dan reed is director and producer of the documentary film "terror in mumbai." the film is about the 2008 terror attacks in mumbai, india, that killed over 175 people. >> then read, how would you describe what you do for a living? >> i am a freelance documentary director and producer. i also direct, am a bit of a gun for hire, but i tend to make films that go behind a big news story or go behind something that has made headlines and try to show the more complex side of it and to try and kind of unpacked the hidden truths. >> who pays you to do this? >> i am hired by channel 4, hbo, pbs frontline right now, the bbc. i have worked for the u.k. broadcasters for the last 20 years. >> how many documentary's have done? cracks about 25 or 30, i have lost count. >> we ask you here to talk about "terror in mumbai," which is 2 years old. >> it is the story of the terrorist attack on the city of mumbai and the 26 of november, 2008. it is known in india as 26/11. is there 9/11, if you like. what happened was, 10 young men came ashore on a beach in mumbai, in south mumbai, w

tonight on dan reed on his terror in mumbai. >> this week on prime minister's questions talks about theenty decision to scrap the subsidy for low-income students and the government's response to islamic extremism. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> and our guests on "newsmakers" this week is congressman ron paul of texas, just been named the chair of subcommit on monetary policy. he's joining us from the capital. thanks to both on of you. before we get to that, congressman paul, i wanted to ask you a political question. if in fact this tax package does go through how is it going to affect us? >> it has really split a lot of the conservative. i am in favor, although i don't want taxes to go up. we don't know what it will be in the final vote. i don't think this can be the litmus test to decide whether or not the new congress in the house will be considered at fault. i think this remains to be seen. >> let's turn to the new congress and your questions. >> dr. paul, i first wanted to start off, what do you hope to accomplish as chairman, and what does it mean to you as someone that

we also talk to documentary filmmaker dan reed. and then later, alan west talks about -- alan west speaks at the pro-israel conference. now i panel of reporters discuss investigative journalism. harvard's kennedy school of government hosted this discussion in honor of david halberstam who died in 2007. this is an hour and half. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> david halberstam was a graduate of harvard, but he was also a significant figure in american journalism in a different time. he was really the beginning of a new kind of american journalism. highly educated, idealistic, committed any kind of social way to being a journalist in order to use journalism to tell true this that would have the effect of making this a better place. it is not the journalists in the past, before his time, were not eager in many cases in idealism. he looked at journalism as a profession that was suitable to a guy who went to harvard. that was very unusual in its time. he

next, "q&a" with documentary filmmaker dan reed. then prime minister david cameron at the british house of commons. after that, c-span exclusive interview with supreme court justice elena kagan. tomorrow, a discussion on how the health care law will be implemented and its impact

dan reed. >> "washington journal" continues.t: david wasserman is here to talk about the census numbers released yesterday and how it will affect congressional reapportionment for 2012. who are the big winners and the big losers in reapportionment? guest: christmas came early for texas, which gained four seats. texas is in a jolly mood. redistricting is the holy grail for states with seats to lose or gain. we will see a round of musical chairs in a lot of states that are losing seats. there are 10 states that will be losing representation in the house, including ohio, and new york, losing two each. texas is also gaining two seats. florida is gaining two seats as well. this is a changing map, as it is every 10 years, and a very contentious process. host: one of the headlines this morning in "usa today" -- "the shift of 12 house states will be in some states." as far as not having all the pieces on the chessboard, what do you think is missing at this point? guest: we do not know what accounts are for the actual counties and locali

at 9:30, q&a from london with dan reed. that is followed by a pro- israel conference. that starts at 10:30 eastern. >> book tv in prime-time tonight with notable books from the past year. the inside story of the company that as connecting the world. memoir. romney's >> this weekend on c-span3, joy beasley on the recent discovery and excavation of slave quarters. and never before televised oral history by a yvonee brathwaite burke. then richard and stephen boafor share their thoughts on the only man to be elected president of the united states without a vote. [applause] >> the first televised presidential debate back in 1960 with john f. kennedy and richard nixon. charles gibson recalled that encounter. this is just under an hour 20 minutes. my name is carl cannon. i.n.d. executive director of politics daily. the reason i am here is i was a fellow at the institute of politics and i am happy to be back. i would like to recognize senator john culver and breaux. [applause] he is the interim director of the institute of politics. he was a lifelong friend at ted kennedy and

. >> tomorrow, documentary film maker dan reed. . . . minutes of the timen our side. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lieberman: i thank the chair. mr. chairman, i want to thank chairman levin, senator udall and senator webb for their informed and informative remarks in support of the motion to concur with the house in regard to repealing the policy that has come to be known as don't ask, don't tell. mr. president, i think that i considering this matter today, we have an opportunity not just to right a wrong, not just to honor the service of a group of american patriots who happen to be gay and lesbian, not just to make our military more effective, but to advance the values that the founders of our country articulated in our original american documents. and i just want to talk very briefly about that because it's important to set what we're doing here in the context of history. from the beginning, america has been a different nation. we did not define ourselves based on our borders. our founders defined america based on our values, and none stated more po

on "q&a" we talk to dan reed about his film "terror in mumbai" and later, newly elected congressman alan west speaks at the annual pro-israel conference. tomorrow, on "washington journal," author and talk show host william bennett on the future of the republican party. bob deans discusses the gulf oil spill in his book "in deep water" and a look at the marketing of organic food with christine bushway of the organic trade association. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. now, a panel of reporters discuss investigative journalism, harvard's kennedy school of government hosted this discussion in memory of pulitzer prize winning reporter david halberstam, who died in 2007. this is an hour and a half. >> david halberstam was a graduate of harvard, but he was also a significant figure in american journalism in a different sense, he was the beginning of a new kind of american journalism. highly educated, idealistic, committed in a kind of social way to being a journalist in order to use journalism to tell truths that would have the effect of making this a better plac

tomorrow, documentary filmmaker dan reed on the terror in mumbai. >> next, a portion of the senate floor debate on the "don't ask don't tell" policy. then, senator durbin talks to reporters about the defeat of the immigration dream act. >> on "newsmakers," ron paul on domestic monetary policy. the is the incoming chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the federal reserve. >> this sunday, on c-span, the newest supreme court justice elena kagan and her relationship with chief justice john roberts, an unprecedented on the record conversation sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on c-span. >> today, the senate voted to repeal the don't ask don't tell policy. here is a portion of the for debate that set the stage for final passage. the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. chambliss: mr. president, i believe under the previous order, i have five minutes of senator mccain's time. i'd like to take a minute to speak on this issue of repeal of don't ask, don't tell. i want to start by talking about the process. here we are once again at the end of the year, the last week, just a few d

dan reed is the director of the film "terror in mumbai." the bombing killed over 175 people. >> to page you to do this? >> i am hired by channel 4, hbo, pbs. >> how many documentary's have you done? >> about 25 or 30. i have lost count. >> we ask you here to talk about "terror in mumbai." it is two years old. >> it is the story of the terrorist attack on the city of mumbai on the 26 of november, 2008. it is known in india as 2611/ 10 young men invaded a beach in self mumbai. it is the most popular side of the series of the city. i just darted killing. they did not stop for 57 hours. i tried to tell the story of the attack. i also did it from the eyes of the attackers. >> we are going to show a little bit in a moment. where were you on that day? >> where was i? it is funny, i was trying to remember the other day exactly where i was. i think i was in a cutting room. sometimes i like to do a police procedural. it is a contrast to the documentary work i do. i do it less dangerous work since i have a family. >> how long did it take you to get to

at 9:30 p.m., "q & a" from london with a documentary filmmaker dan reed. all on c-span. >> now a discussion on pakistan-based military operations. and the afghan security director on dealing with the taliban. this is about two hours. >> thank you. i help everybody has their tea or beverageir of their toys. we will be talking about lashka- e-taiba. i am joined by two panelists. i will do their introductions before we bring them up to speak. i am going to try to provide a broad overview of l.e.t. we will talk about their ideology, their training, and the type of people who joined the group. sebastian will talk about the evolving threats to the west, particularly their terrorist attacks against the west. briefly, about to meet, i am at the carnegie endowment for international peace. i am finishing up a ph.d.. one of my case studies in which i gather too much information for my own good --as we heard this morning, pakistan has yet to move significantly against . l.e.t. l.e.t. as an organization is not attacking the pakistani state. it is one of the few groups

tonight more john wakeham, and sunday dan reed on his "terror in mume buy" which follows the 2008 terrorttacks. 8:00 p.m. eastern, saturday and sunday. >> next, a look at a new government survey on teens and drug use from the white house director of national drug policy. this is a little over an hour. dd m dd >> good morning. thanks for braving the snow to come here this morning or the ice. >> this year there were over 46,482 students in fiff -- fifth, sickth, seventh, and eighth grade. many of you know this, but i will repeat, the survey measures drug use in several different ways. lifetime, past year, past month, and in some cases, daily use. we'll open it up for questions. cynthia likowsk, thank you for being with us. dr. lloyd johnson who led the team conducting this survey for 36 years. finally, i would like to introduce my boss, dr. nora wolcox who has overseen nida, and she will tell you about this morning's findings. >> first of all, i want to thank you for this press conference. thank you for the continued support in the fight against drug youth in children and everybody. as car

dan reed on the terror in mumbai. that is on c-span this weekend. 8:00 p.m. eastern on saturday and sunday. >> according to the treasury department, the federal government has run budget deficits exceeding $1 trillion. the national deficit was just over $290 billion. now, the aspen institute post a discussion with grover norquist and andy stern, former president of a labor organization and the president's commission for labor. >> we are all excited to be here today. we focus on helping all americans. from child savings accounts to those to help americans with their financial security to investment options. today, we brought this panel together to talk more fundamentally. this will be an opportunity for an open and honest dialogue. the decisions made today may impact the financial security. i want to introduce our panel. first we have a fellow from the urban institute who specializes in tax and budget policy. she continues to be a leading voice on taxes and public policy in washington. we had the executive director of the aspen institute for financial security

a conversation with film maker dan reid -- reed and his documentary, which chronicles the terror attacksof 2008. then, a conference organized by the americans against eight -- hate at 10:30 eastern, all here on c-span. all week on c-span, we are talking with departing house members and the new faces that will replace them. today, starting with congressman paul kanjorski. the pennsylvania democrat lost his bid for a 14th term. we will visit with him in about 30 minutes. >> congressman paul kanjorski has represented the 11th district of pennsylvania for 13 terms. he is not coming back to congress, but it was the choice of the voters, not a retirement. how are you processing the loss? >> i hope i'm doing it well, from the standpoint that -- i'm not looking at as a rejection, to be honest with you. i had a great opportunity for 13 terms, 26 years. i started to reminisce about what congress is all about and what history is and what place i .layed in that i have a sort of analogy or allegory, however you say it. i was born in a relatively small town in pennsylvania, and i had the good fortune

reed. it was the world premier of it. my friend john mcdaniel wrote the music and i wrote the lyrics and my friend dan cooney contributed.at i wrote the lyrics, sent them off to him and he wrote the musical down in florida, set up a little cassette something for me. we'd never met the director. never been involved in casting. i went with very low expectations because first of all, it is like a workshop, it is the first time. and it is a regional theater and you don't know what you're going to get. let me tell you something, the's fantastic. >> you're kidding. >> no. i was really thrilled. 35 people from this town -- only two professional actors in it. >> how cool. >> it reminded me why i got into theater, hoda. it is so much fun to see. there's clarence, the tall guy on the left played george bailey. john huffman, a writer, adapted the script and we had like 12 songs in it and they worked. >> i love it. >> it's got work to do but that's the joy of theater. i have no idea what i'm saying to them there. so i want to thank everybody and especially thank my friend, dan, for the opportunity. you never think in your lifetime y