>> good morning. my name is alexandria. i'm 19-years old. i am from miami dade honors college. i have come to this program because of myas spir operation to be a reporter. i am here with 27 other students. i wanted to let you know we came yesterday. so far it has been amazing. i can assure you, i personally do want to engage more in learning about politics. it's been amazing so far. thank you for this opportunity. thank mike smith. i'm just asking questions. what year are you? >> first year college student. . .

>> they advised as to read and be very informative and everything because that is keeping you do. they mentioned that you needed to be fixed and if you wanted to get into the act reported that stuck with me and i will remember that. >> what is the number 1 news source for you? >> i do am from guglielmi i read "the

miami herald." yahoo! is where my e-mail address is. i get the instant news from that when i logged in. >> thank you. carl, we will have to the mike. >> i am from suffolk university in boston. i am a junior. i am politics in the court maj. or. i fall within the republican party. i am currently the president of the suffolk county republican party. my aspirations are law school and to go to some sort -- formal politics. whether it would be a the national level is undecided.

it has been a passion of mine from a young age. that is on my back burner. finishing my education. i have been years since the beginning of this week and i was here last week for the inauguration seminar. >> what are you learning? >> the best day i had last week was the national security day when we had the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff coming, and ramallah, to speak to us. i thought it was informative especially when he was talking about the recent surge of troops in afghanistan, saying that not all the troops will not necessarily going to have consistent and alluded to tackling the al qaeda in other countries, not solely within afghanistan. >> you hear adults in this town talked-about the youth of america and how concerned they are about their future. do you think they are concerned with your future?

if so, what do you think your future will be? >> as of right now, the way things are looking and the way the amount of government -- the amount of money to cover it is spending, i am not a fan of the health care bill and i am concerned about the monday that bill will straddle the youth of america with. instead of being worried we are not specifically involved, we should be worried about what the state of the country is that they will leave us. i have seen more youth and college students, especially with the election last year, become very passionate about politics. i have seen the growing. but think we are on the right trend within our generation. i think the biggest thing the older generation can do is look at what they will leave us and the state of the nation that will lead us rather than worrying about what we are not getting out to vote. >> with your source of news? >> i cycled through a couple of

newspapers in boston. i am partial to fox news. i welcome the troops in and once in awhile but i find fox is more balanced on both sides. >> how many in this room would watch cnn first, put your hands up -- and how many would watch fox news first? that tells us a little bit. i saw your hand up earlier take the microphone. hal>> i am from texas southern university in houston, texas. my major is biology, premed. i'm here with a program representing the honors college

/debate tabret i'm the president of the honors college. i have had a great experience. last week was definitely something i will take with me on my journey because i realized how much i do love politics and war. law. i am definitely appreciative of this program. what did you learn last week admitted interesting? >> i learned that there are many opinions to go around.

i have always said there are three thought -- three sides to everyone -- every story. there will be a sidewalk and side two but somewhere in there is the truth. we should look at our view and look at others and take from that what we feel we should. >> you didn't give us your name? i didn't hear it. >> yes, i did. >> what do you think of the future? >> i think that the future definitely -- something mr. be done about the fact that we are going in. he said we were going in a steady trend but i do think there's a problem with in the way things are running. people are caring more about their political parties and more about what they care about verses what better humanity. that is heavily a problem we're

seeing now. what do you consider yourself a member of the party? >> i am a conservative democrat. >> define a conservative democrat. >> i am a southern democrat. >> pass along the microphone. >> i am from texas and texas is very conservative. i tend to side with both sides of the spectrum. qit is what is going to better humanity. whether that be the conservative side of things getting better or the liberal side, it depends on who is running and what they are thinking of it. that is what i consider myself a conservative democrat because i can go for either side of an allied field will help improve the future -- i can go for either side depending on who

will help improve the future. >> i am from elan universe city in north carolina. i am a junior. i majoring in elementary education. we have been years since the beginning of this conference. we will be here until it ends on friday. seeing all these opinions really helps me feel that, yes, my opinion is different from all my friends and i learned that that is a keg. >> give us an example. >> most of my friends are sort of on the liberal side and by a more conservative. they are big on if the

government can help us, let them take over this and this to help us out and buy more of, can the government just leave us alone, sort of person. >> to your parents agree? >> mccarren also conservative white you pick that college? >>elan university felt right. was a beautiful campus and it was small. i come from a small town. i did not want the culture shock of a university with of hundred students in the classroom. >> what is your opinion about the future? >> i think the future is bright but and i know that sounds crazy. we're going through a rough time in our country. we have been through a lot worse than this. if you go back and think, this is nothing compared to some of

the things this country has survived. i feel like we will get through this just fine. >> you said you're not into the baltics but why are you here in this town for a couple of weeks -- you said you're not into politics but what are you here in this town? >> it is required for my course. booktv.or>> who has another que? >> i'm not sure i'll follow that. i am from quinnipiac.

i have a question. what has been the response to your letter to speaker nancy pelosi and harry reid about trying to make the negotiations between the health care bills more transparent? >> i am the guy asking the questions. [laughter] there have been no letters exchanged. i sent a letter to all the leaders and each leader has had their own comment on this. there is no indication that there will be a conference and if there was a conference, it would be open. we have to wait and see. we sent a letter in anticipation that would be a conference and in the event that they knew we were interested in covering it. >> i and the broadcast

journalism major burden of love to go to tv or radio. in this kind of economy, i believe you are forced to go where the jobs take you. if that is in tv or radio or blogging great. i am here because i have an affinity for the intricacies of politics. i believe politics is a dynamic thing. there is to level at all of us see and then a supplier of what happens behind the scenes. -- a sub laboyer of what happens behind the scene vers. my radio show is a sports show but look at the same way that you can't think that a player is great pursuant to look at -- listen to the opposite do of someone who has an opposite opinion.

this town does not always let the other side have to voice. and i think that balancing both sides is a very important thing to my reporting. >> when you don't worry about sports, is what is your work number one new source? >> by watch nbc nightly news every night. i will watch almost every cable network. i believe there is something of value to take from each cable network. >> who has the microphone? >> i am a sophomore at miami dade college. i'm a political science major. i am looking to transfer out. >> tells about miami dade college. how big is it? >> we have eight campuses and 150,000 students. we're the biggest community college in the united states. >> 150,000 students, really?

>> yes, we cater to all of miami dade and everyone. we have a very strong influence in southern florida. >> you go for two years and transfer of to university? >> yes. >> this george washington university, is $50,000 a year for tuition. what do you pay? >> by an anonymous caller so we have been blessed that we get in-state tuition fully covered. usually, regular students would pay $86 per credit. if your full time, that would be $1,000 per semester. >> that is a little bit different. do you happen to know how many want to a four-year university? >> once you graduate, we all usually end up going to

university and achieve a bachelor's. >> what have you learned since you've been here? >> just to keep an open mind? you cannot narrow your view. there are other people and other views and you need to pay attention to the spirit if not, you will not succeed. >> do you belong to a party? >> i consider myself to be independent because of a share views with the republicans and democrats. as far as the government, and republican-minded but as for a civil-rights and other aspects, i would have democratic views. >> the republicans do not believe in so rights? >> they do, but things like abortion and gay marriage and other things. >> what do you think the future of this country is? >> that is a good question. i think it would be a bright future as long as everyone in this room puts in an effort and goes in a positive way and doesn't a good for this country

and this world. >> what is positive way mean? >> something that would take care of others and we all need to think about others instead of thinking about ourselves. >> how long have you been in town? >> we got here and send it. >> who is the most aggressive person you have seen so far? >> john keene of cnn. what of >> what about his wife? >> she was great. >> i am from hofstra university, laurel in new york. -- long island, new york. >> i am from the, the patriots, originally, foxborough. >> what are you here? >>' joe's two students -- hofstra chose two students to

learn more about politics. i'm a political science major and hope to work in government sunday. >> tell me when you started to be interested in politics. >> my whole family is very political. we are from the massachusetts- kennedy-obsessed group. my whole life i have been more politically aware than most of my peers. i have always had this kind of passion. i don't know when it started but it was when i was young. >> is this your second week here? >> this is my second week. >> who impressed you most? >> i like patrick griffin. he worked for president clinton. it was interesting to see how they worked under different presidents and how much they had in common and how much they had

to say about their work with congress is like. what >> what do you want to become? >> i want to work legislative affairs or public policy somewhere in government. >> what is your impression of mr. hunt now? >> i love it. i want to come here after school. >> what kind of job you treat the people in this town are doing? >> tough job. i'm optimistic about the future. the situations now will take hard work and sacrifice on everyone's part to get through. i don't think it will be an easy solution. in time, i think the economy will bounce back. it will take time and patience to see it through. >> have been to washington before? >> yes, but not with the washington center. >> over here -- come down the aisle so we can see you.

>> i am from massachusetts, born and raised. i made junior. bard college, a small college, 400 people. >> what are you here? >> my politics professor at school recommended this and said it would be interesting, especially with the new presidency to be done washington now and get the looked at the center advertises. so far, i agree. it has been fascinating. >> what have you learned? >> i had never been to washington before. i have my own opinions about how things are being done. it has been nice to get to talk to people who have been living here and see how you need a place it is.

>> give us an idea of opinion to have before you got here about this town? >> i didn't mean about the town but the people in it. there was a "that gene alpert said on the first day, that said something about the square miles of the town. that makes a lot more sense of the world this is then. >> why? >> this is the center of everything. i have that opinion now. it is not something i understood before. it is not a place you can't comment taken opinions from outside and ignore the fact of this is the place where you have to engage with the system of government, as it exists, not as the picture. >> how you get your information

about this town? >> i get my news from cnn and comedy central and the internet. >> talk about, the central parish -- comedy central. why do people watched that? >> john stored and steven colbert had been doing -- have been able to tap into a mentality that is growing with family people are dissatisfied with the democratic party and the republican party and everyone raised their hands. there is a sense of honesty, challenge, engagement, and obviously entertainment that you do not get watching news anywhere else for a >> where do you expect to be in your professional career 10 years from now? >> hopefully, will be practicing

lawyer in the air force. "i don'c'mon >> it could be at e pentagon. >> i am from the university of detroit, mercy. i am here because i am the president of the student government. i really enjoyed the seminars so far because it opened my eyes and politics. >> how did it open your eyes? >> i got to learn a lot on politics, and how they work inside washington.

i learned about issues and concerns that people and the workers and government house. as. >> who have you seen on the stage that is open your own eyes? >> there are a lot of speakers. i would say mr. zerati, the admiral, and also the speakers on health care. they have helped me understand, especially with health care reform, how things work and what they are trying to do with the bill. >> do you belong to a party? >>no. >> why not to? >> i consider myself independent. there are some things i agree with democrats and i agree with

republicans. i prefer to be independent. >> joran for the president of the student center? what does that mean and what was your platform? student senate, you ran for president. >> what was a good experience -- that was a good experience. >> what were the issues? >> there are many issues in our school -- to wish him, and other things -- tuition, and other things.

i had to work with many organizations to make things work in our community. >> how much is your tuition? >> about $40,000 per year. >> who has a microphone? >> i go to california state university in long beach, california. i am from idaho originally. >> do you have a party? >> i republican. i knew you were going to ask. >> christians don't belong to the democratic party? >> know, republican side, you tend to have people with mortgages views.

-- with more religious abuse. >> why did you come to this event? >> this is my second week. i'm health care administration maj. i am here because i think more politicians need to know about health care especially when you're going to vote on health care reform. >> if you were in the senate or the house, would you vote for this bill? >> no, i would not. >> why not? >> we talk about the health care reform bill in my glasses. i think they are going about the wrong way. we need to look at other countries to study health-care systems are run of the world before we make our plan. >> there was a day of steady dose. if you are on the republican side, they would say they do like them. >> i don't know what the democrats would said. do we have a moral obligation as a society to have health care available to everyone?

>> i need think it needs to be available for everyone with the current reform bill, they're looking at regulating hospitals and regulating doctors. i think they need to look at the insurance companies. there are thousands of people but want to get health care but they cannot because the canada insurance. you need to set regulations on the insurance companies so that more people can actually get coverage instead of being denied for a pre-existing condition and medical history that they cannot control. >> where do you expect to be two years from now? >> i think we will still be struggling with their health care system even more. i expect this bill to pass because all of congress is pushing for it. i think it will put us in a worse position than we are now. >> will you be doing in 10 years? >> i will be a nurse and in a hospital.

i am not a word about myself there. i will have coverage. >> if you go to a news source for your information, where do you go? >> i have my clothes -- i have night classes so i turn on the news in the morning. it is an hmo that does not have whether or commercials. >> thank you. >> i am from city university of york, brooklyn college. i am a computer science major and the president of my undergraduate student body. i came out here to learn more about politics and explore my interest more. i'm a computer science major and was not interested in politics until i ran for student government at my school and became more interested in passionate about it. >> how big is your school? >> about 17,000 students

altogether. >> why did you run for student body president? >> i was paying attention to the interests of the students and clubs and different things that were going on on campus and is always to make improvements. the only way to make improvements was to get involved in government. >> how is it going? >> so far, so good. my permanent concern is continuity what is the next guy going to do end how could we make it more streamlined for one year to the next. >> what do you expect to be in 10 years? >> with computer science, i am more passionate about being in politics which is why i am here and why ran for student government. i see computers as being a big help wherever i go. it might be law or politics. no matter what i do, my computer

science background will help be out. >> now that you are student body president, where do you see yourself having a job in capitol hill? >> i am not so sure about taking a position here on capitol hill. in new york, there are many positions available. i would like to run for elective office in a couple of years in new york city. >> who is your favorite politician? >> it is a cliche to say barack obama but he speaks very well and that is admirable. i would like to improve my speaking skills. >> how will you do that? >> i practiced by speaking publicly as student county -- student council president. reading and writing, i always try to improve articulation. i want to join more

organizations that practice public speaking. >> who has the microphone? >> i am from arkansas state, a graduate student, public relations. >> what are you here? >> i just happen to meet with one of my teachers and she showed me a brochure and everything seemed almost good to be trooper it was every kind of area that -- it seemed almost too good to be true. there is more of an emphasis on politics last week. >> who has impressed you the most since you have been here? >> besides great moroccan restaurant, that was impressive. admiral mullen was very impressive, especially with be able to come off an important meeting. i liked everything this morning. says down my alley.

-- this is right down my alley. >> has any of this surprise you? >> everything exceeded my expectations. i am somebody that wants to believe an be optimistic but i am always wondering what the catches and so far there has been nothing. >> are you a member of the party? >> i would say i am more republican. >> why? >> because i was raised on it. i do not believe in big government. i believe in the death penalty. there are not a whole lot of things i believe and on the liberal side of things. that is not me. >> have you gotten in any arguments with anybody? >> yes, i can say that. [laughter] a little bit here and there but nothing we could not work for a. >> where will you be in tenures? >> hopefully, you are making money talking or living off of a

sugar mama. [laughter] [applause] thank you. >> why are only the males in this room public? [laughter] i know that i have ever heard that before. [laughter] what you mean making your living talking? >> i took a break from undergrad to grab school and i was on radio and hosted a sports talk show. i bounced around several places and was -- i always got to a certain point and leveled out and i would like to get back into it. i had to make a decision and decided to go back to school and got really interested in political science. i was an undergrad in broadcast news and modern history and found the opportunity. the economy was going in the dumper. if there was a time to go back

to school, this was the right time. >> where to go for your news source? >> cspan, nothing but cspan. [laughter] i knew what you were waiting for. >> you don't know me very well what is your number one news source? >> a little bit, central, cnn, fox, local news and internet. >> become the central thing baffles people. they don't understand why. people don't understand why young people watch jon stewart and steven colbert and like it. can you explain? >> most of these news sources try to go over the top and scoop the other one. comedy central actually can put a spin where they can make fun

of it. everybody realizes that it is the same story depending on what spin you put on it and they make fun of everything across the board. they will make fun of a liberal or conservative -- if you say something stupid, they will reported. it. >> are you a steven cole bear fan first or a jon stewart fan? skjju many are steven colbert fence? how many are john stewart fans? how many are neither. text >> i represent north carolina central university. >> where is it? >> north carolina. [laughter]

i'm studying public administration. i am here because my undergraduate degree was in political science and it was a great refresher course to hear about politics and has given me the ability to jump back into the world of politics as confidence. >> why do you want to do that? >> public administration teaches you about the non-profit sector as well as the public sector. you need to know what's going on in the world of politics coming year his plan. back into the world of politics and the current news. >> what you'd think the future is all about? >> the future is positive because of looking into our history, when we go through a trial like this, it comes out positive. >> why do we come up positive? >> think about the way the country was founded, coming from britain, they did not have the freedoms they wanted silicate to america. -- and freedoms they wanted,

they started america. i like brandnewz.com because they interview ordinary people. hothey cover politics and news d feature of other news sources. >> where we find you in 10 years? for a nonprofit organization. >> next, hello. >> my name is claudia and i attend miami dade college. my major is psychology and i am in my second year. >> what are you here? >> a whole lot to this country. -- by "a lot from this country. i am a cuban refugee. i came here i raft.

i can exercise my freedom of speech and freedom of everything. this seminar has given an opportunity to learn about law and the media and out affects everyone. it affects me, my parents, everyone. >> if you make a living asking questions like i do, you do not let somebody say that they can hear on a raft without going into detail. tell us that story. >> i was four years old. it was august 16, 1994. we left that night. we spent four nights and three days at sea, lost. we had no water, no food but luckily, the coast guard came and saved us. we're going to be sent to guantanamo bay but i was very sick. we were given permission by the white house, the government, so

i could be taken to the nearest hospital which was key west. from there, we did not have anyone here, no relatives, we were alone. a few months later, we were released and my parents established themselves. they made a living. >> how did they decide to leave cuba? >> things were getting very bad. money was difficult to be made. business was hard. my parents were suffering economically. i was very sick. they needed some where to start new. they needed new hopes and new and dreams. this country was something to look forward to. >> have you been back to cuba? >> yes, i'd figure -- a visit it every year i have a lot of family there. it is sad when you go and you have to leave them behind parry >> what do you think about what

you're seeing in cuba now verses here in the united states? >> can you repeat the question? >> if you had a choice to live in cuba under present circumstances, would you go back? >> no, i would not go back. i would stay here. they have education here. i have been given some many privileges. my right to speak freely in front of everyone and give my opinion and to hear other people's opinion without them having fear to speak out and be punished by the government. cuba does that give you that. cuba is still under a dictatorship. we still have a long way to go. i will definitely live here. >> where do you think you will be in 10 years? >> i see myself as a criminal attorney. i like to travel. >> i suspect there are others in this audience have similar stories.

anybody come from cuba with that kind of story? over here? where are you? is it you? we have to get to a microphone. >> i am from miami dade college. i am cuban. i have been here three years. i had the opportunity to come here legally on a plane. it is the same situation. the cubans have the same situation. >> why did you come? >did you come with your family? >> i can with my mother and grandmother. i came with my mother and grandmother. >> how would you describe the differences between living in cuba and united states?

>> there is a huge difference. in cuba, freedom of speech is very limited to. there is no freedom of speech and here, i can speak my mind, what ever i think about the government or anything and i can say it freely without any restraint. in cuba, it is not like that. you live in fear. you fear your neighbors of saying that you said one thing or another. >> we heard reports that health care in cuba is very good. some people think it is a model for what we have. >> not really, it is not good. hospital conditions are report. -- causton conditions are really poor. -- hospital conditions are

really poor. people need certain medications and the physicians do not tell their families. they say there is no cure, there's nothing we can do. we don't have those dedications and cuba. instead of saying this is the make -- medication you need and you can get them somewhere else, there's a -- they say there's nothing to do. >> what have you learned from this program? >> i have been interested in politics, especially in politics in the united states. this program has been amazing to me for getting inside -- one thing that really stayed with me was that sense of respecting both sides, respecting democrats and republicans and the independents.

we must take opinions and each party view and respect them and take things from them. >> where do you want to be in 10 years? >> i see myself in the corporate world. in either in under partnership or corporation. >> i want to ask one of the professors or teachers in the audience -- who has the microphone? >> and the student government association president. >> how did you get the job?

>> we have to go through a campaign. we have to get a majority vote of the student body. we have to stand for certain issues as to what we can improve. it can be for tuition or books. it can be many things i may mass communication major. this program has been great. it has been amazing and is a greatçó opportunity. miami dade college is a college of opportunities. it has presented itself with the seminar. it has the media aspect which i love and has the politics. after i graduate this semester, i want to do something with political communications. >> what does that mean? >> brees much of what we are doing here, learning the media side of it and politics. hopefully, will go into law school after barry >> why do you want to do all this?

>> i like to stand for student issues. i see myself lobbying for education in the future or running for student positions. definitely for higher education because a speaker before said that in order forced to have education, we can be somewhere in the future. i stand for that. if you believe in that, why should we close the door to undocumented students who have lived here boast of their lives. -- most of their lives. there is no funding for getting them to be students. there are different issues with education. >> who in the media do respect the most? >> from this because i have met, john keene and dana bash.

they said information is power. everyone here, every individual has different information and we all of some sort of power. >> thank you. i need to find somebody here who is a professor. this gentleman does not look like a student. [laughter] he just might be. tell us about yourself. >> i am from kaine university. this is my 15th year with washington center. this has been a great program. i was here last week as well as this week3 . >> what do you get out of this for your students? >> it is a renewal for me. it is always a learning experience. i see this as part of my professional development. well like most of all is the interaction with the students. the students that i leave are

very diverse and from different schools and universities. they are from very different political spectrums. >> where is your school? >> the university is in new jersey. kean sçand university, named after tom kaine, the former governor. &sy>> you have been doing this r 13 years, what have you seen a change in the students after they have been here for a couple of weeks. >> it is transformational for them many of them want to get involved in politics they realize the value of an internship. often, they come to the washington center for a semester-long internship or get the men internship themselves. i met with one of my former students on capitol hill who

works for a congressman and she is as excited about washington as she was for five years ago as a student. without this experience, i do not think she would have made that connection between new jersey and washington. >> what will you be doing in tenures? [laughter] hopefully, backyard. >> who has their hand up? tell us your name and your school. >> i am from miami dade honors college. i'm a journalism major. i freshman. >> we only have a couple of minutes left. your a journalism major, you begin to decide what is interesting and not interesting. have you found these folks interesting today? >> yes, definitely. >> what is it that interest you as a journalism student?

>> i find everything interesting. i love laura about absolutely everything. politics is interesting to me. i like to learn about but i could never consider a career and because it is such a dirty game. >> a dirty game? >> yes,. >> what makes you think it is a dirtyjfr game. >> there is lying involved and -- >> can you give me an example of somebody in politics who has lied? [laughter] >> there is not enough time. >> you're not answering the question. >> that is what i am learning. >> do you think people in politics law? >> i do, i honestly feel they will do anything to get what they want. they will step on each other's toes.

not literally, figuratively. >> you don't think they would step on someone's toes? >> they might. >> where do expect to be in 10 years? >> i would either be in the entertainment industry. i have -- i want to be an actress. i love it. that is a line business also but let's not go there. >> i also want to travel the world. i want to go to different countries. like in the dominican republic. that would be interesting for me. i would also want to be producing my own news show. >> you have a lot on your plate. >> we will see what happens. >> you have only been here two days? in two days, what has impressed you? >> i like the speakers. i was very impressed by john

keene and dana bash. also steve bell. >> right over there. [applause] >> i talked to my group yesterday and i would love to know, you have a lifetime of experience as a journalist. that is amazing to me. >> come on up here, steve, we have to get to the on this. we should tell the audience that steve bell used to work at abc for years. he has been at ball state university for 15 years. he is a professor there now. >> thank you. >> hello.

what has been your most memorable experience as a journalist? >> all my goodness, that is too long a story. [laughter] >> we have four minutes. >> i was a war correspondent in vietnam, covering cambodia and my crew and i discovered a massacre of nearly 100 men, women, and children and we were able to get the story out of the country despite censorship and break it to the world. within three weeks, there were three such massacres. journalists in cambodia were able to find them all and it created world opinion that forced the cambodian government to make it stop. [applause] >> well. ow.

>> what year did you leave abc? >> 1987. >> you have been gone for 23 years or so. your job a ball state is what? >> i taught broadcast journalism. i taught responsibility in the media, a wonderful oxymoron. [laughter] >> what have you heard from this group? what are they saying to you? >> they are saying that what we are doing is worth it. seeing the speakers yesterday, i have to say i have known dana bash and her father is a wonderful news producer for abc and my producer for a long time. you guys picked up on it.

here are two people that really know what is going on their part of it. -- they are part of it. the biggest blessing of my years in washington -- i got the opportunity to not only be a part of history but sometimes you get pulled into that role, the massacre story, you got to be an observer and you got to be the person who was the conduit for getting this information, important information from the outside -- from the inside to the outside where everybody had an opportunity to have that information to their own volume of knowledge. that is what democracy is all about. >> this is the hope.

>> that is the rap. >> thank you very much, steve bell. [applause] for those watching at home, the washington center brings these students to down. some of them have been here a couple of weeks or couple of days, thank you for participating and i wish you the best in your own careers. . give yourselves a big hand. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for dvd copy of this program, called a number on your screen. for free transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us at 2 and day.org. -- q&a.org.

>> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. remarks from the national security adviser for president barack obama first. see that live starting at 12:00 noon eastern, here on c-span. senator carl levin, armed services committee talks about his recent trip to those countries live at 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. wednesday, president barack obama delivers his first state of the union address to congress, laying out his vision for the future of the country and his plan to deal with unemployment, health care, and the wars in africa -- in iraq and afghanistan. that is wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also listen to the address live on your iphone.

>> in the nation's capital and across the country, listen to cspan radio. coming up, "washington journal," and later today, a couple of events on afghanistan and pakistan. comments from the national security advisor and later, senator carl levin talks about his recent trip to those countries. this morning, a look at the debate on health care legislation and the upcoming state of the union address.