john: the bp oil spill? >> that is an example you start off with a talking head reading from the scripted line. nobody believes it. then when the companies realize there needs to be real action then you talk about it and they change. that was a bp. >> but they put a sputtering ceo knucklehead, tony hayward i want my life back. he said i want my life back that is why it bp is known as battered petroleum. he was awful. john: that was better than the exxon valdez is. >> you have other factors. a different location and issues of people being drunk and a negligent. they did not say anything. john: i don't blame them. the media is hostile to business. >> not talking. they say we don't know what you do. >> we may be in trouble. >> but other people make the story for you. john: then fraser seitel will call me an idiot but public relations is silence grants the point*. now exxon has epilogues and talk to the enemy. that is you and? to loosen edges -- is a much more communicative person because they learned valdes was

john: that's our show. ♪ john: what keeps you safe? what prevents fraud? most people you asks a government. government must lay out the rules and punish fraud. protect people. so government regulates. over the years as more regulations and america we now have 170,000 pages of rules. people think we can't live without these, but then came the internet. almo entirely unregulated, and it works. it is given us a new level of freedom. let's call it freedom -- "freedom 2.0". i could not have imagined it before coble, would compete. i assume the services like those could not work. what a joke. who would buy an unseen product from a total stranger without government regulation, it would make sure that the sellers are honest and a product for the. another joke. who would trust it. that is why we need the world but in the encyclopedia of britannica. my dad. even i have constantly complains about government control could @%t imagine what would be created outside them. one who did imagine it is jimmy wales who founded with the pds. how did you think this would work? >

john: that's our show. ♪ john: what keeps you safe? what prevents fraud? most people you asks a government. government must lay out the rules and punish fraud. protect people. so government regulates. over the years as more regulaons and america we now have 170,000 pages of rules. people think we can't live without these, but then came the internet. almost entirely unreguted, and it works. it is given us a new level of freedom. let's call it freedom -- "freedom 2.0". i could not have imagined it before coble, would compete. i assume the services like those could not work. what a joke. who would buy an unseen product from a total stranger without government regulation, it would makeure that the sellers are honest and a product for the. another joke. who would trust it. thats why we need the world but in the encyclopedia of britannica. my dad. even i have constantlycomplains about government control could @%t imagine what would be created outside them. one who did imagine it is jimmy wales who founded with the pds. how did you think this would work? >> well,

john: the bp oil spill? >> that is an example you start off with a talking head reading from the scripted line. nobody belies it. then when the companies realize there needs to be real action then you talk about it and they change. that w a bp. >> but they put a sputtering ceo knucklehead, tony hayward i want my life back. he said i wt my life back that is why it bp is known as battered petroleum. he was awful. john: that was better than the exxon valdez is. >> you have other factors. a different location and issues of people being drunk and a negligent. they did not say anything. john: i don't blame them. the media is hostile to business. >> not talking. they say we don't know what you do. >> we may be in trouble. >> but oth people make the story for you. jo: then fraser seitel will call me an idiot but public relations is silence grants the point*. now exxon has epilogues and talk to the enemy. that is you and? to loosen edges -- is a much more communicative person because they learned valdes was terribleo

john: the bp oil spill? >> that is an example you start off with a talking head reading from the scripted line. nobody believes it. then when the companies realize there needs to be real action then you talk about it and they change. that was a bp. >> but they put a sputtering ceo knucklehead, tony hayward i want my life back. he said i want my life back that is why it bp is known as battered petroleum. he was awful. john: that was better than the exxon valdez is. >> you have other factors. a different location and issues of people being drunk and a negligent. they did not say anything. john: i don't blame them. the media is hostile to business. >> not talking. they say we don't know what you do. >> we may be in trouble. >> but other people make the story for you. john: then fraser seitel will call me an idiot but public relations is silence grants the point*. now exxon has epilogues and talk to the enemy. that is you and? to loosen edges -- is a much more communicative person because they learned valdes was

john: $120 per hour? >> more if you are a corporation but it is not easy to do the you can just learn overnight. john: "national geographic" channel has a tv show called "doomsday prepper" but you by someone how to escape manhattan in case of the disaster. first to have a bicycle that make sure you have your air deterrent. >> move out. >> forgive me. i hate this. it scares people to death. >> at the end of the day people have insurance for their cars, homes, but no insurance for dealing with a disaster. john: you have your bare deterrent? >> you will use it on me? [laughter] if it will stop a bear it will stop a human. john: this "national geographic" show people wearing gas masks. what kills people as a house fire, falling down the stairs, driving recklessly recklessly, promiscuous, dri nking too much. if you worry about this you cannot worry about those. >> but the reality is people need to be reality for disasters. john: this is somethinglse that you sell? >> also a kit for people's cars. it is wonderf

john: that is our show tonight. >> and now john stossel. ♪ john: to was that guy? anyway, this monday our nation's capital looked like a marquee when a new king is ground. thousands of plot, a cheer. many act like subjects worshiping nobility. economic troubles, why all the pomp? watching, i wondered, should our capital be called imperial washington? maybe ago to far. senator john barrasso attended the inauguration joining us from washington. my imperial washington seems to be a minority opinion. in my being unfair? >> i have been to every inauguration since i was in my dad took me to john kennedy's inauguration this inauguration, i tell you, i am less concerned about what happens one day than i am concerned about what this president plans to do for the next four years as an imperial president with rules and regulations and red tape and the czars, the recess appointments rather than actually realizing this is one of three branches of government. at think he believes he is the king. john: you talk about your father bringing you to these inauguration's which is sort

from john, thank you, guys! >> john: thank you john. thank you thanks for playing pong during the interview too. richard is calling us from chicago about the g.o.p. good morning richard you're on "the stephanie miller show." richard? >> richard's gone. >> john: we didn't get to talk about harry reid too much before. deb in california, are you there? >> hey there love. >> go ahead. >> caller: so i'm calling about harry reid. i'm going to pick up the baton where the other gentleman left off. >> john: please. >> caller: so i was hoping we all might be able to figure out the positive solution to the fail-a hrve buster. the progressives in so-called red states really need to be on the phone and e-mailing their senators and their congress people because the only people that from out of state only people we can call is harry reid and john boehner and these representatives and these senators are the ones that need to be contacted by actual people in their state. they don't listen to us when we call. they just don't. >> john: let me ask you abou

john: that's our show. ♪ john: what keeps you safe? what prevents fraud? most people you asks a government. government must lay out the rules and nish fraud. protect people. so government regulates. over the years as more regulations and america we now have 170,000 pages of rules. people think we can't live without these, but then came the internet. almost entirely unregulated, and it works. it is given us a new level of freedom. let's call it freedom -- "freedom 2.0". i could not have imagined it before coble, would compete. i assume the services like those could not work. what a joke. who would buy an unseen product from a total stranger without government regulation, it wou make sure that the sellers are honest and a product for the. another joke. who would ust it. that is why we need the world but in the encyclopedia of britannica. my dad. even i have constantly complains about government control could @%t imagine what would be created outside them. one who did imagine it is jimmy wales who founded with the pds. how did you think this would work? >> we

[applause] >> and now john stossel. john: food can kill. people will eat the wrong stuff may get sick. it's while most everyone says we need government to set some limits. make sure there is not bacteria in your food or dangerous chemicals. to make sure food companies tell you what is in their food and how fattening it is. state legislator felix ortiz has done that in new york city. he got trans fat man, calorie counts posted at mcdonald's and other fast-food places. now he wants aban on adding too much salt. so you think he saved lives? >> absolutely. john: okay. a farmer. he grows vegetables dollar raises cows, chckens, an pigs. i assume you want the people who buy your beef and pork to be safe. so don't we owe him a vote of thanks for saving this? >> no. i would say you're killing me out here. trying to get my stuff to market. this plethora of government regulations, you know, is killing our farm and our ability to come to market. john: you are just a greedy businessman and don't care if people died. let's go through some of the ways tha

john: that's our show. ♪ john: what keeps you safe? what prevents fraud? most people you asks a government. government must lay out the rules and punish fraud. protect people. so government regulates. over the years as more regulations and america we now have 170,000 pages of rules. people think we can't live without these, but then came the internet. almost entirely unregulated, and it works. it is given us a new level of freedom. let's call it freedom -- "freedom 2.0". i could not have imagined it before coble, would compete. i assume the services like those could not work. what a joke. who would buy an unseen product from a total stranger without government regulation, it would make sure that the sellers are honest and a product for the. another joke. who would trust it. that is why we need the world but in the encyclopedia of britannica. my dad. even i have constantly complains about government control could @%t imagine what would be created outside them. one who did imagine it is jimmy wales who founded with the pds. how did you think this would work?

john: of course, . with benefits is as close at $20,000 limit the firefighters salary has doubled now they make $150,000 per year. john: people are not upset? in the ignorance is bliss but nobody seemed happy. john: kennedy thought the mayor's office would be the place. >> and city hall is a nice building. it looks expensive. that maybe the problem. let's get answers. people this to working seven days a week. >> i walked down the empty hallway looking for a mayor. for anybody. it was creepy. anyone here? hello? i found it empty conference room and decided i would takeover. >> figure for coming. it is great to have you. i and the acting mayor. not a lot of happening. any say -- and the thing i shall look back on the aegean -- agenda? a busy day. we have a lot of problems. businesses with shutter doors and i don't hear answers from any of you. john: they were supposed to be in the office? >> police stopped on fridays john: the city attorney told the residents go home and lock your doors and a load your gu

this is sup. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. thank you for joining us. what a day. who said bipartisanship is dead in washington? well, a bi friendly group of eight senators got so friendly that they met five times to work out principles for a comprehensive plan to overall our nation's immigration laws. now the group includes democratic senators schumer menendez and john mccain, lindsey graham and likely presidential hopeful marco rubio. today they introduced their principles for that immigration plan. yes, this is a work plan devised by senators that rest on four legislative pillars. they include creating a tough but fair path to citizenship for 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the u.s. reforming the legal immigration system. create an effective system to end the hiring of future unauthority id'd workers anauthorizing an improved process of getting workers here. you can do that by lunch. senators schumer and mccain discuss why their principles could be an idea then a proposal and then a bill could be offered so soon a the last election. >> the poli

a homecoming for john. john, on behalf of the talented and dedicated men and women of cia, it is my deep honor to say welcome home. >> mr. president, it is indeed a tremendous honor to be nominated the director of the central intelligence agency. the women and men of the cia are among the most dedicated, courageous, selfless, and hard-working individuals who have ever served this country. at great personal risk and sacrifice, they have made countless invaluable contributions to our national security and to the safety and security of all americans. most times the successes will never be known outside the hallowed halls of langley and the oval office. leading the agency in which i serbed for 25 years would be the greatest privilege as well as the greatest responsibility of my professional life. mr. president, i want to thank you for your confidence in me, but even more for your confidence and constant support to the cia and to those who serve in the intelligence community. they need and deserve the support of

thank you for your time. >> thanks, john. >> john: thank you. with congress back in session it's time for an annual tradition that i always annuallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) sh

: good evening i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for spending your evening with us. parents who lost children at the sandy hook school reached out today. they found a new group, sandy hook promise and say they want to promote a nationwide conversation about memory health, school safety and gun responsibility, and they've made some promises including this one in their new web ad. >> this is a promise. >> to have conversation on all the issues. >> conversations where we're listening. >> conversations with those with the most opposing views. >> can debate in good will. >> it will turn those conversations into actions. >> cenk: and americans appear to be more than ready for that. according to a new "washington post" "abc news" poll 52% of adults say the newtown shooting made them more likely to support new gun control laws, including three measures which are said to be on vice president biden's list of recommendations that he'll deliver to president obama tomorrow. now 58% of those polls say they would sup

>> thanks, john. on tonight's "say anything," the great congressman from massachusetts, barney frank talks about everything from gun control to the fiscal cliff to what he found most difficult about coming out as a gay man. >> joy: what's the most painful thing about staying in the closet or not coming out? >> you cannot develop the kind of emotional relationships people have. a lot of people who are gay say i'll put all of my energy in my job. we all have needs emotional needs as well as physical needs that need an outlet and suppressing them is the problem. >> joy: that's not all. my panel will talk about lindsay lohan's alleged activity as a high-priced escort and if that's not enough, we take a look at kim kardashian's boobs on "say anything." but first, more "viewpoint" with john fuglesang. at cepacol we've heard people are going to extremes to relieve their sore throats. oh, okay, you don't need to do that. but i don't want any more of the usual lozenges and i want new cooling relief! ugh. how d

, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you for spending your martin luther king jr. holiday with us. president obama marked his second inauguration at president with a speech that was less lofty and a lot of more lefty than his first time around. after taking the oath of office from chief justice john roberts mr. obama outlined a wish-list of progressive policies and programs for the next four years and called for collective action to put them in practice. >> obama: now more than ever we must do these things together as one nation and one people. we the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. we believe that america's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. we must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of healthcare and the size of our deficit. but we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation t

at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." i'm john fugelsang. it's time now for the thing of the day. and tonight's thing is the photo of the day. as we showed earlier. gabby giffords presented a few stirring words before the senate judiciary committee. her testimony was simple and heartfelt, and seen here is a photo of her handwritten ♪ for this speech. towards the end of her comments giffords said be bold, be courageous. she showed that, and she's the personification of both of these ideals. according to the u.s.-arab league envoy to syria the crisis in the country has reached unprecedented levels of horror. this as yesterday the bodies of 70 men were found in the city of aleppo, as seen here in the graphic image displayed by a numerous media outlets. the men's hands were bound behind their backs and they were killed with a single bullet each chen dumped in a river. israel's concern with syria diving deeper into chaos the same could be said for the most populous country in the region egypt. president mohammed morsi rejected any calls for a n

the reason coming up, "viewpoint" hosted by john fugelsang. john is a terrific host. we did all the convention coverage together, the debates together. he's going to have a terrific show ahead for you tonight and going forward. so check that out right now. >> john: tonight on "viewpoint"," the g.o.p. demonizes our own chuck hagel for the sin of being right about the iraq war. president obama's nominee for c.i.a. endorses drone strikes that kill innocent people so his nomination should breeze right through. and tomorrow is the anniversary of gabby giffords of being shot and tomorrow is the anniversary of nothing being done about gabby give ford's gifford's being shot. we have all that ahead. >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang, and this is "viewpoint." president obama announced nominations for two key members of his national security team. perhaps the only surprise is that republicans seem to find one of them acceptable. of course it's the guy that signs up on drone strikes. the candidates are chuck hagel for secretary of defense and white house counterterrorism

this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us this evening. now for nearly 20 years despite massacres at schools theatres and malls and tens you of thousands of gun deaths overall there have been no new gun control bills signed into law. the last was in 1949, assault weapons ban supported by carter, reagan and ford and clinton. that expired after a decade. now it may change. senator dianne feinstein is leading the charge with a new bill she introduced at a press conference today. >> of some us have been working to prevent gun violence for decades. together we are introducing legislation to help end the mass shootings that have devastated countless families and terrorized communities. >> john: the bill would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture or importation of 157 types of assault weapons currently available for purchase by civilians and ammunition magazines holding more than ten rounds. then there is what the bill doesn't do. >> it will not affect hunting or sporting firearms. we have tried to re

for real. >> john: it is really him too. you know i guess he could apologize by writing me an e-mail. god knows he's probably hacked into it. speaking of people who think they have more power than they really do, shifting gears just a bit. grover norquist, savor it. grover norquist anti-tax pledge is being picked up by a group in italy called tea party italia. is that because that's where fascism began or they saw how well it worked here? >> it sounds like a dance club. >> john: tom hanks is doing the remaining. >> i want a branch in russia. i think any kind of empire should have a tea party there. >> the italian tea party will be far better dressed. the tricorner hat will be tilted to the side. >> it makes since they would be getting the tea party in europe. our fads go there when we're done with them, you know. they're probably just getting season one of fresh prince now. they're still wearing acid-wash jeans. >> john: neon is going to break any day. it is a good point you know. when you consider the point that like this w

this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening. i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us this evening on "viewpoint." vice president biden says president obama will get hig working group's recommend ailses on curbing gun violence by tuesday. around the time joe biden was making the statements, news broke on the latest american school shooting. a male student was shot in the chest allegedly by another male student armed with a shot gunn at the taft union high school in kern county, california, about 120 miles north of l.a. the alleged shooter is said to be 16 years old. he's alive and in custody. his victim is said to be in critical but stable condition. a teacher who reportedly helped convince the shooter to surrender was lightly wounded with a shotgun pellet and refused treatment at the scene. now, back at the white house vice president biden sat down today with hunters sportsmen and gun owner's groups including the nra the real victims in all of this gun violence, as part of his fact-finding mission for the president. before the doors cl

>> john: true. chuck hagel one thing i will say for the man he seems like he will be a huge advocate for veterans rights. isn't this a victory for lgbt? >> a huge victory. the problem in the inconsistency in the obama administration, why did it take the aclu to take this to court? >> why indeed. >> john: trisha, i have a question for you. according to ppp congress now has a favorable rating of 9%. chlamydia is at 12%. why is congress's rating this low after bringing us back from the fiscal cliff? >> i think any time you consistently see petty self-interests ideological warfare, no interest in the common good and a profound disengagement from the everyday citizen who is suffering enormously. i'm not talking just about the very, very bottom. i'm talking all the way through all of the class -- very class ranks up until the lofty 5%. everyone below that is in such deep crisis that any time you see this kind of jockeying and supporting policies for mobility for wealth for the rich, it is devastating. i t

john: $120 per hour? >> more if you are a corporation but it is not easy to do the you can just learn overnight. john: "national geographic" channel has a tv show called "doomsday prepper" but you by someone how to escape manhattan in case of the disaster. first to have a bicycle that make sure you have your air deterrent. >> move out. >> forgive me. i hate this. it scares people to death. >> at the end of the day people have insurance for their cars, homes, but no insurance for dealing with a disaster. john: you have your bare deterrent? >> you will use it on me? [laughter] if it will stop a bear it will stop a human. john: this "national geographic" show people wearing gas masks. what kills people as a house fire, falling down the stairs, driving recklessly recklessly, promiscuous, dri nking too much. if you worry about this you cannot worry about those. >> but the reality is people need to be reality for disasters. john: this is something else that you sell? >> also a kit for people's cars. it is wonde

if it was bruno hauptmann, then john knoll is not cemetery john. but there might be a more reliable source than condon to prove knoll was part of the plot. the kidnappers communicated with lindbergh through a series of 15 handwritten ransom notes. although some appear as though written by different authors the prosecution's handwriting experts determined they were penned by one person. and that writer was hauptmann. they compared the notes to letters hauptmann wrote to a mrs. begg. just as today, they focused on individual letter shapes the spacing between words, and the way letter pairs like "th" are made. in addition to these physical comparisons they pointed out that the notes were written as if by an immigrant. this is the first ransom note that was left in the nursery. "we warn you from making anyding public or for notify the police." it's an odd way of writing. the "dear sir" ends with an exclamation point. the dollar sign is put after the dollar amount, which is a german way of writing the money. also there are misspellings of words. the wor

john: of course, . with benefits is as close at $20,000 limit the firefighters salary has doubled now they make $150,000 per year. john: people are not upset? in the ignorance is bliss t nobody seemed happy. john: kennedy thought the mayor's office would be the place. >> and city hall is a nice building. it looks expensive. that maybe the proem. let's get answers. people this to working seven days a week. >> i walked down the empty hallway looking for a mayor. for anybody. it was creepy. anyone here? hello? i found it empty conference room and decided i would takeover. >> figure for coming. it is great to have you. i and the acting mayor. not a lot of happening. any say -- and the thing i shall look back on the aegean -- agenda? a busy day. we have a lot of problems. businesses with shutter doors and i don't hear answers from any of you. john: they were supposed to be in the office? >> police stopped on fridays john: the city attorney told the residents go home and lock your doors and a load your guns.

, john? >> john: the lines that really shown out the most, that we the people, we believe that america's prosperity must rest upon the brood shoulders of a raising middle class. that was the most moving, but our journey is not complete until all children from the streets of detroit to the quiet lanes of newtown know they are cared for and cherished. >> jennifer: absolutely. >> that was the one line -- >> jennifer: the newtown? >> yes. i think the reference to climate change will get a lot of notice, and the passing reference to gun violence. the state of the union will have to be beefed up if he is talking about gun violence, but including that i think it was an important piece of the speech. transcendent obviously the way these speeches go, it has been a long time since anyone remembered anything from these inaugural addresses. but the reference to climate change and gun violence, that -- those were important to inclues. >> john: i want to ask you both if this speech was part one of a two-pa

john certainly has. john's story is well known to many of us from his youth as the son of a foreign service officer, seeing diplomacy up close and learning about foreign policy around the dinner table each night to his service and combat in vietnam. less well known is the story of his foreign policy work inside the senate. his 90 overseas trips he made in 28 years on the foreign relations committee. his work with dick luger to insure free elections in the philippines, his work with bill frist on aids in africa. his work as chairman of the new start treaty and his very public and successful diplomatic interventions in afghanistan, pakistan, and sudan. i think one day historians will judge his senate years in terms of his impact on foreign policy much the same way so many recognize senator ted kennedy's impact on domestic policy. from his many years in the u.s. senate, john has developed a very personal understanding that we represent not just states or government but also people. i once asked john why he

this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening. i'm john fuglesang. thank you for joining us this evening for "viewpoint." on today's 40th anniversary of the historic roe vs. wade decision legalizing abortion rights the pro-choice community has a lot to be thankful for and quite a bit to fear on another. let's start with the thankful stuff first. sure the mandatory anti-rowe protest took place in cities like huntsville, alabama. even in huntsville, pro-choice protestors were out and waving their signs today. go alabama. now perhaps they were marking what seems to be an historic shift in how the nation, as a whole, sees this issue. because according to the latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll, for the first time, a majority of american adults support some form of legal right to abortion. 31% say it should always be legal. 23% say mostly legal. and for a -- that's for a 54% majority. on the negative side, 35% think abortion should be illegal but with exceptions. only 9% say abortion should always be illegal without any exceptions lookin' at you pa

i have brothers who are alive today thanks to john kerry. because of john kerry. didn't play it safe when he testified against the war. he personally attacked by name the defense secretary along with the other democrats in the johnson administration who failed the country and the world so miserably. on april 22nd, 1971, at the age of 27, he assured his position in history. and that is war hero. the hero who saves lives by helping to end the war. >> each day to facilitate the process by which the united states washes her hands of vietnam someone has to give up his life so that the united states doesn't have to admit something that the world already knows. someone has to die so that president nixon won't be the first president to lose a war. and we are asking americans to think about that. how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in vietnam we are here to ask and ask where are the leaders of our country. where is the leadership? we are here to ask where are bundy, gilpatrick and others where are they now that we the men they sent off to war have returned. thes

with regard to john brennan, i've known him since 1990. i worked directly for john brennan twice. i think he is a terrible choice to lead the cia. i think it is time for the cia to move beyond the ugliness of the post-september 11 regime, and we need someone who is going to respect the constitution and not be bogged down by a legacy of torture. i think president obama's upon of john brennan sends the message to all americans. >> you worked with him, directly for him. did he receive internal updates regularly about the torture techniques including waterboarding, as orders is reporting? >> i worked for him when he was an analytic manager. it was before he really hit the big time. but again, i think it is impossible for him not to have gotten these briefings, for him not to have been intimately involved in the policy by virtue of his senior position. some of the senior most positions in the cia, it is impossible he did not know what was going on. >> john kiriakou, you will be going to prison shortly. t know exactly when your prison sentence will begin? how are you preparing for this?

"viewpoint" with john fugelsang is next. [ ♪ music ♪ ] [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: he's now been dead for five long months, but friends feel armstrong is still having a better week than lance armstrong. and gun appreciation day. it's a chance for people from all walks of life of american life to gather and not care about the mass murder of innocent children together. and finally creationism is being taught as science in some louisiana schools. we'll bring you a story about people who are so primitive that you might just decide that maybe darwin was wrong. today is the birthday of kevin costner, maryland governor martin o'malley, and naacp head ben jealous and maryland i don't know barry was caught smoking crack on come are a and tragically never had a chance to make a self-serving half-truth confession on the own network. >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. he cheated. he lied. he took the money. the rock star fame. and at least one other actual rock star, and reveled in the% praise of humanitarian and fillenphilanthropic works but today lance armstrong is just another fallen l

john fugelsang is next with "viewpoint." stay right here. >> john: president obama gives a speech outlining sensible genaro control supported by the majority of americans prompting the extreme right wing to say impeach him. now remember when ronald reagan died and his friend was talking about what a deranged senile their hero was? and "django unchained," remember one important fact. at least it's not "rock of ages." today is the birthday of jadae dr. roar will laura there'sen slessinger. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> good evening, thank you so much for spending the evening with us. this was one of the president's most powerful speeches since he took office. as promised president obama told the nation what he and congress must do to strengthen gun laws and stem the tied that killed 26 people in newtown last month and hundreds more. the first national gun legislation since 1994. mr. obama would like to see a number of changes to our gun laws and supported measures such as tightening gun checks, insuring database. a

john? >> i'm john king. inaugural speeches have been used to set the tone, unite a nation, and to set an example for the rest of the world. we're going to look this morning at the historical significance of today and why the next four years may be tougher than the first four. >> so big names and prime seats. we will go inside the vip section for today's inauguration. we'll tell you who will show up and who won't. >> among our guests this hour, we're talking to iowa representative steve king, maine senator angus king, texas representative joaquin castro, and from "america's got talent," nick cannon. our special edition of "starting point" live from the nation's capital begins right now. good morning, everybody. welcome. this is what it looks like in washington, d.c., today. a beautiful day, not quite as warm as yesterday. it's something like 36 degrees. 28 if you factor in the windchill factor. but actually, compared to four years ago, it's quite balmy. i'm soledad o'brien. this morning i'm joined by newark's

john: that's our show. ♪ john: what keeps you safe? what prevents fraud? most people you asks a government. governnt must lay out the rules and punish fraud. protect people. so government regulates. over the years as more regulations and america we now have 170,000 pages of rules. people think we can't live without these, but then came the internet. almost eirely unregulated, and it works. it is given us a new level of freedom. let's call it freedom -- "freedom 2.0". i could not have imagined it before coble, would compete. i assume the services like those could not work. what a jke. who would buy an unseen product from a total stranger without government regulation, it would make sure that the sellers are honest and a product for the. another joke. who would trust it that is why we need the world but in the encyclopedia of britannica. my dad. even i have constantly complains about government control could @%t imaginewhat would be created outside them. one who did imagine it is jimmy wales who founded with the pds. how did you think this would work? >> wel

. >> john: the g.o.p. is evolving on immigration refororm because it better tested with focus groups. the grieving father of a 6-year-old newtown victim is openly heckled and satan's mignons are now working around the clo clock to prepare the special party room in hel for americans who care more about their toys than the lives of other americans. >> the boy scout of america are open to letting some chapters accept gays while letting others discriminate against gays. they used to be all homophobic. today is the birthday of univision's cristina saralegui miss oprah winfrey congressman paul ryan and 179 years ago today, president andrew jackson ordered the first use of federal troops to suppress a labor dispute. that should never take anything away from his solid record as a genocidal indian killer. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you for joins for "viewpoint." is it possible, could both house of congress and the white house actually come together and find a solution to one of our country's m

john: of course, . with benefits is as close at $20,000 limit the firefighters salary has doubled now they make $150,000 per year. john: people are not upset? in the ignorance is bliss but nobody seemed happy. john: kennedy thought the mayor's office would be the place. >> and city hall is a nice building. it looks expensive. that maybe the problem. let's get answers. people this to working seven days a week. >> i walked down the empty hallway looking for a mayor. for anybody. it was creepy. anyone here? hello? i found it empty conference room and decided i would takeover. >> figure for coming. it is great to have you. i and the acting mayor. not a lot of happening. any say -- and the thing i shall look back on the aegean -- agenda? a busy day. we have a lot of problems. businesses with shutter doors and i don't hear answers from any of you. john: they were supposed to be in the office? police stopped on fridays john: the city attorney told the residents go home and lock your doors and a load your guns.

john: wide a fake name. why don't you want people -- john: tortured. to get anything done you have to have some private conversations, tests, ideas. >> there is an exemption for that. you don't have to create a fake name. john: president obama was very specific about how the public should know what the government is doing. here's a clip. >> is a bill that ends up on my desk as president. you, the public, have five days to look on line and find out what is in the before i sign it. john: again, lots of applause which seems pretty simple. five days. it's pretty good. yet he broke it. the first deal he signed. >> it was too much. the hallmark, you know where they struck those deals with the drug companies? on aol. private servers run out of the white house to hide from us. they are not that into transparency. john: thank you for trying to help us find out what's going on. comingup, how technology makes it easier for citizens journalists, people like you to expose treachery in government. >> put yourself was up in the air. air. we have a sea of new media he

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