to take -- tear the nation apart. congressional elections are local, presidential ones are national. fill house came up with what he believed to the problem of partisanship and presidential election. he decided basically presidents should not be elected by the market people. -- american people. instead there should be a box in the senate with a lot of white balls and one blackball. each senator would pick a ball, whoever got the black would be the president. [laughter] problem solved. when i first stumbled upon that come i thought it was a joke. it was not. i searched and found marshall's response, they actually debated this. light, interesting idea. it really does give you a sense about how these national political contests, particularly the run for president was really causing extreme partisanship of a kind of panic people. who solution of hill house came up with, ok, then no more national, political contest of that kind. 50 years later, a similar political crisis did not end. this later crisis, as in 1800 was infus

they didn't want to necessarily destroy their national party because the national party majority kept them chairman of the committee. there were lots of places where they gave in on issues and didn't feel they had to oppose on all accounts. folks who worked in the background and talk about how james eastland, chairman of the judiciary committee can work very well with ted kennedy or so many others who were chairman of the subcommittees. as long as it was behind the scenes. today there is no particular advantage for the minority party to give any grounds to the majority party or the majority party to give anything to the minority party. they are not sort of we need your support even if we disagree with you. >> one more thing. historically in the 19th century, party affiliation was less a choice and more of an identity. you were of the party of your father. these identities were just passed down. there was no such thing as votes. you voted the party ticket. you were of a party. you weren't sitting thinking, democrat republican, independent. that's why third party movements were so cruci

and national security. from a texas standpoint, it's been very clear in terms from the governor and our state legislature that two things in terms of guiding principles. sense of urgency and unity of effort. unfortunately with the chief over here, i know when he was the sector chief of rio grande valley, border patrol, he was a team player. and we were able to do unity of effort and work closely with them. i can tell you right now that the properly resourced, they have the leadership and the type of people, they can get b done to secure the texas-mexico border. that's important. until that time, our strategic intent by our legislature, our governor, is that the texas department of public safety, working with our local and other state partners, included texas forces or game wardens, will provide direct support to border patrol and the detection, deterrence and nterdiction of smuggling events that occur between the ports of entry. and do so very aggressively. every day we deploy texas state troopers, texas ra

national -- the government of national accord, but now, the question is how this new government will manage all these challenges. >>> iran's supreme leader said missiles not talks are the keep to the country's future. he says iran's military option must be maintained. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon said iran's ballistic missiles test this month is causing alarm in the international community. >> out of for this agreement now iranians have launched the bliss system missiles, that, it is true that that has caused alarms and concerns, but what kind of sanctions, what kind of measures should be applied is up to the security council members. >> a professor at the university of tehran says iran is largely honored the nuclear agreement. >> i think it's quite obvious that the iranians have gone into the nuclear negotiations and they have made concessions and that the iranians believe and the iranians have carried out their commitment and now it's the united states that is not doing so. the united states has pass add new law restricting visas and the u.s. president supported it. that

may god strengthen our people, and our nation. thegod strengthen conservative movement, may he strengthen the republican party. and he strengthen our eventual nominee, and may god always bless this great nation. thank you, and god bless you all. [applause] marco rubio: the water. thank you so much. ♪ host: marco rubio in florida, one day less than a year from when he announced his campaign. tonight, dropping out. lot of themes that speech tonight, one that caught some people's attention on twitter. was early on, america is in a middle of a real political storm in which it is in this coming. guest: marco rubio had a rough campaign. he did outlast his onetime mentor jeb bush. after a strong third-place finish in iowa, he had a devastating debate in new hampshire where chris christie of being accused rubio a robot. up to memorized talking points. rubio ended up fifth in new hampshire. that was the beginning of the end, he has a decent showings but was nevere, able to catch fire. he tried to out trump trump at the debate, but can on

arlington national cemetery has been called our nation's most hallowed ground. since the first military burial took place on may 13, 1864, arlington is the final resting place for over 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families. h.r. 4336, as amended, would overturn a recent change in army policy and restore the rights of women air force service pilots of world war ii, or wasp, to be buried in arlington. these brave women volunteered for duty and their service made a major contribution to our victory in world war ii. in addition, h.r. 4336 would restore the rights of others who assisted in this war and whose service and sacrifice was recognized with the enactment of the g.i. bill improvement act of 1977. i applaud my colleagues, representative martha mcsally and susan davis, for introducing this important bill and leading the fight, a fight that has widespread support and bipartisan support to recognize the service of these brave women and others who helped us defeat the power in world war ii. we are bringing this to the floor during women'

we are halfway between independence hall, where the nation got its start and the national constitution center which explored the founding documents of the nation. anlike to think that we are example of what happens when a people are allowed to live in liberty. one of the big stars in our , thistion is right here is correspondence between george washington and the jewish congregation of newport, rhode island. these are on load -- loan from the morgan foundation. in august of 1790, washington traveled to newport to thank the community for ratifying the constitution, the last state to ratify. -- including the jewish community of newport, and this is the address that was read out loud to washington that day. afterwards, washington would write back to the congregation, a very eloquent letter confirming his belief that the new nation -- his commitment to religious tolerance in the new nation. it is one of the founding documents for american jewish history and a very important thing for us to have on display. artifacts help us tell stories about history in a way that we can't get out of books

members, the government of national accord, you can say the general national congress here are with the government of national accord, that u.n. sponsored government of national accord. and the same in house of representatives. only a few number of parliamentarians are opposing the government of national accord, and they have certain demands, like demanding the -- >> it is a very complicated situation, from what you described -- >> outside of the parliament. >> yes, it's very complicated because even the existing government in tripoli that you would expect would be in opposition to the u.n. backed government, that opposition in itself is very split and fragmented and what does this mean for the coming days and weeks in tripoli? what do you expect in the coming hours? could there be further unrest? >> well, to begin w. the fact that the position has finally reached the capital. and here at the navy base here in tripoli, that's a big step ahead. but on the other hand, each political institution here, either with the government, or against it, the new government, each political institu

national security imperative. the president has repeatedly stated that the continued operation of the detention facility at guantanamo weakens our national security by damaging our relationships with key allies and partners, draining resources and providing violent extremists with a propaganda tool. in january of last year, 42 retired military leaders, all retired general officers or flag officers, wrote the leadership of the senate armed services committee and force flee argued for the closure -- forcefully argued for the closure of this facility. saying it's not a political issue. there is near unanimous agreement from our nation's top military and law enforcement leaders that graunt should be closed. this letter was signed by general charles c. krulak, a retired commandant of the marine corps. major general michael leonard, the first general of the joint task force at guantanamo. general joseph hore. general david maddux, the former commander of the u.s. army in europe. and many other leaders. many of these lea

we're a nation of more than 300 million americans. of these, less than 1% wear the uniform of our armed forces. of these, just a small fraction serve in our special operations forces. among those who train to become a s.e.a.l., only a select few emerge and earn the right to wear that golden trident. in the entire history of the navy s.e.a.l.s, just five have been awarded the medal of honor. their names have become legend. norris. kerrey. thornton. murphy. monsoor. and now, a sixth -- byers. among the members of the medal of honor society who are with us, we are especially honored by the presence of tommy norris and mike thornton. (applause.) now, given the nature of ed's service, there is a lot that we cannot say today. many of the operational details of his mission remain classified. many of his teammates cannot be mentioned. and this is as it should be. their success demands secrecy, and that secrecy saves lives. there are, however, many distinguished guests that we can acknowledge, including members of congress, leaders from across

for all members of the united nations. on april 7, the president invited the secretary general to coordinate regional and economic and social development programs in southeast asia and we transmitted the text of that address. throw the summer of 1965, we tried to engage members to find ways of engaging members. in january of this sure, the ambassador put the matter to the security council and gave them a summary of the peace offensive. it is there now. in an effort to find out whether the security council can be of some assistance. in moving this away from violence to negotiation. >> it has also been suggested, that the 14 nation conference -- secretary rusk: -- the geneva conference of laos was 14. there were fewer at the geneva conference in 9054, are you referring to the 17 non-relations group. --retary rusk: to reconvene >> to reconvene the geneva conference. that's efficient -- that suggestion has been made many times, chiefly from our side. the other side has been unwilling to come to such a conference. we indicated,

the first national park set aside by national park service, people of the united states for what is alive, the plants, animals and habitats. >> reporter: the different variety of plant and animal life found in the park are staggering. with over 1,000 species of seed bearing plants. and more than 400 species of bird. everglades is an international biosphere reserve. some species like the endangered florida panther are hardly ever seen. and some, like the lovely mosquito can be all too common. if i slap one on my wrist am i going to got a fine from the park service. >> yes, you are. give me $1 every time you do that. >> reporter: you don't need to track deep into the habitat to find the everglade's most famous inhabitant. just drive down one of the park roads. you are bound to spot one. the american alligator can be found throughout the everglades. in the water and on the trails. but, keep an eye out, and you might also spot a crocodile. and that combination is especially rare. >> there is no place else in the world where crocodiles and alligators overlap. florida with salt and fresh watt r

like all great national public institutions, the u.s. navy is a mirror of our culture and values as well as our strengths command there are few ways in which the navy is dramatically different than the 19th or 20th century. as noted earlier, the principal duty of crewmen was to move heavy objects around which is why especially in britain men were often recruited by simply banging them over the head and dragging on board. we were a bit more settled in the us, not particularly picky. by the 20th century this was no longer the case not only due to a more enlightened view of citizen rights but also because service in the late 20th and certainly in the 21st century requires much more sailors then pulling on a rope and moving a canon around the deck. aviation electronics technician, information systems technician, missile technician, though the traditionalists someone you will no doubt be glad to hear we still have thinners mates. the navy is demographically different. they serve from the earliest days. less immediate impact on the u.s. navy t

we have had a significant reduction in the national investment through national security. we have insisted on let's be smart about this. we want to get the taxpayers the best value. we also want to put ourselves in a posture where we have peace through strength. if you make the wrong decisions, you could end up inviting a challenge. host: people who care about this topic might be interested in your report. guest: the armed services committee have it on their website. this is the commission for the future of the army. this is just one of the reports. also learn more about the efforts for acquisition reform. guest: yes, there are places we can save. anytime the pentagon wants to save money, they come after benefits for the troops, which we are open to looking at, but my take away is that should be the last place we are looking. i agree with chris on this. we can find this. we are asking them to have a smart force, to take a look at how it deals with actual soldiers on the ground. host: if you go to the house armed services committee website, you can find the report. i want t

a lot of egyptians have dual nationality. that could be the reason why five foreigners on the plane. that number, that 21 foreigners comes from egypt's ministry of civil aviation. right now, egyptian officials are working closely with officials in cyprus trying to resolve the situation peacefully. errol. >> that is right. it is not uncommon for breaking incidents for details fluctuate slightly. that may continue to happen. ian lee is getting the latest information from cairo. we will join you later. let's turn to journalist in athens. she joins us on the line with the breaking story. linda, it has been a few hours the flight had been hijacked and diverted and now on the runway in cyprus. what information do you have on the breaking story? >> the news we have so far are the negotiation are under way. it's very good the two sides established contact and actually talking. also the release of most of the passengers has been taken as a positive step. we know four foreign nationals remain on the plane. the identity of the hijacker

it does not make us safer and it's always we are as a nation. i ask unanimous consent the major generals hosted included in the record. >> without objection. >> the coming back to -- thank you, mr. chairman. commitment to our question, what is the cost of closing guantÁnamo. committee address go to the cost of closing the facility are far, far less than the cost of keeping it open. i am not alone in this view. president george w. bush was very clear he wanted to close gitmo. john mccain made a campaign promise to do the same. an overwhelming majority of national security and military experts including former secretary of state and defense, cia directors, national security advisers and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff think it should be shuttered as i pointed out the arguments against closing it just don't hold up and at the end of the day the only justification of keeping the prison open is fear. fear of violent extremism. fear that our justice system our prison system cannot get the job done despite all the evidence to the contrary. and f

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] announcer: coming up on c-span tonight, vice president joe biden talks about the supreme court nomination process at georgetown. and loretta lynch and james comey announced indictments against seven iranians in a series of cyber attacks. later, european ministers speak at a press conference following an emergency meeting regarding the terrorists attacks in brussels. journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on friday morning, policy director for the coalition, he will be with us to discuss the issues raised during the government reform committee on drug abuse. he will talk about the work being done by his organization. megan mccarthy, editor-in-chief, will share her thoughts about the federal and congressional spots to the heroin epidemic. and later, maryland lieutenant governor will join us by phone to talk about his state work on the heroin emergency task force. live at 7:00 eastern friday morning, join the discussion. starting monday

is the united states a christian nation or in the words of president obama's first inaugural, it nation of christians, jews, hindus, muslims, nonbelievers. is this a country where only one race is at home one races at home or is it in the words of frederick douglass, a composite nation. that is the form of the book that looks at these episodes. along the way it makes a few arguments. i want to talk a little bit about these arguments and then i will i will open it up to you for comments and easy questions. the first argument i have already mentioned is that culture wars occur throughout american history. inky compromises meant to smooth things over between the original states in the united states, the founders left unsettled key questions that would flow with discord and rebellion in decades to come. one as we know as slavery, another is the relationship between church and state. so americans have been engaging in the cultural equivalent of war at least since the elections of 1796 and 1800. new england puritans, the forebears from massachusetts, where i live likely played a rolled here b

that's what national security means. jobs and economic security. that we don't have to worry where the paycheck comes from, or that we won't have a government agency padlock and our business -- padlocking our business. or retirement security. that the money we put in will be there when we retire. that are some things congress could and should be doing to jumpstart, to jumpstart this. how about repealing obamacare, passing a balanced budget amendment, securing our southern border, ending the president's executive amnesty, getting rid of the iran deal, and making sure that we cut the federal bureaucracy? all of those are first steps. the question always becomes, how do you get this done? a couple things. number one an attitude adjustment for this country. we are the greatest country on the face of the earth. we are the united states of america. andre founded in freedom, we need to go back to having that can-do attitude. i boughts in college, my first car with money i had made that summer. it was a bright blue ford. it was ugly as it could be, and i l

national security so we will certainly continue to offer our assistance to the nation of belgium and their national security officials as they conduct this investigation. >> is there any sense that the [inaudible] was the correct thing? spinet at this point i'm not going to provide any additional information about their ongoing investigation. if they have updates to announce about the steps they've taken or mistakes they've recognized they've made in the past but those are announcements that we will be counting on them to make. needless to say, we take quite seriously the responsibility that we have to support them in their ongoing investigations into there have been times particularly in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks where we had urged our partners and allies in europe to undertake some critical national security measures were effectively. let me give you one example in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, you heard the president talked president talked quite directly about the need of the european officials to do a better job of sharing information not just among themse

today is a national park. he took arches which is a roadside a roadside attraction and turned it into a mammoth national park and took zion national park quadruple. the zion national park to enlarge the parks, these were all strategies. his secretary of war was a man named george durden and his first term. he was a democratic governor, environment conservationist from utah. he saw the advantages of trying to market it on tv. the you taught national parks state, this was starting with fdr in turn. >> quickly, about the 10, i'm just curious because i would like to collect all 10. >> the very first one was el capitan and yosemite, adapted capitan and yosemite, adapted from a photograph ansell adams, it debuted in 234 and sold over 250,000 the first day. others were great smoky mounts, gradient tetons, glasser, zion, trying to look at the map, can katie up in maine, and as hell and sent to her by ansell adams. >> it was not just that national parks they did it all, they they did ducks stamps that were remarkable c

she compromised our national secrets. she dissemiibled to the families of the slain. and she jetsonned her most profound opinions to gain power. they trade their political influence to enrich their personal finances. they embody the term crony capitalism. it disgusts the american people and causes them to lose faith in our political process. a person so untrustworthy and dishonest as hillary clinton must not become president. [ applause ] of course, trump nomination enables her victory. and the audio and video of the infamous tapper/trump exchange on the cku klux klan will play n cable and who knows how many times on social media. there are a number of people who claim that mr. trump is a con man, a fake -- [ inaudible ] thank you. [ applause ] let me say that again. there's plenty of evidence that mr. trump is a con man, a fake. mr. trump has changed his positions, not just over the years, but over the course of the campaign. and on the ku klux klan for three days in a row we will only really know if he's a real deal or

western national parks association is the non-profit organization partner of the national park service. our purpose is to educate visitors about the history, nature, cultural and recreational opportunities in 67 national parks in 12 western states. .. so as you are here with the tucson national festival of books and the main library western national parks association is very proud to present our special guest today , what a treat to have him back in tucson. with that, i introduce our moderator bill. >> thank you. yes, i am bill bill buckmaster i host a daily radio talkshow on kb oi a.m. 1030 the voice. also you can listen to the program live anywhere in the world. by going to buckmaster show.com. i hope you will check it out. i'm excited to be here at the tucson festival of books and to be talking with douglas brinkley. just to mention about the fest of your tax donation, tax-deductible donation really makes this all possible. it is a free eve so we do encourage you to visit the student union south ballroom or go to the website. your gift will sternly make a tremendous a difference. be

while a maintenance the cuban national team stadium to get it ready for tomorrow's game, 145 tampa bay rays players, coaches, staff and local officials boarded a plane for havana. today the rays will workout at estadio latinoamericano, the 55,000-seat stadium that will host tuesday's game. and tonight the m-l-b will host a reception for both teams. we also know rachel and sharon robinson, the widow and daughter of the late baseball legend jackie robinson, traveled on air force one with the obama family to cuba to be part of tonight's ceremony and tomorrow's game. up next--- i'm looking into obama's plan to demand human rights in cuba. allison... 10 news morning anchor ian reitz is also in cuba right now. ahead of their big game tomorrow, the tampa bay rays have a news conference in just a few hours. ian will bring you details from that news conference on 10 news at noon and on 10 news 5 and six. as u-s travel to cuba becomes a more popular idea, starwood hotels hotel company since 1959 to seal a deal to run hotels in the island nation. air b-n-b will also open listings up to internatio

his visit will be a significant moment in the two nations' reconciliation. patty calhane looks back on half a century in frozen relations since the cuban revolution. >> this was the image many americans had of cuba, fidel castro, the country's leader, the face, the passionate voice of a revolution. he led the overthrow of a brutal dictator that had been backed by the u.s. now relations between the two have a fresh face. >> change is hard in our own lives and other nations. change is even harder when we carry the shared history on our shoulders. >> it took the world to the brink of a nuclear war. >> duck and cover under the table. >> it goes back to the 19th century when americans intervened in cuba's war for independence from spain. there was economic growth, but there was also poverty and simmering resentment. in 1959, fidel castro and his followers fought their way into havana. >> new york's pennsylvania station rarely has seen anything like it. >> he soon traveled to the united states, only to be very publicly shunned by president eisenhower who went golf

know that this nation is hurting. we have to restore prosperity, possibility and opportunity to every american regalis of their circumstances and i have looked over ted cruz's policies and he really does understand what it takes to grow the economy. he understands that small businesses are the engines of economic growth. his simple flat tax will work. i know a lot about the world and no most of our allies and adversaries so i know that ted cruz understands that to keep this nation safe we must lead in the world by standing with our allies and confronting our adversaries. thing. one of the the only guy who can beat donald we need tod cruz beat donald trump because listen -- i know donald trump voters, they are good people. they think that somehow donald trump will challenge the system. let me tell you something, donald trump is this system. hillary clinton and donald trump are two sides of the same coin. it's not just that they agree on too many things they do, but it is not just that. hillary clinton has made her mill

both were dutch nationals who were based out of new york. also today, the belgian federal prosecutor said salah abdelslam, who was taken into custody last friday, refused to make any statements after the attacks in brussels. and secretary of state john kerry visited brussels today, to pay his respects to the victims. our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, sat down with secretary kerry to talk about is isis' influence in europe. >> europe's done a lot. and particularly the government of belgium has done a lot. before this event took place, they had already had our foreign fighter surge team here a month ago. they are the ones who apprehended salah abdelslam. that may or may not have initiated this attack. there are also, at least five or six different events that are going to take place in the next months, two or three in april or beyond, that the belgians had previously scheduled. >> i want to go now to ayman mohyeldin, who has been following developments on these isis terror cells in both france and belgium. he joins me now live fr

the new president has asked the nation to be patient. for decades, the burr meez have proven that this is exactly what they are-- burmese >>> more trouble for brazilian president dilma rousseff as she tries to fight impeachment. the country's largest party voted to split from her governing coalition. it is likely she won't have the support to block impeachment when it comes up for a vote. dilma rousseff and her allies say she won't resign over corruption allegations that have ensneered her pre-desaysor >>> ban ki-moon urging world powers to take in more refugees. nearly five million syrians seeking retch assuming so far in neighboring countries, turkey has born the brunt of the crisis taking in more than two and a half million people. our correspondent is live in the camp. what could the meeting mean today? >> reporter: it means nothing for them because i asked a few of them, they didn't know that the meeting is taking place and i asked a few others whether they were registered with the united nations and the answer was no. if you want t

hadley: the president, vice president, chief of staff, national security advisor, the director for national intelligence, that was the core. then it would be supplemented on wednesday, tuesday, and thursday as i described, with other actors. that was the core group of people. david, have i missed anybody? mr. stimson: negative response. mr. hadley: david addington is back there. he's going to correct me as i go. mr. stimson: did you know personally governor bush? when did you first meet president george w. bush? mr. hadley: it was in the campaign period, probably late 1998, early 1999. i was asked by condi rice and paul wolf would to come down to sit in on a meeting and brief then governor bush, and that is how i got to know him. i made a big mistake we were talking about a speech he was going to give on defense and we were talking about how we were going to revise it. i told him you better not get into the details governor because there are a lot of experts that will show you you don't know what you're talking about. and he said -- who are you anyway? whaton't understand elections are abou

today's hearing takes a closer look at the national security implications at our nation's porous borders. now i want to emphasize that it is a national security interest that brings us here today, there are plenty of other rhetoric and discussion that could go on as it relates to immigration. immigration policy. but indeed this is looking at not only immigration, but at border security and how it affects national security. it's been in the forefront, much of the political discussion in recent months. the department of homeland security officials have often indicated to the american public that our borders are more secure today than it's ever been. i think many of us have heard that. they tout the low number of apprehensions as proof, which seems to be a little counterintuitive to me. in fact, the g.a.o., the gst accountability office has indicated that dhs has no official metrics in place to measure whether our border is secure or not. so those statements are very difficult to comprehend, if there are no matrix in place. representatives from the border patrol tell us that the situation a

do you believe that the dual national restrictions i just described enhance our national security? >> we certainly are always reviewing where we need to put more emphasis. we want to be sure we -- every visa interview is used effectively to protect our borders. but we also realize that the visa waiver program by its very nature has allowed us to move resources to those places where we need to look more closely. >> so, somebody from britain or france who has ancestry that's iranian or syrian or sudanese, does barring them from the visa waiver program make us safer, in your opinion? >> i think, you know, all things being equal, not knowing the individual, not knowing, you always have to do these on a case by case basis, but i agree with you that that is not in and of itself an indicator -- >> i appreciate that. >> -- that this person is a higher threat. >> in the senate whenever i hear those words i agree with you, i get very happy and i appreciate that. so mr. rodriguez or honorable saldana, do you think we gain any additional security benefits by barring individuals based on their

role in national security. right speeches and prepare him for trips. secondly, it is to be the advocate for the president's initiatives within the government as a whole. if the staff working with the president does not advocate's initiatives or her initiatives, things won't happen. thirdly, it requires various agencies to work together and accomplish a coordination function. that is really what you do. if you are sucking up into the white house, the white house review, issues that are a province of a single agency, stop. do not substitute the white lion staff for the responsibility of the cabinet secretaries. that is why i say it is the interagency thing -- things that require coordination or that are important issues for the president or these kinds of transcending issues of war and peace. that is what should go to the president and that is what the interagency organizations and staff should be focusing on. mr. stimson: you describe your job to chris wallace as a job that requires you to work off stage. is tha

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nation's airports, including chicago's o'hare,e, and bfw in the nation's capital. we'll have much more on national security coming up at 5:00, jessica holly, 7 news. >> lynn: and a reminde to stay terror in brussels. we'll have a lot more on the newscast and updates on the website, you know it. wsvn.com. break. >> off the top at 4:30, we continue to follow the bombings in brussels. dozens dead and many more injured after strikesante local hello, and good afternoon again. security stepped up nationwide and right here at home as well. >> lynn: that's right, it is, and brian is there live at miami international airport with what is being done there to keep people safe. >> reporter: lynn, the police say that they're on a heightened statef alert. they have added under cover officers here at the airport. and looook behind me, there are a number of additions and terms here. they're even doing random searches right now at airport entrances just as a precaution. let's go to video from inside of the airport. you see federal agents all over the place with their tactical gear,

after a lifetime worth of positive national press crammed into these few short years he's had in national politics. marco rubio today had to brace himself for the first full day of terrible press coverage he has ever had in this life. right? today was marco rubio political obituary day, but unlike a real obituary where people say nice things about you because you're gone, in a political obituary we're not really gone, you're just a failure. saying every bad thing about you, listing every bad thing you did in your life. this is one of the reasons you don't want to go into politics statistically speaking. right? this doesn't happen in every industry but for politicians they have what i've always thought of as salt in the wound day. day after losing day. right? it's the day after you have the worst public career humiliation of your life. if you're a big enough deal as a politician, after you have that terrible public humiliation and failure, you have to spend the next day reading all about how terribly you blew it and how you deserved it and --. so marco rubio had to brace for that today. af

let's bring in the dnc's national press secretary. mark, thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> this lawsuit, how much of an embarrassment is it?going to, y havoc within the party at a time when you're trying to show unity? >> well, you know, we've had production -- productive discussions thus far. and we look forward to resolving this quickly and ammicbly. >> you think can you do that? >> yes, we do. >> bernie's people seem to be, well, feeling they haven't been treated fairly in this process. >> well, as has been previously reported, we continue to have the productive discussions and we do think this will be resolved quickly and ammicbly. one thing i'll also say is our voter file is exceptional. this is a unified file. every campaign is putting together data at the local level, state level, national level. and they're putting all that data back into voter file. and that gives us a comprehensive understanding of the electorate across the country and all campaigns are able to access that. that stands in stark contrast t

we've also seen national zoo park police here as well. so, as soon as we get more information about this, we will update you on our nbc washington app, and of course, on nbcwashington.com. back to you. >> megan fitzgerald live at the national zoo in northwest, thank you, meagan. >>> there is an effort under way to free a uva student sentenced to a decade of hard labor for stealing a propaganda posta in north korea. but it comes at a difficult time with tensions between the u.s. and north korea so high. nbc's keir simmons has the latest from london. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: after begging for his freedom -- >> please save >> reporter: otto warmbier is waking up in a north korean prison this morning, sentenced to 15 years hard labor. >> please think of my family. >> reporter: fingerprinted, handcuffed in front of the cameras, led away, guilty, the north koreans say, of subversion. the courtroom shown video of the university of virginia student stealing a propaganda banner from his hotel. >> the worst decision of my life, but i am only huma

the national portrait gallery in the national museums offer insight into our nation's leaders. our diverse music collections would comprise the largest in the world if they were all in one place. now they are at a new of say -- as a new website -- now they are at a new website called "smithsonian music." a gallery reopened in november, following a two-year renovation. its debut division, wonder, has attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the first four months. and in 2015, we welcomed a new at the national zoo. beloved by the public, bebe represents our extensive work in species biodiversity. in addition to the nearly 30 million visits to our museums in washington and new york city, we are extending access and education across the country. we now have 208 affiliate museums in 46 states, puerto rico, and panama. the smithsonian traveling exhibition service reaches more than 4.5 million people annually . we offer online educational materials in grades k through 12 to students of all ages, and teachers with more than 2000 learning resources available online. all of them for

let's start with today's persian king, the nation of iran. both hillary clinton and donald trump have said they would maintain this iranian deal, although donald as promised, he's going to negotiate and get a better deal. well, my view is very different. on the first day in office, i will rip this catastrophic iranian nuclear deal to shreds. [ cheers and applause ] this agreement gives over $100 billion to the ayatollah khomeini, the world's state sponsor of terrorism. that dwarfs the $3 billion in military aid that we give each year to the nation of israel. that difference is not just unconscionable, it is fundamentally immoral. and if i am president, on the first day, we will reimpose sanctions on iran. [ cheers and applause ] in a mockery of this iranian nuclear deal, iran has continued with missile tests, including launching a missile with the words printed on it in both hebrew and farsi, israel should be wiped from the earth. hear my words, ayatollah khomeini, if i am president, and iran launches a missile test, we will shoot that missil

america is not a nation of nativists. we are a nation of patriots. nativism is not a part of the conservative philosophy, nor it is a part of america's founding, but patriotism is. as conservatives, we talk every day about the dignity of the human person. we fight for the protection of life from conception to natural death, and we stand on the founding principles of our great nation. including the belief that every man is created equal in the eyes of god. and that every human being deserves the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the majority of today's immigrants, particularly from latin american, are conservative and stand with us on these principles. look at the march for life and the march for marriage, where huge numbers of the hispanic community turn out consistently every single year. it's time for us to remember our history and embrace ronald reagan's optimism. he described a tall proud city, built on rocks, stronger than oceans, wind swept, god-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds, living in harmony and peace, a cit

that's what my nation asked me to do. that's what i'm supposed to do as i went across the nation and in my minds eye, that ought to be our last resort to achieve the stability that we all desire in these global comments. as this condition continues, to move forward, it's even more imperative that those things that are associated with stability, defense to be sure but as was pointed out by professor alexander it's more than that. this economic horizon, this horizon that creates something for communities that exist in this vast area that we have been talking about even id for i say this in islamic, out cara and as it was pointed out we were paying attention but conditions that spawn the creation of those sorts of activities still exist so how are we to address? what are the lessons learned? we have built great systems to deal with the securityaspect . intelligence fusion centers in cells, sustained engagement, combined and joint operations, to address threats, the use of our specialoperations forces, the use our conventiona

the issues currently being discussed in the united nations. some journalists attempt to question the country's position because they think this is necessary to show the other side's opinion, but the government considers this to be provocative. the second issue is with regards to terrorism. the 2003 terrorism law is exceptional in that it stipulates mass media must not take part into the discussion relating to these issues. >> translation: the government's aim is to terrorize journalists and to reiterate the famous red lives that we've been talking about for 20 years now. they continue to found hound journalists under the same pretext. this has always been the case but is more common nowadays. >> reporter: this man is the pft association of investigative journalism. he and his colleague along with five others were set to go on trial this mast week on charges of threatening state security and failing to report the foreign funding of their journalism project. the trial has been postponed. it will be the second trial for him in just over a year. h

it affects the entire nation, transnational crime, or if it's a national security threat. clearly special interests are a problem and we've recognized this is not a new phenomena as the fbi special agent in charge in 2002 we learned that border patrol was detaining, detecting and apprehending individuals from countries of al qaeda presence at that point and time and continued on. it's understandable the concern from a national security standpoint and to that point we've seen, talked about changes that we've seen over the years and the chief referred to. i mean, crime is remarkably different. it's more transitory, it's transnational. it's organized. it's more discreet, and certainly it can compromise and undermine public safety and homeland security and national security and from a texas sta standpoint it's been clear in terms from the governor and our state legislature two things in terms of guiding principles. sense of urgency and unity of effort. fortunately with the chief over here, i know when he was the sector chief of rio grande valley, border patrol, he was a team p

he's got a problem with "the national enquirer." national enquirer." i didn't even know about the story. i just got it last night. somebody sent it to me to read so i could at least know what it said. i had nothing to do whatsoever with "the national enquirer." neither did the campaign. and i will tell you, for him to say i had to do with it, try and put the shoe on the other foot is disgraceful. and by the way, he's the one that started it. from what i hear, he and his campaign went out and bought the cover shoot. melania did a cover shoot for "gq." a very strong modeling picture. no big deal. but it was a cover shoot for "gq" a big magazine. and it was, you know, fine and, from what i hear, somebody bought the rights to it. he was the one, or his campaign bought the rights and gave it to the superpac. that superpac is friendly to ted cruz. he started it. i didn't. be off limits? do you condemn this story? >> i don't care. i mean, really, i don't care. "the national enquirer" did a story. it was their story. it wasn't my story. it was about ted cruz.

move over national zoo. today, its the national arbor ar row tom, are you saying where's that? >> well you are not alone. so you guys have her of the capital building right. rig >> yes. >> reporter: the white house. >> yu question for you have you ever heard of the national arbor row tom? >> no: you ever heard of the national arbor row tom. >> sound familiar. fam >> reporter: never been there nv though right.th >> never been there e i meanre even some of the locals aren'te sure where to find it. >> i've heard of it of the i'vet never been there. >> reporter: its 400 acres justs off new york avenue in northeast. miles of paths lined with gardens and beautiful trees. >> we cameif here to the check k nest. see its eagles her: hopes the th camera that so many people arela watching will a track many more to the arbor row tom. >> no one knows people live in the area i don't know where it is. we know the big stuff go to air and space, put please grab a lunch or grab a loved one and just come here and just explore. >> reporter: keep in mind if to you do come here to the arbor ar row to

national defense. he was a staunch anti-communist with an important role in right-wing anti-populist politics. it was one of the things that led him to switch parties in 1964. he was a key figure in opposing labor unions. he worked alongside barry goldwater in the late 1950's. early in his career, he had been a staunch advocate of unions in the 30's and 40's when the union vote was important. he switches in the 50's and 60's and by the 70's was a diehard supporter of business over labor. he had an important role in conservative evangelical politics. he joins the board of jones university in 1950 to win votes. bob jones had just moved, and thurmond needed votes in south carolina. he lost a large number of votes in the country, beginning a long process -- in the up-country, beginning a long process for the evangelical folks getting involved in the political process. we need to understand, strom thurmond's racial politics in the midst of these other conservative causes, other conservative issues, he was v

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] >> donald trump wound up winning seven of 11 states. meanwhile, on the democratic side of super tuesday, hillary clinton widened her lead over democratic rival, bernie sanders, and minority voters helped her secure key victories in seven states -- georgia, virginia, arkansas, alabama, tennessee, texas, and massachusetts. giving her 1,001 delegates. senator sanders won four states, his home state of vermont, as well as oklahoma, minnesota, and colorado for a total of 373 delegates. hillary clinton spoke to reporters after last night's results are announced. her comments are about a half-hour. secretary clinton: thank you. thank you-all so much. thank you. thank you-all so much. what a super tuesday! [cheers and applause] secretary clinton: you know all across our country today, democrats voted to break down barriers so we can all rise ogether. i am so delighted to be here with you in flori

from a publicas safety standpoint, from a national security standpoint, and the rest of the nation. >> the gentleman's time has expired. 4> mr. judd, very quickly, 201 as a result of the change in the president's policy on immigration in 2014, we saw a surge of minors crossing the borders. is that true? >> do we know the percentage of those miners that are from continuous countries, -- from contiguous countries, like canada and mexico? >> there if you. the-- most of them entering the country are from non-contiguous countries. >> how are they treated differently? a juvenile from mexico, they will be treated basically, the exact same. it doesn't matter what country are from. if you claim a credible fear, if you say that you are seeking asylum, you are going to be treated the same by the border patrol. how they treat them, i don't know. >> mr. vitiello, any different treatment or process that was used for the contiguous versus noncontiguous individuals? >> in the case of mexico and in others from central america, both populations would be screened to make sure they are not victims of hum

. >> cruz also denouncetion a "national enquirer" story as garbage. are the media wallowing in this sleazy stuff? shifting focus to tough terror talk and finger pointing. >> donald trump and barack obama have to understand one thing, that america does lead the world. it is extraordinary you have the leading candidate in the republican side saying torture first, ask questions later. >> i've been saying for years that president obama strategy of containing isis is dangerous and puts the entire world at risk. and hillary clinton, the architect of the libya mess, doesn't steam have a strategy either. >> you look at ted cruz talking about orwellian presences in american neighborhoods where muslims live, it's the exact thing that we're supposed to do. >> is the press turning the tragedy into another ideological blame game? plus, millions more in damages against gawker for proposing that sex tape of hulk hogan who slammed his adversary to the mat. >> i will be naked forever. you know? until my children's children's children die because of the internet. >> we