fourth amendment protections. >> guest: um, i'm -- i haven't heard about that one. >> host: right. but if that's the case, i mean, with the commerce clause and the interstate commerce clause, how would that play out? >> guest: well, all texas could do is protect e-mail from their own law enforcement officers in the state of texas, which is what they ought to do. they can't really have any effect on what the federal government does when they pass a law like that. >> host: in your view, is

>> hello, and welcome to "the journal." our headlines this hour -- the german government is shaken by the resignation of its agriculture minister who is suspected of leaking confidential information about a child pornography investigation. germany wins another metal as maria hÖfl-riesch takes silver. as the film festival draws to a close, we look at some of the favorites. german chancellor angela merkel's coalition government is facing a crisis after the agricultural minister resigned from the stepping down over allegations that he leaked confidential information about a child pornography investigation. it has only been two months since angela merkel cobbled together a coalition government between her own conservative and a social democrats. now, the coalition is facing a tough test. resignationlike the was a matter of time. he had tipped off leaders about a police probe involving a lawmaker. that might have compromised the investigation. party is taking aim at the social democrats with this statement been released -- there

. >>> this week on the journal, editorial report. president obama rewrites the affordable care act once again. what's behind the latest delay and what does it signal about the future of the law. plus, kentucky senator rand paul with a warning for fellow republicans. it is a red state of texas at risk of turning blue. and the big apple's new mayor wasting no time hammering home his progressive agenda. will charter schools be the first to fall? >>> welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. another big delay for president obama's affordable care act with the white house announcing this week that it has decided to waive the laws employer mandate giving yet another year giving businesses with 50 to 99 full time workers until 2016 to provide health insurance coverage. what's behind the move? and what does it mean for the future of obamacare? let's ask "wall street journal" editorial board member, columnist and deputy editor, dan henninger and assistant editor james freeman. so joe, a big delay again. now it is two years from

welcome to the --"the journal." should we be concerned about this newcomer at the top of italian politics? >> i think both reactions are justified actually. mr. renzi is charismatic, dynamic, supremely self-confident, but he is also completely untested. he has no experience with national politics, no experience of international politics. he is very much an unknown quantity. a lot of people are hoping he will do well because italy certainly needs it. >> does he have the support of the political elites? >> i think he does. i think a lot of people are hoping that he can pull this off. he is opposed ideological --a post-ideological leader who has good relationships with business leaders and italy fell cultural elites. a number of very prestigious names have been mentioned as possible members of his new cabinet. although it has to be said that none of them so far have confirmed they will accept his invitation. >> do you think that renzi will stop the revolving door for the office of prime minister? some thought i think ev

the plans look like. my sense is, someone asked sy why do you still do journalism? one of the things he said was that there are sources who need me. they need someone to go to to be all to get out their story. i think in some ways he was getting out the story at the middle level and there were people in the white house or were never sent anxious about the possibility it's possible he didn't -- with his stories. [inaudible] >> it's a good question and i don't know the answer to that now. a month ago he wrote and article in the review of books the first he has written a couple of years and he wrote about the fact that when syria had its sarin gas attack that killed 2500 people the obama administration blamed syria. he said his sources were telling him there was other evidence indicating that it wasn't the syrian government and there were other people in and around syria that could have been responsible and they cherry-picked the intelligence because it was much more politically expedient. "the new yorker" turned that article down which was shocking. has his relationshi

who was following the talks for us when welcome to the journal tells what the eu foreign ministers decided. basically they decided to introduce a new visa bad and an assets freeze for all those responsible for the violence. liz has not been compiled over the zoo we don't noon. to which politicians or whoever will be targeted in the ukraine rumor has it they will be names from the opposition are other people and bolster the other side of the barricades. i'm however deals the decided to use the ban imports of any material that can be use for it on the repression. and that might seem like no mosque that it is indeed it is a powerful gesture. i mean also depends on them and who's going to be on this list da da is not the oligarchs behind ukrainian government or indeed sitting in the ukrainian government will feel the heat because a lot of them have access to the eu and that they will do something to benefit cheat because creation with your position. boy am but realistically i mean how effective do they think that the sanctions will be because my question to step in and make up for the losses.

still the journal the easy life eric elie is this coming up it shares its holding in hospital last week more urgently needed supplies to the deceased experience today giving children the right to die. belgium for parents and teachers for chews on his image. at school i got lower germany topped the medal table at the satirical intent the old city of all suffered eighteen months now siege by a syrian site now it's seeing a slight ray of hope that the united nations resuming its evacuation of civilians there and the delivery of aid since friday more than fourteen hundred civilians have left the old city about three thousand people are believed to be still and the rebel enclave. the many evacuees hope that the peace talks in geneva will make it possible for others to soon be reunited with their lofts above. the other in some re unite to its two years since knots of boat has seen his dad. i work. it was stuck in homes. disappointed but unable to leave because he was deemed a striking change thanks to the ceasefire he's back in the arms of his loved ones the outfit is just one no more than a

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a study in the journal of pediatrics shows the physical and mental health effects of bullying linger long aft actual bullying stops. over 4,000 children were surveyed three times, once in fifth and then in seventh and again in tenth grade. researchers found children who were no longer bullied still showed signs of depression and had lower self-worth. >>> extreme loneliness can increase an older person's chances of premature death by 14%. that's according to research at university of chicago. a psychology professor conducted the study and found that the impact of loneliness is nearly as strong as the impact of poverty which increases the chances of dying by 19%. health issues linked to severe loneliness include lack of sleep, high pressure, and depression. >>> another new study in the journal of pediatrics finds children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can improve their ability to focus by using specialized computer training at school. the training involves feedback in which the computer shows and tells children in real time whether or not they're staying on task. resear

>> jessie waters tracked him up for an update. >>> this weekend on the journal, editor real report. ident obama pressing ahead with his climate change agenda. will he soon be getting help from a hedge fund billionaire. plus taking back the senate is within eternal reach but could it keep them from getting a victory. >>> a stunning result. can big labor survive without the south. >>> welcome to "the journal editorial report." i'm paul g

. >> on the next "washington journal," more on the week ahead in congress. who willby sam baker, talk about the medicare advantage program and what is being done to prevent cuts to the program under the health care law. then a look at what the international space station costs and how it operates with the space station program director. we will also take your phone calls and look for your comments on e-mail, facebook, and twitter. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span. >> i have often said that when i am traveling on amtrak, that i run, not walk, to the quiet car. and i know will provide for consumers and it already has on some airlines the more opportunity for data-rich engagement. it will open up the market for more competitors to provide an option. hopefully, over the long-term, it will be less expensive read you look at the international ecosystem when it comes to this, i have been told by those in the business that 90% of the engagement is data only. a very small part of it is conversation. what is also great about this is it is up to the car

coming out of the gerald celente although our blogger and publisher of the trends journal is live on today's show you won't want to miss what he asked today about the u.s. economy plus the latest on the herbalife ackman pyramid drama this week the f.t.c. is being forced to look at allegations that the company is one big old pyramid scheme i'll tell you all about it coming right up and harrison joins me in today's big deal to talk about canada violence from the u.s. to build a bridge to detroit three story really happening you all want to miss it and it all starts right now. today we're talking about the emerging markets crisis and the u.s. economy however i want to lead off with the latest drama surrounding nutritional supplement distributor herbalife now the head of the federal trade commission if ramirez has agreed to meet with minority and consumer activists to hear their concerns about the pyramid scheme excuse me excuse me company i meant to say company herbalife it's a company now herbalife the pyramid drama it's already the stuff of legends thanks to an impromptu televised burb

pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the gentleman from south carolina. >> mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen. ms. ros-lehtinen: please join us in the pledge to our nation's flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objecti

and the journal stand as i proved -- stands approved. mr. wilson: quarmquarm -- i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 78 of rule 20, further -- 8 of rule 0, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from south carolina, mr. wilson. mr. wilson: everyone, including our guests in the gallery, please join in. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from south carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker

dan neil, "the wall street journal," thanks so much. >> all right, thank you. >> ifill: now, a look at new efforts in south carolina to provide health care for those in need, but who don't qualify for medicaid. the newshour's mary jo brooks has our report. >> reporter: sixty-year-old walter durst had hoped the affordable care act meant he could finally get health insurance. laid off from a retail job six years ago, he now makes less than a thousand dollars a month working odd jobs. >> its like stepping on eggshells. you're just afraid all the time of catching something. there are a few things that i know i need done, like a colonoscopy that i can't do. >> reporter: but durst isn't getting coverage anytime soon since he falls into a gap: he cant afford plans on the health exchange, but also isn't eligible for medicaid in south carolina. under the affordable care act, medicaid was to be expanded to include anyone under the age of 65 who made up to 133% of the poverty level, that's about $15,000 a year for an individual. but the supreme court ruled that states could opt out. and governor

i think the media consortium is a great beginning in the investigative journalism in afghanistan. he problem is that previously were still if the single media outlet does it covers a sensitive corruption case, then what happens is the media outlet comes up onto the radar in the government or anybody that is responsible for the corruption case. so, what the media consortium does it at the same time like six or seven media outlets broadcast the same story. so then in that case if it is the government perpetrators warlord or whoever in the six media outlets what they do is come to for example [inaudible] we go from 8 a.m. and they says we got it from [inaudible] this is a very good way of going about the investigative journalism. >> let me ask you this because the audience that we are trying to address in this conference is of course in afghanistan, but it's also here. what kind of stories haven't you seen and what kind of stories would you like to see covered by the american media afghanistan from here on? >> i think the american public in afghanistan and iraq because the coverage se

this is the journal and four and gone and i'm a good chance that any with us is that coming up ukraine's ousted president viktor yanukovich is the wanted man today is the new government holding him responsible for mass murder in the violence of last week with the waikiki up protesting against putin the shaft is then sent to prison for demonstrating against the russian president and not so far away. a burst of fireworks to mark the end of the winter olympic games in sochi. the ukraine remains very much in crisis this monday but compared to a week ago it seems like a different country today. former president of the tail which is now a criminal suspect wanted for mass murder in last week's violence and there is a new government's networking kiev today saying that it's looking to europe and at the same time that it's facing bankruptcy and on that independence clamor was read the notion is being use to it that caused his prison sentence. our coverage begins with him in holland it's going on right now. thousands of mourners have been coming to my jungle independence clementi it since the early

. >> the ncis questioned the four other men elise accused in her journal. they all denied the allegations. >> she had accused four of the best guys i've ever known, the best guys i've ever worked with, family men. really decent, respectable guys. >> nancy simpson was elise's friend as well as one of her supervisors. >> i knew it was a bunch of crap. >> elise never told me that she had been sexually harassed at work. if that had happened, she certainly would have told me. it would have never been covered up. >> but eddie makdessi was outraged. to him, the evidence was clear. >> eddie believes that quincy brown went there to shut her up and stop talking about what was going on at the base. eddie also said quincy was part of a larger conspiracy involving higher navy forces to keep her quiet. >> as proof, eddie pointed out that elise had recently been demoted at the navy base. eddie claims in retaliation for her sexual harassment claims. >> eddie says they really slowed down her training. re-assigned her because of it. >> then, investigators noticed small incons

that number i read you from the journal story today is pretty compelling. four of five of americans who have internet access don't use it regularly? >> the thing with twitter is part of its charm and part of the reason why hard core users like it is because of those quirks and that weirdness. and it's really tough for them to crossover and become as mainstream as facebook. it was a stat that 750 million people in the last seven years have tried the twitter service and abandoned it. that is dick costello's challenge. he has to figure out how to bridge the gap between remaining quirky. if this were on the s&p right now, it would be the 150th largest company. bigger than delta and netflix in terms of ranking there. they have to find a way to get more people using the service. >> let's do a market flash now, a look at what's moving. morgan brennan, what do you see? >> check out oil trading back above $100 a barrel level. it's closing in on its december high of $100.75. if it crosses that, we're looking at a three-month high looking at levels that haven't been se

kim, i want to ask you about your paper, the wall street journal. 15 pressing issues. what do we need to address? climate change came in dead last of all of those issues. and some californians say the lack of water in the central valley near fresno where the president was is obviously -- they have had a drought, but it's because of state and federal regulations that have kept them from sharing water from the sacramento valley because of an endangered species of fish. >> yes. and this is a government exacerbated drought, as it were, because there's water there, there's plenty of water there, and certainly enough water to be providing aid to the farmers who desperately need it at the moment. but as you said, they have been keeping it so that they can flush it down to help endangered smelt. so what we have had is republicans have been desperately trying to address this in the congress with legislation. democrats, even california democrats have blocked that move. and the white house has been against it. so what you've had is the democratic politicians p

this is a front-page story in "the wall street journal." ey have the number, $2 billion, the amount cvs expects to lose when they stop selling the back of products. -- tobacco products. out of $133 billion in projected revenue. by opposing view is written dan johnson. its say that cvs insult own customers. society has acted as if 1/5 of its people don't exist because they choose to smoke. we believe smoking is a choice of using a legal product. may not be taking into account the other sales that are lost when smokers do not stop in to their shores. this does not sound like a company that shares like -- cares about its shareholders. betterclaim to remote health among its customers, but sell junkue to food and alcohol, which are also claimed to be unhealthy. of cvs customers smoke, why inconvenience those who by their cigarettes and other tobacco products there? likely anis opportunity for cvs to get free genuinelythan any serious public-health move. good.its for twitterbol is their page. their bio at the top shows cvs quits with this symbol.

. >> fear is one of the overriding characteristics affecting journalism in- in mexico. drug cartels uhm, uh, have been basically conducting war against journalists, as well as others in the community. >> you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> in pursuing what was not merely my job, but my passion, i exceeded sheer reason on many occasions. so it often happening that in trying to capture the best image or digging up a scoop, i cross the line into danger. in 2006, i received reliable information that several journalists were named on an organized crime hit list because of their reporting on the juarez drug wars. my source told me, i was on that list. >> i- i was doing some investigation related with these abuses, human right abuses for militaries, but at the same time as these incident happened, the massacre at the rehab center. so i got information that when this is said, that this one big truck with soldiers block the road to help the hit men to be at the rehab center an

them on the next washington journal -- >> on the next washington journal, susan echio. then sam baker. and plans to keep the international space station operations until 2014, four more years than originally planned. we'll talk about the cost, purpose, and background of the suffredini. mike also tomorrow, and all day conservative policy summit hosted by the heritage foundation in washington dc. expected speakers include senators ted cruz and mike lee. former senator jim demint who is also the president of the heritage foundation. -- you canch and watch live coverage starting at 9:30 p.m. -- 9:30 a.m. eastern. commissioner josh testifies about the continuing investigation into the irs by his agency. he was sworn in as head last december and served previously as deputy mayor of washington dc. from the house oversight committee, this hearing is 2.5 hours. applied for tax exempt status. our live coverage getting under way right here, right now, on c-span 3. >> committee will come to order. i want to welcome our witnesses today. have to put up with a couple opening statements

with the interview first lady in dallas at 10:30. journal"ll street health care policy reporter louise radnofsky talks about an effort by republicans to replace the affordable care act. who is behind this proposal and how it is -- how is it different from others offered by congressional republicans? guest: over on the senate side, senators tom coburn and orrin hatch and richard byrd say they to startueprint conversation particularly among senate republicans. on the house side, there have been repeal and replace measures floated. what they did have was dozens of for placement ideas, none of which i've really got a consensus among the caucus around that -- none of which have really got a consensus in the caucus around them. the senate is kickstarting a debate which means there could be one gop repeal and replacement plan. the affordability and responsibility empowering act. this looks to keep several inponents of obamacare existence after it goes through. what is in and what is out? guest: it does. it feels a lot at least at first you like the