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You note cybersecurity issues we're facing with china and other countries. they need to be a better player on the world stage. we have to be smart about how we put that pressure on to make sure we accomplish our goal and not have it come back in our face. >> greg walden from oregon, we appreciate your time. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome, luke. take care. >> be well. up next, diplomatic defection. a senior diplomat quits in syria. that's one of the other stories on our radar this morning. plus, capital corruption. the mayor of washington, d.c. is in hot water today. but firs...

Under scrutiny. mayor gray is resisting calls to step down from fellow members of the d.c. council saying his administration is not corrupt and in recent months, two d.c. city council members have pled guilty to criminal charges related to their public service. he's also getting a huge plethora of editorials here in d.c. calling for him to come forward. some even for him to step down. up next, was there a cover-up at pep stann state. who knew what and when in the jerry sandusky scandal. the school's internal investigation has been released to the public. and still to come, party pressure. de...

Open our radar, new relations with myanmar and d.c.'s capital scandal. first, syria's now former ambassador to iraq has become the highest official to defect. the ambassador announces his defection citing with the revolution with the syrian government. he becomes the second prominent figure to lead the regime in a matter of days suggesting cracks in president assad's regime. last week, a member of the inner circle and son of a former defense minister fled to france. secretary of state hillary clinton will meet with the myanmar president today in recognition of recent reforms implemented in the...

I helped reform some of oregon's insurance laws to make sure people had access to care. you can do that through high risk pools. you can do that by expanding access. i was a small employ, luke, in the radio business, my wife and i paid for the insurance for our employees. i want the ability to group up to buy insurance across state line to create a competitive marketplace, but one that puts me in charge, not the insurance companies. i want one that puts me in charge, not the federal government. people talk about how broken washington is, what a disaster washington is. why would they want washi...