host: robert smith, professor of law, joining us on board the c- span civics bus parked today in boston. thank you for the background. this reminder, on c-span3, 11:30 a.m. eastern time, it take to play back of the oral argument and you, listen to what on c- span radio and it will be streamed live online at c- span.org.

. >> tonight on c-span, a memorial service for walter cronkite. former president bill clinton and other speakers. tonight at 8:35 eastern on c-span. >> 1.7 new immigrants each year. half are followers of islam. from weekly standard senior editor chris toe fear called well on c-span q&a. friday, september 4th, the german commander ordered an air strike on two oil tankers held by the taliban. nato has launched an investigation into the incident. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> we won't be able to clear this up this morning. from the outset, i will say that any innocent death in afghanistan is:mñ one too many. we mourn every single one. i mourn along with their family members i also mourn the victims caused by german actions. to me, it matters that today as chancellor in this house, i can tell this to these people. i think i can also say this in your name. [applause] >> afghanistan, this wounded country discerns a more peaceful future. this is our hope. ladies and gentleman, we will study friday's event adz if a test tube. we will ask all the

that will be live on c-span. also on c-span this afternoon at 3:30, larry summers is the keynote speaker. both of those events began live over on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> a couple of key financial regulators speaking to the group here at georgetown university and the future of global finance conference. this morning, they will hear from fdic chairman sheila bair. in the afternoon, mary schapiro, who heads the securities and exchange commission will speak. that is at 1 p.m. eastern. that will be live on c-span. on regulation is born, "the wall street journal" is reporting that policies that set the pay for tens of thousands of bank employees nationwide would require approval from the federal reserve as part of a far-reaching proposal to rein in risk-taking at financial institutions. the feds plan reported by "the wall street journal" would for the first time in jack to govern

the one line to c-span -- [unintelligible] /supremecourt. >> today on c-span, to carter at the carter center in atlanta. he and his wife talk about the current president and take questions from the audience. >> what are your thoughts

and when he became chief justice, it became an obsession. >> supreme court week starting october 4 on c-span. go on line now for a virtual tour of the court, historic photos, and more at c-span.org/ supreme court. >> the house voted tuesday to head much republican congressman joe wilson for his outburst at president barack obama's speech before a joint session of congress. here is the debate that led up to that vote. we will hear first from house majority leader steny hoyer. this is 45 minutes. ladies and gentlemen of the house, none of us, none of us is happy to be here considering this resolution. i know i am not. at the same time, my colleagues, what is at issue here is of importance to this house and to our country. and that issue is whether we are able to proceed with a degree of civility and decorum that our rules and our democracy contemplate and require. the house code of conduct requires that each member, every one of us, each and every one of us conduct himself, and i'm quoting from the rule, at all times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the house of representatives. t

. >> today on c-span, a health care town hall meeting with democratic senator, mark warner, that's at 6:30 p.m. here on c-span. >> 70th anniversary start of world war ii, tonight presenters at 9 eastern and pacific on c-span. >> joining us on "newsmakers" is wayne clough, he's the secretary of the smithsonian institute, mr. clough, let me ask about the funding for the smithsonian, about 35% from government sources, the stock market is struggling and debt increase, are you looking for other sources of funding? >> we are, we want to be more self-reliant, there was a budget challenge even before the economic recession. we think we have come through the recession pretty well. we had an increase in attendance, we are a wonderful bargain for the american people, because we are free. and we have had some increase and had some tightening of the belt. and now the question is how to deal with the long-term economics. and we can through grants and contracts and fill -- fill --fill philanthropy. >> can you think of any time you would charge admission? >> no, that's not part of our thinking, when

she appeared on c-span's washington journal. this is half an hour. >> host: glad to have you here on c-span this morning. >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: first of all you say obama's team, the best of washingtonnsiders is a dysfunctional endangers conglomerate of business as usual croes. barack omawns this cabet of tax cheats, crooks and cronies. it is his and his alone for a good judge hy the company he keeps. >>uest: yes, that is exactly right. i have to thank david brooks for helping inspire this book. the introduction to "culture of corruption" opens with a column he had written not long after the electionay and just sort of foretelling this clique of achievatrons he called them and how phenomenally he was oppressed that obama had brought with him the best of the washinon insers. he praised their ivy league pediees and really this was sort of a repeat of this idea that somehow these smartyants were going to come in and change washington and really it didn't take long before the obama administtion disabuse us of that

live house coverage here on c- span. the senate committee chair, max baucus, revealed his health plan last week. the process continues at 9:00 a.m., eastern, with a committee session. that will be live on c-span. in a discussion on health care with vermont governor jim douglas. he is also the president of the national governors' association. this is from last thursday. this is about one hour. >> we are committed to a future of journalism. we provide journalism education and fostered a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, and visit our website. on behalf of our 3500 members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and our guest in the audience today. i would also like to welcome those of you who are watching on c-span. we are looking forward to the speech today and afterwards, i will ask as many questions from the audience as time permits. please hold your applause during the speech so we have time for as many questions as possible. for our broadcast audience, i would like to expl

eastern here on c-span. tomorrow the house and senate meet in the joint session to hear president obama on health care. ests invited to speak by the democratic leaders of both body. we'll have live coverage here on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. as the debate over health care continues, c-span's health care hub is a key resource. go online, follow the latest tweets, video blogs. share your thoughts on the issue with your own citizen video. including video from any town halls you've gone to. and there's more. at c-span.org/healthcare. now an update on the h1n1 flu and access to vaccines. we'll hear from the director of the c.b.c.'s national center for immunization and respiratory diseases. the a 35-minute briefing. ituation and new guidance on viral medicines we issued today on our website and also on our website. the 2009 h1n1 influenza virus never went away this summer. it is starting to cause increased dice in the fall. we are seeing increases in the southeastern states in

but we will have live coverage on c-span. >> we'll review the health care debate in congress with highlights from house committee hearings. >> the government concedes that the destruction of document was not a crime in fa of 2001. >> something diffent going on here. and what goesn in the capitol building or the white house and you need to appreciate how important it is to our system of government. >> the framers created it after studying is the great law givers in history. and taking a look at what they thought worldwide was important for tir judicial branch to do. >> i put in as much blo, sweat, and tears on the ltle cases as the big ones. >> we will be surprised by the high level of colleagualty here. >> if there was four of us that want to hear it, we will hear it. >> the job is to decide. we will decide. >> why is it we have an elegant, astonishing beautiful structure? it's to remind us that we have an important function. and to remind the plic of the importance of the centrality of the law. >> i think the danger is that sometimes you can come into a buding like this and think it's all a

you can listen to all five of the sunday morning programs starting at noon eastern on c-span radio, at1 f.m. here on washington, d.c., on x.m., 132, and on the web at c-spanradio.org. you can also find our schedule on twitter. >> c-span's supreme court week is just a week away, featuring personal interviews with each of the currently surviving and retired support court justices. get an insider's view of the people and places that make up the nation's highest court. >> why is it that we have an elegant, astonishingly beautiful imposing, impress i have structure? it's to remind us that we have an important function and to remind the public when it sees the building of the importance and the centralty of the law. >> supreme court week starts sunday, october 4, on c-span. and to complement our original production, c-span offers teachers free resources on the jew dirbleedirble system at c-spanclassroom.org. >> next saturday, the meaning of matthew, my son's murder and a world transformed, following a taped event from salt lake city, judy shepard will take your calls live in our studio. next

live on c-span and also on line at c-span.org and c-span radio. we will take your calls after the speech and the republican response. >> as the debate over health care continues, c-span's healthcare hub is a resource. watch the latest events, including town hall meetings, and share your thoughts with your own citizen video, including video from any town halls and you're going to. there is more at c-span.org /health care. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we welcome the white house correspondent for "time" magazine. how did the speech come together? guest: there was a debate after the august recess on when should the debate -- president take charge and control of the debate, which really ran away after the august break. initially when the president returned from martha's vineyard, a number of aids were suggesting that the speech be delayed a week because we had the september 11 anniversary and the anniversary of the lehman brothers collapse coming up. but the president himself said i want to go right away, as soon as congress is back. the go

and to compliment our original production, c-span offers teachers free resources on the judicial system at c-spanclassroom.org. >> c-span's 2010 student cam contest is here. $50,000 in prizes for middle and high school students. just create a five to eight-minute video on one of our country's greatest strength or challenges the country is facing. it must show varying points of view. deadline january 20. winning entries will be shown on c-span. grab a camera and get started. go to studentcam.org for contest rules and info. >> the house returns at 6:00 p.m. eastern. debate at that time to instruct negotiators on f.y. 2010 agriculture spending. plus, at 6:30 votes on bills debated earlier and general speeches tonight. also coming this week, a measure that authorizes $1.5 billion for 5 1/2 years to aid pakistan. and possible debate on several conference reports. live house coverage coming up again in 10 minutes at 6:00 eastern. and president obama met with the new nato secretary general that took office last summer. the two talked afterwards just under 10 minutes. >> hello, everybody. i jus

eastern here on c-span. next month, take a rare visit inside the supreme court, as we talk to the justices about the role, traditions, and history of the court. >> brandeis would not come in because he said this building was so elaborate it would go to their heads. maybe he was right. it has become over time a symbol of the court system, the third branch of government, and the need for stability, rule of law, which is what america stands for. >> supreme court week starting october 4 on c-span. as a complement to this original production, c-span offers free teaching resources on our judicial system. this week on "the communicators" our guest is crist schroeder, the ceo of health central network. he will discuss the increased use of technology in the health- care industry and his experience is starting an internet based company focused on health care. >> the washington, d.c area is home to several technology companies. a recent article looked at some of the tech titans. chris schroeder was one of them. this we

eastern on c-span to. enate finance committee returns tamara to continue work on health-care legislation. committee chairman max baucus told members to expect a debate whether to include a public option people without insurance. live coverage continues at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. the white house said progress on health care is one of the reasons president obama has decided to travel to copenhagen where a committee will announce the location of the 2016 olympics. the president and first lady will serve as advocates for the city of chicago. robert gibbs talks about this and other subjects for 35 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> good afternoon, everyone. i have no new announcements. >> why does the president think a trip to copenhagen is going to make a difference? what does he hope his appearance will help? >> i think he hopes he can make a strong case for chicago and america's bid for the olympics in 2016. t

and watch live coverage beginning at 8:00 eastern time on c-span. >> on c-span today, washington journal is next. conservatives discuss the obama administration's budget policy at the institute in colorado. later a discussion on the future of children's television. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> in a moment, a look at afghanistan with arnaud de borchgrave. we will talk about the fda in regulating food safety with erik olson. a look at higher education with kevin ker

reid tomorrow on c-span. r guest for the rest of the hour on "washington journal" is joel marx, board of directors member of the american association for healthcare. there hasn't been much talk about supplies. tell us about it. >> guest: home healthcare is one of the ways that we can save money for medicare. people prefer to be cared for in their home. it is the most cost-effective home care, most cost-effective healthcare that we can have. a day of home care is far less expensive than skilled nursing or hospital-based. if we can enkoucourage people te discharged earlier into a home care environment, we can save entire nation billions of dollars by utilizing home care. >> host: the president has said home-based healthcare could not only provide cost savings to medicare, but to families and the elderly. >> guest: patients prefer to be in their home. families prefer to have patients in their home that are more involved with their community. it's the right thing to do. >> host: you are also president and c.e.o. o

see his remarks at 8 profit margins eastern on c-span. tch at c-span dot org or listen on c-span radio. >> president obama visited to talk about jobs in a speech at the,a fl annual labor day picnic. also he addressed healthcare legislation in the congressional debate. his remarks are 40 minutes. >> i'm going to bring him out in a minute but i got something i want to say. hello but there's and sisters i'll a member of labors local 265 out of cincinnati, ohio. i was asked to introduce the president today because i'm living proof the stimulus package he enact supply and demand working. the first time it effected my life was while i was laid off while looking for new employment my insurance started run out and i had to make cobra payments but they were partially cut by the stimulus package saving me and my family money when it counted the most. it's provided extra money for my family and i. um... for going further in debt. finally when i started back to work the company i work for out of ohio was awarded, putting up signs and doing other road

eastern on c-span. next month, highest court, its role, traditions, and history. >> i do not think that it is an understatement to say that this building would not be here without the persistence of chief justice taft. >> he had an idea that the court needed a building of its own. when he became a chief justice, it became almost an obsession. >> supreme court week, with insights from justices, said starting october 4 on c-span. go online for a virtual tour, historical photographs, and more. >> now, a debate on the legacy of winston churchill, hosted by u.k.-based forum, independence squared.

eastern here on c-span. >> tonight, reflections on the revolution in europe. that is from christopher caldwell on c-span's q&a. . . there is not a lot of news to report. we've continued to solicit input as to what to include in proposals or his mark, that he has indicated to release next week. he has also said that the week after next, i believe on monday of the following week, we will go ahead and mark up legislation in the finance committee, which i believe will at least start with the package of proposals that we have been talking about. of course, everyone will have a chance to propose amendments and additions, and i am sure that there will be a lot of that. >> are you to the point that the six of you any gang of six agree on a basic structure for health care legislation? >> the basic structure the president outlined last night to extend coverage and tried to reform the payment system in medicare, where we try to reform the insurance markets, that basic structure, i think, is generally agreed to, as the way to proceed. there is a lot of uncertainty about de

c-span: anything having to do with his father? >> guest: the fact at he was on the board? that certainly has been said to me. c-span: anywahe famed investor, howard heard from politicians. adm's how are ffett heard from politicians and their money men when it wanted campaign contributions from 8:00 p.m.. how we call the zwicker seven for funds from somebody, tommy thomon or whenever you go on to tell, tommy thompsonith the mpaign conibutions. w much of that you find with this story? the whole campaign finance issue. >> guest: the whole campaign finance issue is central with adm. if you look at virtually every caaign's finance standal ultimately you find adm or dwayne andreas and all. my favorite adm tidbit, everybody remembers the famous story of the 25,000-doar che that was trad from i think it was the minnesota or midwest campaign finance chairman for the committee to reelect the esidt in 197trade said the bank account-- burglar, right. and they ultimately what isn't as well-known is who wrote t check and the check itself came from dwayne andreas. that same year dwayne an

live coverage here on c-span. more live rich predict more live coverage coming up in an hour on the future of health care legislation. on c-span 2, michael chertoff will talk about public safety and first responder communications after the september 11 attacks. that is at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span to. >> we will review the health- care debate in congress with highlights from house committee's hearings. on friday night, with the issue stands in the senate. -- wehrhere the issue stands in the senate. supreme court week starts october 4. >> today what we're doing is one of our final days of shooting our documentary on the supreme court. we have been in there for about two months. we have talked with nine other justices about their job to give us an inside window on how the court operates, the processes of the court, and humanizing it. while we're doing is describing a couple of final shots that we will add into the documentary. -- what we're doing is describing a couple of final shots that we will at into the docum

it is an event we will recovering here on c-span. ou could go to our website, c- span.org, and watch it live on the web. next phone call, richmond, va., sean on the republican line. caller: i think we are basically at a bomb but it could drop off again. i have been on the employed for about 18 months. i have applied probably to 80 or 90 jobs. people don't want to hire. host: of what is your profession? caller: i was in sales. and frankly once the sales department downsize, they did not pick back up. as for looking at what we are doing, i would say we are kind of like addicts and we are going to methadone. we are not reforming the economy. we are not changing. wall street will get their bonuses. everybody wants to go back to the way the game was played. we are not reforming. host: would you like to see more focus from the of ministrations and congress on the economy and less on health care? caller: health care has to be addressed because they brought it up, but i think it is done in a manner which really does not address things. insura

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our coverage begins at 7:30 live on c-span, online at c-span.org and on c-span a radio.will also take your calls after the speech and the republican response. next, a briefing with the commander of forces in southern iraq. he speaks with reporters for a half hour on the security transition from u.s. to iraqi forces. >> good morning, and welcome. general nash, can you hear me ok? brian, i can hear you very well. >> thank you for joining us again, general. i think it was back in august when you last gave us an update. this is, for those of you who might have missed the earlier one, major richard nash, who is the commander of multiinitial division south. he is briefing you from iraq today. he is going to give you a brief update and overissue of what his forces are doing thrun this. thank you for joining us, and let me turn it over to you. >> brian, again, thanks. good morning from iraq. i am major generic nash, and i command multinational division south and the 34th infantry division, also known as the red bulls. they are a national guard division based in st. paul, which i

that will be live here on c-span. also on c-span radio and at c-span.org.re waiting for the u.s. house to come in and 2:00 eastern. a preview from a couple of washington reporters who cover capitol hill. >> tell us what we may see this week as far as movement on the health care bill. what committees are you watching, who are the players? healthcare bills. >> sure. today, there are a series of events we'll pay attention to. first of all, senate majority leader harry read and nancy pelosi are going to the white house today for a sit down, to talk about the next steps in overall fall agenda in particular healthcare. the sort of timing issues of when they can really start moving legislation. at the same time up here on the hill, i assume in the heart max balkus talking with the finance committee will sit down again today. this their first face-to-face sit down since they left five weeks back. it is very critical moment and we'll know coming out of that meeting, are these guys really still pushing forward on bipartisan talks and is chuck grassly deeply still inv

eastern on c-span, right after "washington journal ." in the afternoon, house republican committee leaders talk about lessons learned in the past year. that is on c-span2 at 1:00 eastern. and on c-span3, kathleen sebelius testifying on the upcoming preparations for flu season, live at 1:00 p.m. >> next month, a unique look at the nation's highest court, its role, traditions, and history. >> i do not think it is an understatement to say this bill that would not be here if it were not for the persistence of chief justice taft. >> he had in mind that the court needed rebuilding of its own. he believed that when he was president, and when he became chief justice, it was almost an obsession. >> starting october 4 on c-span3 go online now for a virtual tour of the court. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is nicholas lardy, senior fellow at the peterson in this to us at the peterson institute for international economics. first of all, refresh our memory about what happened last friday, when president obama decided to do. guest:

eastern here on c-span. omorrow the house and senate meet in a joint session to hear president obama on health care. he was invited to speak by the democratic leaders of both bodies. we'll have live coverage here on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> as the debate over health care continues, c-span's health care hub is a key resource. go online. follow the latest tweets, video ads and links. watch the latest events including town hall meetings and share your thoughts on the issue with your own citizen video. including video from any town halls you've gone to. and there's more at c-span.org/healthcare. >> here's today's white house briefing with press secretary robert gibbs. questions focused on the president's health care address tomorrow night before a joint session of congress. this lasts about 40 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> good afternoon. let me -- since i neglected to do this

on your screen. programs are also available at c-span podcast. >> next, your calls and comments on "washington journal." the commission on wartime contract thing in iraq and afghanistan holds an oversight hearing. our live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> steve israel on how he uses communication to update his constituents. too good this morning we will stop -- >> this morning we will talk with neil king. we will also talk with chuck hawkins. in a couple of hours, gary candler chairman of the commodity futures trading commission discusses the collapse of lehman brothers.

c-span: you say that -- this speech was going on that stan greenberg was out in dayton, ohio, i believe i meer, with the dial group. >> guest: yes. c-span: explain this. >> guest: well, stan greenberg was the president's pollster, and this is a white house -- not unique, but certainly characteristic othis white house -- that everything they do, they poll on, before, during and after. and he was polling on the reaction to the prident's speech as it was being given -- had room full of people, average citizens, cross section of americans, saing there wi these little sort of joystic like you use on a computer game in their han when they liked something, they turned the dial this way; when th didn't like what they were hearing, they turned ithe other way. and he was relaying the scores that the president was getting toanother white house aide, rahm emanuel, who was set up with a long-distance phone right in the cloakroom off the floor of the house of representatives. so when the president came off the podium, he could turn to rahm emanuel and say, "how did i do and there was the score. he di

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on our companion network, c-span2. this is the second day of the markup. they have been offering, debating, and voting on amendments. we will bring you some of this later on tonight hear on c-span. >> join booktv here on saturday with a national book festival here in washington. your calls as well. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> here at the united nations general assembly, but the tunnel, ast global leaders for cooperation. in his 35 minute remarks, he also spoke about continuing the middle east peace process. he talked about north korea and iran's nuclear programs and u.s. relationship with russia. the u.n. general assembly is meeting this week in new york. >> good morning. mr. president, mr. secretary- general, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to address you for the first time as the 44th president of the united states. [applause] i come before you humbled by the responsibility that the american people have placed upon me, mindful of the enormous challenges of our moment in history, and determined to act boldly and collectively on behalf of justice and prosperity at home and abroad. i have been in office for just nine months, though sometimes it see

eastern here on c- span. -- live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and now, former president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn at a forum hosted by the carter center. they discuss the current administration and took questions from the audience on a range of issues, including the status of health care legislation in congress and the basis of recent protests against the obama administration. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> president carter and mrs. carter founded the nonprofit carter center 27 years ago, and since then our programs have helped to improve the lives of millions of people in more than 70 countries. led by carter is an independent board of trustees, and a staff of over 150, waging peace, fighting disease, and building hope is the action of the carter center by but engaging at the highest levels of government as well as working side-by-side with the poor and often forgotten people. the carters are the centers hardest working volunteers and are employed in all aspects of our work. they travel tirelessly around the world working with our

to complement our original production, c-span offers teachers free resources on the website. >> c-spand tony 10 student 2010 stood in cam contest is here. your video must incorporate it c-span programming and incorporate differing points of view. winning entries will be shown on c-span. grab your camera and get started. "washington journal" continues. host: dr phelps works a atnih and is joining us to talk about this new report released last make concerning 35 million people living with dementia. first off, define for us alzheimer's and dementia are? guest: dementia is the more general term, a group of symptoms that include a loss of cognitive function and usually some short-term memory and some type of language skills. there are a number of dimensions, alzheimer's being the most common. the 35 million dimension in the recent report was worldwide. domestically we think the numbers are smaller. somewhere like to point for up to 5.3 million. host: the sub-headlines say that we're facing an emergency. what is the nature of the global concern? guest: it is a major concern because of the ra

our live coverage on c-span 3 and at c-span.org. the house is coming in for a few votes on measures debated earlier. 15 bills on the calendar today. including one extending unemployment benefits for the hardest hit states. also possible later this week, work on providing temporary funding for the federal government. our live coverage in a few minutes at 6:30 eastern time here on c-span. while we wait for the house, your phone calls on local politics from earlier today on washington jurmd. has said since then that he will. here is the article in the paper from yesterday. we will take the first call from tampa, fla., john? john? caller: good morning. i don't think the damage to be involved in that. they have bigger issues. the country has major bondprobl. i believe the democratic party and the republican party are both squabbling summit with the tether that they don't really care about the american people any more. -- with each other that they don't care about the american people. here's a piece that says the aggressive push from the w

eastern on c-span 3 and c-span .org and c-span radio. . . remarks from actor robert redford on how he got involved with politics and environmental policy. he spoke last month with tom udall at a conference organized by project new west. this is 50 minutes. >> isn't in great have robert redford back here in colorado? bob, thank you so much for coming and thank you for being a part of the summit. we're going to carry on a little dialogue here for 30-35 minutes and take some of your questions that you are going to pass in. one of the things that i wanted to ask bob about, that i think is fascinating in light of the video, the first thing he told me after looking at the video, he said, the show was over. >> it is a tough act to follow. >> it is a tough act to follow. the idea of some months -- summits and bringing out the very best ideas and trying to move us forward, and you did that a long time ago, a long, long time ago. you started doing that in the 1980's, you teamed up with my dad and did one on global warming that we have talked about, whe

watch it live on c-span. on c-span2 at 2:00 p.m., we will bring you the senate as the reconvened on tuesday. they will promote u.s. tourism to foreign visitors. watch live, uninterrupted coverage on c-span2. >> as the debate over health care continues, c-span's healthcare hub is a key resource. followed the latest video. watch the latest events including town hall meetings and share your thoughts on the issue. including video from any town halls you have gone too. there is more. >> and now energy magnate t. boone pickens talks about his plan to create u.s. energy independence. he recently spoke at a project new west conference. >> today's discussion covered a lot of issues with different personalities. we have talked about different politics. i am honored to bring it -- begin this next conversation. the new mexico lieutenant governor is a daily source of inspiration and drive for western values and innovation and technology. she is a daughter of the west. her career has included service and in mexico state sen

eastern on c-span freak, c- span radio, and c-span not a word -- c-span 3, c-span radio, and c-span.orgl arguments on a campaign finance case, the first appearance on the bench for justice sotomayor. it is the day before her formal ceremony takes place. here is justice ginsberg of what it is like to work with the other justices. >> she will be surprised by the high level of collegiality. one might get a false impression from the degree of this agreement justit. justice scalia once said that there was no justice that he disagreed with more office -- more often than justice brennan. yet he considered justice brennan and his best friend on the court at that time. he thought that the feeling was reciprocated. the public would not know that from reading an opinion by brennan with a dissent by scalia or the other way around. these were two men that genuinely liked each other and enjoy each other. >> hear from other justices during supreme court week, as c- span looked at the home of america's highest court october 4. >> robert winton discusses his switch to conservatism and why he thinks othe

[applause] and good evening. >> still to come on c-span remarks from the co-founder of the social media network twitter, and a look at legislation introduced in the senate that would provide new funding for underperforming high schools. and then on "america and the courts," supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg on her early days as a law clerk and the importance of oral argument. >> remarks now from the co-founder of the social media network twitter. biz stone talks about the inspiration behind his company and how he realized the communication value early on. he recently spoke at a conference in los angeles for about 35 minutes. >> i can't help but call these -- i don't think he likes that very much. the search results are screwed up now. not really a mystery. what it is is a couple of lessons learned, personal lessons learned and a whole bunch of little stories that i like to tell. because the real stories, each one of them opens our eyes a little bit to what twitter's potential was. we started out with one idea and then if we were smart at all, it was because we were paying attent

eastern on c-span.. from weekly standard senior editor christopher caldwell on c-span's "q & a." >> earlier today president obama spoke at a health care rally in minnesota, the first in a series to promote support for his legistlative plan. from the target center in downtown minneapolis, this is 45 minutes. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] hello, minnesota! [cheers and applause] >> hello, minneapolis! [cheers and applause] . thank you. . . >> i have to fly back home on one of their planes in a few hours. so i got to be careful about what i say. we've got some wonderful people who are here today with me. i just want to make some special acknowledgements. first of all, your two outstanding senators, senator amy clob char and senator ag franken are in the close. -- al franken are in the house. >> my great friend who was part of the obama for president movement before i decided to run for president, r.t.rybak, mayor of minneapolis is in the house. [cheers and applause] >>

became chief justice, it became almost an obsession 3 >> supreme court week, starting october 4 on c-span go on line, now, for historic photos c-span.org/supreme court. >> dow, a debate on winston churchill. historians and others argue whether he

c-span -- 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> 70 years ago, on september 1, 1939, a german battle at a small military outpost in poland. on tuesday, world leaders gathered in gdansk, paul and to remember the people lost their lives. this contains speeches by and lech kaczynski, vladimir putin, and others. this last one hour and 25 minutes. [inaudible] i want to welcome everyone to this commemoration of the starting of world war ii. we include the people of gdansk who have gathered here. i would ask everyone to stand and listen to the anthem of the republic of poland. ♪ >> take your seats, please. a lot like to invite mr. lech kaczynski to open the ceremony -- i would like to invite the president of the republic of poland, mr. lech kaczynski, to open the ceremonies. >> prime minister, madam chancellors, presidents, speakers, ladies and gentlemen, today comes the seventh anniversary of the outbreak of world war ii. -- the 17th anniversary -- the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of world war ii. this was the town that wa

"washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> in his weekly online address, president obama talks about his initiatives to help americans save for their retirement. he is followed by the gop addressed with u.s. congressman john klein, one of the congressional panels with jurisdiction over proposed health care legislation. >> many of us will also be thinking about the state of working america this weekend. yesterday we received a report showing that job losses have slowed dramatically, compared to just a few months ago. earlier in the week, we learned what the manufacturing sector posted its first change in 18 months. many of the banks that borrow money at the height of the financial crisis are now returning it to taxpayers with interest. these are only the most recent signs that the economy is turning around. the suns will -- the son told little comfort to those who experienced the pain of losing a job in recent months -- that is why it is so important to remain focused on our economic recovery. tens of thousands of recovery projects are under way, repairing our nation's roa

. >> today, live on c-span starting at 6:30 p.m. tern a live taun hall meeting. >> and then hear about travels that included france, germany, uk and india tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> as the debate over healthcare continues, the c-span healthcare hub is a key resource. watch the latest event including video from any town halls you have gone to. there's more at c-span.org/healthcare. >> coming up today, washington journal takes your calls and ema email. later, we'll look at the history of the naacp. clear >>this morning, we'll talk with the british ambassador about the british healthcare system. in a couple o

that is live on c-span. one monday, the house considers authorization for nearly $3 billion through the year 2014 for energy department based research on gas efficient turbines and hybrid vehicles. also, consideration of a measure that would change federal is subsidized student loans. house gavels and monday at 12:30 p.m. eastern for general speeches with legislative work starting at 2 eastern. the senate also returned the money to work on fiscal year 2010 federal spending. senators are considering $122 billion for transportation and housing programs. that will catalan at 2:00 p.m. eastern. and then at 3:00 p.m., the senate will begin legislative business. live coverage of the senate on c-span2. >> following the senate's return from august recess, they held a formal tribute for senator edward kennedy. we will hear from senator robert byrd, sexy chambliss, and several others. this is one hour and 20 minutes. mr. byrd: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. byrd: mr. president

q&a is sending night on c-span. >> house republicans spoke with reporters on thursday about their ideas for health care legislation. we will hear from several republicans, including fox -- including conference chairman mike pence. this is a half hour. this is a discussion that we will come. we hope to find areas of agreement with the president to enact positive health care reform. however, our whole effort has been hindered by the president's recurring inaccurate statement that republicans have no plans for health reform. his challenge to negotiate the other side [unintelligible] whether the president is being disingenuous or whether he is misinformed, we do not know. but we have come here to say today that republicans have plans for health reform, that the status quo is not acceptable. we have plans to put patients and doctors in charge. we have plans that we believe the american people support and we want to work with the administration on reform. we have all heard the president on one-on-one occasion say that he 6 bipartisanship, that his doors open on republicans on this open issue.

both of those hearings on c- span 3. u can watch both of today's life events on our website, c- span.org. >> congressman ron paul wants to hold the federal reserve accountable for the country's economic crisis. even more he wants to end at the fed. he talks about his new book on both tv. all of us on twitter for the latest schedule updates. -- follow us on twitter for the latest schedule updates. >> he said he would not come in here. the reason he would not is because he said this building is so elaborate it will go to their heads. maybe he was right. it has become over time a symbol of the courts and the third branch of government and the need for stability and rule of law, which is what america stands for. >> supreme court week, starting october 4 on c-span. c-span offers teachers free teaching resources on our judicial system. >> washington journal continues. host: we have the mayor of seattle joining us. who argued here with and what is the purpose of your trip? -- who are you ehre wihere withd what is the purpose of

watch live house coverage on c- span. coming up in a few moments, family kaiser of reuters will preview the pittsford g-20 meeting on the global economy. in 30 minutes, a look at the situation in afghanistan with a house intelligence or ranking member. after that, retired colonel bramble larsen lays the recommendations and a recent terrorism and weapons of mass destruction report. craig crawford will talk on the health care debate and the u.s. economy. later, robert green talks about the general public's knowledge of the supreme court. washington"journal'begins now. . host: our guest will be in pittsburgh as the leaders arrive today. we want to talk with you about the state of the global economy. here are the phone numbers. good morning, let me open by showing you the front page of the local paper -- "the pittsburgh post-gazette" as they do a special edition concerning the g-20 summit. the notation that today the world comes calling. emily kaiser is in pittsburgh. you have had a few hours to observe all the hoopla, prepar

we will have live coverage on c-span at noon eastern. the white house post to the president's remarks on students taking responsibilitfor their education. you can find a link on our web site, c-span.org. congress returns today from a month-long august break. the house begin the week with a number of bills dealing with federal lands and historic sites. you can see live coverage on c-span starting at 2:00 eastern. here on c-span2, live coverage with the senate at 2:00 eastern. senators began wita general speeches and later began debate on legislation to promote u.s. tourism to people in other countries. on wednesday the house and senate will have a joint session to hear from president obama on health care. leaders of both sides invited the president to speak. we will have live coverage it 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-an, c-span.o and c-span radio. >> as the debate over health care continues, the health care how big is a key resource. follow the latest video ads and links, watch town hall meetings and share your thoughts on the issue. video from a