On Tonight: Jan. 20, 2014

Was Christie's administration partisan as it allotted Superstorm Sandy relief?

Guests:

Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson (D-N.J.)
State representative for Fort Lee, N.J., which was affected by the George Washington Bridge closings that were allegedly ordered by N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's staff. Johnson is on the special committee investigating the bridge closings.

Bob Ingle @bobingle99 
Co-author of "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power" and a syndicated columnist for Gannett.

Read more about the latest allegations against N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s administration, via The Associated Press.

Will Syria talks progress in Geneva?

Guests:

P.J. Crowley @PJCrowley   
Former assistant secretary of state for public affairs for President Barack Obama.

Read more about how Iran was invited and then uninvited from the Geneva talks, via Al Jazeera America.

How is Russia responding to Sochi security concerns?

Guest:

Christopher Swift @christopheswift 
Professor of national security studies at Georgetown University.

Read about U.S. officials' concerns over Russian security, via Al Jazeera America.

Considering the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., where are we today?

Guest:

Julian Bond
Civil rights activist and former chairman of the NAACP (@NAACP), who was one of King's students at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

What would Martin Luther King Jr. march for today?

Guests:

Roland Martin @rolandsmartin 
Host and managing editor of "News One Now with Roland Martin" on TV One Cable Network.

Peter Dreier @PeterDreier 
Professor of Politics, Politics, Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College.

How should parents talk to their children about marijuana given conflicting state and federal laws?

President Barack Obama said in a recent New Yorker interview that while he smoked marijuana in his youth, he has told his daughters that pot is "a bad idea, a waste of time, not very healthy."

Guests:

Dr. Paula Riggs
Director of the Division of Substance Dependence at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Alison Holcomb @acholcomb 
Criminal Justice Director for the ACLU of Washington State (@ACLU_WA).

Read Obama's full comments on marijuana, via The New Yorker.

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