usa today he bought this article about there should be a. warning there needs to be parental like mature audiences only on this super bowl event featuring performers that are clothed and not obscene acts like you can read this a. p.g. rating you know according to the motion picture has some nudity and hints of you know profanity there was none of those no one was naked no one was doing anything inappropriate and this author had like 12 likes on it on his twitter page however usa today goes you know what there's a sect of people that are starting to get read by the i don't know people who aren't white being proud of their femininity and bracing their sensuality let's let's push 842400 likes for you know 43 thout 4300 replies to this article in usa today almost made on the it was in the front page of the opinion section granted this is one man's opinion on women so let's let's take that with the smallest baby violin possible in the store but when that's enough it is rather crazy absolutely and you know regina this just highlights one of the is

doing anything inappropriate and this author had like 12 likes on it on his twitter page however usa today goes you know what there's a sect of people that are starting get read by the i don't know people who aren't white being proud of their femininity and bracing their sensuality let's let's push 842400 likes for you know 43 thout 4300 replies to this article in usa today almost made on the it was in the front page of the opinion section granted this is one man's opinion on women so let's let's take that with the smallest baby violin possible in the store but when that's enough it is rather crazy absolutely and you know regina this just highlights one of the issues we see in the media pools and i'm security it makes it national news do we see a trend of this among mainstream media you do you see a lot of maybe a small writer or a very extreme take and the writer is a small television station newspaper radio what have you and they're owned by these large media conglomerates they go you know what that guy he'll get us the clicks he'll get us the views let's push. killfile is on or whoever

usa today, dams in a bind over sanders. >> yet, something democrats are trying to grapple with at this point. sanders at this point looks like he's a solid path forward for the nation but whether there are speed bumps in the way we don't know and i'm sure there will be at some point but in the future he's in a pretty good spot. south carolina is and if he wins the soccer lineup that will be deathblow to former vice president joe biden. when i hear chatter, this is an replay of the 2016 race, republicans were too stubborn to get out of the race or consolidating behind one candidate and trump ended up snagging that nomination. you are saying the same thing happened with sanders but i don't expect anyone to get out before super tuesday print all of them say we have the past we have the money to go forward and so for right now they will go until they can. >> your thoughts. >> i think the headliner and the leads you are reading about putting the democrats in a bind is bottom-line. the centrist and the party are seeing their nightmare play out right now and insofar bernie sanders candidate i

christine brennan joins us now, columnist for "usa today." you were on with us, of course, the tragic news, we found out that sunday morning what had happened. what do you think about today as his life is -- his daughter's life, the seven other lives honored in this way? >> it is almost hard to believe this has been four weeks and a day. so many people still so surreal that they're gone and this happen and these families, the girls going to a game and kobe coaching his daughter. that surreal aspect lives on for so many people. today, in the arena that kobe built in many ways, staples center, he'll be honored one final time. you think of both jerseys, 24 and 8, they're in the rafters, the five nba titles that kobe helped the lakers win in the rafters hanging from the ceiling and this is the place, appropriately enough, where kobe and his beloved daughter gigi, a rising basketball star herself, this is the perfectly appropriate place for them to be memorialized and remembered by the sport and by the city and by the world, frankly, that fell in l

according to usa today the head of the federal judges association said the group couldn't wait until its spring conference to respond to the ongoing controversial. attorney general bill barr overruled career prosecutors initial sentencing recommendation for long time trump ally roger stone after the president blasted it on twitter causing all four prosecutors to quit the case. meanwhile more than 2,000 former prosecutors and former justice officials are calling on the attorney general to resign. and today a notable hearing on the docket. the federal judge overseeing stone's case who trump also targeted has called for a schedule conference call with attorneys. it's the first time judge amy berman jackson made comment or seek an explanation on the doj's sudden request to change stone's sentencing recommendation. last month the chief judge said judges would not be swayed by pressure. sentencing set for thursday pending the outcome of today's proceedings. >>> a bill to ban assault weapons defeated in the virginia senate despite democratic control. in a rare win for gun rights groups in t

"usa today," "the new york post," "washington post." , washington times. they are all saying all those people. they are reporting that they all lied. those people never got in trouble. >> you know the most common recommendation by a prosecutor is about one year. so, in this instance, they are seeking to punish someone because they don't like him or they don't like who he hangs out with rather than doing it based on the merits of the case. so, is the attorney general justified? you bet he is. it should be the democrats that are relieved. >> sean: at some point here, this evidence is overwhelming, incontrovertible, and we've had it. all right, thank you all. when we come back, big breaking news. bloomberg in a total outrageous spin about his comments that many call racist. you won't believe the new tape also that we have uncovered tonight. that and more as we continue on this busy breaking news night. stay with us. ♪ do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can f

trump holding up copies of "usa today" and the "washington post." headlines both featuring stories about his acquittal. president trump is expected to address the nation at 9:00 this morning. our coverage continues from capitol hill. andrew dymburt is joining us live. >> senator romney's decision to vote for the removal of president trump from office did not tilt the scales in terms of changing the result or anything like that, but it's something that is certain to be remembered. >> the president won. the office of the president won. the constitution won. >> reporter: the deeply divisive trial to remove the president from office ends in acquittal. >> we always knew it was an uphill fight. no one had illusions that the president would be convicted. >> reporter: president trump and his team coming out on top, but trump was tripped up on his way to triumph. >> mr. romney. >> guilty. >> a historic vote from republican senator mitt romney now becoming the first senator in u.s. history to vote in favor of removing a president from his own party. >> what h

that is according to usa today, but here's the fact. fact is statements and emergency meetings really won't make a bit of difference to this president. he wants what he wants, and his attorney general seems happy to give it to him, exactly what he wants. a white house official telling cnn tonight that the president hasn't changed his mind about barr. why would he? all he had to do was just tweet and he thought the sentencing recommendation for his long time crony roger stone who was found guilty of seven felonies including witness tampering, lying to congress and obstruction of justice that came out in the mueller investigation was horrible and unfair, and barr overruled the recommendation, prompting all four federal prosecutors on that case to quit in protest. things sure have changed since barr said this. this is back in 1991. >> it's the attorney general's responsibility to enforce the law even handedly and with integrity. the attorney general must ensure that the administration of justice, enforcement of the law is above and away fr

. >>> in the meantime, "usa today" says bernie sanders is electable and writes, quote. >> here is another morning that has us talking in "the washington post" op-ed. nbc analyst howard fineman writes the following. all three have to go the distance wallets either their own or online supporters that other contenders cannot match. >>> joining us now is nicholas wu a politics report for "usa today." good morning to you, nicholas. bernie sanders does appear, by many accounts, to be unstoppable at this point. give me a sense at this point. is there a parallel between the evolution of sanders' 2020 campaign and donald trump's 2016 campaign? >> well, good morning. i think what we are seeing with the sanders campaign right now is that he is building up this lead in early states that could give him momentum going into super tuesday. that is when we are really going to see more of the race come into focus since more than a third of the delegates for the -- will be decided in a little over a week. if sanders locks it up then he could be the nom kneel finee fo democratic party very soon. >> three con

he has been a reporter, a columnist for usa today and advertising age, contributed to washington post magazine and he has written for a number of other publications. he has also made his mark in the world of casting, broadcasting and podcasting. for a dozen years he was a commentator correspondent for all things considered specializing in quirky americana. he cohosted a popular podcast called lexicon valley and ditched that to create audible's podcast the genius dialogues in which he interviewed macarthur genius grant winners and as new york observer put it brought his own sense of what, charm and candor to the proceedings. most consistently since 2001 he has cohosted the weekly award-winning public radio program on the media which covers journalism, technology and first amendment issues. i will skip over bob's involvement with abc, cbs, nbc but i will say along the way he published a collection of short essays and books on advertising, marketing and the media plus a novel so all in all a pretty eclectic resume. his online biography begins with the sentence bob garfield isn't exactly

oh, look at "usa today." james clapper's perjury. and why d.c. made men don't get charged for lying to congress. wow. ed"the guardian" pointing out tt cia director john brennan lied to you and the senate. loretta lynch, "lied during testimony of the hillary clinton yninvestigation." eric holder repeatedly lied to congress about the fast and furious scandal. cheryl mills lied under oath about the hillary clinton issues. every time andrew mccabe opened his mouth, he was lying. that's "the washington times."ev in fact, he was fired for lying. the fbi -- all this is in the public. you can read it yourself. we put up theli y sources. the inspector general found that "he lacked s candor." lackingct candor means he lied. just like they accused roger stone and paul manafort of. of course, how could we ever forget super patriot, jim comey, lying to congress about his decision to clear hillary clinton? remember, the timeline didn't add up. of course, so far, the people that always seem to get away with the most, committingmm numerous crimes as far as i am,

this morning as nancy pelosi referenced, he walked into the national prayer breakfast holding usa today aloft with the headline acquitted. nancy pelosi was also there. here is a short portion of the president's remarks. >> my family, our great country and the president have

and we'll see they're calling it -- according to "usa today," she's calling it a deepening crisis overzed the department of justice has become. and that is one of the reasons why they have decided to have this emergency meeting, this phone call today with this group of judges. >> also today, another phone call. this is between the judge who essentially -- finally going to decide on whatever sentence roger stone gets and sign off on it. judge amy berman jackson is having a call at 11:00 a.m. with the defense team and the prosecutors. >> and the new prosecutors -- >> the new prosecutors that were just assigned to the case because as we know, the four prosecutors who were initially prosecuted, roger stone withdrew from the case over the fact that bill barr intervened in the case. we don't know exactly what's going to happen today. it's billed as a scheduling conference. it's going to be a phone call. it could very well be they postpone the sentencing because of all the drama surrounding the case. we'll know at around 11:00 a.m. what's significant today, this is going to be the first time

this association that spoke with usa today expressed they're concerned about intervention, intervention from president trump in politically sensitive cases. i think that tells you how seriously judges are taking this. the moves we have seen from bill barr and what we have seen from president trump on twitter and as you pointed out, even now, trump is tweeting about the judges overseaing roger stone's case today, plenty to chew over. >> sara, thank you. we'll see who happens on the phone call in less than an hour. let's talk about all this with michael zelton. you wrote a fascinating piece about this. there are people who said it was extreme who said it was harsh. if they're in that camp, you have a message for them about what you argue was actually required under the justice department rules, set by former attorney general jeff sessions. >> that's right. under the sessions sentencing memorandum, in 2017, prosecutors are obligated to charge the most serious offense and then seek the stiffest sentence if they're convicted of that. that is a difference from what holder had previously which

district judge cynthia roof who heads the independent federal judge's association told usa today thathe group quote could not wait until the spring conference to weigh in on the issues under attorney general barr's watch. added quote, there are plenty of issues that we are concerned about. we'll talk all of this through. according to usa today, the group of 1,000 federal jurists called for the meeting after trump criticized, and the department of justice overruled them. >> former vice president joe biden weighed in on bill barr's future at the helm of the justice department. here's what he had to say when asked if he supports the growing calls for barr to resign. >> absolutely. this is the greatest abuse of power i have seen at the hands of this president who has no sense of decency or understanding of the constitution. and barr is facilitating beyond my comprehension. i have been around a long time, chaired the judiciary committee for years. no president, no president, no president has intimidated an attorney general into abusing power as much as this man has. it's distgusting. >> jo

this is a headline in usa today. the house breeds life into the equal rights a minute. it faces a challenge in the u.s. senate. it has to pass the senate, correct? guest: it does, indeed. i want to say it is not a matter of extending the deadline. it is a matter of dissolving, removing completely, the time limit that was imposed. we don't use the word deadline. it was not in the amendment itself that the states voted on. it was in the joint resolution or the introduction, what some call the preamble. it was nothing that the states voted on. votedething the states on. we believe it can and should be removed. it has to go to the center and we have a bill there. senators ben cardin and lisa murkowski have a bipartisan bill that already has 44 cosponsors and we hope it will be moving forward in the u.s. senate. host: tell us about the state level. the state of virginia has passed the e.r.a.. statesber -- guest: our legal task force does not believe that will work, that they have the right to. you cannot have excessive legislative bodies undoing what earlier bodies have done

she came to the usa. today she ended recent jefgerma dominance. after today, she has three world titles under her belt. welcome to team usa. don't forget nbc bay area is your official home for the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo. those games run from july 24th to august 9th. >>> new pictures to show you right now giving us a look at the effects of climate change in realtime. two pictures showing the melting of the ice cap of eagle island in antarctica. they were taken nine days apart. on the left, february 4th. on the right, february 13th. see all the ice that melted away in just those nine days? climate experts say the temperatures at one point in that time span reached 64 degrees in antarctica. that's the hottest temperature ever recorded there. >>> rob mayeda here with a look at the forecast for our area. those are some striking pictures. >> yeah. and you're looking at a summer of course in the southern hemisphere. but the ice, the thickness decreasing over time so you're seeing ice loss happening more quickly. here it would be nice if we got some

i even stole this 'usa today' from a holiday inn." [ laughter ] trump was having fun until a a second when nancy pelosi popped out and ripped the newspaper in half [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause can we see - can we see some more photos of trump with the newspaper [ laughter ] so remember, this valentine's day, find someone who looks at you the way trump looks at that headline [ laughter ] you could tell trump was in a good mood. he even and awarded the medal of freedom to the guy working the omelet station >> steve: oh [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but trump wasn't done there. later in the day, he held a press conference about his acquittal, where he walked out to a standing ovation. seriously, i haven't seen that many happy white guys since the utah jazz made the playoffs. [ laughter ] but at the press conference, trump didn't just focus on the impeachment. he also went back to comment on the russia investigation take a look. >> we first went through russia, russia, russia it was all bull[ bleep ] [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and before speech writers were involved, that was trump's ent

. >>> "usa today" reports conservative radio host rush limbaugh revealed to his listeners that he's beenth advanced lung cancer. the 69-year-old limbaugh is a known cigar smoker. yesterday he told his audience that he first realized something was wrong last month when he experienced shortness of breath. he said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions on january 20th. >> there are going to be days that i'm not going to be able to be here because i'm undergoing treatment or i'm reacting to treatment. >> it was just last month that limbaugh renewed his radio deal. yesterday president trump tweeted that he's looking for a, quote, speedy recovery for our friend. >>> and the "st. louis post dispatch" says kansas chiefs defensive lineman derrick nnadi celebrated the super bowl win by paying the adoption fees for more than 100 dogs at a city rescue shelter. every dog at the shelter can now go home with a family for free. he said when he was growing up, his parents did not allow him to have a dog. adoption fees at the k.c. pet project animal shelter typically run more than $100. a

usa today reports pope francis surged catholics on ash wednesday, get off the internet will you please, for lint. francis urged thousands of faithful in st. peters square to put down their cell phones for the next six weeks and pick up the bible instead. he said we quote live in an atmosphere polluted by too much verbal violence and too many offensive and harmful words. he went on to say people insult each other as if they were saying good day. >>> still ahead, keeping families together. why airlines are being urged to change their seating policy for families with young children. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the cuntry. pol for pol for familiesh etes likmestheir gar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. here's your a1c. oh! my a1c is under 7! (announcer) and you may lose weight. adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. i lost almost 12 pounds! oh! (announcer) for those also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. i

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. >>> "usa today" reports prosecutors released court documents showing a fake resume touting the rowingments of actress lori loughlin's daughter olivia jade. it list years of rowing experience including multiple gold, silver, and bronze medals won in competitions. loughlin and her husband are accused of paying $500,000 to have their daughters designated as crew recruits to get into usc. heug parcipad in crew. attorneys for loughlin and her husband say that they did nothing wrong. >>> and our los angeles station kcbs reports on last night's memorial service for three victims of last month's helicopter crash that also killed kobe bryant. thousands of people poured into angels stadium in anaheim to remember orange coast college baseball coach john altobelli and his wife as well as his 14-year-old daughter, alyssa. she played on the same basketball team as gianna who also died in the crash. >>> still ahead, tuning out. the ratings are in for hollywood's biggest night. biggest night. here's the story of green mountain coffee roasters nantucket blend. meet mario. mario helps make nantucket bl

rascoe, white house reporter for national public radio andus s page, washington brewo chief for usa todayt's start with the dean of senate reptering, carl hulse. there's been a question about the timing of the final vote on the articles of impeachment. what can yotell us about the politics and negotiations behind at decision? >> a lot of wrangling going on trying to get to an end game here. so what has happen sled that there's been w a decision th cleared with perspective trump to have a fal vote on wednesday. i think at 4:00 p.m. now, that's important, because the state of the union, of course, is on tuesday, so theim achment will still be going on. the trial. so first onony,ou'll have closing arguments from the defense and the house managers. nesn the floor will be open, the chief justice won't be in the arpe for speeches bitch senators and that can go on for a few days. what happened was there was pushback from moderates, republicans who didn't really like the rush to finishp today so mr. mcconnell, as he usually es, found a way to keep his people united and move forwa. over democratic

. >>> "usa today" reports the ntsb's preliminary report on the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryante released this week. an investigator says the report will not make a determination into the cause of the crash, those findings may not be released until the final report which could take up to 18 months. we could also learn details soon on the funeral plans for the victims. bryant's family and los angeles officials are still working out arrangements to accommodae what's expected to be a massive number of mourners. >>> partners at the bbc report the world war i movie "1917" was the biggest winner at the british academy film awards. the movie about two british soldiers took home seven baftas including best picture and best actor for sam mendez. diversity took center stage also. all 20 acting nominees were white. no female directors were nominated. best actor winner joaquin phoenix slammed the lack of diversity. he said it sent a clear message to people of color that they are not welcomed at the baftas. >> i think people just want to be acknowledged and appreciated, respected for their w

. >>> "usa today" says a group in oregon wants to secede to idaho. themselves greater idaho. they've got a petition going, and if they get their way, state lines would be redrawn to vastly expand idaho's territory. the group says they're mad about what they call liberal state policies on issues like guns and the environment. moving the borders would have to be approved by both state legislatures and congress. >>> and the "dallas morning nws" says the so-called leaning tower of dallas may not be there for long. it was created during a failed attempt to demolish an 11-story building on sunday. since then, crowds have been flocking to the site for photos and local developers, though, are less amused. the accidental tourist attraction is standing in the way of a proposed $2.5 billion project. a wrecking ball is supposed to bring it down later this week. >>> still to come, cinderella's castle gets a makeover. disney world announces changes to the iconic castle to mark the animated classic's 700th anniversary. that life of the party look walk it off look o

then i came to "usa today" as one of the founding editors, which was really exciting.t was a startup. no one knew anything about us, and then it became the largest national newspaper in the country, so that was a really exciting ride to have. susan: what took you into journalism in the first place? patty: a little bit of woodward and bernstein. a little bit of that passion of the 1970's to see how do you combine skills writing and telling stories with a desire to make the world a better place. susan: if you look at the world of journalism from when you started or even when "usa today" began, what are the differences today and those earlier years? patty: gosh, i wish i could be more optimistic, but there were many more journalists in the 1970's than there are right now. the losses that mainstream print publications have had to the digital news era have been decimating, particularly to local journalism. there are places where there are news deserts where there is no news organization, news outlet covering the news for large swaths of the american people. that is very tro

usa today has been crunching the numbers and is reporting that those who make less than $25,000 a year have an audit rate that's more than 50% higher than the overall rate. only those who make more than a half million a year have a better chance to be audited than a low income worker. >>> americans are in the mood for love. the national retail federation says we are expected to set a record for valentine's day spending this year. we'll spend on average $196. up more than 20% over last year. the spending is expected to total more than $27 billion. and catch this, more than a billion of that is for valentine's day gifts for our pets. >> you are kidding me. >> no. >> sure. we love our pets. why not? >> i'm supposed to get my dog a dozen roses now? >> thanks, michael. >>> bart has announced some schedule changes set to take effect a week from gnanngnclude increased peak service for concord riders. earlier weekday service for most lines, and later direct evening service from san francisco to warm springs. you also see more fleet of the future trains running on saturdays. >>> all right. it w

usa today says this isn't the end of it, either. other liquidation sales are on the schedule and will continue into march. >>> don't fall for free down loads of oscar-nominated films. those offers could really be malware. cnet says if you want to catch up on all the oscar nominees and winners for 2020, just make sure you do it legally. cyber security researchers have spotted hundreds of websites promising free downloads of this year's oscar winners, but there is a catch. they're fake and the downloads are actually malware. there are also phishing sites offering movies in an attempt to dupe users into entering credit card numbers and other sensitive information. the cyber security firm cap percent ski says the film "joker" was the film most commonly used to lure in victims. >> diabolical criminal. >> it works. thanks, michael. >>> the korean film "parasite" took home four oscars last night, including the big best picture, the first foreign film to win in that category. and here in the bay area it wasn't just korean-americans celebrat

joining us right now usa today susan page, susan, good to see you this morning, you to believe that theshment democrats are trying to figure out what they are going to do about this, they don't want to get behind socialism and yet that's what their candidate looks to be? >> yes, a lot of concern among more establishment democrats this morning about senator sanders extraordinary showing in nevada, he didn't just win, he won 2 to 1 over joe biden and showing the broad coalition that should be helpful as he goes in super contest on march third. as long as so many moderates remain in the democratic presidential field it's not clear that there's a path for them to block sanders path toward the nomination. dagen: it's dagen mcdowell, there is pressure on say an amy klobuchar even a pete buttigieg to drop out but does that mean -- does that mean that those -- those positiverrers of those two candidates go to a joe biden or a mike bloomberg assuming he doesn't wind up like a puddle like last week? >> the candidates that are being urged have been urged to drop out and have shown no inclination,

capitol building in frankfurt spearheaded by a group calling themselves we are kentucky gun owners usa today reports that the gun rights groups there were protesting against many proposed restrictions on the 2nd amendment including a proposed measure labeled an extreme risk protection order or what's called a red flag law which would allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people deemed in danger of harming themselves or others and while the couple 100 predominately white male populated protest was pretty common on monday and on the outside it was the images of the gun rights advocates walking the marble halls of kentucky's capitol building holding a kaizen wearing ski masks that has left many a raised eyebrow david hogue the stillman douglass high school shooting survivor and gun control advocate he tweeted out this might be one of the most extreme forms of white privilege i've ever seen and you know even if someone like me who supports the 2nd amendment i can't say the david is wrong in his observations so today my friends let's dissect the cassady of us society when it comes to t

usa today is reporting that over half of us are keeping close track of our credit scores. the study performed by javelin strategy and research and sponsored by transunion shows 87% of americans receive updates on the scores free of charge. you may remember only a few years ago, consumers had to pay to see their scores and few knew their importance. now with credit cards and financial websites providing the scores, consumers are more educated, and that is saving them more money. and we really see that every day now. everybody is getting it for free. people are really aware. that's good news. >> thanks, michael. >>> the golfer who hit it out of the park. >> yeah. see what happens when you mix baseball with golf. that story is next. >>> but first, we want to thank luis for this image of san francisco's ocean beach. that's incredible. he said he let the camera do a little painting. share your pictures with us, wow, with the #abc7 tis better than the criminal in democrathe white house.esident we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what m

this morning as nancy pelosi referenced, he walked into the national prayer breakfast holding usa today aloft with the headline acquitted. nancy pelosi was also there. here is a short portion of the president's remarks. >> my family, our great country and the president have been put through a terrible ordeal by some dishonest, and corrupt people. they have done everything possible to destroy us and by so doing, badly hurt our nation. they know what they are doing is wrong but they put themselves far ahead of our great country. weeks ago and again yesterday, courageous republican politicians and leaders had the wisdom, fortitude and strength to do what everyone knows was right. i don't like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong, nor do i like people who say i pray for you when they know that is not so. so many people have been hurt. we can't let that go on. i will be discussing that a little later at the white house. >> a couple tweets in reaction to the prayer breakfast. senator roger wicker at the national prayer breakfast, an opportunity for peo

capitol building in frankfurt spearheaded by a group calling themselves we are kentucky gun owners usa today reports that the gun rights groups there were protesting against many proposed restrictions on the 2nd amendment including a proposed measure labeled an extreme risk protection order or what's called a red flag law which would allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people deemed in danger of harming themselves or others and while the couple 100 predominately white male populated protest was pretty common among dane on the outside it was the images of the gun rights advocates was.

capitol building in frankfurt spearheaded by a group calling themselves we are kentucky gun owners usa today reports that the gun rights groups there were protesting against many proposed restrictions on the 2nd amendment including a proposed measure labeled an extreme risk protection order or what's called a red flag law which would allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people deemed in danger of harming themselves or others and while the couple 100 predominately white male populated protest was pretty common among day on the outside it was the images of the gun rights advocates walking the marble halls of kentucky's capitol building holding a kaizen wearing ski masks that has left many a raised eyebrow david hogue the stoneman douglas high school shooting survivor and gun control advocate he tweeted out this might be one of the most extreme forms of white privilege i have ever seen. and you know even as someone like me who supports the 2nd amendment i can't say the david is wrong in his observations so today my friends let's dissect the core cassady of us society when it comes t

and washington post magazine and on the at-bat one - - op-ed open in pages the new york times and "usa today" and the washington post he lives in virginia please give a warm welcome to robert wilson. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate your introduction work i hope your app works better than the iowa caucuses. [laughter] thank you to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning it's good to see so many of youou here and i want to thank c-span for all it does to support but culture in america. i would be tempted to say normally it's very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. i love being here in savannah. we live outside of washington dc with a place on panhandle of florida wheeze to dread the drive until we realized we can stop at savannah on the way. this is the third biography i have written. it's not really a trilogy. at all. all three books are related to h century figures. and the first was a book of an explorer and an easterner who went out west who explored california in the early days with the major peaks in the sierras and later did a survey of the great basin

of the memes going around the front page of the new york post says tore loser front page of the usa todaytes high for president trump after the address. is this an economy trump can rest his luaurels on? >> look, there are polls that say 70% or more of the americans like what he's doing think the economy is good to great. that is a pretty good record for someone who wants to run for second term as president i think democrats have not fully embraced the reability that this is not 2009 anymore. this is a decent economy could be better. this is the kind of economy as a president you want to run on to say the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years is a good thing. >> talking about the boom the country is fashion it is a good economy by many measures around the world, a very good economy there was no real mention of tax cuts 2.0 is this something that has gone away or something we can count on in coming months? >> the president said he is a pro worker, pro growth, pro family agenda. i think trade is really an issue at the core, i find it hard to believe at some point, he's not going to announce

capitol building in frankfurt spearheaded by a group calling themselves we are kentucky gun owners usa today reports that the gun rights groups there were protesting against many proposed restrictions on the 2nd amendment including a proposed measure labeled an extreme risk protection order or what's called a red flag law which would allow for the temporary removal of firearms from people deemed in danger of harming themselves or others and while the couple.

my name is deborah and i'm a reporter at usa today.19 . that did a series on 1619, sorry . and that series published last year and several other stories published in our black history tab last week. i was part of several of the stories and one of the stories chronicling the journey of a woman named wanda tucker back to angola and she believed that the first descendents of the first africans that arrived in the english colonies so we went back with her. another story that we did and i worked on in particular was tracing my family history and trying to use my journey as a way to help african-americans and others look at how they might do that as well. there was one little thing that made that story extra interesting is that my families name, my grandmother's families name was tucker which is also what wanda's name was so it's the first of the series. this is in wanda. wanda tucker stepped off the plane to a sky as great as the tarmac. she inhaled down through a new bag with a straw handle and step-by-step, made her way down the metal sta

there was a headline in "usa today" brood ruth will interrupt justice o'connor very often asked the first question and then i thought she was done. she wasn't. she had follow-up. so at lunch i said i'm so sorry. said it is okay. the guys do it to each other all the time. so they wrote a story about me interrupting sandra so i invited himch to see if they invited the men to see and after time elapsed he said yes they do. and i didn't notice it when it comes from then but i did notice it with two women. but then there was a woman but she tried to explain how this happened she said justice o'connor is the girl of the golden west ginsberg is a fast talking jew with a different style. that she had two words to my every one. but it was goodup that article was written about interruptions because it was largely unconscious the that was in that regard so one of the things i found out about the increase is women enrollment is minority women but when it comes to law clerks with the ninth circuit we get much more african men than women in those advocates that appeared before us i think it is 20 perce

. >> reporter: the latest usa today poll shows vice president biden in the lead in nevada with sandersot far behind, i'll is before at third and tom stier and pete buttigieg tied for fourth. donald trump down to florida for the daytona 500. the white house has not confirmed the visit but the daytona airport is reportedly preparing for the arrival of air force one. the secret service tweeting there will be a 30 mile now drones own around the race. this will be the second presidential appearance at the big race. george w. bush attended the daytona 500 in 2004. the daytona 500 is sunday right here on fox. the time is 10 minutes after the top of the hour and democrats are crying foul over the decision to reduce roger stone's sentence. >> william barr are to be ashamed and embarrassed and resign. >> could this become impeachment 2.oh? former federal prosecutor says the democrats have no idea how the doj works and she joins us to explain. was your child born to be a star? how they could become the next gerber baby. ♪ >> we are witnessing a crisis in the rule of florida in america unlike anyt