ready to take on whatever there was to take on. >> host: risa goluboff is a professor at university of virginia. this is her book, "the lost promise of civil rights" published by harvard. we sat down at alondra nelson to talk about her book, "body and

university of virginia? go-ahead. >> the secretary mentioned a lot about human rights and the united states championing them around the world, but i feel he failed to mention the situation in china as one of the most pressing issues. they have resorted to drastic measures to make their voice heard. >> what does that being left out say to you? caller: i think the secretary is taking a weak position towards the chinese government. he seems to not want to offend the chinese government, so he is turning a blind eye to the situation. >> of course, the ministration talking about potential action against china. news reports show that hacking in china has been traced back to a specific source. we may hear more from the administration on that this afternoon or tomorrow. new york is next. don, what are your foreign policy priorities based on what you heard? caller: first, i generally agree with a lot of what we heard. it is a small percentage of the total budget and our biggest financial challenge is basically the enti

some might ask why i am standing here at the university of virginia. why am i starting here as secretary of state, making his first speech in the united states? you might ask, doesn't diplomacy happened over there? overseas, far beyond the boundaries of our own backyards? so why is it that i am at the foot of the blue ridge and seven on the shores of the black sea? why am i here and not in kabul, afghanistan? the reason is simple. i came here purposely to underscore that in today's global world, there is no longer anything foreign about foreign-policy. more than ever before, the decisions that we make from the safety of our shores do not just ripple outward. they also create a current right here in america. how we conduct our foreign- policy matters more than ever before to our everyday lives. the opportunities of all the students i met standing outside , what ever they are, thinking about the future. it is important not just in terms of the threats we face, but the products that we buy, the goods that we sell, and the opportunity that we provide for ec

reach the same number of students, this professor would have to teach his course here at the university of virginiaor 350 years. since 2011, some 2.5 million students from hundreds of countries have signed on, even though m.o.o.k.s are not offered for credit and completion rates are low, some educators say the potential exists to revolutionize higher learning. 38-year-old dawn smith was looking to change careers. >> i wanted to go into health care communications. but i needed some textbook knowledge. and i felt that in order to be taken seriously as a candidate, i needed to show that i was doing something proactive. >> reporter: there are concerns, however, about measuring student progress. the lack of student-professor interaction, even the sustainability of m.o.o.k.s. >> imagine taking a university and removing all of the really fun stuff and all you're left with is me talking to you through a camera. that's not that good for anybody. >> reporter: still, universities are experimenting with new ways to expand learning and potentially revenue, as well. rehema ellis, nbc news, charlottesville, virgi

at the university of virginia in charlottesville. it was founded by thomas derickson, american's first secretary of state. now to the sequestration showdown in nine days. $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts will take effect if a deal is not reached. >> president obama is warning congress that it must not happen. recess if the cuts occur, the full range of government will feel the cuts. >> these cuts are not smart not there, they will honor its our economy, and hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roll. palooza their jobs. the-- people will lose their jobs. >> he felt initially that it would pressure congress, but now he says it's not an option. >> residents will get the chance to hear more about montgomery county's challenges, accomplishments, and future plans this evening when county executive gives his state of the congcounty address. >> that will be broadcast live on county's cable channel as well as on their web site. 4:50. jacqui says we need to have warm clothing today. >> bundle up. wind out of the

. >> a former university of virginia employee has been charged with soliciting a 13- year-old girl. he asks the person he 13-year-old girl force a minute pictures. to meet the young when he arrived, the police detective was waiting to arrest him. he worked as a researcher at the university, but he was let go on tuesday. >> it has been a year since an died in thearamedic line of duty. morning, the family, fellow firefighters .athered to honor the memory he was killed last sunday on i-ding to a car fire 395. a seven-year veteran of the force. >> members of the bush family hacked, personal e-mails and released to the public. >> more trouble for boeing, what aboutrliner was told delivery of an order of dreamliners. >> we have details of a plea dreamliners. >> we have detaiwe're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made e energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at

more than 40 students at the university of virginia are being treated for bacterial meningitis. one student was diagnosed with the infection and 47 others who had direct contact have received antibiotics as a precaution. the infected student is recovering. >> a mild day across the region, sunshine and temperatures in the 50's. jacqui jeras is here with a look at our first forecast. >> what a great day. a stark contrast from what we had yesterday. finally the sunshine has popped out. the temperature was pretty comfortable. 51 degrees in dulles, 53 degrees in d.c., margins park at 49. we are sandwiched between two areas of cloudiness with an upper disturbance in the north. a new system will be affecting us towards the south. it will be moving on in. if you are traveling today, flight delays. we have some big changes ahead by tomorrow afternoon. rain, and yes, even snow. scott? >> thank you so much. a change for pope benedict the 16th as he becomes the first pope in centuries to retire. he said it required strength of mind and body that he did not have any longer. the vatican expec

. >>> john kerry picked the university of virginia to make his first foreign policy speech as secretary of state. he will address students and staff next wednesday. it will be followed by a series of speeches across the country. he will also make his first overseas trip as secretary of state to europe and the middle east. >>> today is a busy day for president obama. first he'll welcome italian president to the white house. napolitano is about to leave office after serving a seven-year term. the obama administration calls the visit a "farewell call". >> then the president flies to his hometown of chicago. there he will visit a school in the same area where he owns a home. he's expected to detail economic conditions. as well as push for a vote on gun control in congress. >>> in space terms, it is close. an asteroid the size of a football field is about to blow past earth. were this could be a great learning experience. >> breaking news on the roads right now. a big problem on the beltway. you see a live picture here. an update on weather and traffic on the 1s. next the golf course looks m

that's happening at the university of virginia. the state department says kerry will tell students and faculty about the role u.s. diplomacy plays in ordinary americans' lives. he plans to give more speeches in the coming weeks and months to explain why foreign policy is so important. uva was founded by thomas jefferson, who was the first secretary of state. >>> some of the richest people in the world went to the same school and one was a local university. the university of virginia ranked number 11 among schools with the largest number of living alumni worth more than $30 million. the cavaliers were also the top public school on the list. with alum niep worth about $31 billion. harvard ranked number one. combined $622 billion. the university of pennsylvania was second and stanford ranked third. >>> if you are one of those folks who gets up at the crack of down anxious to start your morning workout, you might have a skinny jeans apparently. we're not talking about pants here. scientists are looking into whether genetics plays into

kerry made the case for providing aid to other countries and spoke at the university of virginia. >>> well, jesse jackson, jr.'s political career has derailed further. he pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds. >> jk son entered a plea in federal court. prosecutors said he used the money for gifts including two hats belonging to emergency mrnlings a rolex watch and furniture. >> there is reason for optimism. a man that talented, a man that devoted to public service, a man who's done so much for so many, there will be another chap trp of jesse jackson. >> jackson is facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. he will be sentenced june 28th. >> you may have to start leaving for the airport even earlier. why we may see longer lines starts as sun as next month. >>> two major office supply chains are joining sources. we'll tell you about the deal between office depot and office max. >>> a cold windy day. waves rolling in in ocean city. man, it was cold on the beach and across the entire state. we'll talk about when the winds relent and when we could see more wintry weather ar

at 11:00, kerry will speak at the university of virginia about president obama's invests in foreign policy. after kerry addresses students and teachers in charlottesville, sits down with the president at the white house this afternoon. >>> still ahead, lance armstrong back in the spotlight today. we are going to tell you why coming up. >> a huge gas explosion rocks an upscale kansas city shopping district. this morning, cadaver dogs are still on the scene. we'll have an update coming up next. >> but first, a check of the markets right now shows the nasdaq at a 12-year high and the dow topping the 14,000 mark. the dow picked up 54 tuesday. the nasdaq added more than 21 points. overseas today, japan's nikkei was up almost 100 points. talk of more corporate mergers is sending asian and european markets higher today.  >>> new this morning out of missouri, fire officials remain on the scene of a gas explosion that sparked a massive fire in a kansas city restaurant last night. ad candidate offer dogs spent hours searching through the rubble. no reported deaths but the blast did injure

university of maryland. they were at home as the university of virginia steam rolled into college park leading the conference with fewest points allowed and gave up 69 to maryland and that wasn't enough to keep them from suffering a double digit defeat, they're 4 4th loss to the cavaliers. nowhere up to form. leading maryland with 13 points today, 80-69 virginia was the final leading the way for uva, joe harris, he had 22 today as you can call this an uncharacteristic lights out performance for uva. they're 17 and 6. 17 and 3 in the acc. 11 of 19 trifectas from the land of three. so they're now 17 and 7. 5 and 6. those maryland terps including nick fous and here's the coach on how hard the guys tried but they could not guard virginia. >> lost a couple players, and they've gone small and they've become hard to guard, and we couldn't guard them. we just couldn't flat out guard them today, but we never quit trying to guard them, and give them a lot of credit. >> more college hoops, now, against number 9 syracuse welcome back james sutherland, sat out 7 games and that inspired cj fair, from the corner he was wid

>> i think secretary kerry laid out that in his speech with the university of virginia. arsenal is not simply military in nature. we have ideas that should be able to win over some of our partners in the world and when it comes to asia, kerry wants the trend very carefully. clearly there differences of opinion twebetween us and china. he wants to play the role of diplomat and find a way forward with the chinese without confronting the military. i think that's something the obama administration more broad lie believes in. >> he will be leaving on that trip on february 24th through march 6th. a big wide swath for secretary kerry whoa will be marking his mark to start. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we are following breaking news any moment now. the wife of jesse jackson junior will enter a guilty plea to federal tax fraud charges stemming from her husband's misuse of funds. the former congressman entered with his wife before entering his own guilty plea. after that hearing, jackson asked reporters to tell everyone he is sorry. he could be facing several years in prison.

. >> good morning, from the university of virginia. 's thursday, february 21st, 2013, and this is "the daily rundown." now here's chuck todd. >> thank you to professor larry sabado's class at the university of virginia. and of course the cav man, keep them coming. if you didn't win today, try tomorrow. as the president continues a public pressure campaign today, the first decent set of national poll numbers are coming out since the squirs battle began, and it shows republicans are going to pay a steeper price right now if cuts go into effect next friday. but the white house -- >> today the president will take his pitch to african-american radio. he'll do interviews with radio shows hosted by yolanda adams. yesterday the president did his best to make sure communities across the country know they'll feel real pain in their homes. >> we've got some automatic spending cuts coming up in nine days that will lay out of hundreds of thousands of folks. there's no reason they should lose their job or be laid off. this is a problem the congress c

. >>> at the university of virginia has been ordered to undergo a psyche ee-- police charged the 20-year-old with falsifying law enforcement officers. >>> a murder mystery in the alexandria. a 94-year-old man was killed yesterday. the house was ransacked. the man lived there with his elderly wife and his grown son. the house is surrounded by security cameras. neighbors are shocked. >> we're just devastated. he was a kind gentle soul. he was very appreciative of anything you did for him. he was good to all of us. >> at the same house last november. not saying whether she was involved in yesterday's attack. >> the edge on maryland. governor martin omally continues his call. he testified to a general assembly committee. meantime, mike miller wants to expand the law. he says if efforts to repeal fail he'd like to see capitol cases have more evidence be allowed. currently only dna or videotaped evidence can be used. wants fingerprints or photo evidence included. >>> straight ahead, the mass miscommunication and melt down that led to the green line mayhem last month. >>> and why some home schoolch

the university of virginia hungry for victory. tear pins suffering a dingle double digit defense. inky defense tops in the league. dez wells of maryland had his best shot with 13 points to lead the terps today. virginia's joe harris was a problem. he had a game leading 22, a force to be reckoned with. in fact, virginia uncharacter uncharacteristically shot lights out. as maryland coach laments on how they could guard the cavaliers. >> lost of couple of players and they've gone small and they have become hard to guard. we couldn't guard them. but we never quite trying to guard them. and give them a lot of credit. >> okay. number five duke in college park saturday. syracuse, southern was back today. and that fired up his teammates. fair out of baltimore walbrook high school. nonetheless syracuse wins. elsewhere, got the pros for you heat lakers, wade knows it takes a thief. tip toes the base line, lebron james, alley-oop. that's flying through the air with the greatest of ease. he had 32. 30 for wade. heat over the lakers, 107-97. baltimoreans all over the place even outside of balti

. >>> john kerry will make his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. the state department says kerry will speak next wednesday about the importance of u.s. diplomacy. will be the first in a series he'll deliver across the country. >>> right now, nasa keeping a close eye on an astroid that's supposed to have a close call with earth. it's called 2012-da 14. will pass a little more than 17,000 miles from the earth's surface. it's about 150 feet in diameter, weighs about 143,000 tons. it is the closest an astroid of that size has come to earth in a century. experts are fairly confident it will miss us. >> fairly confident or absolutely confident? come on, tom. there's a big difference. we don't want it anywhere near earth, right? >> that's what the dinosaurs thought. it's going to be missing us. based on our technology and trajectory, looks like it will miss us. coming close later today. might be a breeze. upper 20s, light breeze right now on the surface. in the mid-20s parts of northern virginia. near 30 degrees in arlg -- it's cold near or below freezing

this week, the republican told students at the university of virginia he has no problem with states such as washington and colorado experimenting with marijuana laws. he said his own views on legalizing marijuana are quote, evolving. >> the utility that powers the new orleans superdome is taking responsibility for the outage that hit during the super bowl. still, that company blames the partial blackout on an electrical relay. it installed the device to prevent an outage, but it didn't work right. the company that made the relay said the relay was fine, it just wasn't properly installed. >>> still ahead on wusa9. >> robert f. kennedy set out on a remarkable walk along the cno canal path. it says a lot about his will and how much the country lost when >>> 50 years ago tomorrow, robert f. kennedy set off on a remarkable walk. 50 miles from d.c. to harper's ferry, west virginia, in dress shoes. bruce leshan reports, tomorrow at 4:00 in the morning, starting at great falls tavern, a group plans to do it again in better shoes. >> oh heaven's yes. >> the memory of bobby kennedy's spirit still

before the murder of university of virginia lacrosse player, yardly love, now yeardley's mother hopes to change that. a new way to alert women to the dangers of domestic violence. >> where yeardley love and george huguely destined for disaster? may 2, 2010, kicks in the door of her apartment. >> i don't know what was going through his mind that night. >> he beats her and leaves her to die. >> when they said, i knew something horrible. >> he is serving a 23-year sentence. >> i keep believing this isn't real, in the back of your mind that she's going to walk through the door. >> not a day goes by that sharon and lexi don't think about, what if. if they only knew then what they know now about domestic violence, yeardley may still be here today. >> we are learning backwards now. >> because of you, we can now learn. >> i'm just so much more aware of people's behaviors and characteristics now than ever before. >> each year, domestic violence kills more than 450 women between 16 and 26 years old. seize the dangerous signs they all missed. >> there were a couple of instances where he grabbed

yeardley was killed by her boyfriend, george huguely, in her room at the university of virginia. her family says they missed the danger signs and now they helped develop a new app that can help point to those signs. did you feel controlled by your partner? do fights become physical? their free app shows where you can get help right away. to learn about it and more of the family's one love foundation, visit our website, wusa9.com. >>> trayvon martin's mom is in town and this evening she attended a tribute to her son. heritage christian academy put on what they call, we won't let you fail, a tribute to trayvon martin. tuesday marks the one year anniversary of his death. he was shot by neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman. zimmerman claims it was in self- defense. he goes on trial later this year. >>> sexting is not just a problem among teenagers. the fbi admits it is dealing with a rash of these cases within the bureau itself. internal reports published by cnn show the fbi documented cases where employees sent nude pictures to coworkers. other offenses listed, bureau employ

she went to the university of virginia. >> careful. >>> all the information is on the screen right there. catch that show at 4 right here on abc2. >>> one popular coffee company has a new brew for the military. >> starbucks is expanding. the company from land to sea. we will have details ahead. this is dylan right here, this is dylan, and this is his big brother hayden. dylan's only five, but he's already been through two surgeries for brain tumors. and he just went through his second round of chemo. and this is their mother, dawn, who runs this loving and happy home. she too struggled with tumors. but that doesn't slow her down. her love of family comes first. their dad, phil, works two jobs, repairing copiers, and on weekends delivering newspapers. but the bills keep piling up, and the heating bill gets pushed off. when you learn about their difficulties, it just breaks your heart. when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela, and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of gall

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john kerry will deliver his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. now, he is about to make his first trip overseas this weekend. at 11:00 this morning, kerry will talk about the importance of a robust u.s. diplomacy when he addresses students and faculty at charlottesville. president obama will sit down with john kerry later this afternoon. ternoon. >>> these cuts are not smart, they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> in his state of the union address, president obama himself admitted that these cuts were a really bad idea. what the president failed to mention was that the sequester was his idea. >> the sequester was the president's idea but it was meant for force congress to act because the cuts would be so objectionable to everyone on both sides of the aisle. >>> former congressman jesse jackson, jr. and his wife are expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges in d.c. the couple is accused of spending more than $507,000 in campaign cash to buy personal

. >>> prosecutors are saying the former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing yardly love should not be give an new trial. last month lawyers for george huguely filed an appeal, arguing their client was denied the right to a fair jury and other violations. prosecutors have rebuffing the claims. >>> before you head downtown, you should know that one of the major arteries is shutdown for the weekend. light street will be closed as crews replace a pedestrian bridge. the city says that bridge, which connects the highed garage to harbor place s severely corroded and rested. for now, drivers should avoid the streets which will be open on monday morning. >>> here is a look at first warning weather forecast. bye-bye. >>> it takes a lot to attraction attention here in new york and this qualifies as a lot. it's the eclipse. it's the world's biggest private yachlt 557 feet long two swimming pools, a helicopter pad, and a mini submarine. >> i don't know. i think the second is a little bit of overkill. the yacht is usually seen in rich corners of the mediterranean and the caribbea

but even today is at the university of virginia and we will carry portions of it live for you on kronour. kerry will focus on president obama is administration's foreign policy, with an eye on the first overseas trip in his new post. >> taking a look at gas prices this morning. the national average continues to rise and it is now at $3.76 for a regular tank of gas. in the state of california, the average climbs to $4.80. >> we will be right back. mary gonzales had a cold she also has asthma. so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. kaiser permanente. thrive. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to your usual breakfast sandwich. a lot more flavor. [ anouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ]

>> guest: bruce williams is a full professor at the university of virginia in the media studies program there and someone that i have done work with for quite some time. we actually went to graduate school together at the university of minnesota. and bruce and i have been working on this, the first discussion about the idea of maybe writing something on this topic took place over 20 years ago when we first began to notice these changes. >> host: of what are you most excited when it comes to news dissemination today? what gets you going? >> guest: well, i think it is the opportunity for voices that have been outside the media agenda to speak, to be able to be heard. um, the greatest most recent example of that -- though there is a debate as to what role it played still -- is the arab spring. i mean, no doubt the arab spring was generated by years of concern of the public about their political freedoms, desire for more freedom, economic concerns. but the ability of it to develop, be organized and spread, i would argue, is a direct result of the ability of people through mobile technology

kerry is scheduled to take the stage at the university of virginia where he's going to focus on foreign policy. his address will be the first in a series he's principalling to give to audience -- he's planning to give to audiences. >>> vice president joe biden will host a medal of valor ceremony this afternoon. the medal of valor ceremony and the awards are given to public safety officers and show courage in the attempts to save or protect others from harm. attorney general eric holder will speak at that ceremony. >>> jesse jackson, is jr. is expected to plead guilty to cha prosecutors have filed felony charges against the former u.s. representative. he's accused of spending more than $750,000 in campaign cash, buying luxury items, memorabilia and other goods. >>> more warnings later today about the financial dangers of sequestration. the pentagon will warn congress that it will furlough many of its 800,000 civilian workers if the sequestration takes effect on march 1st. the president has asked congress to delay the automatic budget cuts. nld and coming up today, lance armstrong is expe

he will talk with students and faculty at the university of virginia about the link between diplomacyand the lives of ordinary americans. >> winter weather is moving into them now -- rocky mountain states and the midwest. and airlines have already started raising fees for customers who need to change travel plans. >> for more information on any of the stores, just go to wjla.com and look for the wednesday espress tab to find all the summarize. i want to go to adam caskey at the dot title basis. what we would not give to see cherry blossoms right now. >> spring may be on the minds of some folks, and appropriately so. this every blossom festival is just one month away. we are starting our very own unofficial count down. it is cold at the tidal basin. when the wind blows, it feels like we are down in the low 20's. a chilly start to the day. for more on what the rest of the day has in store, let's go inside. >> i am actually outside with you today as well. like you said, when the wind blows, you can really feel it. but it is kind of tolerable when the wind is not too strong. you want to b

even today at the university of virginia and we will carry portions of life really are kron4 during that:00 hour. kerry will focus on president obama administration's foreign policy, with an eye on his first overseas trip in his new post. >> a new gallup poll shows sources approval rating holding steady but it finds that your than one in seven americans approve of the job lawmakers are doing. eight in 10 americans disapprove of the job congress is doing. the current approval rating is the same as its average in 2012 which was caught was the lowest yearly average since 1974. republicans in congress have an approval rating of 12% while democrats picked up from 15% to 19% in january. taking a look in gas prices this morning, the national average continues to rise it is now $3.70 6¢ for regular state gas. the state of california the average five to $4.18. its absence is go $4.15, and oakland $4.70, in san jose $4.90. >> we have a live look at the bay bridge, already a back up farming. more on drive times coming up. also keeping our eyes on bay area weather, we are 39 degrees this right now g

professors from the university of texas and university of virginia have recently floated similar concernsjust last year supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg speaking with egyptian media after the ouster of president hosni mubarak and as the country was beginning to reshape itself said quote i would not look to the u.s. constitution if i were drafting ago constitution in the year 2012. even those who admit it isn't perfect note the drafters were wise enough to provide an amendment process. >> i think that charges that this is a document written by old white men in the 18th century is not true. it's a document written by we the people over the past two centuries. >> some believe there is already a certain level of disregard for the constitution playing out in washington. >> the fact that someone might not say i want to ignore the constitution, should still be held accountable when, in fact they do ignore the constitution whether they say they are doing so or not. >> when asked how we would guarantee things like freedom of religion without our constitution. the professor says it's up to

i understand you are also a graduate from the university of virginia school of law and you were close to monticello where thomas jefferson and our declaration of independence and close by montpelier where james madison was instrumental in drafting the bill of rights. i think you can understand that, as a woman, it is very important not to place undue burdens on our second amendment right to choose to defend ourselves. i do not know what weapon she used -- >> my point is, the example you used is one that would not dare an argument against the proposal that is before us, because that remington express is a weapon that would be perfectly allowed. >> would it have been unreasonable for her to use a different gun to protect her child? >> i think if she was using a 100 -- let me put it another way. she would clearly have an adequate ability to protect her family without the need for a 100-round piece. >> how can you say that? you are a large man. you are -- tall. you are not a young mother who has a young child with her. i am passionate about this position because you cannot understand, you

>> i'm from new york and went to university of virginia and i'm a lifelong 49ers fan. tics was for cucinch angle i always loved politics and the genesis of "the young turks" was with cenk, and then on tv, and current television, subbing for you. here's the deal, i want this to be a pattern. if we started this earlier i would be the governor of michigan. i'm upset about that. >> jennifer: well, let me just say, you have got some big heels to fill. i want to see these on you on monday night. >> i promise i will wear heels on monday night. >> jennifer: i'm mortified already. >> so is my mom. >> jennifer: eye viewers are in really good hands. >> thank you very much. >> jennifer: up next, brett erlich would not tell me what he's got planned for my last day although i'm certain that it is nothing i would approve of. and what would be my final episode of the war room without my last shot at my favorite political figure from the last year. >> over the cliff. we were begging for help, and you, you were coolly standing behind us giving your home state a shove over the ledge. and

university of virginia was ranked as the top public school.st identifies 150 public and private colleges where students got the most bang for their buck. it was determined on criteria like admissions, cost and financial aid. following swarthmore on the private school list -- harvard came in at the number two spot. princeton were third and fourth, followed by liberal arts college pomona. as for public schools - university of north carolina came in second. the new college of florida, william and mary and u-c-l-a rounded out the top five. the review finds that fewer than half "best value college" students took out student loans as undergrads -- and their debt loads were much lower than national averages. for many of them - federal and private grants go a long way, when paired with student aid. it helps bring the average cost of attendance for freshman at public schools on the list, to about 10- thousand-dollars. that's almost half the initial 19-thousand-dollar price tag for a top notch education. talk about a bargain. i'm alison kosik in new yor

happening now as secretary kerry prepares to make his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. on sunday, kerry will depart on his first overseas trip and visit europe and the middle east. >>> this morning we're awaiting word from the white house on punishing companies for cyber spying. we've learned that it could trade restrictions and other penalties. this comes as a company has prove that china has been cyber attacking companies for years. a secret military unit, whose headquarters are in this building in shanghai, stole data from more than 140 companies and organizations. china denies these allegations. >>> north korea is raising eyebrows as it it criticizes america and president obama in this bizarre youtube video. it shows flames as well as a nuclear blast. it says north korea conducted its recent nuclear test because of what they call u.s. hostility. the u.s. is currently negotiating for stronger united nations sanctions against north korea for its nuclear test earlier this month. >>> right now search crews in kansas city are racing against time severaliarching for a re

policies of free education these were first proposed by thomas jefferson when he created the university of virginia as a free college then advanced by abraham lincoln when he granted huge swaths of land to create two wish and three land grant colleges across america they saw a large fulfillment during the truman eisenhower years with the g.i. bill which raised the percentage of americans who tended college around six percent to over twenty percent that intellectual infrastructure built in the one nine hundred fifty s. by truman and eisenhower was the basis of the invention explosion of the sixty's seventy's and eighty's in the united states that brought us the modern computer age it's time to fully fund our public schools and to make college and trade schools free for any high school graduate who wants to attend. to build out our communications infrastructure we need to lay a national fiber optic internet system and open it up to competition any company can use it so we can have competitive pricing of high speed broadband like europe japan south korea and other countries do where you can get litera

professors from the university of texas and university of virginia have recently floated similar concernswith egyptian media after the ouster of president hosni mubarak and as the country was beginning to reshape itself said quote i would not look to the u.s. constitution if i were drafting ago constitution in the year 2012. even those who admit it isn't perfect note the drafters were wise enough to provide an amendment process. >> i think that charges that this is a document written by old white men in the 18th century is not true. it's a document written by we the people over the past two centuries. >> some believe there is already a certain level of disregard for the constitution playing out in washington. >> the fact that someone might not say i want to ignore the constitution, should still be held accountable when, in fact they do ignore the constitution whether they say they are doing so or not. >> when asked how we would guarantee things like freedom of religion without our constitution. the professor says it's up to those who believe in those ideaing to convince fellow americans t

the average debt less than 18 grand, and the number one best value college is the university of virginiaund $18,000 in almost 100% of students who apply are granted some sort of aid and helping 87% of the 15,000 students graduate, that is an important number. for the rest, log on to our website, gerriwillis.com. we will be right back. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. coand is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. (announcer) at scottrade, our clto make their money do more.re (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade... ranked "hight i

there were no female students at the university of virginia of any race. the idea of women at west point was ridiculous. words they hadn't been invented. was known as the practice that they're not speak its name. beyond that, there were no seatbelts in automobiles. people said that would be socialists. when you turn on the television many shows were sponsored by marlboro and major cigarette companies that showed people being healthy, outdoors and sophisticated smoking. that was 1963, that was 50 years ago and a blank. no women in the clergy. nothing like that. george wallace pledges to defend segregation forever. obviously he failed. when he failed and the dam broke on segregation on the strength of the witness of those little kids that went to jail in birmingham, it broke not just for black people but it broke for the disabled, it broke for the elderly, it broke for women across the span, who had been at that point almost two thousand years of rabbinic judaism and never a female rabbi or female cantor, that was considered a ridiculous notion but within a

. >>> it's not malaria, but meningitis they are worried about at the university of virginia. a student is recovering from a case of bacterial meningitis and now the school has been treating some four dozen classmates who had direct contact with the infected student. bacterial meningitis can kill. early symptoms include fever, headache, a stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. >> killed by coca-cola. that is the ruling from a coroner on the death of a 31- year-old mother of eight. natasha drank more than two gallons of coke every day. the new zealand woman died following cardiac in 2010. harris had to have several rot rotten teeth pulled. coca-cola calls the ruling disappointing, but it cannot be held responsible for people who drink unhealthy quantities of the product. >>> approved a bill to ban smoking. the parks and bus stops and bus shelters would be covered by the ban. the road public golf course in potomac would not. supporters of the bill say they want to protect nonsmokers from second-hand smoke. >> lovely day today. >> i mean, 59. 59. >> golfable? it w

. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be at the university of virginia for what's being described as his first major speech since being confirmed. that's at 11 a.m. eastern. and then at 12:30, the assistant secretary of state for conflict resolution and stabilization speaks at the council on foreign relations about iraq and afghanistan. >> the communism of china basically is communism in name only these days, and it preserved the power of the members of the communist party. but they basically threw most ideology aside when saw ping opened the country up, and it's now become a capitalist haven. they talk at great length at these party congresses, but it's all about preserving the party's power economically as the country continues to grow because they threw aside most vestiges of communism a long time ago. in north korea it's all about preserving the power of the military and the kim dynasty, as you have there. and, again, it's, out really has nothing to do with, i think, what karl marx envisioned as communism way back. you know, someone could do a fascinating book somehow on how co

[applause] >> in a few moments, secretary of state john kerry gives an address at the university of virginia. in an hour, a defense -- department of defense briefing on sequestration. after that, it review of the 2012 presidential campaign with strategists from president obama and mitt romney. secretary of state john kerry is calling on congress not to make senseless reductions in foreign aid to automatic spending cuts scheduled to begin march 1. the secretary spoke at the university of virginia in charlottesville. he was introduced by virginia senator tim kaine. this is an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you so much. hello, uva. it is great to be back on the grounds. i want to say to president sullivan what a treat it is to be here with you. thank you for hosting this great occasion. to my friend robert hurt, served with him in state government and now we travel to washington together. i look forward to good work together, especially if on this occasion to introduce secretary kerry and to introduce uva to the secretary. as i walked onto the stage i had a memory. on this stage

it would have stopped people who did columbine and it would have stop the kid that shot up university of virginiaberlyvirginia >> andrea: there was assault weapons been a during columbine. >> bob: the background check would have done something about that. >> kimberly: it would haven't helped sandy hook. >> bob: you can pick out different ones at different places. the criminals, lifetime criminals use gups to rob and steal and -- they are fruitcakes who get the guns, legitimate gun stores. no background checks. if they had a background check they would have been caught. >> greg: you know who enables the fruitcakes? we do. the media. if you look at the report of the sandy hook fiend, and there is reports that the guy was, you know, obsessed with the norway shooter. was interested in becoming immother tall. when you are a loser the way to become immortal is inflict damage and hurt people. you say mark david chapman. everyone knows that name and will be known as the killer of john lennon. we need to stop talking about that crap. when a tragedy like this occurs you report it, it's like a hurricane. yo

in a speech at the university of virginia on wednesday, secretary of state john kerry warned the looming sequester could threaten u.s. diplomacy overseas. >> i am particularly aware that in many ways the greatest challenge to america's foreign policy today is in the hands not of diplomats, but of policy makers in congress. it is often said that we cannot be strong at home if we're not strong in the world. but in these days of a looming budget sequester that everyone actually wants to avoid -- or most -- we cannot be strong in the world unless we are strong at home. my credibility as a diplomat working out other countries, create order, is strongest when america at last put its own fiscal house in order, and that has to be now. >> we will have more on the sequester later in the broadcast. at least 31 people reportedly have been killed in a car bombing in syria's capital of damascus. the attack targeted the headquarters of syria's ruling baath party. it was of the dead were civilians, with many more wounded the nine nations of civilia casualties in afghanistan have declined for the first t