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these problems. we have plenty of big ideas and technical solutions from both sides of the aisle. that's not what's holding us back. what's holding us back is a stalemate in washington. good morning and welcome to the "washington journal." today is sunday, june 17th. and for the first 45 minutes of the program, we're going to be talking about who has the power to solve problems in washington. the president or congress? the numbers, if you want to get involved in the conversation is at the bottom of your screen -- host: you can also reach out to us via social media on twitter, faceboo...

Was quite different and much more comfortable. >> reporter: then there is this woman. what's your son's name? >> steve john. >> stig was listed in the newspaper the same day as barack obama. and looking at all the newborns in the center. do you think you've seen barack obama before? >> as a baby, yes. >> reporter: next to your son in the nursery? >> yes. >> reporter: you're sure about that? >> yes. in hawaii, there were hardly ever any black people. >> reporter: back in 1961, hawaii's african-american population was less than 1%. when was your son born? >> he was born august 5th, 1961. >> repo...

Course, that took place. >> reporter: at the university of hawaii, where the democratic governor and the president's parents went to school, this professor has taught for almost 50 years. she was a faculty adviser to president obama's mother and met her son as a child, whom she knows as barry. she remembers ann dunham talking about giving birth to her daughter. >> she said when i had maya, it was a lot more difficult, because indonesia doesn't believe in painkillers while you're giving birth. and, of course, in the united states, giving birth to barry was quite different and much more comforta...

a republican who looked at barack obama's actual 1961 birth certificate in storage at the health department. >> did you see barack obama's original birth certificate? >> yes. >> what did it tell you, was he born in hawaii? >> it was absolutely authentic and he was absolutely born here in the state of hawaii. >> she's seen the very document that the birthers want president obama to release, the long form birth certificate, which is called the certificate of live birth in hawaii. they say the computer generated version is for some reason not enough. even though it's got an official sta...

press he's now suspicious of the president's academic record. he's long on insinuation and short on proof. in fact, he has no proof on this one. we, on the other hand, have sent a team to hawaii. they spent five days talking with dozens of people, including a republican who looked at barack obama's actual 1961 birth certificate in storage at the health department. >> did you see barack obama's original birth certificate? >> yes. >> what did it tell you, was he born in hawaii? >> it was absolutely authentic and he was absolutely born here in the state of hawaii. >> she's seen the very...