IS MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014. THE HOUSE RETURNS TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY FOR AN ABBREVIATED WORTH -- AN ABBREVIATED WORK WEEK. IT WILL INCLUDE SPENDING AND...

WILL TAKE YOUR CALLS THIS MORNING IN THE FIRST 45 MINUTES, BUT FIRST WANT TO PLAY YOU A SEGMENT FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION. THIS IS CONGRESSWOMAN MARSHA...

OF THESE OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES TO YOU READY FOR THIS SEGMENT AND I WAS ASTOUNDED WITH SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS SEEING ON CALL TO DUTY. WE KNOW THE NORWAY...

I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT VIDEO GAMES, THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT OSAMA BIN LADEN CAN BUY A GUN BY SHAVING HIS BEARD,...

IS AGE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT. WE ARE MISSING THE POINT, LIKE THAT BLOGGER JUST WROTE, OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE THESE VIDEOGAMES, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE...

KEN, FROM ALBION, MICHIGAN, ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: I WANTED TO

ARE SAYING THAT YOU CANNOT AVOID THE VIOLENCE EVEN WHEN YOU TRY?

NEEDS TO BE DONE? RATINGS ON COMMERCIALS? CALLER:

BOUNCE THIS COMMENT FROM THE MERCURIAL ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE STORY FROM "THE WASHINGTON TIMES."

IT FROM HAPPENING, THEN? CALLER: THAT

OF THOSE MIGHT COME UP THIS WEEK WHEN JOE BIDEN UNVEILS THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HIS GROUP IS MAKING. JIM, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I

TO BE DONE? PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM? CALLER: I

COMES FROM EXAMINER.COM. HOST: SO, WE ARE

THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE AND CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIVE TO CHILDREN OR ADULT BEHAVIOR HAS CALLED FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FROM JOE BIDEN WHERE HE RECOMMENDS...

I HAVE PLAYED VIDEO GAMES SINCE THEY CAME OUT. A LONG TIME AGO THEY USED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A GAME CALLED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, A ROLE- PLAYING GAME...

YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JOE BIDEN TALKING ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE WITH THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY. [VIDEO CLIP] >> OBVIOUSLY,

THAT WAS VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TALKING. YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS ENTIRE APPEARANCE ON OUR WEBSITE, C- SPAN.ORG. A PROGRAMMING NOTE ON THIS SUBJECT TODAY....

ARE SAYING THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A GRASSROOTS SORT OF THING? A BOYCOTT OF VIOLENT MEDIA? CALLER:

TO BRING IN A STAFF WRITER WITH "ROLL CALL." HE HAS A PREVIEW OF WHAT IS COMING UP THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL. CALLER: GOOD TO BE

THIS WEEK FOR CONGRESS? JUST THE HOUSE IS IN THIS WEEK, CORRECT? CALLER:

IS NOT COMING IN UNTIL NEXT WEEK, BUT THERE IS A LOT TALK ABOUT NOMINATIONS ON GOING. THIS IS THE HEADLINE FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST." "COLIN POWELL...

PIECE FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THIS MORNING IS THAT HEGEL WILL MEET WITH CHUCK SCHUMER. THE HEADLINE SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A CRUCIAL MOMENT TO ADVANCE...

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US A PREVIEW OF THE UPCOMING WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL.

ARE CONTINUING THIS SUBJECT OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA, MOVIES AND TELEVISION, GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS FOR THE NEXT 25 MINUTES OR SO HERE ON "WASHINGTON...

THAT WAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THIS MORNING. A FEW MORE COMMENTS FROM TWITTER -- COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK -- HOST: WE ARE TAKING

NOTE ABOUT THAT MEETING, THIS FROM A STORY IN "THE WASHINGTON POST." "THE DECISION TO EVEN IN IT -- TO EVEN ATTEND THE MEETING SENT SHOCK WAVES THROUGH...

IS JESSE. I HAVE BEEN --

HOST: GO AHEAD. CALLER: IN THE

YORK TIMES" AND THAT ARTS SECTION STORY. THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE HEAD OF FX, AND HE STRESSED A DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT HE CALLED THIRD PERSON ENTERTAINMENT...

CONTINUING ON THAT SUBJECT, JERRY, SOUTH DAKOTA. CALLER: I HAVE A

STORIES ON THIS SUBJECT, THIS IS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES." "A NEW TOWN AFTER MASS SHOOTING." "RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS HOST: THAT IS ALSO FROM...

DAY FOR THE NATION, THE NEW TOWN SHOOTING. 9 BILLION ANIMALS ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR. 10 ELEPHANTS WERE KILLED JUST FOR THEIR TUSKS. I THINK THAT THERE...

PRODUCING THIS STUFF, BUT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS ONE OF OUR RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY AND AS A PARENT'S, YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CHILDREN...

APPARENTLY NOT SO MUCH THESE DAYS, WITH HIM PLANNING TO RUN AGAIN. ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THIS STORY FROM "THE WASHINGTON POST." "U.S. MILITARY FIGHTER...

CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I PLAY THESE TYPES OF GAMES. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DO. NONE OF US ARE VIOLENT PEOPLE AT ALL. PRETTY...

THAT STORY APPEARS IN TODAY'S "THE BALTIMORE SUN." JOHN, TEXAS, DEMOCRATIC LINE. GOOD MORNING.

DO YOU BAN VIOLENT GAMES? HOW DO YOU JUDGE WHAT IS A VIOLENT GAMES -- WHAT IS A VIOLENT GAME THAT NEEDS TO BE BANNED? WHAT IS OK? CALLER CODE GAMES WITH...

MICHIGAN, GOOD MORNING. CALLER:

HOST: GOOD. TURN DOWN YOUR TV AND GO AHEAD. CALLER:

WHAT CAN THE MOVIE INDUSTRY AND VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY, WHAT ROLE DO YOU SEE THEM PLAYING? DO THEIR NEED TO BE NEW RESTRICTIONS ON THEM? CALLER: YES,

YOU FOR CALLING IN. THAT WILL DO IT FOR THE FIRST SEGMENT OF "THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL." A NEW REPORT IS OUT SAYING THAT THE UNITED STATES COULD DEFAULT...