host: tony tweets, isn't distracted driving texting and phoning a greater threat than .05 alcohol level? guest: it's interesting tony raises that issue. one of the hot button points has been texting or talking on the phone behind the wheel. the ntsb over a year in a half ago, we came out with recommendations to the 50 states asking them to ban hand held or hands freeportable electronic devices behind the wheel. we now have 40 states who have prohibited texting while driving. we have about a dozen who are at the hands free only. we don't have any states who completely out right followed our recommendation for the ban on all portable electronic devices. it's a huge area of concern. the numbers we have on distracted caused accident doesn't reach the numbers we see on impaired driving. one out of three people killed in highway crashes is involved with an impaired driving crash. host: in 2011 the number of drunk driving deaths is 9878 -- 9878. let's go to holly in new york. caller: hello. i have a question, i just don't understand the extent of lowering it from .008 to .05 what you would end

--t: tony tweet sent to you what cuts have democrats offered to replace the sequence ration?: in my first two years here, all we did was cut. we cut billions and billions of dollars. and the sequestration is deeper and further cuts. what my concern is that people are suffering from those cuts. i do town halls in my district, either virtual or physical. representatives, physicians from clinics, talk about how they're going to have to turn patients away. they are not going to be able able to provide the services anymore. i have had parents come up to me with concerns around health, universities, education, you know, california specifically is finally coming out of the crisis. i have to tell you that i feel bad for my colleagues in sacramento where the situation is finally turning around, and then we punch the state in the stomach with sequestration. so i think that the democrats have been on record. as a matter fact, i get criticized by democrats in los angeles that we cut too much. host: another tweet -- we californians remember gridlock in statehouse before we had a democrati

host: tony tweets, isn't distracted driving texting and phoning a greater threat than .05 alcohol levelguest: it's interesting tony raises that issue. one of the hot button points has been texting or talking on the phone behind the wheel. the ntsb over a year in a half ago, we came out with recommendations to the 50 states asking them to ban hand held or hands freeportable electronic devices behind the wheel. we now have 40 states who have prohibited texting while driving. we have about a dozen who are at the hands free only. we don't have any states who completely out right followed our recommendation for the ban on all portable electronic devices. it's a huge area of concern. the numbers we have on distracted caused accident doesn't reach the numbers we see on impaired driving. one out of three people killed in highway crashes is involved with an impaired driving crash. host: in 2011 the number of drunk driving deaths is 9878 fatale 9878 -- 9878. let's go to holly in new york. caller: hello. i have a question, i just don't understand the extent of lowering it from .008 to .05 what you

host: tony tweets in to you, representative. what spending cuts have democrats offered to replace sequestration? guest: oh, my goodness. you know, in my first two years here, all we did was cut. we cut billions and billions of dollars, and the sequestration is deeper and further cuts. and what my concern is is that people are suffering from those cuts. let me give you an example. i do town halls regularly in my district, either virtual town halls or physical town halls. and i have had representatives' physicians from clinics talk about how they're going to have to turn patients away. they're not going to be able to provide the services any more. i've had parents come up to me with concerns around head start. universities, education, you know, california specifically is finally coming out of the crisis. and i have to tell you that i feel bad for my colleagues in soorkt where the situation is final -- sacramento where the situation is finally turning around and then we punch the state in the stomach with sequestration. so i think

host: tony tweets, isn't distracted driving texting and phoning a greater threat than .05 alcohol level? guest: it's interesting tony raises that issue. one of the hot button points has been texting or talking on the phone behind the wheel. the ntsb over a year in a half ago, we came out with recommendations to the 50 states asking them to ban hand held or hands freeportable electronic devices behind the wheel. we now have 40 states who have prohibited texting while driving. we have about a dozen who are at the hands free only. we don't have any states who completely out right followed our recommendation for the ban on all portable electronic devices. it's a huge area of concern. the numbers we have on distracted caused accident doesn't reach the numbers we see on impaired driving. one out of three people killed in highway crashes is involved with an impaired driving crash. host: in 2011 the number of drunk driving deaths is 9878 -- 9878. let's go to holly in new york. caller: hello. i have a question, i just don't understand the extent of lowering it from .008 to .05 what you would end

host: tony irvine tweets in -- empower states to collect taxes and did not impose another edible mandate legislation as framed is empowering states essentially that they collect sales taxes. a federal mandate, difficult wording. what this does is it does expand states'authority over retailers not in their borders. for some it is an overreach. tot: could states refused do it? guest: states could refuse to be part of this program and therefore they would not require retailers to charge sales tax. however, retailers within their states would still be required to charge the sales tax to other states. way to makelly no an exemption to that and make this legislation work. , nevadady tweets in grandma. i shop online a lot, not necessarily to save dollars but for convenient delivery. i support taxing online commerce. fred in virginia, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i am a conservative and i am very much against increased federal taxes because i think we have too much. but i am a strong states rights supporter and i think that states lay a very important part in our society.

host: tony irvine tweets in -- empower states to collect taxes and did not impose another edible mandateal mandate. guest: the legislation as framed is empowering states essentially that they collect sales taxes. a federal mandate, difficult wording. what this does is it does expand states'authority over retailers not in their borders. for some it is an overreach. host: could states refused to do it? guest: states could refuse to be part of this program and therefore they would not require retailers to charge sales tax. however, retailers within their states would still be required to charge the sales tax to other states. there is really no way to make an exemption to that and make this legislation work. host: judy tweets in, nevada grandma. >> on the next "washington journal" a discussion on the size of the american workforce that has declined since the recession. our guest is from "the wall street journal." then the author of "who stole the american dream?" about the decline of the middle-class. and in our weekly america by the the numbers segment a look at child care in the u.s.. gues

tony is anything but ordinary. >> everybody out of the pool. through a flurry of whistle, tweetslashy dance moves, tony performs the routine that he's been perfecting for more than 25 years. >> always wanted to be a performer growing up. so i could look at dance steps and know what to do just watching them on television. i would go out and do a couple of hand movements and a couple of spins. and once i saw our boss come down the street, i would go back and do it the traditional way so they wouldn't catch me. i did it consistently after that for a half hour to 45 minutes a day. >> tony was already a local legend by the time he made an appearance on "nightly news" with tom brokaw. >> well, i can tell it's monday. i haven't gotten one smile today yet. >> "countdown with keith olbermann." >> finally to providence, rhode island, where no holiday season would be complete without tony lapore directing traffic as the dancing traffic cop. >> and the "today" show. >> it's the return of tony lapore, the dancing traffic cop. he's entertained them for years with his fancy footwork. >> i love

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we have tony tull on the scene there and we're tweeting out updates. follow us at first4traffic.over to new york avenue. late construction. new york avenue outbound at florida avenue. you're going to be diverted onto florida avenue and you can reconnect to new york avenue but your lanes are temporarily blocked there. out to 50 in maryland, the trip from the bay bridge a nice and smooth this time of morning. as you continue inbound toward the buoy area, not seeing any construction or accidents to wo warn you about. a live look at 301 in the area heading inbound and outbound no issues to report. i'm back in ten minutes and we'll talk about rails on the brunswick east line. i think i see an early morning delay. >> we'll see you in a bit. thank you. >>> don't be concerned if you see fire trucks and ambulances at dulles airport on saturday morning. it's just a drill. more than 100 people will simulate some kind of accident involving a plane. the exercise will take place on a closed runway starting at 8:30. it should wrap up by noon. >>> a warning if you are booking a flight soon. your

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