for a wide virginia right of reasons. ~ variety of reasons. [speaker not understood]. it's still very imperfect measure. and what i'd really -- i really hope to do in future is have something that more relates to the actual toxicity of the various chemicals that we're youthxing. there are some measures out there we might be able to apply some metrics we can apply. i just want to point out quickly, the blue line is insecticides that aren't used for public health. hiding that, i'm sorry you can't really see the detail of it. we've actually had a 99% reduction in insecticide use since the beginning of the program, nonpublic health insecticides. but you notice some bumps there and those bumps are golf tournaments. the other big driver in pesticide use in the city really is tournament golf. and this is kind of a separate issue on its own. i think what we've concluded in the ipm program is you really can't have tournament golf without having a lot of pesticide use. and, so, it's a community decision as to whether we want to have these deals with golf tournaments. i know ther

widely. leading -- barbara come stack has a distinguished record in the virginia house of delegates, i she'sely to win the general election. sheo one recruited her, decided to run, no one tapped her on the back and said you're a woman go out and do this. i think it's naturally happening in the republican party and i think that will help the democraticke charges which are pretty demagogic charges him. host: we want to thank the texas christian university for joining us today with their questions and comment. guestant to think our bill kristol. guest: my pleasure. later today, the republican party's winter meeting, the topic, g.o.p. stars, live on c-span at 2:00. coming up we're going to talk about the national flood program. it's a topic of debate expected in the senate next week. from thelliams brown government accountability office will join us for that discussion. from we get a news update c-span radio. >> it's 9:22 eastern time. jobless numbers show the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by last week to 326,000, a level consistent with steady job gains. the labor depar

. >>> west virginia in their big 12 opener against tcu, aaron harris wide open in the corner, hits threeof his 22 to lead the mountaineers. then less than two minutes to go, wdu up two. state inn drives for two his 15. west virginia wins 74-69. lots of great action today. at least the local teams doing pretty well. >> you throw out all the names, the guys, do you think fans really care that there is a guy, the right guy, or just get somebody in there and let's get started ? forget about last season. >> no, i think they are kind of fed up with let's get a guy in and get started. they want somebody -- the majority from what i hear want that fresh face, want the, you know, somebody that's not old and tried and true in the nfl. they want a new fresh aura into the locker room. but i think because we've gone through so many coaches in the past few years, fans want to make sure they get it right so they don't go through the debacle we've gone through. >> i don't think fans are confident they will get it right. >> no, no. confidence is very low. >> okay. all right. >>> so there's that freezing r

wide including americans. >>> the taps may still be tainted. that is the concern of some health officials in west virginia.l pediatricians say babies and small children should not be drinking from the taps. >>> that 1700 acre wildfire continues to burn near los angeles. today california's governor declaring a drought emergency. ♪ >>> i'm dave warren. that's exactly what we will start. the dry worth out-west. we need a few storms at least to get a lot of snow into those mountains, that's what provides a lot of water and moisture for the state. about 10% of average is what we have right now. we don't have red flag warnings in effect right now, but that's exactly what due to the fire. we need these storms to be tracking right off of the ocean into the state, but we're not getting that. high-pressure is keeping the pattern like this. the storms go up and then down the eastern side of the rockies. the santa ana winds are really kicking up. you can see that with the satellite picture. across canada and across the eastern slope of the rockies, and no signs of changing at least in the next two to three weeks. it's

are those of the severely autistic seen that was the focus of a city wide search since he fled his school in october. >>> former virginiacconnell, once a rising star in the republican party, and his wife are facing federal charges of accepting illegal gifts. they are accused of accepting trips, a rolex watch, clothes and more from a businessman. he denies doing anything illegal. >>> former first lady barbara bush adores bill clinton. she says her husband and mr. clinton are close, and see each other each summer. she has grown fond of him, too. the confession coming in an interview she gave c-span. take a look. >> my husband, bill clinton and i have become great friends. i think that he thinks of george a little bit like the father he didn't have. and he's very loving to him. and i really appreciate that. i love bill clinton. maybe not his politics, but i love bill clinton. >> interesting. >> so there you have it. >> susan, thank you very much. coming up next, a final look at the weather tonight and what to expect tomorrow. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. any

are those of the severely autistic seen that was the focus of a city wide search since he fled his school in october. >>> former virginiaonnell, once a rising star in the republican party, and his wife are facing federal charges of accepting illegal gifts. they are accused of accepting trips, a rolex watch, clothes and more from a businessman. he denies doing anything illegal. >>> former first lady barbara bush adores bill clinton. she says her husband and mr. clinton are close, and see each other each summer. she has grown fond of him, too. the confession coming in an interview she gave c-span. take a look. >> my husband, bill clinton and i have become great friends. i think that he thinks of george a little bit like the father he didn't have. and he's very loving to him. and i really appreciate that. i love bill clinton. maybe not his politics, but i love bill clinton. >> interesting. >> so there you have it. >> susan, thank you very much. coming up next, a final look at the weather tonight and what to expect tomorrow. i know, it's a lot to take in. that's why i've conducted this comprehensive analysis, comparing my p

waking to news that a second chemical was in the water, an industrial solvent used in a wide range of products. west virginia officials learned tuesday 300 gallons of the chemicals were mixed in with the crude that leaked into the river when a document was turned over by freedom industries revealing it was part of the mixture. health officials at the c.d.c. say the amount of the chemical was small enough that it was likely diluted by the river and no health concerns. water treatment processes would have removed it. what's gone for good is trust. a spokesperson for west virginia's governor says: >> freedom industries have been quiet during the whole situation, the president of the company issuing an pollee, but not average details about how this happened or details about their facilities here. we do know several lawmakers are pushing legislation to start regulating things to keep it from happening again. it would require sights to report any sort of chemical spill within 15 minutes. they would be subject to yearly inspection and they would have to what many people feel is most important, identify every chemic

wide variety. it's 60 degrees at patuxent river. over in salisbury, 64 degrees now, while it's 20 degrees colder in washington. 44. frederick, 37. martinburg, west virginia, 26. most locations well above freezing, but the big cold change coming later today. and look who's back -- danella is with us. welcome back. >> thanks, tom. great to be back. here's what's happening in our area. first, we'll start with the beltway. i drove past this myself. outer loop just before the exit for georgia avenue. there's some sort of debris in the roadway. looks like a thin metal rod. you'll want to avoid. the lane is open. you don't want to drive on that. it's also in the shoulder lane on your right shoulder lane. to 395, northbound here, nice and clear, southbound had an earlier accident. this one was at edsall. it is nice and clear both directions. i am back at 4:31. back to you both. >> i am so happy to see you. welcome back. >>> now 4:28. we're getting ready for a winter blast. temperature are about to take a tumble here in our area. many of you aren't wasting any time stocking up. we saw plenty of people last night in northern virginia getting plenty of supplies at

wide open. >> bruce johnson, wusa9. >> all right, russell wilson also played briefly for the colorado rockies major league baseball team. wilson's dad was a graduate of the university of virginia law school and president of his class. >> keeping your family safe. wusa9's first alert weather. >> top, is that pesky polar vortex? >> it will swing back for two days and go back to the north. not quite as cold as last week. >> i know, it feels warm now. >> it does. >> for a day. for a minute or two. 54 down to 31. let's start with a live look outside. and temperature, 31 downtown. dew point in the single digits. this is tri air. relative humidity only 35% range outside. in the single digit range inside. winds out of the north at 16. and pressure still falling. so temperatures mainly in the 20s now. national the exception. 28 in college park. 25 in white oak. go out new hampshire avenue, 28 in bethesda. 28 in arlington. 27 in fairfax and in reston. you factor in the wind, it's getting there. in the teens primarily in the suburbs. 16, windchill in manassas and 15 in gaithersburg. but as temperatures go lower and winds pick up a little bit. we'll be in the lower digits. so 0 to 10 belo

widely reported that a chinese military vessel will protect it in what would be beijing's first mission in the mediterranean. but a spokesperson told aljazeera that she didn't know if that was true. aljazeera, virginia. >> and three of our aljazeera colleagues are expected to face more questioning this weekend. they have been held for six straight days. they are being held at a prison in cairo, and the other is in a cairo police station. aljazeera continues to demand that all three be released immediately. no e. >> next on aljazeera america, mining taking off in australia, and it is having a huge impact on the economy and for locals. and they're looking live at the george washington bridge here in new york city. where millions of kids got the day off today because of the snow. >> ford reporting it's sales up just 2%. and 201 2013 was still it's best year. and chrysler less than expected. snow and ice in december keeping customers away. and chrysler said that it had it's fourth year of higher sales. and gm dropping 6% in december, but for the fourth year, they were up 7%. >> . >> australia has an economic boom, mostly driven by mining. they provide china with most of its raw materials, but it comes a

widely. leading -- barbara come stack has a distinguished record in the virginia house of delegates, i she's likely to win the general election. sheo one recruited her, decided to run, no one tapped her on the back and said you're a woman go out and do this. i think it's naturally happening in the republican party and i think that will help the democraticke charges which are pretty demagogic charges him. host: we want to thank the texas christian university for joining us today with their questions and > today, political unrest in iraq. that's next on c-span. in an hour, a conversation on women and poverty moderated by mariah shriver. later, remarks from mike huckabee. and from the republican national committee, a conversation on women in eadership. >> the new movie, "american household" is losely based on the 1970's that led to a conviction of a u.s. senator, six house members and other congressional officials. then a look at veteran

widely. leading -- barbara come stack has a distinguished record in the virginia house of delegates, i she's likely to win the general election. sheo one recruited her, decided to run, no one tapped her on the back and said you're a woman go out and do this. i think it's naturally happening in the republican party and i think that will help the democraticke charges which are pretty demagogic charges him. host: we want to thank the texas christian university for joining us today with their questions and >> watch out program. saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span followed by a recent interview at her home in houston and 8:30 p.m. and live monday her series continues. >> began there teaching careers, came right after graduating from yale in 1973. hillary came a year later. her career began right inside this building. suez a professor and talk glasses like criminal law, criminal procedure, trial procedure and the prison project >> hillary was willfully educated, ivy league, law school grad that had worked in d.c. is part of the nixon campaign. at the time nixon had been impeached about two wee

virginia do you know if the manhunt is extended beyond those highways? not extended beyond that point. we also do have the fbi involved we're trying to get the information out there as far wide as possible and elicit as much help as we can. >> we will try to get as much information as we can if anyone has any information they should call 911 or the fbi. thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. >> okay. is this fair or right? should the nfl have nonprofit status and get the no tax break? last year the nfl made more than $9 billion and the commissioner for the nfl, well he took home about $29 million. sound like a nonprofit for you? republican senator tom coburn doesn't think so. introducing a bill that would put an end to cushy tax breaks. joe theseman joins us. great to see you. >> good to see you, greta. >> what do you make of the nfl and the effort of pushing them out of the nonprofit status. >> i don't think it's the first time that it's happened. i think there have been other efforts that have tried to push the national football league away from the nonprofit status. you have to totally understand it and i don't completely understand it i sort of looked it over a little b

wide. >> exactly. >> sfind afind a place to park it in manhattan. that's the problem. >> kelly, you're from virginiat can you buyer a nice house, on the golf course for about $200 a square foot and buy yourself a nice airplane to go to new york for the weekends. >> exactly. >> maybe even in virginia beach. >> that sounds like a good game plan. >>> coming up unintended consequences. why obamacare my drive more to visit the emergency room as opposed to less often. that was supposed to be one advantage of the law and it could drive up costs for everyone. a top obama administration on the rollout takes the hot seat on that. aflac! aflac! got 'em. ♪ ♪ yeah he's clean, boss. now listen to me, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh an unfortunate accident. while he's been incapacitated somebody's been paying him cash. now is this your doing? aflac? now, if i met with some such accident would aflac pay me? ♪ ♪ nice. this is your stop. [ male announcer ] find out what aflac can do for you and your family... aflac? [ male announcer ] ...at aflac.com. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is the story of the little

virginia assembly required every farmer should grow hemp. but by the 1900s, marijuana started showing up in pharmacies, and 1906, congress passed first pot restriction, requiring labelling for any cannabis products. still, marijuana was widelyd in a variety of medicines. around that same time, two things happened. the mexican revolution drove a flood of immigrants into the united states. anti-drug campaigners blamed the immigrants for the spike in drug use. the great depression only compounded the problem. unemployment fuelled public resentment and fear of mexican immigrants. and then, a series of new studies linked marijuana with violent crime. by 1931, 29 states had outlawed marijuana all together. the federal bureau of narcotics created in the uniform state narcotic act. forced states to take control of the dug problem. then, in the toughest move yet, congress passed the marijuana tax act. effectively criminalizing marijuana. the fevered anti-drug campaign culminated in reefer madness, a propaganda film from 1936. >> innocently they dance. innocent of a new and deadly menace lurking behind closed doors. ♪ marijuana, the burning weed with its roots in hell. >> in the '50s, congress enacted stricter sentencing laws, at one

wide universe of options, senator. as i mentioned earlier the opportunity corporate tax reform to joe was infrastructure challenge. i direct you into a lot of measures in the states basically, whether it's pennsylvania, wyoming, virginia, a variety of mixes of taxes, user fees, done on a bipartisan basis. in the case of pennsylvania, done by a republican state house senate and governor to restore their trust funds that includes a mix of fuel taxes taxing oil at the rack, moving to excise taxes in lieu of per gallon tax they come into in a variety of measures that as well as other unique revenue options that may be specific to that state. there is a wide universe out there. clearly we need to do something soon considering the device were facing. >> let me if i might focus on a couple of issues that would be more rural in nature. i talked to transit people back in nebraska. these would be systems that are somewhat borough. but having said that, they exist also in the larger metropolitan areas in the state. they have some questions about the safety requirements of map-21 and fta. the language suggests that each sub-recipient entity would be required to have a trained safety officer. according to people.com there's an ind

widely. leading -- barbara come stack has a distinguished record in the virginia house of delegates, i she's likely to win the general election. sheo one recruited her, decided to run, no one tapped her on the back and said you're a woman go out and do this. i think it's naturally happening in the republican party and i think that will help the democraticke charges which are pretty demagogic charges him. host: we want to thank the texas christian university for joining us today with their questions and