watch us in hd, like us on us onok, and follow twitter. >> next on c-span, a roundtable discussion in the 2014 midterm elections and the agenda this year in congress, followed by bobb on hisdavid book. then, another look at british prime minister david cameron and this year's first question time. and then testimony from state department and usaid officials. sunday roundtable including a longtime democratic party strategist and also a political commentator on cnn. welcome back to the "washington journal." with a couplein of headlines. there is this from politico this morning, tying in outgoing virginia governor bobby donald gop'sis christie, the tarnished golden boys, both republican golden boys, bob mcdonnell facing a far graver situation as he left office yesterday, and then there is this, a model search for a gop leader, the bridge scandal that has engulfed governor chris christie has also brought more destruction to the already model stages of the republican search for a 2016 nominee. we are talking about 2016, and we have just barely creep into 2014, so we have a long way to go. c

now you can watch us in hd. >> the capitol dome is currently undergoing a two-year restoration to fix more than 1000 cracks in its cast-iron shell. the kevin hildebrand from the u.s. capitol architect's office explains what will happen during the restoration process. he spoke while giving washington area reporters a tour of the dome. this is 30 minutes. >> this circular staircase was the original way to the first capitol dome and continues to be the way we get to the walter dome. it was built in 1826. the original staircase that was here was wooden and it was removed in i want to say 1851 when there was a fire in the library of congress and for fear that the fire would spread to the wooden dome they cut it out and when walter did his changes he inserted the cast iron staircase that you see today. during the construction when they were dismantling the original stone they weigh the -- they weighed every piece as it was coming down so they could verify what the difference between the old and new dome was. it turned out that i think the old dome was just under 12 million pounds. so, given

now you can watch us in hd. now, you can watch us in hd. few moments, our first lady's encore continues. tonight, a look at the life and career of betty ford. after that, supreme court oral argument in a case based on a state responsibility to control air pollution beyond its own borders. and later, an opportunity to hear charlie cook's thoughts on the upcoming 2014 midterm elections. ♪ >> being lady like does not require silence. why should my husband's job or yours prevent us from being ourselves? i do not believe that being first lady should prevent me

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> at the beginning of his state of the state speech, governor chris christie said he let down his constituents and that they would fully cooperate with all investigations in what led to massive traffic jams near fort lee. you can see his entire speech at c-span.org. here's a little about what he said. week, i certainly test of this administration. mistakes were clearly made. as a result, we let down the people we were interested to serve. i know our citizens deserve better -- much better. i'm the governor. i'm ultimately responsible for all that happens on my watch, both good and bad. without a doubt, we will cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to ensure that this breach of trust does not happen again. but i also want to assure the people of new jersey today that what happened does not define us or our state. this administration and this legislature will not allow the work that needs to be done to improve the people's lives in new jersey to be delayed for any reason. [applause] >> of the president for stated in march and re

we are c-span. .e were created 35 years ago watch us in hd and like us on facebook. >> government officials testified on capitol hill about the illegal drug trade in afghanistan and how the practice might be impacted when u.s. troops withdraw from the region. countryon in the reached a record high last year and millions of dollars were funneled to the televangelist the hearing was held by the senate drug caucus. >> the narcotics trade funds the taliban and increases corruption. it poses a serious public health challenge in afghanistan and abroad. counter narcotics. first, as you see on the charge that charts behind me, touch and reached record

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> next, a discussion about the future of the internet. following a federal court ruling last week that said the fcc improperly tried to regulate broadband internet providers with a net neutrality rule that tries to ensure that all content providers had equal access to internet subscribers and vice versa. this was posted by the congressional internet caucus advisory committee. it is one hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] welcome. thank you for coming. today's briefing is about the internet committee titled circuit court decision on fcc open internet roles is it random or is it a law. such short notice the decision came on tuesday. we've been awaiting it and wanted to do a briefing as close to the decision as possible. this is the congressional internet caucus advisory committee. we take no position on legislation or regulation but the proposition that the internet is extremely important and that we should try to insure a sound decision making so what we try to do in these meetings is any issue that affects the

now you can watch us in hd. now, you can watch us in hd. few moments, our first lady's encore continues. tonight, a look at the life and career of betty ford. after that, supreme court oral argument in a case based on a state responsibility to control air pollution beyond its own borders. and later, an opportunity to hear charlie cook's thoughts on the upcoming 2014 midterm elections. ♪ >> being lady like does not require silence. why should my husband's job or yours prevent us from being ourselves? i do not believe that being first lady should prevent me from expressing my ideas. [applause] >> betty ford spoke her mind, pro choice and a supporter of the equal rights amendment. she and gerald ford openly discussed her experience with breast cancer. for much of her family's public life she struggled with alcohol and drug dependency and confronting it defined her post white house years. >> welcome to first ladies influence and image. tonight we'll tell you the story of elizabeth ford, the wife of president gerald ford. here to tell her story

watch us in hd, and follow us on twitter. >> next, former vermont governor howard dean about the u.s. political system, the budget, the need for compromise. he is the 2004 presidential candidate. he spoke for about one hour. [applause]

you can watch us in hd. watch is in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> next will take a look at how the voting experience could be approved according to the presidential commission on election administration. it is a commission set up by president obama last year. they talked about the recommendations during a recent event in washington, d.c. >> let me start with a couple of thanks, first, to spencer and g.w., alumni law society, bill mcginley, rebecca gordon, for putting this together for us. we very much appreciate. secondly to thank but also to tell you who they were, the commissioners and me personally our research director. as bob said, we are the hacks. the commission the other commissioners were made up of five election professionals and three members of the private sector in private industry. chris thomas is the elections director of the state of michigan. anne mcquillen, worked for the texas secretary of state and ran elections in texas for 16 years. trey grayson was the secretary

watch us in hd. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] intoday on season, women congress talk about their work in public service. followed by a discussion about women in leadership roles and the workplace. later, the confirmation hearing for federal reserve chair nominee janet yellen. programr "newsmakers" with heritage action ceo michael needham. next, fema members of congress joined politico to talk about the importance of public service. speakers include minnesota senator amy klobuchar, florida representative lightman, hawaii congressman gabbard, and misery represented and wagner. this is about 25 minutes. >> good morning. seniorggie haberman, political reporter for politico and i am july did -- and i am delighted to be joined by ms. palmer, a woman who really truly and simplify. ath us this woman we have democratic congresswoman from whitey, senator amy klobuchar, democratic senator from missouri, we have a republican congre

watch us in hd, and follow us on twitter. >> next, former vermont governor howard dean about the u.s. political system, the budget, the need for compromise. he is the 2004 presidential candidate. he spoke for about one hour. [applause] >> good evening. you are already getting applies. i do not know how much i need to say. let me just give a warm welcome and thanks to governor howard dean for joining us today for our discussions and exploring bipartisan solutions seminar. we are looking at three topics in the seminar, as you know, budget, financing the american dream, immigration, energy policy. perhaps the most fundamental issue is the one we are about to discuss right now, financing the american dream. unless we have the resources, how can we possibly enact policy change? we are fortunate to have an expert with us here on this issue. governor dean is a well-known, respected figure in american politics, former chair of the democratic congressional committee which he implemented the 50 state policy. which was credited with helping the democrats make historic gains in the 2006 and 2008

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> when you go behind the scenes as a photographer, you are there to see, not hear, not listen, and not repeat anything that you hear. it is kind of a mutual agreement because we are let into meetings when you are behind the scenes that are sensitive. i was there when president obama was at a rally, and at the same time, the hurricane had just come up the east coast and he was on the phone am on a secure phone talking to the senior director and trying to organize it at the same time he was running the campaign. really unique time to be in -- in there and hear a serious conversation on the ground on how he wanted things to take place and organizing that and on the other side of the wall, people are banging, "4 4 more years." >> "new york times" staff photographer doug mills, sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a." "washington journal" continues. host: we will spend the remaining time on "washington thoughtsgetting your on the senate intelligence committee report on what happened on september 11, 2012 in benghazi, libya, where the c

watch us in hd. follow us on twitter. in his weekly radio address, president obama called on congress to extend unemployment insurance or over one million americans and outlined his plan for economic growth and got -- job creation. the senator from mississippi had the rubble -- the republican response. >> hi, everybody. yesterday we learned in 2013 our businesses created 2.2 million new jobs, including 87,000 last month. our implement rate -- our employment rate is the lowest it has been since 2008. our manufacturing and housing sectors are rebounding. our energy, technology tom and auto sectors are booming thanks in part to the affordable care act, healthcare cdosts eat up less of our economy. we have cut our deficit by more than half. of theto the hard work american people, our economy is growing stronger. we know we have more work to do together. our success is the country depends on more than the success of our broader economy, it depends on the success of the american people. it depends on your ability to make ends me

now you can watch us in hd. >> journalist and historian david andelman discussed the history of the imperial president and the changes in power to democratic leaders around the world. bard college and "foreign affairs" magazine hosted this hour-long event. magazine hosted this hour-long event. >> david andelman has a biography that i can't possibly do justice in my typically short -- probably not short enough -- introduction. in brief, he is the author of the book "a shattered peace: versailles in 1919 and the price we pay today." he is the former president of the overseas press club am aware we have students interning come as well as the world policy institute. he is the former executive editor of forbes.com has been a domestic and foreign correspondent for "the new york times," a paris-based correspondent for cbs news, a correspondent for cnbc, and is written for "harpers," "the atlantic," "the new republic," and a list of others we won't go through now. i just named the ones i read. today his talk is titled "imperial presidency: gone and all but forgotten." orwill speak for 25 minutes so.

now, watch us in hd. >> the house is in that 10:00 speeches.r a debate on the epa bill on the implementation of superfund cleanup site -- sites. the senate will continue to look at extending unemployment benefits. they have said they want budget offsets to pay for the cost. the senate is in at 10:00 eastern. state department officials will testify about the ongoing eyelids in south sudan after rebel forces rejected a plan to restart peace talks. that is live at 10:00 eastern. this hour on washington journal, brian and theabout al qaeda planned withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. a congressman will give his perspective on partisanship in washington. the pennsylvania republican announced this week that he will not seek reelection in november. we will also take your phone gatesand tweak on robert recently published memoir host: good morning, everyone. troubles make's the front pages. misled by his top aides. what it all means for the governor. ofwill turn to the memoir former defense secretary robert gates. with the new jersey governor chris christie. what is the fallout, if

watch us in hd and follow us on twitter. likes a federal panel on sexual assault in the military voted yesterday to maintain the chain of command in dealing with assault cases. are that in 2012 there were [inaudible] theong testimony before panel including military commanders who favor and oppose taking the authority away from them. >> before we get started, i want to extend the thanks and appreciation to interim dean greg and the george washington university law school for allowing the panel to use its facilities for this meeting. know, inf you may addition to being a brilliant scholar and professor of law here at gw, he is also a colonel in the united states army reserve who has served in many positions including pellet judge. know if you're in the room at thank you very much. the panel wants to express its dean ofo the assistant administrative affairs as well nataliey fields, -- -- andenter assistant her assistant. i want to thank all of you for helping us put this meeting together. they had established the response system

now you can watch us in hd. wereporters in washington given a tour recently of the u.s.ol dome, which is undergoing a complete restoration. the cast-iron outer shell of the dome has more than 1000 cracks caused by aging and whether. kevin hildebrand from the u.s. capitol architect leads the tour in the capitol building. this is about 25 minutes. >> this circular staircase was the original way to the first capitol dome, and continues to be the way we get to the walter dome. it was built in 1826. the original staircase was wooden. it was removed in 1851, when there was a fire in the library of congress. for fear that the fire would spread to the wooden dome, they cut it out. walter, when he did his changes, inserted a cast-iron staircase you see today. during the construction, when they were dismantling the original dome, they weighed every piece as it was coming down, so they could verify what the difference between the old and new dome was. it turned out, i think, the old dome was just under 12 million pounds. given how much larger the walter dome is, the fact it is only

watch us in hd, follow us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> the house is about to gavel back in. oath the house and senate are back after a week break. legislative agenda includes three bills to be taking up under the suspension of the rules later this afternoon. any votes requested will be held at 6:30. of ahe resignation congressman from florida after being arrested for cocaine possession, he is resigning today. we will take you to the floor of the u.s. house.

watch us in hd. chris christie talking to reporters about his administration's involvement in m inrchestrated traffic jan hd. two of his aides had been fired. this is 2 hours. i cannot to this office where i've been many times before. i come out to his office today to apologize to the people of new jersey. i apologize to the people of fort lee and i apologize to the members of the state legislature. i am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. there is no doubt in my mind that the conduct exhibited is completely unacceptable and showed it a lack of respect -- showed a lack of respect for the role in the government and the people they were trusted to serve. two pieces of what i want to talk about today. the first is i believe that all of the people who were affected i this conduct -- by this conduct deserve this apology and this is why i'm giving it to them. i also need to apologize to them for my failure as the governor of the state to understand the true nature of

now you can watch us in hd. rolediscussion about the of conservative women in today's politics. before that, segments from the tech trend should disrupt conference, an annual event focused on technology and some of the latest devices. first, the ceo's of linkedin and twitter talking about their companies and how they are managed. ♪ >> i am of techcrunch and joining me is the ceo of linkedin who has led us through a successful ipo. jeff weiner. he has been impressing wall street ever since. first tell us what is happening at linkedin right now. late last year, it sounds like it is going beyond recruiting. what is the economic draft? >> we have a professional graph at maps up to three degrees and hope to get your foot in the door. your company's have better leverage. but our longer-term vision is much bigger than that. you have developed the first economic graph. as they want to represent every economic opportunity full-time and part-time. >> a job? >> a job, for example. they are fragmented. with the launch recently of our university profiled capabilities, we would like there to

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> a panel has concluded the commander shoulduthority. the congress established the panel and we will hear from some of the panels of sexual -- the panel with victims of sexual assault and learn more about the findings next. >> before we get started, i want to extend the banks to the george washington university law school for allowing the use of these rooms. in addition to being a brilliant scholar and professor of law here at gw, a judge advocate generals court it has served in many positions including appellate judge. i don't know if you are in the room at this point, but thank you very much. the panel wants to extend its thanks to the assistant dean of in his ministry and affairs -- of administrative affairs and her assistant ms. wilder, and the media services coordinator. i want to thank all of you for helping put all of these meetings together. to conduct an independent review and assessment of the systems used to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate crimes involving adult sexual assault and related offenses and the unifor

watch us in hd. follow us on twitter. >> on tomorrow morning's washington journal, the app scam investigation of the 1970's. the new film american hustle is loosely based on that scam. our guest is gregory wants who helped prosecute six congressmen and one senator. also, document reductions in veteran benefits. it is live every day. from this morning, a conversation on the future of the republican party. us now, thank you for joining us. what should be the topic going forward? guest: winning the senate and winning the presidency. ideas,they did they some but the ideas can be developed in congress by some governors. >> what do you do about the party itself and the ideas he talked about? >> one important thing is the candidates. .eople can talk about democracy people are voting for x and y. republicans have a lot of attractive candidates this year. some of them are unopposed in primaries. it will be the recumbent democrat. others are roman -- running with two or three candidates. young people, women, t

watch us in hd. follow us on twitter.an,g up tonight on a senator talks about her repose was to assess working families. paul ryan onwed by the war on poverty. later are first lady's program featuring the life of nancy reagan. the senator spoke about her proposal to help working families including paid family medical leave, hiram dimon wage -- a higher minimum wage. she spoke at the social mobility summit for about 40 minutes. >> good morning. feelingveryone is bright and cheery this morning. it is sunny and reasonable venture -- a reasonable temperature again. i am a codirector of the center for children and families here at brookings. invited -- we invited a group of experts from around the country to join us first annual summit on social mobility in the united states. it was organized by my colleague richard reeves. we are delighted to have so many wonderful experts here to talk about this issue all day. if we are going to put social mobility on the agenda in the united states and figure out what to do about it, we nee

now, you can watch us in hd.ith threenversation award-winning editorial cartoonists on what influences their work and their thoughts on the future of editorial cartooning. from the atlanta press club, this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good evening. i am tom watkins, treasurer of the atlantic press club. thank you for coming to, drawing the news. the atlanta press club is one of the largest and most active press clubs in the world. if you are not already a member, we encourage you to join. we have some great programs coming up. we will host a newsmaker lunch on september 17 and be sure to join us on october 8 for the 2013 hall of fame dinner. for more information on the atlanta press club, visit our website at www .atlantapressclub.org. we are pleased to have three cartoonists in an ever shrinking universe of cartoonists joining us tonight. winnings the award- editorial cartoonist for the economist magazine of london and the baltimore sun. in a career that spans more than 35 years, he created more than 8000 carto

now you can watch us in hd. >> will top -- those benefits expired last week cutting off payments for.3 million jobless americans. >> my wife says she likes it. >> t.m.i. >> happy new year everyone. it is great to be back here with you all. i hope you had an excellent break. those of you who traveled with the president, those of you who did not, we did everything we could to keep things quiet for you. we hope that you come back as excited to be here as we all are. before i take questions on other subject, i have with me today familiar face, gene, the director of the president's national economic council. calling on the urgent need for congress to extend expired unemployment benefits to 1.3 americans. gene is here to talk about that issue. to take questions from you on that issue and others in his purview. if gene can go to the top, you can have your questions at the top so we can let him go back to work. i will remain to take your questions on other subjects. i had a meeting at 2:00 with a very important person. i'll give you gene. >> thank you. thanks jay. there's no question we go i

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> kissinger low brand continued her push for -- senator kirsten illibrand -- the senator spoke on a daylong conference on social mobility hosted by the brookings institution. the term refers to the degree from which people are able to classrom working status -- working staff -- working class status. >> good morning, everyone. i hope everyone is feeling bright and cheery this morning. it is a sunny and reasonable temperature. centercodirector of the for children's families here at brookings. group ofnvited a experts from around the country for the firstay annual summit on social mobility in the united states. organized by my colleague, richard reeves. have so manyted to wonderful experts here to talk about this issue all day. to put socialg mobility on the agenda and figure out what to do about it, we are going to need help from people in public life. offer thatmendous tremendous honor to have someone with us today to help us address these questions. senator jill brand was first appointed after hillary clinton vacated her pos

now, you can watch us in hd. tonight sort -- circuit court of determine thely constitutionality of dna samples for those arrested for a felony. in 2009 police arrested elizabeth haskell at a rally against the iraq war and she was forced to get over a cheek swab tom although she was released without charges, her dna is not stored in the databank. the oral argument is one hour five minutes. >> good afternoon. please be seated. we're here for the argument of haskell versus harris. judge gould is appearing by video. good afternoon judge gould, can you hear me? i can hear you fine. >> okay, counsel ready? you may proceed. >> good afternoon. for the plaintiffs, i'd ask to reserve five minutes for the rebuttal. >> you have the clock. you'll have what is left over. >> may it please the court, this case is fundamentally different from king because california's law applies to people who are never charged with an offense and those who are discharged from lack of probable cause. there is nothing that can justify taking d.n.a.

now, you can watch us in hd. >> next, congresswoman jackie spear and former congresswoman jane harman taking part in a discussion focused on women and their attempts to pursue second careers. this is from politicos women rule series. it is about 30 minutes. >> good morning, i am rachel olkin. i'm here with an incredibly diverse group of women who have reinvented themselves and their careers through their tenacity and perseverance. rohini dey he has a masters in economics and a doctorate in management science. she has a lucrative career as a consultant with world bank and mckenzie to pursue a passion for ,ndian cuisine and food starting a restaurant. she is now a burgeoning restaurant tour and philanthropist. a restaurant in chicago and manhattan and is an avid supporter of women in the food industry.

watch us in hd. mike us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> next, today's white house briefing with press secretary jay carney talking about the civil war, iran's nuclear and egypt's civil unrest. this is about an hour. >> what are you talking about? [laughter] cheers and applause in the back. let's just say you not the only one. it took more time than i expected. i did it this morning. a couple reasons. i heard that dan thompson had bet that i would shave before state of the union, and i didn't want to lose money. reminder of a daily the insufficiency of my effort, so i decided the time had come to change. here i am. the old me. other announcements to make today, so i will go straight to your questions. jim. >> state of the union. i was wondering if you could talk about whether the president sees this one any differently. is it going to be kind of a bullet point speech where he outlines initiatives, or is it going to be more of an expansion of his december 4 speech on the ?conomy and mobility >> without previewing wit

industry 34 years ago and funded why your local cable or satellite provider and now you can watch us in hd. up, david barrett and the president of abc news discussing the future of television news. then a look at the state of online privacy. later, the ceo's of linkedin and twitter talk about their companies futures and how they are managed. abc news president ben sherwood and david barrett talk about the future of television news. topics include new technology, investigative journalism, and copyright roles. this was held in november on the campus of the university of north carolina chapel hill. [applause] >> thank you, david. thank you, susan. this has been a delightful day. this is the second time i have been on campus. i am always impressed when i am here. white harbor has been my friend for 25 years or so, when wade says that i need you, i will go wherever that goes. he has been my most trusted business advisor, i have a high appreciation for him, this has been on his mind for years. we have talked about this. i smoke a cigar, wade bears with that and tells me about his vision. i am de

you can watch us in hd. continues. al" host: on wednesdays in our last hour of the "washington journal ," taking a look at magazine articles. the christian science monitor's francine kiefer's piece "are cuts to push income inequality as taught issue of 2014. win ning tactic?" is it? guest: they are returning to their basic theme, sticking up for the downtrodden. it is successful in that way. it has been a traditional theme since the new deal and roosevelt's time. there is a problem -- it risk if they overreach. if they try for plans that are too ambitious and looked like it -- it might bee income redistribution, not popular with americans. we just saw for obamacare -- through obamacare that when people are told one thing and have to give something up for the benefit of society, giving up a plan you like so you can have higher standards that you don't want that are good for everyone else. you can get into trouble. the democrats are starting with a fairly modest strategy. expending -- extending unemployment insurance bene

now you can watch us in hd. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now to talk about political stories to watch in 2014, shane goldmacher of national journal. he is their congressional correspondent. good morning help new year. when it comes to the agenda when congress gets back in session, what's on the list? guest: they are coming back. they are coming back after three years of the at least productive legislative work in congressional history. there's a lot on their agenda. unfinished business. the first thing the senate will be taking up, is the effort to reextend unemployment insurance which expired at the end of this last year. 1.3 americans lost their long term unemployment insurance. democrats trying to push to reextend. they will be taking up confirmation of janet yellen as the next chairwoman of the federal reserve. she will be the first woman to hold that post. because he rewrote the filibuster rule, she's almost guaranteed to be confirmed. they took the key procedural vote. in the house, it's not clear what the house will d

watch us in hd. follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues.st: our guest for this segmet is rebecca adams. a was a big wrench mark of the affordable care act, the role of young people. guest: the administration put out the first demographic breakdown. what we're seeing is that the administration and others have targeted 40% of the sign-ups would be among young people, people 18 to 34. that is not happening so far. about 24% of the people signing up our young people. that is in proportion to the population. that means the administration has a lot of ground to make up in the next couple of months he for open enrollment ends. host: taking a look at those numbers. what does that mean? people arereason why looking for young people is that it is a proxy for health. the administration wants more people signing up for care and will need care if you have a lot of 55-year-olds sign up. they will be using their health care quite a bit. you need the younger people to subsidize those costs. there has been a concern that insurance companies might raise thei

now you can watch us in hd. about 10 or 15 years ago, we started looking at the census department data. something very strange pops out. when you look at whether profits you of multinationals -- see germany, france, ireland, italy. if you look at the data on where the profits are, italy, france, germany, ireland. it is just this hugely disproportionate amount of profit was in ireland. i was one indication that something was going on. .> more with marty sullivan 8:00 on c-span. >> the deadline is approaching for the student cam video project. -- whatg the question is the most important issue congress should address this year? minute documentary program that include c-span video. a grand prize of $5,000. entries are due by january 20. more info at student cam.org. >> washington journal continues. host: jennifer lawless runs the women in politics institute at american university. she has co-authored this report -- girls just want to not run. in youngr gap americans political ambition. are women running for office?

you can watch us in hd. "washington journal" continues. is here to o'donnell talk about the health-care law. i want to begin with your most recent story. it will be a smaller amount. the main thing the affordable care act prevents is these enormous -- some people have million dollar debts. they are going into bankruptcy because their plans were tapped. so now it is kind of reversed. the affordable care act caps what an individual family has to pay. some of these deductibles are so large. is average family -- there often separate deductibles for prescription drugs. it could be close to $10,000 you pay out of pocket. host: before your insurance kicks in, you have to pay premiums and deductibles. guest: you have your premiums, which can be quite high. these deductibles are really high. you and i have employer provided insurance. the ayrshire dr. boll is about $1000 -- the average deductible is about $1000. we were just analyzing the healthcare.gov. that is pretty high for most people. host: how does that compare to what we have seen before th

us are cautiously optimistic. laura anthony is there with a look later on in our newscast. >> and you can track rain using live doppler seven hd. >> sky seven overhead police escorted first lady's motorcade in stit for two days of fund raising for the democratic party. carolyn? >> there is excitement here today as you said michelle obama is in san francisco for a series of fund-raisers raising money for democratic national committee. she she was in los angeles and told supporters to, in her words write a big, fat check. she's hoping they'll do the same in san francisco. supporters expected to pay pay between 10,000 and 32,000ses today meet with her outside of a small crowd gather with ussed, we're not allowed any access. and could not get a good luck because secret service. san francisco mayor got up close and personal when he sat in the first lady's box. >> we've become good friends and are doing a lot of things together i told her she's excited city just joined her let's move program. tonight at second fund-raiser this tent was erected supporters say expensive tickets are well worth it. >> i'm a democrat and i lf things that

watch us in hd. follow us on twitter. >> "washington giorno" continues. l are onmbers to your screen for the remainder of the program. host: you can also send us a tweet or in e-mail. the associated press is reporting about the death of ariel sharon. he died at 85. he was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits created he reshaped the middle east. he died after a stroke left him in a, from which he never awoke. he was 85. he was known for his bold tactics and occasional refusal to obey orders. he became known as the bulldozer. his critics were also capable of getting things done. he passes away at the age of 85. other things in the paper include messages and stories about the economy. also, you have probably seen other sources about target. more civilians are at risk for information being received during that incident in december. 20% is the amount that they have reduced their quarterly profit. they sent -- some say this stems from the data breach. until 10:00. here is tony in new jersey. democratic line. caller: yes. i was trying to get a hold of y

watch us in hd. unlike us on facebook. follow us on twitter.orm ande that tax entitlement reform will not be easy. politics will be hard for both sides. none of us will get 100% of what we want. the alternative will cost us , visiturt our economy hardship on millions of hard- working americans. let's set party interests aside and work to pass a budget that replaces reckless cuts with smart savings and wise investments in our future. let's do it without the brinksmanship that stresses consumers and scares off investors. the greatest nation on earth -- [applause] the greatest nation on earth cannot keep investing its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. [applause] we cannot do it. agree. let's agree. right here, right now. to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. [applause] >> watch president obama deliver this year's address. our preview program starts live at 8:00 eastern with the president at 9:00, followed by the respon

now you can watch us in hd. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're joined now by janet ."of "wall street journal give us your idea on the biggest issues facing lawmakers. do democrats really want to spend most of this are focusing on economic issues that look at the inequality between rich and poor and measures like unemployment insurance and minimum wage to redress the imbalance. republicans want to keep the focus on the rollout of the dr. law. neither one of those seem destined to produce a lot of legislation. so keeping the government open agenda is the baseline of passing your basic fiscal bills that congress needs to keep the government running and from going into default. one of the biggest parodies in defense legislation? guest: one of the biggest parodies will be to put together a defense appropriations bill. at the end of last year the budget deal restore some of the pentagon's cuts under sequestration, but the pentagon is now going to have to come forward with the budget plan. the relevant committees will have to go through that and also make some cuts, some more

and now, you can watch us in hd. >> washington journal continues.t: american university professor chris edelson joins us now to discuss his new book. start by defining what we are .alking about often there is a claim -- a claim of crisis. the constitution itself speaks only to emergency power in the context of congress. article one gives congress the power. presidents have no express emergency power. the part of the constitution dealing with the presidential power itself, it is not get emergency presidential power is not listed there at all. right. article one, article two is a lot shorter. invested inwer is the president of united states or does not say anything expressly that the president not having the ability to deal with in -- an emergency. it is clear they did intend for the president to have an ability for a sudden attack. records show they wanted to make clear the president could repel a sudden attack. beyond that, the text does not say anything. >> what are the other historical records and the debate that played out when we're talking abou

and now, you can watch us in hd. "> "washington journal continues. host: congressman jim gerlach, thank you for joining us. let's begin with the debate over extending unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed. do you agree they should be three-month extension not paid for or paid for? guest: if there is anything done, it ought to be paid for. this three-month extension would cost about $6 billion to the treasury. i think most people in my district would agree we should pay for that expenditure if we are going to do it. we will probably see something past the house and senate that will extend benefits for a short periofd of time. why are we still in emergency benefits after 2009 after a stimulus bill passed to be a so-called stimulus to the economy. we have to focus on what it will take to create jobs. those folks have an opportunity to find a job and have a productive life. reid tweeted this out -- guest: the focus should be job creation and how to get people off unemployment rolls and into long-term jobs. if there are people that need addi

us onus in hd, like facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> republican national committee chair reincebus talked about the state of the party as part of the annual winter meeting held in washington, d.c. his remarks run about 15 minutes. >> good morning once again. we welcome you to washington, d.c. i want to thank everyone on our team for the work that went into this week, the work i know they do so well every day. let us hear it for the staff for putting on a great meeting so far. [applause] and i think we are having a pretty good time as well. we have heard from some great leaders in our party and are going to hear from more. we are blessed this week that we join hundreds of thousands of people from across the country in the march for life. before we get to everything else, i just want to say, i think this was a very special year to be part of the march. this year's was adoption, and i think adoption is something we need to talk about more. we are the party that respects life, and we are the party of adoption. every child should have the chance to have a loving family. and every chi

now, you can watch us in hd. watch is in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> at stoxx if i run continue, continue, anf iran event yesterday was hosted by the u.s. institute of peace and the woodrow wilson center. >> we are very pleased to have two people who have written books about iran. there was going to be covers of two books that are represented by authors here, and they have also just returned from iran, so what we thought would be very interesting for you and for us is to get a picture, a sense of what is going on inside, for all the reasons we all know, this is a time that we try to understand what is going on. maybe there are changes there, and that is what i hope we will get from the discussion. without anything further, robin is going to make some observations about her trip, david is going to make some observations about his trip, we will have a conversation open to you very quickly, and i look forward to your questions. this will be an interactive, easy discussion here. >> at thank y

you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on abc7 news weather app which makes it easy to share the weather photos, download information at abc7 news.com .com/app. >> after school counselor in san jose accused of selling pot to students could make the first court appearance today. police arrested 20-year-old edward diaz after school got out at the elementary school. >> nothing surprises you now. >> the arrest of this man, a 20-year old by san jose police at willow glenn elementary school will make some uncomfortable. after 4:00 p.m. on tuesday officers responded to a report a counselor with after school program sold pot to a couple of students. investigators interviewed diaz and arrested him almost immediately. the program is a california-based nonprofit to help close the achievement g.p.a. with the relationship between counselor and student is key to academic success. >> it is a sad commentary on society to have something like that happen at a school. >> diaz sits in jail on $55,000 bail and will make the first court appear an when the students return to class. >>

now, you can watch us in hd. >> "washington journal" continues.nt to welcome james jones, a former member of congress, democrat from oh obama, served from 1973 to 1987. he is a ranking member of the house ways and means committee during that time. a sermon -- he served under the johnson demonstration and the clinton administration. appreciate you being with us. we want to focus on the war on poverty. let's begin with this headline, frontpage, inside the "new york times," 50 years later, the war on poverty is a mixed bag host: he goes onto say, the federal government has succeeded in preventing the poverty rate from timing far higher. your thoughts. guest: when president johnson addressed the poverty rate in 22% of our it was at population. in the 5.5 years he was president, he reduced it to paul for sikkim and now it is up to 15%. 12%, and now it to it is up to 50%. i15%. it is down from what was then. host: his speech to covers it in your 1964, how did this become a centerpiece of his state of the union address that year? guest: the war on povert

follows in hd and us on twitter. >> this week on "newsmakers," richard cordray, welcome back. we appreciate your time. we have jim puzzanghena who is with the "los angeles times" and alan zibel with "the wall street journal." alan has the first question. >> you are the first regulator to really have a broad look at how consumers are being treated across the entire financial system. what is the area you have looked at that you are most concerned about? >> we are worried. most have been worried about the mortgage market. the mortgage market is clearly the reason the economy blew up in 2008. consumers were massively harmed. it was the single biggest financial market that has been troubled in many respects than the lending side in the service eye. -- and the servicing side. >> you had just come out with some new mortgage rules. the housing market is finally starting to recover from the crash. why do you think these rules will help the market as opposed to hurt it? >> the rules are not really much more than a back to basics approach to mortgage lending and mortgage services. the sa

can you track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on our weather app which makes it easyabc7 news.com/app. >> in san jose an after school counselor is accused of selling pot to students. police arrested 20-year-old edward diaz after school got out on tuesday. officers responded to a report a counselor with the after school program sold marijuana to a couple of students. investigators interviewed diaz and arrested him. >> it is a sad commentary on society to have something like that happen at a school. >> he is held in the santa clara county jail on $55,000 bail and could make the first court appearance today. >> in the east bay, the family of a dublin girl who disappeared 25 years ago will hold a vigil tonight as they have done in the past. she was 13-year-old when she vanished january 30, 1989 walking from school to ice skating lessons. her family and other supporters will walk the same route at 7:00 p.m. that proceeds to st. raymond catholic church. 100 people took part last year the. >> the oakland teen accused of killing his sister during a fight over laundry is in cu

in wisconsin, fans will be sitting inside a virtual icebox. leigh glaser has a look how cold it will be using live doppler seven hd. >> cold this evening. the live doppler hd. the sloth of snow in the chicago area picking up snow showers there extending back down towards wichita, kansas and all that moves into the southeast and the ohio river value. minneapolis zero, chicago, 30. it's minus 13 right now in fargo. 27 boston but you add a windchill factor of minus 30 in fargo, three degrees it feels like in green bay, 30 chicago and 14 boston. here is a look at the game forecast tomorrow, folks. a windchill warning expecting windchill 25 to 45 below zero and kick off, 34 degrees expected and maybe a light snow shower overnight and on sunday at 7:00, second half temperatures drop to a minus four. we'll take a look coming up. >> thank you, leigh. >>> mike shumann is traveling for coverage on tomorrow's game and a play-off edition of the view tomorrow night, the on going interview series with the niners tight end. >>> still ahead at 9:00, how a u.s. crew is lending more than a hand to help two sea vessels break free from the frozen [ superfan

you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler seven hd. it's handy it and works well. >> one bird caused 90 airline passengers to be late today. the flight resumed about 45 minutes later. >> well, open the ground one of the busiest streets just got a makeover to make it safer for pedestrians. officials celebrated end of three years of construction along a one-mile stretch of cesar chavez street. the street was then redesigned. >> i'm guessing the number of lanes and wide kwlening sidewalks. it's making it safer for people to cross the street. the median allows places for people to stop if they need more time to cross the street. >> the make overcost $28 million. >> everything you do, they charge you for it. >> this after learning the district will begin charging a parking fee. starting monday, drivers zil to pay $two to park at the larkspur lot. and dreefrs will have to register and pay by telephone or a smart phone app. not doing so will result in a fine. >> san jose wants your camera. coming up a police force needed to help deal with sur