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 bur

jerrold a celeb day there is author and trend forecaster extraordinaire plus publisher of the trends journal is here with us to make sense of these latest events now welcome back to the show gerald first and foremost what do you know the fed has tapered twice now that's the first question but then well the first statement rather but were you surprised that the fed decided it was going to taper its q.e. program in december instead of in january when it announced back in december. i thought they would hold the announcement until after the christmas holiday not to rattle the markets. so in effect they really did they made the announcement but they didn't begin the first round alan of tapering until of course january and now of course they announced another round of tapering but no we had forecasts they were going to do it we took bernanke the add his word when they announced it late may and june until twenty thirteen they have to stop this game the only reason the global equity markets have grown is because of all the cheap money flowing in and it's not only the united states it's the c b it's

you mentioned that the current trend in journalism is investigative journalism and it's its drying up and things like that. i am wonder if you are for me with was the work of james o'keefe is somewhat more entrepreneurial young journalist and do you see any heir apparent in another seymour hersh out there? >> to say that sy is the only great investigative journalist in american does a disservice to a lot of people out there doing tremendous work. jeremy scahill and woodward and hersh. as i said i'm optimistic about journalism. i'm optimistic that we will continue -- we will continue to see new waves of people. whether anyone can persist and have as many scoops and stories as seymour hersh, that i am not sure. certainly there will be tremendous investigative reporting and investigative journalism out there. the internet has given us all sorts of possibilities. what is a little bit weird is no deletes his material and it gets right up there. in 1975 he would have leaked that material to a journalist and now the direct publications can use it. in some ways it's the nature of traditional

spoke about the west's reaction was general celebrity a trance full cost and publish all the trends journal if things the u.s. is trying to mask its beauty economic interests i would like to read you a quote by senator john mccain who is in ukraine in mid december so i put this all into perspective this has nothing to do about democracy as they queue talking about this is our only business and he makes it very clear here this is this is about the future you deserve a future in europe a future of peace with all of your neighbors the free world is with america is with you i am with you so they're talking about business deals here and that's all this is about. scenes of a war zone blazing barricades people on fire as well as dead and wounded being carried away from the streets overall and calm you'll find some of the most apocalyptic images from kiev that have shocked the wild. and also more news after the show breaking pleasing a live report on the latest ups and downs for the athletes at such as twenty fourteen winter olympics. and. a transit route to vnukovo airport your best way to the hea

that forty people have been killed an al qaeda attack on a central town in syria publisher of trends journal gen so lente says calving radical ideology is more difficult than ending fighting on the ground so who is this out kato is al qaeda the guy that prime minister tony blair and president bush said that saddam hussein had toys too or is it the al qaeda that weren't that dangerous or die hard al qaeda or or dangerous islamised so we don't really know who these people are but from what i see and from what i know from what i read and from what i learn these are just disparate gangs of murderers and criminals it's a moral issue not a military issue and that's the only way it's going to be solved. a third shipment of syria's chemical weapons has syria and is traveling across the mediterranean a russian free go to is helping to is called the toxic material which is being transported on a no we join vessel syria's missed several deadlines on the agreed charger all the destruction of its chemical arsenal with the international watchdog urging damascus to pick up the pace. over a year after his d

coming out the general author blogger and publisher of the trends journal is live on today's show youwon't want to miss what yes to say 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 but tell you all about it coming right up and harrison joins me in today's big deal to talk about canada finally and from the u.s. to build a bridge to detroit her story you will want to miss it and it all starts right now .

in the entire country now live with gerald celente he's trends forecast from publisher of the trends journal gerald is it fair then to hold the government soley responsible for breaking the truce punishing them with sanctions and accusing them of actually escalation the violence there and here. well you know as an american you know i'm not naive is that our country has been involved in overthrowing a number of governments around the world a rock afghanistan libya keep going on i've never seen such overt action in destabilizing another country or putting america's two cents into it and now this isn't speculation these are facts because if you go back to december of the big december at the national press club in washington assistant secretary of state victoria nuland giving a speech sponsored by the way by chevron about what was going on in ukraine and how basically demanded. that ukraine join the european union and sign the association of. these efforts by the united states or the european powers to incorporate all of these in europe and to isolate russia so when i say this this isn't specula

situation there in ukraine with gerald celente he's transformed koester and publisher of the trends journal and he thinks the u.s. is trying to mosque its purely economic interests behind smooth words i would like to read you a quote by senator john mccain who is in ukraine in mid december so i put this all into perspective this has nothing to do about democracy as they queue talking about this is our only business and he makes it very clear here this is this is about the future you deserve a future in europe a future of peace with all of your neighbors the free world is with america is with you i'm with you so we're talking about business deals here and that's all this is about. well the white house has suggested the ukrainian government should remove its security forces from the center of kiev in a bid to hold the bloodshed it wants comes off to washington band twenty senior at ukrainian officials from traveling to america but as well it is going to come reports the u.s. may only be seeing one side of the story. president obama knows what the ukrainian leaders should do we told the reigni

coming out the gerald celente at all there are blogger and publisher of the trends journal is live on today's show you won't want to miss what he has to say 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 but tell you all about it coming right up and add harrison joins me in today's big deal to talk about canada finally and from the u.s. to build a bridge to detroit her story really happening you'll want to miss that and it all starts right now. they were 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 trade federal.

you mentioned that the current trend in journalism is investigative journalism and it's its drying upnd things like that. i am wonder if you are for me with was the work of james o'keefe is somewhat more entrepreneurial young journalist and do you see any heir apparent in another seymour hersh out there? >> to say that sy is the only great st

. >> you mentioned that you work -- the current trend is away from investigative journalism. i wonder -- are you familiar with the work of james o'keefe or someone a bit more entrepreneurial or maybe a young journalist in terms of -- that might be like seymour hersh out there? >> in the quest to find the question i get a lot is who is the heir apparent. lots and lots of people out there doing tremendous -- some people, all sorts of names being tossed around. young guys. as i said tamayo optimistic about journalism. i am optimistic that it will continue to be new ways of people as indignant and as angry as seymour hersh. whether anyone can persist and have that many scoops in stories as seymour hersh, that i am not certain of. i am not to ruffle that there will be great investigative journalism. in his also in new world. the internet has given us all sorts of new possibilities. snowdon leaks his material and it gets out there. in 1975 he would have leaked that material to a journalist. of the leakage directly to publications that the news it. in some ways the nature of traditi

journalism. take a look at this map that shows you what is trending most. in london protesters stood in silence holding black balloons. in kenya supporters gathered holding signs saying journalism is not a crime. al jazeera's international headquarters, employees took a break and in solidarity with their colleagues. in sydney also protesters huddled in the rain to show their support. here in new york, we are standing in full support of journalist and the campaign isn't over yet. tweet us your photos and show your solidarity with the journalists behind bars around the world. check out our web site for more. antonio back to you. into thank you. and. >>> now to whistle-blowers who are raising troubling questions at one of the most toxic locations on earth. the power reservation in washington state is where plutonium was created for the first atomic bombs. radioactive sludge left behind has been plagued by delays, design problems and fears that a nuclear chain reaction could occur because of the safety issues. the issues are flagged by high-ranking employees who

on "washington journal," a look at since his data for population trends under the age of 35. "washington journal" is live each morning at 7:00 eastern. presidentobama called karzai in afghanistan this week. telling him there will be no troops on the ground in 20 14. state department representative james dobbins will talk about the future of afghanistan. live coverage from the u.s. institute of peace starts at 9:15 eastern on c-span2. on c-span3, the house judiciary possible looks at changes to the criminal code. charged with improving current statutes last year. live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you. putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences. in offering complete coverage of the u.s. house as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, and created 35 years ago and funded by your local cable and satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. e-house oversight panel investigates the 2011 downing of a helicopter in af

journal," elizabeth grieco will join us. they will talk about recent population trends for noncitizens under the age of 35. we'll also take your phone calls on the nutrition initiative. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live each morning at 7:00 eastern on -span. >> is this a technique that you hope will prove fruitful in fundraising? >> it had less to do with his hollywood roots per se. it did have something to do with the skills and the grace he acquired as an actor. he always hit his mark. so he looked like -- he made sort of being out there, fielding those questions look effortless, which is another aspect of glamour. so people who were likely to support him politically could see in him, you know, sort of the ideal represent representation of theirs. he didn't -- -- their views. he didn't wait for them to fail. as he got older, that became more of an issue. specially in the early days. there was a 16th century book about how to be a successful politician, the politician of the day. a successful courier. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q & a." >> now tenness

consider this quote from the journal "nature" which stated over the last 15 years -- this is a quote -- the observed temperature trend is not significantly different from zero and suggests a temporary hiatus in global warming. we go back, and this is something that has been a pattern for a long period of time. i can recall and i'm going from memory now, from the time that they started keeping these temperatures, we started the first cold spell of recent history in 1895, that lasted to 1918, 1918 turned into another warming era, that went to 1945, 1945 to 1975 they -- again, they used -- that was another cooling spell and, of course, from 1975 to 2000. so we know what has been happening. now, the president has not acknowledged this fact. in fact, on multiple occasions he has said -- this is a quote he's used over and over again -- the temperature -- the temperature around the global is increasing faster than was predicted even ten years ago. unfortunately, for his talking points, the data has been reported in "nature" magazines, the economist and even in the united nations i.p.c.c. report show it's simply not true. tw

trends noncitizens under the age of 35. we will also take your phone y'sls on the first ladi nutrition initiative. washington journal, live each morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in terms of fundraising, is this a technique you hope will prove fruitful as a campaign fundraiser? >> i don't think that's any of your business. reaganink the glamour of had less to do with his hollywood roots per se. it did have something to do with acquireds and grace he as an actor, the fact that he always hit his mark, sort of feeling out the questions, he looked effortless, which is another aspect of glamour. people who were likely to support him politically could candidate,the ideal the ideal representation of didn'tiews, because he make them embarrassed in any way. they weren't waiting for him to fail. thing that comes from a successful italian courier. >> defining and using glamour, sunday at 8:00. >> now tennessee senator bob corker talks to reporters about the situation in ukraine and politics and partisanship in washington. spoke at an event hosted by the christian science monitor. i'm dave cook from the monitor. thanks fo

trends for noncitizens under the age of 35. we will also take your phone calls on the first lady's new food labeling nutrition initiative. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal live each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> is this a technique you hope will prove fruitful? i don't think that is any of your business. [laughter] reaganink the glamour of had less to do with his hollywood roots per se -- it wasn't the glamour of hollywood exactly. he did have something to do with the skills and the grace that he acquired as an actor, the fact that he always hit his mark. like -- fielding those questions, he made it look effortless. that is another aspect of grammar -- glamour. people who were likely to support him politically could see in him sort of the ideal candidate, the ideal representation of their views. he didn't make them embarrassed in any way. they weren't waiting for him to fail. as he got older, that became more of an issue. in those early days, he had this kind of sprezzatura. that is a word i use in the book that comes from a 16th century book of the courtier. >> defining and using glamour, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> the head

trend back in 2012. doctors know definitively it's not polio. they are looking for similar cases outside the state. >>> and in "the wall street journal," sony is hopinga bigger player. an upgraded processer and video recording. the struggling electronics maker is releasing a tablet. that one is water proof and available next month in europe. >> i like that. >>> the 2014 winter olympics are in the books. the games wrapped up with an elaborate closing ceremony. the russians mocked their own glitch by having dancers wait a minute before expanding into the fifth ring. the ceremony serves as a handoff to the next winter olympic host. that will be south korea welcoming the world in 2018. >>> on the final day of the games, canada captured another gold medal in olympic ice hockey. their men's team posting a shutout of swede opinion. the men's team finished fourth. better luck for the americans in the four-man bobsled competition. they took home the bronze for the u.s. >>> as far as the overall results, russian athletes did the host country proud with 33 me dales, including 4 on the final day of competition. the united states finished second. >> i was just ba

trend has been build for decades. rick has more on that. hey, rick. >> absolutely. what an interesting topic. it was based on a very interesting op-ed in the journal experts, of course, that was quoted in this was job hopkins university's robert who happens to be my best today. robert, thanks for taking time. >> glad to be here. >> listen, you know, i guess what jumped out at me is first of all as an expert you're surprised by this dynamic. but yet, it's chronicled as being chronic, going on for a long time. can you explain what exactly is going on and why you are surprises? >> well, i'm surprised is that the employment rate, as we call it, the number of men and women employed, has simply not been part of the recovery. we've experienced since the bottom of the session in june 2009. ordinarily more employment rises after the bottom of the recovery. but in this case, even though gdp has resumed its growth for the past four years the employment rate, the percentage of men and women who are actually have jobs has not risen at all since 2009, when it was bottomed out at 58% of all men and women working, it's still at about 59%. hardly changed at all. v