And that we regret that there was not a disclosure. I happened to call them on it that one day. Your viewers never knew this but on their website it is mentioned. I asked about it one day and it was suddenly outed, but how frequently does that happen . Does the public know . Host if you go to cspan. Org, you can find event eric is talking about, the passenger preclearance was the topic. What has been the reaction from think tanks . You feature several of them in your story, but what is the reaction, and have they changed policy . Guest even as we were working on the story, and it took us quite a long time, the think tanks were changing their policies. We did a survey late last year of like 25 think tanks and ask them about their policies regarding projectbased and outside scholars and potential conflicts of interest. We asked them a series of questions that were pointed. It is clear we were headed with the story. Even as we were asking those questions, the think tanks were starting to
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On hower a discussion the Founding Fathers viewed free trade. Historically, the United States was not a free trade country. An indepth examination of the wto. The body that enforces global trade rules. At the time it was being , 800 more pages of specifics, rules and regulations. My book would be very different. When the two were being negotiated, the u. S. Had official advisers, 500 corporate advisors. Spotlight onissue trade deals saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan. Org. The New York Times has published a series on corporate influence on think tanks. On washington journal we talked to the reporter who wrote that series. This is 40 minutes. Journal continues. Host back at our table this morning. Ric lipton, New York Times washington correspondent here to talk about a series he did looking at think tanks and corporate influence. I want to read from your first piece where you wrote in the chase for funds, and tanks are pushing agendas important to corporate donors. Explai
Reporter those others possibly isis leaders. We learned today that Tashfeen Malik posted on facebook moments before the attack began pledging her allegiance to isis. Its possible investigators say there she and farook may have also met those leaders in person during recent travel to Saudia Arabia and pakistan. Two cell phones have been crushed and discarded in a nearby dumpster. We have retained those cell phones and we do continue to exploit the data from those cell phones. Reporter that apartment was also a chaotic scene today. Reporters from around the world scrambling to get inside broadcasting images of a seemingly normal life. The fbi says it had cleared the scene. Meanwhile the fbis main concern today how this couple flew under the radar. Neither the subject of any investigation or focus by intelligence. At a separate News Conference a short time later in washington the director of the fbi and the u. S. Attorney general urged the public not to panic. What we hope will you do is
Islamic extremism on american soil since 9 11. It is friday night ape big story ob action news tonight is new focus on the woman who opened fire at the Inland Regional Center and authorities timely released a photograph earlier tonight of tash even malik the wife of farook. This is the first we is seen her face. She proclaimed allegiance to Islamic State and lieder in a Facebook Post just minutes before she and farook killed 14 people and wounded 21 more two days ago and new service affiliated with isis tonight called malik and farook supporters of islamic cause and stopped short of claiming responsibility for the attack. Action news brian taff reports on this pivotal day in the San Bernardino. It remains an active investigation here in california and now in washington, d. C. And around the world. And thats because what first seemed ak of senseless violence now officially was designated account offer terrorism. When you go into a crime scene like that its hor ivb and heinous. How they