Weigh in on social media host we will start taking her calls and a couple of minutes. In case you have not heard, we want to begin with one of the many photos coming out of asia this sunday morning. An airplane with 106 people on board is missing in indonesia. You can see a couple of relatives here this air asia flight comforting each other. Again, 162 people on board, lost contact on sunday. Flying over the sea after taking off from a provincial city in indonesia. They were headed towards singapore. In terms of numbers 138 of the passengers were adults. 155 asterisk. Most on board were from indonesia. Six were from other countries. The u. K. Foreign office has confirmed that one britt was on board the flight as well. This has been going on for maybe 12 hours or so, so if there is more information out there by the end of the show, we will let you know. This is the third incident, the ap writes, following two of the worst aviation tragedies to hit Malaysia Airlines this year. In march f
Some of the headlines this sunday. In ireland, jubilation brains after reigns after historic vote on marriage. As we look at the scene of iwo jima here in washington, d. C. , one of those iconic memorials that you can visit any time, we want to focus on whether america is doing enough to take care of its veterans. We have divided the form i do little bit differently this morning. If you are a veteran, the number to call is 202 7488000. If you are active military 202 7488001. For all others, 202 7458002. Of course, you can join us online. You can send us a tweet at cspanwj. Or at facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Thank you very much for being with us on this memorial day sunday. This headline from cnn, what veterans really think about on memorial day. Here is a portion from a hearing. [video clip] the g. I. Bill is an education program. You need to go back to what college did in 1944. The g. I. Bill and compass the whole series of things, not the least of which was getting giving people th
And intel the Washington Post inside the Washington Post, marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln at ford theater. And with the debates in arkansas and indiana this past week, we want to begin on this Easter Sunday with your comments on this issue. Religion, does it unite us or divide us . If you say divide us, here is the number, 202 7488000 for. For those who say it unite says, 202 7488001 for. You can join us on twitter at cspanwj. An Organization Called the center for public christianity has written an essay on this very issue saying that religion at its worst sponsors tribalism. Setting faithful against the infidels. Christian examples are well known the crusades, and the awful covering up of child sexual abuse. No doubt there are hindu jewish, and even buddhist examples, but a fair reading of history wont stop there. Religion, at best, unite and divides in a very different way. Like debates about Climate Change or asylumseekers, some important causes unite and rebel at t
Life, they are prone to Health Problems associated with obesity. Most of the pardon turkeys have very short lives and frequently die within a year of being pardoned. Here is an article that was in. A today postco post here are some of the results of that poll that we want to show you. In november to the us and 8, do you think the country will be better off or worse off for years from now . In november 2008, do you think the country will be better off or worse off four years from now . 54 said better off. 41 said worse off. The pessimism has grown but overall americans are optimistic about the future and the next four years. That is what we want to ask you about. Are you optimistic about americas future . Of course, you can contact us via social media. Our twitter handled is cspanwj. Another question that was asked in both 2008 and 2012 this year, 69 said americans are divided, 29 said united. A few more of those results. This is the percentage of americans who think it is extremely imp
Time zones. You can also contact us via social media on twitter or facebook or by email. Before we get an update on the fiscal cliff, two articles to show you. This is from the houston chronicle. Thats from the houston chronicle. If there are updates, we will get those throughout this mornings program. One other article and we want to show you according to one article, the nominee has flown back from hawaii with the president on air force one. Most of the papers are filled with articles about the fiscal cliff issue. Joining us now is merideth shiner of cq roll call. Ms. Shiner. Guest ms. Shiner seem so formal. Were having a recession in between christmas and new years. That has not happened since the 1970s. Maybe we should play disco or maybe they should just finished their work so they can stop making terrible jokes. I think you are a point to see some push in the next few days to try to get some sort of small deal done. You have to remember and your viewers will notice, because they