not because the university administrators are evil. they are not. it's because the amount of money of being a top 20 basketball team or football team is so great that in order systematically and persistently to compete, you have to give up the academics and focus entirely on providing an athletes lettic opportunity for these players. >> that is a little troubling. what about from the college student perspective? >> as don was saying, you are thinking about the long term. guys like don are hurt and ailing and not really taken care of. i found san jose state acts at the utmost integrity and their students are graduating in 3.5 years. they are strong in academics thanks to katie perry who works with them. but they need to come out with an education, with a degree, and need to if taken care of if they are hurt. >> you have to look at each sport individually. i think the basketball example is an interesting one. football is near and dear to my heart. i look at it is follow the bouncing ball. from an nfl perspective, we know there are tv contracts. we kno

al awlaki was a muslim chaplain at george washington university? >> yes, he was. >> look, this is where we are going now, juan, i will give you the last word. this is is where we are going. the left, this is primarily on the left. i don't see it on the right. okay. they want laws that shut you up if you criticize any so-called minority. go ahead, juan. >> well, to me what happens here is if you challenge their ideology because you talk about self-righteous. you think the catholic church is self-righteous, bill, try liberal orthodoxy in this country and i'm someone who you up in that orthodoxy. shocked at my age you know what? they will punish you more than the right wing will if you vary from what is the official line, the official message of the day. one quick point. i think if you engage in hate speech. if you start using the "n" word and all of that i'm not going to protect your right. >> bill: if you are basically doing that kind of add homonym to the man attack that's a different story. >> thank you, bill. >> it's clearly not what's happening

now on the faculty at columbia university. that action has shocked some of the families of her victims. the fact is that all over the country colleges are hiring radical left people. joining us now from boston, bob a journalist professor at boston university. and with us here in the studio, todd starns, a fox news radio talk show host who broke the florida story where professor ordered his students to stomp on the written name of jesus. so, bob, let's start with you. i went to bu as you know. in 1976 when i graduated with a master's degree from there. a man named john silver who was the president of the university. it wasn't radical left university then. it tilted left. but it wasn't crazy left. and there was a lot of diversity within the faculty. you went from abc news as a correspondent right to the journalism school at bu and i was in that school. but, you're now in a place that is very left. are you not? >> >> yes, i thinkgone further and further to the left. and i think first of all you are correct under john silber. ther

and they do not believe the solution is universal background check.ad guys, if you will, will still get the guns and that universal background checks only hurts those who have a right to legally buy a gun. so basically, what i'm saying here is that you have republican who's say, in their district, they hear folks who say stand your ground where you are and do not make a compromise. even on universal back ground checks. >> in america, there are very few issues that are 90/10 issues. very few. i would be hard pressed to name even two others. making sure that if you want to own a gun and purchase a gun, that you must have a background check in this country has near universal support. and at the end of the day, republican lawmakers shouldn't be listening to the dollar signs that are coming through their campaign accounts from the nra. and the nra itself in the report that they issued today, demonstrates once again how tone deaf they are from the week after newtown when they rolled out the outline of their proposal to arm schools to the teeth instead of to

has the university responded?we haven't heard anything official from the university, but the school's athletic director tim pernetti defended his decision not to fire rice when the video surfaced several months ago. grabbing pushing, kicking, and punching them. [ bleep ]. >> and screaming homophobic slurs. >> you [ bleep ]ing fairy. you're a [ bleep ]ing [ bleep ]. >> rutger's head basketball coach mike rice going off the handle and abusing players during practices from 2010 through 2012 according to the sports network. the footage surfaced after eric murdoch, rice's director of player development until he was fired, showed it to rutgers athletic department officials. in an interview with espn, murdoch says the abuse caused several players to leave. >> to see your coach physically putting his hands on players, physically kicking players, firing balls at players from point-blank range, the -- the verbal abuse, the belittling, i was in total shock this guy wasn't fired. immediately on the spot. >> reporter: on espn

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s hello from the campus of sj san jos estate university. afghanistan's media was once through free teach, and the in fa infamous taliban regime, much of that has eroded. >> for all parts of the country, when americans think of afghanistan, what comes to mind? it depends on who you ask. americans might think of war or terrorism. but what does an afghan think of his own country. >> i remember that when i was a school student, we didn't have chairs if our classes, and we were sitting on the grounds and taking notes, listening to our teachers. >> this is a are professor, one of three professors who arrived in the fall to study modern journalism methods in san jos estate. >> objectivity and free speech are concepts americans may take for granted, but in afghanistan, those are relatively new. the taliban enforced both people of speech and freedom of the press. >> he was teaching at haraat university when the taliban arrived. >> you have to put taliban on your head and i don't believe this. >> rather than follow the apprentice regulations in state

we are all attending university now.nitely a factor. >> i'm paying less than i would pay to go to my state school. >> reporter: two-thirds of american students graduate from american universities, carrying more than $25,000 in debt. 9% default on student loan payments within two years. >> the biggest price of going to school in the united states is tuition. it's astronomical compared to canada. >> reporter: not only are base costs lower, but american students can use 529 college savings, u.s. student loans, even apply for scholarships at some schools in canada. the application process is simpler here than in the united states. with canadian universities, there is typically less emphasis on essays, recommendations and interviews. >> admission for most undergraduate programs is based on grades and s.a.t.s. >> reporter: that and the price worked for eric. >> i'm coming out with minimal debt. it brightens the prospects of the future for me. >> reporter: americans studying in canada, using a passport to a more affordable coll

of universities. they would not be in a universities today to work for the christian church in the middle ages. why that occurred if we understand not will be part of the re-founding of the christian understanding of what were doing even in the public realm. >> you also read the christian charity play an important role. >> not screaming at people, not eating with them -- that what things. glad to give a quick advertisement for the pope had not a paid advertisement either. leading by doing things really essential to christianity. pope iglesias in the fifth century argued the church can't be worldly because if it is, it will become corrupt. it should avoid all the riches and should really serve the poor. so instead of getting all kinds of political arguments come in the church needs to lead in doing but it was meant to do. that will cause a large part of the transformation. in regard to everything from that to how to deal with differences about homosexuality. john cardinal o'connor, i think i'm talking

for example, university of san diego, and you list organizations that the university has. >> yeah, you want to read it. it's awesome. this is from heather mcdonald at the manhattan institute. go ahead. >> the diverse exclusion, the chance lore's diversity office, the associate vice chancellor for faculty equity, and the assistant vice chancellor by diversity, faculty ceo witty advisers, the staff diversity liaison, undergarage rat liaison, diversity, chief diversity officer, director of development for diversity initiatives, office of equal opportunity, the committee on gender identity and sexual orientation issues. the committee on the status of women. the campus council on climate, culture, and inclusion, the diversity council, the cross-cultural center, the lesbian, bi, sexual, transgender resource center, and the women's center. that is a left wing seminary, not a university. >> that's right, that's right. >> should not these institutions exist? >> not one of them. they have nothing to do with thieving, but ideology. look, this is another tragedy. i was raised in a religious jew, w

and it was something that was ignored by east coast universities. so he was looking to build something very different. but on top of that what leland stanford did was he made sure there was connectivity between stanford and the surrounding industry -- the very little that there was at that time -- in addition to professors getting involved in civil, civic engagements as well. be on the board of planning commissions and really having a voice in the development of pal lowal eau and the surrounding -- palo alto and the surrounding community. from there i definitely identify that the leading act fors that create silicon -- factors that create silicon valley. but i believe william somethingly and the treacherous eight, there was eight guys that came to work for shockly at shockly semiconductors who got a little fed up with his management style and also wanted to continue down path of working on semiconductors. they had all worked at bell labs together in new jersey, and william shockly couldn't quite make up his mind what he wanted to do. so these guys e

the condemnation of the coach's behavior nearly universal from the new jersey governor on down. tonight the university's leadership finds itself under fire as well. this is the tale of the tape. clips from rutgers mens basketball practices showing head coach mike rice hurling basketballs and homophobic slurs at his players. shoving them and kicking them. events that led to his dismissal today. wnbc's bruce beck spoke to rice at his home. >> mike rice was sad. he was remorseful. i think the magnitude of the situation finally hit him. there were tears in his eyes and also his wife's eyes. >> reporter: the state university of new jersey, known as the scarlet knights, now scarlet-faced. >> it's shocking honestly. especially because there is zero tolerance for bullying. seeing it from someone that should be a role model as a coach. >> reporter: rice was defended by one of his former players. >> i never felt abused. i never felt threatened. i never felt in harm's way. >> that's unforgiveable. >> reporter: fans lit up the phone lines at sports talk radio stations across the country. fo

of universities. remember that universities are christian invention. there would not be a university today if it weren't for the christian church in the middle ages. that's important to understand and why that occurred will be -- if we understand that will be part of the re-founding of a christian understanding of what we're doing even in the public realm. >> host: you also write that christian charity play an important role. >> guest: not screaming at people or beating them with things. i think catholic -- i'm allowed to give a quick advertisement for the pope. not paid advertisement, either. leadin by doing the things that are really essential to christianity. at the a pope in the fifth century argued the church cannot be worldly because if it is it will be back corrupt so it should avoid the riches and serve the poor. so instead of getting in political arguments the church needs to lead and actually doing what it was meant to do. that would cause a large part of the transformation, in regard to eve

cnn's attempts for a comment from rice and the university were unsuccessful.appens today. what kind of response we get from them. >> and the pressure is going to build. it was building overnight. it will build all day today. are there any indications that rutgers may reconsider? >> right now it appears that university officials are reconsidering the decision to only suspend rice. in fact burnetti appears to be backpedalling in an interview he did on the radio yesterday. he said look the decision to suspend rice came from the fact that he was remorseful, he apologized, he acknowledged his wrongdoing. but at this point, you know, this video has gone viral. there's so much outrage from people, i think that the pressure is certainly mounting for more to be done here. >> clearly public relations problem for this program. >> oh, i think so. i think it will be a very interesting day at rutgers today. >> oh, yeah. >> this is not over. >> thanks, pamela brown. >>> new developments this morning in the case of two murdered prosecutors in kaufman, texas. investigators are

he's been with the university since 2009. he is credited with being instrumental in moving rutgers from the big east to the big ten. this happened -- those negotiations happened during the same time that he was made aware of the video showing mike rice's behavior and made that decision in december that rice would be suspended and not fired. some sports analysts believe that perhaps the negotiations may have played a factor in that decision. of course we hope to learn more in just a few moments from now and we'll bring you the very latest. >> pamela, real quick, is there anybody else who could get caught up in all of this? anybody else who might lose their job over this scandal? >> reporter: well, we hope to find out at today's press conference, suzanne, if in fact more people have been resigned that we don't even know about. there is mounting pressure on the university president to step down. in fact, at least 50 faculty members here at rutgers have sent a letter to the boshd of governors asking for his resignation. that's a

from the university. it said that coach rice 's conduct does not constitute a hostile work environment under rutgers policies. it also goes on to say that described the video saying rice used inappropriate and insulting language, but it says in the report that in interviews with players during the investigation, that they took it as though rice cared for them and that he was just trying to make them feel more comfortable being in the big east conference. and it also says that some of rice's assistant coaches confronted him about his behavior, about his language with the players, so that happened, as well. and it says that his behavior did violate ncaa policy. so the question remains here, pernetti has resigned. rice has been fired. what's going to happen to the university president dr. robert barchi. he told us here today that as of now, there is no decision for him to step down, that that decision is at the will of the board of governors. his bosses as he said. and at this point, the chair of the board o

. >>> live in oakland, what oikos university looks like one year later and we are here to remember the victims. >>> and will the latest controversy impact the opening? i will let you know straight ahead. >>> and international tensions on the brink of boiling over, the latest threats from north korea, news continues on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning, thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning, april 2nd, i am pam cook. >> mark tamayo in for steve this morning, how are you? >>> no raindrops to dodge later today but at least in the short- term, we have clouds and patchy fog resurfacing right now temperatures in the lower 40s to lower 50s and those readings are around 70 degrees. more from your forecast sal has an update. >>> good morning, traffic looks good nearby and venetia bridge a crash has been reported and paramedics are on the way to that bridge. san mateo bridge traffic looks good heading out to the high- rise, it is 6:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> today marks one year since the gunman one goh to reminds us how the v

they now have a new bill that may have prevented the oikos university shooting but most are saying it would not have prevented it and it could create another step to purchase ammunition so the whole purchase price he is will be more -- process will be more difficult. an attorney for the california rifle association said they plan to sue if the bill passes and coming up in the next half hour, we will have more on memorial concerts planned for the victims of the oikos university shooting. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> this morning the national rifle association will also announce its plans for school shootings. coming up, the controversial measures they are taking to keep students safe. >>> they are on the lookout for a suspected iphone thief. police believe this manhasset stolen five iphones from five random businesses in burlingame since wednesday. he goes into businesses, starts long conversations with employees, distracts them and steels from their desks. he is 6-foot two inches tall. >>> they are investigating a crash to see if that driver was under the influence.

we'll go to howard university where the last person you think would be yes, rand paul, at howard university. >> you know, i think there is a lot things that aren't good about it, but also if you make a mistake and choose to do that, kids are forever doing sufficient until they're 25 that they shouldn't be doing. >> so rand paul walked into howard university. rand paul senator from connecticut went to howard university. he talked about the history of the republican party and trying to understand why the republicans have lost the black vote. it's easy to see when you look at the history. you got to give a little bit of credit to the senator himself for going in there. as i said to noah rothman who will be joining us, going not shark's tank takes guts. but here is rand paul talking about the republican and the black voter problem. >> how did the party who collected the first black senator, the party who elected the first 20 african-american congressmen. how did that party lose 95% of the black vote. how did the republican party the party of the great emancipator lose the trust and faith of an

we may not have seen the last shoe drop at rutger's university. it was this video that led to the firing of basketball coach mike rice. a group is demanding the resignation of the president, too. there's no explanation of what's on the films. there's no excuse, i was wrong. i'm deeply sorry for the pain and hardship i have caused. that video has two new jersey congressman calling for a bill named for tyler clemente. he was the gay student that committed suicide. rush holt joins me here. it's nice to have you hear talking about the topic. i want to start with the latest about the 13 rutger's faculty member calling for the president to resign. they say in a two-page letter, not only did he not fire coach rice, but covered up the coach's actions by failing to tell faculty. do you agree the president condoned or engaged in what was taking place even through hid a.d., having known about this. >> let's not engage in trial by twitter. they should get the facts and have due process within the university. the trustees should take a good look at it. they di

we're live at san francisco state university. i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >>> we have a follow-up for you right now. another delay in the plea hearing for the man accused of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar. a technical problem forcing the judge to grant the defense team a two-week delay. lawyers say they had troubles with dozens of photo discs and interview videos given to them by prosecutors. he has been in jail for 11 months but has still not been able to enter a plea in this murder case. >>> yet another follow-up to tell you about. a state judge must decide whether to revoke the license of the bar pilot that side swiped a bay bridge earlier this

it's howard university not the apollo. [laughter] although i did think it was a nice gesture for him to get a jerry curl before coming over. >> jon: that's not a jerry curl that's what his hair looks like. >> seriously? [laughter] >> jon: yeah. >> and he goes up on stage? then he is brave. >> jon: what do you think about his -- let's call it time share presentation for the republican party. >> right. well, it's tempting, expwron. let me -- tempting, jon. let's be honest black people have been with the democratic party for 50 years now. we're looking for a little strange. [ laughter ] >> jon: the republicans are not really strange. you tapped that before. >> we tapped it for 100 years. [ laughter ] that's the problem. i know all their moves. we were in love once? yes. people change so do parties. >> jon: it sounds like the republicans would like to rekindle the relationship by reminding you of the good times you shared. >> right, yeah. you know what happens when you get back with someone. it's fun for a while until you reme

the thing to do is to do these universal background checks.t's recognized by the supreme court as a reasonable restriction on the second amendment, people would go for it but some people want to continue to have the issue. mike thompson, democrat from california, recently said you know, one of the reasons we're having trouble getting conservative democrats is because of the overheated rhetoric from the left. so this is not rocket science. you have to do the doable. what's doable this week in the senate and the house are universal background checks. >> okay. kelly ann, it seems to me imminently sensible. why wouldn't there just be unanimity on a universal background check? >> you're presuming there are background checks that will work. everybody wants universal background checks that will work. >> do you? >> of course. the ones we currently have in place have been woefully, painfully executed. in 2010, it's all government data, 76,000 people were denied a firearm purchase as a result of failing a background check. of the 76,000, 44 were arreste

the university that larry summers is involved in. it was a whole university. >> and three which you just mentioned is health care. the possibilities of being able to understand and diagnose and getting access to information. >> there's diabetes apps, heart apps. >> three there's a thing you can put on there which is a glucose meter like kara was saying which of course, die s diabetics have to measure their glucose now instead of being having a glucose meter. it's not just a computer, it can transmit it to your doctor, it can give you a graft showing how you're doing. it can send you tips and say look, we've noticed that the last four readings haven't been so good, we suggest you do this. >> let me ask you this: how did you two come together? >> (laughs) >> it's a long story. i was working at the "washington post" -- >> rose: the it interesting? >> i always say it's the best relationship i've had with a man with n my whole life. the best marriage i'ved what a man. besides with my cell phones. we -- i was at the "washington post" writi

for one of two concert's the university is hosting inand, as oikos university instructor lia little, listens to the classical sounds of mozart, performed by san francisco's master chorale. she and the rest of the crowd gathered at saint paul's episcopal church in oakland. remember the seven people killed at oikos university. one year ago this week. oakland mayor jean quan was in attendance. sharing a few words before the concert. organizers say the proceeds from the event will be donated to the victim's families. this is one of two benefit concerts being hosted by oikos university this month. the next one will take place next weekend in el dorado hills. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. wet weather on the way for parts of the bay area. here's a live look from our mount tam camera you can see clouds and fog. but still not rain. when does it fall brian? mostly cloudy for tonight. the gloves are scattered. and as for take a look at tomorrow hit/mess. the clouds-scattered. with some clouds thickening once again. for the evening. another band of light rainfall moving through th

fox news legal analyst says the university is right.the way, we contacted rutgers for comments, but the university did not respond. i want to go to you, mercedes, first. this is, you know, this is, obviously, captured the country's attention. most people are appalled by it, but you think the university is right in this case? >> well, it depends on the timing, and so far, the evidence shows that he -- did not conduct himself in protected activity. what do i mean by that? it's the timing. if the evidence showed after he had issues with rice, then terminated, and then went to the athletic director saying anyone notice what rice did with the players? that is the sequence of events, then the university has done nothing wrong, no retaliation. he was not punished for coming forward. he was terminated because he had issues with rice, apparently, what so far that we know, he has said to rice, i want to see my son's basketball camp, rice said, no, you can't go. he went when, and when he came back, he was terminated. as long as the facts are such

>> next, booktv interview the university of pennsylvania has, richard gelles about his book, "the third lie." in the book, professor gelles argues that social programs don't work and suggest a different approach. this is about 10 minutes. >> well, booktv is on the road. we are in philadelphia at the university of pennsylvania interviewing some professors who also happen to be authors. they want to introduce you to the dean of the university of pennsylvania school of social policy and practice. this is richard gelles on your screen. one of his books, his most recent is called "the third lie: why government programs don't work- and a blueprint for change." dr. gelles, i am here from the government and i'm here to help you. is that not true? just could not true. >> host: why not? >> guest: because most social government programs designed to help people don't help. in some instances it is little more, i hate saying this, but the do-gooder full employment act that provides lots of jobs to people who would like to help, but at the end of the day if you look at whether the needle has been move

the universe as we see it is not all that is there. to understand the strange substance, the most expensive space instrument has been fitted to the space station. whatms has just picked up could be the first signs of dark matter. the first results were announced today. the findings are not definitive, but they provide important clues. for years, scientists have struggled with the strange fact but what we see in space is not a whole story. what is visible is only a tiny part, less than 5% of what is out there. they know this because it is rotating. there is a lot more of around the stars and then we can actually see it. this is what scientists call dark matter, a 27% of the universe. until now we have no idea what it was made of. now we are closer. they have been picking up evidence about what could be particles of dark matter. nobody has seen this stuff. dark matter is extremely hard to find. i joined a team of scientists in your lecture. the researchers used a rock above them to screen out everything except dark matter particles, but

singularity university is one of the most remarkable workplaces i've been to.it's in moffit field, cofounded by two of the great futurist thinkers, and what peter really wanted to do was bring together the world's leading scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs under one roof, and figure out how to join together to best spur the exponential technologies with particular focus on the greatest needs in the world. you know, how do we get clean water? how do we get clean air, and they hae thir areas of discipline, and really brought together numerous people around the world, not just for the purposes of a four-year traditional university, which it is not, but it's more for an executive education program, for entrepreneurs in between interneuroships, and for over longer periods of time where you can learn what innovation is about. >> host: only a few minutes left, be you write, "we told it was easy to meet people, but it was hard to get to know them." >> guest: yeah, yeah, it was. it's an entrenched, you know, community. on the one hand, it was incredibly ohm. i was

and the universities were considered the top universities in the world. germany devotees were at the peak. they had really taken a hold of the radical enlightenment which is again a mode of secular liberalism, and in america we didn't have any graduatesceolaso baols and they are problems in. all people wanted to get a phd. we didn't have. you go to those universities so they, are there. they bring back the most radical thought that comes from a year of that comes from high your education in america and thiis by the 1870's or the 1850's and 60's enlightenment, a biblical criticism had been in the undergraduate level. but by the end of the 1900's were the 1800's, you have firmly embedded and graduate schools that allow ferc kind ave revolution precisely because of this movement and that was across all of the academic areas from biblical studies to the new science of sociology to how we understood any of the hard sciences to history in the summer all the way down the line so academics was identified with other radical enlightenment with secular liberalism an

and a professor at a university is convicted of murder. and i would like to thank my alma-mater who make it easy not to give them any money. >> thanks, andy. >> you becha. >> you were really going to give money to columbia. >> there wasn't a prayer. >> the only money that goes to columbia from you is something else. >> that's bill. >> you are right. go away. let's welcome our guests. she is so hot, you cannot yell her name in a crowded theater. what's her name? oh yes, remi spencer. she is a criminal defense attorney among other things. he is so sharp he poops pin cushions. it is michael money -- michael moynihan and in poland he is considered a nickel, bill schulz. and he is so british he sneezes marmalade, jonathon hunt, chief correspondent for "studio b" and" the fox report" on fox newschannel. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. could you at least send me something to eat, greg? >> no, not on your life. are you still a mentor if you kick your center? rutgers university, whatever that is, has fired basketball coach mike rice a

that was his great affection for the hebrew university also. he wanted a place for jews to be professors. hebrew university is the center piece for his love of palestine as a place for them to find cultural refuge. >> you know he really disliked nationalism. >> yes. >> and that's what he felt israel might develop into. >> he said it quite explicitly. he said it as late as 1946, before the aglo american committee into the state of palestine. this is the committee in which richard crossman was in witcha. the idea a state is hateful to me. two years bere the founding of the state of israel. >> when whitesman died, who offered the presidency to einstein? >> bangurian. wouldn't that have been a disaster. >> there's the famous joke that he said, what do we do if he accepts? but because they considered him to be the greatest jew of the 20th century, they had no choice but to offer it to him. there was no danger he would have accepted. >> let's inquire about whether the world hasn't produced another einstein in the past hundred years. why is it only al

, license the course to san jose state university in california in the fall of last year to very good success, early results but much success. so much the entirecal state system have decided to adopt edx campuses on 11 campuses this fall of the cal state universities will use a blended model on their campuses and the schools overtime will pay a license fee for these courses so you can think of online courses as being, think of it as the new textbook, i mean it is not exactly, much more than a textbook but think of it as a new textbook. in the past people are completely acceptable usinthe top friedman course ok, now i think professors will use courses from other places and the professor will be up leveled from spouting content from the stage with the back turned to the class from a blackboard, but rather, work with students, teach them ethics and how to learn, but teach students how to process information, so we go from spouting content to processing information, and i think this will be a win-win for teachers and the students. >> i'm sorry. >> a really critical point. people who figur

this is book tv at american university. with guest host thompson of the washington post. this week authors and professor benjamin wiker and his latest book or shipping the state how liberalism became our state religion. and yet, mr. wiker argues those on the political left are organizing the complete christian civilization and a plan to replace personal faith with the collective dependence on the federal government. the program is about an hour. >> host: mr. wiker, or shipping the state is written with a sense of urgency. can you talk about why it was important to write this book now? >> i used to be frank. over the last come certainly over the last four years i'm a little worried about this administration and that i think is a long term trend as i outlined in the book yet it is using more and more state power to impose a particular world view. a world view i call liberalism and that will go to a definition of that so we are not using the wor osely. but as a christian, i am worried when the state the agency wants to mandate the catholic institutions have to pay for the bo

, this other woman now at columbia university. by new york university as well, kathy boudin. this is the state and how they wound up and whether there's any sort of disdain on that movement. i talked with michelle malkin how you've got casey anthony acquitted of killing her child even though most of us believe she did it struggling to sell a book because people don't want her to reward for her actions and this is a woman admits she kills three law enforcement officers ap columbia university says welcome aboard. love to give you some money and expose our nation to it. >> and worst still, we have a generation who doesn't know the story and will never understand it. >> megyn: john thank you, and michael thank you as well. and follow me on twitter, let me know what you think: @megyn kelly, wow. up next kelly's court on the new controversy after a judge approved a taxpayer-funded sex change operation for a convicted murderer. new developments. . >> kelly's court is back in session today. robert is in jail and he a sex change operation

everyone should be subject to universal background check.e way we have it in california and it has not been burdensome on the purchaser or the seller. there were 600,000 guns purchased last year in california. so i would have gone the full mile on this. we're negotiating here. it is a compromise. if we can keep this particular package together, it would be a huge step forward and we can thank the newtown parent and president and vice president for keeping us focused on what is really important here. >> and you mentioned the newtown parent. there are others right now who are conducting what they refer to as filibuster. the filibuster event. many of these folks are associated with the mayors who have been fighting for legislation. and they are right now congresswoman reading the 3,300 names of all of the people who died since sandy hook. to bring home to your point, the names and face of people who have died as a result of gun violence. and this brings me though to the nra's reaction to this proposal and their statement and the statement the n

with the ill logic of the argument that expanding universal background checks, establishing universal background checks to see that criminals don't get that. don't get these weapons. i don't understand. and i think the american people have a hard time understanding that position. i think when you're sitting down with these families and you're going to argue with these families that you don't need to expand these. it is not necessary. i think it is a very difficult thing to do. and i hate to say this, these families have gone through enough. but they are an incredible, powerful force in moving this legislation forward. >> we have to wrap it up here. you have those who believe that the bans on assault weapons, background collection, expanded or otherwise, would not have saved the children. you have the argument about arming schools. no matter where you stand, the same thing here, the issue at this point seems to be about a vote. it is what the president said at the state of the union. it is about a vote no ma thor when you fall on it, it is about a vote here. >> yeah, yeah. go ahead. >>