the national park service is honored to play a role in the establishment of commemorative works in our nation's capitol. the process as directed by congress has worked very well. we expect the eisenhower memorial will ultimately be a source of pride for our entire nation. mr. chairman, this concludes my statements. i would be pleased to respond to any questions you or other members of the subcommittee may have. >> thank you, i appreciate it. mr. whitesell -- you just spoke. thank you. mr. geren from the gs afrnlts. >> good morning, chairman bishop, ranking member gal va and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discussed the proposed dwight d. eisenhower memorial. gsa is honored to play a role many helping create a memorial to president dwight d. eisenhower. his long a rear of noble service is and should be a source of inspiration to the american people. the commission was tasked with creating an appropriate permanent memorial to perpetuate his memory and contributions to the united states. human resource support, financial and account

the current tribal nation summit. a meaningful relationship that must be upheld by all future presidents. we also call on the president to convene regular meetings on specific issues between cabinet secretaries. fourth, elevate native people in the federal government. it's pastime for qualified people to be seated on the bench. the appointment of an adviser on native american affairs has advanced polly making at the white house and we applaud president obama for his leadership. the importance of the indian budget in the coming decades, we urge the creation of an office for native american perhaps at the office of management and budget. finally, we call upon all candidates to actively engage indian country in your campaign. we invite each candidate to visit, outline your policy positions. we also urge the campaigns to make sure tribal nations are part of the discussion at the presidential debates. between now and the election we have a lot of work to do. for all the partisan challenges of the past year, the congress has

so these are moving and they are again building upon the national response framework, the national disaster recovery framework and then building three additional frame works to support the overall national preparedness plan. >> how do you see this -- this system informing your budget decisions and resource allocations? >> well, it probably best to give an example. we tried talking about generalities. you end up saying we're going to do this, this and this. let's take urban search and rescue. we know that in the types of mess we face with the building collapses, bomb blasts, tornadoes and other things that response is key. how long does it take to get a team there? just having a team responding doesn't change an outcome. we start with what is the outcome we're trying to change. injured people do not have time. so we start with this idea that -- and across the nation, looking at where communities are, concentrations of populations. we look at the urban areas. that's where everybody is at. and we also look at travel times. do we have enough teams? where are they at? should we make a priority i

>> yes, sir, they report to the national governor association. the ten are a council of governors which congress directed the president to appoint and to work with the secretary of defense on, national guard issues particularly. both from the standpoint of domestic response and also the ongoing care and needs that states have, particularly in looking at their guards. i would defer to that body. i know this issue, not this specific but the overall issues of how these are affecting governors and the ability to do that. also the work that's being done at north com to support states if we do require federal assistance. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. carter. before we end this first panel session, i have one quick question to follow up from the conversation that you and i had yesterday. administrator fugate. that's the mpgfy '12 guidance. we're very concerned with the new inclusion of additional agency that's will be eligible. my question is do we have your commitment to address this issue? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> it's not our intention to have

it is very rare for the emperor to address the nation. we have seen it twice now in a year, although he has been seen on many occasions meeting with the survivors of those especially around the fukushima power plant. it's very significant he made these comments today. also significant what the prime minister has said. prime minister noda who is, in fact, the sixth prime minister in five years for japan. he inherited the job after his predecessor was roundly criticized for the rebuilding efforts and for the way he handled this disaster, but today just moments ago the prime minister said there are three things to take from this disaster. there are three things that he will be dedicating himself to. restoring the towns as soon as possible to try to make them a happy place to live. he specifically managed restoring the fukushima prefecture, that is, of course, where the nuclear meltdown occurred, where 100,000 people are still unable to go home. where they are still trying to clean up the radiation there, an effort largely described as trial a

ciani and lisa graddy of the national museum of american history discuss the ways in which the national women's party utilized these largely silent forms of rhetoric to support the women's right to vote. miss graddy will continue the conversation and examine the banners carried in the suffrage parades and during nwp's pickets in front. white house. she will share her thoughts on tactics employed by the nwp during the campaign and the escalation of the messaging when the united states entered world war i. professor ciani specializes in the history of women and gender across the americas with a focus on social justice issues. as affiliated faculty in women and gender studies, she helps to mentor flame, feminist led activist moments to empower. ciani's publications focus on how the changing culture of work direct survival strategies especially in regard to child care. education. and labor. she's interested in women's activities in these areas during the 19th and 20th century. her current research project is a study of cultural interactions in the 20th century on american indian reservation

the national park service works closely with sponsors. ultimately, a memorial will be construct the only if approved by these three entities and the memorial sponsor has met qualifications imposed by commemorative works act for the issue answer of a national park service permit to begin construction. in 2006 the commission was authorized to locate the memorial at maryland and independence avenues southwest between fourth and sixth streets. a national park service environmental assessment with public involvement was released in june of 2006. reviewed by the national capital advisory commission, selection of this site was approved by the commission on fine arts and the national planning commission in september of 2006. the national park service has continuously facilitated the work of the eisenhower memorial commission to develop the design in response to input received during the public review and approval processes. and has worked diligently on environmental and historic preservation compliance documentation. the eisenhower memorial commis

they seem somewhat tepid in comparison to the new nationalism. he called for the extension of the payroll tax in the short run and more generally for a fair tax code and these are important measures to be sure, but he did not offer a strategic vision of bold progressive initiatives for a new political order as t.r. did, nor did he explain how the land mark health care and financial reform legislation enacted in 2010, really important pieces of legislation, were the building blocks of a new foundation. the new foundation was a term tried out early in the obama presidency, but he did not revisit it, strangely, in his speech. it is odd one of my sober colleagues said astonishing. but perhaps telling that the president did not even mention health care reform in kansas. it's particularly odd and astonishing because this is the signature achievement of his first term. this is the holy grail or it had been the holy grail of progressive democracy since t.r.'s bull moose campaign. true to his ruthless pragmatism as one journalist put it, obama's address st

the plan feed intelligent investments and national assets. we like aspects of the preparedness grant program with the presence's 2013 budget but suggest it be project based. applications should be evaluated by a multijurisdictional committee prior to review by the state administrative agency, local governments should be encouraged to band together and apply directly. this opportunity for combinations of local governments to participate specifically addresses the question. due to the size and inherent threat, tier one cities should continue to be directly funded by allowing other combinations of local governments to apply directly, those remaining in the jurisdictions can continue participating in process and receive funding without that annual fear of falling off the list. overall, this process is about building and sustaining capability as cross the country, encouraging innovation, self organization and regionalization where local decision makers wish to do so. empowering local governments to decide which projects they want to fund, providing

right at the freezing mark in manassas. 43 at reagan national. a rapid warm up this morning even though the clouds will increase later on today and give us a chance of a few showers stocks with high temperatures in the upper 50's up to about 60 degrees. winds will be out of the southeast at 10-15. and of a few showers tonight with temperatures to in the mid 40's, low 50's. in the conditions tomorrow. what to expect for the rest of the forecast, details coming up. >> quiet traffic right now on 95 in virginia, northbound out of fredericksburg to get to springfield, very nice. northbound and southbound 95 here. nothing complicated on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. pretty good in maryland on 95. good on the b-w parkway. metro rail reporting normal service to start our friday. back to you. >> thank you. we begin with a crime caught on tape in laurel. it shows a truck hitting a man and then taking off. the victim was sent flying over a guardrail down a 30-foot embankment. brianne carter is live with more if on the search for the hit

it was misfiled by the senate long before the national archives received it. and we didn't know where those two pages were. >> the first thing that tipped me off was the heading. house of representatives. i knew that's how most presidential messages were transmitted. but as far as the text, i didn't immediately say oh, that's from the second annual message. i just did a quick internet search, and the text led me to confirm that this was indeed the text. i brought it to the legislative archivist's attention, bill davis and rodney baross. and they made the decision to remove it from the volume and return it to the rest of the copy that's in the vault. >> it's wonderful that we now know where it is, and we have put that page with the rest of the second annual message in our treasury's vault where we have some of our most -- some of our most historic items. in that room also we have, for example, george washington's inaugural address. we have several items from jefferson's presidency dealing with the louisiana purchase, lewis & clark expedition. we have things rela

the nations involved contribute as heavily as they can. no less valuable are the morale and friendly relations being generated by servicemen of all participating countries, in joint training programs and demonstrating their respective skills to each other. they cross the language barrier to comradeship. this banding together for nations with a common purpose has produced strength, not only in the military and economic field but in the moral spiritual values as well. at a meeting of the nato atlantic congress in 1989, a statement was adopted which called to the moral unity binding the member nations. this document, recognizes respect for human dignity as the inalienable basis offivization, on the fundamental rights of machine specifically named, respect for the sanctity of human life. the right to freedom of speech, of conscience and religion. of opinion and belief. the right of every man to work and to receive his just reward. the right of the family to stability. and the right of parents over their children and their education. in all thes

the eisenhower commission, the national capital kplaning commission. the general services administrations. on march 6th, they issued the finding of no significant impact which means it will not so have a significant impact on the environment. the memorial was scheduled to go before the planning commission on april 5th, 2012, at which time the eisenhower memorial commission would seek preliminary design approval. on march 14th, the eisenhower memorial commission acts this be deferred in response to resent commissions about the design. it will be a skours of pride for our entire nation. mr. chairman, this concludes my statements. i would be pleased to respond to any questions you or other members of the sub committee have. >> oh, you just spoke. pleased to have you here. same thing. >> good morning, chairman. we are honored to play a role to create a memorial for president dwight d. eisenhower. the commission was tasked with creating a memorial to perpetuate his mearm and his contributions to the united states legal and contracting support and our role ex

the entire nation was stunned. w could a father two with a steady income was one of also work reached the point where he did not know how he would pay for the upkeep and education of his 8-year-old daughter and 16- year-old son. the media explore the question in depth. today, the money is still tight, but one major concern has been lifted. >> before, i had to go to a special school for the disabled, but i was not able to learn anything there, and i did not like it. our teacher did not push us. >> it was not the teachers fall. it is the school system. luckily, now you can attend a good school that meets your needs. >> she has asper syndrome, a form of art is a war sufferers often possess above-average intelligence. his father knew that and was frustrated because the system was failing his son. after the balcony jump, a wealthy romanian family got in touch. they own this furniture business, one of the biggest in romania. they offered to pay for psychological treatment and ensure that he could attend a normal school. t

as alma powell says in the grad nation report, we can't afford excuses. and america's promise alliance is one of the most effective and largest partnerships increasing champions for the nation's children and champions never make excuses. they do work toward the mission every single day. and our kids really need these champions. we should think of them as our kids. our best and brightest. because that's how they start out. believing that they do have a bright future. believing that they can be among the best. who do eventually graduate. but somewhere along the way, they lose their way. and when that happens, they and we all lose. because, as their success goes forward or it falters, or it fails, so goes our nation. let me tell you what the nation's public media station, radio television online and in the community, are doing to address the dropout challenge through an initiative we launched last year called american graduates, let's make it happen. i want to thank michael powell for his eloquent words inspiring public media to action at that launch. working

the nationals will play their first game. of the game of the spring. >> they will play against georgetown. bryce harper and is expected to get a long look this spring in what to do with the outfield positions. bryce harper will be starting. he would most certainly be the starting right fielder. >> tiger woods got off to a tough start in the first round of the pga honda classic. he scuffled on the green. davis love died a course record with 64. tiger came in seven strokes back. >> never count him out. if it's friday morning. still another 30 minutes ahead. >> a dr. seuss movie hits the big screen. arch campbell has a preview. >> steve rudin in the weather center. right sunshine for the morning. if that will give way to a few >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> i can't believe it. >> in the line of fire -- two days after deadly storms slammed the the nation's midsection, could new storms beyond the way? >>'s satan run in prince george's county and it is caught on tape. police need your help in

these are big ropes why north dakota is doing so well compared to the rest of the nation. we have the lowest unemployment rate of all 50 states at 3.2%, and our prude fiscal management has allowed us to lower taxes each of the last three lidge slave sessions. we have lowered substantially our real estate taxes, our individual income taxes and even corporate income taxes. our growing budget surpluses allow us to make large investments in infrastructure and job growth. think of the wise investments our country could be making right now if the federal budget was managed as carefully. as a nation, what progress has been made to balance our annual budget deficit? have any real spending reductions been proposed by the democratic majority in the senate? has president obama made any real attempts to reduce spending? all we see are budgeting games. the american people are growing tired of the constant pleas for tax increases from this administration. long before any real proposals appear for spending reductions. but keeping government's house in order is only part of the equation. t

to enjoy the pleasant things of our national life. there were mushrooming numbers of new suburban grade schools as well. college enrollments at an all-time high. everywhere there was growth. the new family. since 1940, the presentation reported, 5 million new families had formed in america. an increase of 15% in only seven years. moreover, vast numbers of families were climbing into the middle class. in consequence, we see all around us the pleasant homes of american citizens and one of the greatest reasons for our confidence in future prosperity lies in the number of homes that must be built, furnished and equipped. spiritual reawakening. the new america also had a significant spiritual quality. manifested in our devotion to many religions, our love of our country and respect for our national decency. our love of our children, and our grandchildren, and our faith in the american way of life. these values undergirded our new-found confidence, our awakening to the new and almost limitlop power. the new america has rediscovered the natio

this is set to get under way at the national theater any moment now. th the japanese emperor and prime minister will be there. the prime minister is expected to speak as well. one year on japan is a country that is still rebuilding especially along the northeast coast where life is still far from normal. that will be many years to come. as we look at these mimages and prepare for this national ceremony, you have a good sense how important this day is to so many survivors and families and relatives of those that died. what will this mean to them, and what can we expect in the coming hours? >> reporter: well, what the survivors will tell you is this this is a very important day. for many of them they want to look at it as closing a chapter, ending this first traumatic year. these are the words that i hear from people that lost children or parents, and they are really hoping to just make it through today. to mark the day and move on, because there's so much work to be done. we're expecting to see in the national ceremony a very solemn ceremony. people are

rubenstein permanently loaned the document to the national archives as a gift to the american people. it was taken off display in 2011 to undergo conservation treatment and to be placed in a new protective case. "american history tv" attended a press briefing for the unveiling of the newly encased magna carta. >> i'm david ferreiro, and i am happy to welcome you here today. for years the only copy of the magna carta has been under sight, undergoing conservation treatment. we're showing you the result of our staff's painstaking work, displayed in a new encasement designed and fabricated by the national institute of standards and technology. the 700-year-old document looks better than ever. when the magna carta is back on public display beginning on february 17th, interactive displays will enhance the educational value of viewing the record. visitors will be able to read an annotated translation and learn how the magna carta influenced america's founding charter, the declaration of independence, the constitution, and the bill of rights. the connection between the magna carta and freedom

the watergate hotel. there are 90 parking spots intended for a national park visitors. it has escaped the attention since it is under federal domain. >> fire officials are trying to determine what sparked a house fire in fort washington this afternoon. we were above the 1700 block of l 12:30 today. firefighters had to evacuate after the second floor partially collapsed. no firefighters were seriously injured. no one was the time. >> a flight into dulles turned into a massive cigarette bust for customs agents. they discovered 924 packs of cigarettes and a luggage of a passenger who arrived monday from japan. the passenger claims only have two or three carton's. the passenger did not have a permit to import cigarettes. agents confiscated all 18,000 of them. most of the cigarette cartons were wrapped inside blankets. time now for a check of the traffic situation. >> the weather is great it is friday, heading south, it is a parking lot on 395. you are backed up from the 14th street bridge all the way to dip street. -- duke street. slow again near rte. 3. let's take a look at

the national organization for women, the national action network and the national womens law center willold a rally today to support the affordable health care act. the supreme court will hear three days of testimony about the constitutionality of obama care. >>> tebow arrives in new york. the jets scheduled a press conference at their facility to introduce their newest player. ryan hinted that tebow may take on other roles than quarterback. >>> first lady, michelle obama will welcome school children across the country to join her in the fourth annual white house kitchen garden spring planting. this is the first patch since elinore roosevelt wartime victory garden. >>> two students are dead following a violent weekend in mississippi. the latest on the investigation there and what officials are trying to find out about who is responsible for the killings. >>> a union says it's been their policy for 2 years. how it compensates officers who shot someone. >>> i hope you didn't pack away the winter coat because you are going to need it. details coming up. >>> we are following one accident in

welcome to "face the nation." vice president dick cheney remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a washington area hospital after undergoing successful heart transplant surgery yesterday. cheney suffered from congestive heart failure and has had five heart attacks since the age of 37. he's been waiting for a heart since his last heart attack. the former vice president is 71 years old. there's no word yet about when he will be released. we turn now to our top story. campaign 2012. rick santorum had a big win in the state of louisiana yesterday, picking up 49% of the vote. mitt romney finished in a distant second with 27% of the vote. santorum won 10 delegates in louisiana. which brings his delegate count to 241. he is still about 300 delegates behind mitt romney. rick santorum joins us now from green bay wisconsin. senator, good to see you. thank you so much for joining us. congratulations on your win. >> well, thank you very much. i just want to thank all the folks in louisiana. we had a wonderful time d

the women of the nation. activity, and a vantage point from which they may keep congress under perpetual observation. [ applause ]r, they transitioned to an institute for education and preservation and we began the long journey of preserving and sharing this notable history. as a leader in the fight for women's suffrage and equal rights, the nwp initiated tactics and strategies revolutionary even by today's standards. they women were the first to picket the white house and we are able to exhibit many banners from the collection that tells this compelling story. along with images of the pickets showing their determination, sacrifice and commitment. additionalth documenting their visits to members of congress. these were recorded through nwp's congressional card file, once known by the press, as the deadly political index. today, this unique collection contains over 5,000 cards detailing member's hobbies, educations, religious and economic backgrounds, views on women's suffrage and other related social issues an

defense of the nation comes under if the nation comes under attack. i'd line to go into a few, if i could, a little bit on what i see we need in cyberspace. the requirements to defend the nation from attack, because there's been a lot of discussion on this and i think it's important to put this up front. i think this is the heart of some of the discussion that's going on with the legislation today. first, we need to see the attack. what do i mean by that? that was a quote that we made up at the fordham university. if we can't see the attack, we can't stop it. what we're not talking about is putting nsa or the military into our networks to see the attack. what we're talking about that all of you have put on the table is, we have to have the ability to work with industry, our partners, so that when they are attacked or they see an attack, they can share that with us immediately. the information sharing and the liability that goes along would allow industry, armed with signatures that we can provide, signatures that they have i agree it takes all of us w

the u.s. chamber of commerce. why is our national economic policy on the wrong track? there are two main reasons. first, the federal government is unnecessarily adding to the cost of living and the cost of doing business in america. just one example is their cost of energy. the price of gasoline is rising rapidly because we continue to depend on foreign oil. it is now within our reach to become energy independent in north america. if we simply developed the resources we already have available. in places like the gulf of mexico, non sensitive public lands across america, and in our friendly bordering countries. the second reason we are on the wrong track is that the federal government is killing energy development with overly burdensome regulations. the best example of this is the keystone xl pipeline which the obama administration will not allow to be built. the state of north dakota is currently experiencing an oil boom. we have doubled our oil production in the last four years. we are about to become the second-largest oil-producing state behind only texas. but we ca

it is a testament to the culture of the great nation that shines like a beacon of liberty. when building first began in 1793, i wonder if anyone noticed the contradiction. maybe no one even mentioned the clear mistake that among those who built a monument to freedom were men and women who came to our shores in chains. but they knew those men and women sold in bondage, they knew, and they waited for just the right time to end their silence. they waited through the federalist period and the age of reform. through the gold rush and the days of the wild, wild west. passed the emancipation proclamation day and juneteen day, passed reconstruction and the gilded age. they waited through two world wars and a great depression, past the flight of the tuskegee airmen and the protests of the civil rights movement. they waited for a moment of relative peace at the silent turn of the 21st century for the evidence of their art to be brought to light. and from the moment we discovered their contribution, we realized that we had been blind ourselves. of course, it makes sense that slaves wer

this chance gives me an opportunity to also speak about the future of the nation. service to the country. how public servants help force the strong democracy we have today and how we all have an opportunity and responsibility to help secure and strengthen that security for tomorrow. this great university and the mcconnell center are making vital contributions to education -- educating the citizen leaders who will help confront the challenges and opportunities that face all of us in the 21st century. i had a chance to meet with those students before coming here. it was a great thrill to have that opportunity. my wife and i established a similar public policy institute at california state university, monterey. the purpose is to try to inspire people to get involved and be part of public service. i deeply appreciate the good work that all of these education centers do to try to give young people a chance, the opportunity to see what public service is all about. that mission is important because all of us have a tremendous stake in how the nation navigates the considera

the end, we know, because we live in the unity that this tragic war preserved. and in national shrines like gettysburg, we honored the men of both sides who gave what they believed to be right. ♪ >> here are the names. the last of the men in blue are gone. but the union they preserved remains. and honors for all time, the men who made it possible. and right over here is a roll call of names from the years which followed the civil war, the time when the nation grew, expanding westward, the west. charwi the frontier safe was the regular army. out west that meant the cavalry. the troopers who rode into that wide country were vastly outnumbered. and their adversary was often a master of combat, a rawhide tough and experienced fighter, dangerous to underestimate. this era in america's growth has passed into legend, but real men lived it. many were awarded the medal of honor. the names of their battlegrounds are obscure now, most of them. others will never be forgotten. names like little big horn, where 24 of the men who stood with custer won the nation's highest award. but wherever

rilawyers, analysts at the department of justice work closely with our colleagues across the national security community to detect and to disrupt terrorist plots, to prosecute suspected terrorists and to identify and implement the legal tools necessary pple . unfortunately the fact and the extent of this cooperation are often overlooked in the public debates. but it's something that this administration and the previous one -- and the previous one -- can be proud of. as part of this coordinated effort, the justice department plays a key roll in conducting oversight to ensure that the intelligence community's activities remain in compliance with the law and together with the foreign intelligence surveillance court in authorizing surveillance to investigate suspected terrorists. we must and we will continue to use intelligence gathering capabilities that congress has provided to collect information that can save and protect american lives. at the same time, these tools must be subject to appropriate checks and oversight by congress and the courts as well as within the executive branch. t

the national academy of sciences says that the nnsa security of site such as lawrence liver more, national lab or las almos is affecting the security of the lab. talk to us about security. it says put a little trust in nuclear lab urges the report. according to a national research council report last month, lab employees say contracting oversight, security and human capital strains have diluted that primary goal and are putting research at risk. >> the real issue is how much overnight is on the labs. several years ago, the congress forced the nnsa to compete the contract for those labs. >> so they're privately managed? >> they're privately managed. at the time they were managed by the university of california and had been for decades? the early 2000s, congress moved to force them to compete those. and that has brought in some private industry. both labs are run by teams. but what they would like, when they talk about trust in that article, they would like the nnsa to do less of telling them what to do. that's the old, you know, what they want is more freedom to explore the scientific issue

a move aimed debt preventing him a delegate ats the national convention. represent thewill district tax place on saturday. theemocrats will be here at columbia's campus to the delegates for the national convention in north carolina. one local politician is getting grief. therey believes that of 11 elections he is into win a spot as a delegate. i am an expert politician. only missed ahas thele of conventions in past 40 years. a political commentator believes national stage over. be >> he is a ball and chain that us to a period of our past that we need to move away from. recent taxbarry's troubles and his behavior during convention should him ate voters to keep time.his he was accused of tossing his out of hisriend room after she refused to oral sex. >> that is crazy. i had nothing to do with that. >> he described examples of poor as a relevant -- irrelevant now. discussnot going to that nonsense. that is not connected to anything today. >> the people who live here, in particular democrats, they need represented in a matter that reflect -- reflects well on th

the subsequent plans intelligence to national assets. we like at aspects of the proposed grant program in the 2013 budget but suggested the project-based. projects should be analyzed by a committee prior to review by the state administrative agency. local governments should be encouraged to band together and apply directly with a share a common hazard. this combination of governments to. giuseppe -- this combination of governments to participate allows other combinations of local governments to apply directly. they can continue to participate in the process without the fear of falling off the list. this process is about building and sustaining capabilities across the country, in encouraging innovation and regionalization where local decisionmakers wish to do so. empowering local governments to decide which programs they want to fund, providing visibility, and removing politics from decisions. recognizing intra- dependencies across the country flexibility with accountability. one tenet of the proposal stands above all others. as eisenhower

the nationals lost 3-1 to the astros. hernandez took two scoreless innings for houston and brice harper got a hit. >> well, it's spring training so it doe [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >> we have to get through a couple cold days, only 40 monday with a chance for a few showers but by wednesday and thursday, temperatures around 70 degrees. >> all right. it looks like a repeat from this past thursday. all right. thanks for being here with us. we will see you back here at 11:00. good night, everybody.

we are featured in the national press club available on itunes. you can follow the action on twitter using the hash tag npc lunch. after the guest speech, we will have a q&a and i will ask as many questions as time permits. it's time to introduce our head table guest and i ask each of you to stand up briefly. from your right, bloomberg. >> washington bureau chief, time-warner cable. wz d.c. telemundo. dave nicholson, tsa acting chief of staff. michael bolden, "washington post." tsa deputy administrator. allison fitzgerald and speaker committee chair. i will speak our speaker for a moment. chris mclachlan, office of security operations. al jazeera. rachel oswald, global security news wire. nathan hurst, cq roll call. . >> as the "new york times" noted, soon after he became the fifth head of administration in jlt of 2010, john is the unwitting face of everything americans hate about airport security in a post 9/11 world. every time we are asked to take off our shoes and pull out the laptops or submit submit to a pat-down, we have his agency to blame.

maryland is one of the small states in the nation. they're pointing to our geographic circumstances. ahead of us was kansas and florida. the average number of tornadoes state-by-state, you can see how they form. >> i would have to sit down with big guys, 9.9 tornadoes. >> it is like, what? >> it is an interesting way to measure. you can look at them at -- you can look at them as to how many are really nasty tornadoes. >> you can look at the big damaging ones out there. you have to keep an eye on them tend to we are getting into the season here, especially as we get into april and may. this is what the radar screen look like. you saw a lot of showers and even storms approaching from the west and by late afternoon, there was a good band of showers west of baltimore. temperatures have really warm. temperatures were up around 86 degrees this afternoon but then some cool air came down the coast and swept into the central and eastern part of the state. you'll watch how the showers this kind of fade away as they push into that more stable atm

for grandfather gave 3000 cherry trees to the nation's capital. layed that scene today. >> what about us? us were blown away today. literally. >> close to 40 miles per hour wind gusts in the district today. very cold air will be diminishing. in look at the river bend country club. high-pressure overhead with just a few clouds. sensational weather. it was a good day on the golf course 51 in arlington and gaithersburg. 44 mile per hour gust reported in gaithersburg. the average is 59 and 41, a little bit above average and be below.e will we will have this up and down most of the coming week. 9:00 freezefrom 3:00- morning. temperatures will fall overnight. 56 in washington, but for the's just north and west. some upper 20's in some places. -- if we go for three consecutive hours, it could do to early blooming plants and flowers. look at the temperature changes. degrees colder now than it yesterday in detroit. degrees cooler in the district. degrees cooler. bright and sunny tomorrow with a thele bit of a breeze in mid 50's. push up warm air coming our

what are the national security interests of the u.s.'s continued involvement at the u.n., and what reforms are still needed? >> thank you very much. there are so many ways in which the dollars we spend and the programs they support at the united nations advance u.s. national security interests. let's begin with one of the largest elements of our request, which is funds for international peacekeeping operations. the u.n. is president in some 14 countries and engaged in important life-saving missions to protect civilians in places like darfur and the democratic republic of congo to build -- help build the capacity of fragile states in which we have an interest in their success in place like south sudan and haiti and liberia. it is keeping the peace in fragile places from the golan to cote d'ivoire. these are places we have an interest in stability and security, in protection of civilians, in helping to foment and stabilize fragile democracy. if the united states were to try to support this on our own rather than at a relatively better deal

the national average is $3.84. >>da: gas prices are getting closer to the $4 mark in most cities.fornia, hawaii and new york are really feeling the pain at the pump. gas prices are already averaging $4 a gallon. >>president obama: it is easy to offer a quick fix but there is not one. >> gas prices dominated the president's weekly address. >>president obama: any career politician who promises a three-point plan for $2 gas is now looking for a solution, they're just looking for your vote. >> republicans to one of the president's job counterpunch to. >> this bus in does not understand the conflict of economics. he is a lesson on the slightly para a it is time to the increase in economic heavyweight in i am curious >> higher prices will hurt people everywhere the with that kind meat and meat. >>darya: today is the ninth straight day of gas prices rising nationally. here is a look at bay area prices that are always above the national average. san francisco is up $4.41 a gallon. san jose and oakland are averaging $4.33. >>mark: alex smith spent more than five hours at the miami dolphins

tornadoes that structure the southern part of that state and the violent storms also pummeled the nation's southeast and the forecasters say the danger will ramp up as the night goes on. high winds sideswiped these homes outside of huntsville, alabama, and tore off roofs, snapped signs, flipped trailers in the tennessee valley. meteorologists believe of it the work of at least two tornadoes each with winds of about 130 miles an hour. >> devastating. it's heartbreaking, don't really know what to think tell you the truth about it. >> from louisiana to ohio, from missouri to south carolina golf ball sized hail fell and damaging winds were pulling down the trees and power lines, tens of thousands of people in the dark tonight and the severe weather comes just two days after a massive system in the very same region unleashed more than two dozen tornadoes killing at least 13 people. >>> essentially says that she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? makes her a prostitute. >> okay. whole lot of reaction today to the way rush limbaugh referred to a student

energy policy since the reagan committed our nation to sucking on oil for the next three decades and for thirty years republicans in congress have killed any attempt by democrats to put forward plans for a clean energy future and so today we stand here still choking on pollution still drilling for more oil still fall in the gulf coast and falling behind nations like germany denmark and china when it comes to new energy investments human history tells a story of empires collapsing and they fail to prepare for a new energy revolution from wood to colder oil to now renewables and without a truly revolutionary investment in new energies the united states will suffer the same fate in the coming years. that's it for the big picture and i don't forget democracy begins with you it begins when you show up when you participate when you contact your member of congress when you walk implies something get out there and get active tag your it will sort of. wealthy british style. it's not like. markets finally. come to. find out what's really happening to the global e