No. Celebration of Washington States brand new pot law. Yes, theyre smoking joints. I dare you, like double dare you. Obama administration bites and says, yeah, were prepared to go off the fiscal cliff. Roger goodell, the commissioner football fans love to hate. Theres a softer, gentler side of goodell. Seriously. The nfl commissioner you dont know. Newsroom starts now. Good morning. Thank you so much for joining me. Im carol costello. Smoke em if you got em. Recreational marijuana is officially legal in Washington State. Shall we say a rather mellow celebration at seattles space needle . Pot smokers lit up like it was new years eve. New voter approved Initiative Went into effect midnight. This pot party technically, is illegal. Wzs law bans smoking pot in public places. For now the Seattle Police department is turning a blind eye. This notice was sent to all officers last night. Until further notice officers shall not take any enforcement action, other than to issue a verbal warning,
Earnest with an announcement by the president and office of management and budget. Welcome to the washington journal. As the sequestration has begun, 85 billion is at stake. You have heard from the president and the speaker of the house. Now it is your turn to weigh in on the mandatory budget cuts that are taking effect effective today. The number is 2025853884, democrats 2025853881 for republicans 2025853882 for independents. You can also send us an email, the addresses there. We want to begin by showing you some of the headlines around the country, beginning with the chicago tribune, regarding the sequestration. The president s home town newspaper from the Atlanta Journal constitution, and on the front page of the Long Beach Press telegram, they say the sequestration will cost 250,000 will cost 750,000 jobs. This morning in the fort wayne indiana, no end in sight. We are going to take a look at more of the covers. Lets go to the phones. First of this terry in hagerstown first up is t
Political activist for sharing his thoughts on politics and entertainment industry. I think we can all agree, absolutely fantastic discussion. We want to thank our audiences here and on Radio Television and internet. Im dan ashley. Now this meeting of the Commonwealth Club of california, place where you are in the know here comes the gavel is adjourned. I always feel like a judge when i do this. Thank you, rob. Yes, author and historian harold hoelzer on the life of president Abraham Lincoln. And president obama participates in a dedication ceremony for rosa parks statue in the rotunda. After that a conversation and time with actor and director rob rhein are. And ron wyden, new chairman of the Natural Energy and resources committee, Discusses Energy issues facing the u. S. His jeapt for the commit agenda for the committee and president s choices to lead e. P. A. , energy and interior departments. Newsmakers sunday at 10 00 a. M. And 6 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. At one point steinbeck h
A house hearing on the effectiveness of the e verify program. After that, a discussion about the impact of automatic spending cuts on the u. S. Economy. Oregon senator ron wyden, the new chairman of the Senate Energy committee, will discuss Energy Issues facing the u. S. , his agenda for the committee, and the president stresses for leading the epa and the interior department. Sunday at 10 00 and 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. At one point, steinbeck had to write a small paragraph that said basically, people are asking what happened with c harley. When he says week, it is feeling and john. Elaine and john. Somebody mustve said, where is charley . He wrote, people have asked what happened to him, and when my lady joined me in seattle, he took this third position. He signed it. Obviously, that never. In the book came up in the book. Editors went in and expunged elaine from the west coast, almost 30 days of of her presence with john on the west coast. There were not and cannot. They were no