it was a case of virginia involving whether it was a violation of first amendment for virginia to make it unlawful to burn a cross. and all of the sudden, his voice came out. he has an amazing voice. it is this extraordinary sort of base. he was very powerful and spoke with great passion, question after question after question period -- question after question after question . he has to decide how to be a justice. it is too bad not to have his voice, but that is a decision for him. >> he had taken over case i argued about 10 years ago and asked questions for the upper side -- other side. but as an advocate, i appreciate telling the court with lawyers think, and it would be nice to have an opportunity to get points we hope to make. >> yes, right here. >> i suspect more than one attorney has left the court after an argument and tried to figure out how the case would be decided on the basis of questions and responses. two of you argued and won reported. from your experience, how reliable are those questions as a gauge of how the questions come down? >> some cases are too close to call, bu

i'm reverend benson from arlington, virginia. i'm a minister member of the national council of presbytery here in washington, d.c. as we move forward in this effort to talk about advocacy to right the wrong and the inickities that we see, i would like to ask all of us that are assembled here and members of congress that we be cautioned that as we move forward to promote the efforts for advocacy for our people and for other people of color that we do so on a position that supports our president and his administration as opposed to being on the opposite end. drawing on the words from reverend jackson earlier that this is a time when we turn to each other and not against each other. because i feel that sometimes it can be a move to discredit this great man at his great time. and we need to try and support him as we advocate for the different issues that have been placed before us. thank you. >> do we have a question? right up here. >> thank you. carmen morris, miami, florida, sanctuary of moses, combating child trafficking and slave

i really think virginia was voting for change. i think virginia made a huge mistake, because it's going to be women are chattel. they're still fighting the civil war in virginia and making progress. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim cain, a phenomenal governor. and they had -- who's leaving now, mark warner. they had mark warner. so their finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing that was on the ballot was the transportation issue. there's a lot of traffic in northern virginia mostly. and so they were very upset about transportation. this guy bob mcdonald that won, bob mcdonald, i mean, bob mcdonald liked when you and me were chattel. he liked when we couldn't own things and couldn't vote. that's what bob mcdonnell was. >> those were the days. >> you know, but he ran as a moderate. that's the thing that nobody wants to talk about. bob mcdonnell decided to put all the social issues aside and run with bob loves jobs. or bob

all voters in virginia just disappeared. what happens was some felt motivated to vote and too many people on our side didn't feel motivated to vote and that's why there was such a sharp drop in democratic votes in both states. we have to motivate our base. >> it was interesting the exit polls in virginia and new jersey all of them said they still like president obama, their vote had nothing to do with him. do you agree with that? >> well, look, people elected obama, they elected me, they elected the democrats and put us in charge of the government because they want change. and they need to see more of it. we need to deliver. we need to make sure that the people who voted for us with expectations in minds have those expectations satisfied, that simple. >> uh-huh. >> lessons for the republicans, too. you didn't talk about the election in new york. >> i'm about to ask you about that one because that was one for the team. >> well, listen, i think we're witnessed the intend grags of a major american political party something that

virginia tech student, went to a metallica concert, ended up outside the arena. she has not been seen since. joining us to talk about it someone who has covered this extensively. senior editor for "the hook" courtney stuart. courtney, thanks again for being with us. right before we mentioned that there was someone coming forward who saw her before the concert started. i believe his name is dave gardner. what is he saying about courtney's -- excuse me -- morgan's mood and what was going on before the concert with her? >> well, i have not personally spoken with mr. gardner. i've left him some messages and haven't been able to get him but from the accounts that i have read and from what i understand he parked next to morgan and her friends and had some chance to interact with morgan but not the other people in her car prior to going in and his description of her was that she was enthusiastic, really excited about the show, saying we're here to see metallica. he said it didn't really appear they were tailgating or doing anything at the car, she just looked like a gir

jayson blair is from just thank you road near snerntville, virginia. he attended the university of maryland. on march 11, 2003, it was disclosed that he had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud." the widespread fabrication and plagiarism represented profound betrayal of trust and a low point in the 152-year history of the newspaper. the times went on -- "the reporter misled readers and times colleagues with dispatch that is purpose -- purported to be from maryland, texas and other states, when often he was far away from new york. he lifted news articles from wire services. he gave the impression he had been elsewhere when he had not. the times reporters found that -- of 73 stories blair had written, 26 has substantial problems. like journalists elsewhere, the times took this very hard. the paper's postmortem ran 7,000 words. it was published on a sunday and it started on page one. by comparison, a year later when the paper finally recognized that its prewar coverage of weapons of mass destruction was badly flawed, the acknowledgement ran 1,10

he said the president is always welcome at the commonwealth of virginia. there has to be a personal grace note that the republican caucus has lost. he is the president. he is a figure that has -- demands our respect and he is well-liked and we need to do a better job as a party to separate -- and separate the differences of opinion about policy compared to how we speak to hiabout him as a person. there are people in our caucus who do not -- are not able to bridge that note. >> we spent time thinking about this but we will try to be concise. i would say to the republican caucus that i know lee atwater said when your opponent is busy destroying himself, do not interfere. do not think that your opponents failures and weaknesses are your success. if everyone took a step back in line you somehow step forward. believing that is a prescription for permanent minority status. people want a society that works. people want solutions and leaders to a better -- and lead us to a better place. i would say to republicans, it is jobs and economic growth, it is all that. yo

i know he's from virginia. he comes from -- apparently he comes from a family that's an islamic family. they did not approve of him joining the army. i do not believe he had a family that he's left behind. but you know, that's all going to come out as the investigation continues into this. >> with us michael board, woai news radio. and michael board, very quickly, at first the media was told that there were three shooters, but it's my understanding there's only one, hasan. >> that's what it looks like. there is still one person who is being questioned, but several people that were questioned earlier today have already been released. it looks like major hasan was the only shooter. >> okay, everybody, we're taking your calls live. i want to go back to baby shannon's discovery. we'll bring you the latest regarding the mass shooting at ft. hood, that's killeen, texas, as it comes in. as you know, 31 shot, 12 known dead. many of them in critical condition. in the hospital tonight. i want to go back right now to the

arlington cemetery in virginia. he place aid arlington cemetery in virginia. he place aid wreath arlington cemetery in virginia. he place aid wreath at the place aid wreath at the tomb of the unknowns onoring place aid wreath at the tomb of the unknowns onoring not only those who unknowns onoring not only those who lost their lives in battle, but lost their lives in battle, but also the men and also the men and women currently serving also the men and women currently serving in the us military. also the men and women currently serving in the us military. for serving in the us military. for those who serving in the us military. for those who are serving in serving in the us military. for those who are serving in far flung those who are serving in far flung places those who are serving in far flung places today, when your places today, when your tour ends, when you see places today, when your tour ends, when you see ourflag, when you when you see ourflag, when you touch our soil, when you see ourflag, when you touch our soil, you will be touch our soil, you will

we're going to find out tuesday if a presidential endorsement will impact the governor's race in virginia. president obama has personally campaigned for the democratic candidate and some republicans say that the race is a referendum on his first few months in office. >>> also, tuesday, the odd couple teams up again. the reverend al sharpton and former house speaker newt gingrich make the second stop on their education reform tour. this time they meet up with the education secretary in new orleans. >>> plus, the latest unemployment numbers come out this week. we're going to see if things are starting to turn around. all those stories and much more starting tomorrow morning. "morning express with robin meade." why don't you catch it every weekday from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> the parents of a 15-year-old california girl who was allegedly gang-raped are urging people in their community to do something positive. yesterday, their pastor read their statement during an event at the high school where the alleged attack happened. police say as many as ten people were involved in the ra

virginia and new jersey choosing governors and mayor seeking a third term in new york city. wednesday, federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will be watching, but the fed is expected to leave the key interest rates and virtually zero percent. >>> the foo fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of their greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪ >>> the yush of cancer is something that's felt around the world. the statistics are staggering, but so too are the efforts by individuals committed to its defeat. >> we pride ourselves on being this small group of people who are audacious enough and naive enough to think we can change the world. >> reporter: we're going to highlight cancer fighters in their home countries. many of them are survivors of cancer, themselves and also proof hope is often there when prevention and education are enlisted in the fight. five faces in the battle against cancer in this edition of "vital signs." hello, welcome to "vital signs." i'm dr. sanjay gupta, cnn's chie

>> virginia and actually made a decision to remain a virginia resident because of the education benefits. >> virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans and there are good ones and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website, which is clarkhoward.com, where you can make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> want more good information? then don't miss "operation clark smart." >>> call this a competitive edge or too much time on someone's hands. some folks set a new record for toppling dominos. you'll be surprised to hear how many are at work here. >>> nasa scientists say they have discovered water on the moon. the find the result of last month's experiment when they crashed a satellite near the moon's south pole. a rocket found evidence that water was there. experts say this will help plan for future human missions on the moond can help scientists understand how the solar system was formed. >>> a runner who collapsed after a marathon in arkansas didn't have a pulse for 40 minutes. he just finished the race when he suffered a heart a

>> virginia. and actually, we made a conscious decision to remain a virginia resident exclusively for their education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website which is clarkhoward.com, where you can do the hyperlink and make sure that the virginia plan you're in is the good one. not one of the bad ones. >> this is colonel hal-boyer, she's retiring from the reserve about five years from now and has a question about retirement. >> good afternoon, sir. i'm actually going to be retiring from the army reserve next year sometime. and will retire from my civilian job. i'm projecting five or six years from then. >> when do you rest? >> right now, i'm resting. >> this is it, she's resting. >> i just got back from afghanistan and i'm on my way home. and this is a little rest stop here. but i have about five more working years that i'm going to invest

in 2001, he went to the mosque in northern virginia. it is the same mosque with the same two hijackers from 9/11. his phone number is discovered in an apartment he has been the sick -- apartment. he has been the subject of investigation in 2002. he is well known to the international counter-terrorism community. the defense criminal investigative service was a part of that review. they looked at major hassan's person now file. what was in that file? were they there? were they considered? based on the judgment that was made on it, it raises some question of whether not that information made it into the personnel file that the jttf had access to. if it was not there, we must ask ourselves why. what information was shared? i can tell you from my experience, it will dictate what rules apply in terms of information sharing. there are two sets of rules that apply. this seems to be complicated. if the information in this communications were pursuant to the foreign intelligence surveillance, it typically. cannot recall thinking back on a time wh

that decision was made in 2006 to try zacarias moussaoui in the eastern district of virginia. i do not recall any complaints from either the republican side of the aisle of their president, president bush's decision through his department of just toys try that case in an article 3 court or on our side of the aisle either. and i ask you, as you reflect on the parallels between khalid shaikh muhammad's prosecution in new york and this prosecution in eastern virginia. can you tell me what the distinction might be why khalid shaikh muhammad might be tried in a military commission? >> again, we've learned, i think, a great deal from the moose sowy troil that i think will assist us in the conduct of the khalid shaikh muhammad trial and the other four. again, i think determinations are made as to what's the best form for a particular case. what i have tried to do is make individualized determinations in trying to decide what's in the best interests of the american people in terms of safety. what is consistent with our values and have made determinations that some should go to our art

so we watched that with great interest, the trial in virginia. first of all, of course, my focus is on security. and i think you've talked about how you consulted with the mayor and with the police chief and senator schumer went over that at length. but, obviously, most of us are interested in getting these guys. and senator leahy mentioned that the conviction rate, i think, is 90%. is that right? people tried? >> 94%. >> 94%. and you feel that you have a strong case. could you just briefly talk about your decision to do this in new york and why you picked that particularly jurisdiction in terms of the expertise of the u.s. attorneys that will be handling that case? >> well, we're going to have a joint team that involves lawyers from the eastern district of virginia as well as lawyers from the southern district of new york. new york is a place that has tried these kinds of cases before. you have a hardened detention facility. you have a hardened courthouse, a means by which a person can go from the jail to -- to the courthouse without seeing the

if you're a entrepreneur coming out of a virginia tech or out of uconn looking for startup capital, it doesn't mean much. i think one of the things we need to recognize is that, you know, over the last few years, banking and investment banking has been the place to be as year after year we've seen banks record record profits. but i think that we've seen that many of those gains were really based upon black magic and that the magic of the marketplace has turned into a nightmare for an awful lot of families and businesses and in many ways for the country. to a degree it's time to make banking a little bit more boring again. and i think it reflects the fact that one of the things that we've had some conversations with, and it's not directly a purpose of the bill, but something that i think has underlined -- i know my colleague, senator greg was talking about real estate being one of the @@@@@ leverage ratios and go out and create a financial engineering tool that might create you a lot of wealth but really doesn't add a lot of innovations, jobs or value to our overall society? so i come t

identify yourself. >> i am from the university of virginia. i was struck by the professors comment about how regime change can be achieved. even in the context of eastern europe, did we see regime change? presumably, it can be achieved from the outside. is this a reverse of the soviet attempt in 1947 or the successful results of the external efforts at regime change in the late 1980's? not to put the whole burden on the soviet union. if we look at the american cia's help in putting the shah into power in iran, that was a successful regime change. then there was a reversal of that creating problems with an anti-american regime in iran 30 years later, after the original regime change success. that was one of the things that the cia was proudest of in the 1950's. even beyond that, do we want regime change or regime reform? do we want specific results? there are certain things we want like the elimination of poverty or effective governedance? or do we necessarily need the elections that are so easy and effective political structures? what would we

rockefeller from west virginia chairs the committee. this is about an hour, 30 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. i will make an opening statement. every single day, millions of american consumers sit down in front of computers to make travel plans, to send somebody some flowers, or to order movie tickets for sundry other transactions. for many americans, shopping online is now as routine as going to the gross restore for milk -- grocery store for milk. 59% of all americans have purchased goods or services over the internet. shopping online is an exciting new way for people to learn about products and compare prices, and to find a good bargain. in tough economic times, when americans are doing all they can to make ends meet, every nickel, every dollar counts. but, when we go online to buy things, we all have a few important expectations about how we should be treated. that is regardless of how and where we make a purchase. first of all, we expect the merchants that we do business with to treat us honestly, fairly, and we expec

you will pursue the army through northern virginia and get it. it is a pretty good strategy and not irrelevant. some strategies take longer to cute than others. the poept is in our system it has gotten harder and harder over the years since the end of the second world war because the bureaucracies are bigger, there are more of them, there are more players at the table. and translating a president's intent or a commander in chief's intent into actual policy becomes harder and harder. i certainly agree that -- and i think phillip and bob said this -- anything that is run through the interagency slaw guaranteed to come out not as a strategy but a number of wish lists. but i think there is some utilitity in having reduced in some place a very short statement of what it is we are trying to accomplish as an administration and what should our objectives be, what are the priorities and how should we try to go about making those choices. >> i actually come in with a great degree of skepticism about strategy documents having been involved in drafting one o

this comes from hillary from virginia beach. [laughter] she got from pakistan to virginia beach very quickly. it is capitalism married to a democracy so that as one goes, so goes the other. >> i actually think it is. one of the biggest problems in the world in the last 50 or 20 years is because the two of them run together, democracy has gotten into trouble. i think trade is a great thing. when we did all of the free trade, that i approve of, it has done a lot for the geopolitical stability of the world, the free-trade agreements we cut with folks were great for corporations. it was not free trade for people who worked in these countries. one of the most chilling things that happen to me in between my race for president and my stand as dnc chair, i went to a foreign country to give a speech. the flights leave at all hours. at 2:00 in the morning, i'm sitting with my host on my way out of the country. we were getting away you get to a clock in the morning, you say a lot of things you would not say during regular social hours. he

i'm reverend benson from arlington, virginia. i'm a minister member of the national council of presbytery here in washington, d.c. as we move forward in this effort to talk about advocacy to right the wrong and the inickities that we see, i would like to ask all of us that are assembled here and members of congress that we be cautioned that as we move forward to promote the efforts for advocacy for our people and for other people of color that we do so on a position that supports our president and his administration as opposed to being on the opposite end. drawing on the words from reverend jackson earlier that this is a time when we turn to each other and not against each other. because i feel that sometimes it can be a move to discredit this great man at his great time. and we need to try and support him as we advocate for the different issues that have been placed before us. thank you. >> do we have a question? right up here. >> thank you. carmen morris, miami, florida, sanctuary of moses, combating child trafficking and slave

minutes to t(s&op through the questions right there if you could >> i'm bradley from the university of virginia. i was struck by the comments about regime change can be achieved. i'm thinking about that in the context of eastern europe dr" we achieved from the outsides. this is the reversal from the period in 1947 or the successful result of external efforts at regime change in the late 1980's. i wonder not to put the whole burden of the over yet union. if we look at the american, cia's help inputting the shaw in the power in iran. that's a successful regime change but you have a reverse of that creating problems with anty american regime in iran 30-years after the original regime change success is one of the things that the c cia was prouded of. even beyond that do we want refilm change or should regime reform. we want specific results. there's certain things we want like áhe elimination of poverty or effective governments or do we necessarily need the elections that are so easy? or competitive political structure? what will we demand from china as it's been as a successful country over the l

the "uss new york" will be open to the public before returning to its home port of norfolk, virginia, this thursday. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies found in the home of a registered sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1989. he was arrested two days after police discovered the first bodies in his home last week. authorities have now identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was al found. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state, the season's first big snowstorm. now, this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers, but not everyone was complaining. >> just moved here from texas and we don't get snow in texas at all. and so we're planning on going skiing and sledding and we just wanted to bring the kids out to play. >> looks like a lot of fun. for some people, the first big sheet of white is a reason to celebrate. >>> what do you think? can you get in trouble for throwing paper during a ticker tape

excuse me, heather, west virginia. hi, heather. >> caller: hi, nancy, how are you? >> i'm good, dear, what's your question? >> caller: it's good to talk to you. i admire you so much. >> likewise. thank you for calling. >> caller: i was just wondering, do you know if the mother has willingly taken a polygraph yet to rule herself out as a suspect? >> excellent question. what do we know about polygraphs? >> police have not told us she has taken a polygraph. all they have said so far, nancy, is that she's been questioned, she was questioned all day yesterday and again today. >> let's go to the expert. marc klaas joining us from san francisco founder of klaas kids foundation. see that button he's wearing on his left lapel? that's a picture of his daughter, pollee klaas. she was missing from her own home, kidnapped, assaulted and murdered. since then, klaas has been nothing but a victim's rights advocate. as i recall, marc klaas, when polly went missing with the the first thing you did was, please, take my dna, my hair, my fingerprints, i demand a polygraph. whatever you

a wrestling champ at virginia tech and being a cop. leaves behind parents george and debra. thanks to our guest and especially to you for being with us. the winner of our number one fan contest, kristin and friend adam. he loves the show so much, she got a tattoo to show her devotion and a quote that said hello, friend. other than being called mommy, that's the greatest compliment i have ever had. see you tomorrow night at 8:00 sharp senior. until then, good night, friend. >>>> i'm a.j. hammer in new york. here's what's coming up at the top of the hour. bombshells from sarah palin's interview on oprah including her new slams on levi johnston. screaming headlines of brad and angelina may be breaking up. angelina is trying to put the rumors to rest. that's the news break. tv's most provocative news show starts at the top of the hour here on hln.

>> cocoa in virginia. number one, other than being called mommy, that's one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me, what you just said. but, why are they waiting? i think they are waiting to identify the body. i think they are going to come out with a formal announcement that this is her body and a formal announcement of cause of death. in that indictment, let's go to the lawyers. gloria allred, rene rock fell, alan ripka. there may be other charges they are waiting on, gloria allred, such as they may be waiting on a sex kit, rape kit comparing dna back to mcneill. if so, there's rape charged and sodomy charge and the mother would be charged in that if the charges will handed down. >> depending on where the evidence leads. we don't know what evidence they have. could we stop calling it sexual servitude and call it what it should be called, sexual slavery. there are a lot of children sold into sexual slavery. it's shocking we don't hear more about it. we're going to have to find out what the eviden

i think virginia is crazy. the guy is a right winger to the whatever and running as, like, a little sheep. you notice palin, they don't want palin in there which is interesting. he's running as a problem solver. new jersey is where corzine, who knows what will happen in new jersey. i think he's run a race where he's bringing out the base, the liberal base, african-american base, labor base. >> one question before we leave? >> yeah. >> rush limbaugh is saying obama will be a one-term president. agree or disagree? >> nobody knows. >> what do you think? >> don't know. depends on how he governs. the point is he -- he wrote a book called "the audacity of hope." his campaign manager, david plouffe has a book coming out tomorrow called "the audacity to win ,"yet they're governing very timidly. he needs to discover the audacity of governing. when he discovers that he will win again. >> it's always the alternative, who's the alternative? >> there is no alternative. >> sarah palin. thanks, ladies. >>> up next, ted danson

district court for the east and district of virginia. the military does not function as a rocket docket particularly in these cases. even though it is sometimes said that purpose of the military justice system is to dispense prompt, lichty split type justice. it doesn't function that way. it's quite a deliberate process. >> your first question, my understanding is actually that he right now, if i'm not mistaken, is not at fort hood anymore. he's in san antonio, if i'm not mistaken. so the expectation of where he would be following that -- i mean, he will most likely be kept in pretrial confinement. i don't know that he'll go back to fort hood. he may very well stay down in san antonio, and it also may function -- the answer is the ability is there to put him wherever. the jurisdictions -- while there's not a legal impediment to where he goes, there's probably a practical constraint. and my guess is i don't know why they would bring him back to fort hood unless they were going to have the trial there. >> in terms of the venue question, ob

i think you saw that in virginia this last cycle. but it's -- i think the media does have a stronger role to play in terms of being a referee. and the pointing out that -- when facts aren't correct that let the people know that. let the public know that these -- you know, this is an unfair attack. here are the real facts of what you're talking about. >> what comes to mind, remember the mccain barak obama called sarah palin a pig because he said no lipstick on that pig. and they ran that commercial. there was this three-day fight on lipstick on a pig. it was the media -- >> i'm a recovering journalist. but there was no reason for three days of cable tv talk shows to be talking -- >> it was the campaigns talking about it. and the media kept on actually replaying what obama said and what the palin comment was. and it was the campaign -- >> but don't you think that if cable had ignored that silly little thing on lipstick on a pig it would have died down? >> well, i think these commercials are written for cable. you do a small buy and you

i'm from west virginia and in the eastern panhandle there's a single-payer group in west virginia and there are literally scores of these groups and the list a lot of them at the resourced page at single-payer action.org. a lot of it is spontaneous grassroots. their national organizations. as mikuak said we are coming together. the first thing would be to defeat this democratic bill and to have a single-payer advocates in the house and senate in the lead on defeating the bill so for the second round we have a leg up on the debate and not just let the republicans take charge in the defeated the bill. last question. >> back to the whole process thing, before the teabagger thing happen in august as you noted that the beginning of the news conference, a bunch of you were arrested at those hearings and what was a mistake to step back from that? the illusion that there is a settlement made. >> that was just a legal settlement and it was a legal settlement and it was pretty much a plea agreement with part of the condition of the plea, we did not plead guilty, but we said we would not protest

. >> this year's tree is a douglas fir from west virginia. here's a look at its arrival at the north portico. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hi, how were you. nice to see you. [indistinguishable conversations] >> we are not sure what will be on the street exactly. [inaudible] [indistinct conversation] >> is this the biggest tree we have ever had? >> yes. >> take care. >> stay warm. >> the final space shuttle mission of the year ended as space shuttle atlantis ended successfully. the crew delivered spare parts to the international space station. one of the colleagues has been living on the space station for nearly three months and they were returned. >> it is on its arrival. it is moving at 326 m.p.h.. less than four minutes before it lands. >> atlantis is slightly lower. >> this is making it an alignment turn into the space center. the space shuttle has announced its arrival at the facility. >> the shuttle is going at a rate of 355 miles per hour.

. >> and then another call from virginia and she says it's definitely time to forgive. >> caller: jon and kate have to forgive each other and they have to do it to parent these children. i still think the show needs to go off the air. >> we appreciate your call, joyce. >> 1-888-stp-buzz. call it and leave a voice mail, and we will play it here on "showbiz tonight." >>> and you remember how she told everybody to kiss her fat ass because women should accept their bodies. now she is showing off her dramatic weight loss. >>> levi johnston, i like to call him the toxic bachelor that will do anything for money. >> yeah, levi is not the only famous guy with issues, shall we say. hollywood's most toxic bachelors. >>> and for the first time ever, rihanna is breaking her silence and opens up about how she coped with the horrifying event and everything that followed. now the showbiz news ticker. >>> you are watching "showbiz tonight" on hnl, and right now keep watching the bottom of your screen for more provocative news from "showbiz tonight." >>> for the first time rihanna is breaking her silen

i think new jersey and virginia were voting for change. i think virginia made a huge mistake. the change they're going get is women are chatle and -- >> in virginia? >> they're still fighting the civil war. virginia is one of the best managed states in the united states. because they had 12 years of democratic governors. they had tim kaine. and they have -- who is leaving you, mark warner. finances in virginia are really, really solid. the thing on the ballot is a trance forpassion issue. a lot of traffic in virginia. they were upset about transportation. guy that won, bob mcdonl, he liked when you and me were chatle, when we coulden own things and couldn't vote. >> oh, those were the days. >> he ran as a moderate. he decided to put all the social issues aside and run with bob loves jobs. or bob for jobs. i mean, he ran as a complete moderate. never talked about essential issues. the conservatives are harping on that and they're going to lose. >> you to think the tea partying, the palins, the limbaugh is -- >> they inserted themselves in new york. that was a talk radio race. t

i know he's from virginia. he comes from -- apparently he comes from a family that's an islamic family. they did not approve of him joining the army. i do not believe he had a family that he's left behind. but you know that's all going to come out as the investigation continues into this. >> with us michael board, woai newsradio. and michael board, very quickly, at first the media was told that there were three shooters, but it's my understanding there's only one, hasan. >> caller: that's what it looks like. there is still one person who is being questioned, but several people that were questioned earlier today have already been released. it looks like major hasan was the only shooter. >> okay, everybody, we're taking your calls live. i want to go back to baby shannon's discovery. we'll bring you the latest regarding the mass shooting at ft. hood, that's killeen, texas, as it comes in. as you know, 31 shot, 12 known dead. many of them in critical condition. the hospital tonight. i want to go back right now to t

will i'm virginia cha. >>> president obama landed in china this morning, the third stop of his tour in asia. earlier today he covered ground negotiating a new nuclear agreement with russia. he met the president at an international summit in singapore, wornging to replace the treat country that expires next month. the president said things look good. >> in our first meeting when i traveled at moscow, we arrived an understanding that it made sense for our two countries to begin reducing further our nuclear stockpiles. our negotiators have made excellent progress over the last several months, our goal continues to be to complete the negotiations and to be able to sign a deal before the even of t end of the year. i'm confident that if we work hard and with a sense of uror jenscy about it that we should be able to get that done. >> president obama and the russian leader also talked about iran. obama said that time is running out for tehran to do something about its nuclear program. he said the u.s. and russia will keep pushing iran diplomatic alley and there are other options if that fails.

the "you uss new york" will be open to the public before being returned to its home pork of norfolk, virginia, thursday. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies foundz in the home of a register sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1989. he was arrested two days after police discovered the first bodies in his home last week. authorities have now identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the schokull of an 11th victim also found. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state, the season's first big snowstorm. this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers. but not everyone was complaining. >> just moved here from texas, and we don't get snow in texas at all. so we are planning on coming skiing and sledding and we just wanted to bring the kids out to play. >> looks like a lot of fun. for some people, the first big sheet of white is a reason to celebrate. >>> what do you think? can you get in trouble for throwing paper during a ticker-tape parade? s

>> virginia. actually, i made a decision to remain a virginia resident exclusively for their education benefits. >> let me tell you something about virginia. virginia is one of the states that has multiple 529 plans. and there are good 529 plans in virginia and bad ones. so i have a guide on my website, which is clarkhoward.com, where you can do the hyperlink and make sure the virginia plan you're in is the good one, not one of the bad ones. >> so watch "operation clark smart" this weekend at 6:00 a.m., noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> rush limbaugh just took a major jab at president obama and other democrats. get this? he thinks they may be trying to hurt this country on purpose.

. >> the new governor of virginia. >> our new governor of virginia. very pleased that he is talking about free enterprise and the american dream. those would be the people who come to mind. >> which economist, you know, in the paul volcker, alan greenspan group do you respect the most? >> the greatest economist, the one for whom i have the most respect, is robert mundell. >> where is he? is he alive? is he -- >> he is a professor at columbia. he won the nobel prize in 1999. he is the father of supply-side economics. he also has a magnificent castle in siena, italy, with his wife, valerie, and their young son. and every year -- and i believe he's done this since 1971, since the dollar went off of gold -- he has a fantastic gathering of economists from all over the world, talking about how can we ever get back to a stable, international monetary system. and he has people like paul volcker in attendance. i've met many central bankers and leaders of government there. and so, he's very much involved still in the future of the international monetary system.

. >> if you lived in northern virginia, you can watch russia today 24/7, a full-time television network in english with people that sound almost american and in some cases they might be. have you seen this? why are they doing this? >> "russian today" is a state- controlled broadcast. i think they actually tried to copy fox news. it just happens to be a state run. -- to the state run -- to be state run. they wanted to highlight the worst thing that happened in the u.s.. if we had a natural disaster or something embarrassing politically, or somebody walks into a school in shoots 10 people, that would be of the news -- and shoots 10 people, that would be in the news. this is so irritating. they say why 911 was fate and that the u.s. knew it. >> this is in a public television station. >> i love that we can choose to watch those things. the most interesting thing to me was to have access to state controlled modes of the permission -- of information. i often look at "russia today," which is the zippy version of what russia wants to to hear -- once you to hear. -- wants you to hear. those stat

very pleased with the new governor of virginia. he is talking about free enterprise and the american dream. those are people that come to mind. he is the father of supply side economics they have a tremendous castle. since the dollar went off of gold, he has a fantastic gathering of economists from all over the world talking about how can we ever get back to say stable system. whatever china comes up with, some kind of a uron that's sustainable. >> when the euro was created. now $1.50 the other way around. because of 50% in that time span. that tells you that the swinging currencies want the impact of a terrif. when you have a swing of a currency of 50%. you have just made your computers products 50 pres more sxepsive the u.s. now having a weak dollar it's very unseemly to do that. >> one of the things an amateur like me doesn't know is who is making the money. the people who make money are speculators. the amount of money you would have to convert to carry out international trade is less than 5% of the currency market. what bother

i know he's from virginia. he comes from -- apparently he comes from a family that's an islamic family. they did not approve of him joining the army. i do not believe he had a family that he's left behind. but you know that's all going to come out as the investigation continues into this. >> with us michael board, woai newsradio. and michael board, very quickly, at first the media was told that there were three shooters, but it's my understanding there's only one, hasan. >> that's what it looks like. there is still one person who is being questioned, but several people that were questioned earlier today have already been released. it looks like major hasan was the only shooter. >> okay, everybody, we're taking your calls live. i want to go back to baby shannon's discovery. we'll bring you the latest regarding the mass shooting at ft. hood, that's killeen, texas, as it comes in. as you know, 31 shot, 12 known dead. many of them in critical condition. the hospital tonight. i want to go back right now to the mater

in government from the university of virginia in 1998. i have a ph.d. in church as well. it is the height of political knowledge. prof. dean brown, the first book is one that i think every african-american must read when it comes up. the title, "once convicted, forever doomed." , "explores the dynamics are around the criminal justice system. she argues that the exponential growth of that system poses a threat to communities of color. in the second book, identity politics in the age of obama, this book will analyze the impact of race, religion, and gender in the 2008 presidential campaign. the third book, lessons from the past, prospects for the future, focuses on the political legacy of the voting rights act of 1965. dr. khalila brown dean. [applause] >> good evening. let me begin by thanking chairwoman lee and all the members of the congressional black caucus for your commitment to helping us achieve a more perfect union. i thank you for attending this very important conversation. i currently teach a course on african-american politics to wonder graduate. is this class e

[laughter] >> she got from pakistan to virginia beach very quickly. it is capitalism married to democracy and said that as one goes so goes the other? >> i think it is. one of the biggest problems in the last 18 or 20 years is that because the to the run together, democracy has gotten into trouble. i think trade is a great thing. i think it has done a lot for the stability of the world. the free-trade agreement that we cut our great for the corporations. one of the most chilling things that happened to me in my race for president if i went to a foreign country to give a speech. flights leave at all hours. i was at the airport at 2:00 in the morning. we started singing things a lot of things you would not say during regular social hours. he wanted to know why americans but democracy was so great. this is a country where we had exchange urban poverty for rural poverty. they have not seen any benefit from free trade. they thought capitalism did not work. they thought democracy did not work. but it to capitalism for a second. -- let's get to capitalism fo

. >> this year's tree is a douglas fir from west virginia. here's a look at its arrival at the north portico. [indistinguishable conversations] the >> tonight on c-span, former new york times reporter jason blair on journalism ethics. also a discussion of u.s. troops in afghanistan with freelance journalist david axe. and another chance to see "the white house: inside of america's most famous home." but first, jason blair talks about the scandal he was involved in. this is one hour and 25 minutes. >> welcome to the 48 institute on ethics in journalism in washington. my name is edward, i hold the ninth chair. what happens in this auditorium will be happening for the next hour or hour and a half. and it is the public part of a much larger and age it rigid arduous educational undertaking. -- much larger and arduous educational undertaking. students from our ethics class have joined with a distinguished group of journalists and academics to wrangle over the rights and wrongs of cases. that seminar takes up about seven hours. i know i can hear you