censors on aircrafts and they stream to us and we take the international data and the special data we capture and put it together and we can make higher resolution more precisely. >> host: do you tell the technology directly to airlines or will you incorporate it with satellites that noah has now? we obviously need updating. tell me how this is working. >> guest: our goal is to capture very specific type of weather data. you are probably familiar with weather balloons. when you look at all of the data the most important data that comes from the weather balloons.

they only get launched once every 12 hours. and you say what if we could capture the data all day and all night in real time? can we do that by putting the censors on the commercial plane and getting it from the plane to the real time we put a satellite communication on board that is global. so if they are flying they are streaming data up to the satellite and back to the data center and we get the data in under 15 seconds anywhere in the world and we can take that super charge data and add it to the weather balloons and put that into more advanced weather forecast models like the tv and have it me higher resolution with a better limit. this is an example of our sandy

forecast five days out. you can see the difference here being having the data to get a better start. >> host: we know that the updated data has been able to save a lot of lives with these depictions. >> guest: sure. >> host: sometimes it doesn't come soon enough. does this speed it up? and does it identify the exact lines moreso than just area? how much additional enhancement do you need to make this more usable? more common? so we cannot only save lives but save time as well. >> guest: today we capture data all over north america and share that data with the faa and noah to be studied. they did a four-year study using

the data to determine not just for four weeks but for years season to season how much better we make the forecast. and the conclusion was just putting their data into their models gave them a 50% improvement rate. you and i don't care about statistics. we care about events. we want to know if there is a tornado or convector. >> host: is there going to be a tornado? what time it is going to strike? how big is the storm? so this technology helps with all of that? >> guest: absolutely. you cannot make a better forecast unless you put more and better data into system. there is not enough details. forecast models and the computers are wonderful. but if you don't put the right data into them you will not get the right answer. >> host: how often does it need

to be updated if there is major investment made in the technology? how often does it need to be updated? >> guest: we capture data seven days a week in real time and run some models every six hours and they go every 5-10 days and some every hour going out 24 hours. and the national weather service can do the same thing. they are working and have so many pressures and so many news it is hard to decipher them all. i spent 12 years of weather data and i am a firm believer -- it isn't computers. it is putting more details in the start of the forecast with more knowledge giving you a better idea. >> host: the reality is it is a

short supply of money from the government. and you are the head of noah. can you take this technology directly to planes without having them to pay for it and still provide the service working with the weather? >> guest: here is the good news. as noah and all of our federal budgets are challenged the market comes in to work with them and close the gap because it is a good opportunity. we work with noah every day and supplement what they do in concern places where we can net value. we don't want them to go away. we are not a competitor. >> host: i know you are not a competitor.

thank you very much. >> host: how important is technology to your home district in texas? >> guest: it is extremely important. our district is high tech and that is why i focus on s.t.e.m. education so much because we have more visas for workers coming into the area than silicone valley. we have to do a better job with that. but what is exciting about this is how much we are seeing that young people are coming along with new innovation and that is the economy. they are ready to go to market and to be available and it is just that we know until the demand is great it is very costly. but it is very, very important

that we continue to invest in innovation because that is america's future. i am always excited to come and see what is on the market. >> host: at&t is in your district? >> guest: yes, they are a major one and texas instruments is a hometown company. we are proud of the products that come out of there but we are proud to come to something like this and see the latest technologies because you might think you have to latest technology until you come fooa show like this and realize yours might be old. it doesn't take a but a few days or weeks to move to the next level. my interest is making sure we have the young minds ready to

move us to the next level. >> host: thank you your much. and now joining us is scott weislow of the best buy corporation. what do you do for best buy? >> guest: i am the director of recycling and waste management. i manage the recycling program and the waste products. >> host: how long has that division been in business? >> guest: we piloted it in 2008 and launched in 2009 so this is five and a half years. >> host: is there a lot of electrical waste out there? >> guest: it is the fastest growing amount of waste at the moment. unfortunately, many winds up in

landfills because many states allow businesses to just throw it away. we are the biggest retailer of the product and want to be responsible for take care of the waste. >> host: what do you do? >> guest: we have this program in our stores and every minute we are open we collect 400 pounds of electronics every minute. customers come in and bring old eelectronics and we will recycle them. it can be vcr's or anything you can think of. and no charge. and we have two in-home programs. if you buy a new appliance and they are delivered to your home we will haul the other off.

>> host: what do you do with them? >> guest: we will recycle them. we work with partners that have processing plants around the country that grew up with our program. we collect the material. it goes through the stores to the distribution system where it is consolidated and it goes out and they process it. reduce, reuse and recycle. first were them is the reuse. everything they get whether it is an appliance or electronic they will look at each piece and see if they can repair it and resell it to the market for a second life. that is the first job. then they shred everything down to the commodity models and they sell them into the commodity

market and it is reused. you will see the plastics come back in patio furniture and gardening equipment. and the metal is back in automobile components and panels to furniture as well. and you will see the metals get reused in electronics and jewelry and wherever else you find gold. and then plastics and glass off a flat panel tv may come back as the face of a digital watch. >> host: that doesn't sound like a cheap process. >> guest: you know, it isn't expensive. for us as an ex expense we operate at no-cost to slightly

profitable. from the customer's standpoint it is no cost. and for the repsych lcyclrecycl business so they must be making money. and it creates job. >> host: we want to introduce you to meg smith. what are we looking at here? what is is this? >> guest: you are looking at the safe device which is this black box. this orange box stimulates the vehicle. if i had my phone in my hand and you try to start the vehicle you will not go anywhere. once my phone is in the docking situation and note it authorized. it removed all hand-held

cellphone use and can keep you connected to blue tooth. >> host: where is this mounted? >> guest: it can be mounted everywhere. it is in the dash or in between the seats. >> host: what is the point of this? >> guest: to remove the phone from the drivers. >> host: maybe a corporate or parental tool? >> guest: yes. exactly. >> host: how long has this been on the market? >> guest: we launched last year in march. >> host: and? >> guest: it is going well. we have had a great response. >> host: how is this different than having blue tooth

installed? don't most come with that? >> guest: they do. the temptation is still there. if you have the phone in the car -- 95% of teen drivers still text and drive every time they get in the karbacar. it is an addiction now. >> host: who developed this? >> guest: everything is made in the united states. >> host: meg smith from virginia. one of the companies here is dish. jenna mcmullen what are you showing here? >> guest: the brains of this is

the hopper that can report up to two thousand hours of television. we are showing you the super jo jo joey that added to more receivers and eliminates conflicts. families and tv watchers who like to binge have unlimited access. >> host: what kind of questions do you get? >> guest: a lot ask how to watch the local shows on the road. we have a solution with sling technology. members with a tablet or i-phone members can stay connected through the power of the internet. >> host: if someone had an ipad and dish they could watch a local colorado channel anywhere in the united states? >> guest: that is correct.

and very important for staying connected to certain issues. >> host: in five years, what are we going to be seeing when it comes to television and cable and satellite companies? >> guest: i think it is going to be let the consumer watch tv where and when they want and the choice to skip commercials and the choice of what they want to watch that their convenience. i think we will see more solutions with that desire. >> host: jenna mcmullen with dish. >> coming up, booktv in prime time features programs on fracking and emergency policy.

>> on the next washington journal, a look at how the obama administration has been handling events in the middle east and the situation in ferguson, missouri. after that we continue our week long discussion on president johnson's great society with pa patricia harrison. we will talk about the public broadcast act signed by johnson is in the 1960s. and we will hear from former medicare and medicaid facility about the creation. and we will take your phone calls live as always. here is a look at our prime time lineup this week.

each night starting at 8:00 eastern. a debate on genetically modified food. and then issues on gm's safety recalls and highlights from new york's ideas forum. we will like at the issue of climate changes and then the civil rights movement. tonight a discussion about fracking. tuesday night at 8:00, afterwards talks about the history of money. on wednesday we talk about how new technology is going to change every day life. and thursday night a discussion with the future of politics. and on friday at 8 p.m. eastern in-depth with writer and religious scholar. and on c-span 3 an entire week

on the civil war. a look at a campaign in virginia tonight. and tuesday the battle of fort stevens. wednesday night the 150th anniversary of the union defeat. and thursday the capture of general sherman's march to the sea and on friday a look at hollywood's portrayal of slavery. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us or e-mail us. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. the spotlight programs focuses on the congressional investigation into general motor's recall ignition switch. here is a look at the testimony by mary barra. >> more than a decade ago, gm

embarked on a program and i cannot tell you why it took so long for the safety defect to be announced for this program but i can tell you we will find out. this is a situation that involves vehicles we no longer make. but it came to light on my watch and i am responsible for resolving it. when we have answers we will be transparent with you, regulators and customers. i cannot turn back the clock, but as soon as i learned about the program we acted without hesitation and told the world we had a problem. we did this because whatever mistakes were made in the past we will not shy away from responsibilities now or in the future. gm will do the right thing and that starts with my sincere apology by everyone