first, what was the cause of mr. johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? third, if mr. johnson's death was the result of a crime, who committed that crime? and, fourth, if a crime, in fact, was committed, who has the jurisdiction to investigate and prosecutor those responsiblresp? >> federal jurisdiction is limited. and there may be circumstances where even if it is determined that kendrick johnson died as a result of a criminal act it may not be a crime which could be prosecutored in federal courts. my office received the official documents and conclusions resulting from the initial investigation. and i have personally, personally, reviewed those documents and have spoken to individuals involved in this investigation. i have offered through the family attorney to meet with the johnson family and i have met on a couple of occasions with the family's investigator and have reviewed a number of documents that he has provided. i ask the family attorney to provide me with a full report from his investigator and any other e

not even once. >> mr. johnson, i want to ask you the question i asked your wife. what do you want people to know about your son? >> well, that kendrick was a loving son. i mean, he was a good brother. he was just someone that every parent all over the world would want to have a son like kendrick. kendrick was a great boy. and he had good manners. he never got in trouble, not even once with the law. and he just was a nice child. everyone would have liked to have had a son like kendrick. >> mr. and mrs. johnson, again i'm so sorry for your loss. and i wish you the best in the days ahead. and mr. king, i appreciate you being on as well. thank you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. >>> coming up, new indictments in the attack on an suv driver by a group of bikers. the driver appears in public for the first time since the incident on the streets of manhattan. >>> later, an elephant charge as zookeeper. details when we continue. [ woman #1 ] why do i cook? ♪ because an empty pan is a blank canvas. ♪ [ woman #2 ] to share a moment. ♪ [ man #1 ] to remembe

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not even once. >> mr. johnson, i want to ask you the question i asked your wife. what do you want people to know about your son? >> well, that kendrick was a loving son. i mean, he was a good brother. he was just someone that every parent all over the world would want to have a son like kendrick. kendrick was a great boy. and he had good manners. he never got in trouble, not even once with the law. and he just was a nice child. everyone would have liked to have had a son like kendrick. >> mr. and mrs. johnson, again i'm so sorry for your loss. and i wish you the best in the days ahead. and mr. king, i appreciate you being on as well. thank you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. >>> coming up, new indictments in the attack on an suv driver by a group of bikers. the driver appears in public for the first time since the incident on the streets of manhattan. >>> later, an elephant charge as zookeeper. details when we continue. >>> new developments in the Ñn try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the

not even once. >> mr. johnson, i want to ask you the question i asked your wife. what do you want people to know about your son? >> well, that kendrick was a loving son. i mean, he was a good brother. he was just someone that every parent all over the world would want to have a son like kendrick. kendrick was a great boy. and he had good manners. he never got in trouble, not even once with the law. and he just was a nice child. everyone would have liked to have had a son like kendrick. >> mr. and mrs. johnson, again i'm so sorry for your loss. and i wish you the best in the days ahead. and mr. king, i appreciate you being on as well. thank you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. >>> coming up, new indictments in the attack on an suv driver by a group of bikers. the driver appears in public for the first time since the incident on the streets of manhattan. >>> later, an elephant charge as zookeeper. details when we continue. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to

mr. and ms. johnson, our thoughts and prayers are with you. mr. johnson, let me start with asking you your reaction that the u.s. attorney is now investigating as you had requested and your wife requested, they're now looking into your son's death. what is your reaction? >> we are happy they're reopening the investigation. that puts us one step closer to the truth. >> and you believe the truth is what, sir? >> my son was murdered. >> ms. johnson, i said to you the last time no parent should ever experience what the two of you have, whether accident or not here. but you've had to deal with this lack of closure as your husband stated and you told me you believe that kendrick -- that your son was murdered here. why would authorities there cover this up if that is the case? >> that's what we are trying to find out. we don't -- i don't understand why. that's why we're waiting for the truth. >> what did you see in the video -- i know that the portion that we've shown our audiences is an edited portion. what in this video you believe confirms that someth

we thank you for your time, mr. and mrs. johnson. our thoughts are with you and your family as you continue to look for what you believe it the truth in this case. thank you both for your time in the middle of your grief. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> we will continue to follow the moves in washington right now. senate democrats are meeting with president obama right now, likely discussing of course this new offer that we heard about for the first time from speaker boehner in the last few hours regard ing the debt ceiling fix. but what does it do about the government shutdown? >>> plus a woman arrested for drunk driving now suing an illinois police department for what's seen in this surveillance video. an officer shoving that woman into the cell, sending her head first into a cement bench. we'll have more on this investigation. ♪ [ male announcer ] may your lights always be green. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] ♪ may things always go your

first, what was the cause of mr. johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? third, if mr. johnson's death was the result of a crime, who committed that crime? >> well, the parents of the 17-year-old insist someone must have killed him. you're watching surveillance video now. this is inside the gym and the school on the day that he died. so, also now, a judge in southern georgia just ordered the release of all of that video that investigators reviewed. johnson's parents say they hope the footage will contain clues as to how he died. remember, they said initially in this case that since he was found up rolled in that gym mat, that he must have somehow suffocated, but now, could this surveillance video paint a much different story? big news today that that federal prosecutor will be looking into it, the u.s. attorney down in georgia, michael moore. >>> just hours after kathleen sebelius took a beating on capitol hill, apologizing for the messy obama care rollout, the president took center stage with a very different attitud

mr. johnson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from south dakota is recognized. mr. johnson: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. johnson: i move that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the senator from south dakota recognized. mr. johnson: mr. president, i rise today to talk about the devastation that has been inflicted on many in my home state. an early season snowstorm has put a foot of snow and hilly winds in much of western south dakota. the thoughts and prayers of barbara and i are with those affected by this disastrous storm. communities and residents are wrestling with the damage caused by trees and utility companies are facing power outages. emergency officials have shared with my office numerous stories of volume tears stepping up to help to transport medicines and oxygen to residents stranded in their homes. neighbors are helping assistant -- assist each other with cutting down tree

first, what was the cause of mr. johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? >> reporter: the body of a 17- year-old high school athlete was found last january in an upright wrestling matte in the -- matt in the dpim. thethe medical examiner ruled that he was suffocated. but the body was exhumed and an autopsy showed it was a blow to the neck. >> reporter: on wednesday, the judge released hours of school video. his family hopes it will provide clues about his death. the u.s. attorney says if he indicates -- uncovers enough evidence, he will ask the fbi to conduct an investigation. >> reporter: vinita nair, wjz eyewitness news. >> federal prosecutors add, even if they determine johnson's death was a crime, they may not have jurisdiction to pursue the case. >>> convicted sniper, lee boyd malvo is challenging his sentence to life without parole. >> reporter: they argue malvo's petition should be dismissed. he was convicted for his role in the 2002 sniper shootings that killed 10 people and wounded three others. malvo, who wa

first, what was the cause of mr. johnson's death. second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? >> reporter: the body of the 17- year-old high school athlete was found last january in an upright wrestling mat mat in a- - matt in a gym. they ruled he suffocated. but the family had his body exhumed. that report revealed that he had died from a nonaccidental blow to the neck. they released video. his family hopes it provides clues to his death. >> it is just one step closer to find out what happened to my son. >> if the u.s. attorney uncovers enough evidence to believe it was a crime, he will ask to conduct an investigation. >> federal prosecutors have said even if they determine it was a crime, they may not have jurisdiction to pursue the case. >>> a virginia supreme court said the state is not responsible for the virginia tech massacre. kai is live with more on this. >> reporter: justices are reversing the 2012 verdict in a wrongful death suit against virginia tech. it was brought by the families of two students who were among the 32 killed

first, what was the cause of mr. johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? >> reporter: the body of the 17- year-old high school athlete was found last january in an upright wrestling mat in a school gym. the official autopsy concluded that johnson suffocated but his family had his body exhumed in june for a second autopsy. that report said johnson died from a nonaccidental blow to the neck. on wednesday, a judge ordered the relos of hour -- release of hours of school video. his family hopes it provides clues about his death. >> it's one step closer to finding out what happened to my son. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney said if he uncovers enough evidence, he will ask the fbi to conduct an investigation. vinita nair, cbs news. >> federal prosecutors say that even if they determine johnson's death was a crime, they may not have jurisdiction to pursue the case. >> reporter: the man who faces espionage charges in the united states for leaking private information about the nsa has a new job in russia, starting tomorrow. form

mr. and mrs. johnson, we are so sorry for your loss. kenneth johnson, i would like to start with you. what's your reaction to the u.s. attorney general's decision to reopen your son's case? >> well, we're happy that a fresh pair of eyes is starting to look at kendrick's case, and we're just waiting on the truth to really come out. >> jacqueline, why do you believe that the school or the sheriff's office or anyone would attempt to cover up or at the very least, not try to get to the bottom of the circumstances behind your son's death? >> i don't know. that's what we're trying to find out. that's why we're trying to get to the truth. i have no idea. >> do you think race played a role at all in how the initial investigation into kendrick's death was handled? >> well, certainly you have to consider race as a factor, but i don't think that that's the end-all in terms of trying to understand why this case was handled in the way that it was. we believe that certainly if there is a coverup, it is a coverup for somebody and not a nobody. so who

julian, we do not yet know how aggressive the nomination fight will be for mr. johnson. but what we do know -- we do know if the tenure of janet napolitano is any indication, he's bound to run into some fairly severe attacks. >> i think the president with this nomination is showing his inner koji uehara, the famed red sox reliever, basically unhittable in the major playoff american league championship series. there is basically no place for republicans to go with the johnson nomination. johnson was the architect of the legal justification for the bin laden raid, a drone policy which has basically unified democrats behind it, and split republicans -- has a considerable republican support. he has been the major architect of how we prosecute terrorists with respect to whether we do military tribunals or the civilian system. at home the architect of the report that put an ends to the don't ask, don't tell policy. this a guy who is basically, i think, unchallengeable. on the other hand, we have seen what i would describe with this republican party as the baghdad bob syndrome.

mr. jeh johnson. janet napolitano could be here today she has already made her move to sunny california, overseeing the higher education system in that great state, and i know she is going to do an outstanding job there. but we all deeply appreciate the terrific job that she did over the last four and a half years. i want to thank rand bears for his service and for stepping in after janet left. thanks in no small part to janet's leadership and her team, we have done more to protect our home lan, strengthen our boarders, taken step to make sure our immigration system better reflects our values, helped thousands of americans to survive tornados, fires, and floods. in jeh johnson, we have the right person to continue this important work. from the moment i took office, jeh was a critical member of my national security team. jeh has a deep understanding of the threats and challenges facing the united states as the pentagon's top lawyer, he helped design and implement many of our policies that have kept ame

mr. johnson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from wires which is. john join i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. johnson: mr. president, came to the floor tatted to introduce a piece of legislation which i think is timely and i think very well needed. one of the reasons decide run for the united states senate was the passage of the health care law. the reason i thought it was pretty important is because i said at the time that the passage of the health care law represented the greatest assault on our freedoms in my lifetime. i believe that's true and i believe that's being borne out today. we are witnessing it today. the passage of the health care law resonated with me, made such an impact on myself because my wife and i are beneficiaries of the freedom that we had with our current health care system. our first chiecialtiond our daughter c a. rrie, was born with a congenital heart defect. her arteries were rever

mr. johnson not showing up for work? [whisper that's a good one, that's a good one. what's wrong with you? what are you talking about this for? well, what's the matter? you want me to have a look at it? oh, my god! there's nothing wrong with me, all right? ray, look, why don't you just ask dad what you asked me? would you stop? what? we're all men. dad, loo how many times would you say that you and mom-- oh, somebody kill me. and look, by the way, you don't have to call her mom. we got a system. you can pick any name. another name? yeah. that way it's not embarrassing. uh, i think we're past that. harriet lichtman. all right, look, dad, forget it. you don't-- you don't got to answer. i already know the answer, all right? your sex drive diminishes as you get older. hey, speak for yourself. what? look, i don't know about harriet lichtman, but as far as your mother and i are concerned, the ints are still marching in. all right, look, you don't have to exaggerate. hey, in this department, i speak the truth. all right, yeah. ater you say. not whatever i say, what is. you

an 8-minute ceremony flanked by joe biden as well nominating mr. johnson there. of course now he heads to the senate for confirmation. i want to bring back our "news nation" panel on this friday. carrie, i want to start with you and i want to get into, michael, what is going to come up at the confirmation hearings, the drone program, this administration's use of drones. let me start with you because one of the things folks may not know, the department of homeland security, there are a number of job openings. i read earlier today, close to 40% of management right now, those positions are vacant. why is that? >> well, it's been tough to get a lot of nominees not only through the senate but even getting them at the white house, they've been much more rigorous in that process of vetting ever since early on in the administration when they had a couple of stumbles. so the whole process is rather slow because of the scrutiny that these nominees come under. that is going to come up with the nomination hearings start. i think another thing that he'll have to answer for is

. >> turned out to be a senator and there's mrs. johnson. we're going to see the dog again. >> so mrs. johnson famously had that image where he he would the dog up by the ears and people thought it was cruelty and i think he was just as cruel to the people. so his famous treatment where he would get in your face. >> this was 1955 when this was shot. home movies again. what do you think of this kind of thing if the public had seen this before when he ran? >> the shirtless picture kind of reminds me of the shirtless picture of putin of a few years ago. i don't think people want to see shirtless pictures of the president or candidate. you did have that experience where johnson lifted up his shirt and showed his appendicitis scar and there was a big tumult about that. so sometimes you have a president go to the beach like you've seen obama or clinton but for the most part presidents should keep their clothes on. >> what about the idea of releasing them? nixon's became public. there was home movies of kennedy and others. did you look at that? >>

will be 234,07nominating mr. johnson toe next president of homeland security. >> tony: let's find out how the markets reacted on the news on the deal today. let's go to the floor of the new york stock exchange. how did the markets rerespond to this deal? >> at the end of the day the dow jones was down two points and that is a fraction of the percent and the nasdaq and s & p were up. the story of the day here is it's time to call a formal end between the link at the stock market and the government crisis that we all just lived through. here everyone now has moved on. i was telling you yesterday. they nefe never believed the det ceiling would be raised and it was raised. and really the dow has been down for most of the day. it was down 80 points earlier on. they kind of waffle waffled aro. they thought is the they would . the key take away of this tonighty itonyis the markets ar. we are geltdin goatding gettingc data. and as for what happened in congress yesterday. that was yesterday. >> tony: what did the markets

mr. johnson: thank you. mr. speaker, i deeply regret that the republicans have shut down the government. they shut the whole thing down, two-year-old plan to shut down the government over the affordable care act is as harmful as it is fruitless. however, all is not lost. the republican shutdown can end today if the speaker would simply disengage the cruise control and hold the vote on a clean bill. this is day seven of the government shutdown. with the debt ceiling vote looming, this is the time for action not talk. you can't negotiate with the republican party stuck on cruise control on something so basic as a clean bill to reopen our government. unfortunately my republican colleagues have determined that feel at this to extreme -- feel to -- fealty to extreme tea party groups is more important than the people they represent. it's time to end the mean-spirited obsession with killing the affordable care act. the republican shutdown can end today if only the speaker would allow a vote. i yield back. the speaker p

. >> my teacher, mr. johnson now has valley fever. about three of my friends have it. >> 17-year-old said the illness effects her future. >> it got me angry. i have friends. they are going off to san francisco or san diego or lsu and i feel like i just got trapped here in the one place i did not want to be. >> i hate to see them knocked down by valley fever because i realize they have potential and they have been doing everything that they can to realize their potential and then this comes -- this comes along and it's like taking two steps forward and a bunch of steps the backwards. doctors gave up hope it' too much log in and it's the central nervous system that doesn't look good. >> he's still fighting and these days his priorities are clear and simple. >> i want to keep my family healthy and safe. i hope to find a clear for this stuff. a lot of people suffering. >> suffering from a killer that lurks in the soil. >> we'll be back. >>> the u.s. announces a temporary shift in in aid to egypt. washington suspended delivers of major mil

mrs. johnson said, you really shouldn't have that. it belongs in the white house. and my grandmother said no, that's my painting but it's on my wall and that's where it's going to stay. i think mrs. johnson tried a couple more times but eventually she gave out. >> -- gave up. ..

my grandmother says, yes, it's on my wall. >> mrs. johnson says, you really shouldn't have that. it belongs in the white house. my grandmother said, no, that's my painting. it's on my wall. that's where it's going to stay. i think mrs. johnson tried a couple more times, but eventually, she gave up, and she had a copy painted. there's two copies made, and one hangs in the library down the road and the other is in the white house, but those are the two copies. this is the original portrait. >> i don't know who did the portrait, i can look it up, but back to the table here. >> we have to tell the story about the renovations in the white house because the trumans and eight years in the white house spent less time in the building than any other president. >> the engineers were concerned the thing would collapse on to the trumans, essentially. >> well, the trouble started after pearl harbor when the core of army engineers came in to do a survey, and i talked to members of the crew, and the ceiling in the east room dropped 40 inches. he walked in there under the plaster. it was that it

mr. johnson also? >> jimmy: no. probably not him, right? they were all -- angus young. i guess they are all kind of small. they're like, "what song you wanna hear?" you know. and i go -- everyone's looking around. like no one was answering. was too afraid. i'm like, "shook me all night long"? [ laughter ] all right. and they played it the whole song. all right, name another one. i go, "back in black." [ light laughter ] he's like, "all right." and they played "back in black." >> you're a lucky bastard man. you have ac/dc and pearl jam. you are a lucky bastard. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's one of my favorite ac/dc songs, "lucky bastard." absolutely, yeah. >> i told you i learned english with ac/dc. >> jimmy: did you learn english before you started acting? or did you act in your own language? >> actually, i acted in england before i knew how to say hello in english. >> jimmy: no. >> yes, i was 16. and i was doing a tv pilot where i was a ranger chasing zombies. this is madrid, spain. okay? >> jimmy: that's like the number one show in america right now. [ laughter ] >> y

kenneth and jacqueline johnson and their attorneys benjamin crump and mr. king. thank you all for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> first of all, let me again extend my condolences to you kenneth and jacqueline. your son's death was ruled an accident. you don't believe that. why? >> because from the very beginning, two days later after i viewed his body, you can actually look down and tell that something had occurred. >> now, the prosecutor said today -- listen to this. >> facts, not feelings or opinions now matter how sincere they may be are part of the legal investigation. i do this with an open mind neither rejecting or accepting the opinions of anyone who has previously investigating the circumstances of his death. >> let me ask you parents, what do you hope the investigation discovers and will you accept the outcome of the investigation whichever way it goes? >> well, as long as it come ut, the truth about what happened to kendrick, we'll accept it. but it's got to be the truth. because for a long time, you know, we've just been -- that's all we ever aske

i have nominated mr. jay johnson. we are of course enormously grateful to secretary janet napolitano. she has made her move to sunny california overseeing the higher education system in that state and she is going to do a great job there with the incredible young people that are in our largest state. but we deeply appreciate the terrific job that she did. i want to thank rand bears for this service and for stepping in as acting secretary after janet left. thanks to no small part to janet and her team. we have done more and we strengthen our borders and taken steps to make sure that the system better reflects to our val values. and we've worked to clean up a massive oil spill in the gulf as well as address a flu pandemic. in jay johnson we have the right person to continue this important work. from the moment i took office he was a critical member of my national security team. and he demonstrated the qualities that will make him a member of a strong member of a security team. as the pentagon's top lawyer, he helped des

. >> my fifth grade teacher mr. johnson now he has valley fever. about three of my friends have it. >> seventeen-year-old says the illness drastically affects her future. >> it got me angry, it really did. i had plans, i did. all of my friends are going off to san francisco or san diego or lsu or wherever they decided to go. and i feel like i got trapped here in the one place i did not want to be. >> the girl's father wants more efforts to be made on finding a vaccine and a cure. >> i hate to see them be knocked down by valley fever because, you know, i realize they have potential and they have been doing everything they can to realize their potential and then, this comes along and it's like taking two stem steps forwd and a mone a bunch of steps bac. >> valley fever nearly killed todd schaffer. his doctors gave up hope. >> he is not going to make it. he has too much in his head and central nervous system it doesn't look good. >> but he is still fighting. but these days his priorities are clear and simple. >> make it through the harvest and keep my

i'm going to yield to the gentleman from ohio, mr. johnson. >> i thank gentleman inner yielding and this will give me a chance to set the stage a little bit. i hold a bachelors and master's degree in computer science and have worked for 30 years in the i.t. industry and have implemented large scale systems like this in the military. some of them affected narbling security, some of them held the success and failure of multibillion companies in the balance. so i speak your language and i've been where you are, sitting, trying to figure out what went terribly wrong in an implementation that has cost the earn taxpayers over $400 million and the costs are continuing to rise. these are more than glitches and can't be fixed. i'm going to explain why i think they can't be fixed when i get back. it can be replaced at another large cost to the american taxpayer but can't be fixed. i'll explain that when i get back. >> thank you so much. mrs. campbell, can you tell me who made the decision that everybody from 27-49 when they go into the website

hey, you need to meet mike -- uh, mr. johnson. he's a big-time football recruiter at decatur u. >> really? how you doing, sir? >> and what do you play, son? >> a little halfback. >> a little? you ought to see this boy play. >> mm-hmm. he leads the district in touchdowns. >> he had four last week. >> actually, that was five, miss simmons. >> all right. >> and we almost won. [ laughs ] ooh, this kid is being recruited by some of the top schools in the country. [ chuckles ] i'm surprised you never heard of him. >> we have so many kids trying to join our program, you know, it's hard for me to keep up. >> huh, but none of them is like david here. he averages eight yards a carry. >> 8.5. >> and he's a 3.0 student. >> oh, that's 3.6, miss simmons. >> all right. >> yeah, that's pretty impressive. >> hey, look here, son. don't correct us in front of company. >> um -- >> yo. >> [ sings indistinctly ] >> what are you doing, mr. brown, hmm? >> i'm watching "freeloaders and the people that love them." >> but the tv isn't on. >> hint, hint. uh,

we want the right to solve this mystery for mr. and mrs. johnson and the fact that we have the names and identity that can help us in our investigation. >> you are hoping to get a change in the cause of death from accidental? >> yes. the video today won't be a home run hit. we won't see him like that or anything, but people who are in and out of that gymnasium, people who came that night to help us get the answer. >> have you gotten more explanation? they found blood spatter on the wall, multiple blood spatter and they never tested that. has anyone explained why that wasn't tested? >> no. we chalked it up to poor investigative work technique. and there a number of inconsistencies and matters that were overlooked and either reflect poor workmanship on the part of investigators or maybe a lack of concern for what they were supposed to be investigating. >> the idea that they stuffed or somebody, unclear who, but they stuffed newspaper in his body instead of his organs. have you gotten explanation for how that happened? >> we have been trying t

mrs. johnson said, you really shouldn't have that. it belongs in the white house. and my grandmother said no, that's my painting but it's on my wall and that's where it's going to stay. i think mrs. johnson tried a couple more times but eventually she gave out. >> -- gave up. .. >> of the expanded use of deadly force. we have a large audience in the room today. at the outset, i want to note the senate rules prohibit any signs of ap to brace which would include outbursts, clapping or demonstrations. if there's someone who wishes to be witness to this hearing and can't attend in this room, there is another room available, room 226 in the dirksen building. i'll provide opening remarks and then giving senator cruz an opportunity before we turn to our witnesses. the debate over stand your ground laws raises fundamental questions about self-defense in the be united states of america. in recent years we've seen a dramatic increase in laws expanding the situation in which a person can legally use deadly force in response to a perceived threat. florida passed the first of t

mrs. johnson said, you really shouldn't have that at the white house. my grandmother said no, that's my painting. it's on my wall and that's where it's going to stay in in the think mrs. johnson tried a couple of more times but eventually she gave up. next a discussion on money and politics. from "washington journal" it's 25 minutes. >> host: just on pennsylvania avenue between the white house and the capital is the offices of the washington bureau of "mother jones" where we will take you back now to talk to "mother jones" dark money reporter andy kroll. andy kroll thanks for coming on. what is dark money for folks who haven't heard that term? >> guest: dark money is this term that we have used to describe the secret on me that is flowing through our elections at the state, the local and of course at the national level. it's money that moves through nonprofit groups like crossroads gps which is karl rove's group or priorities usa that it was aligned with president obama. it's really an explosion of what we call dark money and it's his money where we don

johnson's death. i'm committed to doing everything in my power to answer the questions that exist in this case or as many of them as we can. >> so this comes one day after a portion of surveillance video -- this is what you're looking at right now. this video was released. it was taken inside the boy's high school the day he died. the video shows the teenager, if you look closely there, walking into the gym and on to the basketball court where other students are playing. however, this tape, this surveillance tape does not show his death or what happened leading up to it. johnson was found dead january 11th, and the local sheriffs office has said all along that this incident was an accident. an autopsy conducted by the georgia bureau of investigation ruled that he suffocated inside the mat after he fell into this mat, they say, head first while reaching for his shoe. now, the young man's parents never believed this was the case and had a separate autopsy done, which concluded he died from a blow to the

president obama has nominated mr. johnson and now, he must be approved by the senate and in the senate, guess what the objections are? john cornyn of texas and jefferson sessions iii of alabama, they've decided to raise the alarm of jay johnson as a nominee for homeland security because jay johnson donated money to democratic candidates in the past, including to president obama. senator sessions said about those donation, quote, this is deeply concerning. senator concernyn included as ag his grave concerns about this nomination. i mentioned before that there have been only been three total leader of this agency the whole time it has existed. two of those three were nominated by president bush and then confirmed by the senate. one of them, former pennsylvania govern governor, tom ridge. second onef gave thousand in donations to republicans including to george w. bush who nominated him for homeland security secretary. when each was nominated to run the homeland security agency, senators were in the senate, they raised n

lemon at home or mrs. francona or mr. johnson in iowa. what does this mean to the average american? >> it means that we may have embarked on another set of operations. we may be in for some bad news in the next few days. maybe some good news as american forces continues to take down some of these targets. but what it demonstrates to the country is that we are not lying down and being overrun by terrorists. we are fighting back and i think that's a good signal to send, not only to the bad guys, but i think it's important that the people at home realize that we are standing up for ourselves. >> and interesting signal to send when back home, our government is shut down. thank you, lieutenant colonel francona. i'm going to talk about that a little bit more with someone here. he's from "the new yorker" magazine. he knows all about this stuff. as a matter of fact, he is a senior editor of the website there. joining us right after the break. don't go anywhere. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around

mr. johnson was cited by maryland state police for going 39 miles per hour. virginia state police say they've had no issues since this morning. >> sherry, have you seen many more truckers for the cause this morning? >> well, allison and sarah, we have not seen a whole lot of those truckers coming through. we understand they're up around the beltway area, but given the numbers, they may be very easy to miss if you're out there. no impact on traffic so far. >> the biggest issue out here has been people driving too fast for these slick conditions. >> so, the trucker protest did not turn out to be as exciting as the right was hoping. tomorrow, it's supposed to be more rain in the d.c. area. tomorrow's stunt is supposed to be glenn beck picking up trash. the former fox news host who now does a thing on the internet machine, he says he will pick up trash tomorrow at washington landmarks along with a tea party group. the press release says the only reason federal monuments are closed during the shutdown is because quote, the obama administration has petulently tried

mr. johnson was cited by maryland state police for going 39 miles per hour. virginia state police say they've had no issues since this morning. >> sherry, have you seen many more truckers for the cause this morning? >> well, allison and sarah, we have not seen a whole lot of those truckers coming through. we understand they're up around the beltway area, but given the numbers, they may be very easy to miss if you're out there. no impact on traffic so far. >> the biggest issue out here has been people driving too fast for these slick conditions. >> so, the trucker protest did not turn out to be as exciting as the right was hoping. tomorrow, it's supposed to be more rain in the d.c. area. tomorrow's stunt is supposed to be glenn beck picking up trash. the former fox news host who now does a thing on the internet machine, he says he will pick up trash tomorrow at washington landmarks along with a tea party group. the press release says the only reason federal monuments are closed during the shutdown is because quote, the obama administration has petulantly tried