Martha well a top female executive at facebook, sheryl sandberg, made big headlines this week saying men are really still ahead in the work force, but she believes women and moms can do more to change that. Then we have got this new poll just to add to the mix about how working moms are doing. They find it more difficult to balance home and family than the dads do. Bill huge challenges out there for them. Martha yes. Bill well catch and for you. [laughter] have a good day. Martha see you tomorrow, everybody. Jon and right now brand new stories and breaking news. Jenna new concerns about safety in the skies after were told a rage suspect gets through security screening with a stun gun. This happening as the head of the tsa goes before lawmakers to defend his plan to allow small knives back on planes. More on that in a moment. Plus, new trouble for another Carnival Cruise liner. Reports that the carnival dream is turning into a nightmare. The ship apparently stuck in the caribbean right now. The stories were hearing from passengers that at this time, jon, sound all too familiar. And were going to talk with senator john mccain moments from now as he marks 40 years since his release from a vietnamese prison camp. His reflections, his thoughts 40 years later. Its all happening now. Jenna well, we start off this morning with a big moment for the gop with the stars of the party, whoever they are, the stars of the Party Gathering together for their first Major National gathering conservatives since the president was reelected. Hi, everybody, im jenna lee. Jon and im jon scott. The speakers list of c pack looking like a whos who of possible president ial contenders. Chief Political Correspondent carl cameron live from the Gaylord National resort in maryland. Is this what you might call the first cattle call of the republican race 2016, carl . Reporter itll do until the next one comes along, jon. Theres an awful lot of press here, and theyre talking about somewhere in the neighborhood of 23,000 people to gather and talk about conservative issues and to look at these 2016 candidate, and there are a bun of of them bunch of them who are staying they will think about it and they are pretty good names including jeb bush, marco rubio, the u. S. Senator from florida who is deep involved with Immigration Reform right now. Rand paul, the senator from kentucky who lit up the country with his filibuster the other day, and theres a host of others that will be speaking throughout the course of the weekend, essentially talking about the future of the party. Not necessarily their own president ial aspirations, but where they would take the party in the country. And thatll give some idea as to what these conservatives think about what republicans need to do to be more effective in the next election. Theres a lot of issues whether its immigration or others. Conservatives are worried that the rush to attract immigrants and women and others might mean that republicans are willing to sacrifice their principles, and theyre talking about how they wont do that, and they can still broaden the party. Jon . Jon but a couple of high profile republicans got snubbed at this conference. Tell us who they are and why. Reporter well, were talking about new Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Virginia Governor bob mcdonnell. In the case of mr. Christie, he has been, essentially, punished for having cozied up to the president when mr. Obama came up to new jersey during superstorm sandy, and particularly for the expansion of medicaid in the state of new jersey. Conservatives here have decided thats a little off key n. The case of Virginia Governor bob mcdonnell, the discussion is more about his decision to raise taxes in virginia in order to deal with transportation problems. Its also worth noting that people are noting the absence of those two, and the presence of people like mitt romney who has said hes never going to run again, and a lot of republicans think he has admitted ran a campaign with some flaws along the donald trump and sarah palin raises questions about the absence of mcdonnell and Chris Christie. There will be a straw poll here. It doesnt mean a heck of a lot other than republicans are already keeping score. And one more thing, jon. Yesterday when we were talking about deliberate irs taxes, i said one in ten were delinquent, its actually one in a hundred. I dont want the irs angry at me. So made a mistake and cleaned it up. Jon all right. One in one hundred, and as you said, well see who shows up to the next cattle call for conservatives. Carl cameron, thank you. Jenna well, an outpouring of reaction to the newlyelected leader of the Catholic Church. Pope francis planning an inaugural mass in the Sistine Chapel. He told a crowd of some 100,000 people in st. Peters square that he would pray to mary that she would watch over all of rome, that was one of the things he said. He also asked for prayers for him as well. Pope francis, who is argentinean, is the first noneuropean in more than a thousand years to be pope, hes also a first jesuit pope. The former ambassador to the vatican, the former mayor of boston also met pope francis last year. Ambassador, nice to have you with us today. Hi, jenna. Nice to be with you. Thank you. Jenna pope francis remains a mystery to so many of us. A new name for many as well. Just tell us a little bit about meeting him and your impressions. Well, im familiar with his background, of course, jesuit, also somebody whos been committed to the fundamental issues of social justice of the Catholic Church which is refreshing, which is nice to see. But i think even though hes 76 years of age, jenna, i think he adds a new dimension. The dimension is hes an outsider, and if the issue is reform and change and challenges facing the church and society today, then i think he really, you really need an outsider to deal with those kind of issues. Not somebody whos inside trying to defend the status quo. So i welcome francis, pope francis to come in and make those changes. Not theological changes, not those kind of changes on the issues of traditional issues, but around the issues of inclusion, transparency and openness. Jenna so lets dig a little deeper into that because one with of the most remarkable things about today is today there is a clean slate, right . At any moment well get an idea where the priority is of this pope. Where do you think the priority should be of all the different matters that lie ahead of him, where do you think his focus needs to be . Well, i think the intent of the internal challenges and bureaucratic snafus inside the vatican itself, this, the leaks and so forth, controlling, controlling that. I think thats really harmful to the Catholic Church. And i think people across the country in the little bit of period of time ive already been following this announcement, i think people are starting to see a sense of hope, a new day for the Catholic Church. I know its hard for people to comprehend that because hes an older man, but by the same token, you know, he brings a fresh perspective about the issues facing the Catholic Church today. And hes got this record jesuit, social and economic justice. I was particularly pleased that he took as his name francis because francis, of course, to me, is the symbol of concern for the poor, concern for the downtrodden, all those issues that the Catholic Church has always been the leader in the world in fighting for those people without a voice. Jenna one of the things youve also said is that his selection is not only a great tribute to him, but a great tribute to america and our cardinals. Why do you feel that way . Well, ill tell you what, i wrote a book several years ago, it was called the accidental pope, and i predicted that there would be an american pope. I actually could have added latin american, and i would have been 100 accurate. But i think its really time to reward faithful people from the latin american, Central American community for their devoted service to the Catholic Church over the years and also a recognition of two great cardinals here in america, Cardinal Sean omalley of boston and Cardinal Timothy dolan. I mean, they brought great pride and enthusiasm throughout the world to their, to their to the people, the cities that they represent; boston, new york, the United States. So americans have every right to be proud of both cardinals dolan and omalley. And as we are proud of them. Jenna im sure. Especially from the state of massachusetts. Really quick here, ambassador flynn, since you met pope francis last year, if you had the opportunity to see him again today, what would you say to him . Well, id say make sure you understand that there are a lot of Great American catholics here that are faithful, that are devoted, and dont believe everything you read in the newspaper because, you know, we are a church that is moving forward. We want to be part of something very important. We are faithful, we are loyal, and i hope he understands that. Im sure that he will hear that, that americas best days are yet to come. Jenna ambassador flynn, great to have your perspective today. Thank you so much for the time. Sure. Jon just in, a published report suggests big brother might soon get the green light to look at your bank account. Reuters is reporting the Obama Administration is planning, is drawing up plans to give intelligence agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial info on american citizens and others who bank inside the u. S. The plan is part of an effort to track Terror Networks and organized crime but is raising all kinds of privacy concerns. Chief washington correspondent james rosen live in our d. C. Bureau. Now, where does this new plan originate, james, and exactly how would it work . Reporter jon, good morning. The secret document that lays out this new plan obtained by reuters is a project of the treasury departments financial crimes enforcement network. Under existing law banks and other Financial Institutions are required to file reports anytime they red flag suspicious activity such as the movement of more than 10,000 in a single transaction, unusual structuring of accounts and so forth. The fbi enjoys full access to these report, but the nations intelligence agencies must make casebycase requests for them. This new document proposes the database be linked directly to the nations intention agencies. For these reports to be of value in detecting Money Laundering, reuters quotes the treasury document as saying. Reporter when the director of national intelligence, general james clapper, testified before congress on tuesday, he said Money Laundering measures more than a trillion dollars a year, and he lamented deficiencies in our ability to track it all saying inadequate antiMoney Laundering regulations and lax enforcement of existing ones are Challenging InternationalLaw Enforcement efforts. And general clapper, itses also worth noting, put financial crimes right alongside cyber warfare as, quote, weapons that are being used against us, jon. Jon so this plan might do what it is intended to do to give federal agents a leg up on terrorists and the like, but the big question remains, is it still legal . Reporter legal experts quoted by reuters suggested that it is. The patriot act b and other counterterrorism laws effectively mandate institutions keep tabs on socalled suspicious activity. The American Civil Liberties union tells fox news it hasnt yet seen this treasury document, but such reports of activity filed have more than quadrupled since 2002 to more than 1. 5 million such reports in 2011. Jon . Jon james rosen, interesting. Thank you. Reporter thank you. Jenna well, making news today, a massive car recall. What honda says is wrong with thousands of its vehicles and which ones are included in the recall. And today senator john mccain is marking 40 years since his release from a prison camp in vietnam. His reflections live when we speak with the senator about all of this next. [ female announcer ] from meeting customer needs. To meeting patient needs. Wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way. To finding the best catch. Wireless is limitless. Jenna forty years ago today, a painful chapter in senator mccains life came to an end. He and more than 100 other americans were released from a prison camp in vietnam. Senator mccain marking this occasion with an oped today in the wall street journal talking a little bit about what he went through. He also describes how former enemies became friends in the four decades since he regained his freedom. Senator john mccain joins us live from capitol hill. Senator, nice to have you on the program today. Thank you. Jenna so take us back to that day, march 14, 40 years ago. What happened . Well, we put on some clothes that the vietnamese had thoughtfully provided us with instead of the prison outfit that wed been wearing all those years, and we got on a bus and went to the airport there, the major airport. And they read our names off, and we went and got on a wonderful, beautiful airplane and flew and landed in the fill peeps to start with so philippines to get checked out for a couple days. And i still remember when the pilot came over the intercom and said feet wet which means we were over the ocean and not over vietnamese territory, we all gave a pretty loud cheer and, actually, we were surprised that so many things had changed while we were gone. But also those that i still know best and love most are those i had the honor of serving with who inspired me and made me a much better and stronger perp. Person. Jenna were seeing some incredible footage that we have of that day. Whats the first thing that you did when you got back to friendly territory . You know, jenna, its interesting, you think, obviously, we were interested in a good meal, but i was so interested in what had happened in america and the world in those five and a half years because wed only been fed selective information such as they never told us about the moon landing until we happened to find out by accident. So i was intensely curious, and they had lots of back issues of magazines and newspapers, and i read until my eyes hurt, to tell you the truth. But that was the major thing that i was interested in. Jenna today is a special day because it is 40 years since the day of your release. But how often do you think about your time in the prison camp . Well, not really very much at all. Except that i hear from my old p. O. W. Buddies all the time who give me my instructions and their advice and counsel. I hear from them regularly, and usually, its usually not approval. [laughter] john, why didnt you why cant you . [laughter] you know . But i love them all, and im so grateful for their friendship and love. Jenna that must be some incredible friendship absolutely. Jenna being what you went through. You know, it was interesting to read your article in the wall street journal today and come away with it with some major themes. One is that you can forgive but not messily forget. And the other is that you dont want to bind yourself so closely with the past that you cant forge forward. And its an interesting metaphor for leadership today, especially in congress. You know, the president is coming to capitol hill to meet with republicans like yourself. But the past four years have been so vitriolic and so difficult to watch, im curious looking back at what youve been through in your life, senator, how do we find our way out of where we are right now . Well, i think that the president s outreach can be, and i emphasize can be, a beginning. And that means coming to the table and putting things on the table. Because we really are on an unsustainable path as far as our debt and deficit is concerned. And many of the programs that may have worked years ago are to be revised and brought uptodate. For example, when Social Security came in, the average age, i think, was like 65. Now, thank god, we live a lot longer. We have to adjust those programs. But there has to be an attitude that were willing to make some concessions. And my model, of course, was Ronald Reagan and tip oneill who were idealogically poles apart yet were able to maintain a dialogue and come to agreements on a variety of issues. Also some of us would like to get a little higher Approval Rating [laughter] than 11 . Were down to, as i often say, were down to paid staffers and blood relatives. Jenna as journalist, senator, its something that we share in wanting higher Approval Ratings. Just really quick, if i could, just to get, drill just a little bit into whats happening today. You know, the president just said in an interview that we dont have an immediate crisis in terms of debt, and that seems diametrically opposed to what republicans say. So how, how do you, again, forge ahead on that path . Where do you find the Common Ground . I think you find the Common Ground, there are some areas which, for example, the socalled chain cpi that determines the increase in cost of living allowance which is more realistic to the expenses that our seniors really do face. There are certain small concessions that can be, that can lead to large concessions. I dont know what the setting was, but most americans do not believe that we are on a sustainable path. We cannot continue this debt piling up on our children and our grandchildren. 51,000 for every man, woman and child in america with no end in sight. Theres got to be some kind of agreement to stop this, and its going to inflict some pain on every one of us. Maybe even on congressional pay. Jenna sure. Well and well see if that works.