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hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom parker was a big. welcome back to spotlight i'm just a reminder that my guests on the show today are a key deal cock this political analyst and the editor in chief of the moscow news tim wall we're discussing let me put in this the recent article which is considered to be. published part of his election program. platform or whatever well one of the issue is that president touches in this in this article dedicated to the nationalities ethnic problem is he proposes a creation of a new nationality is a ministry well then there's a question why did putin close down a special national as ministry back in two thousand and one if it's a good solution to the ethnic problems well let's let's hear what putin writes about it. i believe that the federal government should set up a special agents you're responsible for its development the internet you can do work and interaction these problems are currently the responsibility of the ministry of regional development unfortunately with the overwhelming volu

hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom parkerparker the big picture. with. this month's supply particles that make up the fabric of the universe find what you're looking for in the deep siberian forests prevent a fire with the help of lasers in fibers plug your tablet of a new gaming religion and let the teacher begin all of that here in dover severe sputniks knowledge you update here on. the future covered. and you can see. the. welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to mind you were talking about the revolution in egypt one year on slim. and you can see. in its case very interesting john i know in reading some of the media coverage of the revolution when you're on the up and not really american but more like british and european is it to instead of this kind of dichotomy be have the muslim brotherhood in the military it looks more and more like they were in cahoots with each other ok and particularly when writing this constitution now do you think that the the the democratic element of this revolution is being swept away

good morning, carol parker. >> good morning, tom.nk you so much. >>> if you're heading off to the rails, yes, you want to bundle up. you'll be happy to know that metro, marc, vre all running on time. all around the area, more of your friends and neighbors will be hitting the road. nothing yet to avoid this morning. looking at our cameras at 50 in maryland at 301, you are doing very well. as you head over to route 1, nothing in your way, a little bit of volume. back to you, joe, eun. >> thanks very much, carol. >> 5:13, 28 degrees. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," his cell phone helped guide rescue teams to him. now this maryland man is talking about the trip >>> welcome back. police say a man who set more than 50 fires in los angeles may not have acted alone. 24-year-old harry burkhart is now behind bars. investigators say he set 52 fires since friday, destroying cars and buildings. police are investigating a possible motive but say the german man may have been upset over his mother's potential deportation. a sheriff's deputy arrested bu

carol parker is with us this morning with traffic. good morning, carol. >> good morning, tom. that wind is wreaking havoc with hair. if we could get that out very quickly, that would be helpful. >>> around the area, the beltway on 270 looking great. we do have an incident to pass along in falls church. an accident at graham and quincy. all lanes are blocked in both directions. police are on the scene. 66 outside the beltway moving well. 66 inside the beltway looking great. joe, eun? >> thank you, carol. it is now 5:12. 38 degrees out there. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," the likely cause of death of dozens it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. il, any luck finding a car? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting. check out carmax. all their used cars are guaranteed. that's whe

parker is with us. good morning. >> thank you. good morning, tom. happy new year. >>> all around the area, things are looking really, really good this morning as you can see. checking the beltway, our cameras at river road, moving right along. new hampshire avenue wide open. down in virginia, the beltway at robinson terminal. i think the advice today is put both hands on the wheel. >> thank you, carol. >>> new from overnight, iran says it successfully test fired a long range missile during a naval exercise. the iranian navy said it test fired an anti-radar missile over the weekend. this comes after iran says it has successfully tested and produced nuclear fuel rods. this is a snub to western countries who want iran to stop its nuclear program. the united states and other western powers have proposed new sanctions that will cut iran's oil revenue. >>> this morning we expect to learn the identities of two young people killed in a bad crash. it happened as many were still ringing in the new year. just before 3:00 a.m. on new year's day, the suv slammed

parker is in for danella. good morning, carol. >> good morning, tom.ck to work and school, yikes. the good news, the outer loop, all lanes open at georgia avenue. as you can see in our cameras, the backups go past new hampshire avenue, all the way to 95, with a travel speed of only 21 miles an hour. in virginia, very heavy now, northbound 95 at the fairfax county parkway. but nothing in your way. and as you continue on 395 to duke street, heavy but moving. joe, eun, back to you. >> thanks, carol. >>> 6:32. and this may be why traffic is heavier than usual on 395 today. the last set of employees will transfer to the marc center in alexandria. 1,400 people are expected to start working at the site today. this is a live look at the facility off of 395. this is one of the side streets. traffic is moving there. still could be very busy today. in all, 6,400 workers were transferred to the complex as part of the base realignment commission's plan. they had been gradually moving into the building since last summer. >>> beginning today, metro riders will notice

parker, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning, tom. >>> on this 2nd day of 2012, traffic traveling at speeds around the area as you can see. few schools open, but the rest will not open until tomorrow. downtown, new york and bladensburg road, a lot of pavement, some cars. east-west highway, connecticut avenue, same situation. moving well. traffic is light. back to you, joe and eun. >> thanks very much, carol. >>> 6:43 now. one day to go until the iowa caucuses, and the field is still wide open. republican presidential hopefuls are campaigning hard today, trying to sway those undecided voters. news 4's angie goff joins us live in our news room with what voters are saying, along with new poll numbers revealing a religious conservative surging ahead. >> good morning, eun. >>> on this eve of the iowa caucuses, rick santorum is in the spotlight. the latest polls from the "des moines register" show mitt romney as the front-runner. ron paul is right behind. but if you count the last two days of the four-day poll, santorum is tied with mitt r

parker, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning, tom. >>> things haven't heated up outside yet. they're moving very well around the area. 66 is looking fine with no incidents or obstacles in your way outside the beltway at 28 or inside at glebe. so far so good at this hour. back to you, eun and joe. >> thanks very much, carol. >> 4:42 now. it's 28 degrees out there. the search for a killer is over. what appears to have caused the death of a suspected gunman on death of a suspected gunman on mt. rainier. ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on tv ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. ♪ >>> welcome back at 4:45. authorities found the body of a man suspected in the slaying of a park ranger. investigators believe 24-year-old benjamin barnes died from the cold snowy conditions in mt. rainier national park in washington state. they found him in chest deep snow without a coat, and he wa

tom pane, stood up against slavery and criticized the leaders of the revolution who favored slavery. everett parker of the unite church of christ, who led the fight in mississippi to desegregate the ldt. there are many examples. so there's many examples of progressive white americans who stood against this -- of course, william lloyd garrison and his liberator, men examples of those who toad against the tide, but unfortunately not enough. so we developed a white racial narrative in america that lives to this day, even though it's gotten better thanks to what happened in the '70s, but still a long way to go. so we tried to tell how the system got constructed. how the importance that race has played throughout american history and the development of the white racial narrative and the counternarrative of people of color for more democratic media system. and we have tried to get the lessons that are valuable for now. because unfortunately, with all the great promise of the internet, some of the same kind of racial inequities that existed in newspapers and radio, in television, and in cable, we feel are